Young Smart Money

Welcome to the last installment of this three-part series where I share my experiences going to a 10-day Vipassana retreat. The first part talks about the general Vipassana retreat experience and the second one touches more on the things I learned after meditating for 12 hours for 10 days straight. In this last part, I’ll be discussing the difficulties I encountered throughout the whole retreat: what I thought would be tough, and what reallygave me problems. If you’re looking to see if a Vipassana retreat is for you, then this is perfect!

Welcome back to part two of three of my experience going into this 10-day Vipassana retreat! The first part talks mainly about the experience and my general assessment of the whole ten days. If you haven’t seen the first part, make sure you have a look to have a better idea of what’s going on here. This second part will be focusing on the lessons I learned and the philosophical side of things. You might be hearing some woo-woo stuff, but I came out of the retreat having learned a lot about myself and the world around me. So I urge you to join in and have an open mindset. You might just learn something new!

Today, I’ll be talking about my experience and takeaways from a 10-day Vipassana retreat that I went to last month. This is the first of a three-part series, and this first one will touch on my general experiences and expectations coming into the retreat. This is a change of pace from the usual content, but I promise it will be worth your time! I hope you get some value from it.

This retreat is coordinated by dhamma.org, a non-religious, non-sectarian group that uses the principles and teachings of Buddha. They use three meditation styles: Anapana, Vipassana, and Metta. For me, the last one is the easiest to do and could be done in about a 10-minute commitment. The others are more complex and you would need to sign up for a 10-day retreat to learn them. It is not my aim to teach these things, nor am I trying to shove Buddhism into your lives, but this is rather just me sharing my experience, as it was an extremely positive experience overall.

My Credit Cards:

Join Apple Crider (Young Smart Money) as he talks about why he has 9 credit cards and how it significantly benefits his personal finance! He starts off with the reason why using credit cards wisely is an optimal way to help yourself financially in contrast to other philosophies that people may have. There will be a deep dive into the specifics of which credit cards would be appropriate for your spending habits and also knowing what alternatives there are should you have difficulty in managing a credit card in the first place.

By the end of this episode, you will learn tips on managing your credit score, things to know to avoid getting trapped in the credit card loop, and the importance of starting early. If you’re looking for ways to improve your personal finance, definitely stay tuned!

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About Apple:

Host of Top 100 Business Podcast: Young Smart Money. Interviewing successful 6, 7, and 8 figure online entrepreneurs in order to share their stories with an audience of high school and college students and illustrate options other than the traditional 9-5 for life.

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Young Smart Money is starting a new chapter! Instead of entrepreneur interviews, the show will now be focusing on personal finance for young entrepreneurs. From tax planning, to legal structures, to credit cards, get ready because we are about to nerd out! Going forward the show will be structured in a more actionable way in order to ensure each episode not only teaches you something about how to structure your finances as an entrepreneur, but also exactly how you can implement what you learn. Hope you're ready!

Join Apple Crider (Young Smart Money) and Chase Namic as they chat about his YouTube business and how he runs 20 different channels. He has grown in revenue since the last podcast and is now moving into different business opportunities that will be detailed in the interview. He also talks more about his experience in handling teams and identifying talent or possible competitors.

By the end of this episode you will learn what skills you would need to get a YouTube channel running, how long it takes, and what mindset you need to persevere in this space. Stay tuned and enjoy the discussion!

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About Chase Namic:

Chase built up a YouTube Holdings company that oversees 20 channels that generate $100,000 a month thru Google Adsense. He has amassed over 5 Million Subscribers and over 500 Million Video views across all his channels and helps people make a full-time income off of YouTube with his proven strategies.

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I sincerely hope you enjoy the interview.

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Join Apple Crider (Young Smart Money) and Nick Myers (RedFox AI) as they chat about Voice AI and taking advantage of emerging trends. He discusses how he got interested in Voice AI, how he started RedFox AI, the pillars the company runs on, how to capitalize shifting and emerging trends, and his outlook on how he does his work. Nick’s work is especially important and interesting as AI technology continues to grow.

