Van Carlson is the Founder and CEO at SRA 831(b) Admin. He is an industry leader in enterprise risk management solutions with over 25 years of experience. Along with the responsibility of bringing SRA’s new products to market, he helps clients achieve their financial goals and aid in protecting a business’s assets through times of uncertainty.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. The idea of wearing all the hats is a fallacy . You should trust your people right away and hire the best people you can and be ready to spend money.

2. Business owners value intangible assets and traditional insurance don’t do a good job in insuring intangible assets.

3. Tool the tool box. 831b is that tool in the tool box that allows you to mitigate the risks in your business.

Check out Van’s website. Tax deferral today to address tomorrow’s risks. Strengthen your business with an 831(b) Micro Captive Plan - SRA 831b Admin

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Josh Mellicker is a serial entrepreneur, lifelong student of life, technology revolutionist, problem solver, always trying to become more aware of the obvious, and a decent jazz guitarist.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. Problem solving is a skill and anyone can learn the techniques and processes to get better. This skill will translate to all the other things in life, in business as an entrepreneur and in all other important relationships.

2. Being aware of the obvious is a key entrepreneurial trait. The first power tip is don’t waste your time trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist.

3. Don’t confuse the problem with the symptom. Identifying the problem is a skill and an art form that you can improve.

Connect to Josh - Josh Mellicker Email

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Shelly Lefkoe, co-founder of the Lefkoe Institute, is an international speaker, workshop leader, and author dedicated to helping entrepreneurs overcome the beliefs that keep them from reaching their full potential. Her latest book "Hitting the Wall" shows you how to eliminate the beliefs that sabotage your business and your life.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. It is our beliefs about ourselves in life that determines our success, not just in business but in every area of our lives.

2. You can’t make change without eliminating the beliefs that cause the problem.

3. Beliefs are statement about reality that hold as the truth and it’s the beliefs that cause this patterns. When you eliminate the beliefs, the patterns disappear.

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Mike Zeller has done over 300,000 Million dollars in sales studying under the masters of the industry such as Tony Robbins, Russel Brunson, and Jay Abraham. He has mentored over a hundred high-level entrepreneurs from 4 different continents.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. Crises are there to remake you.

2. Do the personality tests and find your Zone of Genius.

3. Your identity precedes your destiny.

Check out Mike's website to learn more about him - Meet Mike

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Dorie Clark has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world. She teaches at Duke University, and her new book is called The Long Game.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. If you want to build strong relationships with people, especially with higher profile people, you should not ask for a favor for at least a year; otherwise, they may view it as you just using them.

2. Optimize for interesting - that will help you keep moving.

3. Often many people are giving up too soon; be strategically patient, place your bet and be aware that the results may not come for a while; be willing to persevere while waiting.

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Shaun is a graduate of The Citadel and former United States Army Officer, serving in Germany & Operation Desert Storm. A Police Officer since 2000, assigned to Patrol, Tactical, Narcotics & Training Units. SWAT Officer since 2003. Duties involved community education, fugitive apprehension, directed enforcement & inter-departmental interdiction operations. He served as a narcotics & vice detective, conducting investigations, in-depth reports, search warrants, subpoenas & testimony for various State's Attorney’s Offices. He received numerous awards for individual & team performance. He’s been awarded the Medal of Valor. Currently serves in Public Safety management.

MISSION of the show: Three active-duty police officers in the Chicago suburbs, facing the tough subjects, including police brutality, racial tension, rioting, and more. This is a show about opening a dialogue, accepting that something has to be done, and bringing communities together again.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. You can help create an environment where people can go out and make millions becoming entrepreneurs. Be the gatekeeper for people to move beyond and do better.

2. If you’re miserable, life’s too short to be here. You don’t need approval from people just because you’ve decided to leave something that made you hate life.

3. Listen to the message. Words are words, but you have to dig to see what it is. If it sounds different than what you're used to, it doesn’t mean that you’re wrong.

Rebuilding Community Trust. Visit Shaun’s website to learn more about their podcast - 3 Cops Talk

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Misa Chien is an authentic leader who is known for inspiring others, and helps people feel less alone and more connected through authenticity and transparency. She now helps Asian American female leaders feels less alone and more connected by building a paid community of over 250 Asian American women, uplifting and inspiring each other.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. Success is built on the building blocks of failure.

2. Success comes with a cost and sometimes that cost is losing yourself and your authenticity.

3. Ikigai is a Japanese term referring to something you are extremely passionate about and it is not just a hobby but one that you can make money out of.

Connect to Misa on LinkedIn - Misa Chien The Authentic Asian LinkedIn

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Erika Lyremark, author of Think Like A Stripper: Business Lessons To Up Your Confidence, Attract More Clients and Rule Your Marketing mixes business coaching with personal branding at The Daily Whip.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. You have to design your product as a service and design your service as a product. You have to get rid of all of the fluff, cut out anything that does not serve an immediate purpose to that product or service.

2. Great marketing is saying the same message 100 different ways, 10,000 different times.

3. Design your products and services with what you would love to buy.

Visit Erika’s website, take the bold business quiz, and get a FREE strategy guide - Daily Whip

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