#MeetCoolPeople

Ely Delaney
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We have this amazing technology that keeps us closer than we've ever been yet we're less connected than ever and have become slaves to our technology.  The same technology that was meant to be a tool to help us make life easier and be closer. The #MeetCoolPeople Movement is to change that.  It's a reminder to put the phone down and pay attention to the people you're with right now. It's a reminder that social media is there to connect and add value to the people of the world. Use it to Promote what you love, not bash what you don't. It's a reminder to use that technology to reach out to someone that you can help and be there for them. Find out what they need right now and use your vast network to help make their day better. It’s a reminder to thank someone for helping you out. It’s a reminder to introduce someone you meet to someone you know can help them. And it's a reminder that we can grow to amazing successes but not alone. It requires the help of others.  So surround yourself with people that make you better and make it your mission to #MeetCoolPeople! Thank you again for helping spread the word and have an amazing day!

  1. MCP134: Consistency, Quality, Authenticity: The Honor Framework

    3d ago

    MCP134: Consistency, Quality, Authenticity: The Honor Framework

    There is a question I want you to sit with before you hit send on anything. If someone on your list described you to a friend right now, what words would they use? Vendor? Or trusted source? That gap is everything. And most people never stop to think about it. This episode is about honor. Not the abstract kind. The kind that shows up in how you communicate, how consistently you add value, and whether the person you are online matches the person you are in real life. I share a story from back around 2010 when a woman I had never met in person walked straight across a room full of 500 people and said, “You’re THE Ely.” She knew me only from my writing. That moment stuck with me because it showed what a reputation built on consistency and authenticity can actually do. We also get into the three pillars I keep coming back to when I think about building an unmissable reputation. Key Takeaways Consistency beats perfection. Show up regularly and add value. Missing once is fine. Making it a habit is not.A 200-word email with one great idea beats a 1000 word pitch about how amazing you are.True authenticity means being the same person online and in real life. Anything else is just a slow-building lie.Vendors email when they have something to sell. Trusted sources email when they found something that helps you.When you share value with no agenda, people start referring you before they have ever bought from you. Listen If You... Send emails or post on social and wonder why nobody seems excited to hear from youFeel like you are always pitching and never quite building real relationshipsWant to be the person people think of first and recommend without being asked ---- Tired of prospects ghosting you after your first conversation? Grab my FREE 5-day email course at https://thefollowupfix.net/ and learn the five relationship-killing mistakes that are costing you sales (and how to fix them without being pushy). About the Show #MeetCoolPeople is where founders, creators, and entrepreneurs share real stories about building businesses that matter. Hosted by Ely Delaney, each episode goes past surface-level advice to uncover the mindset shifts, failures, and frameworks that separate people who talk about success from people who actually build it.

    13 min
  2. MCP133: What If Selling Was Just Helping People Make a Good Decision? w/ Morris Sims

    Jun 3

    MCP133: What If Selling Was Just Helping People Make a Good Decision? w/ Morris Sims

    Most people who struggle with sales aren't bad at selling. They're just thinking about it the wrong way. They walk in focused on making a sale. And the people across from them can feel it. I sat down with my friend, Morris Sims, and this conversation reminded me why the long game always wins. Morris spent over 30 years training financial professionals and executives at New York Life. He helped build one of the first corporate universities for field training. He knows what separates the people who close deals from the ones who burn through leads and wonder why nothing sticks. This one is for anyone who's ever felt uncomfortable calling themselves a salesperson. Key Takeaways The difference between a professional and an amateur salesperson comes down to one thing: who they're focused on when they walk in the roomYou can't make someone buy. You can set up the right environment, give them the right information, and let them choosePersuasion and manipulation are the same action with different intent, and your clients can tell which one you're usingThe Clarity Principle: you need to know your "what," your "why," and your "how" before you build any strategyFollow up isn't about staying top of mind. It's about building a real relationship so that when they're ready, you're the only call they want to make Listen If You... Feel "icky" about selling and aren't sure how to get past itHave leads that go cold after the first conversation and don't know whyAre a business owner, coach, or service pro who knows relationships matter but isn't sure how to make them pay off Connect with Morris Connect with Morris on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/morris-sims/ or search for The Commission Code on Spotify. ---- Tired of prospects ghosting you after your first conversation? Grab my FREE 5-day email course at https://thefollowupfix.net/ and learn the five relationship-killing mistakes that are costing you sales (and how to fix them without being pushy). About the Show #MeetCoolPeople is where founders, creators, and entrepreneurs share real stories about building businesses that matter. Hosted by Ely Delaney, each episode goes past surface-level advice to uncover the mindset shifts, failures, and frameworks that separate people who talk about success from people who actually build it.

