Synopsis
Adil Amarsi Unplugged is a podcast where everything is told and nothing is left out.Between having guests on the podcast and regular shows, Adil has designed this podcast to be one that feels like you're the fly on the wall listening on conversations between marketers when they're not selling or marketing.Come have a listen, share a laugh, and enjoy.
Episodes
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Sidney Clevinger
19/04/2019 Duration: 47minA love and dedication to sports led today’s guest to walk the talk doing what you love, and it has opened all kinds of doors and opportunities for him. From working on websites for the sports information department at his college to working on advertising campaign for papa johns. His story is not all good, from working with partners that took advantage to the general ups and downs of life, he persevered and today his business is alive and kicking for 20 months, helping around 500 people with digital marketing: lead generation, social media management, sales funnel, branding, and so on. On today’s episode, Sidney walks through his entrepreneurial journey to building an advertising agency while he tackles the value of mentorship. Also, he goes in-depth on the importance of being a better version each day through reading books. And lastly, he reveals his digital marketing courses every entrepreneur get their hands on.
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Mike Samuels
12/04/2019 Duration: 53minMost likely the quietest person you’ve never met, wearing an emotionless facial expression and writing skills so good, he has made clients MILLIONS. Today’s guest is Mike Samuels, Mike started as a personal trainer, he then discovered writing and started a website called”Healthy living Heavy lifting” in the process of running that site he discovered copywriting. From being a mobile and online trainer, he transitioned to writing copy for fitness businesses and authorities. He found his calling and transitioned fully to copywriting. On today’s episode, Mike Samuels shares how he made the jumps from personal training to copywriting. He also shares some of his insights how to handle the “boring” stuff Finances, handling retainer clients and where to find inspiration for writing copy.
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Carly Jennings
05/04/2019 Duration: 58minAn average person who lacks determination never runs out of excuses for not living a healthy lifestyle -- going to the gym and eating healthy. And that’s why I think it’s brilliant how people with mental illness are dealing with both that and their physical health. Carly Jennings, a personal fitness trainer with Type 2 bipolar, can definitely relate. She runs a Facebook page, A Wiggly Girl, which aims to help people with mental health issues create habits that encourage living as stable and as happy a life as possible. On today’s episode, Carly shares her journey in fitness and dealing with her mental illness. She reveals a healthy approach to losing weight regardless of body type. And lastly, the foods you should start eating to level up your health and fitness.
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Matt Wolfe & Joe Fier
29/03/2019 Duration: 46minThere’s no double act I can think of that could make it to my short list of Masters of Traffic & Branding like Matt Wolfe & Joe Fier. These guys from the Hustle & Flowchart Podcast made the term “omnipresence” a hit, which means making your brand appear everywhere. That said, they are two pros when it comes to building your brand and all the other techy stuff. Matt is the systems and tech optimization guy who is a fanatic about content repurposing strategies. He’s famous for SEO, data analysis, split-testing and conversion optimization. On the other hand, Joe is the creative who came to the table with a video editing turned outsourcing business. He’s a pro at creating custom marketing roadmaps to skyrocket client sales results. All of these awesomeness, mastery and skills are wrapped up in their book, Evergreen Traffic Playbook. On today’s episode, Matt & Joe dives deep into the time-saving magic of repurposing your existing content to create fresh content for your marketing. They will a
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Trevor Crook
22/03/2019 Duration: 59minWe’re back at it with the ToeCracker himself, Trevor Crook. After two years, he’s back to share the constantly exciting things he is up to. A world class, in demand – direct response copywriter, mentor, author and international speaker, Trevor has a new project which is focused on helping out copy protégés or writers who have a promising prospect as a writer, and yet are struggling to hasten their skills and close more deals. This man is still selling products and doing what he’s very expert at – copywriting. On top of that, he has been living the International Lifestyle – travelling the world and making money at the same time. On today’s episode, Trevor shares what’s common among struggling copywriters and how to frame the right mindset. He then drops some knowledge bombs on writing a good copy and closing deals. On the side, he updates us about his plans for the year and where his International Lifestyle is pinned next.
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Kyree Oliver
15/03/2019 Duration: 39minOn today’s episode, Kyrie shares his remarkable crossover from sports to entrepreneurship. He tells us how he mastered the art of marketing without any prior experience or knowledge of it.
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Sashka Hanna-Rappl
08/03/2019 Duration: 53minSashka’s versatility is beyond words. Not content with being the creator and founder of Brand Your Soul & Soul Brand Marketing, she is also an author of a bestselling book, an art director and a creative strategist. She is also an actress, singer, and dancer all wrapped up in one. It all started with her fervour to be everything in the creative field. Her love for networking and travelling and interest in psychology, this all led to her getting involved in marketing and advertising. She is making it her goal to provide solutions to the problems of people she meets and she attributes the success she has had thus far to chasing that goal. On today’s episode, Sashka tells us how to process a creative mind and turn ideas into milestones. She shares the importance of identifying your level of consciousness and finding your purpose, she finishes off by giving some constructive tips on how to be one step closer to defining your identity.
