Mick Unplugged

Eddie Hartman is a tech visionary, scale architect, and entrepreneur renowned for co-founding LegalZoom, a company that revolutionized legal access for millions by bringing legal empowerment to the masses. With a track record of launching new ventures and mentoring the next generation of founders, Eddie is known for his relentless innovation and practical wisdom. As an author, he co-wrote "Monetizing Innovation" and "Scaling Innovation," essential reads for anyone serious about building sustainable businesses. His life's mission is to help others not just survive the challenges of entrepreneurship but truly thrive.

Takeaways:


Embrace Both Success and Failure: Eddie believes that entrepreneurs should discuss their failures as openly as their successes, highlighting the importance of resilience and learning from setbacks.


Value and Pricing Are Everything: A common blind spot for founders is not testing whether customers will actually pay for their product, and undervaluing their services is a typical misstep. Charging based on real value—and being willing to ask for more—is crucial for growth.


Recurring Revenue and Relationships Win: Transitioning from one-time transactions to ongoing relationships, such as subscriptions, can transform any business—even the most traditional industries—by focusing on long-term customer value and retention.

Sound Bytes:

"You do not have to face the odds which are daunting that most people face as entrepreneurs today. There are a few things you can do to radically improve your chances of success."

"If you only perfect the recipe and get it out there, but people aren’t willing to pay what you need, then you’re not in possession of a business idea—you’ve got a great hobby."

"Every person who leaves you as a customer at one point said yes. Your job is to figure out what changed between yes and cancellation."

Connect & Discover Eddie:

LinkedIn: @eddie-hartman

X: @EddieRHartman

Book: Scaling Innovation: How Smart Companies Architect Profitable Growth

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Mick Hunt’s BEST SELLING book, How to Be a Good Leader When You’ve Never Had One: The Blueprint for Modern Leadership, is here to light a fire under your ambition and arm you with the real-talk strategies that only Mick delivers. 

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Instagram: @mickunplugged 

Facebook: @mickunplugged

YouTube:  @MickUnpluggedPodcast 

LinkedIn: @mickhunt 

Website:  MickHuntOfficial.com

Apple: MickUnplugged

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Eddie Hartman is a tech visionary, scale architect, and entrepreneur renowned for co-founding LegalZoom, a company that revolutionized legal access for millions by bringing legal empowerment to the masses. With a track record of launching new ventures and mentoring the next generation of founders, Eddie is known for his relentless innovation and practical wisdom. As an author, he co-wrote "Monetizing Innovation" and "Scaling Innovation," essential reads for anyone serious about building sustainable businesses. His life's mission is to help others not just survive the challenges of entrepreneurship but truly thrive.
Takeaways:
Embrace Both Success and Failure: Eddie believes that entrepreneurs should discuss their failures as openly as their successes, highlighting the importance of resilience and learning from setbacks.
Value and Pricing Are Everything: A common blind spot for founders is not testing whether customers will actually pay for their product, and undervaluing their services is a typical misstep. Charging based on real value—and being willing to ask for more—is crucial for growth.
Recurring Revenue and Relationships Win: Transitioning from one-time transactions to ongoing relationships, such as subscriptions, can transform any business—even the most traditional industries—by focusing on long-term customer value and retention.
Sound Bytes:
"You do not have to face the odds which are daunting that most people face as entrepreneurs today. There are a few things you can do to radically improve your chances of success."
"If you only perfect the recipe and get it out there, but people aren’t willing to pay what you need, then you’re not in possession of a business idea—you’ve got a great hobby."
"Every person who leaves you as a customer at one point said yes. Your job is to figure out what changed between yes and cancellation."

