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Making It: How Coaches, Consultants, and Creators Build for Success

Making It: How Coaches, Consultants, and Creators Build for Success

By: Mirasee FM
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For most aspiring online entrepreneurs, “making it” means achieving success in your business. But what exactly is business success anyway? And how do outwardly successful online entrepreneurs define "making it"? Here at Mirasee FM, we wanted to find out, so we asked a group of diverse online business owners what success means to them. Their answers and insights surprised, moved, and inspired us. In this podcast, accomplished online entrepreneurs discuss what making it means to them, provide tips for online business success, and share important lessons on business and life that they have learned along the way.@Mirasee Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
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  • Building a Speaking Business After a Government Layoff

    Building a Speaking Business After a Government Layoff
    Jun 12 2026

    Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak.


    Lamar Butler, founder of LB The Motivator talks with Michi Lantz about rebuilding after a layoff, chasing paid speaking work, and why execution, not just talent or certifications, becomes the real business challenge.

    Guest Bio:

    Lamar Butler, affectionately known as LB, is your friendly neighborhood Hope Dealer. While his background may make him seem like an average statistic, his life speaks volumes to God’s grace and provision. From an early age he knew greatness was in his future, but he had no idea what trials and tribulations he would face along the way. Each time he fell or hit a wall, he learned how to get back up and keep going, turning failure into a teacher rather than a burden. From his small town of Society Hill, SC he ventured to Montgomery, AL leaving behind family and going into the unknown space of Alabama State University. While on campus, he found success that he had never experienced, but also felt the pain of loss that shifted everything.

    By the time he graduated college in 2018, he had a list of accomplishments that made him not only confident in his future, it made him determined to make an impact. LB became an 8th grade science teacher through the Teach for America program and returned home to SC. What better way to have an impact than teaching the future of our country from the same school he was once a troublesome student. In the classroom is where LB The Motivator was born, and the journey to become a well known and respected speaker began.

    He used his personal life experiences as fuel to help his students fight depression, anxiety, self doubt, and other obstacles in life. He made it his personal mission to make sure they felt seen and valued while in his space. Unfortunately, what seemed to be an upward trajectory turned sour rather quickly. After his two year commitment, he was faced with the difficult decision of leaving teaching as COVID-19 ravaged the entire world. His transition was into the federal government working for AmeriCorps as an Eli Segal Fellow. He would stay with the federal agency from 2020-2025.

    Once again his talent and skills were recognized in the workplace, and when he represented the agency at high schools, career fairs, and major conferences around the country he always brought his own flavor to enhance the impact of the moment. The job brought comfort, and comfort brought on complacency. LB stopped chasing his dreams and original goals, and simply focused on showing up for the job, the job he would eventually lose through no fault of his own. With the change of administration came a new focus, one of reduction. As the government reduced its workforce, LB lost his job and the pathway he saw to the life he desired. This loss sent him to a tough space mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, however this space is exactly where God needed him to be.

    Job loss sent him searching for a way to provide for his family and he has also returned him to the space of alignment with his dreams and God’s will rather than just his wants. Since then he has had to lean on God to make ends meet and provide a path to restore what was lost. He is now currently working in the restaurant industry, serving on a nonprofit board, building a business with friends, managing musical artists, preparing for his first child, and working on his first book.

    LB is learning how to use all of the skills he developed working as a teacher and for AmeriCorps to help others get closer to their dreams, uplift communities, and rebuild his personal brand. Lamar lost a lot because he lost himself along the journey, and in order to find himself again, God had to strip away everything that was pulling him in the wrong direction.

    Connect with Lamar Butler

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lamar-butler-476a56b3/
    Instagram handle: @wheres_LB

    Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
    Mirasee

    Credits:

    Host & Producer: Michi Lantz
    Editor: Michi Lantz
    Executive Producer: Danny Iny

    To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.