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Ollie Matthews
01/03/2019 Duration: 58minAnd now we’re back with The Revitalized Man. Ollie Matthews has been killing it yearly and he slaughtered 2018.. Last year, he took a musician course in Nashville and worked with Rick Barker, the first manager of Taylor Swift and slayed the year even more by being a keynote speaker in Mastermind events alongside his consistent goal of helping entrepreneurs get in shape despite their busiest schedules. On today’s episode, Ollie shares the right mentality to have towards health and fitness. He tells us why having GOOD HEALTH is way better than being in GOOD SHAPE. And lastly, he reveals the ideal exercise for people who are uncomfortable, asking for help when it comes to fitness.
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Jon Benson
22/02/2019 Duration: 52minJon Benson is the Godfather of Video Sales Letter (VSL). He created the Sellerator in 2007 which is said to be the the world’s first software-driven VSL copywriting system. Sellerator became the #1 copywriting course online till date. A decade after, he gave birth to Email CopyPro. Similar to Sellerator, this software also does the same with VSLs but it’s more focused on content marketing using emails. These softwares were released to help marketers without copywriting expertise level up their content and promotions. On today’s episode, Jon tells us about his new baby -- The Email CopyPro and why you should check it out immediately. He also reveals where he gets his awesome content ideas and copywriting inspiration. Lastly sharing his other unknown passions, outside copywriting.
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Sarah Negus
15/02/2019 Duration: 47minSarah Negus is our Modern Day Shaman, adding twist to the traditional Shaman practice by topping it with psychology and mindset work. Not your usual everyday mentor, she is a master of ENERGY who looks into the unseen, the hidden, and encourages you to believe the impossible is possible. In a nutshell, she is the the person to reach out to if you want to learn how to appreciate and accept all that you are and could be. On today’s episode, Sarah takes us on a spiritual journey as a modern day Shaman with her mind-blowing theories on self-development and spiritual expression. Likewise, she reveals why you should untangle your energetic patterns and live life to the fullest. Lastly, she unfolds the ONE thing that can bring you into yourself.
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Chris Richards
08/02/2019 Duration: 57minChris Richards is another legend on board -- a badass and the well-known “The Hypno-Coach”. He is a skilled psychology coach and hypnotherapist whose goal is helping people achieve a clear new direction, with the specific strategy to get you there. Furthermore, he aims to remove that ONE thing that’s causing resistance to your consistency, confidence, and personal growth. On today’s episode, Chris throws us a LOT of knowledge bombs when it comes to CONSISTENCY, CONFIDENCE, and PERSONAL GROWTH. He shares how he fought his depression and how you can survive it too. And lastly, he reveals why some entrepreneurs have addictive behaviors.
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Carissa Hill
01/02/2019 Duration: 49minAbsolutely a legend from down under, Carissa is the founder of the Wolfpack Mastermind. She is a certified FB Ads Ninja running a successful Facebook group of over 16,000 members called "Coffee With Carissa". An owner of a multi-million dollar business, she gives back by helping people build and scale their own businesses and aims to increase the percentage of female millionaires after discovering that only 2% of female owned businesses ever make it to 7 figures. On top of being a BRILLIANT graphic designer, business owner, and all the aforesaid, Carissa is also a loving wife and mom. On today’s episode, Carissa will reveal the secret sauce to her multi-million dollar business’ success. She tells us how she does it -- her AWESOME branding and content. You will not get enough of this as she leaks the business strategy that will help you battle the year ahead in the finale.
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Brad Gosse
25/01/2019 Duration: 59minBrad Gosse has been one of the OG’s in the online world since 1997. His humble background sprang from his experience in the website called the Adult Entertainment Space. He did software and info products a few years after, making him more competent. While online marketing, he used a lot of cartoons in his book and sales. He hired a cartoonist for the designs which led to a folder full of vector cartoons stored in his computer. Being a serial entrepreneur that he is, he made a catalogue of images which earned him a huge amount of profit by selling them online. And that’s how the Vector Toons happened -- 100% exclusive and original vector-based art. And just a little trivia, this guy just held the top search engine result positions for the word “porn” in GOOGLE for 18 months straight. On today’s episode, Brad shares his serial entrepreneurial journey from working in an adult website to owning Vector Toons. Also, he tells the current trends in the online marketing business. Lastly, he gives away the relations
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Debbie C. Owen
18/01/2019 Duration: 52minDebbie was a public school library teacher for a really long time where her main role was to educate students on how to do research properly. She left teaching to start a business and do something different. She started working as a parenting coach and landed at content management, where she channeled her client’s thoughts to blog posts and email copy. Which naturally led to her getting interested in learning COPYWRITING. On today’s episode, Debbie shares her journey and talks about how she went from being a library teacher to copywriting and content marketing. She gives tips on how to transcribe your thoughts which will help you craft a great book or content. And lastly, she reveals the power of JOURNALING.
