Dai Manuel is a seasoned entrepreneur and business leader with extensive experience in executive roles. As a co-founder, COO, and CMO of a successful omnichannel retail organization that generated over $10 million annually, Dai has played an instrumental role in building and scaling a thriving business.

Throughout his entrepreneurial journey, Dai has developed a reputation as a strategic thinker with a keen eye for identifying market opportunities and creating innovative solutions to complex challenges. His leadership and vision have been instrumental in guiding his team through periods of rapid growth and change.

In addition to his success as an entrepreneur, Dai is a sought-after business advisor and mentor. He is passionate about helping other entrepreneurs and business leaders navigate the challenges of scaling a business. He has shared his insights and expertise through numerous speaking engagements, workshops, and mentorship programs.

Dai’s experience as a COO and CMO, entrepreneurial mindset, and strategic vision make him a valuable asset to any organization. His track record of success speaks for itself, and his commitment to excellence and innovation makes him a force to be reckoned with in the business world.

Key Moments

[05:54] Provinces bought and rebranded, focused on marketing.

[07:38] Thirst for learning, mentor, professional growth journey.

[11:45] Realized personal and professional lives colliding at 32.

[14:35] Influential videos, changed perspective, expanded potential market.

[17:55] Challenges in mental health due to COVID.

[19:23] Embracing feelings, cautious of relying on positivity.

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Seth [00:00:00]:

Entrepreneur’s Enigma is a podcast for the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, so the wins and the fails that we all face being entrepreneurs, how we learn from adversity. Every week, I talk to a different entrepreneur with a story to tell. I’m Seth Goldstein. Come with me on the journey. This is Entrepreneur’s Enigma. Let’s get started. Hey, everybody. Welcome to another edition of the Entrepreneur’s Enigma podcast.

Seth [00:00:34]:

I am, as always, hasn’t changed in 200 episodes or so. Seth, I think about that. I’m like, what’s my name again? Ah, it’s Seth. How’s it going, everybody? Today, I had Diamanuel. He is an award winning digital thought leader and author. He is a husband extraordinaire, a super dad, an all around enthusiast on life. He’s a Canadian. Don’t hold that against him if anything.

Seth [00:01:02]:

He’s really nice because he’s Canadian. Because most Canadians are nice. Americans are asses. So we’ll leave it at that. But he wrote a book on the whole life fitness manifesto, 30 minutes a day for a healthier body a healthier body, mind, and spirit. He no. He lives in Vancouver, downtown Vancouver, living it up, dating his wife, loving life, and he’s very jolly too. So that’s a good thing.

Seth [00:01:28]:

Let’s bring him in here. Di, how’s it going, buddy?

Dai [00:01:32]:

It’s going great, Seth. I feel like it’s been a long time coming, and, It’s just,

Seth [00:01:36]:

I mean, happy to hear. Things take some time. So

Dai [00:01:39]:

Yes. True. True that. And, thanks for the kind introduction. And, Yeah. It’s good to see you, man. Good to see you.

Seth [00:01:45]:

Yeah. Absolutely. So how does all get started? You

Dai [00:01:50]:

mean just Professional life or just a background?

Seth [00:01:52]:

How like, how the entrepreneurial journey get started? Did you do corporate? Did you do Yeah. Like, I’m sure it went on corporate at some point. Yeah.

Dai [00:02:00]:

Yeah. I guess, you know, for me, I I grew up watching 2 parents that were professionals. Like, my mom was an RN, registered nurse, but she always had a side hustle. Like, always. Always. Like, you know, antique shop and then eventually a a bed and breakfast, and And then she got into interior design, and and all the while, also going back to school to level up her education, get her masters, especially when my parents, separated and divorced. You know, my mom now took my brother and I on as well, full time. So God

Seth [00:02:29]:

bless her. God bless her.

