Is the Thrivetime Show worth listening to? What is the Thrivetime Show? Where is the Thrivetime Show located? Who is Clay Clark? Celebrating 2,000+ Client Success Stories + Celebrating 8 Clay Clark Client Success Stories

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Some shows don’t need a celebrity narrator to introduce the show, but this show does. In a world filled with endless opportunities, why would two men who have built 13 multi -million dollar businesses altruistically invest five hours per day to teach you the best practice business systems and moves that you can use? Because they believe in you, and they have a lot of time on their hands. This started from the bottom, Now they’re here. It’s The Thrive Time Show, starring the former U . S.

Small Business Administration’s Entrepreneur of the Year, Clay Clark, and the entrepreneur trapped inside an optometrist’s bunny, Dr. Robert Zunich. Two men, eight kids, co -created by two different women, 13 multi -million dollar businesses. Yes, yes, and yes, it’s the Thrive Time Show on your radio and podcast download. And on today’s show, we’re talking about is the Thrive Time Show worth listening to? Yes, we are talking about is the Thrive Time Show worth listening to? We’re also talking about what is The Thrive Time Show.

And you might say, well, why are we talking about these things? Well, a lot of people are asking, and so I thought let’s go ahead and talk about it. So first off, I’ve organized today’s show notes into the following ways. Here we’re going to talk about the who, what, when, where, and why of The Thrive Time Show. So if you’re listening to thethrivetimeshow . com podcast, We’re going to talk about who should listen, what we talk about, when we put them out, where the show is located, and why we do it.

So let’s start with the who. Who? The Thrive Time Show is recorded for you if you’re an aspiring entrepreneur. Now, according to usdebtclock . org, I encourage everyone to go to usdebtclock . org, there’s only 8 .7 million self -employed people in America today.

8 .7 million self -employed people in America today. Now, you might say, well, that doesn’t matter. Well, in 2015, just to give you some context, in the year 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to BLS . gov, in 2015 there were 15 million self -employed people. And now in 2026, we have just 8 .7 million self -employed people, which means that we’ll call it 2 % of the American population is now self -employed. So this is not a show.

for people that do not want to be an entrepreneur. But if you want to be an entrepreneur, this is the show for you. So if you want to be an entrepreneur, if you’re in that 2 % of the American population that is self -employed and or wants to be, then this show is for you. Now you might say, well, who do we interview on The Thrive Time Show? What kind of guests do we have on The Thrive Time Show? Well, a couple of things is I love to interview super successful people.

And I love to ask them how they became super successful. But I don’t like to interview talking heads and people that have an ambiguous path to success. I want to interview people that achieve success through their own merits. So I like to interview people like David Bach, the best -selling author of Automatic Millionaire. Eric Thomas, the motivational speaker and best -selling author. People like Daniel Goleman, the guy who wrote Emotional Intelligence.

Sharon Lecter, this is the woman who wrote Rich Dad, Poor Dad with Robert Kiyosaki. I like to interview Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, right here on The Thrive Time Show. I like to interview Seth Godin, the author of Purple Cow, Wolfgang Puck, the guy who started the whole Wolfgang Puck enterprise of entrepreneurship and restaurateurism. You get the idea. So I like to interview real entrepreneurs that have had real success. So if we talk about the who, what, when, where, why, who is The Thrive Time Show for?

Well, The Thrive Time Show is for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs. Who do we interview? We interview people like Robert Kiyosaki, people like David Robinson, NBA Hall of Famer, people like Grant Cardone, that’s who we interview. You can find an entire listing of the guests that we have on The Thrive Time Show available simply by going to thrivetimeshow . com. I’ll put a link on the show notes, but you can check it out.

Now you might say, well, what do we talk about on The Thrive Time Show? Well, what we talk about on The Thrive Time Show is how to start and grow successful companies. So on part two of today’s show, I’m going to introduce you to a longtime client by the name of Russell Wymer. Russell Weimer. And for proof that Russell Weimer is a real entrepreneur with a real pool maintenance company, I’ll give you his web address. You can go check it out there.

It’s Weimer Pool Maintenance. He’s in Texas. Weimer Works is the name of the company. Weimer Works. It’s in Texas. And the company is WeimerWorks .

com. I’ll put a link. But we talk about how specifically to start and grow a successful company. Now, some people say, well, you know, the Thrive Time Show, they use clips all the time. They don’t record There’s shows every time. A lot of times they start using clips.

Now, what I like to do is I like to feature testimonials of real clients that have had real success. Amidst the topic so that way you can see real entrepreneurs that are having real success I don’t want you to just hear about theoretical success I want you to learn about how to achieve success learn the proven principles the proven success strategies but then I want you to hear from actual entrepreneurs that are actually having success as a result of of implementing these systems. So on part two of today’s show, I am going to put in clips of Russell Weimer explaining how implementing the systems has changed his life. And so for anybody out there who says, well, The Thrive Time Show, you know, it used to be awesome. It used to be an awesome business podcast. However, now they just use clips.

No, I don’t just use clips. It’s just I want to insert success stories from real entrepreneurs that are having real success. Now, you might say, when are you going does the Thrive Time show come out? When do I record them? When do I do it? How does it happen?

Well, today I’m recording today’s show at 7 .14 in the morning. However, sometimes I record a show at 7 .14 at night. Sometimes I record shows at noon. But what I try to do at the Thrive Time show is I put out content at a rate where it’s more content than the average listener could possibly consume. So what I’m doing is I’m trying to put out more content than the average listener could possibly consume. So just this week, the week of this recording, I’ve put out a show with the founder of windowninjas .

com, a guy we’ve helped to grow his company by 11 times. So that was two days ago. Then I put out a show, what, three days ago with Nick Vujicic, This is the guy who has no limbs, you know, but no limits. I mean, he has no arms and no legs, but yet he’s become best -selling author. He’s one of the world’s most respected motivational speakers.

So that’s the second business show. Then I put out a show this week with Kona Honu Divers, the founder of Kona Honu Divers, a longtime client. He’s based in Hawaii. And I featured his success story. So that’s the third show this week. And then we put out a show about the idea of what specific concepts do you need to put into place right now if you want to have success right now with urgency you know Napoleon Hill once said do not wait the time will never be just right start where you stand with whatever tools you have and so we talked about urgency and that was show number four this week and so this week here we are on day six of this week And we’ve put out 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 20, 25.

So you put out 25 shows this week. So you say, When do we put out shows? Well, we put out shows consistently throughout the week, but I try to put out more content than the average person could possibly ever consume. And so who’s the show for? It’s for entrepreneurs and people that want to be entrepreneurs. Who do we interview?

We interview some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. What do we talk about? We talk about how to specifically start and grow a successful company. When do we put out a show? Well, this week we put out 25 shows over the last seven days. Where do I record the show from?

Well, I record the show often from our office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. And if you do a Google search for Thrive Time Show and the word Tulsa, so Thrive Time Show and the word World Tulsa, you will find our office right there at 3920 West 91st Street South in Tulsa, Oklahoma. So 3920. 91st Street South in Tulsa, Oklahoma. That’s where I typically am located when I record my shows. However, because I do work with clients all across the United States, many times I am traveling to New York City to go meet a client or traveling to Boston to go meet a client or traveling to Beverly Hills to go meet a client.

I’m just listing off some recent trips we went on to Florida, to South Beach, Florida, to visit a client, to Satellite Beach, Florida, to visit a client. And then when I’m on those trips, I still record content. So sometimes you’ll hear me recording from my phone or something as I travel across the country. And then why? Why do I put out The Thrive Time Show? Well, I grew up where I didn’t have access to money.

And so because I didn’t have access to money, I felt like I needed to become a success story, to become successful. And so I worked at Applebee’s, Target, and DirecTV. That’s how I achieved success. I worked at Applebee’s, Target, and DirecTV. You say, well, what does that mean specifically? Well, I don’t know.

I grew up without money. And it occurred to me, I don’t have money. So I thought to myself, self? I need to make money. So I got a job working at a restaurant called the Norseman in Cocado, Minnesota. I worked there.

I worked doing detasseling of corn for local farmers. I worked on a hobby farm. I worked as a home health aide. I did concrete construction labor. I worked at a retirement home as sort of an entertainment coordinator guy, manager there. I did that.

I worked with physically disabled and mentally disabled kids. I worked with a child with Down syndrome by the name of Adam. I worked with a wonderful kid by the name of Chris who was essentially paralyzed and in a wheelchair because of the disease or because of the ailments his body was facing. So I did that. Then I went to Oral Roberts University.

