Flynn Cochran's guest appearances

Flynn Cochran

The Impact Entrepreneur

The Property Management Mastermind Show

Get WealthFit!

Christopher Lochhead

Robert Brown

Rod Khleif

Rich Karlgaard

Kara Goldin

Jon Vroman

Steven Kotler

Chris Voss

Kevin Ortner

James Wise

Aaron Marshall

Matt Hoffman

Jessica Turner

Jason Redman

Marie Forleo

OwlTail

Marquee Speaker

If you could learn leadership from a  Navy SEAL, would you? Flynn Cochran is a former Navy SEAL and the Chief Strategy Officer for Echelon Front, a leadership consulting firm where he is a leadership instructor. Flynn uses the consulting models from the books  Extreme Ownership and  Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin to teach individuals and businesses the principles of leadership and how to use them change cultures and lives. Flynn shares about his SEAL training and military career, why he left to go to business school, and what he learned there that has helped him advance in his career. Flynn also chats about some of the clients that the consulting firm has helped using these leadership principles. Flynn shares how these leadership principles are available for anyone, not just business owners, and some lightbulb moments he has shared with civilians he has taught. Flynn is the Marque speaker at the Property Management Mastermind Conference and is also doing a three-hour add on seminar that you won’t want to miss. He speaks about what he plans to teach, who his target audience is, and why attending both of his sessions will be beneficial. There will be hands-on lessons as well and discussions on decentralized command because he believes everyone needs to know their role but be prepared to step in and help anyone on the chain of command. Listen as Flynn shares some of the topics he will touch on during the Property Management Mastermind Conference next month in Las Vegas. If you are planning on going, great, you just got a good overview of her presentation, if you haven’t bought your ticket yet, don’t hesitate they are getting scarce. You don’t want to miss the information that will blow your mind at the conference.   Show Notes [02:46] Flynn, how are you today? [03:10] Flynn introduces himself, his background, and why he took the position at Echelon Front. [05:41] He discusses the two books that Echelon Front uses to teach leadership principles. [08:12] Flynn shares his military career and seal training with us. [11:00] Flynn speaks about going to business school once he left the military. [12:27] Can you tell us more about business school and why you decided to go that route? [14:49] Flynn chats about some big clients that he has helped grow their businesses exponentially. [17:45] What are some lightbulb moments that you have seen when training civilians on these principles? [21:33] Flynn shares what he will be speaking about during his two sessions at PMMCon. [23:15] He details the important leadership mindsets that he will be discussing in his Marque speech. [27:19] Flynn describes the hands-on teaching he will give during the three-hour seminar. [29:44] Do these principles apply to everyone, not just business owners? [31:14] Flynn speaks about decentralized command and how you need to understand your role and how you can support individuals up and down the chain of command. [32:44] Flynn, can you give me one tidbit of what you believe the attendees will get out of the three-hour seminar? [34:33] Flynn, thank you so much for coming on the podcast today.   Links and Resources: Property Management Mastermind Property Management Mastermind Group on Facebook adisarro@sccombank.com (619) 988-6708 (Allison DiSarro from Seacoast Commerce Bank) Seacoast Commerce Bank Insurance Management Group (918) 728 8992 (Derek Scott with Insurance Management Group) zInspector FilterEasy Property Meld Richard Drake  NARPM Southern States Conference National Apartment Association  NARPM Accounting Standards Kevin on LinkedIn   For the Property Management Mastermind Conference information https://pmmcon.com/   For the Business Development Mastermind Seminar  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bbc-business-development-mastermind-tickets-70402370385 Bizdevmastermind.com

