The Chris Voss Show Podcast – The Tale of Two Churches: Rise of the Apostates by Amos Dertes

Join the Inner Circle: Transform Your Business with Expert Guidance Optimizebusinesssystems.com About the Guest(s): Hector Alvarado is a seasoned Canadian entrepreneur and operations strategist renowned for his expertise in multifamily real estate investment. As the co-founder of Optimized Business Systems (OBS), alongside Willie Smit, Hector boasts 27 years leading large-scale operations for Fortune 500 companies. He turned a company losing $1 million per quarter into a $35 million success, exemplifying his talent in transforming business chaos into structured success. A dedicated family man and lifelong fitness enthusiast, Hector channels his discipline from the gym into his business strategies, emphasizing the power of systems, accountability, and leadership. Episode Summary: In this engaging episode of The Chris Voss Show, host Chris Voss welcomes Hector Alvarado, a Canadian entrepreneur, to delve into the transformative potential of structured business systems. Hector, co-founder of Optimized Business Systems, shares his extensive knowledge in turning chaotic businesses into structured powerhouses. With a background in multifamily real estate investment and a legacy of turning a failing company into a multimillion-dollar success, Hector provides listeners with insights into creating a thriving business environment. The conversation covers the critical role of community and mentorship in entrepreneurship. Hector emphasizes the importance of having a supportive network like the Inner Circle podcast community, where entrepreneurs can share, learn, and grow without judgment. The discussion also highlights the necessity of accountability and the invaluable lessons that can be gleaned from shared experiences. Reflecting on personal anecdotes and market insights, this episode promises a rich learning experience for entrepreneurs at any stage of their journey. Key Takeaways: Community and Support: Entrepreneurs benefit immensely from being part of a community where they can share experiences and gain actionable insights without judgment. Structured Systems: The implementation of structured frameworks in businesses can help transform chaos into clarity, enabling sustained success. Learning from Experience: Emphasizes the importance of mentorship and using previous experience to guide and inform business decisions. Mindset Matters: Maintaining a positive mindset and being open to feedback is crucial for overcoming obstacles and achieving business success. Scalability: Recognizing when a business is ready to scale and how structured systems can facilitate this process is essential for growth. Notable Quotes: "Leadership is about raising others. And that's why the community was built." - Hector Alvarado "We created a safe space for entrepreneurs to be open and honest about their learning experience and their building experience." - Hector Alvarado "The importance of community allows for learning best practices as well as pitfalls." - Chris Voss "Our approach is mentorship. We believe our pitfalls can teach others to avoid doing those things." - Hector Alvarado "Experience matters. What we bring to the table is not theory; this is real-world stuff." - Hector Alvarado

18 Nov 39min

RESILIENCE by Barak Zilberberg https://www.amazon.com/RESILIENCE-Barak-Zilberberg/dp/B0D8GGKTP9 Barakzilberberg.com In "From Humble Beginnings: The Journey of Barak Zilberberg," embark on an inspiring and compelling tale of resilience, perseverance, and triumph. Barak Zilberberg invites readers to explore his remarkable life story, tracing his roots back to his grandparents who survived the atrocities of World War II and the Holocaust. Despite facing unimaginable adversity, their strength and determination laid the foundation for Barak's journey. Born into a typical Jewish family, Barak’s story is a testament to the power of persistence and the human spirit’s capacity to overcome the odds. With captivating honesty, he reveals the trials and tribulations he faced, mirroring the humble beginnings of renowned figures like Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, and Howard Schultz. These icons, much like Barak, started with little but their dreams and unyielding willpower.