And while I was going to Oral Roberts University, I worked at Applebee’s, Target, and DirecTV. I did all that. And then I was just saving every dime I could possibly save. And I built a company called DJ Connection. And DJ Connection was started out of my parents’ basement when I was like 15 years old. And at the time, I called it C &G DJ Service.

And you say, well, why did we call it C &G DJ Service? Well, because I was 15 years old. I couldn’t drive to my shows without the assistance of somebody who wasn’t me. And the guy that would drive me to my shows, his name was Mark Haugen. And Mark Haugen, I’m not exactly sure what happened. I can’t remember the story.

But he lost a bet. And so as our youth pastor, he was our youth pastor, he lost a bet. And he somehow had to shave a G in his chest. as a result of losing the bet. He was a very hairy man. I mean, this was one of the hairiest men I’ve ever met. He was sort of like a bear man, bear man.

And so he shaved the G into his chest. And my name is Clay Clark. So that’s the C. He was the G, C and G DJ service. And so when I went to Oral Roberts University, that partnership ended. And I continued growing the DJ business. And I built a company called DJConnection .

com. I drew the logo myself. I started the company myself. I worked at Applebee’s, Target, DirecTV myself, lived below my means myself, did everything I could possibly do to start and grow that company. And I grew it into one of America’s largest wedding entertainment companies. So I grew it to be one of the largest entertainment companies in America.

And then I sold it. And I also then built a company called epic photos calm and I sold it I started the Tulsa Bridal Association Tulsa wedding show and I you know exited from that and so again I’ve built a lot of businesses I started a company called Elephant in the Room, e -i -t -r -lounge . com. I’m heavily involved in the wood flooring space and the dental practice space. I’m involved in a lot of different industries.

And I say I’m involved in the fitness industry, and all I can say is at a certain point I recognized, wow, I grew up without money, and I know what that’s like to not have money, but I also know what it’s like to not feel like there’s any hope. To not have money and also not know a path to escape financial depravity or financial stuckness. I know what it’s like to feel like you can’t get unstuck. And so what I did to get unstuck is I worked at Applebee’s, Target, and DirecTV, as I mentioned, and other jobs. And then I began asking super successful people, hey, what books do you recommend? What book?

If there’s one book, is there a certain book that you would recommend for me? Is there a book you’d recommend for me? And I believe knowledge has the capacity to completely unlock you from your current circumstances. I really do believe that your future is dictated largely by the people you choose to surround yourself with and the books you read. That’s what I believe. I believe that your future is largely dictated by the people you choose to spend your time with and the books you read.

And so you ask the question, well, is The Thrive Time Show worth listening to? Well, for me, it would be worth listening to, and I hope it is for you, too, if you’re an aspiring entrepreneur. But for me, I’m talking to super successful people in high school, and I’m saying, hey, Mr. Dentist, Mr. Doctor, hey, Mr. Entrepreneur, what books would you recommend that I would read? When I was going to Oral Roberts University, I would ask wealthy people that I would run into, hey, what books would you recommend that I read? And I would often be told, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. You should read Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.

read Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. You should read Rich Dad Poor Dad. You should read How to Win. Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. You, Clay, should go read 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell. You should read Ultimate Productivity by Jim Stovall, a man who went blind before becoming super successful.

This is a guy who went blind before gaining a new vision for himself. for his life. This is Jim Stovall, a Tulsa -based entrepreneur. I would hear recommendations of books that I should read, and maybe the books were best -selling books. Maybe they weren’t, but they were effective books. I was being told, go read The Service Profit Chain.

This is a case study written by Harvard that will teach you specifically how to make a linear workflow. I remember when I was told that I needed to read The Service Profit Chain so that I could learn how to make a linear workflow. I didn’t know what a linear workflow was. I didn’t know what a workflow was. I didn’t know what linear meant. I didn’t know, I didn’t even know what the concept was.

And so when someone said you need to read, if you ever want to build a repeatable business and you ever want to create a duplicatable business model that has the ability to create time and financial freedom, if you ever want to create a proven recipe that can scale, if you want to create a blueprint that can be replicated, if you ever want to create a business that has the ability to create time and financial freedom for you and your family, You need to read The Service Profit Chain because that book will teach you how to make a linear workflow. I remember thinking, I don’t know what a linear workflow is. I don’t know what linear means. I don’t know what workflow means. But I do know that I’m going to read that book. Why? Because you, the person who’s telling me to read the book, is super successful.

I remember years ago, I went and this is a move I used to do. I used to cold call some of the most successful people in the world and say, is there any way that I could shadow you? Is it possible? I mean, could you come in? out time for me to spend a day with you, sir? And you say, well, what kind of people would I shadow or what kind of people did I interact with physically, face to face during this process of my life where I was chasing down super successful people?

The founder of Hobby Lobby, who I’ve interviewed on the show, by the way, David Green. I remember cold calling, making calls, asking people, begging. And Doug Fears, Doug Fears, the former CFO of Helmrich & Payne, Doug Fears made that happen for me. And I got a chance to shadow with the founder of Hobby Lobby. And the founder of Hobby Lobby taught me the importance of having a weekly scheduled family day, which, by the way, is still a practice that my family does today. We have five great kids, and we have family day every Tuesday as a result of that one -time interaction with the founder of Hobby Lobby, who told me the importance of scheduling time every week for the family to come together.

That’s powerful, and that’s David Green who taught me that. I remember when I was shadowing with the head of Quick Trip, you know, the Quick Trip gas station chain. When I’m hanging out with Mr. Caggio, and I’m asking Mr. Caggio, Mr. Caggio, how did you scale QuickTrip? How did you take QuickTrip from a small gas station into one of America’s largest convenience store chains? I remember I was told, hey, you need to read the service profit chain. by Harvard.

It’s by Heskett, The Service Profit Chain. I remember thinking, what? There’s that book again. Boop, boop, boop, boop. I remember The Value Profit Chain being recommended by Chet Kadjian. I remember, what?

Value Profit Chain? What’s that book? I mean, so again, I can tell you that The Thrive Time Show, is it worth listening to? Is it worth listening to? I think it’s only worth listening to if you’re an entrepreneur or an aspiring entrepreneur. Now, I’m going to give you some statistics that maybe are not the most positive, and I’m going to type them right now on the show notes, okay?

Because this is a fact. These are just facts that we all need to know, and it’s very important that we know these facts. And again, it might not be super positive for somebody out there, but you need to know. In America today, okay? I’m typing this on the notes right now. In 2026, there are just Again, according to U .

S. Debt Clock, there are just 8 .7 million entrepreneurs in America. That’s a wild thing to think about, folks. There’s just 8 .7. Now, as a fact, okay, in 2015, we talked about it, in 2015, that’s not that long ago, in 2015, there was 15 million entrepreneurs in America. So I’m telling you folks, the number of entrepreneurs has gone down dramatically, dramatically during my lifetime.

During your lifetime, if you’re listening to this show, it’s gone down. And according to Inc. Magazine, again, You might say, this isn’t encouraging at all. According to Inc. Magazine, 96 % of businesses are going to fail, according to Inc. Magazine.

96 % of businesses are going to fail. And you might say, well, that’s not a positive statistic, but it’s a true statistic. I’ll put it on the show notes. 96 % of businesses fail. That’s a real thing. Why do they fail?

We could argue about it, but that’s crazy. 96 % of businesses fail. So what we do on The Thrive Time Show is I teach you specifically the proven steps that you can take to start and grow a successful company. And you say, well, what do we teach? Again, what do we teach? Point number two, what do we teach?

We teach proven strategies. So these are proven processes. I’m not teaching you theories. They’re proven processes. I’m teaching you documented success systems.

These are success systems that are proven to work. I am teaching you super moves that you can use, right, that you can use. Now, somebody says, well, you know, is the Thrive Time show worth listening to? Well, I mean, if you’re somebody who doesn’t want to learn, if you’re just wanting to be entertained, this is probably not the right show for you. But if you want to learn how to take your life from just barely surviving to thriving, then this is definitely the show show that you want to listen to. people to see actual success stories from actual, real clients.

So it’s very, very important if you’re out there today, very important, again, that you learn what you need to do to grow a successful company, but it’s very important you actually implement Right? Knowledge without application is meaningless, according to Napoleon Hill. Who’s that? Again, knowledge. Napoleon Hill is the best -selling author that absolutely changed my life. So you say, who’s the author that changed my life?

Napoleon Hill. I actually named my son Aubrey Napoleon Hill after Napoleon Hill because Napoleon Hill changed my life. You see, I used to think a certain way. I had a certain default setting. Imagine that your thermostat at your house has a certain default setting. You come home, and you’re used to it always being set at 70.

