The Transformation Blueprint

On one of the podcasts I used to listen to (Open for Business hosted by John Henry) there was a particular episode that really inspired me. In it, he tells the story about 2 fishes swimming along their day. A big fish swims by and greets them “hows the water?” He says as he goes by. Afterwards, the 2 fishes, stunned, turn to each other and ask “what’s water?” That story pained a clear picture for me of the immigrant's advantage. Because they’re put into an entirely new situation and way of living, they have a unique eye for things natives only think of as the norm. That perspective was one of the huge benefits that got Egbert to where he is in his company Knightfox App Design here in Jamaica, and it’s one of the things I wanted to understand more, which is why he had to be on this podcast. His story was also interesting to me because he lived in several countries, but decided to put his roots here when many natives are looking for the first plane off this rock. If you’re as curious as I was, you’ll find a lot in this episode. Check out the show notes at http://ttb.show/egbert. - Book Recommendation: Life 3.0 Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Max Tegmark - Connect with Egbert: Instagram – @egbert.v.frankenberg Knightfox Website - http://knightfoxapps.com/ - 1️⃣ Subscribe to my YouTube channel 2️⃣ Subscribe to my Podcast on Android | iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts - Paul Stennett is a Podcast Consultant and co-owner of a production company which helps coaches, consultants and experts create and grow engaging and profitable podcasts. As the host of The Transformation Blueprint podcast, his mission is to transform positive ambition into exponential growth. Through the podcast, he interviews inspiring impact makers to extract the lessons, tools, and experiences you can use to transform their future through entrepreneurship. – Connect with me and let me know what you thought of this episode: Instagram - @pastennett Facebook - @paulstennett LinkedIn - Paul Stennett Twitter - @pastennett The Transformation Blueprint Podcast - http://ttb.show Podcast Consulting Website - https://amazinggains.net - Credits: Producer & Editor – Alexandra Stennett Host – Paul Stennett Music licensed from Audiojungle

Starting this season, I’ve decided to add solo episodes every other week, in between interviews, where I’ll be answering your questions, sharing insights and lessons from my own journey. On today's episode, I was joined by my business partner, producer, and wife, Alexandra, and we talk about the top three lessons we learned from our first year in business in 2018. Some of these perspective shifts were uncomfortable, and they really showed us that being adaptable and open to learning would be a top skill if we wanted to make it in the marathon of new business. We talk about: How to focus on the process instead of the outcome Why health has to be your number one priority How figuring out our target customers changed the trajectory of our business And so much more! - Connect with me and let me know what you thought of this format: Instagram - @pastennett Facebook - @paulstennett LinkedIn - Paul Stennett Twitter - @pastennett The Transformation Blueprint Podcast - http://ttb.show Podcast Consulting Website - https://amazinggains.net Paul Stennett is a Podcast Consultant and co-owner of a production company which helps coaches, consultants, and experts create and grow engaging and profitable podcasts. As the host of The Transformation Blueprint podcast, his mission is to transform positive ambition into exponential growth. Through the podcast, he interviews inspiring impact makers to extract the lessons, tools, and experiences you can use to transform their future through entrepreneurship. - Credits: Producer & Editor – Alexandra Stennett Host – Paul Stennett Music licensed from Audiojungle

