November 3, 2025 • 42 mins
I never expected a mastermind to become my second-highest ROI move of the year, but The Mixer Mind did exactly that. Over two years inside Linda Sadhu’s community, I’ve seen real returns, from podcast guest swaps and referral partners to peer pods that feel like family.
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SPEAKER_00 (00:00):
So this episode will be interesting because I have
here, if you can't already seeher because you're listening to
the audio podcast, Linda Sadhu,and she is the owner, the
creator, the mastermind behindthis group that I've been in
over the past two years calledThe Mixer Mind.
And I'll let her introduceherself and the mixer mind in a
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very quick moment.
But if you have ever wondered,should I join a mastermind?
What is a mastermind?
I know mastermind means theexchanging of ideas, and I know
that I could benefit from beingin a group of other online
entrepreneurs, online coursecreators, people who serve
online course creators too, butI just have never, never really
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met somebody to ask them aboutwhat it's like.
Well, this episode will be coolbecause Linda will be
interviewing me about myexperience inside the mixer
mind, which is the name of her,let's call it online mastermind
for now.
I'm sure Linda, you will clarifyin a moment, but you're gonna be
interviewing me, Linda.
And I'm excited to have you onthe Art of Online Business
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podcast again.
SPEAKER_01 (01:12):
Yes, I'm so happy to be here and turning the tables
on you this time and taking yourbrain and trying to get answers
to questions that I think peopleall have in regards to the mixer
mind and then also for 2026 andwhat the future holds for
opportunities out there.
SPEAKER_00 (01:29):
Well, I know you already have questions prepared
for me, Linda, and I'm happy toanswer them.
The mixer mind has been it'sbeen a blessing.
It's been quite good to be apart of.
And so when you had contacted meand said, Hey, Quijo, could I
interview you?
I thought, yes, absolutely.
Um, as you know, like I'm verysupportive of the mixer mind.
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And then I realized mylisteners, the Art of Online
Business Podcast listeners,probably would benefit from
hearing about what I've beeninvolved in and see if it's a
good fit for them, for you, dearlistener.
SPEAKER_01 (02:04):
Yeah, I mean, the mixer mind was something I
created a couple of years ago,and I've talked about this in
other podcast episodes too, butessentially it was something
that my community wanted, and Ijust sort of followed the
breadcrumbs and then justcreated something that was sort
of essentially a new category inthe online space.
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So it's not quite a mixer, it'snot quite just like a mix and
mingle networking group, andit's not quite just like a
mastermind, however, it sort ofis a mastermind, which most
masterminds aren't even realmasterminds.
They're usually listening to anexpert, uh, where this is
actually the meeting of theminds, and which is really
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interesting.
But uh yeah, so I'm reallyexcited to dig into your
experience and help peopleunderstand if this is a good fit
for them or not.
So let's get to it.
You ready?
SPEAKER_00 (02:56):
I am quite ready.
Let's go.
SPEAKER_01 (02:58):
All right.
So you did an interview for melast year.
Unfortunately, my dog was reallysick and I couldn't interview
people.
And so I had put out a requestto my mixer mind members, like,
hey, if anybody can speak andshare their experience, I would
greatly appreciate it because Ididn't have the capacity or time
to do what I'm doing this year.
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Thank God my dog's doing okay.
She ended up getting diagnosedwith an autoimmune disease, but
it was it was rough like tryingto figure out what was going on
with her last year this time.
But in your interview, you hadshared with the community last
year that the mixer mind was oneof your highest return on
investments for the year of2023.
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There was one, only one otheropportunity that you felt like
was better, and that wasspecific to your business and
where you were headed.
And you rejoined.
So you've been in the communityfor two years.
I would love for you to sharemore about what made it such a
strong ROI.
And the reason why I want tokick off with this question is
because everybody is looking atinvestments as how can I get a
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return on investment from this.
So it's a fair question thatsomebody might be considering
right now.
And I would love to hear yourthoughts on this.
SPEAKER_00 (04:12):
Well, yeah.
On the one hand, when you go toevents or you participate in
something like the mixer mind,you or me, I want to meet good
quality people and make goodconnections, right?
But then on the other hand, asmy bookkeeper will support, like
we do want to see an ROI of thebusiness activities that we do,
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otherwise, we are going out ofbusiness, quite simply.
And so the context here is thatwhen I first joined the Mixer
Mind, I was looking, I had a newpodcast and I was looking for
quality guests.
And so also as a serviceprovider, I knew that, well, I
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would want to start to rubshoulders, so to speak, online
with folks who had a moreestablished business and could
benefit from Facebook andInstagram ads.
And the first thing that the mixthat the mixer mine provided me
with was good guests for thepodcast.
And then also I did have theopportunity.
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It's kind of funny, actually, Ididn't pitch myself to be on
other folks' podcasts very much.
And I think maybe I was onsomebody else's podcast after
having had, I don't know, fiveguests or so from the mixer mind
on my own podcast.
But that ROI is very easy tomeasure, not because I could
associate a specific amount ofrevenue with me being on other
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folks' podcasts um initially orthem being on mine, but look at
any podcast pitching agency andlook at their fees and then
compare the results of that.
I mean, everybody cringes at thepodcast agencies that send those
mass-produced, reused emailssaying, I have a guest for you,
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you know, who would be greatwith your podcast.
I've listened to your episodeand it's just like a script.
And I'm like, you haven'tlistened to my episode and you
don't know anything about mypodcast.
I get like five of these a day,but those agencies charge charge
fees and people pay them.
And so the mixer mind is kind oflike a built-in vetting system
because you're great atattracting the right kind of
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people.
And I know that inside the mixermind, there'll be quality guests
who really can contribute toepisodes on my podcast, and then
at the same time, people thatare aligned with the kind of
folks that I serve, and then itmakes sense for me to be a guest
on their podcast.
That makes sense.
SPEAKER_01 (06:39):
Absolutely.
I think we have qualityentrepreneurs inside the
community, and so what's reallycool is they're vetted.
So when you do put them in frontof your audience, you know
they're gonna show up in a bigway for you, your audience.
And it's just a triple win,right?
SPEAKER_00 (06:55):
Absolutely.
SPEAKER_01 (06:57):
Okay, and then so that's great.
So you had you were able toleverage the community with
having people on your podcast.
I think there's different waysto leverage the community.
There's also um, we have the thecollaborations tool that's
available this year that thatcame out.
And one of the other ways that Ithink all Mixer Mind members
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truly love this community, and Ibelieve you do too, because
you've talked to me about thisbefore, is the peer-to-peer pods
that I curate for the group.
And so essentially what I dowhen I curate these pods is I
try to figure out where arethese individuals at in their
business journey?
Do their values align?
Do they have a similar idealclient so that we can
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potentially create long-lasting,mutually beneficial
relationships that are going tolast long term, where it's a
triple win for them, theiraudience, you know, all that.
Of course, we have to considertime zones because there's a lot
of people on different timezones in the community too.
But essentially, I curate thesegroups.
And the idea is for me to haveyou connect with these
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individuals so you can buildlong-lasting, mutually
beneficial relationships, andyou're in these groups for a
certain amount of time together.
Can you speak to this experienceand how they've actually
supported your growth inside thecommunity?
SPEAKER_00 (08:22):
That's great.
Finally, I know how you've doneit because all I can say, after
having participated, what in twohandfuls, not two handfuls, but
yeah, on the low side of twohandfuls of rotations through
different peer pods, is they'vebeen all good.
Each peer pod that I was in hadwhat felt like the right kind of
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people that I would want tocollaborate with, or some of
them were people that I hadalready chosen of my own accord
to collaborate with previously.
And so thank you, first of all,for curating these groups.
And it feels like they feel likea supportive business family.
Yes, it makes the mixer mindsmaller when you are in these
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peer pods.
And yes, you can spend timeexchanging ideas and asking
business questions, but morethan that, as if that wasn't
enough, that would be enough byitself, but more than that, like
you feel like you have peoplethat support you.
I remember specific calls whereeither I or other members of my
peer pod were just going throughhard times, be it personal,
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personally, family-wise, or youknow, a pivot or a difficult
spot in our business.
And it really does feel like I'msurrounded by other folks who
care.
For me, I live in Mexico, right,Linda.
And it's not like I have a localgroup because I'm not in the
cool part of Mexico on thebeach.
Like I don't have a local groupof online entrepreneurs that I
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can meet in person, and the PurePod really has provided that
kind of social interactivenessfor me.
SPEAKER_01 (10:01):
I love it.
Yeah.
And there's different ways youcan interact with your pod.
