Episode 951: What Truly Defines Success? w/ Daven Michaels

Street Cop Podcast

Street Cop Training

Education

4.9 • 933 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Join Dennis Benigno on this episode of the Street Cop Podcast as he welcomes Daven Michaels, a serial entrepreneur and New York Times Bestselling Author. Daven shares his remarkable journey from designing clothing for iconic bands in the 80s to founding 123Employee, a leading outsourcing company. Discover how Daven navigated the worlds of music, entertainment, and business, and learn about the pivotal moments that shaped his entrepreneurial spirit.

In this candid conversation, Daven discusses the lessons he’s passed down to his children, the subjective nature of happiness, and the humility that comes with success. He shares stories from his career, insights into what truly matters in life, and offers invaluable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. Plus, hear about his upcoming community cruise event in Puerto Rico and his passion for helping others achieve their dreams. Tune in for an inspiring episode filled with wisdom and motivation!

Timestamps:

00:00:00:00 - 00:00:48:23 Teaser 00:00:48:23 - 00:02:36:10 Intro 00:02:36:10 - 00:05:44:22 Daven’s background 00:05:44:22 - 00:10:21:05 Growing up 00:10:21:05 - 00:15:47:07 Translating your parent’s lessons to your own children 00:15:47:07 - 00:22:52:11 Raising children & how would Daven’s children rate him as a Dad? 00:22:52:11 - 00:24:54:24 The subjectivity of happiness 00:24:54:24 - 00:25:35:07 Daven’s advice for success 00:25:35:07 - 00:29:53:06 Stories from Daven’s career in entertainment 00:29:53:06 - 00:31:46:02 Humility 00:31:46:02 - 00:35:40:15 Daven’s best and worst business experiences 00:35:40:15 - 00:38:13:23 What matters the most in life to Daven? 00:38:13:23 - 00:38:53:03 Daven’s advice for his younger self 00:38:53:03 - 00:46:27:21 Life for Daven today 00:46:27:21 - 00:47:51:24 Friendship in adversity 00:47:51:24 - 00:50:25:18 Daven’s community cruise event in Puerto Rico 00:50:25:18 - 00:57:36:05 Parental anecdotes 00:57:36:05 - 00:59:17:13 Outro

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0:00.0	I asked my daughter, do you want to be an entrepreneur? She said,
0:02.8	she said, but I see how hard you work. So you have to be careful what you, you know, what you personify to your kids.
0:09.2	You know, if you can take a kid when they're in their 20s and show them how to invest and get them to follow
0:14.3	that discipline, it's like they're going to have so much opportunity.
0:17.8	You know, I measure my life in the amount of love and friends that I have in my life. It's funny in business you know when I
0:24.4	speak from stage for the last decade or so I would say the lifeblood of all business
0:29.3	is money and marketing. I've completely changed that outlook. I totally believe that it all comes down to relationships. I don't know if you're trying you know what you're trying to be a hot
0:44.0	you're training up be a street cop.
0:48.0	Hey guys, welcome this episode of the street cop training
0:50.5	podcast, your host founder and CEO Shri Cup Training.
0:54.0	And today I have with us, a guy I met in some weird circumstances.
0:58.4	It was not at Burning Man, which I would have liked to have been a Burning Man.
1:02.4	It was not at some weird
1:03.7	couples retreat. It's a weird story, but I was introduced to him and then when I
1:08.9	met him he was fantastic and I asked him at some point would you come on the
1:11.9	podcast and he's agreed to
1:13.2	He's got a lot of success and I'll let him explain to you what he's done
1:17.2	But I'm happy to have you on the podcast and I appreciate you being here. Ladies and gentlemen, Davin Michaels
1:22.3	Great to be here.
1:23.0	Thanks so much for having me.
1:26.0	So why don't you give everybody the, I don't know, Reader's Digest version from where you grew up
1:32.0	right on through to where you ended up now.
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