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Worst Deal Ever Podcast

Worst Deal Ever Podcast

By Donald Spann

The best lessons are learned through failure. Each week we interview successful entrepreneurs on the worst deal they've ever participated in.
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Ep6: Understanding Failure with Miha Matlievski

Worst Deal Ever PodcastMar 21, 2018

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Ep11: The Amazon Vulnerability with Kevin Urrutia

Ep11: The Amazon Vulnerability with Kevin Urrutia

For Episode 11 we sit down with Kevin Urrutia---serial 7 figure entrepreneur and investor.

In the 5 or so years I’ve known Kevin, I’ve been consistently impressed by his work ethic, his operational skill and his no-nonsense approach to business and life. When I thought about bringing this show back, Kevin was always on my radar of must interview guests.

Let’s dive in!

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Aug 14, 202040:05
Ep10: The Big Push with David McHale

Ep10: The Big Push with David McHale

For Episode 10 we sit down with David McHale---the affable redheaded software and cybersecurity expert. After working with the Department of Defense and the Department of the Interior, David takes us through an amazing story of constant pivots, lessons learned, and over 8 figures in revenue.

This was an episode three years in the making, as David and I are great friends, and I’m really excited for you all to hear his story.

Aug 07, 202043:54
Ep9: Immigration to Litigation with Elena Ledoux

Ep9: Immigration to Litigation with Elena Ledoux

For our 9th episode we sit down with Elena Ledoux, founder of Superb Maids a cleaning company she grew from 0-7 figures in less than two years. Elena also created MommyGo - a natural energy shot for moms, which just finished an awesome indiegogo campaign and is in production. I ordered some for myself, even though I’m not a mom!<br /><br />Elena is based out of Las Vegas and I’m really happy to be able to speak with her today and for you all to hear what she has to say.<br /><br />Welcome!
May 07, 201829:29
Ep8: Mastering Your Mind Down Under with Ellie Burscough

Ep8: Mastering Your Mind Down Under with Ellie Burscough

For our 8th episode we sit down with an Entrepreneur from Down Under, Ellie Burscough, Who helps entrepreneurs escape the hustle and create 6 and 7 figure businesses. <br /><br />I’m really excited to chat with Ellie as she is kicking butt, she runs her own group of over 1,000 entrepreneurs called the Time Hackers (renamed to 7 Figure Mindset for Entrepreneurs), and has a really interesting story.<br /><br />Good to have you on today, from Down Under.
Apr 17, 201820:39
Ep7: The Letter of False Intentions with Suresh May

Ep7: The Letter of False Intentions with Suresh May

or our 7th episode we sit down with Suresh May, Owner of Wealth Weekly, Suresh’s company Wealth Weekly helps black entrepreneurs surpass $1,000,000 per year and create generational wealth with their businesses.<br /><br />But more importantly, he gets shit done and he’s a fun dude to be around. Really excited to talk to this guy, as he’s a friend, and he gives an interesting take.
Apr 05, 201833:13
Ep6: Understanding Failure with Miha Matlievski

Ep6: Understanding Failure with Miha Matlievski

For our 6th episode we sit down with Miha Matlievski, the owner of an energy startup which is now worth 7.5 million dollars. Prior to this amazing success, Miha dropped out of high school, worked with his dad in the energy space, having to suddenly take over once his dad passed away when Miha was just 24 years old.<br /><br />This episode is a lesson in learning about failure and how it can affect your mindset. I was incredibly inspired by Miha’s story and I hope you are as well.
Mar 21, 201834:30
Ep5: Navigating Business on the Chicago River with James Morro

Ep5: Navigating Business on the Chicago River with James Morro

For our fifth episode we sit down with James Morrow, Owner of Urban Kayaks, which provides kayak rentals and historical city tours on the Chicago river via Kayak. My wife and I did this tour a few times and I can attest that it’s pretty awesome. <br /><br />James’s story is really interesting as we learn a bit about how his business came to be, and some of the issues surrounding running a business on the Chicago river. So let’s welcome James Morro!
Mar 16, 201840:15
Ep4: The Corporate Guy Turned Entrepreneur with Derek Christian

Ep4: The Corporate Guy Turned Entrepreneur with Derek Christian

For our fourth episode we sit down with Derek Christian, a corporate rockstar turned jaded employee that used a negative experience as a catalyst to beginning his entrepreneurial journey.<br /><br />Derek is a service business entrepreneur like myself, but he has an interesting way of approaching new businesses. I believe this interview will resonate with a lot of our listeners who are still a part of corporate america.<br /><br />Click
Oct 02, 201729:31
Ep3: The (Wine) King of the North...of China with Jerry Chen

Ep3: The (Wine) King of the North...of China with Jerry Chen

For our third episode we sit down with Jerry Chen, a Chinese speaking American who deals wine in China. Jerry lives in San Francisco but exports wine to retailers in China. We had an interesting conversation about the wine industry, China and being an American with clients abroad. <br /><br />This was my favorite interview so far, as I love wine, Jerry is hilarious and I learned a lot. <br /><br />Check it out!
Aug 22, 201747:46
Ep2: Two Sides of The E-Commerce Coin with John Monarch

Ep2: Two Sides of The E-Commerce Coin with John Monarch

The real lessons are learned from failure. We follow this theme leading into episode 2 of this podcast, where we interview wonderful entrepreneurs from around the world, weekly, on the worst deals they’ve ever been apart of.<br /><br />For our second episode we sit down with John Monarch, CEO and Founder of Direct Outbound Services.<br /><br />Direct Outbound is a logistics and fulfillment company, as well as inbound customer service provider focused on e-commerce, government, medical, and more. In this episode we changed the pace a bit, with an emphasis on not only covering John’s story, but also gaining an informative background on logistics, fulfillment, and how to avoid some of the mistakes that plagued John’s failed venture.<br /><br />This was an incredibly educational conversation for me, and I hope you’re able to learn from what John had to say on this episode.<br /><br />Take a listen!
Aug 15, 201732:49
Ep1: The Stress of the Spa with Robert Norcerbiak

Ep1: The Stress of the Spa with Robert Norcerbiak

The real lessons are learned from failure. That philosophy is the inspiration as well as the theme for this podcast series. For almost every spectacular success there is a story of spectacular failure.

We will meet week by week to interview incredible entrepreneurs from around the world. We will take a peek inside how each one of our guests met with failure, how they reacted to it, and how they eventually overcame it.

We will learn why these things happen, hopefully avoid them, and grow as these entrepreneurs have grown from their own unfortunate experiences.

Welcome to the Worst Deal Ever Podcast.

This episode is brought to you by Call Center Cash---learn to launch your profitable, remote call center in the next 30 days. Check out callcentercash.com to learn more.

For our inaugural episode we sit down with the owner of Mozaik Spa and Salon in Scottsdale, Arizona, Robert Norberciak. Robert and his wife Karina purchased a struggling Spa in April 2014 which was doing 6500/month in revenue and losing $8,000/month and turned it into a profitable business, now generating upwards of $70,000/month in revenue.

I don’t want to give too much away about what you’re going to listen to shortly, but Robert has been able to deal with problem after and problem and still come out ahead. I’m really glad he sat down with us, and I’m really excited for you to hear his story for yourself.

So let’s welcome Robert Norbebciak.

Aug 08, 201737:49