032: Steve Sims – How To Create World Class Experiences | Why Elon Musk Is A Great Learning Leader

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

Ryan Hawk

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🗓️ 29 June 2015

⏱️ 53 minutes

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032: Steve Sims – How To Create World Class Experiences | Why Elon Musk Is A Great Learning Leader

Steve Sims is one of the coolest people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. He leads a life that most people would love to lead. I am very grateful that John Corcoran introduced Steve to me. This was a fantastic episode where we covered a ton of topics ranging from how Steve creates the best experiences in the world for his clients to how he now is a regular speaker at Harvard! I promise you will love this episode.

Steve Sims is the visionary founder of Bluefish: the world’s first luxury concierge that delivers the highest level of personalized travel, transportation, and cutting-edge entertainment services to corporate executives, celebrities, professional athletes, and other discerning individuals interested in living life to its fullest.

Episode 032: Steve Sims – How To Create World Class Experiences | Why Elon Musk Is A Great Learning Leader

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“Your Imperfections are your perfections.” – Steve Sims

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“Nurture and invest in your relationships, don’t focus on it just being a business relationship. It’s always personal.” – Steve Sims

Some Questions I Ask:

What is the one common characteristic in all successful people?
How did you get started in this profession?
What is the definition of a cool person that you want to hang out with?
How do you related to affluent clientele?
Where does your work ethic stem from?
What is your dream event?
Why is Elon Musk such a great learning leader?
Which individual leader has had the most influence on you?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Why being massively curious is the key to success
About Steve becoming the real life “wizard of oz”
Steve’s experiences with Mike Tyson
About the makeup of a great learning leader like Elon Musk
Why Jayson Gaignard’s attention to detail is so powerful and inspiring
The importance of reaching out to your network constantly
The elements that define a quality life

“Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future.” – John Wooden

Continue Learning

Go To BlueFish: http://thebluefish.com/
Go To Steve’s website: http://www.uglysims.com/
Follow BlueFish on Twitter: @Bluefishgroup

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Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell

Bio From UglySims.com

Just some of the extraordinary experiences that Steve and his Bluefish team have made possible for his A-list clientele include: Visiting the International Space Station, Taking a submarine trip to the Titanic, Becoming James Bond for a weekend in Monte Carlo, Hanging out and jamming with celebrity recording artists, such as Guns & Roses drummer Matt Sorum and playing guitar with ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Taking private cooking lessons with the world’s finest executive chefs, Trekking on a luxury safari in the Amazon & Serengeti, Joining a filmed marine conservation expedition to the Pacific Islands, Heading out on the legendary Sardine Run in Southern Africa, Singing live on stage with legendary rock band Journey, Having Florida Georgia Line sing “Happy Birthday” in a private backstage concert, Meeting and greeting renowned recording artists and celebrities, Enjoying a walk-on role on a hit TV show

In addition, Steve has also:

Launched BLUECause, which has raised over half a million dollars for non-profit organizations – without taking ONE CENT in administrative or any other fees

Been featured in Ivy League publications, including: Forbes, The Wall St. Journal, South China Post and The London Times and over 50 others

Invited to speak regularly at Luxury Clubs, Entrepreneurial Groups & Universities worldwide, and even had the honor to Speak at Harvard – TWICE!

Been featured on over 30 TV shows

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0:00.0	And we get a magazine we flick through the magazine and every ad
0:04.7	it is so perfect the sunset's going down and there's a private jet in the back and
0:09.4	this guy's gorgeous and this woman's gorgeous and that perfectly manicured and they just
0:14.4	freaking woke up and they look perfect.
0:17.2	And we've got desensitized to it and we look at it and we go, huh, we know that's not real.
0:22.3	But then when you do see something that's real that's when it gets you
0:26.1	It's like when you see a car accident on TV and then you see a car accident on the movies
0:30.9	The one on the movie where the car flips three times and then burst into
0:35.6	a ball of flames you go, oh that was lovely special effects. Yet just horrifically when you see two cars
0:41.6	sides swipes themselves on an intersection, it sounds and it moves different
0:47.1	and we react to a different because it's real, it's authentic, it's ugly and that's what I try to drive home get ugly get
0:56.2	comfortable with your imperfections because they are what is giving you that
1:00.7	patina they are the the aged leather look that makes you real
1:05.3	and authentic and I want people to do that and I want people to step away from
1:09.6	the photoshopping texting modern way that is killing the way we communicate with each other.
1:17.0	Our leaders born or are they made. Our host Ryan Hawk believes that leaders can be made through determined, focused work on learning
1:24.9	the art and science behind the makeup of other successful leaders.
1:29.0	Now it's time to inhale knowledge and exhale success.
1:32.3	You're listening to the Learning Leader Show I am Ryan Hawk. Tonight's guests was so great.
1:55.6	One of my favorites, it's Steve Sims. Steve is the founder and CEO of Bluefish Conciers,
2:02.4	which creates amazing,-of-a-kind experiences for its clients, such as going
2:07.5	to Hollywood Award shows, racing Formula One cars, or even going to the International Space Station.
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