Dai [00:02:30]:

Yeah. And that’s you raised, my brother and I. And, you know, we had a good relationship with my dad, but The main relationship was with my mom. And, but my dad, he he was a workaholic, you know, and and he’d be the 1st to admit that. And, So that was what I grew up with. So this this amazing work ethic that was definitely imbalanced, you know, more energy going towards professional life than personal life. But I’m not I’m not complaining. Like, I know that’s part of my DNA.

Dai [00:02:57]:

And, you know, I I valued Money, I understood the value of money from early on. I knew that I wanted to earn my own money. Yeah. But I also realized early on in the fitness industry, you know, I started getting into fitness Around 17, 18 in training people, because I went through my own personal change from morbidly obese teenager to healthy human being. And,

Seth [00:03:19]:

blank, like, woah. Good times. Yeah. Yeah.

Dai [00:03:21]:

Well, you know, Seth, most of us get into businesses where, you know, we’ve accomplished some sort of change Sure. A big change, or we figured out a better way of doing something. And, and and yeah. So I had people, especially friends of my parents, which 20 years my senior coming to me and, you know, as a kid, I’m like, wow. You actually think I’ve got something of value to offer? Really? Like, because I didn’t think that about myself.

Seth [00:03:41]:

Deal boost. Yeah. Exactly.

Dai [00:03:43]:

Totally. Totally. And and so that was sort of my first foray, but I also realized early on that, you know, this is hard because I only have so many hours and so much energy. Yeah. And and I realized there was sort of a cap with that, you know. And but I I was okay with that though, because I was young. I mean, I was getting ready to move out to Vancouver from Toronto, you you know, doing Oh,

Seth [00:04:01]:

you’re originally from the Ontario area.

Dai [00:04:03]:

Yeah. From Ontario. And, and so we moved up to Vancouver, you know, in 1995 to go to University of British Columbia. But I I already knew I wasn’t ever leaving. Was the mountains that brought me here.

Seth [00:04:12]:

Oh. And then

Dai [00:04:12]:

it was Of course. A girl that kept me here.

Seth [00:04:15]:

Exactly. Is she is your wife from Vancouver?

Dai [00:04:18]:

Yeah.

Seth [00:04:18]:

Yeah.

Dai [00:04:18]:

She is. She’s she’s gonna be in Ontario.

Seth [00:04:20]:

Not allowed to move.

Dai [00:04:22]:

No. No. You know what? I love this place. You know, if I had to pick anywhere in Canada to live, this is The place but but it’s weathered climate is very much like Seattle for those, down south.

Seth [00:04:30]:

Yeah. And

Dai [00:04:31]:

so, you know yeah. Well, the Pacific Northwest is just a a a beautiful area. Yeah. I mean, you have to be okay with seasons.

Seth [00:04:38]:

Yeah. You have seasons.

Dai [00:04:40]:

But but I love it. And, You know, I I when on the corporate side, you know, in my early twenties, I got a position in a company that was national across Canada that sold fitness equipment.

Seth [00:04:51]:

We’re gonna take a quick break here from our sponsors and get right back to the show.

Dai [00:04:55]:

Oh, since

Seth [00:04:55]:

that was in your wheelhouse.

Dai [00:04:57]:

Yeah. So it was. And that’s but it was Outside of my wheelhouse, from a standpoint, I never really worked in a former sales type of role, especially one that was performance based pay. Mhmm. You know, a a pay structure where, Literally, I remember being I I went in to buy a heavy bag. Okay, Seth? Like, I was like, I’m going in to buy a heavy bag. This is, like, the most well this is a company that, You know right around when Home Depot came out, and Home Depot was like, we’re gonna build these these big massive centers, but out in the middle of nowhere. So it’s cheap overhead rent.

Dai [00:05:25]:

We’ll spend a lot of money to drive traffic to these these locations

Seth [00:05:28]:

and Literally drive traffic. Yeah.

Dai [00:05:30]:

Totally. Yeah. And and, I mean, that was really the invention. You know, we saw the big box wave, especially in the nineties and in the early 2000, all these big sort of conglomerates, doing that model. And, in Ontario, there’s a very savvy business guy that was Like, hey. I wonder if we could do that for fitness. Oh. And and lo and behold, Fitness Depot was founded in Cornwall, Ontario, and they went national by buying out little franchise partners in each province.

Dai [00:05:54]:

So each province had their own little guy that was basically owning the market, and they just said, well, listen, we’ll go and we’ll buy you and we’ll rebrand as us. And, and it was smart. But they spent most of their, a good chunk of their profits, gross profits specifically, towards marketing. Because they were saving so much on the rent, and so they drove traffic in. And I was one of those people. I saw the ads multiple times, and I was like, oh, well, I’m gonna go in and buy a heavy And, the manager’s like, hey. You you seem to really like this stuff. And I’m like, I love this stuff, you know? And she’s like, well, Do do you think you’d wanna work in a place like this? I’m like, really? I I I wasn’t even on my radar, to be perfectly honest.

Dai [00:06:32]:

I I didn’t go in there without intention. And then She walked me through sort of the process, and I was like, wow. So you’re telling me the more people I help with buying the right things so they get the right results, you’re gonna pay me more money. And she looks at me, and she says, yes. And I was like, when can I start?

Seth [00:06:48]:

You know? Ross, you walked in for a heavy bag. You walked out with a job. Did Did you actually have the heavy bag too or no?

Dai [00:06:54]:

Yeah. I did. I brought that bag.

Seth [00:06:55]:

I was on a paid team. The job.

Dai [00:06:56]:

Yeah. Yeah. They ended up kicking back great employee discount program, which I got, you know, after my 3 month formation, which is really cool, really nice of them. But, you know, it was Very Canadian

Seth [00:07:07]:

of them. Very Canadian of them.

Dai [00:07:09]:

Yeah. Very Canadian. I mean,

Seth [00:07:11]:

that’s the US conglomerate do that ever.

Dai [00:07:14]:

Well and and keep in mind, this is also privately owned and operated company, you know. And and so there is a little bit more flexibility, because they did run very much like a mom and pop in the early days. And I think that’s also what attracted me to it. Yeah. Because they they promoted from within, but they had a really intense training program. Unless And and I I was also someone in my early twenties. I was I was starving for the mentorship. I was literally starving for it.

Dai [00:07:38]:

I I felt I had this inquenchable thirst to just learn, And professional growth was the thing that I was leaning in on. And I found a mentor, you know, who was the joint venture partner Of this western based companies. So he owned the BC marketplace. And so he closed his existing chain of stores to open up As a a joint venture partner with this new brand, and he took me under his wing. He saw something in me. You know, he was 20 years my senior, And he saw something new.

Seth [00:08:05]:

All your parents’ friends saw something new too. So clearly, there’s something there. So

Dai [00:08:09]:

There’s something with these I definitely was Doing the right things. And I think it’s just because I I I always do people with respect. You know? Like, I’m not unless you give me a reason not to. You know?

Seth [00:08:19]:

Exactly. Exactly.

Dai [00:08:20]:

I’m going to presume that you’re just a good person, a good human being. And, fortunately for me, it’s easier in South Africa.

Seth [00:08:26]:

Canada, though. It’s easier in South Africa.

Dai [00:08:28]:

I I haven’t lived in the States for for for a long period of time, so I I can’t really comment on that, but

Seth [00:08:33]:

you

Dai [00:08:33]:

don’t have to comment.

Seth [00:08:33]:

I’m commenting enough for you.

Dai [00:08:36]:

Well, it’s the cultural differences, I guess. You know? And, you

Seth [00:08:39]:

you go a little farther South, it gets a little wacky. You go farther south, it gets a little wacky. And then can you talk about Mexico? Because it’s farther south. I’m sure that they still claim it, like, we’re nicer than them or they’re nicer than us to work.

Dai [00:08:51]:

Well, there’s nice people everywhere. Look. It’s good.

Seth [00:08:54]:

It’s so So I stayed in corporate for a while.

