Matt Brown Show

We bring you another edition of Getting Down With Brown. We take your voice notes and questions and have them answered LIVE, we cover sales and marketing and some practical how-to tips for entrepreneurs who are trying to survive in this new world. Be sure to join our community and send your questions to +279 944 8634. Support the show

We are joined by Allon Raiz(CEO RAIZCORP) on this edition of Getting Down With Brown. This is the fifth time Allon is on the show and the reason for that is no one is more passionate about business than Allon. We answer LIVE voice notes and questions from the audience about scaling businesses in the new world. Pay careful attention to an amazing question from Craig Collins surrounding the youth and gaming. Support the show

In this second edition of the Getting Down With Brown, we continue with our theme 'The Certainty of Uncertainty' by taking your voice notes and messages LIVE this time with a new Co-Host Rich Mullholland. If you are struggling with running your business in this uncertain time then this podcast is for you. About Co-Host Rich Mulholland. Rich kicked off his career as a rock n roll roadie, operating lights for bands such as Iron Maiden and Def Leppard. From there he started SA's largest presentation firm, Missing Link, and co-founded 21Tanks, SA's first perspective lab.Richard is a highly regarded speaker. When not addressing many of South Africa's top corporations, he guest lectures on courses for The Cape Graduate School of Business (GSB), and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). Support the show

In this episode, Matt chats to Dov Girun and Wendy Alberts. As you know, the restaurant industry has been among the worst impacted by the lockdown regulations. With closed doors and almost completely reduced turnover, the sale of takeaways for delivery only, has been merely a drop in the ocean in bringing this sector back to life. Restaurants with no customers, no cash-flow, diminishing reserves and no idea when they can reopen for onsite dining, are folding quietly and quickly. But having sat idle for weeks now, restaurant owners with and without pre-existing delivery capabilities are struggling to afford to buy stock, pay wages, deep clean, or even ramp up marketing to compete in the new ‘dark kitchen’ space, within lockdown regulations. As a responsible credit provider, Merchant Capital, a non-bank lender that works with thousands of South African restaurant owners, has stepped in by offering to provide working capital at regular intervals, based on an assessment of the restaurant’s delivery/take-away reve

The Matt Brown Show proudly presents the first edition of Getting Down With Brown. This is our new LIVE Q&A show where we interact with our audience, answer voice notes, and respond to live questions. Matt is joined by our new producer Saskia V you will recognize her voice from radio where she worked for nationwide radio channels such as Mix.FM and 94.7. Stay tuned as we dial in Rich Mulholland, he gives us his thoughts on regret and trust in the workplace.This was a successful launch and we look forward to seeing you on one of our LIVE streams in the future, for more updates please join our WhatsApp community on +27 79 944 8634. Support the show

In this episode, we bring you a LIVE Q&A with Matt Brown. We apologize for our guest not being able to make it but this gave us time to answer some of your questions we have been getting on the studio line and on socials. This was a session broadcasted on all our social media pages where anyone can interact and ask a question about building a business, lead generation, or podcasting. If we didn't get to your question we do apologize and will do our best to ensure it gets answered the next time we do this. Please send through all your questions and voice notes on +27 79 944 8634. Support the show

In this episode, Matt chats to Devon and Craig Hase. It may seem like the world is going to hell in a handbasket right now. Whether it's big stuff like the pandemic or just the daily spin of paying your bills and fending off social media trolls, we can all admit, modern life ain't easy. Here are six really good guiding principles, inspired by the ancient wisdom of Buddhism and mindfulness practice, to keep you anchored and steady amidst the chaos. Tune in as we give you practical how-to tips in your daily life to help you overcome daily challenges. Support the show

In this episode we bring you, Michael Crossland. Michael has been a fighter since birth, defying the odds of surviving not only a rare form of life-threatening cancer but being the sole survivor of a horrific cancer drug trial. His battle continues to this very day, having spent nearly ¼ of his life in hospital. Michael is a true fighter, and despite only being told what he could not do, he continually shows the world absolutely everything that he can accomplish. Raw, real, and truly life-changing, Michael’s story on this episode will undoubtedly bring a tear to your eye and a smile to your heart, as he discusses the keys to success, the importance of embracing change, and the mindset needed to achieve your goals. Support the show

