Hi, I’m Mike Malatesta, the creator and host of the "How'd it Happen?" podcast. On the podcast, I have meaningful conversations with some of the most successful people about how that success happened to them. My guests include Entrepreneurs, Athletes, Physicians, Non-Profit & Academic Leaders, Consultants, Financial Experts, Authors, Moon Shot Explorers, and more. I dig in deep with every guest to get to the roots of their success. To discover not just how it happened but why it matters. My ...
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Top-ten 2020 coach Deniero B brings you The Remote CEO: the staple podcast of the lifestyle business. The show empowers business owners with tools and systems that put their mental health, productivity, adventure, and self-actualization back on top of their priority list. With amazing interviews and actionable tips, every time you tune in, you‘ll be one step closer to building the business and the lifestyle of your dreams.
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640: Getting Unstuck In Business with Mike Malatesta
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In this episode of the Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure to interview, Mike Malatesta. Mike is a best-selling author, serial entrepreneur, creator of the Owner Shift Coaching Program, podcast host, investor, and speaker. Mike is an entrepreneur, who founded and scaled his companies to multiple 8-figures and helps entrepreneurs get unstuck.…
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641: Secrets to Thriving in Remote Work with Wayne Turmel
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In this episode of the Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure to interview, Wayne Turmel. Wayne is an author, speaker, and communication expert based in Las Vegas. Originally from Mission, British Columbia, he transitioned from a 20-year career in standup comedy to writing. Wayne has published multiple novels, including the Werewolf PI series. He also…
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On this episode of The How'd It Happen Podcast, Mike Malatesta shares his personal experience of selling two businesses and the lessons he learned. He emphasizes the need for not only an exit strategy, but also an entry strategy. This is important to think about before selling your business. Mike also talks about the resources available for exiting…
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Jonathan Cronstedt - Billion Dollar Bullseye, Kajabi, Wisdom & Personal Brands
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Ever wondered what it takes to build a multi-billion-dollar company from scratch? Settle in as Mike chats with Jonathan Cronstedt, better known as JCron. JCron is the force behind Kajabi, a company that has revolutionized the knowledge commerce industry. JCron unpacks his entrepreneurial journey, from the inception of the company, the trials and tr…
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639:How Outsourcing Helps Your Business with Derek Gallimore
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Derek Gallimore. He is the Founder and CEO of Outsource Accelerator, the world's leading outsourcing marketplace, incubator, and advisory. With over a decade of experience in the industry, he is a passionate believer in the power of outsourcing to help grow businesses. When …
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In this episode of the How’d It Happen Podcast, Mike Malatesta shares the inspiring story of Joe Polish, a recovering addict turned marketing genius. Mike discusses four key takeaways from Joe's book, “What's In It for Them,” that can benefit leaders and entrepreneurs alike. Despite a challenging start as a carpet cleaner with no money or experienc…
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Paul Hutchinson – The Sound of Freedom from Child Sex Trafficking
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Join Mike for a profound conversation with his special guest, Paul Hutchinson, a true liberator of humanity. Known for leading over 70 undercover rescue missions, Paul shares his journey from aspiring brain surgeon to becoming the founder of the Child Liberation Foundation and Liberate Humanity. You will get a firsthand account of his daring infilt…
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In this episode of the How’d It Happen Podcast, Mike shares nine reasons why Jay Leno has more meaning than money. From his humility to his hard work, Jay’s qualities are explored in depth. A lot of wealthy people and celebrities have the opposite where they have more money than meaning, and end up feeling very unfulfilled in their lives. Join Mike…
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638:Storytelling and healing with Angela Belassie
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Angela Belassie. Angela has enjoyed a successful career in media for nearly 20 years and set up PR The Write Way to help businesses raise their profile in a cost-effective way. She worked on staff newspapers across the UK before freelancing – and breaking exclusives - for th…
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Kelly Richmond Pope - Fool Me Once: Learning From Fraudsters and Whistleblowers
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We all probably think that we know the difference between right and wrong and wouldn’t get caught up in something we aren’t supposed to be doing, but according to Kelly Richmond Pope, it can be a slippery slope. Some people get into legal trouble by starting small or by not speaking up when someone sneakily gets them involved. On this episode of th…