Dai [00:08:57]:

I worked in corporate. I moved up very quickly. Within the 1st 18 months, I made a decision not to go back to school and finish my degrees because I was making more than a lawyer, a junior lawyer, and, more than now. A senior teacher. Right? And I I was making 6 figures, and and I didn’t feel I was gonna work for a year.

Seth [00:09:15]:

Where it’s like, 6 figures is a A shitload of money.

Dai [00:09:19]:

It it for a guy, yeah, that wasn’t even 20, I guess.

Seth [00:09:22]:

Early 20 something year old game, you know, lure money. It’s like, what do I do with all this money?

Dai [00:09:28]:

And and, you know, I was still living with a roommate, cheap rent, most of our our I mean, we worked hard, but we partied harder. Okay? And it it was just that 20 something.

Seth [00:09:39]:

I mean, I’m sure you can’t party like that anymore. I’m sure I’m sure you got one good at bed.

Dai [00:09:43]:

Well, And to be honest, Seth, you know, it was, it was more than a habit for me too, drinking. You know? And and it became very Challenging because for this about a 15 year period in my life, especially during that professional growth phase where alcohol was always around, You know, which is really interesting because you

Seth [00:09:59]:

you’re, like, you’re always at a bar, shooting at people. Yeah. This is part of the nature.

Dai [00:10:04]:

Because once I got into management, and specifically, you know, an opportunity came He came after 5 years with that company, the joint venture partner that I alluded that was mentoring me. Yeah. He point out with his partners, the national partners. Uh-huh. And and And it was an ugly divorce. Let’s just say that. And, but I was his key guy. And, as as the words of the godfather, He made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.

Dai [00:10:28]:

You know? Exactly.

Seth [00:10:29]:

You know what he was looking for? Years of this show, Suits?

Dai [00:10:33]:

Oh, yeah. I remember seeing

Seth [00:10:34]:

your stuff. You’re like you’re like Mike Ross, only not a fraud.

Dai [00:10:36]:

Yes. Yes. Okay. Similar situation, you know? Because He he saw something to me. He’s like, oh my god. I gotta go do this a 3rd time? A 3rd time? You know, he had an existing company. He folded it. He opened up this new one, and he’s like, gosh.

Dai [00:10:48]:

I gotta do it again. He’s like, you know, he’s looking at me. I’m in my mid twenties. He’s in his mid forties. Like, he he’s basically the age that I am now. Yeah. You know, and I’m just imagining me mentioning a guy in his early twenties right now, and I get it. I get I sort of have this different sort of view on this now.

Dai [00:11:02]:

And, I I admire him and I’m very grateful for the opportunity because he gave me an opportunity to be a joint partner with him and be well. Started our own company. And, oh, it was. And I I did that for another 12 years. And, so 17 years in total in that industry, and, it was awesome, Seth. I learned a lot. You know? I did.

Seth [00:11:22]:

Yeah. I mean, even the downsides of, like, alcohol and all you’re none you know, it’s everything happens for I always feel like everything happens for a reason, you know, and, like, you know, this is right. I’m done with that part of my life. Let’s move on, and that kind of thing.

Dai [00:11:37]:

I I sorta had to hit my head against the wall a few times, both Yeah. We haven’t figured it out yet.

Seth [00:11:43]:

We’re guys. We’re a little thick headed.

Dai [00:11:45]:

Yeah. Well, it wasn’t until 32 when all of a sudden I I realized that my professional life, my personal life, It it was all colliding and not in a very positive way. From the standpoint, what I was doing on the personal side of things was now encroaching into Professional side of things and vice versa. Mhmm. And, at 32, I realized, you you know, either I make a change Or I have to accept the consequences that are coming, which were very clear. My wife threatened to leave me. Oh, boy. Yeah.

Dai [00:12:14]:

Work was very challenged at that time as well.

