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Thrivetime Show | Business School without the BS

4,489 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings

"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

How to Find Good People | Human Resources 101 | Firing Underperformers

September 06, 2022 11:00 - 19 minutes - 31.7 MB

Struggling to find good people? In this man cave mentor session of the Thrivetime Show podcast download Clay and Z will take you to Human Resources 101 and teach you how to find those good people.

How to Create Outbound Scripts

September 05, 2022 11:30 - 14 minutes - 24.7 MB

Do you manage a call center or a team of customer service representatives? Learning to write effective outbound scripts is critical to your success. Listen as Clay Clark breaks down the steps you to take to write a powerful outbound phone script.

How to Write the Content for Your Website

September 04, 2022 11:00 - 14 minutes - 21 MB

Have you ever struggled to write the content for your website? Business coach Clay Clark breaks down step-by-step the proven process for writing the most effective content for your website.

Learn How to Create a Business Model That Stands Out

September 03, 2022 11:15 - 9 minutes - 14.2 MB

Have you ever struggled to differentiate your business in the marketplace. Clay Clark teaches how to create a business model that stands out in a crowded marketplace.

What Character Traits Should You Look for When Hiring People? (with NBA Hall of Famer, David Robinson)

September 02, 2022 11:00 - 5 minutes - 12.5 MB

Business coach Clay Clark and NBA Great, David Robinson explains the importance of finding the right people for you and your organization.

How to Free up Time to Work on What Matters

September 01, 2022 12:00 - 21 minutes - 34.8 MB

Are you always running behind? Do you feel like a fireman putting out fires all day every day? If this is you then tune in as Z and Clay show you exactly how to find time in your schedule.

Mike Michalowicz | The Proven Path to Creating a Sustainable and Profitable Business | Assigning Outcomes, Hiring the Right People and Removing Negative Clients

August 31, 2022 11:00 - 46 minutes - 69.4 MB

Mike Michalowiczk, the best-selling author of Profit First, the Pumpkin Plan, and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur joins us to teach how to assign outcomes, how to hire the right people and the importance of removing negative clients.

Sales 101 | Call Your Leads Until They Cry, Buy or Die

August 30, 2022 12:30 - 11 minutes - 21.4 MB

Struggling with sales? Trying to find a way to get people’s attention and gather leads? On this man cave edition of the Thrivetime Show Clay and Z get deep into the weeds of sales. 

How to Determine the Profit per Customer You Need to Make

August 29, 2022 11:00 - 10 minutes - 20.4 MB

Have you ever struggled with knowing the numbers in your business? Clay Clark breaks down specifically the numbers you need to know to grow.

How to Create a Wow Experience

August 28, 2022 11:00 - 19 minutes - 29 MB

If you need help systemically wowing your customers than tune in to this podcast as Clay Clark gives you the action steps you need to take to WOW your clients every time.

Scaling 101 - You Must Systemize and Nail It Before You Scale It

August 27, 2022 12:06 - 19 minutes - 29 MB

How do you build systems so that your company can run successfully without you? During this podcast, Clay Clark breaks down for you how to systemize your business is a scalable way so that you can earn both time and financial freedom.

Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent 101

August 26, 2022 12:02 - 19 minutes - 28.8 MB

Are you struggling to find and retain top talent? Business coach Clay Clark breaks down the specific moves that you can use to hire, inspire and retain top talent.

Determining Who Your Biggest Competition Is

August 25, 2022 11:00 - 8 minutes - 17.6 MB

Business is much more like a war than it is a game and if you are going to win you have to know who your competition is and how they are trying to kill you.

It’s Show Time

August 24, 2022 11:00 - 19 minutes - 32.7 MB

Are you struggling with the concept of “Show Time”? If you or your team need some inspiration then listen in to this business coach Thrivetime Show as Clay Clark gives you the steps you need to take to make sure every time is Show Time.  

Call Scripting 101

August 23, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutes - 36.8 MB

Have you ever wondered how to create a sales call script that your team can actually follow? During this training, Clay teaches the specific steps that you need to take to write a sales scripts that work.

Determining Ideal and Likely Buyers 101 - Ask Clay Anything

August 22, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutes - 48.3 MB

Do you know who your actual ideal and likely buyers are? If not then this podcast is for you. Clay Clark is breaking down what an ideal and likely buyer is on the Thrivetime Show.

Ask Clay Anything - Optimizing Your Happiness by Upgrading Your Social Circle

August 21, 2022 11:00 - 23 minutes - 33.7 MB

How do you optimize your happiness? Are you allowing the Negative Nancies, Debbie Downers and Crazy Uncle Eddies of your life rob you of your happiness? Learn how to break free of the soul sucking cycle of spending your time with people that kill your mojo.

