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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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Kam Dasani - Strategic Investor & Trader | Why Everything You Were Taught About Money Is Keeping You Poor
May 1901:43:36Summary ready➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstoryKam Dasani, known online as @ProfitWithKam, is a futures and options trader, strategic investor, and financial educator who has helped thousands of people learn how to approach the markets with more structure, discipline, and confidence. With a growing audience across social media and a trading education platform built around practical execution, Kam has become a trusted voice for people who want to understand trading beyond hype, emotion, and guesswork. His work focuses on futures, options, algorithmic strategies, risk management, and the mindset required to perform consistently in high-pressure markets. Through his programs, online content, and Unsafe Space podcast, Kam teaches people how to treat trading like a real skill, not a shortcut. His mission is to help everyday people think more clearly about money, build financial confidence, and create more freedom through disciplined market education.➡️ Show Linkshttps://www.instagram.com/profitwithkam/https://www.linkedin.com/in/kam-dasani-937005101 https://discord.com/invite/9mq68xKNW7 ➡️ Podcast SponsorsHubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott)iDigress Podcast - https://www.idigress.fm/ Odoo - https://www.odoo.com NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Indeed - https://indeed.com/claryFramer - https://framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory)LinkedIn Ads - https://linkedin.com/scottclary Priori - https://priori.life/ Mars Men - https://mengotomars.com/ Granola - https://www.granola.ai/success Upwork - https://upwork.com/ Xero - https://www.xero.com Dell - dell.com/dell-pro AutoPilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/landing ➡️ Talking Points00:00 – Intro01:22 – Why Retirement Plans Fail You11:42 – Investing for Complete Beginners16:44 – Swing Trading Explained22:03 – Kam’s Investing Playbook27:28 – Options vs. Futures Trading32:30 – Why Patience Wins in Markets35:08 – Sponsor Break37:05 – Why Most Traders Fail39:00 – Spotting Real Experts vs. Scammers46:16 – Are Trading Courses Worth It?47:55 – What SEC Compliant Really Means54:04 – Where Else Kam Invests His Money59:12 – Building Your Investment Strategy1:06:53 – When Diversification Fails1:08:05 – Sponsor Break1:10:15 – Kam’s Biggest Win & Loss1:11:39 – Losing $200K in 15 Minutes1:15:30 – Risking Big After a Massive Loss1:20:23 – Training Your Risk Tolerance1:21:58 – The Cost of Waiting for Certainty1:30:34 – Nothing Changes Without Action1:41:30 – Kam’s Final Investing Advice
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Lessons - The Pastor Who Trained 45,000 Leaders Across Africa and Beyond | Dr. Sam Adeyemi - Founder of Daystar Christian Centre (20,000+ Members)
May 1800:13:21Summary ready➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory In this "Lessons" episode, Dr. Sam Adeyemi, founder of Daystar Christian Centre and one of Africa’s most influential leadership teachers, shares how true transformation begins with discovering purpose and committing to personal growth. He explains how faith can unlock hidden potential, reshape identity, and reveal strengths you never knew you had. Dr. Sam also breaks down why leadership is a skill anyone can develop, how intentional service creates meaningful impact, and why helping others succeed is the highest form of personal and professional success.➡️ Show Linkshttps://successstorypodcast.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/6w2cFZua_XY Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-adeyemi-global-speaker-strategic-leadership-expert/id1484783544 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kO39CDda3lwCp9gZnQUo3 ➡️ Watch the Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclary
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Lessons - How She Turned One Instagram Page Into a Full Social Media Empire | Theresa Depasquale - CEO of Capture Social Group
May 1800:14:02Summary ready➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory In this "Lessons" episode, Theresa Depasquale, CEO of Capture Social Group, shares how social media can become a powerful long-term growth engine when approached with strategy and intention. She explains why short-form video remains one of the most effective tools for building awareness, why authenticity is essential for creating trust and deeper audience connection, and how businesses can use platform features more strategically to drive meaningful engagement. Theresa also explores the importance of treating organic social as owned media, building for long-term brand resilience, and turning everyday conversations into lasting conversions.➡️ Show Linkshttps://successstorypodcast.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ol0xKcKAtks Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/theresa-depasquale-ceo-at-capture-social-group-llc/id1484783544 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QPKd1FSIBLUNzQY5qiVWJ ➡️ Watch the Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclary
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Tobi Pearce - Co-Founder of Sweat | The Founder Who Sold for $400M Says Most Business Advice Is Worthless