By the end of this episode you will learn business models you can implement in unique situations, actionable strategies in building relationships with people, building your brand as a speaker, and expressing gratitude. Enjoy!

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About Nick Myers:

Currently, I am the Director of Marketing and Communications for a national transportation and logistics company that is the second-largest contractor to the U.S Postal Service. In 2017 I founded my own company, RedFox AI, to help brands of all shapes and sizes around the world leverage the power of AI and voice assistant technology like Alexa and Google Assistant in their business and marketing strategies to improve processes and connect with customers in a whole new way.

Throughout my journey, I have been able to channel and knowledge and expertise in AI and Voice-First technology into speaking where I have become known throughout the world for my work. I have spoken across the U.S in cities like Milwaukee, Chicago, and Seattle, and around the world from Sydney, Australia to Bangkok, Thailand.

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Nick's Marketing & Tech Toolbox:

Marketing & Communications • Digital Marketing • Social Media Marketing • Strategy and Consulting • Project Management • Artificial Intelligence • Conversational and Situational Design • Alexa Skill Development • Google Action Development • WordPress • Adobe Creative Cloud • Public Speaking • Facebook Ads • Google Ads • Event Management

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Join Apple Crider (Young Smart Money) and Zachary Blumenfeld (CultureCon) as they talk about connecting people to change organizational structure and his experiences in running CultureCon. He discusses the origins of the convention, the processes and models involved in starting, and the challenges he went through along the way. Zach is very passionate about culture and infusing a human element in the workplace.

By the end of this episode you will understand what makes a good culture, knowing what culture fits your business, instilling that culture, creating engagement among people, and being intentional about it. We hope you enjoy the interview!

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Zach Blumenfeld’s motto, Make What You Do Matter, speaks volumes about how he leads his life. His commitment to working to improve the lives of others are qualities that influenced the start of CultureCon. In additional to CultureCon, Zach was also Co-Founder/COO of ThirdSpace, a workplace culture software, as well as a founder of numerous other startups. Zach is passionate about fixing the broken workplace. Zach speaks at events across the globe including: The University of Wisconsin Innovation Conference, DisruptHR, and the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) on topics that include: culture, engagement, innovation, generational differences in the workplace, and connecting your team to the mission of the organization.

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Today Apple Crider (Young Smart Money) had the pleasure of talking with Damian Barbu, co-founder of Boost Collective, a music promotion and distribution company aimed at helping upcoming musicians. At 18, he's been able to scale it to 50k a month in revenue.

In this episode, Damian discusses how he was able to create a $50,000 Per Month Business At 18 years old, Selling to SoundCloud Rappers.

By the end of this episode you will know how to carve out your niche in order to create a highly profitable business while you are still young.

Enjoy!

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#196: Today I had the pleasure of talking with Mike Winnet, UK’s number 1 Demotivational speaker. In this episode, Mike exposes the contrepreneur’s formula. By the end of this episode, you will have a grasp of the ever elusive contrepreneur’s formula. Enjoy!

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Find Mike on YouTube--https://www.youtube.com/mikewinnet

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#194: Today Apple Crider (Young Smart Money) had the pleasure of talking with Liam Martin, one of the co-founder of Time Doctor and staff.com. In the past, Liam opened a small tutoring company that ended up having 100 employees. He saw the difficulty in running a remote team and decided to do something about it. That’s when staff.com was created, leading to the launch of Time Doctor. They are both productivity tools meant to help companies monitor their employees remotely. As a business owner with a remote team, you can efficiently manage the schedule for each employee and the time frame it takes to complete each task. Time Doctor has 66 employees who live in 23 different countries. This is further proof that Liam knows how to run a remote business.

In this episode, Liam discusses topics about his experience in becoming a digital nomad..

By the end of this episode you will know how to begin taking advantage of remote work opportunities.

Enjoy!

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Blog -- http://biz30.timedoctor.com/