    41 min
  3. MCP132: How to Rewire Your Brain and Start Seeing Solutions w/ Dr. Lucette Beall

    May 27

    MCP132: How to Rewire Your Brain and Start Seeing Solutions w/ Dr. Lucette Beall

    Most people think they have a motivation problem. Or a discipline problem. Or maybe just bad luck. What they actually have is a brain that's been trained to look for everything that's wrong. That's not a character flaw. It's biology. And it can be changed. Dr. Lucette Beall knows this firsthand. She's a neuroscience-based coach, a number one international bestselling author, and the founder of the Your Extraordinary Life Institute. But before any of that, she was several hundred thousand dollars in debt, running a veterinary practice she had nearly sacrificed everything to save, and listening to people tell her she was going to fail. She didn't fail. She turned it around in one year. Not by working harder. By working differently, starting with what she was telling her brain every morning. What I found fascinating in this conversation is how practical she makes all of this. This isn't a motivation talk. It's a framework. And once you understand how your reticular activating system is filtering your reality, you can't unhear it. Key Takeaways When your brain is focused on the problem, it actively filters out solutions. You're not missing the answers because they aren't there. You're missing them because you're not looking for them.Up to 96% of your daily thoughts run on autopilot. Of those, up to 80% tend to be negative. If you're not doing something consistent to interrupt that, nothing changes.Punishment doesn't teach your brain to perform better. It locks you deeper into the problem loop. Self-criticism isn't discipline. It's interference.Appreciation and meditation aren't soft habits. They're how you shift your brain chemistry and get your cerebral cortex back online.A morning routine doesn't need to be long. Consistency matters far more than length. Start with what you'll actually do every day. Listen If You... Feel like you keep hitting the same wall no matter how hard you tryKnow what you should be doing but can't seem to follow through on itHave been told by people you trust that your goal isn't realistic, and part of you is starting to believe them Connect with Lucette Visit Dr. Lucette at DrLucette.net/ ---- Tired of prospects ghosting you after your first conversation? Grab my FREE 5-day email course at https://thefollowupfix.net/ and learn the five relationship-killing mistakes that are costing you sales (and how to fix them without being pushy). About the Show #MeetCoolPeople is where founders, creators, and entrepreneurs share real stories about building businesses that matter. Hosted by Ely Delaney, each episode goes past surface-level advice to uncover the mindset shifts, failures, and frameworks that separate people who talk about success from people who actually build it.

    35 min
  4. MCP131: The Three Reasons a Book Changes Your Business (Even If Nobody Reads It) w/ David Hancock

    May 20

    MCP131: The Three Reasons a Book Changes Your Business (Even If Nobody Reads It) w/ David Hancock

    Most people think writing a book is about selling the book. It’s not. The book is a door. What’s behind it is the whole point. I’ve known David Hancock since 2008. We met at a seminar in Atlanta. We don’t talk nearly as much as I’d like to, but nearly 20 years later, the friendship is still there. So sitting down with him for this episode felt less like an interview and more like a long-overdue conversation between two people who’ve watched each other grow. David is the founder of Morgan James Publishing, a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, and the person Publishers Weekly first called the pioneer of hybrid publishing. He didn’t set out to start a publishing company. He set out to solve a problem that nobody else was willing to fix. Key Takeaways A book doesn’t make you money directly. It stops people from negotiating with you, gets media calling you, and brings clients out of the woodwork who never would have found you otherwise.There are two bridges every author must cross before launch: the authority bridge and the permissions bridge. Most people skip both and wonder why nobody buys.The best time to start marketing your book is the moment you decide to write it. Not the week it drops.Traditional, self-publishing, and hybrid each serve a different goal. Knowing which path fits your situation matters more than picking the most popular one.People want connection just as much as they want content. A book that shows who you are will always outlast a book that only shows what you know. Listen If You… Have been thinking about writing a book but don’t know if it will actually do anything for your businessAlready wrote a book and aren’t sure how to make it work harder for youAre trying to figure out which publishing path makes sense for where you are right now Connect with David Find David at davidlhancock.com or morganjamespublishing.com. When you reach out, let him know you found him through the show. Tired of prospects ghosting you after your first conversation? Grab my FREE 5-day email course at https://thefollowupfix.net and learn the five relationship-killing mistakes that are costing you sales (and how to fix them without being pushy). About the Show #MeetCoolPeople is where founders, creators, and entrepreneurs share real stories about building businesses that matter. Hosted by Ely Delaney, each episode goes past surface-level advice to uncover the mindset shifts, failures, and frameworks that separate people who talk about success from people who actually build it.

