Lewis Raymond Taylor, Forbes featured Entrepreneur & owner of a $25m business, turned his life around despite suffering sexual abuse, mental illness, addiction, bereavement & spending multiple times in prison!
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Guest Resources
Lewis’s Instagram – Connect with Lewis on Instagram.
The Coaching Masters – Help Build a Better World by Investing in The Coaching Masters! (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2022. This resource is no longer available.)
3 Value Bombs
1) At times, you have to be ruthless with your decisions.
2) The Coaching Masters is the world’s 1st coaching academy, delivered in virtual reality and artificial intelligence.
3) Every bad thing that happens to you – think that it happened for you, not to you. Take it as a lesson or skill you can use to help others.
Sponsors
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HubSpot: Building a business is challenging enough; your tech stack shouldn’t make it harder! Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at Hubspot.com.
Show Notes
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Today’s Audio MASTERCLASS: Turn Adversity into an Asset with Lewis Raymond Taylor
[1:35] – Lewis shares something he believes about becoming successful that most people disagree with.
- He believes that, at times, you have to be ruthless with your decisions.
[3:31] – Lewis shares his past life and how he used adversity to create a valuable asset.
- When he was young, he experienced verbal and physical abuse that caused his bad behavior and led to mental health issues.
- At 24, he was sent to prison for the 3rd time.
- He saw a newspaper with his photo on it.
- He had a realization that he needed to make a change in his life, and he needed to start with himself.
[9:59] – Lewis talks about the transformation process itself.
- He considers himself lucky because he was able to convert from being an addict to changing his life.
- While in prison, he started his transformation by engaging with counselors.
- He started noticing a change in himself and became driven to do more.
- He applied for rehabilitation outside of prison
[12:55] – A timeout to thank our sponsors!
- NetSuite: It’s a dangerous time to not know your numbers, and right now NetSuite is offering a one-of-a-kind flexible financing program. Visit NetSuite.com/fire to learn more!
- HubSpot: Building a business is challenging enough; your tech stack shouldn’t make it harder! Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at Hubspot.com.
[16:46] – What is your life like now, and what specifically have you achieved in business?
- He had an epiphany that he could become a life coach
- Three years passed, and he built a $25 million coaching business with 80 staff covering 71 countries.
- They are now investing in virtual reality and artificial intelligence.
- Things are going well, and he is about to get married.
[19:31] – Lewis talks more about how he built an incredibly unique business.
- They are the world’s 1st coaching academy delivering in virtual reality and artificial intelligence.
- Four key areas of their coach app:
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- Connect – a social media platform
- Grow – Coach flix subscription
- Meet – co-working spaces all over the world
- Exchange – marketplace for coaches
[21:24] – Lewis talks about his crowdfunding project.
- They are continuously looking to grow, and they have three ways of funding:
- Traffic – more marketing spend
- Teams – more strategic team players
- Technology – enhancing their apps to make them the best platform
- They are looking for people to invest in the platform
[23:37] – Lewis’s key takeaway and call to action.
- Every bad thing that happens to you – think that it happened for you, not to you. Take it as a lesson or skill you can use to help others.
- Lewis’s Instagram – Connect with Lewis on Instagram.
- The Coaching Masters – Help Build a Better World by Investing in The Coaching Masters! (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2022. This resource is no longer available.)
[25:17] – Thank you to our Sponsors!
- NetSuite: It’s a dangerous time to not know your numbers, and right now NetSuite is offering a one-of-a-kind flexible financing program. Visit NetSuite.com/fire to learn more!
- HubSpot: Building a business is challenging enough; your tech stack shouldn’t make it harder! Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at Hubspot.com.
Killer Resources!
1) The Common Path to Uncommon Success: JLD’s 1st traditionally published book! Over 3000 interviews with the world’s most successful Entrepreneurs compiled into a 17-step roadmap to financial freedom and fulfillment!
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