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Thrivetime Show | Business School without the BS

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"It's like Steve Martin meets Steve Forbes." - Jim Stovall - NY Times Best Selling Author. Experience business school without the BS with former US SBA Entrepreneur of the Year Clay Clark and the optometrist turned business tycoon Doctor Robert Zoellner. This award-winning team has been featured on Forbes, Fast Company, Bloomberg, Pando Daily, etc.

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Episodes

Why You Have to Attempt to Sell Before You Attempt to Scale w/ Launchpeer.com Founder Jake Hare

February 02, 2023 12:27 - 49 minutes - 73.4 MB

The founder and CEO of Launchpeer (Jake Hare) shares why he believes your startup idea is terrible until you validate it, the common traits of successful startup founders, why coachability is key to success as an entrepreneur, why it’s important to track your company’s numbers early on and why focusing on the legal aspects of your business pre-product or pre-business does not matter.

Are You Winning or Losing the Marketing Game? How to Create a Top Marketing Strategy

February 01, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutes - 73.6 MB

Throughout his career, Phillip Stutts has contributed to over 1,000 election victories including hundreds of U.S. House campaigns, dozens of U.S. Senate campaigns and three United States Presidential victories and today he shares with you where most marketing firms are getting it wrong.

How to Become a Happier Person and Why Where Your Attention Goes Neural Activity Flows w/ Rick Hanson, Ph.D.

January 31, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 93.1 MB

Rick Hanson, Ph.D. and New York Times best-selling author teaches how to train your brain to become sustainably happier, calmer and more confident.

Crossfit Games Winner and “Fittest Man in the World” Jason Khalipa on the Only Real Life Hack Is to Work Hard

January 30, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes - 60.5 MB

Are you struggling to stay focused, to stay on course and to become a finisher and not just a starter? Jason Khalipa, the 2008 Crossfit Winner and the founder of the NCFit gyms shares why the only real life hack is to work hard.

Michael Jackson and Prince’s PR Consultant on Deciding to Become a Victim or a Victor

January 29, 2023 13:01 - 1 hour - 96.3 MB

The publicist and public relations expert of choice for 58 Academy Award winners, 34 Grammy Award winners, and 43 New York Times best-sellers including Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Prince, Nike and others shares how to turn your setbacks into setups for SUPER success

Using Hotel Air Conditioning, Driving Rental Cars and Why Most People Don't Care About Your Business - A Knowledge Bomb

January 28, 2023 13:50 - 13 minutes - 18.5 MB

There is a major difference between delegation and abdication. During this show, Clay explains why most people use more hotel air conditioning than they do at their own home, why most people drive rental cars like NASCAR racing machines and why most people simply do not care about your business or your organization as much as you do

How to Get More Done & the Time-Freeing Art of Burning Bridges - Ask Clay Anything

January 26, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MB

Are you finding yourself running out of time to get things done? On today’s show, Clay shares more than half of his 65 super moves that he uses on a daily basis to get more things done.

Moving Beyond Busy w/ Pastor Boyd, the Pastor of 10,000 Members Shares Practical Steps to Become a Proactive Leader

January 25, 2023 12:00 - 52 minutes - 77.6 MB

Pastor Brady Boyd explains how to manage a staff of 300 + people and a 10,000 + person congregation. He also teaches how to hold people accountable and how to scale organizational leadership.

Business Podcasts | Dr. Zoellner & Clay Clark Teach How to Become a Millionaire | 3 Steps to Ultimate Success 1. Gain a Practical Education 2. Develop an Impressive Reputation 3. Earn Compensation + PRO-TIPS for Not Living In a Van Down By the River

January 24, 2023 15:01 - 41 minutes - 58.8 MB

In this episode, Clay Clark teaches the 3 steps to ultimate success. Learn More About Buying an OXIFresh Today At: www.OXIFresh.com www.TipTopK9.com Install a Tracking Sheet Install a Quality Control Circle Sincerely Ask for Objective Reviews from Your Actual Customers See the Thousands of Success Stories and Millionaires That Clay Clark Has Helped to Produce HERE: https://www.thrivetimeshow.com/testimonials/ Learn More About Attending the Highest Rated and Most Reviewed Business...

