Cliff Weitzman is the CEO + Founder of Speechify, a text to speech mobile & desktop app.   Topics : Lifestyle changes due to the Pandemic Self coaching himself to believe he could do anything he put his mind towards Visualizing his future self Valuing people that can help complete thoughts Listening to 100+ audio books per year The benefits of listening & learning : Get through material faster & retain it better Best way to increase memory : stories Listening to books at 3.5x the speed Developing Speechify in college to solve his only problem It takes just as much effort to build a huge business as it does to build a small one Importance of building a business that creates value & impact Impact AirPods have on the audio industry / where the industry is headed Using Speechify customer data to recommend pieces relevant to them Struggling to sleep because of the excitement he has for his work Surrounded by a 5 person executive team & 36 full-time employees Setting long-term goals & having his team tell him what he needs to unblock to get there Speechify offering 30 different languages / voices with celebrity voices to come next Tricks to stay focused while listening intensely Daily routines : Count macros, live with people that are more motivated than you, Value in sending cold emails / DM’s Best ways to regain motivation : Calling his family or listening to Awaken The Giant Within by Tony Robbins Area of his life he needs to put more effort into : Music First step to reaching your inner potential : Listen to two audio books per month Challenge for the listener : Write down 30 goals you have for your life & collapse them into 3 folders Attributing a large portion of his success to being sober his entire life   Connect with Cliff! Instagram : @CliffWeitzman Book recommendations Check out Speechify! Website : Speechify.com   Sign up for my new Bearded Wisdom Newsletter! You wanna help blow this podcast up? GREAT! Here’s how: Leave a 5 star review on the podcast app with your hot take of the show Share out the episode on your IG story tagging me @Bobbbaaaay —- Follow The Bearded Man! Instagram : @Bobbbaaaay YouTube : @BobbyHobert Twitter : @Bobbbaaaay Website : ItsTheBeardedMan.com