Now, if you come home, and that temperature gets adjusted to 75, all of a sudden, you come home, and it feels a little bit more warm than the norm, all right? If you’re used to 70, and you come home, and somebody has changed the thermostat to 66, it feels a little bit colder than what you’re used to. That’s because it’s your default setting. right? It’s your default setting. So if you want to change your default setting, I wanted to change my default setting, you become the average of the five people you spend the most time with, right?

The mind becomes what the mind is fed. And so I would encourage you to tune into the Thrive Time Show because you’re going to learn specifically what you need to do to start and grow a successful company. And on part two of today’s show, you’re going to see success stories of real people like Weimer. Weimer’s a guy, he’s a real entrepreneur, a real person in Texas who’s implemented the systems. He has a pool maintenance company. And he reached out to us and said, could you help me?

I have a dream to be self -employed. I’ve got a great family. I want to provide for them. Could you teach me how to become successful? And I said, yes. Although it is stressful, by the way, to teach people how to grow a company.

I’ve been doing it since 2005. And so when you go to Thrivetimeshow . com, when you go to Thrivetimeshow . com, you’re going to see thousands of client success stories, not seven, not dozens, but thousands of real success stories of real entrepreneurs that have really implemented the systems and processes that we really do teach. So that’s, you say, well, is the Thrivetimeshow worth listening to? I would say, And yes, it is worth listening to if you’re an entrepreneur or an aspiring entrepreneur, because by default we know that according to Inc.

Magazine and other very respected publications, 96 % of businesses will fail. And we know that the number of entrepreneurs by default has gone from 15 million entrepreneurs down to 8 million entrepreneurs during my lifetime. This is radical. I was born in 1980. So you talk about who, what, when. When are we putting out shows?

We’re putting out, again, 25 shows this week. So who, what, when, where. Where’s the show located? As I mentioned earlier, I record the show from my studio, my home office, right here at 3920 West 91st Street South in Tulsa, Oklahoma. And if that’s by the way, if you want to send me a letter, it’s 3920 West 91st Street South, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74132.

So who, what, when, where, why? Why do I do it? I record The Thrive Time Show because I believe in you. And I believe that if you have the mental capacity to listen to The Thrive Time Show, the mental capacity to listen to The Thrive Time Show, if you have the mental capacity needed to somehow navigate and find your way to thrivetimeshow . com and hit play on our podcast, if you have the capacity to find thethrivetimeshow . com and to hit play, then you have the tenacity and the capacity needed to become super successful.

And I know this because I grew up without money, and I’ve been blessed to have a lot of success. And a couple other notes and things for anybody who says, is The Thrive Time Show worth listening to? I am a songwriter. For anybody out there that doesn’t know, I write songs. And if you go to Spotify and you look for my name, Clay Clark, on Spotify, you will find, we’ll call it, Nearly a hundred songs that I’ve written and you can listen to those I often weave those songs into the shows So just look for clay Clark on Spotify and you’ll find the songs. I’ve written over the years some are comedic Some are motivational, but they are all there right there free to download at shop or at a Spotify So if you go to spotify .

com you can find the the audio that I record also if you want to download all the books I’ve written I’ve actually Written at this point over books and you can download those for free simply by going to Thrivetimeshow . com forward slash free dash resources. So Thrivetimeshow . com forward slash free resources. So let’s recap and make sure we’re all on the same page. Who is the Thrivetimeshow recorded for?

It’s for entrepreneurs and people who want to become successful entrepreneurs. What are we talking about? Proven processes, success systems, super moves that you can use. When are the Thrive Time Show broadcasts going out? I’ll put that on the show notes. When are the Thrive Time – because somebody says, are they daily?

When are the ThriveTimeShow . com podcasts released? I put them out as many times per week as possible. But I would say that we average, I’m typing this on the show notes, thethrivetimeshow . com averages 10 newly released shows per week. But there are weeks, like this week where I put out 25 shows.

And you might say, well, Where is the Thrive Time Show located? So I’ll put point number four, where is the Thrive Time Show located? I’ll put a link here for you so you can find that. Okay, so I’m linking it up right now. The address again is 3920 West 91st Street South in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Why do I record the Thrive Time Show?

It’s to help people like you to get unstuck. And so you say, well, what’s the call to action? What do I need to do right now? Well, if you’re out there today and you learned anything from today’s show at all, I would highly recommend, if you can, I would ask, humbly ask, and I would request and say, it’d be nice if you would do it. If you can go and click subscribe, wherever you listen to podcasts, just click subscribe. And if you could leave us an objective review, that helps us reach more people.

So again, my name’s Clay Clark, and you’ve been listening to The Thrive Time Show, right here on the thrivetimeshow . com podcast. You can find us on Spotify. You can find us on Rumble. You can find us on iTunes, YouTube, that sort of thing. Again, today’s topic, what are we talking about?

We talked about is the Thrive Time show worth listening to? And I believe it is, but again, I have a bias there. But if you’re out there today and you’re an entrepreneur, you’re an inspiring entrepreneur, and you want to turn your dreams into reality, stay tuned to part two of today’s show, where you’re going to hear a success story from a real client we really helped by the name of Russell Weimer. With that being said, I’d like to end every show. a boom, because boom stands for big, overwhelming, optimistic momentum. Big, overwhelming, optimistic momentum.

And with that being said, here we go. Three, two, one, boom. It shows up around the things that carry real consequence, real possibility, real risk. And because those things carry risk, the mind works very hard to find reasons to delay them, to put them off to a later season, when you will be better positioned, better equipped to handle whatever comes. But here is the problem with waiting for better positioning. The better positioning almost never comes on its own.

It has to be built, and it gets built through action, not through preparation. What kind of growth have you had since you became a one -on -one coaching client? Well, I think I’ve gone, when I first started back not even a year ago, when we really started getting down in the dirt with this, I had about six consistent customers and now I’m about shy of 60 customers. Well, Thrive Nation, on today’s show, we have a wonderful success story. This particular listener actually has been to a workshop, and they heard how to grow their business. They became a one -on -one consulting client, and now their business is absolutely growing, not because they heard what to do, but because they’re implementing the proven systems and processes in their actual business.

And now, without any further ado, Russell Weimer, welcome onto The Thrive Time Show. How are you, sir? I’m doing excellent. How are you doing, Clay? Well, I’m fired up to have you here. Now, for a lot of people that aren’t here,

is this man a hologram or is he a real person? Tell us, what’s your website and what’s the name of your company, sir? The website’s WeimerWorks . com, and the name of the company is simply Weimer Works Full Service and Repair. Now, since you became a one -on -one coaching client, I mean, we do charge clients a flat rate of $1 ,700 a month. And we do the photography, and the videography, and the web, and the search engine, and the branding, and help you with the accounting, and the numbers, and the tracking sheets, and the online ads.

And what kind of growth have you had since you became a one -on -one coaching client? Oh, well, I think I’ve gone when I first started back, not even a year ago, when we really started getting down in the dirt with this, I had about six consistent customers. And now I’m about shy of 60 customers. And that’s been pulling in going from 1250 a month, all the way up to 12 ,500 a month, just in just regular service calls. So it’s been overloading my plate to say the least. Now, you know, one thing we do is we’re fastidious about making sure that you’re tracking the numbers.

And so I view businesses, you know, half of businesses is offense, it’s marketing, it’s branding, it’s advertising, it’s division. Then the other half is accounting and legal and systems and that kind of thing. Right now, how would you describe how the experience has been for you thus far? Because I know at first we put a lot of emphasis on, let’s get the website up, let’s get the online ads going. Kind of describe what the experience experience has been like so far? So far, I would say, when I decided to jump out on my own and do my own thing, never ran a business my life, I have a family.

So I was very kind of, I guess you would say, apprehensive to do it on my own. And I know I needed, I needed some guidance to really give me some concrete, actionable actions I can take and go do, and then I know it’s gonna work. why whenever I signed up with you guys, it was been kind of a very, I guess, very inspirational, but very confident that I know I’m doing the right thing. Because anytime I’ve ever questioned something, it’s always gone back to the core plan, what we’re sticking to, getting the reviews, getting the content on them. website and just sticking to it and the leads come in. And now to the point where, hey, I’m making more money than I’ve ever made.

And it’s just going to keep, it just, it won’t stop. And I can’t stop. And it’s, I’m in a completely different area than I was nine months ago when I first started doing business with you guys. And it’s, it’s awesome. It’s, I can’t say the least that it’s just been a while. It was very, not wild, but very exciting, very, very rewarding ride so far.