I try to encourage, we have podleaders to help with the
facilitation.
And sometimes you don't want ahot seat, like you're good, you
don't need advice.
Maybe you can share somethingthat's working in your business,
or maybe there is somethinggoing on and you just need like
a virtual hug and a safe placeto share what's going on with no
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judgment, right?
So each, I think pod has aunique vibe of their own.
They're all different, but theywill vibe for the most part as
long as the members are showingup.
Because the thing is, is youeven if you don't have a hot
seat to do, you should show upfor the other members and then
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you can share something that'sworking.
And that's what creates thatlong-term mutually beneficial
relationship, is showing up inthese moments, even when you
don't need support, right?
So it's a beautiful way to likegive and receive, which we do
throughout the community invarious ways.
SPEAKER_00 (11:01):
Hey, we'll get back to the episode in a moment, but
if you're hearing what I'msaying and interested in
actually joining the Mixer Mind,you need to jump into one of two
magic mixers.
SPEAKER_01 (11:12):
They're happening on November 13th and November 14th.
And this is going to be anopportunity for you to
experience what the community islike.
Then the doors will be openingfor the only time in 2025 for
the 26 cohort.
So go ahead, check out the link,add your name, join one of the
magic mixers and see what thiscommunity is all about.
SPEAKER_00 (11:33):
I can't, I couldn't have said it better myself.
Back to the episode.
SPEAKER_01 (11:37):
So looking back, I am curious because you have
connected with a lot ofmixer-mind individuals.
You've done a lot ofcollaborations.
Is there any collaboration orspecific moment that was
extremely meaningful to you?
SPEAKER_00 (11:53):
Yeah.
And I want to take a moment topause to say, like to my podcast
listeners, you're listeningright now.
If you've ever heard somebodysay that competition happens at
the bottom and collaborationhappens at the top, or if your
business is growing, but you'vewondered, oh, like organically,
how can I increase my influence,my reach?
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How can I grow my email list?
Like what you're about to hearis that because it's the
connections with real people whoyou gel with personally or
business-wise too, that reallydo end up supporting your
business growth and you supporttheir business growth for years
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to come.
And that's what I've experiencedtwo years now into the mixer
mine.
So I met the first year a ladynamed uh Sam, Samantha
Burmeister.
She's a copywriter, and youknow, we just she was one of the
people I had on my podcast as aguest, and we clicked because of
our shared love of travel.
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But then quite specifically, weeach have spent significant time
living outside of the UnitedStates of America where I was
born, and so we were able torelate on so many levels just
the things that all of us go togo through when we spend so much
time outside of our homecountry.
And so then she became a podcastguest, and then we actually
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ended up collaborating on acouple of email bundles, and for
me and her, it was profitablebecause these were bundles where
we were selling some of ourlower ticket offers.
Um, but more so than that, whenI get to meet her in person,
which we've met twice in personnow, not just at mixer mind
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events, but also at otherevents, because you know, our
all of our paths tend to crosswhen we start attending
different sorts of retreats orbusiness events.
It's been like seeing a goodfriend, you know, and someone
who you can just quickly crosseyes with, you know, meet up and
catch up on life.
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And they actually know about youand they remember you, which is
so nice when you walk into aroom of a bunch of new people.
SPEAKER_01 (14:11):
Yeah, I agree.
Sam is such an incredible mixermind member.
She has, I really feel likeshe's leveraged this into
finding her business besties.
I've seen her travel to Canada,I've seen her travel to the East
Coast, and it was intentionallyto meet other mixer mind members
and spend time with them.
And I I see it beingreciprocated where people go
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visit her.
And that is one of the when youpeel back the onion, we are
cultivating and you know,curating and really truly
connecting with entrepreneurswhere you can find a business
bestie, right?
SPEAKER_00 (14:46):
Yeah, I'd add one more thing too that I had
thought I wanted to mention wasthat when I met Sam, the cool
thing was that she shared otherthings from her life.
Like, you know, she's in a realestate investor, and I was
interested in real estateinvesting.
And so many times we'remulti-passionate, or we want to,
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as business owners, take theprofits from our business and do
something else with them.
And so you get it's likebehind-the-scenes access to what
other folks are doing.
And uh lastly, it's nice to seea positive ROI from a
relationship, but also with Sam,it's been really good knowing
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that I have a copywriter who Iactually trust because I know
and that because I've workedwith them myself.
Like I have paid her to do someof my copywriting and my pages,
my sales pages have convertedbetter because of her.
But then I know that as aFacebook and Instagram ads
manager, when somebody asks meabout having their page redone,
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and I'm the one, you know,running Facebook and Instagram
ads to it, already several timesI've been able to refer her,
which makes me a trusted sourceof value for my clients, which
elevates me above the myriad ofother folks that do basically
the same service that I do.
And so that's also a huge valuethat I found in the
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relationship.
And that's just another benefitin general of being a part of
the mixer mind.
SPEAKER_01 (16:19):
Yeah, I think these things happen organically.
Like technically, I don't wantpeople to like share all their
stuff on the Facebook page andlike self-promote, right?
But what happens is inevitablyyou get to know each other, you
get to know each other'sstrengths, you start hiring each
other, you start referringpeople out.
Like I see this happen insidethe community.
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It's the ripple effect.
Yeah.
Um, and thank you for sharingthat.
I was gonna say it's really agreat, it's just incredible to
see the rising tide does doeslift all votes in the end.
But there is a caveat, you dohave to put in some effort to
feel the effects from it.
So whatever you put in, it'llget reflected back to you.
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And if you don't feel like it'sa good return on investment, the
likely chance that you're notdoing anything to add energy
could be the case for it, right?
SPEAKER_00 (17:12):
Right?
SPEAKER_01 (17:12):
Like it's true.
SPEAKER_00 (17:13):
Like it is true.
I like that you mentioned what Iwill just say in one word
moderation.
The group is moderated, it isnot a glorified pitch fest in
there, which is wonderful.
And you're right, the so many ofthe business connections do
happen behind the scenes aftergenuine connection is made.
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And it's a beautiful thing thatyou've put together.
Thank you.
SPEAKER_01 (17:40):
Ah, you're so sweet.
I love you.
Um, you mentioned this isactually really cool, but you
mentioned the Mixer Mindretreat, and it was last year in
Cabo.
We hosted this retreat.
It was my first retreat I'veever hosted.
By the way, I never thought thatwould be on my bingo card.
But when you do ideal clientresearch and you find out that
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your members really want aretreat, then you put it on the
agenda.
And so I was very nervous to dothis.
But I think it was like on thefirst day you and I were sitting
next to each other and youlooked at me and you said,
Linda, I just want to thank youfor this experience.
Because usually when I come toan event, I don't meet the
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people who I think I'm going tomeet.
Like people are different thanwhat they really are online.
Like they have this like fakefacade.
And then when you actually meetthem, you realize, oh, maybe
they're not who I thought theywere.
But you told me that everybodyin the community was exactly who
you thought they were.
And I thought that was such ahuge compliment for what we're
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cultivating in the community.
So I wanted you to kind of shareyour experience, what made it so
special, and just hear yourperspective from that because I
think that's huge.
SPEAKER_00 (18:56):
I mean, look, it's meeting up in a resort in the
sun, you know, great weather.
So of course it's gonna be fun.
But yeah, people aren't fake,you know.
I haven't I haven't met anyonewho's fake in the mixer mind so
far.
And I consider myself fortunatebecause I have been to events
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where you're in the room, it'sthe time, you know, to meet
other people who you haven'treally talked to so much at your
table or people at other tables.
And I've had someone give me thelook before, and that look is
you know, it's just like thequick once-over, okay, cool that
you're here, but don't talk tome.
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It all in one look.
I I can't explain it, but I canI've seen the look, and it's
been given to me before, and Ididn't get that at the mixer
mind, and the quality of people,it's just a great quality of
person.
And so the first event, thefirst retreat, if you will, when
we went to Cabo was great, andit made me instantly think next
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year I will be at the next one.
One because it's only like anhour and a half flight for me
from where I live in Mexico.
But the main reason is is I'mall about in-person events.
Like I just love connecting withpeople in real life, and this
one, yours did not disappoint.
SPEAKER_01 (20:19):
Yeah, I want to speak to that just a bit and
talk, I think, about why it doesmake it so special.
I do think the majority of thepeople who are opting into the
community are heart-centeredindividuals.
Oh.
And I think you can have veryegotistical people that do end
up at some of these conferences,events that you go to.
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I have also experienced where Iwalked up to somebody and was
excited to meet them to say hi.
