optometrist, right? I had no email database and no social media following.
I had no email database and no social media following. I was balancing other commitments. I had family, a young family, as well. Just literally started from scratch. And so everyone I share with you is coming from my own experience that I've learned from my mentors, from my own mistakes and also from a pass-down to my clients as well.
Now, over the last couple of years I've spoken to over 1000 coaches at my live events. I have also been mentored and role modelled by some of the biggest names in industry. Tony Robbins. I've done a lot of [inaudible 00:36:01] work. Grant Cardone. I've spent time with Ty Lopez, who's an internet online marketer that makes over $100,000 per day.
And I've always had ... Earlier this year, I had some private dealings with John Travolta and also van Damme as well. And over the last couple of years, I spent a lot of time with my childhood mentor. I grew up really idolizing this man, Arnold Schwarzenegger. I Was born in the eighties and in the eighties and the nineties, Arnold was everything.
And so, through my journey, it's surreal sharing this with you. I just networked with the right people and I ended up being invited to his private parties at his mansion in Brentwood, LA. I've been to his house now. I spent time with him, with his close circle of friends.
You're going to learn the tools that allowed me to build a sustainable online business, but also to really change my social circle as well. Most importantly though, the biggest achievement to date is not my family, who I love dearly, my kids, but it's my wife, Penny. I've been with her for 16 years and ... You see, I know this may be a little bit hard or challenging for some of