Imagine going to Los Angeles to follow your dreams of becoming an actress – all these setbacks and challenges seemingly going on forever, and just when you thought you’re about to have a big break, it all comes crashing down. In this episode, we’re speaking with Suzy Hardy, a certified stress management and anxiety coach, and discuss her client horror story from a decade ago.
We’d want to say that since events of the past occurred years back, it would give us a wider berth or bigger perspective to think things through, but no – in this case, it was just an absolute shock to the system. When Suzy transferred to Los Angeles and graduated from massage school, while pursuing her acting career, she was introduced to a Russian agency backer who, after learning of her massage services, scheduled an appointment with her. During the course of the treatment, her Russian customer started giving some signals. If you thought a man putting his hands behind his head was sexy in books, in real life it’s definitely a red flag, especially during these professional services.
There’s more to the story, but you’ll have to tune in first. Watch the episode to learn more about how Suzy got out of this unbelievably scary situation and what she learned thereafter!
psychopath on the street? In today’s episode, Robert Indries, owner of a group of 8 companies generating 7-figures yearly, shares his biggest mistake of hiring a high-functioning psychopath in his portfolio.
High growth comes with high responsibility, and eventually, Robert decided to take the networking reins to further expand his ever-growing company. To make sure he can concentrate on this task, he hired several executives who could, in theory, take over what he usually does. As a result of Robert’s additional networking efforts, his portfolio has managed to take in more clients and earn more money, but Robert noticed various issues on the service delivery side. Why?
He dug deeper and talked to multiple individuals and was eventually led to a single personality – one of those “leaders” he hired to allow him to focus on networking. This guy derailed the company in every possible way, whilst making Robert think twice about his own leadership… How?
He was being ingeniously spoken to with the goal of further confusing him. What’s worse is that not only were his clients being wronged by this person – they were also stealing Robert’s prospects and current employees!
Crazy? More like psycho! Press the play button and listen to the rest of the story. Uncover more of Robert’s challenges, and learn how he retook control and turned his portfolio back around.
Morgan Friedman
Suzy's Website
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