01/05/26
STORY
At the start of 2024…
My best friend asked me to join a small mastermind.
Four entrepreneurs.
Monthly meetings.
Accountability and honest conversations.
Since then, here’s what happened:
- Recorded my TEDx (coming out in February!)
- Wrote a book (almost done)
- Launched a podcast
- Featured in Medium, Authority Magazine, and Forbes Founder
- Paid speaking engagements with Johnson & Johnson, RBC, American Bankers Association, and many more
- More consistent content on IG, Facebook, and YouTube
- Hired two team members
- Rebranded my website
- Got married (well, that one wasn’t because of the Mastermind, but still an important highlight of 2025!
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I can tell you this with absolute certainty.
At least half of this would not have happened if it weren’t for this group.
Being surrounded by people who hold you accountable, challenge you, and operate at a high level raises your own standards (fast!).
You want 2026 to be a great year?
Then surround yourself with people who lift you up.
Tie your boat to others who are rising, and eventually, you will rise along with them.
No one builds anything meaningful alone.
With the right people around you…
You’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish in a short period of time.
OBSERVATION
Simply scheduling accountability with another person increases the likelihood of completing a goal to about 95%.
(The American Society for Training and Development, “ASTD Handbook of Measuring and Evaluating Training”, 2010).
STRATEGY
Join an uplifting community or establish accountability with a partner who will challenge you.
Rather than attempting to achieve your 2026 goals on your own…
Create an accountability mechanism that will push you…
In the most positive way…
To achieve more this year.
Rooting for you,
Jay (encouraging you build your team)
Global keynote speaker
Host of the “Unstuck” podcast
Founding member of a powerful accountability mastermind