Mindset of a Millionaire w/ Shaahin Cheyenne

On Episode 7 of Season 8 Robert is joined by Shaahin Cheyenne. Born in Iran, Shaahin Cheyene is an award winning entrepreneur, writer and filmmaker currently based in Los Angeles, California. In the early 1990's while still in his teens, Cheyenne spearheaded the “Smart Drug Movement” by inventing and branding the original Herbal Ecstacy and over 200 other award-winning products. During the conversation the two share a wealth of information about how to generate income in the modern internet age, and the mindset behind success as a CEO + much more.

 

Find Shaahin: https://www.instagram.com/hackandgrowrich/

 

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Show Notes:

3:21- Cheyenne is an accomplished entrepreneur, specializing in Amazon sales. He runs www.fbasellercourse.com.

 

5:02- “Anybody can now start an Amazon business, and run it basically while they’re on vacation.” (Cheyenne)

 

6:58- Any business you get into will have its problems, the role of the entrepreneur is solving those problems. 

 

8:20- Cheyenne and his family migrated from Iran to the United States in the late 1970’s. His father worked at a pizza shop and dry cleaning business for nearly thirty years to support the family. 

 

10:12- Cheyenne is a mentor at The Founder Institute, led by Adeo Ressi. 

 

11:15- It is not an easy or cheap to train employees. 

 

13:06- ‘Hack And Grow Rich’ is Cheyenne’s podcast that talks about unconventional hacks for making money. 

 

14:00- ‘Billion’ is the book Cheyenne wrote about his rise to ultra success in the herbal ecstasy market. 

 

15:07- “We’re really heavily investing in our inventory to make sure the we are ready for any kind of viral moment.” (Patton)

 

15:56- Cheyenne is excited to try SHEATH during his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training. 

 

17:50- The herbal ecstasy pill was a combination of herbs that would mimic the effects of synthetic ecstasy. 

 

18:20- Cheyenne was responsible for the technology of vape pens  and had the first public vape company.

 

20:00-“I put all my eggs in the Amazon basket.” (Cheyenne)

 

22:35- Cheyenne is very weary of drop-shipping. 

 

26:10- Finding the best people at what they do, paying them fairly and having them produce results are some strong points that Cheyenne believes in.

 

29:50- You can’t give up on your brilliant ideas, Patton knew he wouldn’t quit with SHEATH. 

 

31:00- Cheyenne experienced bullying and racism growing up in Los Angeles, eventually he learned how to fight and didn’t back down when challenged. 

 

34:00- “If you’re down, you don’t inspire the people around you.” (Cheyenne)

 

36:50- The two commonalities of successful people are performance and network. 

 

39:30- Cheyenne isn’t personal friends with Jeff Bezos, but they have emailed in the past.

 

41:25- “We have over twenty thousand five star reviews and we have sold over a quarter million pairs.” (Patton)

 

43:05- Ironically, people can be afraid of failure and success. 

 

45:45- Patton believes in the power of tattooing what you’re committed and most passionate about. 

 

48:30- The harder you work, the more likely you’re going to encounter a lucky situation. 

 

49:29- “There’s gonna be no dinner if you’re not cooking anything.” (Cheyenne)

 

51:07- Cheyenne is a high school dropout. 

 

52:49- Booking people as guests on other podcasts is one of Cheyenne’s specialities, he helps run www.podcastcola.com. 

 

55:15- One of the great forms of influence is authority. 

 

57:45- The longevity of podcasting is timeless. 

 

1:00:30- Cheyenne was determined and fearless about getting herbal ecstasy into the nightclub scene. 

 

1:04:20- Patton and Cheyenne are both fans of Onnit. 

 

1:05:16- Having these other competitors with us, it validates our proof of concept.” (Patton)