In this episode of The Excellence Project, I sit down with the inspiring Natalie Nicole Graham, a dynamic network marketing leader with an incredible story. We dive deep into her journey from growing up in a small town in South Carolina to overcoming personal challenges, including becoming a single mother at 15 and turning those obstacles into fuel for her entrepreneurial drive. Natalie shares the importance of resilience, the mindset needed to succeed, and how she scaled her business to over 26,000 people in just eight years. Her focus on consistency, leadership, and leading with love has not only transformed her life but also the lives of countless others. Whether you’re in network marketing or not, Natalie’s story will leave you motivated to push through challenges and aim for the next

Level.

Show Notes:

01:27 – Intro: Eric introduces Natalie Nicole Graham and sets up the conversation.

02:38 – Natalie’s Roots: Natalie shares her humble beginnings in Hartsville, South Carolina.

03:40 – Family and Farm Life: Natalie reflects on her family’s farm, showing her connection to country life.

07:56 – A Father’s Last Words: Natalie describes the powerful message her dying father left her.

09:31 – Creating TAPS: Natalie starts a program for teen parents during her own teenage pregnancy.

12:55 – Success and Relationships: Natalie talks about how her success intimidated men and affected her relationships.

20:00 – Starting Network Marketing: Natalie explains how financial struggles led her to start in network marketing.

28:22 – Pandemic Resilience: Natalie describes how she continued traveling and working during the pandemic while others panicked.

34:31 – Superpower of Consistency: Natalie shares how her relentless consistency set her apart in business.

39:40– No Excuses Mindset: Natalie emphasizes her no-excuses philosophy: “Life is going to life, but did you die?”

41:40– Dealing with Challenges: Natalie talks about receiving a cease and desist letter and how she handled it.

43:11 – Setting Boundaries: Natalie shares how she maintains boundaries with people who wrong her.

54:34 – Sacrifices for Success: Natalie reflects on the rewards her children now enjoy because of her hard work.

56:56 – Closing Thoughts: Natalie and Eric discuss the importance of aiming for the next level in business and life.

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In this episode, I chat with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Topaz Adizes, the founder of The Skin Deep. We dive into how technology reshapes our emotional connections and what that means for love and relationships today. Topaz shares some powerful personal and professional secrets on asking the right questions to build stronger relationships. You'll love this episode if you want to deepen your connections and have more meaningful conversations!

Show Notes:

00:57 - Eric welcomes Topaz Adizes and introduces his work with “The Skin Deep.”

03:10 - Topaz talks about the creation of “The Skin Deep Experience Design Studio.”

03:38 - Discuss how technology has changed human emotional experiences.

05:30- Introduction to “The And” and its focus on the space between relationships.

08:50 - The importance of quality conversations in building strong relationships.

10:03 - Creating intentional spaces for deep and meaningful conversations.

10:37- Shifting perspectives by changing the questions we ask ourselves.

11:50 - Exploring how thoughtful questions can strengthen relationships.

14:05 - Creating safe spaces to encourage growth and deeper dialogue.

15:08- Insights gained from hosting over 1,200 conversations.

18:40 - The power of eye contact in building a human connection.

19:50- Reflections on reality TV and the role of constant conversation in forming relationships.

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Today I’m hanging out with Network Marketing Leader Ana Cantera, who traveled 12 hours to meet with me! She shares her tumultuous upbringing in the Dominican Republic, the story of her inspiring rise to the top of the Network Marketing game, her dramatic fall from grace, and how she made $1 million her first year back. 01:41:58

Show Notes:

01:29 - Eric welcomes Network Marketing Leader Ana Cantera to The Excellence Project, who traveled 12 hours to appear on the podcast.

03:13 - Ana shares the fact that her parents were entrepreneurs in the Dominican Republic, but after her father died, her family’s life changed dramatically.

11:50 - Ana dropped out of college and started working for Verizon in human resources but she didn’t enjoy firing people and realized she didn’t want a management job with the company.

16:10 - Ana, already a mother of one child, opened a beauty salon with her mother while still working at Verizon.

18:22 - Ana reveals that the first time she was introduced to Network Marketing she was not interested in the profession, until her husband kind of forced her into it.

26:03 - Once she decided to join the Network Marketing Profession, Ana quit her job, sold her beauty salon, and went all out.

30:56 - Ana recounts how after being very successful her first year in Network Marketing, everything fell apart.

34:07 - Eric and Ana discuss the precautions successful people must take when living in or visiting a developing country.

41:34 - After Ana’s Network Marketing company closed, it caused a huge scandal in the Dominican Republic, so she didn’t want to stay in the profession.

48:36 - Ana recalls how two days after not having money to buy milk for her three daughters, a friend convinced her to return to Network Marketing.

