Create Your Life Series

  In this episode of the CYLS, Kevin reveals his top 10 tips to making his business grow every year. Fellow Entrepreneurs this is an episode you do not want to miss.   Budget Do your expenses Weekly Client Sharing Referalls Get rid of what doesn't work   For the last 5 tips Listen to the podcast episode and subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on on itunes, google play, stitcher and www.createyourlifeseries.com/podcast

In this EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW for the CYLS, Evan provides the secrets of his success with the companies he has built. Learn his tips on sacrifices, decision making, making a jersey for rapper Notorious B.I.G and selling a company for $114 Million Dollars.   Tips from Evan: I always said to myself if I keep the product strong it will masquerade a lot of the mistakes that I don’t know Pay attention to fashion trends Be humble No matter your level of success, treat people with the same respect that you want to be treated with For me its important to be profitable, I’m not in business to loose money but not at the expense of it consuming your whole day Control what you can control but also be adaptable I had to sacrifice some friendships to become successful I focus on very few things and would rather give my best effort to those few things 3 things to create your life – “Love What You Do, Treat Others How You Want To Be Treated, Be Honest And Direct With People” "I like to play checkers not chess...  I like to keep things simple"    Keep up with Evan: https://born-fly.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bornflyclothing/ www.parish-nation.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theparishnation/ https://twitter.com/theparishnation?lang=en   https://www.staplepigeon.com/ https://www.facebook.com/staplepigeon https://twitter.com/staplepigeon https://www.instagram.com/staplepigeon/ https://vimeo.com/staplepigeon edavis@parish-nation.com Subscribe to our podcast and download each episode: www.createyourlifeseries.com/podcast    

In this episode of the CYLS, Lachena Clark gives us her top strategies for entrepreneurial survival, tips of how to get the community involved in your business, how to invest in great partnerships and how to study the market to gauge risk.  Tips from Lachena: Don’t stop... manage your fear, guilt and shame. Understand even your employees are human and will make mistakes. You can’t just be a researcher you have to make a decision to do something, you have to shoot the gun. Look for business relationships that will have longevity, Go into business relationships that you only want to end a partnership if the person dies or retires. Study your market and understand what is being offered by competitors around you. Go out and see whats’s happening in the neighborhood and research the cost of goods. Ask about both sides of what if, what if something goes wrong and what if something goes right.   Keep up with Lachena: www.sudsywater.com https://www.instagram.com/sudsywater/ Subscribe to our podcast and download each episode: www.createyourlifeseries.com/podcast

In this episode of the CYLS, Kevin provides the worksheet that he uses to create his goals every year and also gives his top 10 strategies to reach your goals and have a successful year. www.createyourlifeseries.com/resources   The 10 Ways to reach your goals and have a successful year Plan out your goals early Fill out the 12-month productivity sheet (www.createyourlifeseries.com/resources) Get an accountability partner Track your progress invest in your health, Don’t give up - repetition Create a daily affirmation audio track Listen to 15 minutes of motivational or positive audio every day  For the last 3 ways, plus the additional tips download this podcast episode.  www.createyourlifeseries.com/podcast   **Subscribe to our podcast and download each episode

In this episode of the CYLS, Lisa Nicole Wilkerson describes her journey being in the less than 1% of artists who survive in NYC and the 3 major keys that guide her. Find out the attitude & work ethic needed to sustain a career on broadway.    http://lisanicolewilkerson.com/ createyourlifeseries.com   Tips and quotes from Lisa.   “Life And The Quality Of Life Is Not To Be Wasted.” - Lisa Nicole Wilkerson past guest on the Create Your Life Series  Lisa makes sure these three things are in alignment before she makes a move on anything - 1. Opportunity 2.  Energy to do things 3. Desire   “The Work Is What Gets You The Job, And The Job Finances The Work” - Lisa Nicole Wilkerson past guest on the Create Your Life Series  “You can’t win if you don’t play, you’ve got to put yourself in the ring” - Lisa Nicole Wilkerson past guest on the Create Your Life Series  “Being an artist is also being a business…. know your value and know your worth” - Lisa Nicole Wilkerson past guest on the Create Your Life Series  Advocate for yourself The training never stops Use youtube to learn new accents  “Life and the quality of life are a gift” - Lisa Nicole Wilkerson past guest on the Create Your Life Series  “If your not making a choice you are choosing to stay put” - Lisa Nicole Wilkerson past guest on the Create Your Life Series  Tips on how to find an agent that works for you Scrapbook to overcome success amnesia “Life can make choices for you or you can make choices for your life” - Lisa Nicole Wilkerson past guest on the Create Your Life Series    **How to deal with rejection or critique Have an internal conversation to avoid shutting down Listen to feedback and take action on the feedback/instruction Empower yourself to keep going Know that you are your biggest advocate for yourself both inner and external     

In this episode of the CYLS, Kevin provides 25 Secrets of how to save money while in college. This is an in-depth perspective before the release of one of his upcoming books for Debt Free College Academy.   Have a Budget System Use Debit over Credit Use coupons everywhere you go Relax with your meal plan Get free food at campus events Be a Resident Assistant Ask Strategically   For the last 18 tips Listen to the podcast episode or enroll in one of our online Debt Free College courses at www.debtfreecollegeacademy.com   Subscribe to our podcast and download each episode: www.createyourlifeseries.com/podcast  