Seth [00:12:17]:

Yeah. It

Dai [00:12:18]:

wasn’t an easy period. So from the time that I gave up the booze, like, I basically said, okay. No more alcohol, so I can say yes to everything else that I’ve always said I wanted, but I’ve been shirking off because of the alcohol. Mhmm. And

Seth [00:12:31]:

And the shake is expensive too.

Dai [00:12:33]:

Well, it does, but it’s it’s the lost revenue. And what I mean by that is the lost productivity, the lost advancement, the lost growth. Like, when When I really started to look at the because, you know, and also as I was going into my early thirties, I I was realizing recovery was taking longer too. Right?

Seth [00:12:47]:

Oh, yes. Everything’s everything takes longer. Absolutely.

Dai [00:12:51]:

And, so I ventured, off on my own, and I realized I didn’t wanna keep doing retail, you know? Re retail is hard.

Seth [00:13:00]:

Do it. Yeah.

Dai [00:13:01]:

It’s hard, you know. It was, it was definitely wearing me out. And, so I transitioned into doing what I was already doing as my own side hustle, you must still be doing

Seth [00:13:11]:

my side hustle during all this. Oh my god. You’re busy.

Dai [00:13:14]:

Yeah. Yeah. Well, I had the space, and I had the energy because I I had Eliminating these out the

Seth [00:13:19]:

whole day. Yeah. That’s totally young.

Dai [00:13:20]:

Yeah. And so I didn’t have all these distractions. And and so I was using that extra time to really build my own Profile online, which originally the intention was to grow the business. You know, our business that we co founded called Fitness Town.

Seth [00:13:34]:

And Oh, okay. Uh-oh. And he disappeared. We’ll pause for a second, and our we’re back. We’re back.

Dai [00:13:41]:

Alright. Alright. Yeah. So, As I was saying, you know, it it just I realized that during those years of working within that company and that organization, I had gained a lot of great experience and great knowledge.

Seth [00:13:54]:

Yeah.

Dai [00:13:55]:

And while I was building that side hustle and it wasn’t really a side hustle initially because I I I realized this is a whole social media thing was sort of blowing up. You know, this is sort of the 2000 6, 2007.

Seth [00:14:05]:

Twitter the Twitter era. The the Twitter Yes.

Dai [00:14:07]:

Twitter was, like, it. Right? I mean, it was all over the place. I had people in the networking groups I was a part Talking about this thing. Yeah. And then I had the book by Gary Vaynerchuk. His first book, Crush It, recommended to me, and I I read it on a flight from the I already got a trial.

Seth [00:14:23]:

I had a paragraph of copy back there somewhere. Yeah.

Dai [00:14:26]:

Are you kidding? That’s so cool.

Seth [00:14:27]:

That’s so cool. He’s a good guy. Yeah.

Dai [00:14:29]:

Yeah. Yeah. I it’s funny. Honey, I haven’t met him yet, but, he was experienced about high energy.

Seth [00:14:33]:

You think you’re high energy.

Dai [00:14:35]:

Oh. You know, I’ve watched a lot of his videos. I’ll tell you that. But It it was just so influential at that time in my life because it was just a different way of looking at things, you know, and a different way of Serving an audience and and potentially a client base, but now I I didn’t have any boundaries to consider. You know? I didn’t have these geographical locations. And, but I also thought it would elevate the profile of the company, which it did. I I I remember selling a treadmill over Twitter to a guy that lives up in in in, Fort McMurray. So Fort McMurray, for those who don’t know, Edmonton, Alberta.

Seth [00:15:09]:

Oh, wow.

Dai [00:15:09]:

That’s early on the Go nowhere. Oil sands. Right? That’s where most of the oil in Canada comes from. It’s up in the oil sands. McCormack is this very eclectic community of of a lot of people that work on the drinks. And, I was talking to a guy over Twitter, and I sold him a treadmill from our Edmonton store, like, all over Twitter. Right? And I was, like, after I did that, I’m in part Yeah.

Seth [00:15:27]:

I I

Dai [00:15:27]:

used to do a lot of things

Seth [00:15:28]:

in Twitter. Yeah.