57:48 - Ana shares why she chose Stormy Wellington as her mentor and how she built her business using social media in other Latin American countries.

01:07:10 - During the pandemic, Ana realized she needed to train her team how to adapt to using social media to build the business.

01:13:03 - Ana explains what Network Marketing “pandemials” are and how she dealt with them after the pandemic.

01:19:15 - For the entire year of 2023 Ana visited two countries per month in order to build her business.

01:23:25 - Anna feels that it is her responsibility to train her team members so they can become successful.

01:30:53 - Anna reveals that she tells her daughters that THEY aren’t rich, SHE is rich, and that they will have to work hard to become successful.

01:35:37 - Anna imparts her best advice for those who want to succeed in the Network Marketing Profession.

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Today I sit down with fellow Las Vegan Sales Leader Justin Freishtat to discuss his entrepreneurial journey, which began with door-to-door direct sales, plus three subjects we are both very passionate about - health, nutrition and biohacking - and Justin shares his eating, workout and biohacking routine. 01:12:52

Show Notes:

01:30 - Eric welcomes entrepreneur Justin Freishtat to The Excellence Project and they discuss why they love living in Las Vegas.

08:58 - Justin shares that while playing hockey in college he sustained a serious injury.

11:47 - While still in college Justin starts in direct sales by selling organic food door-to-door.

16:00 - Justin reveals that after becoming very successful in direct sales in his 20’s he bought a boat and lived on it.

22:07 - Justin recounts some crazy things that happened when he was selling door-to-door.

26:25 - Justin divulges one of the biggest secrets of his success.

28:03 - Justin leaves direct sales and realizes he needs to reinvent himself.

31:18 - Justin's health journey started with changing his eating habits.

40:45 - Justin details his exercise routine, which does not include cardio.

44:51 - Justin believes testing is the key to successful biohacking and also follows various biohacking protocols.

57:35 - Justin explains what an “intrapreneur” is and why it’s the most comfortable position for him.

58:50 - Justin pulls back the curtain on forced innovation and how it has worked in his favor.

01:11:40 - Justin shares why choosing the right business vehicle is so important and explains how to choose the right one.

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Today I’m hanging out with my friend Network Marketing Leader Tina Joy Carroll and discussing her obsession with Disney, what business lessons we have both learned from its success, and how after the many ways her childhood trauma manifested itself, she healed, married the love of her life and makes 80k a month. 01:31:06

Show Notes:

01:34 - Eric welcomes Tina Joy Carroll to The Excellence Project and he mentions that the first time he met her she was wearing Mickey Mouse ears.

14:25 - Tina and Eric discuss the many business-building lessons they have learned from Disney and other companies and experiences.

30:27 - Tina gets emotional about her love for the Network Marketing Profession and shares why it means so much to her.

35:55 - Tina was profoundly affected when her mother left when she was very young.

40:13 - Tina and Eric talk about life and culture in small towns, the south and New York City.

47:22 - Tina recounts her childhood trauma and how it manifested itself in bad relationships, overeating and excessive drinking.

56:08 - Tina enters recovery, gets a job at Lowe’s, moves up quickly and meets her future husband.

57:50 - Tina details her exposure to and entrance into the Network Marketing Profession.

01:06:02 - Tina describes how wearing Mickey Mouse ears in a live video challenge grew her audience and led to her wearing them whenever she is on stage.

01:09:55 - Eric is amazed that Tina makes 80k a month and has 7k people on her team, yet only gets 100 viewers on a live video.

01:11:21 - Tina explains how meetings and self-help books aided her in her recovery and how being honest about her journey has helped her business grow.

01:15:44 - Tina reveals that at one point she was 100 pounds overweight and explains how she lost it.

01:21:47 - Tina pulls back the curtain on how her husband feels about her making more money than he does.

01:26:06 - Tina divulges why it’s so important to develop leaders in your organization.

01:26:51 - Tina wants to make $1 million a month so she can give back to her favorite causes.

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Today I’m sitting down with Network Marketing Legend Jeff Altgilbers to discuss his team of several hundred thousand people in 57 countries, what has and hasn’t changed in Network Marketing, how he went radically international, how he finds leaders, why events are coming back and what’s next for him. 01:22:58

Show Notes:

01:35 - Eric welcomes Network Marketing Legend Jeff Altgilbers to The Excellence Project and they discuss what has and hasn’t changed in Network Marketing.

07:02 - Eric asks Jeff if he was fast or slow to adapt to using technology in his Network Marketing business and they reminisce about using fax machines, pagers, the first cell phones and more.

17:00 - Jeff explains why he has had to reinvent himself many times over 47 years in the Network Marketing Profession and why he keeps working, even though he doesn’t need to.

23:46 - Jeff details exactly how he was able to expand his business all over the world.