What to Do If Your Spouse and Family Does Not Have Any Drive or Passion Towards Anything

August 20, 2022 11:00 - 8 minutes - 13.9 MB

If you are running a business with a spouse or family members and you need to learn what to do if they are not motivated to get things done then listen into this episode as Clay Clark and the business coach team break down how to deal with this situation.

When Can You Be Sincere with Your People If They Are Always Trying to Screw You?

August 19, 2022 11:00 - 8 minutes - 13.9 MB

When (if ever) can you be sincere with people and open if the entire time you need to make them feel the way they need to feel? Can you ever show anyone your true intentions? Find out on this episode of the Thrivetime Show.

How to Deal with Working with People Who You Sincerely Do Not Like

August 18, 2022 11:00 - 10 minutes - 20.4 MB

Have you ever found yourself surrounded by team members that you dislike? Do you hate coming to your own business every day? Listen to this business coach podcast to start loving going in to your business.

Finding Significance – Beyond the Weddings and Killing the Competition – Part 2

August 17, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes - 63.6 MB

Get unstuck from your current paradigm in life and business and start seeing huge gains in your F6 goals (Faith, Family, Finances, Friendships, Fitness, and Fun). Listen, laugh, and learn from our business coach team.

Finding Significance - Beyond the Weddings and Killing the Competition - Part 1

August 16, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes - 63.9 MB

Are you stuck in the current chapter of your life and business trying to figure out how to fix the direction you are headed? If so, you need to listen in as business coach Clay Clark dives into the phases of his business life and personal development through the principles of Napoleon Hill and his book Think and Grow Rich.

Small Business Finance 101 | Refusing to Look at Your Numbers Won’t Help You

August 15, 2022 11:00 - 9 minutes - 14.9 MB

Do you know your numbers? Do you know what numbers to look at? If you do not then this special edition man cave podcast version of the Thrivetime Show is for you.

How to Measure Success with NBA Hall of Fame Legend, David Robinson

August 14, 2022 11:00 - 5 minutes - 9.92 MB

During this interview NBA Hall of Fame basketball player, David Robinson breaks down how to measure your success.

Focus on Revenue Producing Activity | Without Sales You Will Fail | How to Be Efficient 101

August 13, 2022 11:00 - 13 minutes - 19.8 MB

What are you spending your time on? Wasting time as a business owner and not focusing on revenue is a killer. The best business coach team, Clay and Z will talk about sales in this Thrivetime Show podcast from the man cave.

Finding Cheap Rent For Your Business And Becoming The King Of Consistency

August 12, 2022 11:00 - 19 minutes - 29 MB

If you struggle to be consistent or are looking for an answer on how to find cheap rent then tune in as the best business coach team in Clay and Z talk about why being consistent is important as you grow your business.

Learning the Right Time to Start a Business (with NBA Hall of Fame Basketball Player Turned Entrepreneur, David Robinson)

August 11, 2022 11:00 - 5 minutes - 8.99 MB

Learn how to know when the time is right to start your new venture with business coach Clay Clark and David Robinson.

How to Create No Brainer Advertisements 101 | Creating Ads That Generate Qualified Leads

August 10, 2022 11:00 - 12 minutes - 19.4 MB

What is a no-brainer offer? On this man cave edition of the Thrivetime Show Dr Z and Clay will tell you what a no-brainer is and why it is so important to have one.

How To Manage and Follow Up 101

August 09, 2022 11:00 - 9 minutes - 15.1 MB

Without follow-up nothing other than good intentions and bad results will happen. In this episode of the Thrivetime Show, Dr Z and Clay Clark teach you the art of micro-management.

Online Reviews 101 | Why Gathering Reviews Matters

August 08, 2022 11:00 - 10 minutes - 16.4 MB

Why do online reviews matter? How do you get online reviews? On this man cave edition of the Thrivetime Show, Dr Z and Clay teach you why reviews are so important.  

5 Successful Characteristics of Business Owners – Ask Clay Anything

August 07, 2022 11:30 - 22 minutes - 33.2 MB

Are you a leader? Are your team members following you? If you need help in this area of business then tune into this podcast of the business coach Thrivetime Show as Clay and Z break down the details.

Creating a Proactive Day and Calendar with NBA Hall of Fame basketball player, David Robinson

August 06, 2022 11:00 - 5 minutes - 9.81 MB

NBA Hall of Fame basketball player, David Robinson explains the importance of designing your days and creating a proactive mindset so that you don’t live a reactive existence.

How To Help Yourself And Knowing Your Goals

August 05, 2022 12:30 - 19 minutes - 29.1 MB

Having trouble inspiring and motivating yourself and your team? One way to help fix this issue is to know your goals. In this podcast edition of the Thrivetime Show Dr Z and Clay Clark will get into how they do it.

