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Success Story with Scott D. Clary
Hosted by Success Story Media · EN
Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott D. Clary (@scottdclary). On this podcast, you'll find interviews, Q&A, keynote presentations & conversations on sales, marketing, business, startups and entrepreneurship. Scott will discuss some of the lessons he's learned over his own career, as well as have candid interviews with execs, celebrities, notable figures and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas and insights. He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their story to help pass those lessons onto others through both experiences and tactical strategy for business professionals, entrepreneurs and everyone in between. To get more of the Success Story podcast, go to www.successstorypodcast.com.
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Mike Curb - Curb Records Founder, Grammy Winner & Fmr Acting Governor of California | 60 Years Running the Same Company and He Still Won't Sell
2d ago01:09:07Summary ready➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstoryMike Curb founded Curb Records as a teenager in 1963 and has run it ever since — over 60 years and 435 number one records later, it's one of the last standing independent labels in an industry that's been consolidated down to just three companies: Universal, Sony, and Warner. A Grammy-winning producer and songwriter, he built the roster that launched Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, and The Judds while racking up over 1,500 Top Ten records across country, pop, and Christian music. He simultaneously served as Lieutenant Governor of California under Jerry Brown, stepping in as Acting Governor whenever Brown left the state. Every major label has tried to buy Curb Records. He's turned them all down.➡️ Show Linkshttps://www.instagram.com/curbrecords/https://x.com/CurbRecords ➡️ Podcast SponsorsHubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott)NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Framer - https://framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory)LinkedIn Ads - https://linkedin.com/scottclary Upwork - https://upwork.com/ Dell - https://dell.com/dell-pro AutoPilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/landing Cohesity - https://www.cohesity.com/datacloud Whatnot - https://www.whatnot.com/Monarch - https://www.monarch.com/ (Code: success)Cash App - https://cash.app/ (Code: cashapp10)MyFitnessPal - https://podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Code: SCOTT)Scribe - https://scribe.how/success (Code: SuccessStory)Noom - https://www.noom.com/ ➡️ Talking Points00:00 – Intro 02:15 – Why Mike Curb Never Sold His Label 04:38 – The Secret to 60 Years in Business 08:49 – Starting a Record Label at 18 13:40 – Building a Business Around Creatives 21:18 – Can Anyone Really Spot a Hit? 25:54 – Sponsor Break 28:43 – How Creatives Survive Failure 32:20 – Becoming MGM President at 24 40:12 – How AI Will Change Music 44:33 – Sponsor Break 49:08 – Why AI Won’t Replace Artists 53:08 – How to Survive Every Tech Shift 1:02:00 – Reimagining Classic Music With AI 1:03:51 – Why Giving Back Gives Success Purpose 1:07:16 – The Most Important Life Lesson
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Lessons - Where Your Paycheck Actually Goes and Why It Keeps Shrinking | Diana Furchtgott-Roth - Economist & Fmr Deputy Asst Secretary of Transportation
3d ago00:13:14Summary ready➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory In this "Lessons" episode, Diana Furchtgott-Roth, economist and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Transportation, shares her insights on the forces driving inflation and how rising prices impact the average American. She explains how government spending, low interest rates, and supply chain constraints can fuel inflation, while breaking down why higher prices ultimately reduce purchasing power and real wages. Diana also explores the role of the Federal Reserve in controlling inflation, the impact of energy production and tariffs on prices, and how broader policy decisions around labor, commodities, and domestic production can shape the economy and help prevent a potential recession.➡️ Show Linkshttps://successstorypodcast.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/4b4nxehKDus Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/diana-furchtgott-roth-economist-professor-author-navigating/id1484783544 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4EDUckDQWTgejwbZd80SK0 ➡️ Watch the Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclary
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Lessons - Every Health Myth Exposed in 90 Minutes | Dr. Eric Berg - 12M Subscribers & #1 Health Channel on YouTube