And they were totally dismissiveof like wanting to have any
conversation.
And it sucks, right?
Like obviously you startthinking, like, am I not good
enough?
What did I do?
Did I do something?
Like, I swear I don't, I don'tthink I've ever met this person.
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I was just trying to say hi.
Um, and it is sort of like amind like issue that you go
through where you're like, wait,what's going on?
But back to the mixture mindfolks, I don't think we're
calling in egotistical people.
We're calling in veryheart-centered individuals who
care about who you are.
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Um, they care about theirbusiness, yes, but it is a
beautiful community ofheart-centered folks.
And it's heart-centered, highvibe, and high quality.
I always say it's like the threeH's, and that is what we
cultivate in the community.
And yes, you are a big fan ofin-person retreats and
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conferences and events.
And I want to dig into that alittle bit because in the
community, our members reallyenjoy going to conferences,
in-person retreats, events.
They want to meet more people inperson.
And so with our collaborationtool, you can share events that
you are hosting.
So I have been asked, by theway, to host more retreats.
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But the retreat I host is like awedding.
And so I'm like, no, nah, like,not gonna do that.
Like, that is too much for me tothat I can physically, mentally,
and emotionally take on.
So I love when other mixed ofmind members share different
events.
And so you've been able toattend several of these events,
and I want you to be able tospeak to that and um share like
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why do you go to these events?
One specific one that comes tomind, actually.
Well, there's two.
Laura Sprinkle's event, Ithought was really cool.
It had a lot of mixed or mindmembers, it was completely
different, but then also theKint conference.
There was a lot, you attendedthat one too, correct?
Yeah.
And there was a lot of Mixed OfMind members that showed up to
that event too.
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And I know Laura Sprinkle, whichwe're going to talk to her in
another episode as well.
But she had hosted a whitewaterrafting event.
And so it's so cool when youhave a group of people where you
can also attend different eventsand you you've got people there
already.
So can we speak to that a littlebit?
And like, you know, yourexperiences, are you able to
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leverage this?
Which ones do you choose?
Tell me all the things.
SPEAKER_00 (23:15):
Uh, okay.
Let's talk the ROI of an eventin general, though, because this
is something I did not get untillast fall, let's say 2024.
And then I started going toevents on purpose in 2025.
And so here's the thing (23:34):
if you're listening right now and
you're a service provider, as inyou provide a service to a
business, you normally, Inormally, as a service provider,
have to sell somebody twice.
Okay, and I'm using coldmarketing terms, but you know,
uh, we have to sell somebodytwice, right, Linda?
The first time we have to sellsomebody is that their mindset
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has to shift to their businessis worth investing in in order
to see their business grow toachieve the goals that they want
to achieve with their business.
Once that sell is made, then youhave to sell somebody the second
time, which is that you are theright service provider for them.
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I am the right service Facebookads manager for you for whatever
reasons, right?
And so there's two sales thatneed to happen.
The reason I go to events I'vebeen to a lot this year is
because I wanted to have asuccessful business and I
started doing what I believe isthe ultimate shortcut, asking
people who are more successfulthan me, what are they doing
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differently for me?
And I realized last year in 2024that the folks who had the kind
of success that I wanted andalso had similar business models
to mine, they were in moremasterminds and they were going
to more events.
And so I determined that yes,already I knew that I loved
meeting people at events, but Idetermined I would on purpose
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choose to go to many more eventsin 2025, knowing that some
events would be wonderful andsome would be trash and I would
never go to them again, but thatI would get a series of events
like on my roster, so to speak,annually that I could return to.
And so that is the context thatI went into 2025 with and the
mindset that I would find eventsto go to and meet people, engage
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with folks, find new onlinebusiness friends, and hopefully
find folks that I could servewith Facebook and Instagram ads.
And so I've been to bad events.
The mixer mind event is not oneof those.
You would ask me, Linda, refreshmy memory.
You would ask me how I chose theconvert kit event and like
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Laura's event.
SPEAKER_01 (25:50):
Yeah, like I'm just curious if there was some
intentionality behind it.
For example, I agree when you'regoing to events, you're putting
yourself in a room that is moreestablished entrepreneurs.
And those are the people thatyou want to, you know, obviously
you're you want to hang out withthose people for two reasons.
Because they're gonna bring youfurther along in your business,
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and then also because, you know,those are the potential people
that are gonna work with you tohire Facebook ads because they
have to be further along intheir business, they have to be
investing in their business, soit's smart.
Um once I realized that too, andthen got very intentional on
where like who my ideal clientis.
So back when I used to doquizzes, it was really important
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for me to get in front ofcoaches and course creators.
So knowing that I would go toKajabi, for example, they would
have a conference.
That whole room was filled withcourse creators and coaches.
So I wanted to get on theirpodcast, I wanted to get on
their stage because I started tomake intentional decisions to
move the needle to get in frontof the right audience.
I'm wondering if this is like asimilar play.
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And I don't know if a lot ofentrepreneurs, they might go to
a lot of events, but are theybeing intentional about the ones
they're choosing because it willmove the needle in their
business?
So I would love for you to speakto that too.
SPEAKER_00 (27:11):
You just cannot know what you can't know if you
really align with the eventuntil you go.
Yes, you can look at the eventspage, and you can even, and
here's one thing that I leveragethe mixer mind for is I asked
other mixer minders, like, hey,have you been to this event?
What did you think?
And you can get people'sopinion, but you just don't know
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until you go.
And you have to go to events.
I say that strongly after havingbeen to them, you have to go,
and there will be some that youdon't like.
I will say one thing right now,Linda, which is I am a social
butterfly.
Like I'm on the extroverted sideof the spectrum, as in the
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longer I am at an event, thehappier I get, the more social I
get, the more people I want tomeet, you know.
Whereas like somebody on maybethe introverted side of the
spectrum, they'll do well at anevent that they go to, but like
they're drained at the end ofthe day.
I am not drained at the end ofthe day.
I've been at events where I hadto be on 150%, like really
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fight, not like hands and fistfight, but mentally, emotionally
exert myself in order to kind ofbreak into circles and be a
part, you know, where normallyease of interaction is just it
comes to me so easily.
At the mixer mind, I've neverhad to do that.
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It's like at the mixer mind,everyone's inviting you into
their circles.
And so if you don't feel likeyou know somebody at the mixer
mind, it's it's easy to meetfolks.
That's not true at every event.
And that is one thing that Iwill plug on this episode
specifically for the mixer mind.
But I think I've said everythingabout in person events,
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obviously.
SPEAKER_01 (29:00):
No, it's all good, it's all good.
Yeah, I just think like, well, Ithink what you're trying to say
too, and I I agree, when you'rein the community of the mixer
mind and we have groups ofpeople showing up to these
events, the likelihood of themintroducing you to somebody that
might open a door is couldhappen, right?
Um, for example, uh, I have areally good friend of mine who
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invited me to a conference and Iknew that she knew specific
individuals.
And I knew that if I could getthose introductions, I could get
on a podcast or I could get onsomebody's radar.
And so you just never know.
But when you have a communitythat shows up for different
events, you can meet more peopleand those doors can open a lot
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faster for you.
And so I think that's what'sreally cool because every event
that you've gone to this year,there has been mixed or mind
members there, right?
For the most part.
SPEAKER_00 (29:56):
Actually, yeah.
Every event there has been mixedor mind members.
SPEAKER_01 (29:58):
And so there's this like um family that's also
embedded at the at these eventswhere you can essentially like
have breakfast and then walkinto the room together or meet
up later.
Or you know, you want to meet,hey, so-and-so, you have to meet
Quayjo, kind of thing.
Like you have that vibe alreadygoing into it, which is so cool
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because the community lovesevents and you're definitely one
of the people that are attendingmore events than other
entrepreneurs inside thecommunity.
But I do think it's a smart playbecause I've always heard that
uh miles can make you millions.
SPEAKER_00 (30:37):
I agree with that.
And for somebody who's listeningand you're like I've been to
like networking events and theymade me feel you or I've been to
great events, but I didn't knowhow to meet people.
Like everyone walks the line ina different way.
But remember like an event is achance to make new connections
that benefit your business.
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But it also is a chance to meetwonderful individuals who run
businesses that you never haveheard of and they're just great
people to connect with and it'sit's really cool when you can
connect with someone who ends upyou know having a business
relationship with you eitherdirectly or indirectly because
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of referrals or partnershipsdown the line and I always go to
events with that mindset.
I just like meeting people.
So I go to an event where allthe people are there to meet
folks and hopefully establishbusiness relationships.