18 Nov 31min

Midnight Flyboys: The American Bomber Crews and Allied Secret Agents Who Aided the French Resistance in World War II by Bruce Henderson https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1668051419 Brucehendersonbooks.com The untold history of a top-secret operation in the run-up to D-Day in which American flyers and Allied spies carried out some of the most daring cloak-and-dagger operations of World War II. In 1943, the OSS—precursor to the CIA—came up with a plan to increase its support to the French resistance forces that were fighting the Nazis. To start, the OSS recruited some of the best American bomber pilots and crews to a secret airfield twenty miles west of London and briefed them on the intended mission. Given a choice to stay or leave, every airman volunteered for what became known as Operation Carpetbagger. Their dangerous plan called for a new kind of flying: taking their B-24 Liberator bombers in the middle of the night across the English Channel and down to extremely low altitudes in Nazi-occupied France to find drop zones in dark fields. On the ground, resistance members waited to receive steel containers filled with everything from rifles and hand grenades to medicine and bicycle tires. Some nights, the flyers also dropped Allied secret agents by parachute to assist the French partisans. Though their story remained classified for more than fifty years, the Carpetbaggers ultimately received a Presidential Unit Citation from the US military, which declared: “it is safe to say that no group of this size has made a greater contribution to the war effort.” Along with other members of the wartime OSS, they were also awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Based on exclusive research and interviews, the definitive story of these heroic flyers—and of the brave secret agents and resistance leaders they aided—can now be told. Written in Bruce Henderson’s “spellbinding” (USA TODAY) prose, Midnight Flyboys is an astonishing tale of patriotism, courage, and sacrifice.About the author Bruce Henderson is the author of more than twenty nonfiction books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller AND THE SEA WILL TELL, which was made into a highly-rated TV series. His latest book, SONS AND SOLDIERS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE JEWS WHO ESCAPED THE NAZIS AND RETURNED WITH THE U.S. ARMY TO FIGHT HITLER, hit the New York Times Bestseller List in 2018. Henderson's previous books include RESCUE AT LOS BANOS: THE MOST DARING PRISON CAMP RAID OF WORLD WAR II, and HERO FOUND: THE GREATEST POW ESCAPE OF THE VIETNAM WAR, a national bestseller which told the true story of U.S. Navy pilot Dieter Dengler, with whom Henderson served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CVA-61) during Vietnam. Henderson is also the author of TRACE EVIDENCE: THE HUNT FOR THE I-5 SERIAL KILLER and FATAL NORTH: MURDER AND SURVIVAL ON THE FIRST NORTH POLE EXPEDITION. An award-winning journalist and author, he has taught reporting and writing at USC School of Journalism and Stanford University.

16 Nov 22min

Both Sides Now by Colette Tracy https://www.amazon.com/Both-Sides-Now-Colette-Tracy/dp/B09RP7JJ7X How did I get here? This question is far too common for women aged forty and over. You may be living life according to a script - go to school, get a job, get married, have children, etc. You spend decades working to make the lives of others better until you wake up and realize that your life hasn’t been your own. Who are you? What do you do for your own enjoyment? Colette Tracy’s Both Sides Now: Reflections for Women at Midlife invites women to remember and recognize that they are unique individuals not required to conform to images and ideals created for them through advertisements or their mothers’ generations. In it, Tracy hopes to provide women the words and examples needed for them to make room for their own happiness. Through interviews, articles and popular TV shows, Tracy explores: “Comparisonitis” and the difficulty of accepting one’s own beauty “Superwoman” myth or maxim Beauty in “rebuilding and rebirthing” at 40 Both Sides Now doesn’t deny the pain, loss, and hardships that women can find at midlife and beyond. It celebrates the strength, courage, and wisdom gained from a life lived openly and honestly, and how women can call on these attributes to find joy. Colette Tracy’s Both Sides Now illustrates how you can make the second half of your life more joyous than the first!