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637: How to Scale Your Agency to 7 Figures and Beyond with Michael Gasiorek
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Gasiorek. Michael Gasiorek is a founder, writer, and community builder running Truth Cartel, a "belief distribution agency" for Web3 companies like Algorand and Republic. They specialize in content marketing and public relations. He have written for Fortune and Inc, …
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Who doesn’t love receiving a gift from another person? It doesn’t have to be an actual physical gift in order to be special. In fact, the best gifts humans can give cannot be bought. In this solo episode, Mike talks about the best gifts that humans can give to one another. He was inspired to do this by an American journalist and novelist named Oren…
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Hasard Lee – The Art of Clear Thinking
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As a high performer that may be running a business or calling the shots for a company, you have a lot of decisions to make. It is easy to get overwhelmed and experience decision fatigue, or struggle with indecisiveness, not knowing what is truly the best option. This episode is for you if you want to learn how to make quicker and better decisions i…
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Kevin Gibbon - Priceless Insight on 10X Optimism
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Do you want to know what it takes to create something truly magical from absolutely nothing? Building a remarkable business from the ground up requires focusing on being better than what is already out there. But here is the key: you can’t just be slightly better than your competition. You need to go all in on being 10 times better than what is cur…
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We all have cool things about ourselves, but how often do you take the time to list out the cool things about yourself? Chances are, it’s probably not very often, but after listening to a podcast with Dean Graziosi, Mike felt inspired to reflect on the cool things about himself. In Dean’s podcast episode, he talked about an exercise that he called …
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636:How artificial intelligence is reshaping the landscape of Leadership Development and Success
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Madhukar Govindaraju. Madhukar is the Founder & CEO of Numly™, Inc. As an experienced Tech. Entrepreneur, Madhukar brings more than two decades of experience in the software industry as a GM/Product Executive, CTO, SVP Engineering, and business leader, at some of the world’s…
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David Lindsay - Snap, Nap, Tap, Clap, Recap!
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You might be thinking what do all these rhyming words mean together? Snap, nap, tap, clap, recap is a powerful 5-step system for improved vitality created by successful well-being expert David Lindsay. Each step serves an important purpose in building a strong mind and body and being present and resilient no matter what life throws at you. David Li…
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635: Building a customer-centric product with Rytis Lauris
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Rytis Lauris. Rytis Lauris is the co-founder and CEO of Omnisend, a leading marketing automation platform tailored for ecommerce. With over a decade of experience in startups and ecommerce, Rytis focuses on delivering specialized automation solutions for small and medium-siz…
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Today’s solo episode of the How’d It Happen podcast was inspired by Jordan Peterson and his book, titled “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. After reading this book, Mike felt drawn to create his own 12 rules of life, and in this episode, he breaks down his 12.5 rules of life. Those rules are: Hold doors open, look people in the eye, say hell…
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Simon Severino - How to Live an Agile Life
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What exactly does it mean to live an “agile life?” Let’s start with the definition of “agile” which means “marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace.” That sounds like something that all entrepreneurs strive to be. We want to be agile in the way that we can move quickly to meet our customers' demands and recognize when it’s time to shif…
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Brett Johnson - How I Unbecame The FBI's Most Wanted Cyber Criminal: Part 2
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Brett Johnson is a former US most wanted cyber criminal turned good guy. The United States Secret Service called Brett “The Original Internet Godfather.” Brett’s fascinating story is one you don’t want to miss as you’ll hear about his role in refining modern financial cybercrime, being convicted of 39 felonies, escaping prison, and how he built the…
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634:How to Win Even When You Lose with Brian J. Esposito
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Brian J. Esposito Brian J. Esposito, CEO & Founder of Esposito Intellectual Enterprises. EIE ultimately became a holding company for over 20 years of work, business startups, and investments. Focuses stem from manufacturing, distribution, retail, hospitality and hotel develo…
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10 Ways to Have a Great Conversation: Part 2
