Know Pain, Know Gain

After graduating with a degree in engineering, Sam worked as a project manager in a civil engineering firm in Sonama, California, his hometown. In 2014, he pursued his passion in cannabis industry and after a short one year he founded Sonoma Cannabis Company. Listen to his thrilling story at https://www.JayRooke.com/010 Check out my website: https://jayrooke.com/   Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TribeCreator/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrooke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayRooke

Damien Rufus, is a highly sought-after digital strategist known for his ferocious hustle that produced $4.7 million in gross sales in 2017 for tenacious startups and small businesses using his custom-built automated marketing systems. The former school teacher is also the CEO of multiple booming businesses and non profits. Listen as he share's his real-life stories that have brought him success at http://www.jayrooke.com/009 Check out my website: https://jayrooke.com/   Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TribeCreator/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrooke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayRooke

Robert Mandel is a Sonoma resident, successful vineyard owner and retired telecommunications, technology sales and management executive with more than 30 years of experience. As a record promoter with Epic Records in the 1970s, Mandel also promoted the single “Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl)” by Looking Glass to be a No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Cash Box Top 100 charts. Two years later it served as the inspiration for Barry Manilow’s classic “Mandy.” Listen more at http://www.jayrooke.com/008 Check out my website: https://jayrooke.com/   Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TribeCreator/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrooke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayRooke

Northern California-based estate planning attorney took the ride of his life when he entered the world of professional sports franchisee owner and CEO. Listen to his crazy, inspiring and cautionary tale. Listen and learn more of his journey at http://www.jayrooke.com/007 Check out my website: https://jayrooke.com/   Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TribeCreator/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrooke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayRooke

New York Times Best Selling Author, Ben Lindbergh, joins Jay Rooke to discuss his time in Sonoma working and writing about the Sonoma Stompers, working under alongside stats guru Nate Silver, and his work at multi-media startup The Ringer where he covers pop culture, baseball and video games. Learn more at http://www.jayrooke.com/006 Check out my website: https://jayrooke.com/   Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TribeCreator/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrooke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayRooke

Theo Fightmaster, first General Manager in Sonoma Stompers team history, who helped the team garner national acclaim with progressive and inclusive practices. The Stompers were the subject of the 2016 New York Times best-selling book, and were recognized three separate occasions by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. Learn more at http://www.jayrooke.com/005 Check out my website: https://jayrooke.com/   Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TribeCreator/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrooke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayRooke

Sondra Bernstein’s The Girl & The Fig is the most popular restaurant in Sonoma’s Wine Country, serving more than 10,000 people a year. Bernstein is also a true community celebrity, though she has eschewed the spotlight for her work desk, charity efforts with the Fig Foundation. Learn more at http://www.jayrooke.com/004 Check out my website: https://jayrooke.com/   Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TribeCreator/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrooke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayRooke

Kim Sutton, a Digital Marketing & Launch Strategist and founder of Positive Productivity, which seeks to empower entrepreneurs in the areas of self-care, systems and support, shares some of what makes her an internet sensation with more than 50,000 followers on social media. Learn more at http://www.jayrooke.com/003 Check out my website: https://jayrooke.com/   Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TribeCreator/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrooke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayRooke

Mark Kaye, a Florida based showman, influencer and entrepreneur, knows that every business is show business. The professional broadcaster and social media star has hosted several of his own daily radio programs, and in 2001 he won some important awards, but it was so long ago that nobody cares anymore. He recently put them in the attic. Learn more at http://www.jayrooke.com/002 Check out my website: https://jayrooke.com/   Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TribeCreator/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrooke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayRooke

Bryan Wilson, better known as The Texas Law Hawk, is a Dallas-based defense attorney who’s broken the mold of attorney marketing and then set it on fire, and sent it into space with Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch. We’re exaggerating a bit, but his viral YouTube commercials have landed him a ton of business, and the staring role in a Taco Bell Super Bowl ad. Learn more at http://www.jayrooke.com/001 Check out my website: https://jayrooke.com/   Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TribeCreator/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrooke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayRooke

In this kick-off episode, Jay shares the theme and premise of Know Pain, Know Gain and talks a little bit about his background growing up in Springfield, MA to moving to the west coast and finding himself in wine country. Highlights include walking away from a career as an attorney for the City of New York, owning a failing business and what it’s like to work as a business coach. Welcome to this rabbit hole of a podcast, if you like the episodes, please share it with your friends and leave a review! Learn more at http://www.jayrooke.com/000 Check out my website: https://jayrooke.com/   Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TribeCreator/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrooke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayRooke