With the right strategy, any business, even businesses that are already successful and running themselves can be pushed to grow. It takes a lot of hard work and a fresh perspective on the value of the product and where and how it can reach more people. During his time as president and CEO of G4S Canada, today’s guest changed the thinking of the company resulting in a 63% growth rate over 6 years.

Jean Taillon already knew in his teens that he wanted to run a company and he found success in the tech industry working for Nortel in his early twenties. By his late twenties he was developing products to compete with telecommunications giant, Bell, and was later hired by Bell to find solutions for their under served market. Jean is currently the Chief Commercial Officer and Senior Vice President of Trispec Communications Inc.

Expert action steps:

• You’ve got to be able to step back and see the bigger picture of your business.

• Learn how to get your brand out there, how to get recognized and how to get people to know who you are.

• Differentiate yourself and connect with like-minded people. Don’t do it alone. Sell to people, sell with people and sell through people. Find partners who compliment your product and vice versa.

You can send Jean an email at jean.taillon@uppercarlisle.com and you can find him on LinkedIn.

Reach out to Nicky if you’d like to network with some like-minded people at a Freedom Lunch/Dinner and to stay up to date with other upcoming live events.

Visit eCircleAcademy.com and book a success with call with Nicky to take your practice to the next level.

“What I think is that a good life is one hero journey after another. Over and over again, you are called the realm of adventure, you are called to new horizons. Each time there is the same problem; ‘Do I dare’. And then if you dare the dangers are there and the help also, and the fulfilment or the fiasco. There’s always the possibility of fiasco, but there’s also the possibility of bliss.” - Joseph Campbell

There are four key stages to the journey of becoming a six to seven figure a year the thought leader. Find out what stage you’re at and what you need to do to level-up.

In this episode:

• Discover your true expertise and how to charge for it.

• Avoid the imposter syndrome.

• Time based pricing vs value based pricing.

You can work in-person with Nicky and a group of like minded people in one of the quarterly, three day, eCircle thought leader immersion events in Toronto. 

Visit eCircleAcademy.com and book a success with call with Nicky to take your practice to the next level.

Check out Nicky’s books, Finish Line Thinking: How To think And Win Like A Champion and The Thought Leader’s Journey.

Today’s guest knows the value of stepping up to life’s challenges. After years of struggling to make ends meet and find success, he booked a success call with your very own Nicky Billou and it was indeed a success call. A path opened up to a world of thought leadership and all I had to do was think big. That’s right, today’s guest is yours truly, the editor and producer of this podcast.

Expert action steps:

1. Have a vision. Know your destination and do the inner work needed so that you believe you can get there.

2. Personal development. Look at the ways you’re not showing up in the world and do something about it. Find your mentor and find your principles.

3. Networking. Build meaningful relationships. Get out and find the people who need the solutions you’re offering.

If you’re interested in audio and video podcasting or you’re a filmmaker in need of anything sound related, you can contact me at cr.audio@icloud.com.

Reach out to Nicky if you’d like to network with some like-minded people at a Freedom Lunch/Dinner and to stay up to date with other upcoming live events.

Also mentioned:

T. Harv Eker - Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth

Falun Dafa - A cultivation practice based on the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance.

Visit eCircleAcademy.com and book a success with call with Nicky to take your practice to the next level.

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” - Hellen Keller

Everyone should have a mentor. A great mentor keeps you accountable to your goals and will help you see where and when you’re making mistakes. A great mentor will also know the value of a peer group, where you and likeminded people become a mastermind, increasing each others results exponentially. A peer group will raise your standards, hold you accountable, and provide you with the distinctions that will help move you toward living your dream life.

In this episode:

• Inspiration and steps you can take to rediscover your faith in yourself to live a dream life with purpose.

• Smart marketing strategies.

• How to get access to mentors, thought leaders, and powerful peer groups.

You can work in-person with Nicky and a group of like minded people in one of the quarterly, three day, eCircle thought leader immersion events in Toronto. 

Visit eCircleAcademy.com and use the code eCircle20 to get a 20% discount. 

Check out Nicky’s books, Finish Line Thinking: How To think And Win Like A Champion and The Thought Leader’s Journey.

Also in this episode:

Steven Pressfield

Joseph Campbell’s book, Hero of A Thousand Faces.