If you could learn leadership from a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEALs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Navy SEAL</a>, would you? Flynn Cochran is a former Navy SEAL and the <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/flynncochran" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chief Strategy Officer for Echelon Front</a>, a leadership consulting firm where he is a leadership instructor. Flynn uses the consulting models from the books <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Ownership-U-S-Navy-SEALs-ebook/dp/B00VE4Y0Z2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Extreme Ownership</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dichotomy-Leadership-Balancing-Challenges-Ownership/dp/1250195772" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dichotomy of Leadership</a> by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin to teach individuals and businesses the principles of leadership and how to use them change cultures and lives. Flynn shares about his SEAL training and military career, why he left to go to business school, and what he learned there that has helped him advance in his career. Flynn also chats about some of the clients that the consulting firm has helped using these leadership principles. Flynn shares how these leadership principles are available for anyone, not just business owners, and some lightbulb moments he has shared with civilians he has taught. Flynn is the Marque speaker at the <a href="https://pmmcon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Property Management Mastermind Conference</a> and is also doing a three-hour add on seminar that you won’t want to miss. He speaks about what he plans to teach, who his target audience is, and why attending both of his sessions will be beneficial. There will be hands-on lessons as well and discussions on decentralized command because he believes everyone needs to know their role but be prepared to step in and help anyone on the chain of command. Listen as Flynn shares some of the topics he will touch on during the <a href="https://pmmcon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Property Management Mastermind Conferenc</a>e next month in <a href="https://www.visitlasvegas.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Las Vegas</a>. If you are planning on going, great, you just got a good overview of her presentation, if you haven’t bought your ticket yet, don’t hesitate they are getting scarce. You don’t want to miss the information that will blow your mind at the conference. Show Notes [02:46] Flynn, how are you today? [03:10] Flynn introduces himself, his background, and why he took the position at <a href="https://echelonfront.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Echelon Front</a>. [05:41] He discusses the two books that Echelon Front uses to teach leadership principles. [08:12] Flynn shares his military career and seal training with us. [11:00] Flynn speaks about going to business school once he left the military. [12:27] Can you tell us more about business school and why you decided to go that route? [14:49] Flynn chats about some big clients that he has helped grow their businesses exponentially. [17:45] What are some lightbulb moments that you have seen when training civilians on these principles? [21:33] Flynn shares what he will be speaking about during his two sessions at <a href="https://pmmcon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PMMCon</a>. [23:15] He details the important leadership mindsets that he will be discussing in his Marque speech. [27:19] Flynn describes the hands-on teaching he will give during the three-hour seminar. [29:44] Do these principles apply to everyone, not just business owners? [31:14] Flynn speaks about decentralized command and how you need to understand your role and how you can support individuals up and down the chain of command. [32:44] Flynn, can you give me one tidbit of what you believe the attendees will get out of the three-hour seminar? [34:33] Flynn, thank you so much for coming on the podcast today. Links and Resources: <a href="https://www.propertymanagementmastermind.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Property Management Mastermind</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/PMMastermindGroup/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Property Management Mastermind Group on Facebook</a> adisarro@sccombank.com (619) 988-6708 (Allison DiSarro from Seacoast Commerce Bank) <a href="https://sccombank.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seacoast Commerce Bank</a> <a href="http://imgadvisors.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Insurance Management Group</a> (918) 728 8992 (Derek Scott with Insurance Management Group) <a href="https://www.zinspector.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">zInspector</a> <a href="https://www.filtereasy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FilterEasy</a> <a href="https://www.propertymeld.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Property Meld</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-drake-6912139a/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Drake</a> <a href="https://www.narpm.org/conferences/state-conferences/southern-states-conference/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> NARPM Southern States Conference</a> <a href="https://www.naahq.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Apartment Association</a> <a href="https://www.narpm.org/education/narpm-accounting-standards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> NARPM Accounting Standards</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmortner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kevin on LinkedIn</a> For the Property Management Mastermind Conference information <a href="https://pmmcon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pmmcon.com/</a> For the Business Development Mastermind Seminar <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bbc-business-development-mastermind-tickets-70402370385" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bbc-business-development-mastermind-tickets-70402370385</a> <a href="https://bizdevmastermind.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bizdevmastermind.com</a>