Sitting down for this interview I had only one objective: to understand how this guy makes it his duty to make as many luxury cars disappear out of the lot as possible. I wanted to break it down in a way that anyone listening - myself included - could replicate, raise their prices and get more customers. I got that, and a lot more. As you'll hear on this episode, Sloane is knowledgable (don’t take my word for it), and his competitive spirit has led him to break records for luxury car sales, including his own. We talk about everything from his university background to how he manages money and how it all comes together to build his courageous and wise character. Sloane Jackson is a Zoologist, Head of Business at BMW/Mini a true intrapreneur, and he’s my guest today. Enjoy.  In this episode we talk about: How to set yourself up for success with a 10-year plan, Leveraging your perspective and innate abilities to become an intrapreneur, The mindset you need to create solutions when others only see problems, And so much more! Check out the show notes at http://ttb.show/sloane. - Book Recommendation: The Richest Man in Babylon - George Samuel Clason - Connect with Sloane: Instagram – @mrsloanejackson BMW Jamaica Website - https://www.bmwjamaica.com/ - 1️⃣ Subscribe to my YouTube channel 2️⃣ Subscribe to my Podcast on Android | iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts - Paul Stennett is a Podcast Consultant and co-owner of a production company which helps coaches, consultants and experts create and grow engaging and profitable podcasts. As the host of The Transformation Blueprint podcast, his mission is to transform positive ambition into exponential growth. Through the podcast, he interviews inspiring impact makers to extract the lessons, tools, and experiences you can use to transform their future through entrepreneurship. – Connect with me and let me know what you thought of this episode: Instagram - @pastennett Facebook - @paulstennett LinkedIn - Paul Stennett Twitter - @pastennett The Transformation Blueprint Podcast - http://ttb.show Podcast Consulting Website - https://amazinggains.net - Credits: Producer & Editor – Alexandra Stennett Host – Paul Stennett Videographer – Nigel Austin Location provided by Bookophilia Video recording provided by Muse Agency Music licensed from Audioblocks and Audiojungle

It’s easy to take things for granted once they start to feel like the norm. We forget that they weren’t always there and that they could actually be gone one day. Louis CK makes this joke about travelling by plane. He says it’s one of the most marvellous inventions of the last century (* I know the first flight was 1903, this sounds better *), yet we’re totally over it when the Wi-Fi on our flight doesn’t work. We’ve come to accept as the norm, the increased focus and transparency on entrepreneurship and the business landscape in Jamaica. But it wasn’t always that way and many of those strides were made by Wealth Magazine and Business Access TV. Garth Walker has co-founded many companies in many niches. From Creative Media & Events to Adam and Eve Day Spa, Wealth Magazine, Wealth Access Financial, Business Access TV, Growth Tech and I’m sure there are more to come. He’s a true entrepreneur who has taken massive risks, even in the face of what seemed to be a failure, when many others would have faltered. In this episode we talk about: How to create balance in your entrepreneurial endeavours, How to take action on an idea that revolutionizes your niche, How to live a rich life while taking big risks in business, And so much more! Check out the show notes at http://ttb.show/garth. - Book Recommendation:Who Moved My Cheese – Spencer Johnson - Connect with Garth: Instagram – @WealthDiddyBusiness Access TV Website – http://batvja.comBusiness Access TV Instagram – @business_access_tv - 1️⃣ Subscribe to my YouTube channel: Paul Stennett 2️⃣ Subscribe to my Podcast: http://ttb.show/garth - Paul Stennett is an entrepreneur, speaker, CEO and Co-Founder of Amazing Gains, a podcast consulting company, helping coaches, consultants and experts create and grow engaging and profitable podcasts. As the host of The Transformation Blueprint podcast, his mission it to transform positive ambition into exponential growth. Through the podcast, he interviews inspiring impact makers to extract the lessons, tools, and experiences 9-5 working professionals can use to transform their future through entrepreneurship. – Connect with me and let me know what you thought of this episode: Instagram - @pastennett Facebook - @paulstennett LinkedIn - Paul Stennett Twitter - @pastennett The Transformation Blueprint Podcast - http://ttb.show Podcast Concierge Website - https://amazinggains.net - Credits: Producer – Alexandra Stennett Host – Paul Stennett Editors – Amazing Gains Videographer – Nigel Austin Location provided by Bookophilia Video recording provided by Muse Agency Music licensed from Audioblocks and Audiojungle

