Million Dollar Mind
29 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsSuccessful entrepreneurs and leaders reveal the mindset shifts they made to become who they are. Hosted by author, coach, entrepreneur and mindset expert, Julia Pimsleur.
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Cate Luzio of Luminary - Walking It Off
June 03, 2020 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBFor Cate Luzio, founder and CEO of Luminary, a collaborative hub and co-working space for professional women centered around learning, gathering and connecting, what keeps her going is the mindset she learned from her father: “just walk it off.” Cate had a successful career in international banking and at one point was told to slow down because it made her colleagues look bad. Cate wanted to make a bigger and broader impact, which led her to write the business plan for Luminary and launch thi...
Ashley Kalinauskas of Torigen - The Startup That Saves Pets
May 14, 2020 06:00 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBAshley Kalinauskas is founder and CEO of Torigen, a company focused on providing personalized cancer immunotherapies — for pets. She is also on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. She turned down a huge job opportunity after grad school in order to pursue building her own company, and she never looked back. And, when possible investors questioned her as CEO, she took stock of the situation -- and found new investors. Ashley joins Julia Pimsleur to share her story, including what it's been like for A...
Caroline and Isabel Bercaw of Da Bomb Bath Fizzers - Sisterpreneur Success
April 17, 2020 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBIsabel and Caroline Bercaw started Da Bomb Bath Fizzers after experimenting with scents and bath products at their own home in Minnesota. They were 10 and 11 years old. A year later they sold out on their first day at an art fair, and got their first order from a local salon. Not long after, they were approached by Target for a national distribution deal. It takes a strong mindset to make a business succeed and still have to take your finals. For Isabel and Caroline, the mindset was a mixture...
Marketing Maverick David Meerman Scott - Turning Fans into Customers and Customers into Fans
April 01, 2020 21:27 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBAuthor, entrepreneur, speaker, and "Deadhead" David Meerman Scott, is a leading thinker in online marketing. His eleventh book "Fanocracy" shows how returning to true human connection is the key to growing a business. In "Fanocracy", written with his daughter, he asserts that attracting fans (not followers), is the way brands need to build their businesses for the 21st Century. David joins scaling coach Julia Pimsleur to discuss the concept of fanocracy, along with his journey, including: ho...
Corporate Social Responsibility Expert Susan McPherson - A Force for Good
March 21, 2020 23:04 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB“Nothing is a prison sentence” . When something doesn’t work, you can always make a new choice. That was advice McPherson heard from her father, and it has stayed with her. Susan is an angel investor, serial connector, and founder of McPherson Strategies (a corporate social responsibility firm working at the intersection of branding and social good). On a trip to Afghanistan with other women who wanted to make a difference, Susan saw, first-hand, that business could be a force for good. Toda...
Rachel Renock of Wethos - Team Dynamic
March 11, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBIt takes real guts to quit what, for many, would be a dream job at just 25 years old, and start your own company. It takes even bigger guts to admit that your business will fail unless you do something drastic, and then find a way to entirely reimagine the business. Rachel Renock did both of those things She is the co-founder of WETHOS, a VC backed company which curates branding and marketing teams for companies all over the country. She has stayed true to one of her mantras: just keep moving...
Inventor and Media Personality Raquel Graham of Roq Innovation - The Belief That You Must
March 06, 2020 19:20 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBRaquel Graham makes things happen. She's a problem-solver, an investor, and creative entrepreneur. During a polar vortex in Chicago, she couldn't get her kids to put on their scarves even with the sub-zero weather, inspiring her to invent a new kind of scarf that's grown to a multi million dollar business that's been featured on the Home Shopping Network. She later added a beanie with an LED light for bikers and runners at night, and has more problem-solving products on the way. But right as ...
Be, Do, Have
February 19, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBHow do you achieve a high-level goal that seems to be so clearly out of reach? To help you push past the limiting belief that you might not be "enough", mindset expert and scaling coach Julia Pimsleur teaches one of the most powerful mindset best-practices: BE, DO, HAVE.
Be-Do-Have
February 19, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBHow do you achieve a high-level goal that seems to be so clearly out of reach? To help you push past the limiting belief that you might not be "enough", mindset expert and scaling coach Julia Pimsleur teaches one of the most powerful mindset best-practices: BE-DO-HAVE. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Loren Brill of Sweet Loren's - Sweet Mission, Healthy Business
February 03, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBLoren Brill knew she had to change the way she ate. She was 22, she had just graduated college, and she was diagnosed with cancer. Eating healthy helped Loren to beat the cancer, but she found that giving up cookies and other baked goods was one of the hardest parts. Loren took matters literally into her own hands, and created her own gluten free cookie dough recipe. Her cookies were a huge hit with her family and her own marketing department -- her sister. Loren was inspired to set out on a ...
