Evan Giokas and CJ Montante from MGM Coaching

Evan Giokas and Carl (CJ) Montante III bring an immeasurable wealth of energy to every room they are in. They are experts in communication, and that's clear from the moment they begin a conversation. This episode of Empire State Entrepreneurs is no exception - the great minds behind MGM Coaching take Dave through a journey of self-discovery and give listeners a chance to evaluate how they communicate, and how to improve interpersonal relationships by simply understanding themselves.

Highlights include:
- Starting as the College Confidence Coach 
- Bad golf and good times
- Networking poorly
- Overcoming the resistance to change
- Utilizing the cognitive profile
- Breaking away from the family business
- Campus Solutions and the entrepreneurial spark
- Original applications for cognation
- The flaws in the varied approaches to personality assessments
- In sync vs In strain
- Understanding who you're not is as important as understanding who you are
- How personal partnerships operate like business partnerships
- The significance of understanding what environment brings out the best in your employees
- What leads to burnout and how to prevent it
- Repeatable, scalable, franchisable
- How to get to the next level - what motivates you to take the next step?
- Give first vs take first
- The art of conversation
- Five gives before an ask
- Creating value in relationships
- Surprising predictors and leadership retreats