The Dillon England Show

Dillon England
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My mission is to provide my listeners with authentic conversations with interesting people, covering a wide range of topics from personal growth, entrepreneurship and lifestyle improvement, all while keeping it entertaining and informative. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dillon-england-show--6370921/support.

  1. APR 10

    He Did 1,200 Guest Appearances, Then He Turned It Into a Business | Mike C-Roc

    At 40, Mike “C-Roc” Ciorrocco had everything most people chase. He went on a self-discovery journey, started surrounding himself with mentors who had what he wanted, and made one commitment: getting on podcasts to build relationships, and eventually- see where it leads. What it led to was over 2,000 podcast appearances, a top-tier booking agency called That1 Agency, a WhatsApp community of 600+ operators and founders, and a philosophy around performance, proximity, and getting out of your own way. We covered: → Why 95-99% of your time in early business should go toward generating revenue → How to "buy time" from people instead of trying to manage more of your own → The outcome question that tripled their clients in a single month → Why confronting problems fast is the most underrated business skill Mike said he wakes up every morning pretending nobody's ever heard of him, after building one of the top podcast booking firms in North America… what a mindset!! Thank you Mike for hopping on and sharing your story, the dark years, the refunds, the doubt, and the version of yourself that had to shed to get here. Talking with you was a blast! Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:03 - Meet Mike C-Roc: The Man Behind That1 Agency 1:48 - How 200 Podcast Appearances Became a Business 3:23 - 20 Years in Mortgage and Walking Away at 40 5:29 - The Lesson About Confronting Problems Fast 6:30 - What Actually Made That1 Agency Grow So Fast 8:17 - The 15-Minute Call: Where It Came From and Why It Works 11:25 - How to Buy Time Instead of Manage It 14:39 - Revenue First: Why Founders Get This Backwards 16:00 - Finding Your Offer and Raising Your Prices 18:08 - Asking Outcome Questions to Close More Clients 23:53 - Community, Confidence, and Not Scaling Too Early 29:40 - Building Stage Confidence and Manufacturing Celebrity 37:00 - The Most Life-Changing Advice for Young Entrepreneurs 39:08 - Why Podcasting Works (And Why Authenticity Wins) 42:51 - What's Next for Crock and How to Connect Connect with Mike Web: https://that1agency.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-ciorrocco/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dillon-england-show--6370921/support. *Connect with Dillon* https://www.instagram.com/thedillonenglandshow/ https://twitter.com/imdillonengland https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonmengland/ https://www.facebook.com/dillon.england.5 *Sponsor — Broadcast Brew (Low-Acid Coffee)* Order our LOW ACID COFFEE “THE BROADCAST BREW” Thank you to Cool Beans Coffee Brewery for your partnership. https://www.coolbeanscoffeemi.com/product-page/broadcast-brew-low-acid-blend *ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW* Authentic conversations with interesting people across personal growth, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle — direct, faith-forward, Detroit grit. Subscribe for full conversations and weekly clips. Share this with someone on your leadership team. Comment your biggest takeaway.

    48 min

  2. MAR 27

    The CEO Who Built a Cybersecurity Company Without Knowing IT | Matt Loria

    Matt Loria built a top-tier cybersecurity and IT firm without a single tech degree or certification. Back when he and his brother ran a computer recycling business, they went repeatedly through IT providers. It was always the same: things started great, then the service just vanished. When Matt eventually told his brother he was starting his own IT firm, his brother pointed out the obvious.. "You don't know anything about IT." But Matt knew exactly what it looked like when someone did it wrong, and he knew how to fix it. That gap became the foundation for Auxiom. By bringing in a technical co-founder and focusing on the service and culture the industry was missing, he turned the company into a gold standard. Today, Auxiom handles everything from network security to AI readiness for massive, billion-dollar companies. We covered: → Why antivirus software alone leaves your business dangerously exposed → What a cyber attack actually costs after the breach (the rebuilding is worse than the hack) → How AI has supercharged the threat landscape and what the good guys are doing to keep up → Why every executive needs 30-60 minutes a day inside AI tools right now → And why Matt interviews a candidate's spouse before making a major hire One major takeaway: owners can't vision cast for something they don't know exists. That’s why it’s imperative every business owner gets their hands dirty with AI. Thank you Matt for coming to the studio and for sharing your story and expertise. It was a blast talking to you man! *Chapters* 0:00 - Intro & Welcome 1:06 - Meet Matt Loria and Auxiom 7:37 - How Matt Got Into the IT Industry 11:27 - The Gap in the Market That Started It All 12:14 - What Is Managed IT Services? 13:10 - Cybersecurity and Why It Has to Be the Foundation 14:09 - How AI Has Changed the Threat Landscape 16:33 - First Steps for Business Owners to Protect Themselves 18:54 - The Real Cost of a Cyber Attack 24:47 - Entrepreneurship, Failure, and the Mindset of Going Broke 25:47 - Why Marrying the Right Person Changes Everything 30:30 - Who Auxiom Serves and How to Work With Them 31:33 - The BLTnT Podcast Story 35:22 - AI as a Business Tool, Not Just a Shortcut 39:44 - Outro *Connect with Matt* Web: https://auxiom.com/ |  @BLTnTPodcast  LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mattloria Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dillon-england-show--6370921/support. *Connect with Dillon* https://www.instagram.com/thedillonenglandshow/ https://twitter.com/imdillonengland https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonmengland/ https://www.facebook.com/dillon.england.5 *Sponsor — Broadcast Brew (Low-Acid Coffee)* Order our LOW ACID COFFEE “THE BROADCAST BREW” Thank you to Cool Beans Coffee Brewery for your partnership. https://www.coolbeanscoffeemi.com/product-page/broadcast-brew-low-acid-blend *ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW* Authentic conversations with interesting people across personal growth, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle — direct, faith-forward, Detroit grit. Subscribe for full conversations and weekly clips. Share this with someone on your leadership team. Comment your biggest takeaway.

    41 min

  3. MAR 20

    From Mud Hut in Liberia to Coaching Nonprofits Across 3 Countries | Chris Lambert

    Most people who want to change the world start with a cause, not with Chris Lambert, ‘coz he started with a crisis… Chris Lambert, Founder & CEO of Next Level Nonprofit, grew up in a small town in northern Indiana, gave his faith the finger at 16, then spent six years chasing whatever he thought would make him happy, but no, it didn't, then there became a chance encounter at a church service in Australia, and when he came home, he wasn't the same person who'd left. We covered: → How Chris's faith journey, from a small-town kid to a mud hut in Liberia, shaped everything he built after → What Life Remodeled actually did in Detroit and why the Gallup results shocked even him → The $300,000 check that completely rewired how he thinks about fundraising and donor relationships → How Indiana University's 16-0 season explains the one principle that separates great organizations from struggling ones There's a line Chris said that I keep thinking about, that is "Sometimes you just have to take the step forward even if you don't really know where it's going." He's done that more times than most people would be comfortable with, and it's produced something remarkable every single time! Chris, thank you for being so open about the whole journey, not just the wins. The stories you brought into this room were the kind that stay with you. Chapters 0:00 - Introduction & How Chris and Dillon Connected 2:16 - Who Is Chris Lambert? Defining Himself 3:01 - Faith Journey: Growing Up in Small-Town Indiana 4:06 - Walking Away from Faith at 16 4:34 - The Encounter in Australia That Changed Everything 9:21 - Returning to Indiana, Seminary, and the Call to Detroit 11:39 - Living in a Mud Hut in Liberia 13:25 - Moving to Detroit and Starting a Church 14:02 - The Birth of Life Remodeled (2010) 18:43 - What Life Remodeled Actually Does 21:35 - $56 Million, 87,000 Volunteers, and the Gallup Study 26:59 - Writing Next Level Nonprofit and Leaving Life Remodeled 33:07 - Why He Finally Wrote the Book (And Did It in 45 Days) 36:43 - Right People, Right Seats: The IU Football Story 44:00 - The $300,000 Check That Changed His Fundraising Mindset 47:50 - How to Actually Raise Money: Donations vs. Investment 55:06 - Building Capital for a For-Profit Studio: Dillon's Story 57:34 - Final Thoughts and Where to Find Chris Connect with Chris Web: https://www.nextlevelnonprofit.org/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nextlevellambert Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dillon-england-show--6370921/support. *Connect with Dillon* https://www.instagram.com/thedillonenglandshow/ https://twitter.com/imdillonengland https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonmengland/ https://www.facebook.com/dillon.england.5 *Sponsor — Broadcast Brew (Low-Acid Coffee)* Order our LOW ACID COFFEE “THE BROADCAST BREW” Thank you to Cool Beans Coffee Brewery for your partnership. https://www.coolbeanscoffeemi.com/product-page/broadcast-brew-low-acid-blend *ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW* Authentic conversations with interesting people across personal growth, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle — direct, faith-forward, Detroit grit. Subscribe for full conversations and weekly clips. Share this with someone on your leadership team. Comment your biggest takeaway.

    1 hr

  4. MAR 13

    83% of Realtors Don't Make It Five Years. Here's Why. | Donny Samson

    Most people think real estate is easy money. Donny Samson knows better. He got his license at 22, just because a friend did it first and his wife said, "If he can do it, you can." His first two commissions paid for her engagement ring. He was hooked. But building a career is one thing. Building a company is another. When his dad handed him the keys to Samson Properties and made him CEO in 2019, Donny had to learn fast what separates a great realtor from a great leader. Spoiler: it's not the same skillset. He hired the wrong managers. He watched a title company he co-owned spend years digging out from bad hires and broken trust. He navigated a housing crash, a national lawsuit, and a real estate market that has posted record low sales three years in a row.  And he kept going. Today Samson Properties is the number one brokerage in the DMV, with 6,500 agents across 49 offices. They built their own title company. They run on a 100% commission model. And Donny still shows up to teach in a different office every Wednesday. We covered: → Why 83% of realtors don't make it past five years and what brokerages owe them → How the private listings controversy is quietly hurting buyers and sellers → What the NAR lawsuit actually changed (and what it didn't) → Why he'd rather leave a manager seat empty for six months than hire the wrong person → How he thinks about growth without losing what made the company worth growing The thing that stuck with me most from this conversation: Donny never stopped thinking like a realtor. Even as CEO, he's still thinking about the person sitting across the table trying to buy or sell their biggest asset. That perspective is rare. It's also, I think, exactly why Samson keeps growing. Donny, thank you for being so open and for sharing your passion for this industry. I also appreciate you speaking directly about topics that many people in your position might avoid. This one was a blast. *Chapters* 0:00 - Introduction & Teaser 1:00 - Meet Donny Samson 1:42 - Getting Licensed Right Before the 2008 Crash 2:45 - What Samson Properties Is Today 6:21 - How the 100% Commission Model Works 8:26 - Why 83% of Realtors Don't Make It Five Years 10:11 - How to Recruit Your Way Out of a Down Market 10:53 - Growing Up in the Family Business 14:16 - What His Dad Taught Him About Leadership 18:17 - Why Leaders Need Trench Experience First 20:58 - The Private Listings Controversy 28:22 - The NAR Lawsuit and What It Really Changed 37:01 - Will AI Ever Replace Real Estate Agents? 42:56 - The Biggest Mistakes He's Made as CEO 45:31 - Why He'd Rather Leave a Seat Empty Than Hire Wrong 52:16 - Why He's Not Trying to Go National 55:37 - Where to Find Donny and Samson Properties *Connect with Donny* Web: https://samsonproperties.net/ | samson.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/donny-samson-a9abb715a Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dillon-england-show--6370921/support. *Connect with Dillon* https://www.instagram.com/thedillonenglandshow/ https://twitter.com/imdillonengland https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonmengland/ https://www.facebook.com/dillon.england.5 *Sponsor — Broadcast Brew (Low-Acid Coffee)* Order our LOW ACID COFFEE “THE BROADCAST BREW” Thank you to Cool Beans Coffee Brewery for your partnership. https://www.coolbeanscoffeemi.com/product-page/broadcast-brew-low-acid-blend *ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW* Authentic conversations with interesting people across personal growth, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle — direct, faith-forward, Detroit grit. Subscribe for full conversations and weekly clips. Share this with someone on your leadership team. Comment your biggest takeaway.

    57 min

  5. MAR 9

    No One Wants Their Legacy Buried: Herman Moore on Football and Business

    Most people know Herman Moore as the Detroit Lions' greatest wide receiver. The records. The Pro Bowls. What they don't know is what happened after. Herman left the NFL and walked straight into one of the hardest seasons of his life. Business. He lost nearly everything. Got told no by banks, investors, and people who couldn't see past the helmet. He had to rebuild from scratch, in a world that kept boxing him in as just an athlete. He didn't leave. He didn't quit. He stayed in Michigan, bet on himself when no one else would, and eventually built one of the largest Cinnabon franchise operations in the country, owning the entire Michigan market and expanding into Florida. But this conversation goes deeper than franchise wins. Herman talks about the version of himself that almost walked away from football after his rookie year. About the coaching change that broke his trust in the game. About watching his legacy sit in Barry Sanders' shadow for decades and not being sure who gets to tell your story. We covered: → How Herman lost nearly everything in business and what it took to rebuild → What it's really like sharing a legacy with one of the greatest players in NFL history → Why athletes are uniquely vulnerable when they leave sports and how Herman navigated it → The real fear he carries as an entrepreneur that most people would never admit Thank you, Herman, for giving this conversation everything. For being honest about the lows that most people keep private and for showing up with the same energy you brought on every Sunday in the Silver Dome. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dillon-england-show--6370921/support. *Connect with Dillon* https://www.instagram.com/thedillonenglandshow/ https://twitter.com/imdillonengland https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonmengland/ https://www.facebook.com/dillon.england.5 *Sponsor — Broadcast Brew (Low-Acid Coffee)* Order our LOW ACID COFFEE “THE BROADCAST BREW” Thank you to Cool Beans Coffee Brewery for your partnership. https://www.coolbeanscoffeemi.com/product-page/broadcast-brew-low-acid-blend *ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW* Authentic conversations with interesting people across personal growth, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle — direct, faith-forward, Detroit grit. Subscribe for full conversations and weekly clips. Share this with someone on your leadership team. Comment your biggest takeaway.