Flynn Cochran - Marquee Speaker at PMMCON 2020

Shakespeare said, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” And our guest, Flynn Cochran, is definitely someone who achieved greatness (although he was born with a great name).   Flynn is a former U.S. Navy SEAL Officer, a former McKinsey &amp; Co. Engagement Manager, and a graduate of Harvard Business School. Today he is the Chief Strategy Officer at Echelon Front, where he shares the exceptional leadership experience and insight he learned from both the SEAL Teams and business world. He had the benefit of experiencing leadership lessons from the likes of Leif Babin and Jocko Willink (a previous guest on the show:  Ep. 25 – Navy SEAL &amp; Leadership Expert Jocko Willink: Taking Extreme Ownership), and he saw the power of Extreme Ownership firsthand.   When I look back at Flynn’s impressive resume, I see a throughline of intensity, from football to ROTC to the Navy SEALS to Harvard to Echelon Front. So I wanted to know, what drives this?   In many ways, it goes back to growing up as the sixth of eight kids. Growing up in a large family taught Flynn two huge lessons: you have to do something exceptional to get attention, be it good or bad, and everything is better as a team.   “Individual achievements are just that – individual. They don’t bring up the rest of the team.”   Think of the business world today, where disengagement is rising and, ultimately, costing industry $500B annually. If that had happened in the SEAL Teams, missions would fail and lives would be lost – but they didn’t show up disengaged because they knew what was at stake.   This is an element missing in business today, as well as in our own individual lives; we don’t have a clear idea of what’s at stake, what matters, and why we should take action on it.   Flynn warns us that it certainly isn’t easy to create an organization where everyone believes in a single, unified Why, but what worth doing is ever easy?   Going back to the idea of team unity, as opposed to the pursuit of individual achievement, is a great place to start. Building meaningful relationships with the people around you will allow you to stay more engaged because you care about how your work impacts them, and the same lesson can be applied to your life at home.   Again, everything is better as a team – and all great teams need an exceptional leader.   “Leaders who take the blinders off take their organizations to heights they haven’t seen, and they realize that their influence, their actions, can have a massive impact on where it goes.”   --     Resources:  Learn more at echelonfront.com Connect with Flynn: Facebook | Twitter  Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win by Jocko Willink &amp; Leif Babin    --   We are brought to you by the Lawton Marketing Group, a full-service advertising and design agency serving companies and entrepreneurs at all levels. They are your one-stop shop for all your website, logo, social media, print, app design and reputable management needs.   Visit LawtonMG.com for more info.   --  The Impact Entrepreneur Show is produced by Podcast Masters

Shakespeare said, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” And our guest, Flynn Cochran, is definitely someone who achieved greatness (although he was born with a great name). Flynn is a former U.S. Navy SEAL Officer, a former McKinsey &amp; Co. Engagement Manager, and a graduate of Harvard Business School. Today he is the Chief Strategy Officer at Echelon Front, where he shares the exceptional leadership experience and insight he learned from both the SEAL Teams and business world. He had the benefit of experiencing leadership lessons from the likes of Leif Babin and Jocko Willink (a previous guest on the show: <a href="https://theimpactentrepreneur.net/podcasts/ep-25-navy-seal-leadership-expert-jocko-willink-taking-extreme-ownership/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ep. 25 – Navy SEAL &amp; Leadership Expert Jocko Willink: Taking Extreme Ownership</a>), and he saw the power of Extreme Ownership firsthand. When I look back at Flynn’s impressive resume, I see a throughline of intensity, from football to ROTC to the Navy SEALS to Harvard to Echelon Front. So I wanted to know, what drives this? In many ways, it goes back to growing up as the sixth of eight kids. Growing up in a large family taught Flynn two huge lessons: you have to do something exceptional to get attention, be it good or bad, and everything is better as a team. “Individual achievements are just that – individual. They don’t bring up the rest of the team.” Think of the business world today, where disengagement is rising and, ultimately, costing industry $500B annually. If that had happened in the SEAL Teams, missions would fail and lives would be lost – but they didn’t show up disengaged because they knew what was at stake. This is an element missing in business today, as well as in our own individual lives; we don’t have a clear idea of what’s at stake, what matters, and why we should take action on it. Flynn warns us that it certainly isn’t easy to create an organization where everyone believes in a single, unified Why, but what worth doing is ever easy? Going back to the idea of team unity, as opposed to the pursuit of individual achievement, is a great place to start. Building meaningful relationships with the people around you will allow you to stay more engaged because you care about how your work impacts them, and the same lesson can be applied to your life at home. Again, everything is better as a team – and all great teams need an exceptional leader. “Leaders who take the blinders off take their organizations to heights they haven’t seen, and they realize that their influence, their actions, can have a massive impact on where it goes.” -- Resources: <ul> <li>Learn more at <a href="https://echelonfront.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">echelonfront.com</a></li> <li>Connect with Flynn: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/flynn.cochran" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/flynnjcochran?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250067057/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1250067057&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=jockpodc-20&amp;linkId=JLIWL6YB57FZPTS2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win</a> by Jocko Willink &amp; Leif Babin</li> </ul> -- We are brought to you by the Lawton Marketing Group, a full-service advertising and design agency serving companies and entrepreneurs at all levels. They are your one-stop shop for all your website, logo, social media, print, app design and reputable management needs. Visit <a href="http://www.lawtonmg.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LawtonMG.com</a> for more info. -- The Impact Entrepreneur Show is produced by <a href="http://www.podcastmasters.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podcast Masters</a>

Ep. 132 - Everything is Better as a Team: From SEAL Teams to the Business World - with Flynn Cochran