And then I just meet folks andhave fun.
SPEAKER_01 (31:39):
I know I love it.
SPEAKER_00 (31:41):
On a personal note can you share um what surprised
you about joining the communityI mean I'm a guy my brain
doesn't tend to think alongthink in terms of relationships
you know I'm like put in X andget out Y and when I had first
joined the community I did haveone purpose which was I need
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good quality guests on mypodcast.
And so although I already hadfriends inside of your mixer
mind and they told me oh it'sgreat I you know I had blinders
on I just needed good guests forthe podcast and if I got some
more Facebook and Instagram adscustomers wonderful uh but at
that time I actually wasinundated in customers you know
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I didn't actually haveadditional capacity for for
Facebook and Instagram adclients so the surprise Linda
was that I ended up having agroup of people that I that I
cared about and maybe thatsounds cold like Quayjo you went
to this group like not expectingto meet friends it's like no I
just wanted good quality guestsfor the podcast who could
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deliver value so that mylisteners would know that I
attract valuable people and havemore people listen that's all I
wanted and I didn't expect to betrusted to give advice I didn't
expect to be sought after to getadvice I didn't expect to see
tears.
(33:18):
And um I didn't expect to seetears of success either like I
didn't expect to be involved ata level that I am now with
people that I care about.
Like when I say like they'rewinning and I'm winning it's
like when we meet in person andI want to know how did this
thing go and they tell me how itwent and I'm either genuinely
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disappointed like somebody on myteam is you know not having
things go how they wanted orgenuinely excited because they
are crushing it.
And I remember the process andsome of the conversations we had
over the year like I didn'texpect that going into the mixer
mind and I totally got thatcoming out of the mixer mind.
SPEAKER_01 (34:05):
I love it.
Yeah we uh discussed a littlebit about this in the Heather
Sager interview and if you wantto talk like hear more about
specific examples of where it'slike the community just showed
up for each other that's a greatepisode to listen to because I
talk about how Sophia Para hadher baby we were all along that
journey with her she justpublicly shared about her
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unfortunate situations of havingmiscarriage after miscarriage
through IVF.
And then she finally getspregnant and we were all
rallying rallying around herthere were four mixed of mind
members that actually showed upto host QA calls for her
community so she could take youknow a maternity leave like I
could tell you several examplesof how we have been alongside
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each other.
And I always tell I was actuallytalking to Sophia and I'm like
let's just lock hands and likedo this for each other.
And she was like I love this Ilove this let's let's lock hands
you know what I mean like um andI think it really goes back to
and I share a lot about this inthe Heather Sager interview of
how the community was foundedlike I essentially launched this
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community with a bait aroundpersonally invited 20 30 people
and then weeks after that I getdiagnosed with cancer.
And so that story is in thatinterview and it's like my
community then had to startshowing up for me when I hadn't
even had a chance to host thewelcome call, right?
So it was built on a foundationof this beautiful give and
(35:34):
receive component and I justthink that if there's any other
community that tries toreplicate what the mixed mind's
doing it will not work becauseof the foundation of how it was
created.
And it was almost like you knowsome people are like how did you
come up with the mixer mind andI'm like I think the mixer mind
chose me.
Like it just organically rightyeah so anyways I love that like
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there is so much of that goingon inside the community that's
just absolutely beautiful.
SPEAKER_00 (36:03):
So last question for you but for somebody considering
joining what would you say tothem about the affordability the
ROI potential the wide range ofevents like can you speak to any
of that um and share what's onyour mind and like if they
should join or not duh of coursethey should join that's so but
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why why would someone like mesay it's a no-brainer to join um
if we're talking aboutaffordability it's very easy to
go and click on other eventsthat are going on through the
year and see what those eventscost to attend especially if you
decide to upgrade for an eventthat offers like an exclusive
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mastermind portion of the eventthey're not cheap and then you
throw in the cost of a planeticket you know and the cost of
all the traveling you knowcommuting and like the Ubers or
the taxis.
Does anybody take a taxianymore?
The Ubers the eating out thissort of thing and the cost of
leaving your family becausethere's an emotional cost too
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like if you're in a relationshipyou know and you're leaving your
spouse or your partner or if youhave kids and you got to say
goodbye to them look at thosetangible and intangible
intangible cost and then comparethat to the mixer mind and it's
like of course the mixer mindvalue is just off the charts and
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then there's the fact that whenyou pay to go to an event yeah
you can keep in touch with folksbut in a three day event that's
more on the intimate side we'llsay a hundred people how many
people are you really going tomeet and have solid
conversations with you know itmight be five it might be 10 and
(37:55):
then everyone else you knowyou're trying to do that whole
let's swap insta uh instagramsand you know I'll kind of if you
have a follow-up system I'llfollow up with you after the
event but like the mixer mindyou get to spend quality time in
these wonderfully andintentionally curated peer pods
but then you also have access tothe group in general and that's
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for a whole year.
Now that is that is special andagain it's something that just
skyrockets the value and all theother return on investment that
comes from actually having timeto build solid relationships
like it's it's it's worth it.
SPEAKER_01 (38:36):
I'll still go to in-person events you know I'll
still go to some of these otherbig name events but the mixer
mind has such high ROI for thereasons that I just shared I
have never heard anybody shareit in that perspective so thank
you for doing that because I I'mlike oh my gosh you're so right
like the mixer mind is so goodlike I need to join it.
SPEAKER_00 (39:00):
You need to join it will you be it next year Linda
will you be there again you justsold me on my own program.
SPEAKER_01 (39:07):
No to your point though like and I was talking to
Danielle Laura who's also amixer mind member and I always
get stressed out you know for anupcoming launch like I hope it
goes well I'm doing all thethings like you know we're gonna
do this we're gonna do that andthis is on tap for next year and
this is how it's evolving.
And um she'll tell me she's likeLinda like you know how business
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is in 2025 she's like we needthe mixer mine more than ever in
2026.
I'm like you're so right likeyou're so right you know and so
I go back to like and really Ithink I will say too not a plug
for me but just a plug forbusiness owners in general the
more you focus on the lifetimeof your clients the more
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successful everybody's gonna benot just you but them as well.
And so I think that is one thingI've always when I thought of
creating the community I wantedit to be like a lifetime value
what can I give what can I pourinto how can I help these
individuals and I think that'salso created such an incredible
community from that.
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And I do have to say it probablycame from my whole cancer
diagnosis because I never hadtime to like get like let my ego
get in the way it literally justhit where I was ultimately
receiving back from thecommunity that I had just
created and it was overwhelmingfor me to like experience the
amount of receiving I had to dothat year.
(40:35):
But it was cool.
It's like such an incrediblecommunity so thank you for
having this conversation with metoday.
I really think you highlightedsome incredible benefits and
shared a great perspective.
If you are listening to thisepisode and you're interested in
seeing what it's all about I'mhosting two magic mixer events
one on November 13th one onNovember 14th.
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I encourage you to join so youcan experience what the
community feels like and thenthe doors do open to the mixer
mind which only happens one timea year and that'll be on
November 13th.
So do you have anything else youwant to share?
SPEAKER_00 (41:11):
I mean I'm joining the mixer mind again and I've
already shared it.
If you're still listening atthis point the this the mixer
mind is one of those things thatyou just need to check out even
if you only are doing it on thefaith of what I've shared or on
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your based on your faith in whatI have shared in these past
minutes do it please like thereare certain decisions that you
will make that when you lookback on them three years four
years from now you're like holycrap that's what made the
difference in my business thishas been one of those decisions
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for the first year or the secondyear and I'm confident it will
be for the third year.
So excited to have you again youare just one of the best members
I have in the community and Ijust appreciate you taking time
today to share your perspectiveshare your thoughts share your
encouragement lots of love Quijothank you thank you Linda I hope
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that this episode has beeneye-opening for you because I
learned a lot from attendingin-person events and if you have
not been doing that or if youhave not been masterminding and
obviously if you have not beenmixer minding check this out.
It's the next level of yourbusiness growth I can say that
confidently as long as you putin some effort to you know being
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a kind person that wants to helpother folks and meet other
folks.
Until the next time you hearfrom me or see me take care be
blessed and I'll see you in thenext one.
Bye
So this episode will be interesting because I have
here, if you can't already seeher because you're listening to
the audio podcast, Linda Sadhu,and she is the owner, the
creator, the mastermind behindthis group that I've been in
over the past two years calledThe Mixer Mind.
And I'll let her introduceherself and the mixer mind in a
(00:24):
very quick moment.
But if you have ever wondered,should I join a mastermind?
What is a mastermind?
