Dr. Finance Live Podcast Episode 20 - John David Mann Interview - Coauthor of The Go-Giver

(Originally aired 8/19/21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7oJaSRkMuM

This is Episode 20 of the Dr. Finance Live Podcast hosted by Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV (aka “Dr. Finance®”). Dr. Criniti interviewed John David Mann, multiple New York Times best selling author and coauthor of The Go-Giver, The Latte Factor, Steal Fear, etc.

John is an award-winning author who just published his first full-length novel Steel Fear (with former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb) in July 2021. His books are published in 35 languages and have sold more than 3 million copies. John coauthored the international bestselling classic The Go-Giver (with Bob Burg), the New York Times bestsellers The Latte Factor (with David Bach), The Red Circle (with Brandon Webb), and Flash Foresight (with Daniel Burrus), and the national bestsellers The Slight Edge (with Jeff Olson), Among Heroes (with Brandon Webb), Out of the Maze (with Spencer Johnson) and Real Leadership (with John Addison). He also ghost-wrote the New York Times bestseller The Answer, by John Assaraf and Murray Smith. He has written for American Executive, CNBC, Financial Times, Forbes.com, Huffington Post, Ivey Business Journal, Leader to Leader, Leadership Excellence, Master Salesmanship, Strategy & Leadership, and Wired.

0:00​​​​​ - 11:17 - Podcast welcome and John's story
11:18 - 17:15 - What role has the struggle played to help John survive and prosper in his life?
17:16 - 23:38 - How many books did you write and what are their names?
23:39 - 47:40 - What does it take to become a New York Times best-selling author? John's strategy of teaming up with great marketers.
47:41 - 48:50 - Why do you write about a variety of different topics? Is there a common ground?
48:51 - 51:03 - Why would someone become a ghost writer when they can use the same energy to write their own books?
51:04 - 54:13 - Why did you decide to switch from being a ghostwriter to a public author?
54:14 - 56:45 - Why do people hire ghostwriters?
56:46 - 1:02:55 - Can you still say that you wrote a book if there is a group of other collaborating authors? Proper usage of coauthor versus author discussion.
1:02:56 - 1:08:51 - Pros and cons of writing solo versus varying degrees of coauthoring a book.
1:08:52 - 1:12:27 - What tips would you give to new authors to help ensure their success?
1:12:28 - 1:14:20 - What is it that attracts you to write so many books with Brandon Webb?
1:14:21 - 1:16:53 - Tell us about the impact that your books have had on others, especially the Go-Giver?
1:16:54 - 1:17:45 - Why should entrepreneurs avoid being a go-taker?
1:17:46 - 1:18:29 - What should we do when we encounter a go-taker?
1:18:30 - 1:20:30 - What is the lesson behind the book Steel Fear? On leadership...
1:20:31 - 1:21:09 - Can 1 book change the world?
1:21:10 - 1:23:45 - What role has networking played in your life?
1:23:46 - 1:27:49 - Is mentoring important? Who are some of your mentors? Bob Proctor and Pindar
1:27:50 - 1:29:32 - What are your favorite financial books? Michael Phillips - 7 Laws of Money, Seth Godin
1:29:33 - 1:33:12 - Do we need money to survive?
1:33:13 - 1:34:26 - Is finance necessary for everyone? Why?
1:34:27 - 1:35:43 - How important is having a purpose in business? What is your purpose?
1:35:44 - 1:38:25 - What would you like to accomplish in the next 10 years or so? Why?
1:38:26 - 1:39:35 - What would you like to be your legacy to this world?
1:39:36 - 1:42:02 - Wrap up thoughts and Outro

Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV (aka “Dr. Finance®”) is the world's leading financial scientist and survivalist. A fifth generation native of Philadelphia, Dr. Criniti is a former finance professor at several universities, a former financial planner, an active investor in diverse marketplaces, an explorer, an international keynote speaker, and has traveled around the world studying various aspects of finance. He is an award winning author of three #1 international best-selling finance books: The Necessity of Finance (2013), The Most Important Lessons in Economics and Finance (2014), and The Survival of the Richest (2016). As a prolific writer, he also frequently contributes articles to Entrepreneur, Medium, and Thrive Global. Dr. Criniti has started a grassroots movement that is changing the way that we think about economics and finance.

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