105 Robert Mallon Bill Watkins Proven Leadership and Business Training
Robert Mallon and Bill Watkins
Jaime Jay welcomes Robert Mallon and Bill Watkins to today’s podcast. Robert and Bill are the founders of The Rusty Lion Academy, a professional training and coaching company that seeks to make a difference in the lives of business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs. Tune in to Robert Mallon Bill Watkins Proven Leadership and Business Training for some amazing insights on business and life!
Seasoned Success Individuals
Bill and Robert have been great friends since 1990s. Bill was a West Point graduate, who grew up in upstate New York. He was a world-class athlete and served as a corporate executive for several years until he founded his own business in 1992. At the age of 57, he won the Men’s National Championship in Bicycling.
Robert is a nationally recognized professional speaker. He’s been a business coach for almost 15 years now. He used to work as a restaurant executive for 27 years until he felt compelled to change his life in 2002. Since then, he’s done over 2,000 full day seminars and keynote speeches. Apart from that, he’s also coached leaders and companies. His experiences helped him develop amazing processes that accelerate the growth and success of leaders and companies.
The Rusty Lion
Bill and Robert founded the Rusty Lion Academy in 2013. The name Rusty Lion was inspired from Bill’s blog post which bore the same title. When you walk up close to a lion, you’d find a lot of scars on that king of the jungle.
There is no doubt in our minds that when we talk about leaders that they will fail.” –Bill Watkins
Robert shares that the best wisdom, the best life lessons, and the best life successes come from those scars. Bill thought that it was very fitting for the goal he set back then. From this concept, they came up with the Academy to help make a difference in the lives of others.
Dealing with Failure
Bill and Robert believe that the best lessons in life and business are achieved through failure. It isn’t that they want leaders to fail catastrophically. They simply accept it as an option.
Every man [lion] has scars, which make us wiser and better.” –Bill Watkins
Bill shares a recent experience he had with some clients, who were very uncomfortable with the possibility of failure in their business venture. They found it difficult to accept. For this, Bill offers some valuable insights on failure.
Listen to the rest of the story of Robert Mallon and Bill Watkins to learn how you can succeed as well. Connect with Robert and Bill and get some valuable coaching on business and life. Remember to let Robert and Bill know you heard about them on Stop Riding the Pine!
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Here are the highlights of my conversation with Robert Mallon and Bill Watkins if you are in a hurry:
- Who are Robert Mallon and Bill Watkins? ([4:30])
- How they came up with The Rusty Lion? ([8:56])
- Importance of coaching? ([13:00])
- Bill and Robert’s weaknesses? ([17:43])
- Free webinar about not screwing your life? ([22:28])
- Figuring out priorities? ([25:58])
- Bill and Robert’s Breakaway Moment? ([28:31])
- Bill and Robert’s piece of advice? ([37:11])
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Meet Jaime Jay – a man who wears many hats, and wears them all admirably. He's a master connector, an entrepreneur extraordinaire, and a published author who knows how to get things done.
Before he found his way to the business world, Jaime served his country as a brave paratrooper in the U.S. Army. But that's just the beginning of his many accomplishments.
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When he's not busy building his empire, you can find him on his beloved Harley Davidson, cruising through the countryside and taking in the invigorating effects of Uitwaaien – a Dutch practice that involves facing the wind to boost health and relieve stress.
He enjoys spending his free time outside building stuff with his wife, Nikita the dog and their two kittens (for now at least) Tommy and Tater.
He is ‘over-the-moon’ happily married to his wonderful wife Sara, his amazing daughter, Jessica, who is serving our country as a United States Army soldier. Jaime and Sara are the proud grand parents of two beautiful little girls.
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