I know mastermind means theexchanging of ideas, and I know
that I could benefit from beingin a group of other online
entrepreneurs, online coursecreators, people who serve
online course creators too, butI just have never, never really
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met somebody to ask them aboutwhat it's like.
Well, this episode will be coolbecause Linda will be
interviewing me about myexperience inside the mixer
mind, which is the name of her,let's call it online mastermind
for now.
I'm sure Linda, you will clarifyin a moment, but you're gonna be
interviewing me, Linda.
And I'm excited to have you onthe Art of Online Business
(01:10):
podcast again.
SPEAKER_01 (01:12):
Yes, I'm so happy to be here and turning the tables
on you this time and taking yourbrain and trying to get answers
to questions that I think peopleall have in regards to the mixer
mind and then also for 2026 andwhat the future holds for
opportunities out there.
SPEAKER_00 (01:29):
Well, I know you already have questions prepared
for me, Linda, and I'm happy toanswer them.
The mixer mind has been it'sbeen a blessing.
It's been quite good to be apart of.
And so when you had contacted meand said, Hey, Quijo, could I
interview you?
I thought, yes, absolutely.
Um, as you know, like I'm verysupportive of the mixer mind.
(01:51):
And then I realized mylisteners, the Art of Online
Business Podcast listeners,probably would benefit from
hearing about what I've beeninvolved in and see if it's a
good fit for them, for you, dearlistener.
SPEAKER_01 (02:04):
Yeah, I mean, the mixer mind was something I
created a couple of years ago,and I've talked about this in
other podcast episodes too, butessentially it was something
that my community wanted, and Ijust sort of followed the
breadcrumbs and then justcreated something that was sort
of essentially a new category inthe online space.
(02:24):
So it's not quite a mixer, it'snot quite just like a mix and
mingle networking group, andit's not quite just like a
mastermind, however, it sort ofis a mastermind, which most
masterminds aren't even realmasterminds.
They're usually listening to anexpert, uh, where this is
actually the meeting of theminds, and which is really
(02:45):
interesting.
But uh yeah, so I'm reallyexcited to dig into your
experience and help peopleunderstand if this is a good fit
for them or not.
So let's get to it.
You ready?
SPEAKER_00 (02:56):
I am quite ready.
Let's go.
SPEAKER_01 (02:58):
All right.
So you did an interview for melast year.
Unfortunately, my dog was reallysick and I couldn't interview
people.
And so I had put out a requestto my mixer mind members, like,
hey, if anybody can speak andshare their experience, I would
greatly appreciate it because Ididn't have the capacity or time
to do what I'm doing this year.
(03:18):
Thank God my dog's doing okay.
She ended up getting diagnosedwith an autoimmune disease, but
it was it was rough like tryingto figure out what was going on
with her last year this time.
But in your interview, you hadshared with the community last
year that the mixer mind was oneof your highest return on
investments for the year of2023.
(03:42):
There was one, only one otheropportunity that you felt like
was better, and that wasspecific to your business and
where you were headed.
And you rejoined.
So you've been in the communityfor two years.
I would love for you to sharemore about what made it such a
strong ROI.
And the reason why I want tokick off with this question is
because everybody is looking atinvestments as how can I get a
(04:05):
return on investment from this.
So it's a fair question thatsomebody might be considering
right now.
And I would love to hear yourthoughts on this.
SPEAKER_00 (04:12):
Well, yeah.
On the one hand, when you go toevents or you participate in
something like the mixer mind,you or me, I want to meet good
quality people and make goodconnections, right?
But then on the other hand, asmy bookkeeper will support, like
we do want to see an ROI of thebusiness activities that we do,
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otherwise, we are going out ofbusiness, quite simply.
And so the context here is thatwhen I first joined the Mixer
Mind, I was looking, I had a newpodcast and I was looking for
quality guests.
And so also as a serviceprovider, I knew that, well, I
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would want to start to rubshoulders, so to speak, online
with folks who had a moreestablished business and could
benefit from Facebook andInstagram ads.
And the first thing that the mixthat the mixer mine provided me
with was good guests for thepodcast.
And then also I did have theopportunity.
(05:15):
It's kind of funny, actually, Ididn't pitch myself to be on
other folks' podcasts very much.
And I think maybe I was onsomebody else's podcast after
having had, I don't know, fiveguests or so from the mixer mind
on my own podcast.
But that ROI is very easy tomeasure, not because I could
associate a specific amount ofrevenue with me being on other
(05:38):
folks' podcasts um initially orthem being on mine, but look at
any podcast pitching agency andlook at their fees and then
compare the results of that.
I mean, everybody cringes at thepodcast agencies that send those
mass-produced, reused emailssaying, I have a guest for you,
(06:02):
you know, who would be greatwith your podcast.
I've listened to your episodeand it's just like a script.
And I'm like, you haven'tlistened to my episode and you
don't know anything about mypodcast.
I get like five of these a day,but those agencies charge charge
fees and people pay them.
And so the mixer mind is kind oflike a built-in vetting system
because you're great atattracting the right kind of
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people.
And I know that inside the mixermind, there'll be quality guests
who really can contribute toepisodes on my podcast, and then
at the same time, people thatare aligned with the kind of
folks that I serve, and then itmakes sense for me to be a guest
on their podcast.
That makes sense.
SPEAKER_01 (06:39):
Absolutely.
I think we have qualityentrepreneurs inside the
community, and so what's reallycool is they're vetted.
So when you do put them in frontof your audience, you know
they're gonna show up in a bigway for you, your audience.
And it's just a triple win,right?
SPEAKER_00 (06:55):
Absolutely.
SPEAKER_01 (06:57):
Okay, and then so that's great.
So you had you were able toleverage the community with
having people on your podcast.
I think there's different waysto leverage the community.
There's also um, we have the thecollaborations tool that's
available this year that thatcame out.
And one of the other ways that Ithink all Mixer Mind members
(07:19):
truly love this community, and Ibelieve you do too, because
you've talked to me about thisbefore, is the peer-to-peer pods
that I curate for the group.
And so essentially what I dowhen I curate these pods is I
try to figure out where arethese individuals at in their
business journey?
Do their values align?
Do they have a similar idealclient so that we can
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potentially create long-lasting,mutually beneficial
relationships that are going tolast long term, where it's a
triple win for them, theiraudience, you know, all that.
Of course, we have to considertime zones because there's a lot
of people on different timezones in the community too.
But essentially, I curate thesegroups.
And the idea is for me to haveyou connect with these
(08:06):
individuals so you can buildlong-lasting, mutually
beneficial relationships, andyou're in these groups for a
certain amount of time together.
Can you speak to this experienceand how they've actually
supported your growth inside thecommunity?
SPEAKER_00 (08:22):
That's great.
Finally, I know how you've doneit because all I can say, after
having participated, what in twohandfuls, not two handfuls, but
yeah, on the low side of twohandfuls of rotations through
different peer pods, is they'vebeen all good.
Each peer pod that I was in hadwhat felt like the right kind of
(08:43):
people that I would want tocollaborate with, or some of
them were people that I hadalready chosen of my own accord
to collaborate with previously.
And so thank you, first of all,for curating these groups.
And it feels like they feel likea supportive business family.
Yes, it makes the mixer mindsmaller when you are in these
(09:07):
peer pods.
And yes, you can spend timeexchanging ideas and asking
business questions, but morethan that, as if that wasn't
enough, that would be enough byitself, but more than that, like
you feel like you have peoplethat support you.
I remember specific calls whereeither I or other members of my
peer pod were just going throughhard times, be it personal,
(09:32):
personally, family-wise, or youknow, a pivot or a difficult
spot in our business.
And it really does feel like I'msurrounded by other folks who
care.
For me, I live in Mexico, right,Linda.
And it's not like I have a localgroup because I'm not in the
cool part of Mexico on thebeach.
Like I don't have a local groupof online entrepreneurs that I
(09:53):
can meet in person, and the PurePod really has provided that
kind of social interactivenessfor me.
SPEAKER_01 (10:01):
I love it.
Yeah.
And there's different ways youcan interact with your pod.
I try to encourage, we have podleaders to help with the
facilitation.
And sometimes you don't want ahot seat, like you're good, you
don't need advice.
Maybe you can share somethingthat's working in your business,
or maybe there is somethinggoing on and you just need like
a virtual hug and a safe placeto share what's going on with no
(10:24):
judgment, right?
So each, I think pod has aunique vibe of their own.
They're all different, but theywill vibe for the most part as
long as the members are showingup.
