016 Giovanni Marsico - Not All Superheroes Wear Capes
00:54 – Introducing today’s guest, Giovanni Marsico
02:06 – Giovanni’s business background
03:32 – Giovanni’s views on money
04:52 – Finding balance between making money and serving others
06:19 – Giovanni speaks to the pressure he felt as a young man
08:22 – How Giovanni views work
08:57 – Community building
12:13 – Giovanni shares secrets about his Archangel events
14:03 – How Giovanni has differentiated his business
16:32 – Lessons learned from developing the Archangel community
17:58 – Giovanni’s early financial decision-making
19:27 – Learning from past mistakes
21:02 – Strategic advice Giovanni gives entrepreneurs
23:47 – How Giovanni continues to integrate fresh ideas into his business
25:13 – Giovanni speaks to managing his team
26:56 – The importance of transparency
29:42 – What Zen Money means to Giovanni
31:02 – Giovanni leaves the audience with one key takeaway
31:40 – Where listeners can connect with Giovanni
Sound Bites:
“I slowly discovered that dreaming is a superpower of mine. That when I have my head in the clouds – the thing I was told not to do – I perform at my best.” (02:41)
“To me, money has no polarity. It’s just the tool that you use to achieve the mission.” (03:58)
“I probably work harder than the average person. It doesn’t feel like it. It feels like I’m a producer, creator and artist. I believe that we can all get to that point where work doesn’t feel like an obligation, it feels like a fascination.” (08:22)
“You can’t read the label of the jar you’re in.” (10:25)
“I focus on building the tribe first and then servicing them versus building the product first and figuring who needs the thing.” (12:37)
“If you can evoke emotion, you will retain wisdom.” (16:03)
“You want to get to your zone of genius as quickly as possible, because that’s where momentum happens, that’s where the biggest impact and revenue happens.” (22:48)
“That, to me, is what Zen Money is. Scaling and growing, impacting mission first so that you can serve so many people in a way that’s never highly stressed where you’re always creating, you’re always feeling like an artist, and always staying in that place.” (30:29)
About Giovanni Marsico
Giovanni is the founder of Archangel Academy a private membership community of mission-driven entrepreneurs that are making the world a better place through purpose-driven entrepreneurship and philanthropy.
Giovanni hosts his flagship mastermind event, Archangel Academy, every January in the Los Angeles area, and the epic Archangel Summit every fall in Toronto. Follow him on Facebook and Instagram to learn more, and be sure to check out the Archangel community.
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