Stephanie Cartin of Socialfly - Positively Social
January 22, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBStephanie Cartin is co-founder of the digital media agency, Socialfly, one of Inc. 5000’s fastest growing companies, and one of the only women owned, women-led companies in her space. While growing her company and managing a team of 30, Stephanie was also working to bring her first child into the world. She documented her sometimes tragic (and always incredibly brave) journey through IVF and a highly challenging pregnancy in a very public way on social media. Thousands of followers breathed a...
Jennifer Brown - Raising Her Voice for Good
January 09, 2020 22:36 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBFor Jennifer Brown it has always been about "voice", from using her voice as a non-profit activist to performing onstage as a professional opera singer, to making sure all voices are heard in the workplace. Through her company Jennifer Brown Consulting and her recent book “How to Be an Inclusive Leader” she is educating employers so their teams can bring their "full selves" to work every day. There is a lot at stake in getting this right! Jennifer joins Julia Pimsleur to share her journey, al...
Podcast Pioneer Alex Blumberg - The Strength of Vulnerability
December 18, 2019 13:27 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBAlex Blumberg is one of the most celebrated entrepreneurs in podcasting. He worked for 20 years with one of the biggest names in public radio, Ira Glass, helping him to produce NPR’s beloved This American Life. Later, Alex launched Planet Money, the crème de la crème of financial podcasts. His journey to build and fund his own company, Gimlet Media, is carefully and hilariously documented in his ground-breaking podcast Startup. Gimlet now produces dozens of shows, many of them award-winning. ...
Jean Thompson of Seattle Chocolate Company - When Chocolate Is Your Business
December 13, 2019 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBAt first glance, Jean Thompson didn’t seem to be the likely, or obvious, CEO of a multi-million dollar chocolate company. She spent a big part of her career at Microsoft. And, when she became a mother, stepped out of the workforce for a decade. It took a force of nature -- an earthquake -- that set in motion her next sweet career, as an investor and then CEO of the Seattle Chocolate Company -- even though few people thought she could do it, including, some days, herself. Jean joins Julia Pim...
Sam DiGennaro of DGC - Press Whisperer
December 05, 2019 15:37 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBIf you run a business, at some point you will have a crisis. And if you run a big business you'll probably have a really big crisis, or many crises. That’s where Sam DiGennaro and her company DiGennaro Communications come in. Sam and her company DGC work with some of the top names in tech, innovation, and media like Hulu, Facebook, and Pinterest to respond to a crisis or communicate a big change. One of Sam's superpowers is helping clients take a step back, and think through how big the crisi...
Sarah Carson of Leota - Dress for Success
November 13, 2019 15:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBSarah Carson is the founder of Leota, a women’s apparel company which she has grown into a multi million dollar business. What's more, she's done this in the highly competitive fashion industry where only 14% of companies are run by women. She also happens to hold a black belt in Kung Fu, and one of the things she took away from her time competing is: only constant failure can lead to constant improvement (a pretty helpful mindset mantra if you want to be an entrepreneur). Before creating Leo...
Alexandra Hartman of MKT Grafton - Attention Toward Intention
November 06, 2019 22:37 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBAli Hartman leads a double life: She's a finance executive in New York City, pursuing an ambitious career --- and her other life is running a general store in the small town of Grafton, VT. She and her husband moved there from Brooklyn a few years ago, and fell in love with general store that was the heart and soul of the town. Shortly after they moved there, the general store closed. Instead of bemoaning the loss, Ali and her new friend June decided to take over and reinvent the store, bring...
Angie Raja of RIMSports - Resistance in Motion
October 25, 2019 15:28 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBIt takes a pretty big leap of faith to abandon your cushy six-figure salary when you just bought a house, and you come from a family where success means getting promoted higher and higher. Angie Raja did just that. She quit her job, and she and her husband launched RIMSports -- a colorful workout gear company that, after 10 months, hit a million dollars and kept going! "RIM" Stands for Resistance In Motion, which refers to an idea Angie explained to host Julia Pimsleur of staying in motion t...
Busting Through Limiting Beliefs
October 09, 2019 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MBHow did the guests on "Million Dollar Mind" get their powerful mindsets? What tools and techniques allowed them to get a "make it happen" mindset? In this episode, Julia Pimsleur teaches the principle of "limiting beliefs" and why yours are probably keeping you from reaching your goals. Pimsleur shares an easy four-step process to "bust" limiting beliefs. Once you find the belief holding you back, you can come up with a new more empowering one, and get unstuck. Take a listen and get ready to ...
