The Journey from Child Star to Public Speaking : A Story of Passion, Resilience, and Reinvention with Sean Tyler Foley

In today’s episode, Jeff interviews Tyler Foley. Tyler started performing on stage at 6 years old and fell in love with the stage from that moment on. He then went on to appear on TV, in movies, and on stage. Tyler decided to retire from acting in his twenties and went back to college to prepare for the next chapters of his life. His journey from there led him starting a business, to keynotes, to currently making money in his sleep. 

Tyler and Jeff discuss:  

1. Tyler shares his story: Child actor at 6 years old, retired at 25. 
2. Went back to college, got an engineering discipline in photogrammetry.
3. After college, started a business & his business partner passed away 3 years.
4. Safety manager for a year for a friend and this led to meeting several executives.
5. Gave a keynote on safety procedures and made a month's salary in 1 day. 
6. Side hustle took off as the 1 year contract was ending. 
7. 8 years later the company has multiple offerings and a great team. 
8. Tyler shares how he found his way to coaching executives.
9. How to find your secret weapon: what you were meant to do.
10. Goal: Help speakers give their best presentations using the art of connections and storytelling.
11. Multiple streams of income - passive income. 

Fast Five Questions:

1. If you woke up and your business was gone, you have $500, a laptop, a place to live, and food, what would you do first? “First thing I would do is reach out to my network.”
2. What is the biggest mistake that you have made in business? “Not having directors' insurance in place.”
3. What is a book that you would recommend? “Compound Effect" by Darren Hardy, "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz” and “The fool's progress by Edward Abbey.”
4. What is a tool that you use everyday that you would recommend? “Jasper (AI).” 
5. What is your definition of freedom? “When you can wake up and go to sleep on the same day with the same calm that has lasted throughout.”
6. What is the best way to contact you? “My website seantylerfoley.com ; free PDF of his book “The power to speak naked” and access to “The drop the mic” series and access to facebook group with Tuesday lives. 

Jeff spent the early part of his career working for others. Jeff had started 5 businesses that failed before he had his first success. Since that time he has learned the principles of a successful business and has been able to build and grow multiple seven-figure businesses. Jeff lives in the Austin area and is actively working in his community and supporting the growth of small businesses. He is a board member of the Incubator.Edu program at Vista Ridge High School and is on the board of directors of the Leander Educational Excellence Foundation

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