3d ago00:13:19Summary ready➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory In this "Lessons" episode, Dr. Eric Berg, creator of the #1 health channel on YouTube with more than 12 million subscribers, explores how metabolomics could transform the way people understand and manage their health. He explains how deeper metabolic testing can reveal what is happening inside the body in real time, why personalized nutrition may be more effective than one-size-fits-all diets, and how deficiencies and metabolic dysfunction can exist even when standard bloodwork appears normal. Dr. Berg also discusses how early warning signs for conditions such as insulin resistance, inflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction may be detected long before symptoms appear, offering a more preventative, root-cause approach to healthcare.➡️ Show Linkshttps://successstorypodcast.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/bcyO929xAGY Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-eric-berg-founder-and-ceo-dr-berg-nutritionals-inc/id1484783544 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4V4c2boqpXgDRwb71Y4aKh ➡️ Watch the Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclary
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Kristina Subbotina - Lexsy Founder & CEO (Ex-Cooley) | What Happens When You Stop Playing It Safe and Actually Bet Everything on Yourself
4d ago01:40:50Summary ready➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstoryKristina Subbotina is the Founder and CEO of Lexsy. She previously practiced as an attorney at Cooley LLP, one of the top law firms in the world for technology and emerging growth companies, where she advised high-growth startups through venture financings, M&A, and complex corporate transactions. She founded Lexsy to rethink how legal services are delivered to the companies that need them most, bringing the caliber of work she did at a top-tier firm into a faster, more accessible model.➡️ Show Linkshttps://www.instagram.com/kristinasubbotina.esq/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinasubbotinaesq/ https://www.kristinasubbotina.com/ ➡️ Podcast SponsorsHubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott)NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Framer - https://framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory)LinkedIn Ads - https://linkedin.com/scottclary Upwork - https://upwork.com/ Dell - https://dell.com/dell-pro AutoPilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/landing Cohesity - https://www.cohesity.com/datacloud Whatnot - https://www.whatnot.com/Monarch - https://www.monarch.com/ (Code: success)Cash App - https://cash.app/ (Code: cashapp10)MyFitnessPal - https://podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Code: SCOTT)Scribe - https://scribe.how/success (Code: SuccessStory)Noom - https://www.noom.com/ ➡️ Talking Points00:00 – Intro 02:16 – Leaving Russia for the American Dream 07:32 – Courage Requires Fear 11:18 – Keep Going When Nothing Works 13:04 – Passing the Bar Without Fluent English 16:11 – What Big Law Missed 18:30 – Why Immigrants Make Great Founders 23:01 – How Founders Survive Uncertainty 27:26 – Revenue Before Fundraising 37:57 – Sponsor Break 40:46 – From Big Law to Lexsy 47:29 – The Big Idea Behind Lexsy 51:21 – Why AI Contracts Fail 59:11 – Why Lawyers Fear Personal Branding 1:04:12 – Why Legacy Law Will Be Disrupted 1:06:41 – Signs of a Winning Founder 1:09:05 – Sponsor Break 1:13:39 – Legal Mistakes Costing Founders Millions 1:23:43 – How a Founder Lost Her IP 1:30:32 – Staying Valuable in the AI Era 1:33:45 – Turning Disadvantages Into an Edge 1:37:39 – The Books Behind Her Mindset 1:40:13 – One Lesson for Her Younger Self
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Lessons - Résumés From Google and Facebook Are the Biggest Red Flag in Hiring | Andy Schoonover - CrowdHealth Founder & CEO
6d ago00:12:57Summary ready➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory In this "Lessons" episode, Andy Schoonover, Founder and CEO of CrowdHealth, shares his insights on building an early-stage team and growing a company in an entirely new category. He explains why grit, adaptability, and a willingness to figure things out often matter more than impressive résumés or big-company experience, and how practical hiring tests can reveal the way candidates actually think and solve problems. Andy also discusses the importance of identifying the right early adopters, experimenting with different marketing channels, and doing unscalable work early on to better understand customers, improve their experience, and ultimately build a stronger product that can scale.➡️ Show Linkshttps://successstorypodcast.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/m_qlxMqGmK4 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/andy-schoonover-ceo-founder-of-crowdhealth-why/id1484783544 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2uTpAa6YwiVrx4pfihq1CD ➡️ Watch the Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclary
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Lessons - How to Escape a Life You Settled For | Lisa Bilyeu - Co-Founder of Quest Nutrition ($1B Exit) & Impact Theory
6d ago00:15:01Summary ready➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory In this "Lessons" episode, Lisa Bilyeu, Co-Founder of Quest Nutrition and Impact Theory, shares how to break free from the mundane and build a life around a meaningful mission. Drawing from her journey of helping build Quest Nutrition into a billion-dollar company, she explains why acknowledging when you're stuck is the first step toward change, how curiosity and experimentation can help uncover a deeper sense of purpose, and why building competence is the foundation for lasting confidence. Lisa also explores the importance of questioning inherited beliefs, learning to trust your own decisions, and creating a personal "North Star" that allows goals to serve a larger mission rather than define it.➡️ Show Linkshttps://successstorypodcast.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/y1LUM5pWDNI Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lisa-bilyeu-co-founder-of-quest-nutrition-and/id1484783544 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MSPzbzSP0bIpQJxT8usHD ➡️ Watch the Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclary
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Daymond John - FUBU Founder & Shark Tank Investor ($6B in Global Sales) | If Nobody Knows Your Name You've Already Lost
1w ago01:15:24Summary ready➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstoryDaymond John is the founder and CEO of FUBU, the pioneering streetwear brand he built from his mother's Queens home into a global apparel empire that generated over $6 billion in sales worldwide. A self-made entrepreneur, brand strategist, and bestselling author, John rose to further prominence as one of the original "Sharks" on ABC's Emmy Award-winning show Shark Tank, where he has mentored and invested in hundreds of startups. ➡️ Show Linkshttps://www.ceoaccess.comhttps://www.instagram.com/thesharkdaymond/ https://x.com/TheSharkDaymond https://www.linkedin.com/in/daymondjohn/ ➡️ Podcast SponsorsHubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott)NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Framer - https://framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory)LinkedIn Ads - https://linkedin.com/scottclary Upwork - https://upwork.com/ Dell - https://dell.com/dell-pro AutoPilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/landing Cohesity - https://www.cohesity.com/datacloud Whatnot - https://www.whatnot.com/Monarch - https://www.monarch.com/ (Code: success)Cash App - https://cash.app/ (Code: cashapp10)MyFitnessPal - https://podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Code: SCOTT)Scribe - https://scribe.how/success (Code: SuccessStory)Noom - https://www.noom.com/ ➡️ Talking Points00:00 – Intro 02:20 – How Daymond Mastered Attention 05:47 – How FUBU Hacked Attention 11:41 – The Media Training Behind Shark Tank 15:43 – Why CEOs Get Personal Branding Wrong 18:36 – 3 Things Every CEO Needs 23:12 – Sponsor Break 26:00 – How Personal Branding Opens Doors 33:15 – The Biggest Personal Branding Mistake 36:57 – Why Social Media Is the New TV 39:54 – Daymond’s Playbook for Founders 44:34 – Sponsor Break 49:08 – The #1 Sign a Founder Will Win 52:13 – Why Human Brands Will Win the AI Era 55:55 – Entrepreneurship Isn’t All or Nothing 58:53 – Stop Cutting Corners 1:03:25 – Keeping the “Power of Broke” 1:05:35 – When Founders Get Lazy 1:07:13 – Inside Shark Tank’s Biggest Deal 1:08:14 – The Hidden Advantage of Dyslexia 1:13:31 – The Legacy Lesson That Matters
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Daymond John - FUBU Founder & Shark Tank Investor ($6B in Global Sales) | If Nobody Knows Your Name You've Already Lost