If you have a great corporate job, and you’re on an upward path, making excellent money, would you leave it all and risk getting nothing? Scott Dunn’s “dream” was too big to ignore, and he’s getting paid massive dividends for jumping off into the deep end. Scott is the Managing Director of Dream Entertainment, masterminds behind the renowned Dream Weekend event, Xodus Carnival Band, stalwart parties like Twisted Spiritz, Yush, Daydreams and tons more to mention. In this episode, he shares how a business thrived in a non-traditional business industry as entertainment and grew to contribute billions of dollars per year to the Jamaican economy. Scott is 41 and lives in Jamaica with his wife and 2 daughters. We also talk about: Finding your unfair advantage and leaving your competition in the dust, The biggest and most overlooked asset young entrepreneurs need, How to keep up with the huge scale of your vision, and so much more! Check out the show notes at http://ttb.show/scott. - Book Recommendation: The 4-Hour Workweek – Tim Ferris -   Connect with Scott: Instagram – @dunnscott Dream Weekend Website – https://jamaicadreamweekend.com/jm Dream Entertainment Instagram – @dreameventsja Xodus Carnival Website - https://xoduscarnival.com Xodus Carnival Instagram - @xoduscarnival Dream Weekend Cruise Website - http://dreamweekendcruise.com Dream Weekend Cruise Instagram - @dreamweekendcruise - 1️⃣ Subscribe to my YouTube channel: Paul Stennett 2️⃣ Subscribe to the Podcast: http://ttb.show/scott - Paul Stennett is an entrepreneur, speaker, CEO and Co-Founder of Amazing Gains, a podcast concierge company, helping entrepreneurs create and grow engaging and profitable podcasts. As the host of The Transformation Blueprint podcast, his mission it to transform positive ambition into exponential growth. Through the podcast, he interviews inspiring impact makers to extract the lessons, tools, and experiences 9-5 working professionals can use to transform their future through entrepreneurship. – Connect with me on: Instagram - @pastennett Facebook - @paulstennett LinkedIn - Paul Stennett Twitter - @pastennett The Transformation Blueprint Podcast - http://ttb.show Podcast Concierge Website - https://amazinggains.net - Credits: Producer – Alexandra Stennett Host – Paul Stennett Editors – Amazing Gains Videographer – Nigel Austin Location provided by Bookophilia Video recording provided by Muse Agency Music licensed from Audioblocks and Audiojungle

How do you organize huge events and connect with high-impact influencers like Mark Cuban and Gary Vee all while being under 20 years old? For the Managing Partner of Disrupt Ventures, Ja’dan Johnson (@officialjadan), it’s by being the type of person you don’t underestimate. When most of us were thinking about girls, games and exams, Ja’dan was enrolling in Wharton Business School - he was on a quest for knowledge. Through shutting down his business and dropping out of university, twice, he discovered his passion for helping to grow businesses and formed the Disrupt Ventures incubator. Through his non-profit organization Next Gen Creators, he’s showing the youth of Jamaica what’s possible in entrepreneurship and technology by curating some of the most engaging events covering tech, finance, art and music. Through DV he is teaching young entrepreneurs how to build world-class scalable businesses with topics like finance, innovation and design thinking. Awesome, right?! In this episode we talk about: · Why you should feed your ambition and confidence, · How to craft solutions that fit your unique perspective, · How to navigate the business world as a young founder or professional, and so much more! Check out the show notes!

John Henry (@johnhenrystyle) is an entrepreneur, speaker and Venture Partner of Harlem Capital Partners, a minority-owned, diversity-focused early-stage investment firm on a mission to change the face of entrepreneurship. John also hosts the #ChopItUpShow on YouTube and the Open For Business podcast from eBay and Gimlet Creative. At the age of 18, John left college to pursue what became his first company, an on-demand laundry service. John quickly carved a niche out in Film and Television Production, handling wardrobe for clients such as Boardwalk Empire, Law & Order: SVU, Power and more. Within just two years of launching Mobile City, the company was successfully acquired. Afterwards, John co-founded a non-profit incubator, Cofound Harlem, with a mission to incubate over 100 companies north of 96th street in New York City. In this episode, we're going to learn about: how to build a personal brand the right way why you shouldn't listen to experts and gurus when you're starting out one major way we hold ourselves back and stall our own progress and so much more.