In this episode, Matt chats to TV actor, author, and social media star Kristina Kuzmic. Kristina Kuzmic is a cheerleader for her fellow humans. It’s not something she ever anticipated doing, but after immigrating to America from Croatia during the war in her homeland and later facing more challenges (divorce, single parenting, poverty, depression…), Kristina wanted to be for others what she wished someone had been for her during her darkest hours.Now, with over one billion video views, Kristina is providing her audience with encouragement, hope and humor in a role she never expected to fill. In 2011, when Oprah crowned Kristina the winner of Mark Burnett’s reality TV competition “Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star,” Oprah said, “What is that thing?…That’s so charming and charismatic and connected to the audience that makes you feel like, ‘I know her, I want to be her, I’m like her’… Kristina has all of that. She is an ‘IT PLUS’ girl… I wanna watch her!” Support the show

In this episode, Matt chats to Alex Messenger author of 'The Twenty-Ninth Day'.This true-life wilderness survival epic episode recounts seventeen-year-old Alex Messenger's near-lethal encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra. The story follows Alex and his five companions as they paddle north through harrowing rapids and stunning terrain. Twenty-nine days into the trip, while out hiking alone, Alex is attacked by a barren-ground grizzly. Left for dead, he wakes to find that his summer adventure has become a struggle to stay alive. Over the next hours and days, Alex and his companions tend his wounds and use their resilience, ingenuity, and dogged perseverance to reach help at a remote village a thousand miles north of the US-Canadian border. Support the show

In this episode, Matt chats to Michael J. Tougias author of 'The Finest Hours' Among Michael's bestsellers are The Finest Hours (Disney Motion Pictures' version opened in 45 countries in January 2016), Fatal Forecast, Overboard, King Philip's War, and There's A Porcupine In My Outhouse: The Vermont Misadventures of a Mountain Man Wannabe. Tougias lectures across the country on each of his book topics. He also offers leadership/inspirational programs for business groups and has spoken to companies and organizations such as General Dynamics, Raytheon, Massachusetts School Library Association, New York University Surgeons Round Table, and many more. Tune in as Matt and Michael chat about Chris Pine, filming in the ocean and turning the book into a movie. Support the show

In this episode, Matt chats to Susan McClelland the author of 'Every Falling Star'. The first book to portray contemporary North Korea to a young audience is the intense memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju who is forced at age twelve to live on the streets and fend for himself. To survive, Sungju creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains. Sungju richly re-creates his scabrous story, depicting what it was like for a boy alone to create a new family with his gang, his “brothers”; to be hungry and to fear arrest, imprisonment, and even execution. This riveting memoir allows young readers to learn about other cultures where freedoms they take for granted do not exist. Listen in as Matt and Susan chat about life in North Korea and what it means to be human. Support the show

In this episode, Matt chats to Jonathan Franklin who is the author of 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea. On November 17, 2012, a pair of fishermen left the coast of Mexico for a weekend fishing trip in the open Pacific. That night, a violent storm ambushed them as they were fishing eighty miles offshore. As gale-force winds and ten-foot waves pummeled their small, open boat from all sides and nearly capsized them, captain Salvador Alvarenga and his crewmate cut away a two-mile-long fishing line and began a desperate dash through crashing waves as they sought the safety of port. Tune in as Matt and Jonathan chat about the anti-suicide message behind the back, Jonathan's second book and surviving when all seems lost. Support the show