In this episode of the CYLS, Kevin & Eric answer questions from listeners about being a CEO & how to run a successful business.    Tips from the show: Scale up Be conscious of how your employees view you Be aware of yourself and how you communicate: Gauge it by the reciprocity in your relationships - He gives tips on how to gauge relationships Engage team members through ownership and responsibility in the brand/company How to understand your employee's way of thinking and how to incentivize them Fire fast & Hire slowly "Never count your feathers until you are 6 months in with an employee, you don't know if they are productive or not" Break big tasks into small steps Look at where people were before they became professionals Self-knowledge costs money, how you decide to spend that money, you'll get better at as you do it, but always invest in self" - Eric Fondren CEO of Intellio "The only thing that will make you a millionaire is work" -Eric Fondren CEO of Intellio   Keep up with us: Eric: https://twitter.com/ericnfondren www.itell.io   Kevin: https://twitter.com/kevinybrown https://instagram.com/kevinybrown https://instagram.com/cylseries  www.createyourlifeseries.com/podcast

In this episode of the CYLS, George 2.0 gives the secrets of how making himself invaluable has taken him around the world MC'ing & DJ'ing for Janelle Monae, running his production company & touring with his one man show "Any1Man".    Tips from George: Having and being good energy is important Make yourself invaluable Make sure to take on challenges that you may not want to do, step up Live in the moment Doubt yourself and then get over it Recognize that you can change the tradition Keep up with George: http://www.georgetwopointoh.com/ https://www.instagram.com/twopointoh/ https://twitter.com/twopointoh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcDZVvL1kWaQ-6ZXelqA3dA www.createyourlifeseries.com/podcast

In this episode of the CYLS, In addition to the 10 Ways To Make Mentoring Work For You, Kevin provides the specific examples and stories of the value of mentorship and how it has propelled him to the level of success that he currently has. www.createyourlifeseries.com www.kevinybrown.com @cylseries @kevinybrown  

Former Mondelēz International Director of Strategy & Innovation Greg Nesmith shares his secrets to reviving global brands such as Kool Aid, Sour Patch Kids, finding a mentor and how to get corporate America to fund your entrepreneurial career.   Tips From Gregory Nesmith: *Key things to turning brands around - empower people to do their work, think big picture, take work ethic and a good attitude over what seems like the perfect candidate   *How to rise in corporate America Get feedback - Ask whats being said about you, what people like about you, what they don’t like about you create a relationship with everyone Get a mentor *Ways to find a mentor Pay attention to who likes you Be willing to give credit to folks when they do well and take the blame when things don't go well.  

In this episode of the CYLS, Kevin provides 20 Secrets to how he travels the world without breaking the bank and what pitfalls to look out for when traveling abroad.  Stay away from touristy restaurants Travel during the low-peak season Don’t go overboard on souvenirs Plan out your trip so you know where your money will be going Make sure you have travel insurance Listen to the episode for the other 15 (+) tips plus Kevin's personal story of saving and traveling the world.   www.createyourlifeseries.com www.kevinybrown.com  

In this episode of the CYLS, the Edward’s brothers tell the secrets to making their video projects go viral and what it took to win the 2016 Star Wars Fan Film Festival. Their father was even in the studio to validate their words of advice. website: www.thebrothersed.com See their award winning short film - http://www.thebrothersed.com/myportfolio/tk436-a-stormtrooper-story/ Social Media -  https://twitter.com/thebrothersed?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/samgomaedwards/  https://www.instagram.com/samtubia_edwards_director/  Tips from the Edwards Brothers: Volunteer when you don’t have experience it all starts with an idea Understand your overall goal  Use the tools that you have Network and follow up, be persistent It took them 10 years to reach the level of success they currently have They stayed in the house for 7 months working on their original idea and as a result of their hard work they won the Star wars fan film festival award (It took them 5 days to shoot and 7 days to edit) You have to put in work to make greatness happen

In this episode of the CYLS, Anshia details her journey of turning her love for music into a sustainable business as a booking agent. She gives us her secrets to success in internships, finding the right team members & using your GPS to WIN.  www.briclynent.com/    20 tips Tips from Anshia   Don’t wait to get an internship start as early as high school internships lead her to where she is today Go into school/college/business with a plan “It’s never too early” It took her 6 years to be a full time entrepreneur, she worked at temp agencies and in retail at lord and taylor in the shoe department for 3 years.  She had 3 internships The key to sacrificing and not loosing sight of her goal and vision while working another job was GPS - God’s positioning system She recommends reading “The Energy Bus" by John Gordon She slept on cousins couch for 7 months working everyday to chase her dreams and bring her company to fruition Surround yourself with positive people and those who are movers and shakers,  Going to church helped her stay motivated To work with her agency an artist needs to have A) A Plan B) A purpose C) Their own machine going = A following She took her unemployment checks and reinvested them into her company Understand the power of internships, Her former intern who is now an employee started working for free from paris and is now on monthly retainer and commission.  (It took him over 4 months to work with her) Taking advice from her husband who is a proven businessman has taken her business to the next level  (He is her Silent Partner) When she went to places that she wanted to work that were in her line of work she would ask them if they needed help and what could she do to assist. She would also name drop to make herself relevant but it started with her work ethic and making herself present. The fortune is in the follow up Achieve balance - make time for the things that you love Listen to experts Have a vision write your plan down, invest in yourself, learn how to market yourself  

In this episode of the CYLS, Kevin candidly answers questions from listeners on everything from how he has accomplished goals in life to what his favorite poems are. Definitely an episode to listen to if you're curious about the private Kevin Y. Brown

In this episode of the CYLS, Tony talks about his experience of transitioning from wall street trader to CEO of Muscle & Bone NYC fitness. He discusses his strategies to overcoming income changes & peer pressure for happiness & a healthier lifestyle.   Here are some Tips from Tony. Think critically vs. positively because positive thinking will not get you out of a sinking boat. You must take action. Consistent activity or action breeds consistent results. Don’t trade or act out of emotion. Money is a tool not an end game. Surround yourself with people who are doing what you are doing and who believe in you. Do not become attached to your title because your title is not your identity.