Maniac Mentor Motivational Podcast

Maniac Mentor Motivational Podcast

The Maniac Mentor Motivational Podcast is your weekly motivational bit of inspiration, business tips, interviews, from your business mentors Matt Aponte & Jeffrey Wood aka The Maniac Mentors! Our goal is to help side hustlers & young entrepreneurs, get started and keep going and motivated on your way to the lifestyle you want and deserve! Matt is a lifetime Entrepreneur starting his first very successful business at the age of 16! Since then he has owned and started other business with failures and successes. Now after over 20 years experience in startups his mission is to help others.

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January 7, 2019 21 mins

Podcast number one of the new year 2019, so check it!!


Ok, so this is the 7th of January and lets be honest, you have been spending the first 6 days of the year getting over your holiday hangovers and today is the first day that you have to "adult-up" and get back on the grind. 


So what do you do? Well, that's easy! You play this podcast episode and learn the Top 3 Hacks that you need to learn and implement so you ca...

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2018 was an awesome year! It was full of great wins and great challenges! It was also full of some great episodes with some awesome guests on our podcast.


So in this New Years special episode on the very last day of the year, we thought it would be great to narrow down the top 5 episodes we had of 2018. Along with that Jeff and I talk about the challenges we had and lessons we learned in 2018 along with our wins as well as our...

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Need some motivation this morning to overcome any deep seated limitations? Then this podcast is a definite must listen on your commute or during your coffee break. We interview Brian Bergford the owner of Bergford Performance Systems and hear about why he has such a passion for entrepreneurship, and helping others achieve peak performance. We also hear how he overcame a lifelong fear of swimming at the age of 30 and then pushed h...
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December 14, 2018 24 mins
Why ask why? Well in this episode we tell you why! Having a powerful why when you want to accomplish any goals in life is the most important thing you can do to set yourself up for success. But most people do not ask the right questions and they don't ask Why enough. In this episode we talk about the power of why, how to ask yourself why in such a way that you get the right answer that you need in order to succeed and so much mo...
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What fears are holding you back from success? In this episode we talk about the 5 biggest fears that are standing in the way of attaining anything you want in life and how to overcome them! Matt also shares a specific technique you can develop that will help overcome most of the fears on our list, while Jeff talks about Coyotes, Rattlesnakes and Scorpions and how they relate to fear number 2! And you may be shocked at what the num...
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Talk about keeping it in the family! On this weeks episode our special guest is Tino Rigano, older brother of our last guest, Nicolo Rigano. Entrepreneurialism runs deep in this family as Tino is a Success Coach with a specialty in Masculine Energy! So in this episode we talk about his coaching practice, masculine energy, why it's so important and why it is difficult to get men to admit when they suck at something! This is defi...
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This week we have a special guest on the show (all our guests are special!) But this man is a young hustler from Pittsburgh who has started his own barber brand at the ripe old age of 20! He cuts and fades and also raps and his main focus is to inspire other young hustlers like himself to keep going and get out there and take a leap! Keep an eye out for this dude, cause he is going places! This podcast is full of great content a...
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Go For No! In this weeks super special episode we had the wonderful privileged of having the co-author of the New York Times best seller Andrea Waltz! Go For No has sold over 400,000 copies and has changed the mindset and perception of rejection for so many people over the years, especially in the sales and network marketing environment. And we get to spend time with Andrea and talk more about the Go For No methodology and mindse...
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In this episode we get the privilege to have Luke Burrows back on the show a year later to talk about what he is doing as a mentor for personal development for Gen Z's with his Grow Together Academy. How do you find what you love and do it? How to you know if personal development is right for you? We dive into these and other questions in this awesome podcast. Luke Burrows is the founder of Grow2Gether a online community for mi...
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In this episode 84, we had the privilege of having Susan Peppercorn on the show with us! She is an executive and career coach who enables mid, and senior-level professionals to find their next best career step; promotion, new job, career or entrepreneurial option. Susan is the author of the new Amazon best-seller, Ditch Your Inner Critic At Work. In Ditch Your Inner Critic At Work, Susan makes the most compelling case yet that c...
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Being a successful entrepreneur is more than just building a business and making money. The most successful entrepreneurs have a healthy mind body and spirit which enables them to be at peak performance to respond to all of the demands that entrepreneurship puts on us. In this episode we have Jeff Mc Mahon back on the show, he is the founder of Total Body Construction and he specializes in virtual training for entrepreneurs that a...
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In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing Brittany Keller who is a Mom, Cancer Warrior, Difference Maker, Entrepreneur and former addict dedicated to helping people Just Get Real and to live a life greater than they imagine! We talk about some crazy things like body modifications and how to give yourself dimples, power of gratitude, as as well as her new workbook she just released "The Difference Maker's Story Book" whi...
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In this episode we get to have Ryan Helms from Grit and Hustle back on to fill us in on the success of his Side Hustle Journal as well as his new podcast. He also gives us a “sneak peek” into what he and his partner are working on next since the feedback he received from his Kickstarter campaign. He also talks about the real selfish reason why he started a Podcast and why it is now working so well for him. If your thinking abou...
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You are awesome! And in this podcast Matt and Jeffrey tell you exactly why you are awesome and why it is important for you to believe you are awesome! Get ready for 20 minutes of straight awesome laughs and motivation!! References: http://www.Meetup.com http://www.shapr.co/ **************************** Questions, comments or want to be on the show? We would love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at: podcast@maniacmentor.com
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In this episode Matt & Jeff talk about the beauty of simply just doing what works in your business and not trying to complicate things. They also share with you some super valuable and actionable content for marketing your business. Jeff shares the exact steps that he and his team are taking to generate 30 plus leads a day using Facebook, for FREE! Matt shares some valuable advice for more traditional business owners who might b...
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In this new podcast episode from Matt & Jeffrey they talk about the struggles you may be facing with starting or running your own small business or side hustle. Sometimes you might want to quit or throw in the towel when it seems much harder than you thought. However they have both been there and so they share their best motivations and actionable advice to help you push through these times and keep going! Are you ready for some...
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We all know how important having the right kind of mindset is for success in anything in life. This applies to your health, wealth, love and relationships of all kinds, business, secular or romantic. However many know this, but many don't know how to actually change your mindset from one that is either negative or just limited, to one that will actually allow you to constantly achieve and overcome. So in this episode Matt and J...
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Are you really the sum of your 5 closest friends? Well in this episode Matt and Jeff take a deep dive into that saying and discuss different viewpoints on this topic to see if it really holds any water! ********************** Want to be a guest on our show? Shoot us an email, podcast@maniacmentor.com What do you think about the show? We would love to hear from you! Or if there is something you would like us to to go over and or a...
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Is emotional intelligence that important? Is having a high IQ more valuable than having a high EQ? In this podcast episode Matt and Jeffrey talk about the differences between IQ and EQ and which one will actually help you get ahead and be successful in life and most importantly in business. You might actually be surprised! Listen to us on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, Apple Home and Pocket Podcasts app. ****************...
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In this episode Matt and Jeffrey talk about their experiences with growing their business in the first quarter of 2018. They have both faced some challenges and overcame them, and now they share what they have learned and the exact strategies they have used to conquer them so you can now apply the same things in your businesses! ******************************************** What do you think about the show? We would love to hear...
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