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September 9, 2025 67 mins
She’s sold over $2.5 billion in products, starred on 197 infomercials, trained over 77,000 students, and built a multimillion-dollar company with her daughter. But behind the success, Forbes Riley’s story is one of grit, resilience, and reinvention. From being bullied as a lonely kid with braces to winning beauty pageants, surviving near-death experiences, witnessing the Las Vegas shooting, and flipping a bus crash into a bodybuilding victory at age 64, Forbes has lived it all. In this episode, the Queen of the Pitch shares her secrets on turning rejection into redirection, pitching yourself in under 60 seconds, raising empowered kids, building an unstoppable brand, and living with passion at any age. This conversation will inspire you to reframe adversity, master your message, and step fully into the life you were meant to create. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: 💡 How Forbes turned childhood struggles into fuel for success. 💡 The role of mentorship, rejection, and grit in her Hollywood journey. 💡 Why your “why” is the most powerful sales tool you have. 💡 The formula to pitch yourself in under 60 seconds. 💡 How she and her daughter built a million-dollar funnel in 9 months. 💡 Why age is never an excuse and how she crushed a fitness competition at 64. Main Points: 01:50 Meet Forbes Riley 03:06 Early Life & Challenges 08:06 Winning a Pageant & Earning a College Scholarship 14:34 Witnessing the Las Vegas Shooting 19:51 Discovering Resilience Through Rejection 26:50 Mastering the Art of The Pitch 33:07 How To Pitch Yourself 39:07 From Pageant Queen To Consultant 39:55 Pitch Training Explained 45:51 Involving Her Kids in Business 51:41 Fitness, Longevity, & Competing at 64 1:00:37 The Making of The “Queen of Pitch” 1:03:02 Final Advice & Legacy 💬 What part of Forbes’ story inspires you most? Her resilience, her pitch mastery, or her fitness transformation? Comment below 👇 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes with world-class guests who help you live, lead, and sell at the highest level. Connect With Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelly.siegel.71/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-siegel-0146a3/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kellysiegel71 Connect with Forbes: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forbes_riley/?hl=en Website: https://www.pitchsecretsmasterclass.com/ Subscribe To The Podcast Here: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/harder-than-life/id1725989697 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/29NOnhItmCLkZ9sLswABKS?si=d81915ddabc0420a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCncVFeA5P2LrAovuofQQcDg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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