And it’s just. I don’t see an end to it. And that’s the thing that gets me kind of when I was at one of your workshops recently, it’s the feeling of being overwhelmed is the feeling that I got to keep because that’s the motivation. That’s the growth of the company happening. And it just doesn’t stop. You know, I, I started my first business out of my dorm room.

And, you know, I had this vision to grow America’s largest wedding entertainment company ultimately did that a company called dj connection . com. And I grew that company huge before I sold it years ago. And it helped me having certain mentors in my life. So for right now, I pay an accountant every month about three grand a month every single month to make sure that my numbers aren’t drifting. I pay an attorney several thousand dollars a month every single month.

And I’ve worked with these same people for years and years. And most of our consulting clients are with us for six years or longer. Could you maybe describe for anybody out there that’s thinking about becoming a client what that’s like to have a team helping you? Because I know every month I don’t have to look for a new accountant. I’m not looking for a new attorney.

And I have these people that are advising me down the path that I’ve chosen to go down. Could you maybe describe for everybody out there that’s thinking about becoming a client what it’s like knowing that you have an entire team helping you? Uh, it’s extremely stress relieving, uh, knowing me, myself, not knowing anything, really how to make a website, how to even do the nuanced things of the updated software and things just to make a cell phone compatible and rank higher on the search engines. Having a team behind me and me just be able to have questions answered and knowing that, Hey, if I need something to take care of on the website, it’s going to get taken care of. And I don’t have, I don’t have to think about those things and worry about. things or waste my time really with things that I don’t have time to think about.

I can just spend my time working on and in my business knowing that I’ve got a confident team behind me that’s going to be able to give me the best looking website that I can ask for right now, because I think I don’t even know how to make it look better because I’ve never made one before. But I’m sure if I need anything critiquing on it, I have a team there that, hey, I want this picture there. Or, hey, I want to add these. I want to add some content like this. Y ‘all can change it. And I don’t have to think about those things.

And it just takes the stress level away from me. And then not only that, having a mentor to keep me when I question myself, to have you there to just stay on course, keep at it, keep getting reviews. has really bolstered me and strengthened me to keep on course. And just, it’s very, you know, it’s just stress relieving is the best way I could put it, is I just almost don’t have to worry or think about those things that can be overwhelming when you’re first getting into this. You know, one of the things in the Bible that the Bible tells us 365 times about not giving into the spirit of fear. In the book of Revelation, God continues to say,

let them that have ears to hear. And then it’s very repetitive. The Bible and God are very repetitive. And I find that success is very repetitive. You have to do the same things that work. In a lot of self -help books, they say, insanity is doing the same thing over and over.

Think, though, that success, and I know that success requires the implementation of proven processes over and over and over, redoing the same thing that works over and over. Quick -trip gas stations provide great service week after week, day after day. Starbucks, as much as I don’t agree with the culture, Starbucks provides great coffee every single day. Can you maybe explain that nature of having somebody that’s pushing you to do some of those maybe stupid repetitive tasks over and over? Because I know that the addiction to new ideas is a kind of, it is a problem that I see a lot of entrepreneurs have. They jump from one idea to the next idea to the next idea, never gaining traction.

What’s it like having somebody in your life pushing you to do those repetitive tasks over and over? It’s very, basically it’s kind of bolstering your confidence a little bit. And that you don’t have, like you said, you don’t have to have this new idea. And I can give the perfect example of, I asked you, I was like, hey, you know, I didn’t consult you about it. I just went and signed up for it. And it was the Yelp.

And you gave me this spiel about Yelp. And I was like, I think I’m going to give it a try. Sure enough, I do it. I end up spending about $500. I got zero leads off of it. And it was a lot of wasted time and money.

And I, I ended up kind of eating, you know, some humble pie coming back to you and telling you, yeah, I got off of that and should have just listened to you. And having you there kind of told me, I was like, Hey, don’t need to go off and try to do market ideas because I’m paying a coach. I’m paying thrive to do those things for me. I don’t need to second guess their course in this second. I did second guess it, it got, I came to, I, you know, it came to came back on me tenfold where I lose out. It was a waste of time.

So having the coach there to kind of you know, reassert himself that this is why it works and you need to keep at it. And Amir, there’s even another example I could give you is I was looking down the line at doom and gloom or, you know, something about the future and money and economy. You didn’t, you didn’t sit there and feed into it. You just said, I can tell you one thing is we got to just keep at it. You’ve got work to do. We’ve got to keep getting the reviews and this is how it’s going to work.

And then unless you don’t, I’d tell you the last thing I thought about the last time I thought about pending doom was then, because I just, I kept thinking about what needed to be done. And that was getting the reviews, getting the content and simply getting my business to grow. And I tell you, I haven’t thought about it since then. And it’s just, you know, I got to keep rolling and keep going. Now, final two questions I have for you. You provide a pool cleaning service, pool maintenance service.

Tell us, what market area do you service for any of our listeners out there that may want to look into doing business with you? Yeah, we service a pretty wide range. We’re going to be pretty much everything. West of Dallas. So all the way from trophy club Keller Fort Worth, all the way down to Arlington Burleson and all the way out to Weatherford. So pretty much everything east of Dallas, we’re going to have you covered and get you taken care of.

Now, what would you say for anybody out there that’s on the fence? They’re thinking about going to thrive timeshow . com and scheduling a free consultation or attending one of our work or one of our in -person workshops. What would you say to them? I would say don’t hesitate. Do it.

It really will. It is going to change your life and for the better. It’s not for the faint of heart. It is hard work. But you know, you’re going in the right direction. And you know, you have a whole team group of people behind you to keep you going in that direction.

And I wouldn’t have wouldn’t hesitate. Because if the second you sign on, you’re going to experience a whole nother level of life you haven’t yet. Now, how did you originally hear about the thrive time show and the one on one business coaching and the conferences that we provide? Yeah, it actually goes back to about a year almost two years ago now that when I heard you filling in on a, it was the war room with orange warrior, and you were filling in and I was just getting fired up off of your energy I was like I gotta look into this guy. You’re a preacher, honest to God. And I looked up and I was like, oh my gosh, this guy is a godsend because he’s right up my alley because you’re all about entrepreneurship.

And that was where I was going. That was the direction. And lo and behold, you’re kind of right up the alley in a lot of the ways I think and other things. So it just kind of worked out to where I had to get up there and experience it myself. Now you actually, I think, I think filled out a form. What was your first action step that you took before you attended the conference and ultimately became a client?

Uh, yeah, well, listening to one of your podcasts, you said, Hey, if you want to give this a try, you encouraged to come up and check out the workshop. So I went on your website, filled out the little form. And I think within less than five minutes, I had a phone call with a very nice young lady and she gave me the full download. And before I could even get off, she discounted the amount I had to pay for some reason. I don’t know why, but she made it to where I couldn’t say no. It just made it too easy to get up there and come experience the workshop.

Now, how would you describe the in -person workshop for anybody out there that hasn’t been to a workshop before? Uh, it’s very, uh, if you’re not, uh, kind of, uh, uh, if you’re coy, I’ll just say it’s going to be kind of in your face, but in very, very motivating is the best word I could give it. It’s just very motivating and kind of pulls you out of your little shell and kind of gets you to open up a little bit. And that’s the best way I can describe is very motivating. Now, what would you say to anybody out there is thinking about spending $500 on a Yelp ad this month?

Don’t, don’t do it. Don’t wait. You’re going to waste your time, money, and you’re, you’re not, you’re going to pretend they’ll give you pretend click leads, but it’s all fake at the end of the day. Oh, I’ll get folks. Check out Weimer works . com.

That’s Weimer works . com and incredible service. I’ll put a link on today’s show notes, folks, so you can check it out. That’s Weimer works . com Russell Weimer. It’s great to serve you.

Great to work with you, sir. And we’ll talk to you next week. Excellent. Thank you. Have a good one. Well, ladies and gentlemen, on today’s show, we’re interviewing an entrepreneur who is kind.

who is diligent, who is the kind of person you’d want to hang out with. And I think if you’re out there today, we need to understand that money is just a magnifier. Money just makes you more of who you are. And I hear nothing but great things about today’s guest and longtime client. Myron, welcome on to the Thrive Time Show. How are you, sir?

Hey, thanks. I’m doing good. Hey, so real quick, let’s get into your background a little bit here. How did you first hear about us? How long ago was that when we first started coaching or working with you? So that was, it had to be about six, six and a half years ago.

