“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” – Lou Holtz


Today on Spin It!, Stephynie talks with Jeremy Ryan Slate, the CEO & Co-Founder of Command Your Brand Media. Jeremy is also the Founder of the Create Your Own Life Podcast which he has been hosting since 2015. 


Jeremy is a former school teacher turned podcaster, CEO, and author. His book Extraordinary discusses adversity and how we can overcome it. At age 19, he faced an emotional crisis when he had a near death experience. Five years later, he faced another devastating crisis when his mother suffered from a stroke that left her diasbled. 


Jeremy spun these pivotal moments in his life and used them as fuel to propel him towards furthering his education, starting a top podcast and launching a profitable business. Listen to this episode to get inspired on how you can turn your obstacles into opportunities, too. 


 


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Timestamps:


 


01:38 - Rapid Fire Questions


09:00 - Jeremy Almost Passed Away at Age 19. 


13:08 - Jeremy’s Mother Having A Stroke.


14:17 - How does he deal with it with his daughters? 


16:47 - Did You Always Want To Be An Entrepreneur? 


20:26 - Delivering Bad News.


23:47 - Creating an Online Persona. 


26:00 - Jeremy's advice for college students to select a job. 


30:26 - Jeremy's Interview Process. 


32:42 - Jeremy's Work Ethic


35:02 - Teaching Your Children To Work Hard 


38;02 - Transferable Skills / Being A Learner 


40:49 - Seeing Things A Different Way


45:36 - How do you know what you wanna do? 


46:30 - Pivotal Failure That Turned Into An Opportunity


48:48 - One Thing You Want To Discuss But No One Has Asked You About.


 


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Jeremy's Website:  https://www.jeremyryanslate.com/


Jeremy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-ryan-slate-bb7b284a/


Jeremy's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/jeremyryanslate/?igshid=1e33j5ghi366q


Jeremy's Twitter:  https://twitter.com/jeremyryanslate?s=11


Jeremy's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/slatejerJeremy's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jeremyryanslate