Entrepreneur and VC Nihal Mehta of Eniac Ventures - Empowering Others
October 02, 2019 09:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBNihal Mehta is an entrepreneur turned VC, running a $100M fund with offices in NY and San Francisco. He was an investor in companies you know like Uber and Airbnb and and a variety of mobile tech companies that exited to the likes of Google, Spotify and Microsoft. Nihal's career has ridden in part on a wave of serendipity and a motivation from a young age to do things that empower others. Whether investing in promising entrepreneurs, promoting gender parity, or simply offering a listening-ear...
Sarah Kugelman of Skyn Iceland - Visualizing a Billion Dollar Company
September 27, 2019 11:41 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MB"It's not going to work, you’ll fail, I don't get it." These are words that entrepreneurs seeking investment or strategic partnerships have heard time and again, and the words heard many times by Sarah Kugelman, founder and CEO of Skyn Iceland (a $20M lifestyle brand in skincare capturing the attention of A-list celebrities). Sarah, who successfully raised $25 million dollars to build a pioneering company in online beauty retail and sold it to one of the biggest players in the industry, was c...
Author, Activist, and Interviewer Marianne Schnall - Leading on Purpose
September 05, 2019 19:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBMarianne Schnall is one of the thought leaders leading the charge on economic gender parity, paving the way for women to advance as leaders in business, entrepreneurship and politics. Marianne shares how she went from from interviewing stars on the red carpet to teaming up with stars on stage to advance women’s issues, about her mindset shift that led to her become an activist and why asking for what you need is sometimes the hardest part of making social change. She has written several books...
David Schnurman of Lawline - Fast-Forward Your Mindset
August 29, 2019 20:21 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBOn most podcasts, we hear from people at the “top of the mountain” (they got funded! they built billion dollar companies! they sold their company!). On MDM we like to hear from top of the mountain entrepreneurs and we also want to learn from leaders who are still making the climb. Leaders who have built inspiring and successful businesses through perseverance, reinvention, asking for help, and making big mindset shifts. David Schnurman is one of those leaders, and there’s a lot to learn fr...
Music Industry Mogul, Social Justice Activist, and Author Jason Flom - Staying in Motion, Making Impact
August 21, 2019 14:52 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBJust search Jason Flom on the internet. There's a lot to see. He’s a successful entrepreneur, and big-time music industry heavyweight who’s worked with many huge artists like Lorde, Tori Amos, Twisted Sister,Stone Temple Pilots, Matchbox 20, Kid Rock, and one of his biggest success stories, Katy Perry -- hundreds of millions of records. He’s also a philanthropist, children's book author (Lulu Is a Rhinoceros), and even a podcast host. He's also deeply focused on criminal justice reform and so...
T-BEAR - From Thoughts to Results
August 15, 2019 20:02 - 19 minutes - 18 MBHow did the guests on "Million Dollar Mind" get their powerful mindsets? What kind of tools and techniques allowed them to have a "make it happen" million-dollar mind? Julia Pimsleur teaches you a simple technique called T-BEAR that maps out the steps to take in going from Thoughts to Results, so you can get more of what you want more of the time. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Maria Littlefield of Owl's Brew - Business, Balance, and Booze
August 07, 2019 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBUntil you have done it, there is no way to know you how hard building a business from scratch really is. It’s all-consuming, and when your life is pretty much all about work, protecting yourself (finding time away from your email and the non-stop fires you have to put out as a founder) usually quickly drops to the very bottom of your list. Maria Littlefield didn’t have a business background. In fact she was a psychology major. Now she’s Co-Founder of Owl's Brew, a fast growing company offer...
Michelle Larivee of wthn - Living Your Vision
July 18, 2019 00:01 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBWhen a painful ski accident turned a former investment banker to acupuncture— she not only found relief, she found a business. Michelle Larivee cofounded wthn. It’s acupuncture and organic herbs turned into more of a spa and less of medical experience. It's ancient healing for modern life, according to wthn. She has a big a vision for making Eastern medicine more desirable and affordable in the US. Michelle joins host Julia Pimsleur to share her challenges getting potential investors — who...
Ari Meisel - Less Doing, Living Better
July 10, 2019 12:23 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBIf anyone had a right to be overwhelmed, it's Ari Meisel. At 23 years old — working in high stakes real estate and in debt to the tune of $3 Million -- he was finding himself so exhausted he could sometimes work as little as an hour a day. And then, he was informed (via voicemail) that he an autoimmune disease that could mean just two things — surgery or death. Ari accepted neither. In fact, he created a third option - living better. By relentless research and testing he found a path to ...
Sarah Larson Levey of Y7 Studio - From Doer to Leader
July 01, 2019 15:41 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBIn most businesses that scale, the founder eventually transitions from doer to leader— how to make that transition without losing your identity and while staying true to the ethos of your business? For Sarah Larson Levey, founder of Y7 Studio - a growing multiple city chain of more than a dozen boutique yoga studios that’s not only received a $5M investment but has been recognized as one of Inc’s 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US— that transition from “doer” to “leader" has b...