31:44 - Jeff shares how he met his wife in Taiwan at a piano bar and got married on an island in Guam.

36:47 - Jeff gives some advice to Eric about visiting the Taj Mahal and reveals how he expanded his business to India, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

44:39 - Eric and Jeff discuss how long you can stay away from home when building your business without jeopardizing your family relationships.

49:34 - Jeff divulges that one of his superpowers is digging for leaders, and he pulls back the curtain on exactly how he does it.

55:09 - Eric asks Jeff how much money he makes per month/year and how many people help him build his business.

59:38 - Eric and Jeff discuss how they balance their artist personalities with business.

01:07:02 - Should people who are already wealthy join the Network Marketing Profession?

01:09:02 - Jeff and Eric talk about virtual vs. in-person events and why in-person events are coming back post pandemic.

01:16:00 - Jeff expresses that what is most important to him in the future is contribution.

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This week I’m chatting with Dr. Stephanie Rimka about her upbringing in Detroit, why she became a doctor, different types of chiropractors, if hydrogen bottles really work, why the sun doesn’t cause skin cancer, the DL on deuterium, 3 ways to get hydrogen in your body, every therapy you can think of and her Network Marketing business. 02:01:50

Show Notes:

01:51 - Eric welcomes Dr. Stephanie Rimka to The Excellence Project and asks her what kind of a doctor she is.

02:46 - Dr. Stephanie was born jaundiced and almost died, which was one of various things that influenced her decision to become a doctor and chiropractor.

11:43 - Dr. Stephanie’s dad robbed a bank when her mother was pregnant with her and was in prison for most of her life, yet she was very close to him.

17:42 - Eric and Dr. Stephanie discuss what happens when we die and what it may or may not have to do with AI.

27:50 - Dr.Stephanie details the different kinds of chiropractors and why she would never accept insurance from a patient.

32:13 - Dr. Stephanie shares why she incorporated functional medicine into her practice and explains the causes and repercussions of digital addiction.

38:41 - Eric reveals that he has vasovagal syncope and explains how it manifests itself.

43:01 - Dr. Stephanie explains why the most well-known, renowned doctors and hospitals aren’t actually the best.

46:31 - Dr. Stephanie describes the different types of hydrogen therapies, which ones work and why, plus what other therapies work best.

53:37 - Dr. Stephanie insists that the sun does not cause skin cancer.

57:10 - Eric asks Dr. Stephanie to share her opinion of the best way to live.

01:08:26 - Dr. Stephanie states her controversial beliefs that people should “eat like humans” and that calories are a fake measure.

01:14:44 - What is deuterium, where does it come from, why is it bad and how do you get rid of it?

01:21:19 - Dr. Stephanie describes 3 easy ways to get hydrogen in your body.

01:32:14 - Eric and Dr. Stephanie discuss cortisol, cholesterol, triglycerides, testosterone, peptides, exosomes, stem cells, ozone therapies, EBOO and hyperbaric chambers.

01:43:19 - Dr. Stephanie pulls back the curtain on how she got introduced to Network Marketing, how stories played a part in her getting involved and how much her business is growing.

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This week I’m hanging out with Network Marketing Leader Courtney Shepard and discussing her upbringing, her relationship with her best friend and mentor Jessie Lee Ward, haters, social media and AI for Network Marketing, global expansion and what’s next for her. 01:31:00

Show Notes:

01:39 - Eric Welcomes Courtney Shepard to The Excellence Project and asks her to share how things are going in her business.

05:44 - Courtney recounts her upbringing in a small town and how her mother and grandmother influenced her.

12:18 - Courtney explains why she dropped out of college, and that her first exposure to Network Marketing was at age 18.

14:44 - Courtney made a lot of bad decisions because she was bored living in her hometown.

17:29 - Courtney’s second exposure to Network Marketing in 2014 led her to meeting legend Jessie Lee Ward.

22:13 - Eric shares the story about something that happened the day Jessie Lee passed away.

24:51 - Courtney shares all of the different ways that Jessie Lee influenced her.

31:46 - Courtney details exactly how to utilize social media to grow a Network Marketing business and what’s working best right now.

42:17 - Courtney reveals how many exposures it takes for someone to buy something and why she leads with the opportunity.

52:31 - Eric asks Courtney to rank the different social media platforms according to what’s converting best right now.

56:09 - Courtney explains how posting in different languages and using AI tools can lead to growth in a Network Marketing business.

01:02:11 - Eric and Courtney discuss why adapting to technology is vital to the survival of entrepreneurs and businesses and what happens when people play small.

01:15:52 - Courtney reveals what’s next for her after losing her best friend Jessie Lee and explains why Jessie Lee had such a far-reaching impact.

01:27:25 - Eric reminds Courtney that she can honor Jessie Lee without losing herself.

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