    1h 14m

  6. FEB 27

    How a 5-Minute Elevator Conversation Led to a Career at Mercedes-Benz | Amy Wang

    Amy Wang spent over 20 years building a career she never planned. She started premed at Michigan State University simply because she liked school — until she realized she couldn’t handle blood. Needing to graduate on time without extra loans, she switched to industrial-organizational psychology, not fully knowing what it was, just that it fit. That uncertainty became a pattern. Not in a reckless way. In a way where the right things kept showing up when she stopped forcing them.  Eventually a friend told her Mercedes-Benz was hiring. She didn't have an HR title at the time. But she had the background, the instinct for building teams, and years of standing up shared services in IT and healthcare. She got the role. Then her boss left. And Amy became Head of HR for Mercedes-Benz North America, overseeing shared services across five countries. We talked about: → How Amy went from premed to Head of HR at Mercedes-Benz through a series of unplanned turns → Why her best career moves were the ones that found her, not the ones she chased → What business owners get wrong about employee culture and why people need to feel like they're on the team Sitting with Amy reminded me that the most interesting careers rarely follow a straight line. Sometimes the best thing you can do is stop gripping the wheel so hard and let the next thing come to you. Amy, thank you for being so open about a career that didn't follow the script. The way you talked about helping people find their strengths and grow into what they're capable of, that energy came through the whole conversation. I'm excited to see what finds you next. Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:03 Blood Draws, Plasma, and Why Amy Left Premed 4:08 Switching to Industrial Organizational Psychology 5:32 The Full Career Journey: From Insurance to Oldsmobile 7:01 Getting Stuck in an Elevator That Changed Everything 8:07 The Wrong Email That Led to Project Management 10:48 Building a Hospital as Employee Number Nine 12:30 How Mercedes-Benz Found Her 16:17 From Shared Services to Head of HR 18:25 Lessons for Entrepreneurs Building Their First Team 24:00 How to Find Someone's Superpower 28:21 Knowing When to Stop and Cut Your Losses 35:36 The One Thing Business Owners Need to Get Right About Culture 39:33 What's Next for Amy and Where to Find Her Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dillon-england-show--6370921/support. *Connect with Dillon* https://www.instagram.com/thedillonenglandshow/ https://twitter.com/imdillonengland https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonmengland/ https://www.facebook.com/dillon.england.5 *Sponsor — Broadcast Brew (Low-Acid Coffee)* Order our LOW ACID COFFEE “THE BROADCAST BREW” Thank you to Cool Beans Coffee Brewery for your partnership. https://www.coolbeanscoffeemi.com/product-page/broadcast-brew-low-acid-blend *ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW* Authentic conversations with interesting people across personal growth, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle — direct, faith-forward, Detroit grit. Subscribe for full conversations and weekly clips. Share this with someone on your leadership team. Comment your biggest takeaway.

    42 min

  7. FEB 20

    He Sold His Company for Millions and It Nearly Broke Him | Wesley Mathews

    Wes Mathews got his first job washing dishes at 12 years old. He built High Level Marketing from nothing into a company doing over $22 million in revenue. And then he sold it. Three years later, Wes started Stealth Consulting with his original partner again—same trust, just a lot more wisdom. This time, he knew exactly who he wanted to work with and wasn't chasing revenue just to chase it. And he says he’s honestly happier than he’s ever been. We talked about: → Why selling a company can be one of the loneliest things an entrepreneur goes through → How to actually plan for life after an exit (not just the financial side) → The pricing mistakes young business owners make and how to fix them → The one question every entrepreneur needs to answer before they start Most people only talk about the win—he talked about the emptiness after. That’s the part more founders need to hear. Thankful for Wes, for driving out in one-degree weather to share the parts of his story most people keep to themselves. The way he opened up about those post-sale years took real courage — and I know it’s going to help more people than he realize. Connect with Wes Web: https://stealthconsulting.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesleymathews/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dillon-england-show--6370921/support. *Connect with Dillon* https://www.instagram.com/thedillonenglandshow/ https://twitter.com/imdillonengland https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonmengland/ https://www.facebook.com/dillon.england.5 *Sponsor — Broadcast Brew (Low-Acid Coffee)* Order our LOW ACID COFFEE “THE BROADCAST BREW” Thank you to Cool Beans Coffee Brewery for your partnership. https://www.coolbeanscoffeemi.com/product-page/broadcast-brew-low-acid-blend *ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW* Authentic conversations with interesting people across personal growth, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle — direct, faith-forward, Detroit grit. Subscribe for full conversations and weekly clips. Share this with someone on your leadership team. Comment your biggest takeaway.