How to Climb the Startup Mountain | Why Most People Quit When Only 20% of the Way There - A Knowledge Bomb

January 24, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MB

“Before success comes in any man’s life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do. More than five hundred of the most successful men this country has ever known told the author their greatest success came just one step beyond the point at which defeat had overtaken them.” - Napoleon Hill (The best-selling author of Think and Grow Rich)

How They Saved Harley Davidson | Listen to Your Customers & Giving Them What They Want

January 23, 2023 12:00 - 59 minutes - 86.8 MB

Is your company in need of a turn-around? In 1985 Harley Davidson Motor Company found itself within just hours of bankruptcy. Overwhelmed by the Japanese competition, the recession that had hit America and the onslaught of management missteps the company needed to change something if it was going to survive. Harley Davidson hired Ken Schmidt to serve as the Chief Communication Officer and to help turn the company around.

The Adversity Advantage | Turning Everyday Struggles into Everyday Greatness with Dr. Paul G. Stoltz

January 21, 2023 12:00 - 37 minutes - 57.6 MB

New York Times best-selling author, Doctor Paul Stoltz teaches people about the incredible capacity that top-performers have to overcome adversity. Throughout the years Dr. Paul Stoltz has been invited to guest lecture at Cornell University, Carnegie-Mellon University, and the Harvard Business School.

Why Did Clay Decide to Become Disc Jockey? - Ask Clay Anything

January 20, 2023 12:00 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MB

On today’s show, Elephant In The Room Super Manager, Jason Beasley asks Clay: why he decided to become a disc jockey? Why did he decide to attend Oral Roberts University? And who is he when he’s not working?

Business Podcasts | Dr. Zoellner and Clay Clark Teach How to Become a Millionaire | How to Successfully Implement the Dream 100 Marketing System

January 19, 2023 13:16 - 43 minutes - 60.5 MB

Define Your Ideal and Likely Buyers Age - 25 to 60 years  Gender - Male or Female An Employed Person An Emotionally Stable Person A Person with a Solid Credit Score Define Your Ideal and Likely Referral Sources Successful Real Estate Agents Successful Home Builders Certified Public Accountants / Financial Advisors Divorce Attorneys

Can You Learn to Be Lucky? (with Penguin / Portfolio author Karla Starr)

January 19, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes - 60.3 MB

Karla Starr who is the author of the new book, Can You Learn to Be Lucky? Why Some People Seem to Win More Often Than Others discusses how random events affect people in predictably self-defeating ways; the best way to cope with the world's chaos and constant change, and how we need to focus on improving the one thing we can control: ourselves.

Business Podcasts | Dr. Zoellner and Clay Clark Teach How to Become a Millionaire | Your Business Is Just a Vehicle to Get You to Your Goals. The Vehicle Exists to Serve You. + Learn How Tricia and Dave More Than Doubled the SIZE of Their Businesses

January 18, 2023 13:40 - 1 hour - 115 MB

Learn More About the Pappagallos Success Story HERE: https://pappagallos.com/ Learn More About the Morning Glory Success Story HERE: https://morninggloryeatery.com/ See the Thousands of Success Stories and Millionaires That Clay Clark Has Helped to Produce HERE: https://www.thrivetimeshow.com/testimonials/ Learn More About Attending the Highest Rated and Most Reviewed Business Workshops On the Planet Hosted by Clay Clark In Tulsa, Oklahoma HERE: https://www.thrivetimeshow.com/business...

What Do I Need to Know About Money, Accounting and Entrepreneurship? - Ask Clay Anything

January 18, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MB

Clay answers the questions from a Thriver in east Tennessee (Jeff) about money, entrepreneurship and how to start a business. Thrivetime Nation!

Business Podcasts | Dr. Zoellner and Clay Clark Teach How to Become a Millionaire | “The Time Will Never Be Just Right, You Must Act Now.” - Napoleon Hill + 21 Tickets Remaining for the Upcoming Business Workshop

January 17, 2023 17:45 - 1 hour - 122 MB

During today’s business podcast, Clay Clark breaks down the entrepreneurial process of Define, Act, Measure, Refine and how emotion gets in the way of motion towards your goals.

Overdeliver and Soon You Shall Be Overpaid - A Knowledge Bomb

January 17, 2023 12:00 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MB

“By performing more service and better service than that for which you are paid, you not only exercise your service-rendering qualities, and thereby develop skill and ability of an extraordinary sort, but you build a reputation that is valuable. If you form the habit of rendering such service you will become so adept in your work that you can command greater remuneration that those who do not perform such service.” - Napoleon Hill

Business Podcasts | Dr. Zoellner and Clay Clark Teach How to Become a Millionaire | Details Are the Difference Maker

January 16, 2023 15:54 - 30 minutes - 42 MB

During today’s business podcast, Clay Clark and OXI Fresh’s Matt Kline break down why big goals can only be accomplished if we are willing to execute on the small details that make big success possible.