Dai [00:15:30]:

And that was the cool thing you could do. Right? Like, you could literally create these great relationships and and be a professional and still Maintain a certain personal value, you know, which I found really interesting. You know?

Seth [00:15:42]:

And then as in that that’s when that’s when you were on your own. You went out and you started deciding to do more fitness stuff

Dai [00:15:49]:

Yes.

Seth [00:15:49]:

The happiness. They’re kind of like you got yourself in line and stuff like that. So So what is the best thing about being an entrepreneur now that you’ve done the corporate thing? You’ve done the entrepreneur thing. You’ve done the sales thing. What’s the best thing about being an entrepreneur now besides the fact that you can take a few days off if you don’t feel good?

Dai [00:16:07]:

Yeah. Well, that is definitely one thing. But but second to that Was the the ability it gave me when I left, really, the corporate structure to lean into more of this, let’s call it digital entrepreneurship, you know, like really working online. And all of a sudden I realized there is no geographical boundaries now for wherever I could work, just the only thing that was contingent was I needed Internet connection. And I also realized

Seth [00:16:34]:

today, but, you know, whatever.

Dai [00:16:37]:

You know, you gotta say like Seth, also my kids were, you know, both were just over the age of 10, but not quite teenagers yet. Yeah.

Seth [00:16:45]:

I had been a smell of years.

Dai [00:16:48]:

Dude, I wanted to have more time with them, you know. And and being a full solo entrepreneur, you know, someone that was doing my own thing, I realized it would give me the flexibility and freedom to have more time with my family.

Seth [00:17:00]:

I love it.

Dai [00:17:00]:

To to travel. And and mind you, I had no idea how to do any of that I I didn’t. I I I had no idea. Like but I saw lots of examples of others that were doing that.

Seth [00:17:12]:

Yeah.

Dai [00:17:12]:

After what they were doing, I was like, I can do What? You know, like, I could do that. And and, you know, I also had a friend that’s a social media marketer, and he looked at my socials, looked at my website, and he’s like, dude, Are you making any money with this stuff yet? I’m, like, what? You can make money doing this? You know, not and

Seth [00:17:27]:

we? Yeah.

Dai [00:17:29]:

I had no idea. I had no that’s how green I was To this whole space. And, and so I just leaned in. I I I found some good coaches. I found a good mentor, and I just Humbled myself to to the space and Love it. But I love it because of the the the time aspect. But there there are the challenges too. And and Oh, there are.

Dai [00:17:48]:

That’s that’s the

Seth [00:17:49]:

other question you had. But, yeah, this other question keeps what keeps you up at night with being entrepreneur? Yeah.

Dai [00:17:55]:

It it’s the mental health load, I think, is the best way to put it. And what I mean by that is, you know, there there’s tight times. I mean, during COVID. I I remember 60% of my forecasted revenue for the year gone overnight. Like, literally gone. Because I had nothing in my In my own right, I I couldn’t look at my clients that were in contracts with me and enforce those. There’s no way. The third businesses were decimated literally overnight.

Dai [00:18:20]:

So, You know, we were all in that boat, and and so that was tough. But, unfortunately, for me, my my wife works, and and so she supported the family For those couple months, you know, while I try to recalibrate. But that’s a common up and down with with being an entrepreneur, because it is very much like being on an island at times. Even though it doesn’t have to be, it has those moments.

Seth [00:18:41]:

It’s ups and downs. So what is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?

Dai [00:18:46]:

You mean literally or or just as far as

Seth [00:18:49]:

you can go as woo woo as you wanna go.

Dai [00:18:51]:

Yeah. Well, I think having a positive mental attitude is very Yes. Very good. Now, again, I’m not talking about, You know, positive toxicity. And what I mean by that is there’s one thing where, you know, that the whole adage, fake it till you make it. Right? And Yeah. I can appreciate their it makes sense in some situations. Just believe as if you are, and do as if you already are that, and Yeah.