    46 min
  5. MCP130: What If Compassion Was Your Most Powerful Sales Tool?

    May 13

    MCP130: What If Compassion Was Your Most Powerful Sales Tool?

    Most people think follow up is about timing and frequency. Send more emails. Make more calls. Stay visible. But that's not the real problem. The real problem is most people follow up without ever stopping to think about who they're talking to. This solo episode is drawn from the chapter about compassion in my book, The Follow Up Code. And it might be the piece that changes how you look at every prospect you haven't closed yet. Not everyone buys on your timeline. And the sooner you really accept that, the better your results get. Key Takeaways Why "let me think it over" is often the truth, not an excuse, and how to respond differentlyHow the four DISC personality types buy differently and what that means for your follow upWhy changing your language (not your offer) can bring a cold prospect back to lifeHow to stop reading silence as rejection and start reading it as informationWhy patience with purpose beats pressure every single time Listen If You... Have prospects who went quiet and you don't know if they're gone or just slowKeep following up the same way with every person and wondering why it's not workingWant a practical framework for communicating with different personality types without it feeling forced ---- Tired of prospects ghosting you after your first conversation? Grab my FREE 5-day email course at https://thefollowupfix.net/ and learn the five relationship-killing mistakes that are costing you sales (and how to fix them without being pushy). About the Show The #MeetCoolPeople Podcast is where founders, creators, and entrepreneurs share real stories about building businesses that matter. Hosted by Ely Delaney, each episode goes past surface-level advice to uncover the mindset shifts, failures, and frameworks that separate people who talk about success from people who actually build it.

    19 min
  6. MCP129: Nobody Remembers Your Logo, But They Remember How You Made Them Feel w/ Elise Bay

    May 6

    MCP129: Nobody Remembers Your Logo, But They Remember How You Made Them Feel w/ Elise Bay

    Most founders reach a point where something feels off. The message isn't landing. The deals aren't closing. The brand feels like it belongs to someone else. So they do what seems logical. They call a designer and ask for a rebrand. Elise Bay says that's almost always the wrong move. Elise is a brand strategist who works with established founders who have outgrown where they started. She helps them find the disconnect between who they are and how they're showing up. Not by overhauling everything, but by going back to the thing that got them here in the first place. Elise and I connected not too long ago and hit it off right away. She's the kind of person who asks the questions most brand people skip. And this conversation covers a lot of ground that I think a lot of founders need to hear. Key Takeaways Why the urge to rebrand is usually a symptom, not the actual problemHow borrowed words from competitors quietly kill your brand's connection with the right clientsWhat emotional intelligence has to do with branding (and why most brand people skip it)The two red flags that signal a brand is starting to break down inside a growing teamWhy "who do you want to be a hero to?" might be the most important question a founder can ask Listen If You... Have been in business a few years and feel like your brand no longer sounds like youHave hired agencies, rewritten your messaging, and still can't figure out why it's not connectingAre scaling your team and starting to notice that marketing and sales aren't on the same page Connect with Elise Find Elise on LinkedIn, where she shares her thinking on brand strategy for founders. https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisebay/ ---- Tired of prospects ghosting you after your first conversation? Grab my FREE 5-day email course at https://thefollowupfix.net/ and learn the five relationship-killing mistakes that are costing you sales (and how to fix them without being pushy). About the Show #MeetCoolPeople is where founders, creators, and entrepreneurs share real stories about building businesses that matter. Hosted by Ely Delaney, each episode goes past surface-level advice to uncover the mindset shifts, failures, and frameworks that separate people who talk about success from people who actually build it.

    29 min
  7. MCP128: Your Voice Is Your Book's Most Valuable Asset, Not Your Expertise w/ Bonnie Daneker

    Apr 29

    MCP128: Your Voice Is Your Book's Most Valuable Asset, Not Your Expertise w/ Bonnie Daneker