Andre Burnett (@dre.notnice) is a Brand Strategist, Creative Director, Copywriter, you name it - he probably does it, and Managing Director of Muse 360 Integrated. Andre & Muse are behind many of Jamaica’s most creative ads around today. We get into a lot of his journey to starting his company, his philosophy for melding creativity and business and the mistakes he's had to overcome along the way. One unusual tidbit: we recorded this episode at the sanctuary, which you’ll hear more about. It is in the middle of nature, so you’ll hear a lot of that on this episode. We’re also going to learn about: how to develop the right thought process to be comfortable taking on debt how to make the transformation from employee to business owner why thinking INSIDE the box may not be such a bad thing and so much more.

Marcia Forbes (@marciaforbes) co-founded her company Phase 3 Productions over 35 years ago. She is now the Executive Chairperson and has transformed it into a strong family business, where her son, Delano is CEO. It’s interesting how they’ve been able to reinvent and renew the business each decade by building on the principles of technology & empowerment. She's a Senior Lecturer at Caribbean Institute of Media & Communication (CARIMAC), Chairperson of The United Way of Jamaica, author of two books and so much more. We’re going to learn about: the foundation you need to be on top for decades self-awareness and removing the guilt from traditional family and gender roles volunteerism and Marcia’s work as a champion for women’s rights and equality, and so much more.

Jason Resnick (@rezzz) sits in the podcast today! He has been making a living and a life that he loves purely from his freelancing for multiple years, and he now helps people to do it the right way with his community and course called “Live in the Feast”. What is the right way you ask? How about working less, charging more, and doing only on the projects that you love? We get into it today! In this episode, you’ll also learn about everything from: How to get started the right way in setting up your freelancing agency How to add the extra layer on top that makes some freelancers irresistible to clients while others are struggling to find work Why you should do the counter-intuitive thing and get super specific with what you’re offering in your early days and so much more!

I have known Craig Powe for some time now, months before he started Adtelligent, and it really has been exciting to witness his transformation into his role as CEO of this company. Don’t sleep on this episode folks, he dives into a lot and he literally pulled the curtain back on Adtelligent and uncovered a ton of what makes it continue to grow month over month. I wanted to show a different perspective this week, what it looks like at the very start of a promising business. I hope you learn a lot. In this episode you’ll also learn about: How to work with a build effective systems with your young employees/your young team Why it doesn’t help to hold back the negatives of the company from your team, and why that is actually a disservice to the company itself A framework to grow exponentially building super-credibility when starting with zero credibility and from scratch, and so much more!

This week I sit down with Kell-Dawn Hamilton! She and I spoke to a group of young aspiring entrepreneurs late last year in the parish of Clarendon and the moment I heard her speak at the lectern, I knew I needed to have her share her message on this podcast. Kelli-Dawn is a serial entrepreneur. She is the founder of Let’s Assist, a virtual assistant company and iCourage, a motivational speaking company. She is also the Director of Investor Relations of Jamaica’s Special Economic Zone Authority, which we will get into some details of on this episode. In this episode you’ll also learn about: • How to mentally switch the idea of pitching yourself • How to build a successful mindset even when your self-confidence is low • How to build systems to automate your business • And so much more!

Paul Brunson is a TV host, a matchmaker, an entrepreneur and a board member of BAU, which you’ll learn more about in this episode. In this episode you’ll learn about: - The quality that makes true entrepreneurs confidently face any risk, even financia

Ray-St. Michael is a long-time lecturer and the founder and CEO of two companies - Discovery Technologies and Y Smart Data - both centred around his passion for data and analytics. He has done a lot of impactful work in Jamaica in the almost 10 years his company has been around, building transformative teams and transforming Jamaica through data. In this episode we talk about: - The top 3 values every entrepreneur should have; - How to build an autonomous team that can take your company to new heights; - The power of leveraging data to create a massive edge in your business; and so much more.