15 Nov 37min

Hey, Doc! What’s Wrong with My Eye?: A General Guide to Eye Symptoms by John C Barber https://www.amazon.com/Hey-Doc-Whats-Wrong-Eye/dp/1543429319 Johncbarber.com This book is a primer on eye disease. It is written for the nonphysician but would benefit physicians and paramedical personnel who are not eye physicians. Dr. Barber explains the common signs and symptoms of eye diseases and explains the usual treatments for these diseases, including glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, and strabismus. It contains chapters about the ways diabetes, thyroid disease, AIDS, and other systemic diseases affect the eye. Several chapters explain the surgery for correction of cataracts, retinal detachment, crooked eyes, and glaucoma. There is a section on eye diseases of childhood. This book is recommended for employees in ophthalmic offices to better understand patient problems and the doctor's treatments.Author John C. Barber, MD, author of several books related to the practice of medicine. DR. BARBER spent a career in academic ophthalmology. During his fellowship in corneal diseases at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston, he began working with corneal prostheses. He has conducted research on collagenase inhibition, serum anti-proteases in the cornea and the development of an effective corneal prosthesis. These fields have all come together in this book which describes the development of a keratoprosthesis. He has implanted more than sixty prostheses in cat eyes. He is a charter member of the Keratoprosthesis Study Group and has attended meetings of the group in the United States and Europe. Dr. Barber has published over seventy articles and abstracts in scientific journals including several concerning the development of keratoprostheses. During eighteen years at the University of Texas Medical Branch, nine as Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, and twelve years as chairman at the St. Francis Medical Center he saw many patients who needed a keratoprosthesis for diseases including Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid, Stevens Johnson Syndrome, alkali burns, severe dry eyes, and amoebic keratitis. He ran residency programs at both institutions and trained over ninety ophthalmologists.

14 Nov 34min

The Pursuit of Home: A Real Estate Guide to Achieving the American Dream by Scott Harris https://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Home-Estate-Achieving-American/dp/1637747470 Pursueyourhome.com USA Today Bestseller A real estate veteran and Wall Street Journal Real Trends Top 250 agent offers a “code to the lockbox” of the oftentimes mystifying home-buying process, providing unconventional and overlooked keys to success centered on self-awareness and vision-building for potential homebuyers. There is an emotional world underneath the home purchase which every prospective homebuyer must traverse. That’s because in truth, buying a home is as much a transition as it is a transaction—the process will change not only where you spend much of your life but who you become in that space. Scott Harris, founder of Magnetic Real Estate, has spent more than two decades equipping his New York City clients with the tools to uncover what they really want in a home and fulfill their ownership dreams, and in The Pursuit of Home he shares proven strategies for home-buying success anywhere. Dig deep and better understand: Your buyer personality, including your pre-existing real estate baggage How to choose an agent who best suits your communication style and make the most of your work with them How to identify your must-haves and create a vision for your dream home The trouble with trying to time the market (you can’t) What’s really going on when you hate every house you see Why you’re losing out on deals The practical, emotional, ethical, and spiritual challenges of the journey What home really means to you From deciding it’s time to move to the final walkthrough and possession, Scott serves as your guide—inspiring you with a wealth of client success stories and empowering you with knowledge about the process and yourself. You’ll find provocative personality questionnaires, practical checklists, and common-sense definitions of esoteric real estate terms. The Pursuit of Home is a timely course correction to the broken home-buying process and a faithful companion for your journey to home.About the author Scott Harris is the founder of Magnetic Real Estate and a two-decade veteran in the New York City residential real estate space, with more than 2 Billion in sales under his belt. Recently named as a Wall Street Journal Top Trends Top 250 agent, Scott and his agents have navigated the most complicated transactions in what is arguably the most competitive real estate market in the US. Harris has worked with buyers and sellers just like you to bring your dreams to life through his tried-and-true real estate system which he calls The Magnetic Method. He wrote The Pursuit of Home so that you could deploy this proven system wherever you live.

