Summary In today’s episode, I am joined by Mark Drager! Mark, AKA “The Badass Brand Architect”, is a 5th generation entrepreneur who helps other entrepreneurs with B2B businesses sell more, faster, and easier. Mark launched his creative agency in 2006 at the age of 23 and then spent 15+ years building it into a multi-million-dollar business. After 2000+ projects, for 300+ clients, across 29 different industries Mark became burnt out… This led Mark to start his latest venture, SalesLoop, Mark now focuses less on “growth at all costs” and more on doing badass work with ambitious people. Mark’s also the host of The Mark Drager Show, a podcast for entrepreneurs. Every week Mark has eyebrow raising conversations with total badasses, sharing untold stories, advice, and hard lessons learned from the most thought-provoking entrepreneurs and creatives.   Key Points: • Setting boundaries is crucial in relationships and professional settings, to establish healthy dynamics. • The stories we tell ourselves can often lead to unnecessary drama and conflict. • In business and personal relationships, focusing on the facts and avoiding assumptions can lead to better understanding and communication. • Pruning unnecessary information and amplifying what truly matters leads to greater impact. • Creating opportunities for others can be a powerful way to add value to their lives. • The value of expressing one's current beliefs while being open to learning and understanding different perspectives.   Best Quotes: 42:50 - 42:55 • "If you're not willing to put something on the line, why would anyone buy into you?" 58:38 - 58:44 • "There's no better way to have success in this world than to do so with the people you love the most." 01:08:36 - 01:08:43 • "It's okay that it's only right now and it's okay that I wanna learn why you might disagree and how you might change my opinion there." 01:08:58 - 01:09:05 • "I have had some of the best conversations of my life with this individual because we both respect each other." 01:10:44 - 01:10:49 • "I fell in love with their work and I just kind of wanted to talk about the book, the work." 01:13:15 - 01:13:19 • "It's part of our growth trajectory. It's part of our network, it's part of our makeup." 01:16:09 - 01:16:19 • "If it doesn't rise to the top, like, if I don't allow everyone else to curate for me what's quote unquote good or bad, yeah, it means I listen to like a lot of top 40."