Steve Currington, one of you guys is a longtime clients as well. He actually recommended me to you guys about six years ago. And I went to one of your conferences and I was blown away by what I seen at the conference and I had to join. Now, someone wants to verify you’re a real person and also it might turn into a couple of deals for you. What’s your website so people can pull this up and verify you’re not a hologram? Yeah, check us out.

WhiteGloveAutoTulsa . com. WhiteGloveAutoTulsa . com. So let me pull it up here. WhiteGloveAutoTulsa .com.

WhiteGloveAutoTulsa . com. And with White Glove Auto, what are all the services that you guys provide at this point? So the services that we provide right now are services like paint protection film for your vehicle to protect its paint, ceramic coating for your paint. It’s another form of paint protection. We do window tinning.

And then we do vinyl wraps. So you guys at White Glove Auto, I mean, you guys do quite a few services. Also, these mics I have right here, you guys auto wrap these microphones. Is that accurate, sir? Yeah, exactly. Yeah, we printed out that wrap ourself and we wrapped those.

That’s awesome. So that’s, again, folks, that’s White Glove Auto. Now, as far as growth, since we’ve had the opportunity to serve you, what kind of growth have you seen over these past six and a half years? So I mean, that’s the that’s the crazy thing. So our growth has been absolutely insane. I averaged it up on over the last eight years I’ve been in business.

We’ve averaged about a 52 % growth year over year. And that is just insane. So you’ve grown. If you had to go back six and a half years from when we started with you to now, do you know what that total growth percentage would be? Is it like five times larger or 10 times larger? Oh, man. I mean.

50 % of a big number is, you know, tough. When I first started with you guys, I think I had just done $100 ,000 for the whole year. This year, I’m probably going to do $2 .1 million. Wow. So you guys are up 20 times. Yeah.

OK. Now, for anybody out there that hasn’t worked with a business consultant, I always tell people, what we do is very analogous to what a personal trainer does for fitness. And I would also say that what you guys do at White Glove Auto is very similar to what a personal trainer does. But you do it for autos, for automobiles. So if you’re out there today and you want to auto wrap a vehicle, I guess you could get a manual about it. And I guess you could get all the equipment.

And I guess that you could devote years, usually years, to learn the craft and master it, and then invest in the physical equipment. to auto wrap your own vehicles. Or you could go to an expert. Can you kind of explain what it’s like working with a business coaching program on a weekend, week out basis? Yeah, so like working with the business coaching program is phenomenal. It’s something that I’m very glad that I’ve done.

Every week, meeting with you guys, for instance, it’s just nice to know updates on my SEO and how things are going. And anytime I have questions about things I might be stuck on, and being able to have those questions answered has just been great. And with the meetings, I think one of the things that I think is very important, whether you have a business or you have a business coach, you need to have certain core, repeatable, actionable processes that you go every week so you don’t drift. There are certain core, repeatable, actionable processes. Could you talk about maybe how those meetings have helped you to make sure that you’re not drifting and that your organization is continuing to knock out those core, repeatable, actionable processes? Yeah, absolutely.

So that’s one of the biggest things I learned from you guys’ meetings is, um, you know, doing, uh, checklists and processes and just making sure I’m doing the same thing every day. And, um, when I go to my meetings, you know, my coach is always following up with me, making sure I’m doing my action items. And if I’m not, he kind of gets a little upset with me. So, uh, keeps me on track. Um, but yeah, learning those processes has definitely been a huge help for us as well. Can you maybe peel back the onion and maybe share a couple, uh, core repeatable actionable processes that you have to do every week that might seem kind of mind numbing, but that actually produce results.

Yeah. So, I mean, this is something that I do every week. I do actually every day and that’s finances going over my numbers and seeing my eggs and my exact expenses and how much money is coming in, how much money is going out. And I do that every single day for about an hour, hour and a half a day. And it’s mind numbing, but it’s something that I got to do. And that’s something I learned in, uh,

as well as make sure you’re in popular numbers. And my understanding is you now are the owner of a Lamborghini. Is this an accurate thing that you just. And I did just buy a Lamborghini. It delivers today. And what does it look like, or what kind?

For people out there that don’t know what it is, can you maybe describe or tell me what kind of Lamborghini is it? Yeah, it’s a 2020 Lamborghini Huracan Evo. It’s actually like a purple color. So viola pacifis, what the color is called. Yep, Huracan Evo. Evo, got it.

And I am not a car guy, so I’m going to just hack away here and see if I can find it. So this is kind of what it looks like, but yours is purple. Yep, exactly. It’s purple. So it’s not a convertible either. It’s actually the coupe.

But that is pretty much what it looks like. And has this been on your wish list for a long time? It has been, yeah. It’s been on a wish list for a very long time. I can’t believe I’ve actually been able to buy a $300 ,000 car, but here I am. Now, let’s talk about this.

For people out there that are thinking about coming to a workshop, I always tell people it’s $250 to come to a workshop or whatever price they want to pay. What can people expect if they come to a workshop? When we come to a workshop, I mean, even though it’s 250 bucks or whatever you spend, you’re going to get a ton of value out of that. Whenever I go to a workshop that you guys have, I always learn something new every time I go. There’s a bunch of information, a bunch of questions that get answered that maybe I didn’t know I had. So anyway, it’s very, very helpful.

And talk about website edits and graphic design and branding and print pieces. I think a lot of business owners They have a consultant they hire, and then the consultant they hire tells them, well, you need to go optimize your website, or you need to go launch ads, or you need to go look at your numbers. But they don’t actually sit down and help them with their numbers, or help them with their website, or help them. How is that helpful? you having a turnkey, one point of contact where every week when you meet with our coaching team, after that meeting, you’ve got a team that’s doing the photography, the videography, the web development, the search engine, and kind of helping you with those things behind the scenes. Oh, it’s a huge help.

So, I mean, if you guys were just telling me, hey, do this, do that, do that, and not giving me any type of actual coaching on how to do those processes, probably wouldn’t do it because it’d be a little too difficult. Maybe it’s a little overwhelming. So it’s definitely nice to have a lot of help on the back end from you guys. Now, let’s talk about this idea. In business, there’s always a new idea. People like to bring up new ideas and obsess on new ideas and not execute the proven ideas.

Can you maybe talk about that? Because I see a lot of wonderful entrepreneurs that reach out to us. They schedule 13 -point assessment. And I find out that for 10 consecutive years, they’ve been hopping to the idea of the month. The idea of the week, the idea of the hour. And they’re always hopping from idea to idea, but they don’t actually get anything done.

Can you maybe talk about how coaching kind of helps you stay on track with what works? Yeah. Um, I think really the biggest thing is just having that coach there that’s behind you. Um, and every week, like I said, whenever you’re meeting with that coach, you know, they’re just making sure that you’re staying on track again, you know, having somebody who’s there and you knowing that they could get upset with you because you’re not staying on track and doing your action items, um, is a huge help. You know, if I didn’t have that person behind me kind of helping push me, I don’t think some of this stuff would be getting done. Now, we charge $1 ,700 a month, as of the time of the recording of today’s show.

$1 ,700 a month, we operate at a 20 % margin for what we do. And we’re very clear about that. It’s $1 ,700 a month. It’s month to month. And it’s 20 % margin. With your business model, you guys do auto wraps.

And if somebody out there is looking to auto wrap, let’s say, a truck, or a car, or a vehicle, what kind of do you, has any of that to help you be intentional about making sure that you’re not doing auto wraps where you lose money? Because I know a lot of people in your industry that I’ve met at conferences that do beautiful wraps, but they found a way to lose money on every transaction. Has Andrew kind of helped on that aspect to make sure that you’re profitable? Yeah, absolutely. I mean, that’s the thing is, you know, there’s a lot of people out there, a lot of people do wraps, like you said, that are just afraid to charge what they want to charge.

And one of the things that’s helped me like from Andrew is just helping me not be afraid to charge what I need to in order to be a profitable business. And I actually get a lot of a lot of hate a lot of shade thrown my way for charging higher prices, but it’s what I got to do to run a profitable shop. Now, this is probably an awkward time to place that order, so I’ll put it on the agenda that we share. I need to get six more SM58 mics. You know the ones with the red, white, and blue? Yeah.

It’s the red, white, and blue SM58 Shure mic that we have. And it’s just the three colors. I think the mic itself is blue. And then I think the handle is maybe red or something like that. Sincerely, I wanted to order. I need to get six more of those from you.

So for me and for anybody out there that wants to order stuff like that from you, what’s the best way to do that? So if anybody wants to do any type of ordering like that, they can just give us a call at our office number, which is 918 -806 -2780. And we’re happy to help you. I mean, of course, our biggest thing is automotive. We can do automotive any time. But we like doing little things like the mics or going out to actual properties and doing some jobs on site.

We like doing a little bit of everything. So you have to give us a call. I’m going to pull this up so people can see what I’m talking about here. So this is the mic here. It’s an SM58 mic. It’s the mic made by the Shure company.

And this is the mic here. It’s blue on top. It’s got the white and the red handle there. That’s the SM58 mic. And you guys auto wrap it. I’m going to put that on your agenda with Andrew so you guys can talk about it.

But you guys do auto -wraps. I mean, you guys do mic wraps. Anything else you wrap that’s a common request right now that people are asking you about there, sir? Uh, you know, a common thing here recently has been refrigerators. Um, you know, people want to have their little man caves and, you know, put their cars in their garage and they want to have their refrigerator wrapped, um, with like car logos or whatever it is. So refrigerators.

Yeah. It’s kind of a weird refrigerator wrapping. That’s awesome. And again, final question I have here for you. What would you say for anybody out there thinking about scheduling a free one -on -one consultation by going to Thrivetimeshow . com?

Maybe they’re on the fence. We had a guy I talked to last week who’d been a listener for seven consecutive years. And he said, I don’t know what the deal was. I think I had a phobia of reaching out to you guys. But he reached out to us, and in nine months, his company’s grown 57%. So in nine months, he’s grown his company by 57%.

And on part two of today’s show, I’m going to introduce our listeners to this man, because he’s doing really well. What would you say to anybody out there that’s thinking about scheduling a consultation, but they have yet to do so? Man, I say you’re making a mistake if you’re not reaching out ASAP. I mean, you’re just holding yourself back. Working with Thrive is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made for my company. I’ve been with them for six and a half years now, and it’s something I really, really recommend everybody do.

Well, brother, I appreciate your time. I know you’re a busy guy. Thanks for carving out time for us again, folks. That website is WhiteGloveAutoTulsa . com. You can auto -wrap a refrigerator.

You can auto -wrap a mic. You can auto -wrap a Lamborghini, which Myron now owns. So if you want to buy a Lamborghini from Myron, maybe he’ll sell you his new Lamborghini at a reasonable markup. We’ll see, folks. So you can buy a Lamborghini from Myron. You can buy an auto -wrapped refrigerator.

You can buy an auto -wrapped microphone. You can buy all of those wonderful things at WhiteGloveAutoTulsa . .com. com. Myron, thank you for carving out time for us. I really do appreciate you.

No problem, man. Thank you. Take care. Bye -bye. Well, Thrive Nation, on part one of today’s show, we talked to a guy by the name of Myron Kirkpatrick. Now, Myron Kirkpatrick, as you just heard, is a guy that just bought his first Lamborghini.

And you might say, well, that’s awesome for him. Well, the thing about Myron is Myron heard that his buddy, Steve Currington, just bought a Lamborghini. And so he had that curiosity, and he said, well, you’re a mortgage guy. How is it possible that you just bought a Lamborghini? Man, you must be doing a lot of mortgages. And Steve said, I am doing a lot of mortgages.

In fact, a lot of them, a ton of mortgages. In fact, if you go to stevecorrington . com, I’m the mortgage guy. And Myron says, well, how are you doing a lot of mortgages? And he says, well, I’ve got a proven system. And see, I’ve been working with this guy, Clay Clark.

And he says, you’ve been working with Clay Clark? And so next thing you know, Myron, as you just heard, folks, he became a client six and a half years ago, and he just is having his Lamborghini delivered today, his brand new Lamborghini. His business has grown by 20 times. And all it was was a quick conversation that caused a complete change in his destination. So what am I saying? Today’s guest has been a longtime client, and I believe that he has a solution for you that may just change your life.

This is a man who has built a business and a system that has grown and scaled. He’s been a longtime client. We have a lot of confidence in what he does. I have confidence in him as a person. I endorse him as a person. I endorse his company.

I endorse what he stands for. He’s the founder of a company called Window Ninjas. And over the past three years, we’ve had the honor to work with him. His company has continued to grow. And now he’s to a place in space where he’s offering franchising, which means he’s going to allow you to use his super proven recipe, if you want to, for a fee. So without any further ado, Gabe Salinas from Window Ninjas.

the Thrive Time Show. How are you, sir? I am wonderful, Clay. Glad to be here. I got to ask you, when was that moment in your life when you thought, you know what? I think I’m going to open up my own business.

Do you remember where you were or when you were, when you had that thought of, you know what? Things are going well, or maybe things aren’t going well, but you know what I’m going to do? I’m going to make a change. I’m going to make the first step, maybe make the first call, maybe start my own company. When did that aha moment happen for you? Early on in my life, Clay, I’ve always been an entrepreneur and I’ve always been interested in business.

So as a youngster growing up, I was always hustling. I was always going out and knocking on doors so I could cut somebody’s grass and earn some money and doing all those little things, washing cars, you know, as you do as a kid. But I was always interested in entrepreneurship, being my own boss, opening my own business. Man, early on in my life, I just kind of continued to have that mentality. And I knew probably right around the age of 19, 20 that I was going to do my own thing. It was really when I was committed fully to really focus on my business.

So when did you start windowninjas . com? When was that moment where you started windowninjas . com? We started Window Ninjas almost three and a half years ago, going on our fourth year. What year is this?

Yeah, at any rate. And I had actually opened up a franchise early on in my youth and had ran with that for quite a number of years. And it allowed me to be able to see what a poorly run franchise system was like. And over a 10 year span of dealing with that specific franchise system, I gained a lot of knowledge of good things to do bad things not what things not to do and it just kind of turned my mental state into I was going to get out of this bad franchise system at some point. and then turn myself into my own entity, and then build a good franchise system. So I was kind of driven to things in a little bit different manner than most.

And you have how many locations now of windowninjas . com? We currently operate in 12 different cities throughout four states. And for just some context, so people out there know, with Myron he was talking about, we’ve worked with Myron for almost seven years at this point. When did you and I first connect? How long ago was that?

right around three, three and a half years ago, right when we opened up Window Ninjas, probably, I guess, well, no, forgive me, Clay, I’m getting old, but so if I go back in time, me and you have been together since right around three and a half years, and then coming up on almost four now, now that I think about it, I think we started in August, and then we’ve actually had Window Ninjas for three years prior, two to three years prior to that, so I actually, Yeah, five to six years we’ve had Window Ninjas. And you guys, over the past, I mean, on the tracking sheet over the past three and a half years that we’ve been with you, I think you guys have doubled the business. And now you guys, I mean, is that accurate? I mean, you’ve doubled, I mean, your business is rocking. Absolutely. There’s got to be somebody listening right now and you’re like, man, I kind of want to own my own business.

And I don’t know the first thing about owning one or where I would even start. Kind of guide people through, what does that first step look like if somebody wants to learn about opening a Window Ninjas franchise? Well, the first step’s pretty easy. If you just go to my website at winoninjas . com and click on the little franchise page link, it’ll show you some information there. You can simply fill out a form at the request service page as well.

But just send me an email, put your information in there. Let me know that you’re interested in franchising out and I will get that email and then we will start the conversation. I’ll make a phone call, set up an introductory meeting and go over the things of what it takes to be a Window Ninjas franchise owner. And I’ll get to know a little bit about them as well. Now, this isn’t a backhanded compliment. I’m just trying to give people some context.

This is a client I’ve worked with for a long time, the Colas. We’ve worked with them since 2017. We’re now in 2013. Their business has grown quite a bit. And if you wanted to open up a Colas fitness location, what you’d have to do is, you know, spend a million dollars to open up a huge building. and to buy all that equipment, and then you’d have to train all those people, and that’s what it looks like to own a Cola Fitness.

I mean, you have to get a big building, a lot of equipment, train a big staff, and that’s what it looks like to open a Cola Fitness company. If you scroll up here, this is all from my newest book. You go to thrivetimeshow . com forward slash millionaire, and you can download this book. It’s thrivetimeshow . com forward slash millionaire.

And this is a millionaire’s guide how to become sustainably rich. You can download it for free at thrivetime . com forward slash millionaire. Now you look at that and you go, wow, the code laws are successful, but I don’t have that first million dollars sitting around. Well, Napoleon Hill, the bestselling author says here, drifting without aim or purpose is the first cause of failure. So if you know you’re not gonna have a million dollars sitting around to buy your own fitness company, what I would recommend you do is get realistic and set some smart goals and say, how can I go about opening my own business now?

Like what is the most realistic path for you? And I think for a lot of people, A great place to start is to open up a franchise, open up a proven system that’s been shown to work time and time again. So how much money are we talking about if someone wants to open? Someone says, I don’t have a million dollars to open up a co -law, but I do want to open a business. How much does it cost to open up a Window Ninjas? It’s not as much as a million dollars, Clay.