The 5 Toughest Aspects of Owning a Franchise (with Matt Kline the Oxi Fresh Franchise Developer)

January 16, 2023 12:00 - 27 minutes - 43.6 MB

Oxi Fresh Brand Developer, Matt Kline breaks down the 5 toughest aspects involved in owning and managing a franchise including: how to find the right people, how to push through the ramp-up period, how to organize and manage your day, how to manage your cash flow and how to stay on top of your taxes.

How to Minimize Your Tax Liability - Ask Clay Anything

January 15, 2023 13:51 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MB

Clay shares the importance of always paying the taxes you owe and then answers a question from a Thriver about how to minimize your tax liability

No Excuse. the Centric People Just Always Lose - A Knowledge Bomb

January 13, 2023 12:27 - 12 minutes - 16.9 MB

Is it bad to be eccentric? Was Benjamin Franklin eccentric? Was George Washington Carver eccentric? Is it possible to be successful without being eccentric? Clay Clark breaks down the harsh reality that you must find a deep burning maniacal obsession with something if you aspire to ever truly be great at anything.

Business Podcasts | Dr. Zoellner and Clay Clark Teach How to Become a Millionaire | The Emotional Tradeoffs That You Must Make In Route to Becoming Super Successful

January 12, 2023 15:54 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MB

During today’s business podcast, Clay Clark and Steve Currington teach the tradeoffs that we all must make in route to becoming successful.

The Great Escape | You Have the Ability to Escape Your Current Reality Without a Vice - A Knowledge Bomb

January 12, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MB

Have you ever felt stuck in your career? Have you ever felt stuck in a relationship? Have you ever asked yourself, “Is this all that life has to offer?” Clay explains the importance of designing your life and why if you don’t take the time to design your own life, no one else will do it for you.

Business Podcasts | Dr. Zoellner and Clay Clark Teach How to Become a Millionaire | The Practical Path to Optimizing Your Business Workflow NOW + The Tradeoffs of Massive Success

January 11, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 121 MB

During today’s business podcast, Clay Clark teaches the 14 steps you need to take in order to build a turn-key and scalable business model that can produce both time and financial freedom for you and your family.

How Create Effective Advertisements That Generate Leads

January 11, 2023 11:34 - 32 minutes - 50 MB

Doctor Z and Clay Clark teach the magical formula for creating effective advertisements that generate actual leads and paying customers for your business.

How to Improve the Quality of Your Network - A Knowledge Bomb

January 10, 2023 12:00 - 19 minutes - 32.1 MB

If your network is your networth...how do you go about improving the quality of your network? Learn how in this special Knowledge Bomb Episode

Business Podcasts | Dr. Zoellner and Clay Clark Teach How to Become a Millionaire | How to Determine Your F7 Goals | What Are Your F7 Goals?

January 09, 2023 21:02 - 1 hour - 95 MB

During today’s business podcast, Clay Clark teaches the importance of defining your F7 goals in route to becoming a millionaire.

How to Determine the True Cost of Employees - Ask Clay Anything

January 09, 2023 12:00 - 26 minutes - 42.2 MB

Have you ever wondered what it truly costs to hire an employee? On today’s show, business coach Clay Clark and Paul Hood (CPA) teach the important variables that you must consider as you are determining the true costs of hiring an employee.

180 Degree Life Change | What Do I Need to Do to Change Life Dramatically? - Ask Clay Anything

January 08, 2023 12:18 - 32 minutes - 46.7 MB

Are you looking to DRAMATICALLY improve your life? Clay Clark breaks down the 8 specific steps you need to begin taking today to take your life to the next level.

Clay Clark Answers the 10 Most Commonly Asked Questions from the Thrive Nation - Ask Clay Anything

January 07, 2023 12:22 - 54 minutes - 77 MB

Clay Clark answers the 10 most commonly asked questions from Thrivers including: What are the top 6 books that he recommends? What do the first 3 hours of Clay’s day typically look like? Why does he believe it’s so hard to find good people? Where does drive come from? What should someone do once they reach their financial goals And much more

Use Social Media to Show Your Ads and Not Your... - A Knowledge Bomb

January 06, 2023 13:40 - 59 minutes - 82.9 MB

The average person is interrupted 85 times per day and spends 116 minutes per day on social media. Learn how to use social media as a marketing tool and not become a tool while using it.