Connect & Discover Eddie:
LinkedIn: ⁠@eddie-hartman⁠
X: ⁠@EddieRHartman⁠
Book: ⁠Scaling Innovation: How Smart Companies Architect Profitable Growth⁠

🔥 Ready to Unleash Your Inner Game-Changer? 🔥
Mick Hunt’s BEST SELLING book, How to Be a Good Leader When You’ve Never Had One: The Blueprint for Modern Leadership, is here to light a fire under your ambition and arm you with the real-talk strategies that only Mick delivers.
👉 Grab your copy now and level up your life →⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Books A Million⁠

FOLLOW MICK ON:
Spotify:⁠ MickUnplugged⁠
Instagram:⁠ @mickunplugged ⁠
Facebook:⁠ @mickunplugged⁠
YouTube:⁠ @MickUnpluggedPodcast ⁠
LinkedIn:⁠ @mickhunt ⁠
Website: ⁠MickHuntOfficial.com⁠
Apple:⁠ MickUnplugged⁠

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Isabelle Guarino is the CEO of RAL Academy and a pioneering force in transforming the assisted living industry. Inspired by personal experience and her father's legacy, Isabelle empowers others to profit with purpose by turning residential assisted living into a vehicle for wealth, impact, and dignity. Through her educational programs, bestselling books, and heartfelt mentorship, she helps entrepreneurs create compassionate care homes that honor seniors while giving families peace of mind and financial freedom.

Takeaways:
Residential assisted living offers a homelike, dignified alternative to institutional care, allowing seniors to age with respect and families to remain connected in meaningful ways.
Entrepreneurs can build impactful and profitable businesses in assisted living without being hands-on caregivers, by owning and operating residential homes and leveraging state licensing for both general and memory care.
Achieving success in this space (and any entrepreneurial venture) requires taking action, commitment, and coachability—not just knowledge and intention.
Sound Bytes:
“There’s something in the middle called residential assisted living, and it’s just a much better option for everyone involved.” — Isabelle Guarino
“In a traditional big box facility, you’ll have 30 seniors to one caregiver. In an RAL, you might have four to one or five to one. That could be the difference between life and death.” —Isabelle Guarino
“You are allowing the daughter or son to be a daughter or son once again... That is so beautiful to give back to families in this way.” — Isabelle Guarino

Connect & Discover Isabelle:
Instagram:⁠@theisabelleguarino⁠
Podcast:⁠ The Young Boss⁠
LinkedIn:⁠@isabelle-guarino⁠
Website:⁠ Residential Assisted Living Academy⁠
Book:⁠ Young Boss: Your Youth Is Your Power⁠
⁠ Living Legacy: Invest In Your Community While Creating Significant Cash Flow
⁠

🔥 Ready to Unleash Your Inner Game-Changer? 🔥
Mick Hunt’s BEST SELLING book, How to Be a Good Leader When You’ve Never Had One: The Blueprint for Modern Leadership, is here to light a fire under your ambition and arm you with the real-talk strategies that only Mick delivers.
👉 Grab your copy now and level up your life →⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Books A Million⁠

FOLLOW MICK ON:
Spotify:⁠ MickUnplugged⁠
Instagram:⁠ @mickunplugged ⁠
Facebook:⁠ @mickunplugged⁠
YouTube:⁠ @MickUnpluggedPodcast ⁠
LinkedIn:⁠ @mickhunt ⁠
Website: ⁠MickHuntOfficial.com⁠
Apple:⁠ MickUnplugged⁠

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Isabelle Guarino is the CEO of RAL Academy and a pioneering force in transforming the assisted living industry. Inspired by personal experience and her father's legacy, Isabelle empowers others to profit with purpose by turning residential assisted living into a vehicle for wealth, impact, and dignity. Through her educational programs, bestselling books, and heartfelt mentorship, she helps entrepreneurs create compassionate care homes that honor seniors while giving families peace of mind and financial freedom.

Takeaways:


Residential assisted living offers a homelike, dignified alternative to institutional care, allowing seniors to age with respect and families to remain connected in meaningful ways.


Entrepreneurs can build impactful and profitable businesses in assisted living without being hands-on caregivers, by owning and operating residential homes and leveraging state licensing for both general and memory care.