    58 min

  8. FEB 9

    Zero to $500K in Five Weeks With Just Phone Calls | Patrick Gomez

    Patrick Gomez quit his job as a CMO, filed an LLC for a hundred bucks, and sat at his desk thinking clients would just show up. They didn't. He panicked and DM'd 3,000 people on LinkedIn over two days straight. Got five clients. Lost all five almost immediately. That was the beginning. Patrick is a serial entrepreneur who built SiteLyft, a subscription website business, from those early failures. Then he co-founded AntiAgency, a podcast-based lead generation company. And most recently he launched TurboClaim, an AI-powered claims management platform that raised half a million dollars from its own beta users in the first week. He shares: ➤ Why your first clients should never pay you a dollar ➤ How he went from zero to $500K in recurring revenue in five weeks with just cold calls ➤ The case for building a side business before quitting your job Share in the comments below: what's one business idea you've been sitting on that you keep talking yourself out of? 0:00 - Introduction 0:56 - Meeting Patrick and the Miami Event 2:03 - The Reality of Being "Broke" as an Entrepreneur 3:57 - From Professor Dreams to Marketing Career 5:43 - Quitting His Job and Starting an LLC With No Plan 6:39 - DM'ing 3,000 People and Landing First Clients 7:37 - Losing All Five Clients and Starting Over 8:53 - Building SiteLyft as a Subscription Website Business 10:02 - Scaling With Ads and Running Into Growth Problems 10:38 - Starting AntiAgency: Podcasts as Sales Conversations 13:45 - Discovering the Insurance Industry's Paperwork Problem 15:15 - Building TurboClaim With AI and Raising $500K From Beta Users 18:01 - Working With Family: How Avery Became His Sales Lead 19:04 - Zero to One Thinking and Knowing When to Hand Off 20:13 - Shower Epiphany: Insurance for Creators 24:39 - Where AI Is Headed: From Chatbots to Robots in the Home 30:11 - Advice for Young Entrepreneurs 33:16 - Finding Your Niche, Sub-Niche, and the One Problem You Solve 36:32 - Where to Find Patrick and Final Thoughts *Connect with Patrick* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-gomez-7a4305220/ *Connect with Dillon* https://www.instagram.com/thedillonenglandshow/ https://twitter.com/imdillonengland https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonmengland/ https://www.facebook.com/dillon.england.5 *Sponsor — Broadcast Brew (Low-Acid Coffee)* Order our LOW ACID COFFEE “THE BROADCAST BREW” Thank you to Cool Beans Coffee Brewery for your partnership. https://www.coolbeanscoffeemi.com/product-page/broadcast-brew-low-acid-blend *ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW* Authentic conversations with interesting people across personal growth, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle — direct, faith-forward, Detroit grit. Subscribe for full conversations and weekly clips. Share this with someone on your leadership team. Comment your biggest takeaway. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dillon-england-show--6370921/support. *Connect with Dillon* https://www.instagram.com/thedillonenglandshow/ https://twitter.com/imdillonengland https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonmengland/ https://www.facebook.com/dillon.england.5 *Sponsor — Broadcast Brew (Low-Acid Coffee)* Order our LOW ACID COFFEE “THE BROADCAST BREW” Thank you to Cool Beans Coffee Brewery for your partnership. https://www.coolbeanscoffeemi.com/product-page/broadcast-brew-low-acid-blend *ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW* Authentic conversations with interesting people across personal growth, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle — direct, faith-forward, Detroit grit. Subscribe for full conversations and weekly clips. Share this with someone on your leadership team. Comment your biggest takeaway.

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My mission is to provide my listeners with authentic conversations with interesting people, covering a wide range of topics from personal growth, entrepreneurship and lifestyle improvement, all while keeping it entertaining and informative. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dillon-england-show--6370921/support.

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  • Creator
    Dillon England
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    78
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright Dillon England
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