How To Execute A Dream 100 System

August 04, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutes - 36.9 MB

Are you looking to kick your sales to the next level? Learn to make consistent contact with your ideal and likely buyers by tuning in to the Thrivetime Show as Clay breaks down what the Dream 100 system is.

Learn From Mentors Not Mistakes - Ask Clay Anything

August 03, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutes - 36.2 MB

Entrepreneurs make mistakes. In this episode of the Thrivetime Show podcast, Dr. Z and business coach Clay Clark will talk about the upsetting mistakes that entrepreneurs have made and the concept of learning from mentors and not mistakes. 

How to Avoid Death by Invoice | You Are Not a Bank (Unless You Are)

August 02, 2022 11:00 - 9 minutes - 18 MB

Are you are invoicing your clients? Do you have problems collecting when the bill is due? Clay and Z are breaking down the details of how to avoid death by invoice.

Consistency | The Cultural Lie About Insanity

August 01, 2022 11:00 - 11 minutes - 20.7 MB

Are you insane? Repeating your proven systems until you have time and financial freedom is the only way to get traction. Business coach Clay and Z will break it down on this man cave session of the Thrivetime Show.

Should I Reinvest or Pay Myself More? - Ask Clay Anything

July 31, 2022 13:00 - 12 minutes - 19 MB

Should you finally pay yourself well or should you reinvest in your business? When is it time to reap the fruits of your labor and when is it time to keep reinvesting in your business? Business coach Clay Clark breaks it down.

How to Deal with the Difficult Personalities (Dennis Rodman) Within Your Organization (with NBA Hall of Famer, David Robinson)

July 29, 2022 12:45 - 6 minutes - 11.4 MB

David Robinson (Hall of Fame basketball player) explains how to deal with and manage the difficult personalities found within every organization (including Dennis Rodman).

Achieving Your Goals and Overcoming Setbacks

July 28, 2022 11:30 - 22 minutes - 36.8 MB

Drifting on your goals? Having a hard time with setbacks? If this is you then listen in to the Thrivetime Show podcast download as Dr Z and Clay Clark talk about achieving goals and overcoming setbacks.

How To Successfully Start Your Day and Build Systems

July 27, 2022 11:00 - 19 minutes - 32.7 MB

Are you trying to get ahead of the burning fires in your business? If so you have to listen in to the Thrivetime Show as Clay and Z talk about building systems, and how they start their day.

Top 3 Characteristics To Look For When Hiring

July 26, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutes - 36.8 MB

Need to hire new team members? Listen in to this segment of the Thrivetime Show as Clay Clark goes above and beyond with the top characteristics to look for when hiring.

What Is A Good Profit Margin And Overcoming Anxiety

July 25, 2022 11:00 - 19 minutes - 32.7 MB

Ever struggle with anxiety? Do you struggle with knowing your numbers and what profit you should be making? Clay Clark is breaking down all of the details in this segment of the Thrivetime Show.

How to Find a Great Mentor

July 24, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 33.1 MB

Looking for a mentor? Need help with work life balance? On this special Ask Clay and Z anything podcast from the Thrivetime Show Conference in February, Dr Z will give you some tips on finding a mentor.  

You Become the Average of the 5 People That You Spend the Most Time With

July 23, 2022 12:15 - 18 minutes - 27.2 MB

Learn the moves to increasing your net worth by understanding how your network will impact it. Clay and Z are breaking down the moves in this man cave session of the Thrivetime Show.

Time Blocking 101 - How to Actually Block Out Time to Do What Matters

July 22, 2022 12:00 - 12 minutes - 18.3 MB

If you are struggling to find the time you need to do what matters most then listen in as Clay and Z go over the moves to blocking out time and gaining time freedom on this man cave session of the Thrivetime Show.

Ask Clay Anything: Should I Work with My Wife?

July 21, 2022 11:00 - 14 minutes - 24.7 MB

Have you ever struggled to work with your significant other? Dr. Zoellner and business coach Clay Clark break down the ins and outs of working with your spouse.

Burn the Boats and Move Beyond Wishing – Part 2

July 20, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes - 64 MB

Learn what it means to "burn the boats" and give yourself only success as an option in your business in today's episode of the Thrivetime Show business coach podcast.

Burn the Boats and Move Beyond Wishing – Part 1

July 19, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes - 61.4 MB

In today’s podcast, business coach Clay Clark and team break down the concept of "burning the boats" from Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Clay also provides you with 5 action steps you can take today to burn those boats.

Ask Clay Anything: How to Not Spend So Much of My Time Doing Minimum Wage Work?

July 18, 2022 11:00 - 17 minutes - 28.9 MB

If you are stuck working in a low paying job then listen in to business coach Clay Clark as he goes over some moves you should STOP doing to START making more money and adding value to your team.

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

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Twitter Mentions

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