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In this solo episode, Mike channels Celeste Headlee’s TED talk called “10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation.” Mike puts his own spin on them by using his experience of releasing over 300 podcast episodes and interviewing many amazing people along the way. There are certain habits and questions that take a conversation to the next level by elicitin…
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Brett Johnson - How I Unbecame The FBI's Most Wanted Cyber Criminal: Part 1
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Brett Johnson is a former US most wanted cyber criminal turned good guy. The United States Secret Service called Brett “The Original Internet Godfather.” Brett’s rollercoaster of a story is one you don’t want to miss as you’ll hear about his role in refining modern financial cybercrime, being convicted of 39 felonies, escaping prison, and how he bu…
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10 Ways to Have a Great Conversation: Part 1
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In this solo episode, Mike channels Celeste Headlee’s TED talk called “10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation.” Mike puts his own spin on them by using his experience of releasing over 300 podcast episodes and interviewing many amazing people along the way. There are certain habits and questions that take a conversation to the next level by elicitin…
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Johnny Crowder - At 25, I Finally Felt Healthy Enough to be a Person
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All of us have been through challenges that no one else has been through, and those circumstances give you a license to speak to people that have been through challenges as well. It gives you an opportunity to help people while already having the credibility and experience to do so. Pain can be a gift if we allow it to, so today’s guest encourages …
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633:Elite Performance Keys with Chris Majer
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Majer. Chris Majer is the founder and CEO of the Human Potential Project (HP2). He is a modern-day entrepreneur, Amazon best-selling author, social innovator, business disruptor and adventurer who has trekked the wilds of Africa, Alaska, and the Amazon. He is a Rugby p…
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Dennis Yu - On a Mission to Create 1 Million Jobs
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In the world of modern marketing, there are many things that can be analyzed and optimized for your business goals. Just following what you see someone else doing online might not work for you, so take it from a marketing expert and pay attention to your data and dive into what is working and what isn’t. Dennis Yu is committed to bringing marketing…
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Leaders have a great deal of responsibility not only in just leading, instructing, and delegating, but also in setting the tone for their team and being an example for those that they are leading. Whether you’re leading a company, coaching a team, or even leading your family, there are 4 very important qualities of effective leaders. This solo epis…
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Mike Millner - Putting Yourself on a Personality Diet
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As an entrepreneur, chances are you have gone on a personal development journey and aim to be the best version of yourself that you can be. In life, we strive to have harmony in the various aspects of our life such as personal relationships, business, fitness, and nutrition. A lot of people find themselves struggling in the fitness and nutrition re…
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632:Building a Remote Consulting Company with Scott Springer
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Scott Springer. With 25 years in manufacturing, Scott honed expertise at industry giants like Coca-Cola, Bunge, and Nestle. Transitioning to small firms, he thrived amidst exponential growth, notably at Vital Proteins, achieving 100% yearly expansion for 5 years before its a…
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Tom Schwab - How to Profit as a Podcast Guest
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As the podcast world grows, more and more people realize the power of podcast guesting. While getting on other podcasts as a guest can be an incredibly valuable tool to grow your impact, you want to be podcast guesting and not just podcast guessing. This should be a strategic process in which you first evaluate your goals, and come up with a plan t…
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631: Crafting Sustainable Workspaces in a Remote World with Sean Campbell
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Sean Campbell. Sean has been training, mentoring, and educating all his life. An exceptionally well-regarded conference speaker and author, Sean has delivered talks for Fortune 50 companies and top-tier conferences. He has also been the author of several books on technical a…
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Jason Feifer - I Can't Wait to do This a Second Time
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As entrepreneurs, we tend to think that the world is full of competition and that certain markets are too saturated for us to stand out in, but the truth is that although the world is full of people, that doesn’t mean it’s full of competition. Chances are, what you need to do to stand out from the crowd isn’t as challenging as you think it is. It j…