    Episode transcript: Building a Speaking Business After a Government Layoff coming soon.
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    31 mins
  • Why Significance Matters More Than Success

    Why Significance Matters More Than Success
    Jun 10 2026
    Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak.Dr. Darren Chua of Mindset Transformation Clinic talks with Michi Lantz about rebuilding after stroke, helping executives step back from burnout, and why the next stage of growth may be less about success and more about significance.Guest Bio:Dr. Darren Chua is a thought-leader and a pioneer in the area of holistic human transformation; including leadership, mindset breakthroughs, learning & educational development, and functional health & longevity.Dr. Darren graduated from the University of Singapore (NUS) with a medical degree (MBBS) at the age 24 years-old in the year 2000. His goal, then, was to complete his houseman and continue his medical career towards neurosurgery. Unfortunately, in that very same year, he suffered a near-fatal stroke that left him half paralyzed over the right side of his body, unable to articulate, and unable to see his right visual field.Thankfully, his cognitive strength was left intact. Hence, he was still determined to pursue his journey towards doctoring. Yet, after 3 years of intense rehabilitation, he was still not allowed to continue his practice because at that time, he was still not very mobile and the concern was that he may not be able to respond to emergencies; should there be any in the hospital. Nevertheless, he decided to continue his job as a healthcare administrator only to realize his strength was not behind a desktop, but towards direct interaction with people who he can impact.After finishing his MSc, he started Potter's Clay Education which pioneered the offer of a complete refund if students do not score an A1 or A2 for their O-Levels in Science and Math subjects. Subsequently, he started Mindset Transformation Clinic where he trains adults on leadership strategies and mindset shifts to help people attain peak performance at work and in life. His strong interest in functional health and longevity has also led him to continually partner with associates in achieving optimal outcomes using targeted supplementation and complementary alternative health strategies for his clients. To further add value to his community, he improved himself by being Certified as a Behaviour and Career Consultant (CBCC).Believing in his personal motto of "Disability is only in the mind", he went on to be a para-athlete and won a Gold for Singapore at the 2015 ASEAN Games in the sport of wheelchair table-tennis. Also, in the year 2018, he completed a full Spartan Race. He gives back to the community by volunteering his time as a Board member in a few NGOs' and being an ambassador to people with different-abilities.He has also received multiple awards for his contribution back to society notably, Best Executive Coach, Leader of Heads and Hearts, Successful Entrepreneur, Young Outstanding Singaporean, and the Goh Chok Tong Enable Award. Dr. Darren has always served as a role model to inspire people from all walks of life. He "walks the talk" by continuously persevering in whatever endeavour that he sets out to do. He has inspired many to do more and to overcome their mindset to grow more beyond their disabilities, be it mental, physical or perceived.Dr. Darren is a life-long learner and has always picked up new skills and apply them in various settings. As an international inspiration speaker, he uses adult learning strategies for mindset training and his attendees are inspired and rewarded by his intense knowledge on how to better improve themselves. By sharing his training methodology, he has also built a strong community of "overcomers". Dr. Darren has written two books - "The Art of Determination" and "Prisoner of Hope" and they have touched the lives of countless readers. As a whole, Dr. Darren has achieved a lot in his life and this is exemplary to others whose lives he has touched over the years. He has a strong social media presence and he is a prominent influencer and advocate for living a powerful, fulfilling life.Connect with Dr. Darren ChuaWebsite: https://drdarrenchua.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-darren-chua-69366648/Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:MiraseeCredits:Host & Producer: Michi LantzEditor: Michi LantzExecutive Producer: Danny InyTo catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.Episode transcript: Why Significance Matters More Than Success coming soon.
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    21 mins
  • Stop Betting on Growth. Start Building Systems

    Stop Betting on Growth. Start Building Systems
    Jun 9 2026

    Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak.


    Nettie Owens of The Sappari Group talks with Michi Lantz about systems, sustainable growth, cash-flow shame, why founders need to stop betting on future growth and build from what is real now and why the first step when things feel out of control may simply be to stop and reassess.

    Guest Bio:

    Nettie Owens, CPO-CD, is an executive coach, strategic planner, and founder of The Sappari Group. For over 22 years she has helped entrepreneurial and executive women create the systems, accountability, and focus they need to lead well and grow sustainably. She is the creator of the Momentum Strategic Planning Method - a framework for planning, doing, and growing that she is bringing to the world through coaching, events, books, and a forthcoming digital system. A Johns Hopkins Computer Science graduate, Nettie holds certifications as a Professional Organizer, ICF-trained ADHD and Leadership Coach, and Heroic Performance Coach. She is the author of What Businesses Need to Know Right Now (Volumes 1 & 2) and The Momentum Planner.

    Connect with Nettie Owens

    Website: https://www.sapparigroup.com
    Gift: https://resources.sapparigroup.com/makingit
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nettieowens/

    Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
    Mirasee

    Credits:

    Host & Producer: Michi Lantz
    Editor: Michi Lantz
    Executive Producer: Danny Iny

    To catch the great episodes coming up on Making It, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.

    Episode transcript: Stop Betting on Growth. Start Building Systems coming soon.
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    31 mins
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