What is Mystery Shopping and Why Is It So Important to Your Business? - Ask Clay Anything

January 05, 2023 12:00 - 26 minutes - 41.6 MB

Clay explains why it is vital for the health of your business to mystery shop your competition and to know objectively what they do well, what you do well, how they are beating you and what you need to improve upon to beat them.

Business Podcasts | Dr. Zoellner and Clay Clark Teach How to Become a Millionaire | It Starts with the Math

January 04, 2023 15:17 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MB

During this business podcast Dr. Zoellner and Clay Clark teach you how to become a millionaire. It starts with the math.

How to Become an Automatic Millionaire | A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich with 9 times Best-Selling Author David Bach

January 03, 2023 12:00 - 42 minutes - 64.2 MB

What if you could decide today to become an “Automatic Millionaire” by simply making a few small one time decisions with where and how you spend your money? 9x New York Times best-selling author and Oprah guest, David Bach joins us to share his secrets for becoming an “Automatic Millionaire.”

What Is the Toughest Aspect of Business Coaching? - Ask Clay Anything

January 02, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes - 33.5 MB

Thomas Edison once wrote the “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Clay Clark attempts to explain why holding people accountable to implementation and execution is always the toughest part of business consulting and business coaching.

What is Escapism and Why Is it Such a Bad Thing? - Ask Clay Anything

January 01, 2023 12:13 - 8 minutes - 13.5 MB

Although it can often seem more convenient in the short term to turn to habitual escapism as opposed to dealing with the main issue that is causing us to feel stuck, overwhelmed or frustrated, Clay explains why this strategy rarely works out for the best.

Why You Shouldn’t Love or Know About Donuts if You Want Own a Dunkin’ Donuts (w/ the Godfather of Franchising Terry Powell)

December 31, 2022 12:32 - 30 minutes - 47.5 MB

The “Godfather of Franchising” shares why you don’t need to love what you are doing to become a successful franchisee.

We Are the 1% | The VAST Difference Between the Mindsets of Super Successful People and Everybody Else

December 30, 2022 12:31 - 57 minutes - 83.8 MB

Want to know the secret to SUPER SUCCESS? The public relations expert of choice for Michael Jackson, Prince, Nike, Pizza Hut, 3 Presidents, 58 Academy Award Winners, 3 Grammy Award Winners, 43 New York Times Best-Selling Authors shares with us the mindset of “SUPER SUCCESSFUL” people.

What Are the Biggest Mistakes That Bosses Make? - Ask Clay Anything

December 29, 2022 12:00 - 24 minutes - 38.6 MB

Clay and Dr. Z break down the Wall Street Journal article, “The Biggest Mistakes Bosses Make When Decision Making” while also explaining their own struggles when learning to transition from being technicians to bosses.

What’s One Character Trait That’s Allowed You to Succeed That Most People Don’t Have? - Ask Clay Anything

December 28, 2022 12:00 - 8 minutes - 17.5 MB

Clay breaks down the character traits that you must develop if you want to become a super successful entrepreneur on the planet Earth in this special Ask Clay Anything episode.

Breaking Down the Words of Wisdom of Tom Peters

December 27, 2022 12:00 - 42 minutes - 64.1 MB

Clay Clark and Dr. Z break down the knowledge bombs from the legendary and best-selling author Tom Peters. Tom Peters first burst onto the scene in 1982 with the writing of his first business masterpiece, In Search of Excellence. His newest book, The Excellence Dividend, takes his own literary level of excellence to the next level.

How to Go From Being a High-Paid Wage Slave to Becoming a Time-Freedom Owning Business Owner - Ask Clay Anything

December 26, 2022 12:00 - 29 minutes - 46.4 MB

Clay Clark breaks down action steps you need to take to create both a time freedom and a financial freedom creating a business that serves you.  Download all the podcasts on Apple Podcasts here https://apple.co/2lCVNUd

How to Scale Your Business to New Heights

December 24, 2022 12:05 - 56 minutes - 79.6 MB

To create both time freedom and financial freedom you have to create repeatable business systems, processes and checklists for everything. Once you’ve created these systems you then need to decide what kind of business model you will adopt.