Achieving success in this space (and any entrepreneurial venture) requires taking action, commitment, and coachability—not just knowledge and intention.

Sound Bytes:

“There’s something in the middle called residential assisted living, and it’s just a much better option for everyone involved.” — Isabelle Guarino

“In a traditional big box facility, you’ll have 30 seniors to one caregiver. In an RAL, you might have four to one or five to one. That could be the difference between life and death.” —Isabelle Guarino

“You are allowing the daughter or son to be a daughter or son once again... That is so beautiful to give back to families in this way.” — Isabelle Guarino

Connect & Discover Isabelle:

Instagram:@theisabelleguarino

Podcast: The Young Boss

LinkedIn:@isabelle-guarino

Website: Residential Assisted Living Academy

Book: Young Boss: Your Youth Is Your Power

          Living Legacy: Invest In Your Community While Creating Significant Cash Flow

🔥 Ready to Unleash Your Inner Game-Changer? 🔥 

Mick Hunt’s BEST SELLING book, How to Be a Good Leader When You’ve Never Had One: The Blueprint for Modern Leadership, is here to light a fire under your ambition and arm you with the real-talk strategies that only Mick delivers. 

👉 Grab your copy now and level up your life → Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million

  

FOLLOW MICK ON:

Spotify: MickUnplugged

Instagram: @mickunplugged 

Facebook: @mickunplugged

YouTube:  @MickUnpluggedPodcast 

LinkedIn: @mickhunt 

Website:  MickHuntOfficial.com

Apple: MickUnplugged

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Ernie Hudson is a Hollywood legend whose career has spanned over five decades, commanding screens in iconic roles from Ghostbusters to The Crow, and powerful television appearances in Oz and The Family Business. Beyond being a celebrated actor, Ernie is a storyteller, mentor, and survivor who has deeply impacted his community and the culture at large. Raised by his grandmother after losing his mother early in life, Ernie’s journey from Michigan theater stages to Hollywood is marked by unwavering faith, resilience, and a commitment to being an example of what’s possible—especially for the African American community. Through his work and his personal life as a father and husband, Ernie embodies integrity, purpose, and the belief in always showing up and giving his best.
Takeaways
Purposeful Living: Ernie Hudson attributes his career and life’s successes to living with purpose and honoring the gifts given to him, always striving to be a role model and example of possibility.
Integrity in Roles: Throughout his career, Ernie has been selective with the roles he accepts, consistently ensuring his characters reflect principle and authenticity—even when it meant turning down lucrative opportunities that didn’t align with his values.
Family First: Ernie’s journey as a single father and later as the patriarch in The Family Business highlights his dedication to family, how personal responsibility drove his perseverance, and how being a dad mattered more to him than professional acclaim.
Sound Bytes
"Because I can. Because I'm still able to. For reasons some of my own, some just God-given, I'm blessed to do what I do."
"You have to own up to it. I've tried to maintain a certain integrity in the work that I do."
"My job was always to be ready for that opportunity… I just have to show up and be prepared."

Connect & Discover Ernie:
Instagram: ⁠@erniehudsonofficial⁠
X: ⁠@Ernie_Hudson⁠

🔥 Ready to Unleash Your Inner Game-Changer? 🔥
Mick Hunt’s BEST SELLING book, How to Be a Good Leader When You’ve Never Had One: The Blueprint for Modern Leadership, is here to light a fire under your ambition and arm you with the real-talk strategies that only Mick delivers.
👉 Grab your copy now and level up your life →⁠ Amazon⁠,⁠ Barnes & Noble⁠,⁠ Books A Million⁠

FOLLOW MICK ON:
Spotify:⁠ MickUnplugged⁠
Instagram:⁠ @mickunplugged ⁠
Facebook:⁠ @mickunplugged⁠
YouTube:⁠ @MickUnpluggedPodcast ⁠
LinkedIn:⁠ @mickhunt ⁠
Website: ⁠MickHuntOfficial.com⁠
Apple:⁠ MickUnplugged⁠

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