We’re a little bit more reasonable than that. I’m not saying that COLA is not reasonable. However, with us, you got a $50 ,000 franchise fee and then you’re purchasing your truck, your equipment packages, things of that nature. New vehicles today are running about 50k. So all in, to open up a window and pressure cleaning company with, with us here at window ninjas, you’re looking right around the $150 ,000 mark, uh, give or take about 25 K on either side, depending on what type of package that the individual wants to purchase.

So this is a thing where, um, you know, this is a business that it isn’t a million dollars to get started. Now, if somebody gets started with you guys. The first step is to schedule a consultation. And that consultation is just to find out if you’re a good fit, to ask any questions, to see if it’s a good timing, good fit. But I want to go over kind of the most commonly asked questions. So I’ve got five rapid fire questions for you.

One, does anyone have to have any experience in the window cleaning business, or the window cleaning, the gutter cleaning, the pressure washing, the chimney sweeping, or the dryer vent cleaning business before they need to get started with you? Absolutely not. Okay. Second is, does somebody have to already have a vehicle? Does somebody already have to have a warehouse? Does somebody have to have a big business acumen before they get started with you?

If they had a vehicle, we would prefer it to be a white truck because that is what we utilize. GMC is the brand that we use as well. So if they had that, that would be a step in the right direction. And as far as business acumen, absolutely not. I mean, if they are Typically what we find in clay is that people that may not have had their own business are typically inclined to have their own business are already in that business mind set. They want to work for themselves.

They want more time freedom and financial freedom. And they know the best way to do it is to start a business or open up a business that has already been franchised out. Now one of the mind numbing things involved in owning a company is that discovering that you always have to answer the phone. and window ninjas or an oxy fresh. These are two franchises that I’m involved with. I’m just trying to give people some context.

I believe in this model. This is kind of how I try to do it. But if you buy a tip top canine franchise, obviously you have full of dogs. If you open up an oxy fresh franchise, there’s I think, locations open as of right now. So you have to find a territory that’s open.

If you go to a Window Ninjas, it’s a growing brand. And so there’s much more availability. But with all three of the brands, the phone does not ring to the local owner. So when the phone rings, a scheduling center or a call center answers the phone. Kind of explain to our listeners how that works. It’s pretty simple and it’s a very, it’s a huge benefit for the companies like ours that actually have a call center that takes all the phone calls, it does all the scheduling.

It’s pretty much that we set up a local phone number for the specific location, that phone number rings into our call center and one of our one of the many 10 to 12 agents that we have will pick that phone call up and facilitate the needs of that specific client. And it’s really huge. Clay, for example, I was talking to somebody yesterday in Utah, and they were asking me about my call center, and they were actually asking me about you as well. We had a good conversation about franchising. But they also were amazed that we had this call center. These are guys that do, like, auto detailing, boat detailing, and they even detail planes.

And they got these mobile detailing service and they actually have a shop too. And I told them about my call center and they were like, wow, that’s huge. We never thought of that. And I said, yeah. I said, how would you like to be waxing the Lamborghini or putting a nice fresh coat of wax on the on the airplane and then have to answer a phone call and then you forget where you’re at on the airplane and then you’re taking and facilitating the need of the client over here and trying to schedule it and you’re just you’re kind of multitasking and um when they it was kind of like a light bulb went off in their head and they were like wow that’s a huge benefit i said absolutely it’s a benefit of the client and it’s also a benefit to the franchisee. We take that step out of their hands and it allows them to be able to do the great things with the individual customers that they’re working with day to day.

And I think that is just absolutely a home run and a lot of details to go behind your excellent call centers. You guys have call recording in place. You have proven call scripts in place. You have ongoing call training and mentorship for your representatives to work for you. You have a turnkey hiring system. So you always have a great call center team that you’re always coaching and mentoring up.

There’s so much value there. The next is the proven turnkey advertisement. I think a lot of people get stressed out about buying a business because they think, how would I possibly generate leads? And I know I have a kind of a confirmation bias because we’ve worked with you to help you build those systems. I know your systems work well, but maybe explain to people a little bit of the detail of the turnkey marketing system that you provide to franchisees. Well, with your help, Clay, we’ve been able to really detail, really get dive into the nitty gritty with our marketing plan.

We always run AdWords. We manage those AdWords campaigns for each one of our locations. And then just the production of content, whether it be content that we’re putting on YouTube or blog articles that we’re writing or just other content articles that we’re writing. We produce a lot of content every single day that is relevant to the industries that we service. And within that content, we are optimizing that content so that it ranks high on Google and we typically become the first item when somebody’s searching for one of our services. We’re popping up there.

Most of the time you’ll find that it’s an article that we’ve written or a blog post that we’ve written about something that the consumer actually has questions about concerning our specific services that we offer. Now, one more thing, and I want to kind of wrap it up with this. You guys really look at the numbers, too. A lot of people worry about owning a business because they say, I don’t know what I would do with my accounting. I don’t know about the legal. I don’t know about the numbers.

There’s kind of a phobia around the numbers and the finances of a company. And you guys have really thought through the numbers. And when someone schedules a consultation, you’ll go over those numbers with people in your open book. And it really helps people to have that confidence. But can you maybe talk about the numbers and just knowing the margins and knowing the pricing and knowing what you’re going to charge for things?

Because I think that’s a big benefit that you offer as well. Oh, yeah. I mean, you definitely got to charge the right amount in order to make the right amount, right? We’ve taken all of that and just dialed it down. We’re looking at numbers on a day -to -day basis to make sure that we are charging the right amount, that we’re making the right amount of profit that we intend to have. We’re making sure that the numbers add up so that the employees get paid properly.

If there’s any deductions or maybe there’s a coupon or a giveaway that a consumer is going to give, we’ve got to make sure those numbers are right. But there’s a lot of stuff that goes into looking at the numbers on a day -to -day basis, making sure that Um, our vendors are getting paid and things of that nature, but we really dialed all of that in. And that’s part of the benefit of being in our franchise system is that we teach every one of our franchises. The, the nuts and bolts of the accounting as well. So it’s more than just cleaning a piece of glass or pressure washing a house, but it’s actually running the business and having the business serve you. So if I’m listening right now, I want to get ahold of you guys again, gave a lot of our listeners are driving while they listen to the show.

Uh, what’s the first step people need to take today, sir? First step would be visit our website, go to windowninjas . com, that’s ninjas with an S, and just browse our website, go to the franchise link on there, fill out that form. You can find a form on pretty much any of our pages, but take that first step, just send me an email, give us a call, whichever one you wanna do, we’re always happy to facilitate the needs of somebody that’s interested in working with our team over here at Window Ninjas. Hey, brother, thank you so much for carving out time. And again, that’s window ninjas .

com. That’s Gabe Salinas with window ninjas . com. Gabe, have a great rest of your day. We’ll talk to you soon. Thanks, Clay.

Have a great one. over last year. We are Jared and Jennifer Johnson. We own Platinum Pest and Lawn and are located in Owasso, Oklahoma, and we have been working with Thrive for business coaching for almost a year now. Yeah, so what we want to do is we want to share some wins with you guys that we’ve had by working with Thrive. First of all, we’re on the top page of Google now.

I just want to let you know what type of accomplishment this is. Our competition, Orkin, Terminex, they’re both $1 .3 billion companies. They both have 2 ,000 to 3 ,000 pages of content attached to their website. So to basically go from virtually nonexistent on Google to up on the top page is really saying something. But that’s come by being diligent to the systems that Thrive has, by being consistent and diligent on doing podcasts and staying on top of those podcasts to really help with getting up on what they’re listing and ranking there with Google. And also we’ve been trying to get Google reviews, you know, asking our customers for reviews.

And now we’re the highest rated and most reviewed Pest Salon company in the Tulsa area. And that’s really helped with our conversion rate. And the number of new customers that we’ve had is up 411 % over last year. Wait, say that again. How much are we up? 411%.

Okay, so 411 % we’re up with our new customers. Amazing. Right. So not only do we have more customers calling in, we’re able to close those deals at a much higher rate than we were before. Right now, our closing rate is about 85%, and that’s largely due to, first of all, like our Google reviews that we’ve gotten. People really see that our customers are happy, but also we have a script that we follow.

And so when customers call in, they get all the information that they need. That script has been refined time and time again. It wasn’t a one and done deal. It was a system that we followed. followed with Thrive in the refining process and that has obviously, the 411 % shows that that system works. Yeah, so here’s a big one for you.