Because the thing is, is youeven if you don't have a hot
seat to do, you should show upfor the other members and then
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you can share something that'sworking.
And that's what creates thatlong-term mutually beneficial
relationship, is showing up inthese moments, even when you
don't need support, right?
So it's a beautiful way to likegive and receive, which we do
throughout the community invarious ways.
SPEAKER_00 (11:01):
Hey, we'll get back to the episode in a moment, but
if you're hearing what I'msaying and interested in
actually joining the Mixer Mind,you need to jump into one of two
magic mixers.
SPEAKER_01 (11:12):
They're happening on November 13th and November 14th.
And this is going to be anopportunity for you to
experience what the community islike.
Then the doors will be openingfor the only time in 2025 for
the 26 cohort.
So go ahead, check out the link,add your name, join one of the
magic mixers and see what thiscommunity is all about.
SPEAKER_00 (11:33):
I can't, I couldn't have said it better myself.
Back to the episode.
SPEAKER_01 (11:37):
So looking back, I am curious because you have
connected with a lot ofmixer-mind individuals.
You've done a lot ofcollaborations.
Is there any collaboration orspecific moment that was
extremely meaningful to you?
SPEAKER_00 (11:53):
Yeah.
And I want to take a moment topause to say, like to my podcast
listeners, you're listeningright now.
If you've ever heard somebodysay that competition happens at
the bottom and collaborationhappens at the top, or if your
business is growing, but you'vewondered, oh, like organically,
how can I increase my influence,my reach?
(12:15):
How can I grow my email list?
Like what you're about to hearis that because it's the
connections with real people whoyou gel with personally or
business-wise too, that reallydo end up supporting your
business growth and you supporttheir business growth for years
(12:36):
to come.
And that's what I've experiencedtwo years now into the mixer
mine.
So I met the first year a ladynamed uh Sam, Samantha
Burmeister.
She's a copywriter, and youknow, we just she was one of the
people I had on my podcast as aguest, and we clicked because of
our shared love of travel.
(12:58):
But then quite specifically, weeach have spent significant time
living outside of the UnitedStates of America where I was
born, and so we were able torelate on so many levels just
the things that all of us go togo through when we spend so much
time outside of our homecountry.
And so then she became a podcastguest, and then we actually
(13:21):
ended up collaborating on acouple of email bundles, and for
me and her, it was profitablebecause these were bundles where
we were selling some of ourlower ticket offers.
Um, but more so than that, whenI get to meet her in person,
which we've met twice in personnow, not just at mixer mind
(13:43):
events, but also at otherevents, because you know, our
all of our paths tend to crosswhen we start attending
different sorts of retreats orbusiness events.
It's been like seeing a goodfriend, you know, and someone
who you can just quickly crosseyes with, you know, meet up and
catch up on life.
(14:04):
And they actually know about youand they remember you, which is
so nice when you walk into aroom of a bunch of new people.
SPEAKER_01 (14:11):
Yeah, I agree.
Sam is such an incredible mixermind member.
She has, I really feel likeshe's leveraged this into
finding her business besties.
I've seen her travel to Canada,I've seen her travel to the East
Coast, and it was intentionallyto meet other mixer mind members
and spend time with them.
And I I see it beingreciprocated where people go
(14:33):
visit her.
And that is one of the when youpeel back the onion, we are
cultivating and you know,curating and really truly
connecting with entrepreneurswhere you can find a business
bestie, right?
SPEAKER_00 (14:46):
Yeah, I'd add one more thing too that I had
thought I wanted to mention wasthat when I met Sam, the cool
thing was that she shared otherthings from her life.
Like, you know, she's in a realestate investor, and I was
interested in real estateinvesting.
And so many times we'remulti-passionate, or we want to,
(15:07):
as business owners, take theprofits from our business and do
something else with them.
And so you get it's likebehind-the-scenes access to what
other folks are doing.
And uh lastly, it's nice to seea positive ROI from a
relationship, but also with Sam,it's been really good knowing
(15:30):
that I have a copywriter who Iactually trust because I know
and that because I've workedwith them myself.
Like I have paid her to do someof my copywriting and my pages,
my sales pages have convertedbetter because of her.
But then I know that as aFacebook and Instagram ads
manager, when somebody asks meabout having their page redone,
(15:53):
and I'm the one, you know,running Facebook and Instagram
ads to it, already several timesI've been able to refer her,
which makes me a trusted sourceof value for my clients, which
elevates me above the myriad ofother folks that do basically
the same service that I do.
And so that's also a huge valuethat I found in the
(16:14):
relationship.
And that's just another benefitin general of being a part of
the mixer mind.
SPEAKER_01 (16:19):
Yeah, I think these things happen organically.
Like technically, I don't wantpeople to like share all their
stuff on the Facebook page andlike self-promote, right?
But what happens is inevitablyyou get to know each other, you
get to know each other'sstrengths, you start hiring each
other, you start referringpeople out.
Like I see this happen insidethe community.
(16:40):
It's the ripple effect.
Yeah.
Um, and thank you for sharingthat.
I was gonna say it's really agreat, it's just incredible to
see the rising tide does doeslift all votes in the end.
But there is a caveat, you dohave to put in some effort to
feel the effects from it.
So whatever you put in, it'llget reflected back to you.
(17:02):
And if you don't feel like it'sa good return on investment, the
likely chance that you're notdoing anything to add energy
could be the case for it, right?
SPEAKER_00 (17:12):
Right?
SPEAKER_01 (17:12):
Like it's true.
SPEAKER_00 (17:13):
Like it is true.
I like that you mentioned what Iwill just say in one word
moderation.
The group is moderated, it isnot a glorified pitch fest in
there, which is wonderful.
And you're right, the so many ofthe business connections do
happen behind the scenes aftergenuine connection is made.
(17:37):
And it's a beautiful thing thatyou've put together.
Thank you.
SPEAKER_01 (17:40):
Ah, you're so sweet.
I love you.
Um, you mentioned this isactually really cool, but you
mentioned the Mixer Mindretreat, and it was last year in
Cabo.
We hosted this retreat.
It was my first retreat I'veever hosted.
By the way, I never thought thatwould be on my bingo card.
But when you do ideal clientresearch and you find out that
(18:02):
your members really want aretreat, then you put it on the
agenda.
And so I was very nervous to dothis.
But I think it was like on thefirst day you and I were sitting
next to each other and youlooked at me and you said,
Linda, I just want to thank youfor this experience.
Because usually when I come toan event, I don't meet the
(18:23):
people who I think I'm going tomeet.
Like people are different thanwhat they really are online.
Like they have this like fakefacade.
And then when you actually meetthem, you realize, oh, maybe
they're not who I thought theywere.
But you told me that everybodyin the community was exactly who
you thought they were.
And I thought that was such ahuge compliment for what we're
(18:46):
cultivating in the community.
So I wanted you to kind of shareyour experience, what made it so
special, and just hear yourperspective from that because I
think that's huge.
SPEAKER_00 (18:56):
I mean, look, it's meeting up in a resort in the
sun, you know, great weather.
So of course it's gonna be fun.
But yeah, people aren't fake,you know.
I haven't I haven't met anyonewho's fake in the mixer mind so
far.
And I consider myself fortunatebecause I have been to events
(19:17):
where you're in the room, it'sthe time, you know, to meet
other people who you haven'treally talked to so much at your
table or people at other tables.
And I've had someone give me thelook before, and that look is
you know, it's just like thequick once-over, okay, cool that
you're here, but don't talk tome.
(19:38):
It all in one look.
I I can't explain it, but I canI've seen the look, and it's
been given to me before, and Ididn't get that at the mixer
mind, and the quality of people,it's just a great quality of
person.
And so the first event, thefirst retreat, if you will, when
we went to Cabo was great, andit made me instantly think next
(20:00):
year I will be at the next one.
One because it's only like anhour and a half flight for me
from where I live in Mexico.
But the main reason is is I'mall about in-person events.
Like I just love connecting withpeople in real life, and this
one, yours did not disappoint.
SPEAKER_01 (20:19):
Yeah, I want to speak to that just a bit and
talk, I think, about why it doesmake it so special.
I do think the majority of thepeople who are opting into the
community are heart-centeredindividuals.
Oh.
And I think you can have veryegotistical people that do end
up at some of these conferences,events that you go to.
(20:41):
I have also experienced where Iwalked up to somebody and was
excited to meet them to say hi.
And they were totally dismissiveof like wanting to have any
conversation.
And it sucks, right?
Like obviously you startthinking, like, am I not good
enough?
What did I do?
Did I do something?
Like, I swear I don't, I don'tthink I've ever met this person.