Conrad Mathison (@conradmathison) is the CEO of It’s Pixel Perfect, a digital marketing agency here in Kingston, Jamaica. He has done branding, social media and multiple campaigns for many of the top businesses in Jamaica and has recently walked away with the Prime Minister’s Youth Award for Entrepreneurship. In this episode you will learn: Why is life bigger than success; How do you rally after hugely unfortunate losses; What you need to strip away to achieve growth; and so much more!

Michael Dann is the founder of Fusion Professional Solutions, an I.T. professional services firm working with credit unions, insurance companies and small businesses to develop successful web solutions. He is also a Senior Consultant and Technical Manager at RealDecoy and Tutor at the UWI Open Campus. With over 15 years as a Technology Professional, Michael is driven and passionate about technology development, technical training and project management; he’s a solutions finder and problem-solver. He is also a teacher and trainer and facilitates learning experiences in leadership, core management and coaching skills. In this episode, we talk about: How to use networking as a tool for building your team; How to build a good rapport with your team; The most important qualities of a good leader; and so much more.

Yanique Grant (@yaniquewagrant) is the Managing Director and founder of Professional Training and Occupational Services Inc., a customer experience training company here in Jamaica. She has worked with companies internationally to craft their customer experience to create raving fans and customers. Since starting her business in 2007, she has trained over 25,000 people in Jamaica and across the world.  She is also the host of the Navigating The Customer Experience podcast, where you’ll find more lessons, strategies and tactics for transforming your company’s customer experience. If you’re thinking about starting a company, we cover a lot of things you should consider first.  In this episode, we talk about: How customer experience and employee culture are deeply linked; The best form of advertising for your company; The right way to turn a negative and explosive situation into a good opportunity for your business; and so much more.

Entrepreneurship is cool now, but it’s still one of the toughest experiences we could have in life. And failure is a big part of it, they kind of go hand in hand. But what is failure really? Is it something we experience only when we give up, or can we have dozens of micro-failures as we’re growing our business? And, is failure a bad thing, or something we should embrace, or even celebrate? That’s what we’re exploring in today’s episode: Overcoming Failure.

Kenia Mattis (@keniamattis) is a founder of ListenMi, a creative design studio that helps companies, communities and NGOs create messages that excite and connect with their audiences through non-traditional brand-driven storytelling. ListenMi specializes in visual storytelling, illustration, animation, voice-over and music scores and reinvests part of its profits into producing its own content such as digital graphic novel series and improving the lives of our indigenous people and children. Kenia is the recipient of the 2016 DBJ Ignite Grant and was the 2016 Startup Winner at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit Spark the Fire Pitch Competition at Stanford University, among many other achievements. In this episode, we talk about: How to design an environment that brings out the best from each employee; What are the benefits of keeping a lean, small team; How to work optimally with creative people; and so much more.

Tyrone Wilson (@CallTyrone_W) is the President and CEO of eMedia Interactive Group Limited, a digital media and advertising company. Tyrone is also Founder & President of iCreate Institute, a partnership with the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean that prepares students for jobs in the creative industry. Tyrone is on the board for several institutions such as the GraceKennedy External Innovation Council, the Jamaica College Old Boys' Association, as well as the Academic Advisory Board for the University of Technology’s Entrepreneurship Degree. He is the recipient of the Prime Minister’s Youth Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship, Private Sector Organization of Jamaica's (PSOJ) 50UnderFifty Business Leaders Shaping Jamaica’s Future and the Caribbean Journal's Caribbean Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012, in addition to being listed as one of the Caribbean’s Most Interesting People of 2013. In this episode, we talk about: How to find gaps in the market to create a profitable product or service; Why you should double down on your drive and determination; Why it’s so important to believe in yourself and put all doubt aside; Why running lean can be an asset; and so much more.