So last week alone, our booking percentage was 91%. We actually booked more deals, more new customers last year than we did the first five months, or I’m sorry, we booked more deals last week than we did the first five months of last year, from before we worked with Thrive. So again, we booked more deals last week than the first five months of last year. of last year. It’s incredible, but the reason why we have that success is by implementing the systems that Thrive has taught us and helped us out with. Some of those systems that we’ve implemented are group interviews.

That way we’ve really been able to come up with a really great team. We’ve created and implemented checklists that way everything gets done and it gets done right. It creates accountability. We’re able to make sure that everything gets done properly, both out in the field and also in our office. And also doing the podcast, like Jared had mentioned, that has really, really contributed to our success. But that, like I said, the diligence and and consistency in doing those in that system has really, really been a big blessing in our lives.

And also, you know, it’s really shown that we’ve gotten the success from following those systems. So before working with Thrive, we were basically stuck. Really no new growth with our business. And we were in a rut and we didn’t know The last three years, our customer base had pretty much stayed the same. We weren’t shrinking, but we weren’t really growing either. Yeah, and so we didn’t really know where to go, what to do, how to get out of this rut that we’re in.

But Thrive helped us with that. They implemented those systems, they taught us those systems, they taught us the knowledge that we needed in order to succeed. Now, it’s been a grind. Absolutely, it’s been a grind this last year. But we’re getting those fruits from that hard work and the diligent effort that we’re able to put into it. So again, we were in a rut.

Thrive helped us get out of that rut. and and if you’re thinking about working with Thrive, quit thinking about it and just do it. Do the action, and you’ll get the results. It will take hard work and discipline, but that’s what it’s going to take in order to really succeed. We just want to give a big shout out to Thrive, a big thank you out there to Thrive.

We wouldn’t be where we’re at now without their help. increase in the number of new patients that we’re seeing every month, year over year. One month, for example, we went from 110 new patients the previous year to over 180 new patients in the same month. And overall, our average is running about 40 to 42 % increase month over month, year over year. The group of people required to implement our new digital marketing plan is immense, starting with a business coach, videographers, photographers, web designers. Back when I graduated dental school in 1985, nobody advertised.

The only marketing that was ethically allowed in everybody’s eyes was mouth -to -mouth marketing. By choosing the use of services, you’re choosing to use a proof and turnkey marketing and coaching system. that will grow your practice and get you the results that you’re looking for. I went to the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, graduated in 1983, and then I did my pediatric dental residency at Baylor College of Dentistry from 1983 to 1985. Hello, my name is Charles Colaw with Colaw Fitness. Today I want to tell you a little bit about Clay Clark and how I know Clay Clark.

Clay Clark has been my business coach since 2017. He’s helped us grow from two locations to now six locations. We’re planning to do seven locations in seven years and then franchise. And Clay has done a great job of helping us navigate anything that has to do with like running the business, building the systems, the checklists, the workflows. the audits, how to navigate lease agreements, how to buy property, how to work with brokers and builders. This guy is just amazing.

This kind of guy has worked in every single industry. He’s written books with like Lee Crockrell, head of Disney with the 40 ,000 cast members. He’s friends with like Mike Lindell. He does reawaken America tours where he does these tours all across the country where 10 ,000 or more people show up to some of these tours on the day -to -day. He does anywhere from about 160 companies. He’s at the top.

He has a team of business coaches, videographers, and graphic designers and web developers, and they run 160 companies every single week. So think of this guy with a team of business coaches running 160 companies. So in the weekly, he’s running 160 companies. Every six to eight weeks, he’s doing Reawaken America tours. Every six to eight weeks, he’s also doing business conferences where 200 people show up and he teaches people a 13 -step proven system that he’s done and worked with billionaires helping them grow their companies. So I’ve seen guys from startups go from startup to being multi -millionaires teaching people how to get time freedom and financial freedom through this system.

critical thinking, document creation, making it, putting it into, organizing everything in their head to building it into a franchisable, scalable business. Like one of his businesses has like 500 franchises. That’s just one of the companies or brands that he works with. So amazing guy, Elon Musk, kind of like smart guy. He kind of comes off sometimes as socially awkward, but he’s so brilliant and he’s taught me so much. When I say that, like Clay is like, he doesn’t care what people think when you’re talking to him.

He cares about, where you’re going in your life and where he can get you to go. And that’s what I like him most about him. He’s like a good coach. A coach isn’t just making you feel good all the time. A coach is actually helping you get to the best you. And Clay has been an amazing business coach.

Through the course of that we became friends. I was really most impressed with him is when I was shadowing him one time. We went into a business deal and listened to it. I got to shadow and listen to it. And when we walked out, I knew that he could make millions on the deal. And they were super excited about working with him.

And he told me, he’s like, I’m not going to touch it. I’m going to turn it down because he knew it was going to harm the common good of people in the long run. And the guy’s integrity just really wowed me. It brought tears to my eyes to see that this guy, he doesn’t, his highest desire was to do what’s right. And anyways, just an amazing man. So anyways, impacted me a lot.

He’s helped navigate any time I’ve gotten nervous or worried about how to run the company or, you know. navigating competition and an economy that’s like, I remember we got closed down for three months. He helped us navigate on how to stay open, how to get back open, how to just survive through all the COVID shutdowns, lockdowns. I’m Rachel with Tip Top K9, and we just want to give a huge thank you to Clay and Vanessa Clark. Hey, guys. I’m Ryan with Tip Top K9.

Just want to say a big thank you to Thrive 15. Thank you to Make Your Life Epic. We love you guys. We appreciate you and really just appreciate how far you’ve taken us. This is our old house, right? This is where we used to live a few years ago.

This is our old neighborhood. See? It’s nice, right? So this is my old van and our old school marketing. And this is our old team. And by team, I mean it’s me and another guy.

This is our new house with our new neighborhood. This is our new van with our new marketing. And this is our new team. We went from four to 14. And I took this beautiful photo. We worked with several different business coaches in the past.

and they were all about helping Ryan sell better and just teaching sales, which is awesome, but Ryan is a really great salesman, so we didn’t need that. We needed somebody to help us get everything that was in his head out into systems, into manuals and scripts, and actually build a team. So now that we have systems in place, we’ve gone from one to ten locations in only a year. In October 2016, we grossed 13 grand for the whole month. Right now it’s 2018, the month of October. It’s only the 22nd, we’ve already grossed a little over 50 grand for the whole month, and we still have time to go.

We’re just thankful for you, thankful for Thrive and your mentorship, and we’re really thankful that you guys have helped us to grow a business that we run now instead of the business running us. Just thank you, thank you, thank you, times a thousand. The Thrive Time Show, two -day interactive business workshops are the highest and most reviewed business workshops on the planet. You can learn the proven 13 -point business systems that Dr. Zellner and I have used over and over to start and grow successful companies. I mean, we get into the specifics, the specific steps on what you need to do to optimize your website. We’re going to teach you how to fix your conversion rate.

We’re going to teach you how to do a social media marketing campaign that works. How do you raise capital? How do you get a small business loan? We teach you everything you need to know here during a two -day, 15 -hour workshop. It’s all here for you. You work every day in your business, but for two days you can escape and work on your business and build these proven systems so now you can have a successful company that will produce both the time freedom and the financial freedom that you deserve.

You’re going to leave energized, motivated, but you’re also going to leave empowered. The reason why I built these workshops is because as an entrepreneur, I always wish that I had this. And because there wasn’t anything like this, I would go to these motivational seminars with no money down. real estate, Ponzi scheme, get motivated seminars, and they would never teach me anything. It was like you went there and you paid for the big chocolate Easter bunny, but inside of it, it was a hollow nothingness. And I wanted the knowledge, and they’re like, oh, but we’ll teach you the knowledge after our next workshop.

And the great thing is we have nothing to upsell. At every workshop, we teach you what you need to know. There’s no one in the back of the room trying to sell you some next big, get rich quick, walk on hot coals product. It’s literally, we teach you the brass tacks, the specific stuff that you need to know to learn how to start and grow a business. And I encourage you to not believe what I’m saying. And I want you to Google the Z66 auto auction.

I want you to Google elephant in the room. Look at Robert, Zellner, and Associates. Look them up and say, are they successful because they’re geniuses, or are they successful because they have a proven system? When you do that research, you will discover that the same systems that we use in our own business can be used in your business. Come to Tulsa, book a ticket, and I guarantee you it’s going to be the best business workshop ever, and we’ll even give you your money back if you don’t loan it. We’ve built this facility for you, and we’re excited to see you.

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