(21:01):
I was just trying to say hi.
Um, and it is sort of like amind like issue that you go
through where you're like, wait,what's going on?
But back to the mixture mindfolks, I don't think we're
calling in egotistical people.
We're calling in veryheart-centered individuals who
care about who you are.
(21:23):
Um, they care about theirbusiness, yes, but it is a
beautiful community ofheart-centered folks.
And it's heart-centered, highvibe, and high quality.
I always say it's like the threeH's, and that is what we
cultivate in the community.
And yes, you are a big fan ofin-person retreats and
(21:44):
conferences and events.
And I want to dig into that alittle bit because in the
community, our members reallyenjoy going to conferences,
in-person retreats, events.
They want to meet more people inperson.
And so with our collaborationtool, you can share events that
you are hosting.
So I have been asked, by theway, to host more retreats.
(22:07):
But the retreat I host is like awedding.
And so I'm like, no, nah, like,not gonna do that.
Like, that is too much for me tothat I can physically, mentally,
and emotionally take on.
So I love when other mixed ofmind members share different
events.
And so you've been able toattend several of these events,
and I want you to be able tospeak to that and um share like
(22:28):
why do you go to these events?
One specific one that comes tomind, actually.
Well, there's two.
Laura Sprinkle's event, Ithought was really cool.
It had a lot of mixed or mindmembers, it was completely
different, but then also theKint conference.
There was a lot, you attendedthat one too, correct?
Yeah.
And there was a lot of Mixed OfMind members that showed up to
that event too.
(22:49):
And I know Laura Sprinkle, whichwe're going to talk to her in
another episode as well.
But she had hosted a whitewaterrafting event.
And so it's so cool when youhave a group of people where you
can also attend different eventsand you you've got people there
already.
So can we speak to that a littlebit?
And like, you know, yourexperiences, are you able to
(23:11):
leverage this?
Which ones do you choose?
Tell me all the things.
SPEAKER_00 (23:15):
Uh, okay.
Let's talk the ROI of an eventin general, though, because this
is something I did not get untillast fall, let's say 2024.
And then I started going toevents on purpose in 2025.
And so here's the thing (23:34):
if you're listening right now and
you're a service provider, as inyou provide a service to a
business, you normally, Inormally, as a service provider,
have to sell somebody twice.
Okay, and I'm using coldmarketing terms, but you know,
uh, we have to sell somebodytwice, right, Linda?
The first time we have to sellsomebody is that their mindset
(23:59):
has to shift to their businessis worth investing in in order
to see their business grow toachieve the goals that they want
to achieve with their business.
Once that sell is made, then youhave to sell somebody the second
time, which is that you are theright service provider for them.
(24:19):
I am the right service Facebookads manager for you for whatever
reasons, right?
And so there's two sales thatneed to happen.
The reason I go to events I'vebeen to a lot this year is
because I wanted to have asuccessful business and I
started doing what I believe isthe ultimate shortcut, asking
people who are more successfulthan me, what are they doing
(24:42):
differently for me?
And I realized last year in 2024that the folks who had the kind
of success that I wanted andalso had similar business models
to mine, they were in moremasterminds and they were going
to more events.
And so I determined that yes,already I knew that I loved
meeting people at events, but Idetermined I would on purpose
(25:03):
choose to go to many more eventsin 2025, knowing that some
events would be wonderful andsome would be trash and I would
never go to them again, but thatI would get a series of events
like on my roster, so to speak,annually that I could return to.
And so that is the context thatI went into 2025 with and the
mindset that I would find eventsto go to and meet people, engage
(25:27):
with folks, find new onlinebusiness friends, and hopefully
find folks that I could servewith Facebook and Instagram ads.
And so I've been to bad events.
The mixer mind event is not oneof those.
You would ask me, Linda, refreshmy memory.
You would ask me how I chose theconvert kit event and like
(25:49):
Laura's event.
SPEAKER_01 (25:50):
Yeah, like I'm just curious if there was some
intentionality behind it.
For example, I agree when you'regoing to events, you're putting
yourself in a room that is moreestablished entrepreneurs.
And those are the people thatyou want to, you know, obviously
you're you want to hang out withthose people for two reasons.
Because they're gonna bring youfurther along in your business,
(26:11):
and then also because, you know,those are the potential people
that are gonna work with you tohire Facebook ads because they
have to be further along intheir business, they have to be
investing in their business, soit's smart.
Um once I realized that too, andthen got very intentional on
where like who my ideal clientis.
So back when I used to doquizzes, it was really important
(26:35):
for me to get in front ofcoaches and course creators.
So knowing that I would go toKajabi, for example, they would
have a conference.
That whole room was filled withcourse creators and coaches.
So I wanted to get on theirpodcast, I wanted to get on
their stage because I started tomake intentional decisions to
move the needle to get in frontof the right audience.
I'm wondering if this is like asimilar play.
(26:58):
And I don't know if a lot ofentrepreneurs, they might go to
a lot of events, but are theybeing intentional about the ones
they're choosing because it willmove the needle in their
business?
So I would love for you to speakto that too.
SPEAKER_00 (27:11):
You just cannot know what you can't know if you
really align with the eventuntil you go.
Yes, you can look at the eventspage, and you can even, and
here's one thing that I leveragethe mixer mind for is I asked
other mixer minders, like, hey,have you been to this event?
What did you think?
And you can get people'sopinion, but you just don't know
(27:34):
until you go.
And you have to go to events.
I say that strongly after havingbeen to them, you have to go,
and there will be some that youdon't like.
I will say one thing right now,Linda, which is I am a social
butterfly.
Like I'm on the extroverted sideof the spectrum, as in the
(27:55):
longer I am at an event, thehappier I get, the more social I
get, the more people I want tomeet, you know.
Whereas like somebody on maybethe introverted side of the
spectrum, they'll do well at anevent that they go to, but like
they're drained at the end ofthe day.
I am not drained at the end ofthe day.
I've been at events where I hadto be on 150%, like really
(28:18):
fight, not like hands and fistfight, but mentally, emotionally
exert myself in order to kind ofbreak into circles and be a
part, you know, where normallyease of interaction is just it
comes to me so easily.
At the mixer mind, I've neverhad to do that.
(28:39):
It's like at the mixer mind,everyone's inviting you into
their circles.
And so if you don't feel likeyou know somebody at the mixer
mind, it's it's easy to meetfolks.
That's not true at every event.
And that is one thing that Iwill plug on this episode
specifically for the mixer mind.
But I think I've said everythingabout in person events,
(28:59):
obviously.
SPEAKER_01 (29:00):
No, it's all good, it's all good.
Yeah, I just think like, well, Ithink what you're trying to say
too, and I I agree, when you'rein the community of the mixer
mind and we have groups ofpeople showing up to these
events, the likelihood of themintroducing you to somebody that
might open a door is couldhappen, right?
Um, for example, uh, I have areally good friend of mine who
(29:24):
invited me to a conference and Iknew that she knew specific
individuals.
And I knew that if I could getthose introductions, I could get
on a podcast or I could get onsomebody's radar.
And so you just never know.
But when you have a communitythat shows up for different
events, you can meet more peopleand those doors can open a lot
(29:45):
faster for you.
And so I think that's what'sreally cool because every event
that you've gone to this year,there has been mixed or mind
members there, right?
For the most part.
SPEAKER_00 (29:56):
Actually, yeah.
Every event there has been mixedor mind members.
SPEAKER_01 (29:58):
And so there's this like um family that's also
embedded at the at these eventswhere you can essentially like
have breakfast and then walkinto the room together or meet
up later.
Or you know, you want to meet,hey, so-and-so, you have to meet
Quayjo, kind of thing.
Like you have that vibe alreadygoing into it, which is so cool
(30:19):
because the community lovesevents and you're definitely one
of the people that are attendingmore events than other
entrepreneurs inside thecommunity.
But I do think it's a smart playbecause I've always heard that
uh miles can make you millions.
SPEAKER_00 (30:37):
I agree with that.
And for somebody who's listeningand you're like I've been to
like networking events and theymade me feel you or I've been to
great events, but I didn't knowhow to meet people.
Like everyone walks the line ina different way.
But remember like an event is achance to make new connections
that benefit your business.
(30:58):
But it also is a chance to meetwonderful individuals who run
businesses that you never haveheard of and they're just great
people to connect with and it'sit's really cool when you can
connect with someone who ends upyou know having a business
relationship with you eitherdirectly or indirectly because
(31:19):
of referrals or partnershipsdown the line and I always go to
events with that mindset.