Dai [00:19:14]:

Watch. Maybe things will happen. But, You know, just being positive when on the inside, you’re not feeling very positive.

Seth [00:19:21]:

Yes. It doesn’t work.

Dai [00:19:23]:

Well, it it’s tough because it’s not authentic, You know, it’s not really aligned with where we’re at, and sometimes we just have to allow ourselves to feel. It’s okay to feel scared. It’s okay to feel uncertain, you know? It’s okay to feel shaky. Like, That’s just part of life and business. And Yeah. I find sometimes positive mental attitudes if if we rely on that solely and just expect that that’s gonna make everything okay. That’s where I’ve run into problems. I’m just being transparent here, you know.

Dai [00:19:51]:

Yeah. Exactly. Yeah. I I found myself. It didn’t matter how much positive I wanna be. I I TruthFeed wasn’t believing it, you know, at the time based on what was going on, and it really came down to action. I just wasn’t doing the right actions. It was Yeah.

Dai [00:20:03]:

The right outcome is being expected. And, yeah, and that was tough. So positive mental attitude, but within with a grain of salt. Okay?

Seth [00:20:09]:

I love it. I love it. So, Sidai, where do people find you online? What is your waterhole of choice now. And don’t say hats. Please don’t say hats.

Dai [00:20:17]:

Well, you know, I love LinkedIn. I really do enjoy that, but also Facebook and Instagram. I’m I’m most happy about

Seth [00:20:24]:

the moments Instagram is fun. Your Instagram is fun. I enjoy it. I I was looking around that earlier.

Dai [00:20:28]:

Thank you. Thank you.

Seth [00:20:30]:

You can go roast who you are and stuff.

Dai [00:20:33]:

Yeah. Yeah. It it’s I mean, I look at it as just a little window into who I am, and if people find some motivation, inspiration, hopefully, a little bit of education. And I’ll

Seth [00:20:41]:

also check out his book on Amazon too. Get that book.

Dai [00:20:43]:

Thank you. Thank you. Yeah. I mean

Seth [00:20:45]:

I love it.

Dai [00:20:45]:

You know, Seth, just real quick, though, just to To really commend you, I mean, 200 plus episodes is freaking cool.

Seth [00:20:52]:

This this was a this was a pandemic project. I’ve been podcasting since 2010, but this is a pandemic project, and this just keeps going. And I’m like, alright. We’re gonna keep going with this. 2 I got probably 2

Dai [00:21:03]:

a week,

Seth [00:21:04]:

But 2 weeks ago, it’s about a week and a newsletter. I have no idea how I do it.

Dai [00:21:08]:

It’s incredible, man. I I mean, thank you for inspiring and showing what’s Possible because, you you know, when I looked at your platform and I started looking at all the episodes and the conversations and listening in, oh, there’s a wealth of information. I I and I wish There’s a whole bunch of windows. When I got into entrepreneurship, I had access to this. You know? And that’s why I think

Seth [00:21:26]:

that’s that’s so amazing. Yeah. So then there’s a book there. There’s a book, and I’m working with my journalism professor to try and figure out, you know, where that is in here and stuff like that. So We’ll see one day, but, you know, this has been great. Guy, thank you for

Dai [00:21:42]:

Thank you.

Seth [00:21:43]:

Coming on. And on your 1st call, since you, you know, kind of got reinvigorated, and that’s fantastic, and that you know? Thank you. Because that’s how I let you go because it’s it’s It’s 127 here. It’s, what, 10/27 there?

Dai [00:21:59]:

You bet. You bet.

Seth [00:22:00]:

I had the math right. Time’s on the sun. Exactly. But, definitely, go go kill it the rest of the day. Go go rock and roll, my friend.

Dai [00:22:08]:

Thank you, Seth. I really appreciate it. And, hopefully, I can reciprocate Because, I’m finally launching my own podcast, and I can’t There

Seth [00:22:15]:

you go, buddy. That’s what I like to hear.

Dai [00:22:18]:

Yeah. And

Seth [00:22:18]:

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