    Most people who want to write a book start with the wrong question. They ask, "How do I write this?" when the real question is, "Have I done the work that makes writing it possible?" I sat down with Bonnie Daneker, a book coach and publisher who has guided more than 120 authors through the process of getting their stories out of their heads and into print. She has been doing this for over 20 years. She knows where people get stuck, what separates a book that lands from one that quietly disappears, and why working with the right publisher changes everything. This is a conversation worth your time if you have ever thought about writing a book and felt like you didn't know where to start. Key Takeaways The Rule of 12: Bonnie's framework for nonfiction authors, and why starting with 12 core ideas makes the writing process far less overwhelmingWhy your voice is the one thing AI can't replicate, and how to protect it throughout the writing and publishing processWhat to look for when evaluating a publisher, including the questions most first-time authors never think to askHow to know if a publisher is actually the right fit for your genre before you sign anythingWhy a crappy first draft is not just acceptable, it's the starting point every good book needs Listen If You... Have a book idea you haven't started because you don't know how to organize your thinkingAre in the middle of the publishing process and feeling unsure whether you have the right people around youAre an entrepreneur, coach, or consultant who wants to use a book to establish credibility and grow your business Connect with Bonnie Reach out to Bonnie directly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniedaneker/ Tired of prospects ghosting you after your first conversation? Grab my FREE 5-day email course at https://thefollowupfix.net/ and learn the five relationship-killing mistakes that are costing you sales (and how to fix them without being pushy). About the Show #MeetCoolPeople is where founders, creators, and entrepreneurs share real stories about building businesses that matter. Hosted by Ely Delaney, each episode goes past surface-level advice to uncover the mindset shifts, failures, and frameworks that separate people who talk about success from people who actually build it.

    30 min
  8. MCP127: What Would Happen If You Actually Called the D*mn Leads? w/ Drewbie Wilson

    Apr 22

    MCP127: What Would Happen If You Actually Called the D*mn Leads? w/ Drewbie Wilson

    I have known Drewbie Wilson for about four or five years now. We met through a group, and honestly the first thing that stood out about him was how easy he was to talk to. At an event once, I was going through a rough stretch and he just took a few minutes to sit with me and have a real conversation. That stuck. He wrote a book called Crushing the Day Before It Crushes You. He went from tech support to C-Suite at a multimillion dollar consulting company. And he built his entire brand around one phrase: Call the Damn Leads. This conversation was a lot of fun. Drewbie is one of those guys who has actually lived the stuff he teaches, and his audience has watched him do it in real time since 2017. We got into his origin story, how he built a lead generation system out of pure frustration, how he walked away from multi-six-figure residuals to start over, and why he still picks up the phone every single day. We also talked about memes. Yes, memes. And you’re going to want to hear that part. Key Takeaways Why most phone reluctance comes down to one of two things, and what to do about each oneHow Drewbie tracked more than a million dollars in commissions back to memes he sent in follow-up sequencesThe math that makes every call worth money, whether you close or notWhy “calling the damn leads” has nothing to do with cold calling and everything to do with doing the workHow to figure out your prospect’s preferred communication channel, and why forcing someone to get on a phone can kill the deal Listen If You... Avoid picking up the phone and know it’s costing you salesHave leads sitting in your CRM that you haven’t followed up on in weeksWant a real conversation about what follow-up actually looks like across email, text, DMs, and the phone Connect with Drewbie Tag @callthedamnleads on any platform when you share this episode and he will personally follow up with you. He’ll also send you one of his books for free in PDF if you do it. Visit: https://callthedamnleads.com Tired of prospects ghosting you after your first conversation? Grab my FREE 5-day email course at https://thefollowupfix.net/ and learn the five relationship-killing mistakes that are costing you sales (and how to fix them without being pushy). About the Show #MeetCoolPeople is where founders, creators, and entrepreneurs share real stories about building businesses that matter. Hosted by Ely Delaney, each episode goes past surface-level advice to uncover the mindset shifts, failures, and frameworks that separate people who talk about success from people who actually build it.

    44 min
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We have this amazing technology that keeps us closer than we've ever been yet we're less connected than ever and have become slaves to our technology.  The same technology that was meant to be a tool to help us make life easier and be closer. The #MeetCoolPeople Movement is to change that.  It's a reminder to put the phone down and pay attention to the people you're with right now. It's a reminder that social media is there to connect and add value to the people of the world. Use it to Promote what you love, not bash what you don't. It's a reminder to use that technology to reach out to someone that you can help and be there for them. Find out what they need right now and use your vast network to help make their day better. It’s a reminder to thank someone for helping you out. It’s a reminder to introduce someone you meet to someone you know can help them. And it's a reminder that we can grow to amazing successes but not alone. It requires the help of others.  So surround yourself with people that make you better and make it your mission to #MeetCoolPeople! Thank you again for helping spread the word and have an amazing day!

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  • Creator
    Ely Delaney
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    135
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Purple Knight Marketing
  • Show Website
    #MeetCoolPeople