12 Nov 39min

"The Real Ghost" by Donald L. Vasicek https://www.amazon.com/Real-Ghost-Donald-L-Vasicek/dp/1731245904 Donvasicek.com Ichabod Jordan sets out to prove that he saw Babe Ruth after the town in which he lives won’t believe him. It seems he’s told stories like this before to get attention. So, now, he realizes he either proves that he saw Babe Ruth or his parents will make him buy dress oxfords instead of baseball shoes with his hard-earned money from his newspaper delivery business and the town will always think of him as a liar.About the author Don is the founder and owner of Olympus Films+, LLC, a global writing, filmmaking and consulting company, in business since 1993. Don studied producing, directing and line producing at the Hollywood Film Institute and at Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute. He studied screenwriting at The Complete Screenplay, Inc., with Sally Merlin (”White Squall”, “Short Circuit”), as his mentor. Don has acted in 20th Century Fox’s “Die Hard With a Vengeance”, NBC’s Mystery of “Flight 1501″, ABC’s “Father Dowling”, and Angel Street Films LLC’s “Running Horses.” These activities have resulted in Don’s involvement in over 100 movies during the past 25 years, from major studios to independent films. His documentary film, “The Sand Creek Massacre” won best film at three film festivals. It was awarded the prestigious Golden Drover Award and has been archived in over 300 libraries in the United States. It was recently catalogued into Smithsonian Institute Libraries. Films Media Group, the largest educational video distributor in the world, is distributing the film. Don has also written, directed and produced “Faces”, “Oh, The Places You Can Do….”, acted as a writer consultant for MGM’s “Warriors of Virtue”, American Pictures ”The Lost Heart” and “Born to Kill”, story credit for Incline Productions Inc.’s “Born to Win”, Executive Producer for Pamela Cuming’s film, “The Road Home,” Associate Producer for Angel Street Films LLC's award-winning short film, "The Rose Garden," and actor in Angel Street Films LLC’s “Running Horses.” Don also has written, ghostwritten and published over 500 books, short stories and articles, including his first novel, “The Real Ghost”, which won the Waldorf Best Book Award. It was published by Waldorf Publishing and released on October 15, 2020. His novel, “The Eyes of Death”, has been published on Amazon.

11 Nov 31min

Matchmaking Magic: How Leslie Wardman Connects High-Achieving Singles Ambiancematchmaking.com About the Guest(s): Leslie Wardman is the founder and driving force behind Ambiance Matchmaking, a boutique firm dedicated to creating meaningful connections for accomplished professionals across the globe. With a career spanning over two decades, Leslie's expertise in matchmaking is underpinned by her deep understanding of human behavior and relationship dynamics. Her commitment to bridging cultural gaps has made Ambiance Matchmaking a leader in specialized matchmaking services, particularly for South Asian professionals. Her innovative approach and impressive track record of successful matches have earned her firm a spot among the top 10 matchmaking services in the world. Episode Summary: In this enlightening episode of The Chris Voss Show, Chris welcomes Leslie Wardman, the acclaimed founder of Ambiance Matchmaking, to discuss the intricacies of modern matchmaking and the dynamics of human relationships. Leslie shares her journey from navigating post-divorce life to establishing one of the world's premier matchmaking firms. With her extensive experience in the industry, she offers valuable insights into the evolving landscape of dating and the significance of aligning values and cultural traditions in successful matchmaking. Throughout the episode, Leslie delves into the unique challenges and opportunities presented by the digital age in dating, including the impact of dating apps and option overload. She emphasizes the importance of finding wholesome individuals and maintaining traditional values while navigating contemporary relationship dynamics. The conversation also explores the company's international expansion, including their presence in Dubai and other major cities, illustrating Ambiance Matchmaking's global reach and influence in the matchmaking industry. Key Takeaways: Leslie Wardman has helped thousands of people find meaningful connections through her personalized and hands-on approach to matchmaking. Ambiance Matchmaking has expanded globally, offering services in major cities like New York, Miami, and Dubai, focusing on aligning love with tradition. The rise of digital dating has transformed relationship dynamics, emphasizing the need for genuine connections amidst 'option overload.' Values alignment plays a crucial role in successful matchmaking, as evidenced by the low divorce rates among Leslie's matched couples. The podcast showcases Leslie's expertise in tailoring matchmaking services to individual needs, from young professionals to those restarting post-divorce. Notable Quotes: "I've interviewed more than 30,000 people in my career, and I look at that like getting a PhD every year." "We started in a certain place and we've just kept raising the bar as we go." "Women are very much becoming so independent and excelling, you know, becoming engineers and all that kind of stuff." "Typically, the American families that we work with, they're very family-oriented and respectful." "Back to my secret sauce and how important that is—out of all the marriages that we've gotten together, we've only had one or two divorces."

11 Nov 19min