Communication and Leadership in Business Growth with Mike Fitzpatrick

Speaking Sessions

Unlock the secrets to brand amplification and mortgage mastery with Mike Fitzpatrick, founder of Legendary Mortgage, in this captivating episode. From our chance meeting at GrowthCon3, we explore the transformative power of speaking and networking in brand development, revealing insights into navigating the competitive lending landscape with a distinct value proposition and personal branding strategy.
As we journey through the realms of selling, public speaking, and community building, discover the hybrid future of post-pandemic events and the crucial role of self-review in honing communication skills. Dive into the essence of effective leadership, as we discuss the magic of grace, trust-building, and cultivating a collaborative culture that propels businesses to new heights. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned pro, join us for an episode that promises to revolutionize your approach to leadership, speaking, and brand development, leaving you inspired to craft your path to success.
NOTABLE QUOTES
"Watch the way that people operate, watch their process because you'll learn more from that usually than from what they say on the stage." – Mike
"By going around and shaking hands and having conversations with people, that helps build up your credibility and trust with them, also for the event host too." – Philip
"It's really good as a speaker if you're willing to stay that extra time because that helps the event host and gives that much more credibility for them and makes the event that much more special and unique too." – Philip
"Continue to find ways to find that spark, and that could be podcasting, that could be speaking, that could be driving value." – Mike
"Whenever you build a business, build a vision, people need to fit within that vision." – Philip
“Whenever you're speaking, you want to give some people some access to you so they feel important." – Mike
“If you truly care about what you're doing, you can learn a lot from listening back to yourself.” – Mike
“The more vocabulary you have in your tool belt, the better that you're going to be able to articulate things to somebody.” – Mike
“Your body language exudes what you want to try to communicate to somebody, whether it's face-to-face or if it's even voice-to-voice.” – Mike
“I don't ask anybody to do anything that I've not done myself or actively doing myself.” – Mike
“From a leadership position, make sure that at some point during the year, go roll up your sleeves with the section of the business that you're not super comfortable with.” – Mike
“You got to be the lighthouse, the North Star to the people that look to you for leadership.” – Mike
“You need to be humbling yourself constantly to try to learn from [your team] at the same time, and not just being a dictator or totalitarian.” – Mike
“See the forest outside of the trees, not only seeing the trees themselves.” – Philip
“Make sure that you're operating in grace before you operate in anger.” – Mike
RESOURCES
Mike
Website: https://www.legendarymortgage.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmikefitz/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-f-372b2478/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitzteam
Philip
Digital Course: https://www.speakingsessions.com/digital-course
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamphilipsessions/?hl=en
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@philipsessions
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-sessions-b2986563/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealphilipsessions

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Chapters

1. Mike's background and personal info (00:00:00)

2. Expand your network by engaging with your audience (00:02:22)

3. Stand out in the competitive lending industry (00:09:56)

4. Deliver unique value to differentiate your brand (00:16:51)

5. Embrace hybrid sales and speaking models for future growth (00:18:54)

6. Enhance business growth through improved public speaking (00:20:48)

7. Elevate your speaking skills with practical tips (00:24:19)

8. Lead by example in business operations (00:29:07)

9. Building trust and effective leadership (00:36:03)

10. How to connect with Mike (00:41:17)

11. Mike's message for the rest of his life (00:41:53)