May 1701:11:56Summary ready➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstoryTobi Pearce is an Australian entrepreneur and co-founder of Sweat, one of the world’s most downloaded fitness apps. He built it alongside Kayla Itsines starting in his early twenties, scaled it to tens of millions of users across 150+ countries, and sold to iFIT Health & Fitness in 2021 for roughly $400 million. Pearce did it with a lean, data-driven approach that leaned on community and digital distribution over traditional marketing. He’s known for dismissing conventional business advice as generic and context-free. Post-exit, he’s focused on investing, mentoring early-stage founders, and sharing unfiltered takes on what building and scaling actually looks like.➡️ Show Linkshttps://www.instagram.com/tobi_pearce/ https://x.com/tobi_pearce11 https://au.linkedin.com/in/tobi-pearce-251918b1 ➡️ Podcast SponsorsHubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott)iDigress Podcast - https://www.idigress.fm/ Odoo - https://www.odoo.com NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Indeed - https://indeed.com/claryFramer - https://framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory)LinkedIn Ads - https://linkedin.com/scottclary Priori - https://priori.life/ Mars Men - https://mengotomars.com/ Granola - https://www.granola.ai/success Upwork - https://upwork.com/ Xero - https://www.xero.com Dell - dell.com/dell-pro AutoPilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/landing ➡️ Talking Points00:00 – Intro01:25 – Why Most Business Advice Fails03:27 – Where Real Advice Comes From07:57 – Stories Aren’t the Lesson10:45 – Why Thinking Beats Tactics23:15 – Selling a Company for $400M24:52 – Sponsor Break26:49 – How to Sell Your Company Right29:47 – Was $400M the Right Move?31:15 – Sell or Step Back?39:43 – A Founder’s Decision Framework42:29 – The Mindset Shift43:44 – Hiring A-Players51:02 – Sponsor Break53:13 – Can A-Players Hurt Culture?1:01:04 – Tobi’s Best Mental Models1:10:50 – Advice to His 20-Year-Old Self
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Lessons - From an NYU Dorm Room to a Billion Dollar Company | Liz Elting - TransPerfect Co-Founder & WSJ Bestselling Author
May 1600:12:36Summary ready➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory In this "Lessons" episode, Liz Elting, TransPerfect Co-Founder and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, shares the principles that helped her build a billion-dollar company from a dorm room startup into a global business. She explains how empowering employees with true ownership and entrepreneurial incentives can drive scalable growth, why sustained sacrifice and relentless effort are often required in the early years of building something meaningful, and how thinking bigger from the start can create clearer goals, stronger ambition, and greater long-term success.➡️ Show Linkshttps://successstorypodcast.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/cERvpeMOEPg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liz-elting-ceo-at-elizabeth-elting-foundation-building/id1484783544 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/79tS1JPWcF3cFbkm7CGjVs ➡️ Watch the Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclary
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Lessons - The CEO Who Took Reebok From $13M to $3.5B in Sales | Bob Meers - Fmr CEO of Reebok & Lululemon
May 1600:14:12Summary ready➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory In this "Lessons" episode, Bob Meers, former CEO of Reebok and Lululemon, shares why sustainability has evolved from a consumer preference into a critical business advantage. He explores how shifting customer expectations—especially among younger generations—are forcing companies to rethink product design, innovation, and long-term strategy. Bob also explains why strong brands can command premium pricing while scaling responsibly, and why businesses that embrace change early position themselves to build lasting competitive advantages.➡️ Show Linkshttps://successstorypodcast.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/XnWBwU673XA Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bob-meers-ex-ceo-at-reebok-lululemon-ceo-at-better/id1484783544 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7j9SIhfTcG07LOaiRhxTL6 ➡️ Watch the Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclary
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Kelly Siegel - CEO of NTM & Author of Harder Than Life | He Grew Up on 8 Mile Road and Built an Empire From Nothing
May 801:15:38Summary ready➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstoryKelly Siegel is the CEO of National Technology Management (NTM), a leading IT security company he has built over more than two decades, and the author of Harder Than Life: Overcoming Poverty, Addiction, and Violence. Raised near 8 Mile Road in Detroit — where survival took priority over comfort — he carried the weight of a difficult childhood into adulthood, but channeled it into relentless drive. His mission is to break his family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and poverty, while pushing himself daily through physical training, voracious reading, and mindfulness. Beyond the boardroom, Kelly is also the host of the Harder Than Life podcast and a sought-after coach and speaker, dedicated to mentoring the next generation of leaders and — in his own words — leaving a dent on the world.