What if your biggest failure turned into the moment that defined your legacy?

In this episode of the Legacy Podcast, host Paul Dio sits down with Joel Steele, entrepreneur, speaker, and author of LifeSwitch. From restaurant collapse to financial success, Joel shares how flipping his "life switch" transformed his mindset, purpose, and trajectory. Now, through his book and mission, he's helping others find the power within themselves to do the same.

Joel unpacks the turning points that shaped him from navigating debt to redefining fulfillment beyond financial wins. He dives into how tuning into your emotions, building physical discipline, and reigniting purpose are the real keys to building a meaningful legacy. Whether you're stuck in the dark or already chasing the next mountain, this episode will challenge and inspire you to live life "on" with clarity, energy, and conviction.

00:01:00 – Joel's sports icons and the pursuit of greatness

00:03:00 – Why he wrote LifeSwitch despite business success

00:06:30 – The metaphor of flipping your life switch and finding clarity

00:09:45 – LifeSwitch moments: failure, debt, and reinvention

00:13:30 – Transitioning from restaurant failure to financial services

00:16:30 – How fitness helped him manage stress, anxiety, and focus

00:18:30 – Building peace of mind for clients, not just portfolios

00:20:00 – Why passion and purpose matter more than profit

00:21:30 – Committing to a $1M charitable donation through book sales

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What happens when you mix analytical rigor with an everyday product like a mattress? You get NapLab, a data-driven review site created by Derek Hales, whose mission is to help people sleep better by eliminating the guesswork behind mattress shopping.

In this episode of the Legacy Podcast, host Paul Dio sits down with Derek to explore how a personal frustration with mattress shopping led to a full-time career in objective sleep product testing. What started as a weekend side project quickly turned into one of the most trusted mattress review platforms online.

Derek walks through his meticulous testing process, the surprising metrics that matter most in choosing a mattress, and how NapLab's data-backed approach differentiates them in an industry that's often dominated by biased affiliate marketing. You'll also hear why he believes sleep is the foundation of health and how helping others rest better is his true legacy.

00:01:00 – How Derek's mattress shopping turned into a review business
00:03:15 – NapLab's testing process and lab setup explained
00:06:45 – Staying unbiased in a biased, money-driven review world
00:08:40 – How they use data to validate and score mattress quality
00:10:30 – The 3 most important questions when choosing a mattress
00:12:00 – Industry trends NapLab is influencing through objective testing
00:13:45 – How often people replace mattresses and lifecycle decisions
00:15:00 – Managing couples with different sleep preferences
00:17:00 – Why past mattress experience matters in future recommendations
00:18:00 – Derek's motivation: helping people rest, restore, and heal
00:19:35 – Where to learn more and get a personalized recommendation

🌐 Website: https://naplab.com
📄 Personalized Mattress Recommendation: naplab.com/recommendation (24-hr response)

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Is cold email dead? Not even close you're just doing it wrong. In this episode of the Legacy Podcast, host Paul Dio speaks with Adam Rosen, founder and CEO of Email Outreach Company (EOC), a service helping startups and businesses scale their outreach through strategic, professional cold email.

From landing Fortune 500 clients like Amazon and Bank of America to getting replies from Mark Cuban and Ajay Banga, Adam shares real stories that prove email is still one of the most powerful tools in business if you know how to use it.

He breaks down what's changed (and what hasn't) in the email landscape, especially after the crackdown by Google and Microsoft on poor practices. You'll learn why most emails go ignored, what really makes the best open rates, and how to write with the kind of care that earns time on someone's calendar not a spot in the spam folder.

Whether you're in B2B sales, lead generation, or trying to build partnerships from scratch, Adam delivers a crash course on doing cold email the right way built on value, credibility, and deep customer understanding.

00:01:07 – How Adam stumbled into email and turned it into a business
00:02:45 – Cold emailing Mark Cuban and getting replies from execs
00:04:00 – Why most outreach fails due to poor offer articulation
00:06:15 – How to research and write for high-level prospects
00:09:00 – Professionalism in outreach and how to stand out
00:10:50 – Why Adam stuck with email despite newer channels
00:12:15 – How AI is accelerating the pace of change in cold email
00:13:30 – Outdated tactics and what no longer works in 2024
00:15:00 – Managing hundreds of inboxes with new tech
00:16:50 – Where to learn more and sign up for Adam's newsletter

🌐 Website: https://eocworks.com
📩 Email: adam@eocworks.com
📰 Newsletter: Cold Email Tips & Strategy (Free Signup)

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