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Secret Academy Episode – Pat Flynn

Pat Flynn was your usual guy having a 9 to 5 hour job, which he enjoyed, until he got laid off. Instead of feeling bad about it, he immediately decided to work for himself from home. Since then, he has built several businesses online that have now allowed him to make much more, and work much less. As a result of his experiments and case studies, he has built several other businesses including an iPhone application development company, a number of niche sites, and an income stream from affiliate marketing on the site as well. Pat Flynn is the founder and blogger of Smart Passive Income, which has recently become one of the fastest growing blogs in the online marketing and blogging industry, he blogs about his experiment with making money online and what he has learned along the way - making sure to reveal all aspects of the particular business  with full transparency.

Pat Flynn is the founder and blogger of Smart Passive Income, which has recently become one of the fastest growing blogs in the online marketing and blogging industry, he blogs about his experiment with making money online and what he has learned along the way – making sure to reveal all aspects of the particular business  with full transparency.

Secret Academy Episode – Khristian Michael

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As an A&R executive for X Records, Khristian Michael has garnered a lot of attention in the entertainment industry because of his keen eye for new trends, his savvy for promoting concerts, and his business sense in serving as a consultant to promoters and artists alike. With a passion for music, style, and always maintaining a distinguished and polished look, endeavoring to launch his own brand was Khristian Michaels natural next step. In June of 2009 his desire for establishing a designer eyewear company became a reality. Today, Forever K eyewear is sold by NYS collection in various mall outlets across the globe and even has a solid partnership with Shaquille O'neil. Very rarely have we seen such growth in such a saturated industry.

As an A&R executive for X Records, Khristian Michael has garnered a lot of attention in the entertainment industry because of his keen eye for new trends, his savvy for promoting concerts, and his business sense in serving as a consultant to promoters and artists alike. With a passion for music, style, and always maintaining a distinguished and polished look, endeavoring to launch his own brand was Khristian Michaels natural next step.
In June of 2009 his desire for establishing a designer eyewear company became a reality. Today, Forever K eyewear is sold by NYS collection in various mall outlets across the globe and even has a solid partnership with Shaquille O’neil. Very rarely have we seen such growth in such a saturated industry.

Secret Academy Episode – Braydon Batungbacal

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Born and raised in Washington, Braydon has always been fascinated by computers. By the age of six, he was already fiddling with computers and by 3rd grade he was programming them. While still attending Washington University, Braydon became an entrepreneur when he and his partner started the app company - Sitrusy about a year ago. Since then, he has worked vigorously on designing, building, and sometimes outsourcing apps to build over 50 successful apps that have accumulated over 30,000,000 downloads and nearly a million in revenue. His team prides themselves on creating apps for a wide variety of ideas and concepts. They believe in innovating through mobile applications and providing valuable content and features. Currently, his business is being evaluated and is looking at selling it for a very high price! (In the millions).

Born and raised in Washington, Braydon has always been fascinated by computers. By the age of six, he was already fiddling with computers and by 3rd grade he was programming them. While still attending Washington University, Braydon became an entrepreneur when he and his partner started the app company – Sitrusy about a year ago. Since then, he has worked vigorously on designing, building, and sometimes outsourcing apps to build over 50 successful apps that have accumulated over 30,000,000 downloads and nearly a million in revenue. His team prides themselves on creating apps for a wide variety of ideas and concepts. They believe in innovating through mobile applications and providing valuable content and features. Currently, his business is being evaluated and is looking at selling it for a very high price! (In the millions).

Secret Academy Episode – Ian McMenamin

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Ian McManamin is no stranger to the word “risk” and the game of entrepreneurship. From a very young age, he knew that school wasn’t for him and that exploring the world to find his niche would be his ultimate mission. At the age 26, Ian has made some impressive strides in life by owning two major corporations. One of which is one of the sole suppliers of fresh water coral reef, while the other focuses on turning plant pots from plastic to fabric. As unique and crazy as these niche business ideas may be, Ian has made millions in revenue from them and continues to travel to all continents of the planet finding new clients and enjoying the freedom of mixing business and pleasure.

Secret Academy Episode – Ali Maadelat

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An entrepreneur since birth, Ali fell into marketing and advertising at the young age of fourteen. He networked and became friends with the thinktanks and experts in the industry and began to study under them. Shortly after his fifteenth birthday, he began to speak at high-end marketing seminars and give consultations to “big-name” marketers, helping with problems they couldn’t find the answers to themselves. Fast forward to today, Ali is considered an authority in the marketing and advertising industry, and is called a “natural” when it comes to his skills. He has taken part in multi-million dollar launches and is on the speed dial of many of the business world’s biggest names. His company Lorenz Marketing group is known worldwide for results driven marketing and has some of today’s highest retention rates for clients. His nomination as the American Business Awards “2012 Marketer of the Year” and having won “2013 marketer of the year” is evidence of exactly how highly he is regarded by his peers.

Secret Academy Episode – Bob Burg

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Bob Burg shares information on topics vital to the success of today's business person. He speaks for corporations and associations internationally, including fortune 500 companies, franchises, and numerous direct sales organizations. Bob regularly addresses audiences ranging in size from 50 to 16,000 -- sharing the platform with notables including today's top thought leaders, broadcast personalities, Olympic athletes and political leaders including a former United States President. Although for years he was best known for his book "Endless Referrals", over the past few years it's his business parable, "The Go-Giver" (coauthored with John David Mann) that has captured the imagination of his readers. "The Go-Giver" shot to #6 on The Wall Street Journal's Business Bestsellers list just three weeks after its release and reached #9 on BusinessWeek. It's been translated into 21 languages. It is his fourth book to sell over 250,000 copies.

Bob Burg shares information on topics vital to the success of today’s business person. He speaks for corporations and associations internationally, including fortune 500 companies, franchises, and numerous direct sales organizations. Bob regularly addresses audiences ranging in size from 50 to 16,000 — sharing the platform with notables including today’s top thought leaders, broadcast personalities, Olympic athletes and political leaders including a former United States President. Although for years he was best known for his book “Endless Referrals”, over the past few years it’s his business parable, “The Go-Giver” (coauthored with John David Mann) that has captured the imagination of his readers. “The Go-Giver” shot to #6 on The Wall Street Journal’s Business Bestsellers list just three weeks after its release and reached #9 on BusinessWeek. It’s been translated into 21 languages. It is his fourth book to sell over 250,000 copies.

Secret Academy Episode – Ted Nguyen

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It was only 5 years ago that Ted Nguyen found a way to monetize what today is known as one of the largest and most prestigious automobile studios in Texas, if not the United States. While most tuners focus on a specific brand or make, Ted focuses on the art of automobile perfection. Often known for combining old classic designs with modern technology in some of his classic restoration, he is far from the other ordinary car shops out there. His passion for cars, design, and his uncompromising pursuit of perfection makes for some very happy clients and some incredible growth and expansion. He is today one ADV1 Wheel's premier dealers in the US and behind some of the nicest exotic car builds found anywhere.

It was only 5 years ago that Ted Nguyen found a way to monetize what today is known as one of the largest and most prestigious automobile studios in Texas, if not the United States. While most tuners focus on a specific brand or make, Ted focuses on the art of automobile perfection. Often known for combining old classic designs with modern technology in some of his classic restoration, he is far from the other ordinary car shops out there. His passion for cars, design, and his uncompromising pursuit of perfection makes for some very happy clients and some incredible growth and expansion. He is today one ADV1 Wheel’s premier dealers in the US and behind some of the nicest exotic car builds found anywhere.