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630:Building a Digital Brand with Debbie Miller
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Debbie Miller. Big-picture and detail-oriented, Debbie Miller is an experienced communications specialist with over 15 years in digital marketing, content development, and social media. She combines her brand, agency, and consulting experience to offer a unique perspective t…
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How to Cure Heart Disease with Your Own Stem Cells with Dr. Tim Nelson
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We’re sharing this guest episode again because it is full of such innovative and exciting medical advances that more of us should be aware of. If you didn't catch this one the first time, here is your chance. Dr. Timothy Nelson is the founder of HeartWorks, an organization that developed from the Todd & Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Le…
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Kyle McDowell - The Beauty & Power of WE
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Kyle McDowell is a man who traded corporate might for the mightier power of collaborative leadership. Kyle shares all about his transformative journey, chronicled in his compelling book "Begin With We," where the shift from an 'I' focused worldview to a 'we' centered philosophy is not just theoretical but lived. In this episode, Kyle peels back the…
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In this solo episode, Mike dives into a topic that is near and dear to his heart, and that is when people call their business “small.” Businesses come in all sizes, but none of them are small. Politicians like to refer to small businesses, and how they are the backbone of our economy, and they can talk about business as they wish, but the problem c…
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629: Create a Successful Product with Your Idea with Paolo Dobrowolny
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure to interview Paolo Dobrowolny. Paolo is an Italian entrepreneur that moved to North America to work on a few tech projects. When he was in San Francisco, he saw a need for fast and efficient transportation for mid distances. That's when he developed Eggboards - a shorter version of a skateb…
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Steven Pivnik - How to Be Built to Finish
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The unfathomable drive required to complete the Ironman World Championship and the tenacity needed to catapult a startup from inception to a successful exit; Steven Pivnik embodies both. As he unfolds his story from his early days as an immigrant, grappling with new beginnings, to his transformation into an acclaimed entrepreneur and endurance athl…
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Have you ever tried to learn from the future? Probably not, because it is hard to learn from something that has yet to happen. We can imagine the future and create it, but we can’t use it as a lesson. What about the present? The present is fleeting and happening right now at this moment, so it’s not something we can really learn from either. What w…
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628: Scaling a Remote Business with Kevin Kliman
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Kevin Kliman. Kevin is the CEO and co-founder of Humi, the leading best-in-one employment solution for Canadian businesses. He’s passionate about enriching Canada’s tech talent pool, reinvesting back into the community, and helping Canadian companies take better care of thei…
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627:How to scale your business and become a better leader with Erik Hatch
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Erik Hatch. Erik Hatch, a 2002 graduate of North Dakota State University, majored in Speech Communication with minors in Mass Communication & Religion. He excelled in leadership roles within various student organizations. Erik began his ministry career at First Lutheran Chur…
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Markus Kaulius - Don't Fight Your History
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Markus Kaulius is an entrepreneur and bodybuilder, and in this episode, he shares his remarkable story of how he channeled his turbulent past into a catalyst for growth and success. He reveals the power of owning your history, the importance of shedding societal expectations to find your true self, and the critical role of action in turning knowled…
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Are you someone that stays charged, or someone that needs charging? That is the question of today’s solo episode. As humans, we don’t have actual batteries that need charging, but we know there are certain things that recharge us, such as rest and restorative practices. We have some sort of energy source within us, but for some people, it doesn’t s…
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Kevin McGoff - Creating Meaning with an Active Mind
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Picture this: you’re standing at a crossroads in your career, wondering if the path to fulfillment lies in the confines of your office or out in the vast world of possibilities. Kevin McGoff, Mike’s esteemed guest, takes you on his personal expedition from a bustling law career to a tranquil retirement, revealing the profound lessons learned about …
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