1w ago01:15:24Summary ready➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstoryDaymond John is the founder and CEO of FUBU, the pioneering streetwear brand he built from his mother's Queens home into a global apparel empire that generated over $6 billion in sales worldwide. A self-made entrepreneur, brand strategist, and bestselling author, John rose to further prominence as one of the original "Sharks" on ABC's Emmy Award-winning show Shark Tank, where he has mentored and invested in hundreds of startups. ➡️ Show Linkshttps://www.ceoaccess.comhttps://www.instagram.com/thesharkdaymond/ https://x.com/TheSharkDaymond https://www.linkedin.com/in/daymondjohn/ ➡️ Podcast SponsorsHubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott)NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Framer - https://framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory)LinkedIn Ads - https://linkedin.com/scottclary Upwork - https://upwork.com/ Dell - https://dell.com/dell-pro AutoPilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/landing Cohesity - https://www.cohesity.com/datacloud Whatnot - https://www.whatnot.com/Monarch - https://www.monarch.com/ (Code: success)Cash App - https://cash.app/ (Code: cashapp10)MyFitnessPal - https://podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Code: SCOTT)Scribe - https://scribe.how/success (Code: SuccessStory)Noom - https://www.noom.com/ ➡️ Talking Points00:00 – Intro 02:20 – How Daymond Mastered Attention 05:47 – How FUBU Hacked Attention 11:41 – The Media Training Behind Shark Tank 15:43 – Why CEOs Get Personal Branding Wrong 18:36 – 3 Things Every CEO Needs 23:12 – Sponsor Break 26:00 – How Personal Branding Opens Doors 33:15 – The Biggest Personal Branding Mistake 36:57 – Why Social Media Is the New TV 39:54 – Daymond’s Playbook for Founders 44:34 – Sponsor Break 49:08 – The #1 Sign a Founder Will Win 52:13 – Why Human Brands Will Win the AI Era 55:55 – Entrepreneurship Isn’t All or Nothing 58:53 – Stop Cutting Corners 1:03:25 – Keeping the “Power of Broke” 1:05:35 – When Founders Get Lazy 1:07:13 – Inside Shark Tank’s Biggest Deal 1:08:14 – The Hidden Advantage of Dyslexia 1:13:31 – The Legacy Lesson That Matters
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Lessons - From $673 in His Bank Account to Eight Companies All Hitting Seven Figures in Year One | Rylee Meek - Founder of Social Dynamic Selling
1w ago00:12:07Summary ready➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory In this "Lessons" episode, Rylee Meek, founder of Social Dynamic Selling with over $250 million in sales, shares the principles that have helped him build multiple successful businesses while creating fulfillment beyond financial success. He breaks down his five pillars of mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, and financial health, explaining why neglecting one area can ultimately impact every other part of life. Rylee also discusses the importance of finding purpose, surrounding yourself with people who have already achieved what you want, and learning to enjoy the journey rather than constantly chasing the next milestone. He also shares his approach to steward leadership, emphasizing ownership, responsibility, and accountability as essential qualities for becoming a stronger and more effective leader.➡️ Show Linkshttps://successstorypodcast.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/rLF8kkH8pNg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rylee-meek-entrepreneur-author-speaker-podcaster-build/id1484783544 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1XDM28ZdjpxxuO0iwl4xI7 ➡️ Watch the Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclary
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Lessons - Tony Robbins' Business Partner on How to Shortcut 10 Years of Growth Into One | Dean Graziosi - Co-Founder of Mastermind.com
1w ago00:13:53Summary ready➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory In this "Lessons" episode, Dean Graziosi, co-founder of Mastermind.com and entrepreneur behind more than $1 billion in revenue across 14 companies, shares why self-education is rapidly transforming the way people learn, build careers, and create businesses. Drawing from decades of experience alongside Tony Robbins, he explains how specialized knowledge and learning directly from people with real-world experience can dramatically shorten the path to results. Dean also explores the power of masterminds and like-minded communities, revealing how collaboration can accelerate problem-solving, build confidence, and create an unfair advantage. He shares practical insights on identifying the value in your own experience, turning that knowledge into a product or business, and using today's technology to achieve results faster than ever before.➡️ Show Linkshttps://successstorypodcast.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/6wUTC-k6vxY Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dean-graziosi-new-york-times-best-selling-author-entrepreneur/id1484783544 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5qtuYL3WTOt5kvNrxVcJTl ➡️ Watch the Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclary
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