I recently attended the
Money, Wealth and Business Conference in Johannesburg where I spoke in front of
1800 people. I was fortunate to have
shared the stage with some incredible entrepreneurs, along with a couple of
billionaires. What a phenomenal experience
it was.
But, let me start at
the beginning of my incredible journey. At
the beginning of 2017 I had decided that if I wanted to up my game, stand out
from the rest and take my business to the next level I needed help. I approached Toni Baptista
from TAB Promotions, PR & Marketing
to help me with my personal brand, marketing and PR. She immediately understood what I wanted to
achieve and was happy to take me on as a client. I could see that she knew what she was
talking about and that she had worked with some high calibre people.
I had never heard of JT
Foxx or his organisation before, until Toni started talking about him and his
coaching program. She suggested that I
attend his next event in Durban if I really wanted to up my game. Toni always speaks so highly of JT, that when
she told me he was coming to Durban in May and had taken the liberty of signing
me up for the event, I started getting excited about meeting him.
By the time May arrived
we had set all the ground work for my personal brand, with a new website, new
logos, social media etc. We set up a
professional photoshoot, coordinated by Toni, who insisted that I wear a suit
and tie, which I was not use to wearing in the first place. She took one look at my tie and said, “you
need a JT Foxx tie and when you meet him, he is going to tell you the same
thing”. At the time, I didn’t understand
what she was going on about or what was wrong with my Woolworths tie, lol.
The day finally came
and I attended my first JT Foxx event. I
was completely blown away and when the man himself came up on stage, I finally
got to see the game changer. He gave
great insight into marketing, branding, relationships and coaching. I learnt a lot about keynote speaking and all
this at a FREE event, I was truly WOWWWED.
If this was what you learnt at a free event, then I wanted in on the
coaching and mentoring program. I didn’t
hesitate to sign up and as it turns out, it was the best decision I could have
made.
I got assigned a coach
who helped me prepare my speech for the event I was attending in JHB in
August. I was going to be speaking in
front of a very large crowd of people which I was quite nervous yet excited
about. This whole experience has been
surreal but amazing to say the least.
I flew to JHB for the
event and again I was completely blown away with this whole experience and the
calibre of people I was networking with.
When I was back stage with JT he took one look at me and said, “Dude,
where did you get that tie from? Did you
go shopping at Woolworths and decide you’d just pick out one of their cheap
ties and throw it in with your grocery shopping?”. I landed up buying a JT Foxx tie and I could
just hear “I told you so”. Ok I got it,
always dress for success.
If you want to get
miles ahead of the rest, branding and positioning is the key to any business. Being
part of the JT Foxx organisation can certainly put you onto a level you would never
have dreamt of, it certainly has been a game changer for me.
Not only did I get a
peck on the cheek from one of South Africa’s most successful business women,
Jenna Clifford but I also had the great honour of meeting Nelson Mandela’s
grandson Ndaba Mandela, Patric Motsepe, Hugh Hilton and many other successful entrepreneurs
Since the beginning of
the year my business has quadrupled.
With Toni applying the knowledge that she learnt from JT Foxx about marketing
and branding, along with the PR campaigns and now the coaching and speaking on
stage my business has done a 360 turn around.
Results certainly don’t lie!
I am excited about the
next couple of months coaching, the Family Reunion in the USA where I will
again be up on stage speaking and in December going to JT’s house in Thailand
and having that one on one interaction with him.
Branding, Marketing,
Relationships and Coaching are the game changers which many people neglect
along with speed of implementation. If
you want things to change, YOU have to take massive action. I have and I am seeing the results, what’s
your excuse?
Remember, who you
surround yourself with, is who you become.