The Journey of Super Intern Turned Business Owner

December 23, 2022 13:03 - 1 hour - 119 MB

Clay and Z interview a member of the Thrivetime Show listening nation turned intern, turned business owner who shares his 12-month journey from being a wantrepreneur to becoming an actual entrepreneur and the lessons he learned along the way.

Consistency Is King and Essential to Becoming Successful

December 22, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 17.9 MB

The greats are consistently great. Consistency builds confidence. Confidence provides the fuel needed to turn your dreams into reality. But how do you become a more consistent person? Clay breaks down how he mentors people to become more consistent people.

You Must Create a Unified Database

December 21, 2022 12:10 - 8 minutes - 17.6 MB

Looking for an organized way to track your customers? In this episode, we deep dive into a customer management system with business coach Clay Clark. Stop losing track of which customer needs follow-up behind features and get organized now!

How to Test a New Advertisement - Ask Clay Anything

December 20, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 20.1 MB

If you are planning to use a new offer to increase the amount of interaction with your ideal and likely buyers, then you have to check out this Thrivetime Show podcast as Clay Clark tells you how to test your offer to make sure it is working.

How to Create an Extraordinary Customer Experience - Ask Clay Anything

December 19, 2022 12:00 - 24 minutes - 38.8 MB

You know it’s important to create an experience that wows your ideal and likely buyers, but how? Clay and Z break down the specific steps needed to create a remarkable customer experience that will systematically grow your business.

Guests

Lee Cockerell
21 Episodes
Donald J. Trump
11 Episodes
Michael Levine
11 Episodes
Larry Page
10 Episodes
Sergey Brin
10 Episodes
Matt Kline
8 Episodes
John Lee Dumas
5 Episodes
Bill Gates
4 Episodes
Jeff Bezos
4 Episodes
Paul Graham
4 Episodes
Reid Hoffman
4 Episodes
Andrew Carnegie
3 Episodes
Alex Banayan
2 Episodes
David Bach
2 Episodes
Dionne Phillips
2 Episodes
Ethan Lynn
2 Episodes
Gino Wickman
2 Episodes
Napoleon Hill
2 Episodes
Nir Eyal
2 Episodes
Tom Peters
2 Episodes
Vanessa Clark
2 Episodes
Abhi Golhar
1 Episode
Ari Meisel
1 Episode
Bob Goff
1 Episode
Boyd Matheson
1 Episode
Brian Burke
1 Episode
Bucky Cordray
1 Episode
Caroline Paul
1 Episode
Christine Hassler
1 Episode
Colin Powell
1 Episode
Daniel Goleman
1 Episode
Daniel Pink
1 Episode
David Baker
1 Episode
David Meltzer
1 Episode
Daymond John
1 Episode
Dwayne Clark
1 Episode
Eric Thomas
1 Episode
Farnoosh Torabi
1 Episode
Glenn Beck
1 Episode
Gretchen Rubin
1 Episode
Guy Kawasaki
1 Episode
Jeff Goins
1 Episode
Jeff Hoffman
1 Episode
Jen Esquer
1 Episode
Jim Collins
1 Episode
J.K. Rowling
1 Episode
John Kremer
1 Episode
John Maxwell
1 Episode
Jon Gordon
1 Episode
Jon Levy
1 Episode
Kate Erickson
1 Episode
Kelly Roach
1 Episode
Ken Coleman
1 Episode
Kevin Harrington
1 Episode
Kevin Kelly
1 Episode
Lewis Howes
1 Episode
Marisa Murgatroyd
1 Episode
Mat Pelletier
1 Episode
Matt Wallaert
1 Episode
Max Lucado
1 Episode
Melissa Hartwig
1 Episode
Michelle Cully
1 Episode
Prady Tewarie
1 Episode
Preston Smiles
1 Episode
Sam DeRosa
1 Episode
Sam Walton
1 Episode
sarah westall
1 Episode
Seth Godin
1 Episode
Stanley McChrystal
1 Episode
Tayo Rockson
1 Episode
Thom Shea
1 Episode
Tom Corley
1 Episode
Tom Hanks
1 Episode
Tony Robbins
1 Episode
Trent Shelton
1 Episode
Warren Farrell
1 Episode

Books

The 48 Laws of Power
15 Episodes
The Power of One
1 Episode

Twitter Mentions

@abhigolhar 1 Episode
@paul_hood_cpa 1 Episode
@elonmusk 1 Episode