➡️ Show Linkshttps://www.instagram.com/kelly.siegel.71/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCncVFeA5P2LrAovuofQQcDg https://www.harderthanlife.com➡️ Podcast SponsorsHubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott)Demand Decoded - https://www.blendb2b.com/demand-decoded NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Indeed - https://indeed.com/claryFramer - https://framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory)LinkedIn Ads - https://linkedin.com/scottclary Priori - https://priori.life/ Mars Men - https://mengotomars.com/ Granola - https://www.granola.ai/success Upwork - https://upwork.com/ Xero - https://www.xero.com Dell - dell.com/dell-pro AutoPilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/landing ➡️ Talking Points00:00 – Intro01:28 – Growing Up Near 8 Mile04:38 – The Wake-Up Call at 4309:27 – Healing Childhood Trauma15:09 – The “Harder Than Life” Mindset21:51 – How to Ignore Life’s Noise23:21 – Sponsor Break25:56 – What Sobriety Revealed38:48 – How Alcohol Clouds Your Mind43:04 – Sponsor Break44:54 – Why Society Needs God55:26 – Parenting After Trauma1:02:48 – How Sobriety Changed His Business1:14:34 – The Lesson for His Daughter
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Lessons - The Man Obama Called When a Million Lives Were on the Line | Dr. Rajiv Shah - Rockefeller Foundation President & Fmr USAID Administrator
May 600:13:31Summary ready➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory In this "Lessons" episode, Dr. Rajiv Shah, President of the Rockefeller Foundation and former Administrator of USAID, shares what it takes to turn bold ambitions into meaningful action at scale. Learn how balancing long-term vision with day-to-day execution helps leaders avoid the aspiration trap, why building trust through personal relationships is essential for solving complex global challenges, and how simplifying big problems inspires more people to step up and become part of the solution.➡️ Show Linkshttps://successstorypodcast.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/36T5PHfOMxY Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-rajiv-j-shah-president-at-the-rockefeller/id1484783544 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6CrUcorixgH8dSsDOsqaca ➡️ Watch the Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclary
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Lessons - He Built an Eight-Figure Business Without Raising a Dollar | Chris Smith - Curaytor Co-Founder & Author of The Conversion Code
May 600:12:40Summary ready➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory In this "Lessons" episode, Chris Smith, Curaytor Co-Founder and author of The Conversion Code, shares what it takes to build an enduring business by aligning opportunity with long-term vision instead of chasing short-term wins. Learn how different stages of growth demand entirely different strategies, leadership styles, and decision-making frameworks, why resisting outside pressure can be essential to building something with true longevity, and how the most successful founders embrace difficult challenges as opportunities to level up and create lasting success.➡️ Show Linkshttps://successstorypodcast.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/cdS9R7Fz4vI Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chris-smith-co-founder-of-curaytor-the-conversion-code/id1484783544 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Nve7ROGlGyqtWn9AYKzWv ➡️ Watch the Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclary
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Nir Eyal - NYT Bestselling Author & Fmr Stanford Lecturer | The Science Behind Why You Can't Trust Your Own Thoughts
May 501:10:07Summary ready➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstoryNir Eyal is a New York Times bestselling author, behavioral design expert, and former lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, whose books Hooked, Indistractable, and Beyond Belief have collectively sold over one million copies in more than 30 languages. Drawing on his background in the video gaming and advertising industries, he has devoted his career to exploring the intersection of psychology, technology, and human potential — helping companies build habit-forming products and individuals reclaim focus in an age of distraction. His latest book, Beyond Belief, digs into the neuroscience and psychology of how hidden assumptions shape what we see, how we feel, and what we do, and how replacing those beliefs can unlock greater agency and performance.➡️ Show Linkshttps://www.instagram.com/nireyal/https://x.com/nireyal/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nireyal/ ➡️ Podcast SponsorsHubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott)Demand Decoded - https://www.blendb2b.com/demand-decoded NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Indeed - https://indeed.com/claryBlinkist - https://www.blinkist.com/clary Framer - https://framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory)LinkedIn Ads - https://linkedin.com/scottclary Priori - https://priori.life/ Notion - https://notion.com/story Mars Men - https://mengotomars.com/ Granola - https://www.granola.ai/success Gusto - https://gusto.com/successstory Upwork - https://upwork.com/ Rag & Bone - https://www.rag-bone.com/ (Code: success)➡️ Talking Points00:00 – Intro01:28 – From No Prayer to Daily Practice07:07 – The Belief Crisis That Changed Everything14:56 – Building Belief in a Modern World19:38 – Sponsor Break22:12 – Pain vs. Suffering28:16 – Rewiring Your Beliefs32:26 – Spotting Your Limiting Beliefs47:18 – Sponsor Break48:41 – You Don’t Create Reality, You Shape Perception52:06 – Identity, Labels, and Belief Systems59:42 – Redefining Prayer and Belief1:02:53 – How One Belief Unlocks Another1:07:26 – Final Thoughts on Belief
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