Perry Wong is Canada’s #1 Living Benefits Insurance Guru. After several years of business experience, Perry was able to identify a niche with a competitive edge, landing him a seven figure yearly income. Now he’s turned his passion to helping others win big. He believes that your energy should always be aligned with your purpose.

Expert action steps:

• Find the competitive edge.

• Be focussed and take ownership of your goals in every aspect of your life.

• Find your network and talk to your people.

To contact Perry, you can call him at 416-999-7011, or email him at perry@perrywong.ca.

Also mentioned:

W. Clement Stone’s & Napoleon Hill’s book “Success For A Positive Mental Attitude” https://www.amazon.com/Success-Through-Positive-Mental-Attitude/dp/1416541594

Visit eCircleAcademy.com and book a success with call with Nicky to take your practice to the next level.

“Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.” - John Wayne

Knowing your own value and the value of the solutions you bring and then charging accordingly is critical to your success and to your clients getting the results they need.

In this episode:

• Motivation including personal development programs that can help you get over your fears and insecurities so you can charge the prices that reflect your real value.

• Freedom is under threat and the resistance is on the rise.

• Take time to be in nature. The way to a happier and better life.

Go to Steven Pressfield’s website to find his books; The War Of Art, Turning Pro, Doing The Work, Nobody Wants To Read Your Sh*t.

Check out Nicky’s books, Finish Line Thinking: How To think And Win Like A Champion and The Thought Leader’s Journey.

Visit eCircleAcademy.com and book a success call with Nicky to take your practice to the next level.

From fatherhood to filmmaking, Sam Rivera is a man dedicated to truth, discipline, freedom and service. He turned his passion for filmmaking, storytelling, and motivation in to a media company that gives people; businesses, celebrities, and entrepreneurs, a chance to tell their stories in a creative way. Check out his Youtube channel for videos that feature Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, Kevin Hart, Charlie Chaplin, Jocko Willink, Elon Musk, and many other thought leaders.

Expert action steps:

• Storytelling is king. All videos should tell a story.

• Put the attention on the subject, not yourself.

• Let passion be the driver of how the story is told. Everything else will fall in to place.

Freedom video with Joe Rogan

Samuel Rivera films.com

IG samuelriverafilms

Also mentioned in this episode:

David Deida - The Way Of The Superior Man

John Eldridge - Wild At Heart

Stefan Arnio - Hard Times Create Strong Men

Ryan Michler - Order Of Man

Jeff Michael Hopf - Those Who Remain

We The People Wine - Ronald Regan video

Wayne Allyn Root & Nicky Billou - The Great Patriot: Protest & Boycott Book

Spartan Blades

Gerber Knives Hello Trouble video.

Greg Lightfoot Knives

Visit eCircleAcademy.com and book a success call with Nicky to take your practice to the next level.

“There’s no passion to be found in playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one that you’re capable of living” - Nelson Mandela

In business, you need to be an expert. But If you want a reputation as a trusted authority in your field, you have to take steps to become known as that expert.

In this episode:

• Discover your expertise.

• How to differentiate yourself from competition.

• Incremental steps you can take to become a trusted authority.

Check out Nicky’s book, Finish Line Thinking: How To think And Win Like A Champion.

And, The Thought Leader’s Journey.

Visit eCircleAcademy.com and book a success call with Nicky to take your practice to the next level.

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

― Edmund Burke  

Pat King is a champion of freedom, an investigative journalist, and a motivational speaker. Pat loves his country of Canada and speaks from the heart about issues that his fellow man and woman are facing, at home and around the world.

Currently, Pat is the founder of the Freedom Convoy movement, where tens of thousands of truckers from across Canada rode into the Capitol to take a stand for freedom.

The Real Pat King is on Facebook.

If you’d like to give some financial support to Pat’s crew and the freedom convoy, you can send an e-transfer to kingpatrick278@gmail.com.

Also mentioned in this episode:

The Great Patriot Protest and Boycott Book

Visit eCircleAcademy.com and book a success call with Nicky to take your practice to the next level.

“Do or do not, there is no try.” - Yoda

How do you avoid a Charlatan Marketer? There are two types that can be identified so you can avoid spending money on solutions that either don’t work, or that will never be delivered.

In this episode:

• How to avoid losing money.

• How to find the people who can and genuinely want to deliver solutions to your problems.

• How to accelerate the growth of your business.

Visit eCircleAcademy.com and book a free success call with Nicky to take your practice to the next level.