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Itay Bengal
11/01/2019 Duration: 01h03minIt all started when Itay left Simple Trading a company based in Austin, Texas. He started to get a bunch of offers but declined to be an employee. He aimed to create his own product by becoming a freelance copywriter and had aspirations of growing his business by building up an agency of skilled copywriters. New in the field, Financial Copy Shop’s main weapon is providing the best quality copy possible for businesses looking for CONSISTENT and reliable copywriters. They utilize a combination of standardization and project management tools to oversee a talented collective of writers all working as a team to produce high converting, engaging copy based on your business’s specific requirements. On today’s episode, Itay tells us about The Financial Copy Shop, an unlimited & A-List Copywriting resource or agency. He shares the problems and challenges that copywriters face nowadays and what businesses should look for in a copywriter.
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Rob Temple and Kennedy
04/01/2019 Duration: 55minRob and Kennedy are both entertainers and have been friends for 17 years now. Rob started out as a magician. He loves magic and took it seriously and somewhere along the line, he found a new skill -- hypnosis. On the other hand, Kennedy is an entertainer but more focused on mentalism. With a magical skill set, they both wanted to utilize these skills and wanted to do something interesting and impactful to people, more specifically, entrepreneurs. Thus ResponseSuite was born. On today’s episode, Rob & Kennedy shares how their BIGGEST transition from being entertainers to entrepreneurs came about.
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Amy Stefanik
28/12/2018 Duration: 55minShe had no idea what entrepreneurship was like at first until she met Mike, the entrepreneur husband. Her husband was working in real estate and starting his entrepreneur journey. They jumped in it together and learned how to make money on their own but then the real estate market crashed and they lost everything. This blow motivated them to keep going and that perseverance led them to rebuild everything and become financially-secure again. It took a lot of courage and hard work -- they went to events and met a lot of entrepreneurs and eagerly learned from the pros. When she felt that certain drag and no one understood her journey… ...and thus The Entrepreneur’s Wife was born. On today’s episode, Amy shares her pivotal transition from being the entrepreneur’s wife to being an entrepreneur herself. She gives away handy tips on surviving stagnation and being vulnerable. And lastly, she points out the value of being surrounded by people on the same wavelength as you.
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Ellie Burscough
21/12/2018 Duration: 50minEllie started in the fitness business 7 and a half years ago. She was a personal trainer who lost 29 kilos in 7 months. When she noticed a lot of moms struggling to lose weight after giving birth, she saw the potential of being of service to those moms, by starting boot camps in Australia for moms who didn’t have time to get physical because of their duties. Besides her objective of helping moms lose weight, she also trains them to work on their mindset -- self-worth and self-love. As time passed, she outgrew this field and sold her business. That shift turned to an expansion helping fitness businesses and other industries to grow their business whilst engaging in the personal development mindset. On today’s episode, Ellie tells the value of having a strong personal development mindset especially in entrepreneurship. She gives her take on what self-worth and self-love are and how to go about developing them.
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Ajit Nawalkha
14/12/2018 Duration: 48minAjit Nawalkha is the co-founder of Mindvalley with Vishen Lakhiani. Born in Jaipur, India where he spent 24 years of his life with his family and working with student organizations, he is appreciative of his humble beginnings. He lived in Malaysia for 7 years after which, he has been around the world for 2 and a half years until he finally settled in L.A. Going back to 2006, he joined a media house and got fascinated with the power of the internet and how it can transform businesses. In 2008, he joined Mindvalley as an intern and years passed and his skills grew and solidified, he then became a co-founder. On today’s episode, Ajit throws a series of knowledge bombs that will make you reconsider what PASSION and PURPOSE truly are. He shares why entrepreneurs should start living life and avoiding escape routes. And lastly, he reveals how to survive entrepreneurial anxiety.
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Jarrod Haning
07/12/2018Jarrod is the walking representation of a jack of all trades-- a licensed pilot, a licensed home builder, a licensed skydiver, and the list will surely continue to grow overtime. Most of all, he is the master coach in Mindset Performance, a company that equips business owners with a new set of tools for increasing their productivity and profitability. He is also the Principal Violist of the South Carolina Philharmonic. Alongside being a deep-rooted entrepreneur and a classically-trained musician, he is definitely a go-to pro for business owners who aspire to increase their performance under pressure. On today’s episode, Jarrod shares his stories about overcoming PERFORMANCE ANXIETY by using intense passion. He also introduces the concept of MINDSCAN and how it works. And lastly, he tells us how music has been a great influence, which has played a major role in getting him to where he is today.