In this edition, Matt chats to Noé Álvarez. Noé is the author of the book Spirit Run A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land. Running through mountains, deserts, and cities, and through the Mexican territory, Álvarez forges a new relationship with the land, and with the act of running, carrying with him the knowledge of his parents’ migration, and―against all odds in a society that exploits his body and rejects his spirit―the dream of a liberated future. Tune in as Noé discusses his relationship with running and how it's not just to burn calories but to clear the mind. This is a story of the unbreakable human spirit and how anything can be achieved with the correct mindset.Don't forget to grab your FREE copy of #1 Best Selling Book 'Your Inner Game' today - mattbrownshow.com/your-inner-game/ Support the show

In this episode, Matt chats to Alexis Coe an award-winning historian and New York Times Bestselling Author of YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST and ALICE+FREDA FOREVER (which will soon be a major motion picture). She appears in and was a Consulting Producer on the History Channel's WASHINGTON, Executive Produced by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Alexis is the host of NO MAN'S LAND, The Wing's podcast on women's history, and co-hosted PRESIDENTS ARE PEOPLE TOO! from Audible. Tune in as Matt and Alexis discuss American leadership, George Washington and revolution.Gifts from the Matt Brown Show - If you grab a copy of Alexis's book from the store https://www.booksaremagic.net/ she will then allow for anyone with a receipt to ask her a question which she will respond in a one minute video back to you. Send a copy of your receipt to mav@digitalkungfu.comDon't forget to grab your FREE copy of #1 Best Selling Book 'Your Inner Game' today - https://mattbrownshow.com/your-inner-game/ Support t

In this edition of the Matt Brown Show, we have Steven Levy. Levy is a writer and Editor at Large for Wired. He was previously chief technology writer and a senior editor for Newsweek. Levy has had articles published in Harper's, Macworld, The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Premiere, and Rolling Stone. He is regarded as a prominent and respected critic of Apple Inc. Matt chats to Levy about his latest book 'Facebook: The Inside Story'. He has had unprecedented access to Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg for three years while writing his book. And now renowned tech writer Steven Levy delivers the definitive history of one of America’s most powerful and controversial companies: Facebook.Gifts From The Matt Brown Show: Steven is giving a special bonus to anyone who sends him a picture with his book to Steven@wired.com he will give you a bookplate that is signed by him.You can also pick up a FREE copy of Your Inner Game here- https://mattbrownshow.com/your-inner-game/ Support the show

In this episode, Matt chats to Kurek Ashley. Kurek Ashley is one of the most dynamic, in-demand speakers and inspirational teachers of our time. He is a true visionary whose ideas have impacted the lives of millions of people around the world. Matt and Kurek chat about the people Kurek has helped along the way, Kurek's acting career and friends and the tragic story of his book 'How would love respond'. Listen in as Kurek gives you some practical how-to tips to empower you and help take back tomorrow.Grab your free gift from the Kurek Ashley here - https://kurek-ashley.mykajabi.com/badmoodcourse Support the show

Vinny Lingham a South African Internet entrepreneur and Shark Tank Investor who is the co-founder & CEO of Civic - an identity protection and management startup. He was also previously the founder and CEO of Gyft (acquired by First Data Corporation in 2014 for over $50m) & Yola, Inc. He is also the co-founder of SiliconCape, an NGO based in South Africa that aims to turn Cape Town into a technology hub. Listen in as Matt and Vinny discuss the current state of Bitcoin and the Blockchain Market. Support the show

John Zeratsky is a writer and designer on a mission to help people make time for what matters. He is the author of Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day. Listen in as Matt and John give some practical insights on how to manage your time in order to be the most productive during this unprecedented time we are in. You can now catch the Matt Brown Show LIVE on all social media platforms. Like, share, and send your comments through. Find more information on upcoming guests at mattbrownshow.com. Support the show

In this episode, Matt chats to James Daschuk. In arresting, but harrowing, prose, James Daschuk examines the roles that Old World diseases, climate, and, most disturbingly, Canadian politics—the politics of ethnocide—played in the deaths and subjugation of thousands of aboriginal people. Matt and James chat about people's emotions during this pandemic, systems that have been put in place to separate us as human beings and our unique histories. Support the show