I just like meeting people.
So I go to an event where allthe people are there to meet
folks and hopefully establishbusiness relationships.
And then I just meet folks andhave fun.
SPEAKER_01 (31:39):
I know I love it.
SPEAKER_00 (31:41):
On a personal note can you share um what surprised
you about joining the communityI mean I'm a guy my brain
doesn't tend to think alongthink in terms of relationships
you know I'm like put in X andget out Y and when I had first
joined the community I did haveone purpose which was I need
(32:03):
good quality guests on mypodcast.
And so although I already hadfriends inside of your mixer
mind and they told me oh it'sgreat I you know I had blinders
on I just needed good guests forthe podcast and if I got some
more Facebook and Instagram adscustomers wonderful uh but at
that time I actually wasinundated in customers you know
(32:26):
I didn't actually haveadditional capacity for for
Facebook and Instagram adclients so the surprise Linda
was that I ended up having agroup of people that I that I
cared about and maybe thatsounds cold like Quayjo you went
to this group like not expectingto meet friends it's like no I
just wanted good quality guestsfor the podcast who could
(32:47):
deliver value so that mylisteners would know that I
attract valuable people and havemore people listen that's all I
wanted and I didn't expect to betrusted to give advice I didn't
expect to be sought after to getadvice I didn't expect to see
tears.
(33:18):
And um I didn't expect to seetears of success either like I
didn't expect to be involved ata level that I am now with
people that I care about.
Like when I say like they'rewinning and I'm winning it's
like when we meet in person andI want to know how did this
thing go and they tell me how itwent and I'm either genuinely
(33:42):
disappointed like somebody on myteam is you know not having
things go how they wanted orgenuinely excited because they
are crushing it.
And I remember the process andsome of the conversations we had
over the year like I didn'texpect that going into the mixer
mind and I totally got thatcoming out of the mixer mind.
SPEAKER_01 (34:05):
I love it.
Yeah we uh discussed a littlebit about this in the Heather
Sager interview and if you wantto talk like hear more about
specific examples of where it'slike the community just showed
up for each other that's a greatepisode to listen to because I
talk about how Sophia Para hadher baby we were all along that
journey with her she justpublicly shared about her
(34:29):
unfortunate situations of havingmiscarriage after miscarriage
through IVF.
And then she finally getspregnant and we were all
rallying rallying around herthere were four mixed of mind
members that actually showed upto host QA calls for her
community so she could take youknow a maternity leave like I
could tell you several examplesof how we have been alongside
(34:52):
each other.
And I always tell I was actuallytalking to Sophia and I'm like
let's just lock hands and likedo this for each other.
And she was like I love this Ilove this let's let's lock hands
you know what I mean like um andI think it really goes back to
and I share a lot about this inthe Heather Sager interview of
how the community was foundedlike I essentially launched this
(35:13):
community with a bait aroundpersonally invited 20 30 people
and then weeks after that I getdiagnosed with cancer.
And so that story is in thatinterview and it's like my
community then had to startshowing up for me when I hadn't
even had a chance to host thewelcome call, right?
So it was built on a foundationof this beautiful give and
(35:34):
receive component and I justthink that if there's any other
community that tries toreplicate what the mixed mind's
doing it will not work becauseof the foundation of how it was
created.
And it was almost like you knowsome people are like how did you
come up with the mixer mind andI'm like I think the mixer mind
chose me.
Like it just organically rightyeah so anyways I love that like
(35:58):
there is so much of that goingon inside the community that's
just absolutely beautiful.
SPEAKER_00 (36:03):
So last question for you but for somebody considering
joining what would you say tothem about the affordability the
ROI potential the wide range ofevents like can you speak to any
of that um and share what's onyour mind and like if they
should join or not duh of coursethey should join that's so but
(36:25):
why why would someone like mesay it's a no-brainer to join um
if we're talking aboutaffordability it's very easy to
go and click on other eventsthat are going on through the
year and see what those eventscost to attend especially if you
decide to upgrade for an eventthat offers like an exclusive
(36:46):
mastermind portion of the eventthey're not cheap and then you
throw in the cost of a planeticket you know and the cost of
all the traveling you knowcommuting and like the Ubers or
the taxis.
Does anybody take a taxianymore?
The Ubers the eating out thissort of thing and the cost of
leaving your family becausethere's an emotional cost too
(37:09):
like if you're in a relationshipyou know and you're leaving your
spouse or your partner or if youhave kids and you got to say
goodbye to them look at thosetangible and intangible
intangible cost and then comparethat to the mixer mind and it's
like of course the mixer mindvalue is just off the charts and
(37:31):
then there's the fact that whenyou pay to go to an event yeah
you can keep in touch with folksbut in a three day event that's
more on the intimate side we'llsay a hundred people how many
people are you really going tomeet and have solid
conversations with you know itmight be five it might be 10 and
(37:55):
then everyone else you knowyou're trying to do that whole
let's swap insta uh instagramsand you know I'll kind of if you
have a follow-up system I'llfollow up with you after the
event but like the mixer mindyou get to spend quality time in
these wonderfully andintentionally curated peer pods
but then you also have access tothe group in general and that's
(38:16):
for a whole year.
Now that is that is special andagain it's something that just
skyrockets the value and all theother return on investment that
comes from actually having timeto build solid relationships
like it's it's it's worth it.
SPEAKER_01 (38:36):
I'll still go to in-person events you know I'll
still go to some of these otherbig name events but the mixer
mind has such high ROI for thereasons that I just shared I
have never heard anybody shareit in that perspective so thank
you for doing that because I I'mlike oh my gosh you're so right
like the mixer mind is so goodlike I need to join it.
SPEAKER_00 (39:00):
You need to join it will you be it next year Linda
will you be there again you justsold me on my own program.
SPEAKER_01 (39:07):
No to your point though like and I was talking to
Danielle Laura who's also amixer mind member and I always
get stressed out you know for anupcoming launch like I hope it
goes well I'm doing all thethings like you know we're gonna
do this we're gonna do that andthis is on tap for next year and
this is how it's evolving.
And um she'll tell me she's likeLinda like you know how business
(39:29):
is in 2025 she's like we needthe mixer mine more than ever in
2026.
I'm like you're so right likeyou're so right you know and so
I go back to like and really Ithink I will say too not a plug
for me but just a plug forbusiness owners in general the
more you focus on the lifetimeof your clients the more
(39:51):
successful everybody's gonna benot just you but them as well.
And so I think that is one thingI've always when I thought of
creating the community I wantedit to be like a lifetime value
what can I give what can I pourinto how can I help these
individuals and I think that'salso created such an incredible
community from that.
(40:12):
And I do have to say it probablycame from my whole cancer
diagnosis because I never hadtime to like get like let my ego
get in the way it literally justhit where I was ultimately
receiving back from thecommunity that I had just
created and it was overwhelmingfor me to like experience the
amount of receiving I had to dothat year.
(40:35):
But it was cool.
It's like such an incrediblecommunity so thank you for
having this conversation with metoday.
I really think you highlightedsome incredible benefits and
shared a great perspective.
If you are listening to thisepisode and you're interested in
seeing what it's all about I'mhosting two magic mixer events
one on November 13th one onNovember 14th.
(40:57):
I encourage you to join so youcan experience what the
community feels like and thenthe doors do open to the mixer
mind which only happens one timea year and that'll be on
November 13th.
So do you have anything else youwant to share?
SPEAKER_00 (41:11):
I mean I'm joining the mixer mind again and I've
already shared it.
If you're still listening atthis point the this the mixer
mind is one of those things thatyou just need to check out even
if you only are doing it on thefaith of what I've shared or on
(41:31):
your based on your faith in whatI have shared in these past
minutes do it please like thereare certain decisions that you
will make that when you lookback on them three years four
years from now you're like holycrap that's what made the
difference in my business thishas been one of those decisions
(41:55):
for the first year or the secondyear and I'm confident it will
be for the third year.
So excited to have you again youare just one of the best members
I have in the community and Ijust appreciate you taking time
today to share your perspectiveshare your thoughts share your
encouragement lots of love Quijothank you thank you Linda I hope
(42:17):
that this episode has beeneye-opening for you because I
learned a lot from attendingin-person events and if you have
not been doing that or if youhave not been masterminding and
obviously if you have not beenmixer minding check this out.
It's the next level of yourbusiness growth I can say that
confidently as long as you putin some effort to you know being
(42:38):
a kind person that wants to helpother folks and meet other
folks.
Until the next time you hearfrom me or see me take care be
blessed and I'll see you in thenext one.
Bye
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