Chapter 1: What is the significance of storytelling in personal and professional growth?
If you look at society, before it was even written paper that the Chinese invented thousands of years ago, it was stories that your mom and dad talked to you about, your grandfather, your grandmother. And that's why when we talk about life and what I talk about stories, it's not a coincidence that every single thing I do, at least for my brand, give direct talks.
I believe your stories give to the world.
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, the number one podcast for self improvement, leadership and relentless growth. No fluff, no filters, just hard hitting truths, unstoppable strategies and the mindset shifts that separate the best from the rest. Ready to break limits? Let's go. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of McUnplugged, and today we've got a special one for you.
We're talking about going from the streets of Queens to global stages across five countries. He's the CEO and founder of the Gifted Professional Speakers and the man whose insights have shaped Fortune 500s, billionaire entrepreneurs, and global changemakers.
Today, we're going to go deep into legacy, purpose, and the business of storytelling with my brother, my friend, the incomparable Mr. Christopher Kai. Chris, how are you doing today?
What's up, Mick? We're always watching. Give Mick some love.
Let's go, let's go, let's go. Chris, man, you know... Met you, what, seven, eight months ago, we were in LA at a Les Brown event. And I've been a huge follower of yours on social media, you know, looked at a lot of your content, studied a lot of your content. And when I met you, man, like what I loved and what I appreciated. was that you were just a dude, right?
Like you're just a dude at the core and we were cutting up. We were doing the robot out on the dance floor. Like you were about to break dance, like with your New York flair and all that. But I just appreciated the fact that you were a dude, bro.
Yeah, I mean, frankly, Mick, when you meet people, when you're on stages, I mean, I literally wrote a book about networking with billionaires executives, and I've easily met over 100 billionaires, and celebrities and royalty. And so we actually meet that level of success, at least on the outside, you start seeing what do you want to be on the inside.
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Chapter 2: How did Christopher Kai transition from a young entrepreneur to a global speaker?
Why do you keep doing the things that you do, man?
It's still the same because when I was a six-year-old kid talking a lot in first grade at St. Mary's Elementary School in Woodside, Queens, four miles east of Manhattan, where I just wanted to talk. The difference is now that I know there's a purpose in life beyond just sharing words is really how can we serve? How can we serve individuals?
You'll get someone like Michael Jordan when people ask him, hey, why do you still serve? Go on courts and shoot balls. I was like, well, someone in that audience might not have seen me. And for those who you don't have a genuine, authentic value in yourself, you might look at me and say, well, how dare you compare yourself to Microsoft? Well, how dare me not? He's a human being as you and I are.
And I know that I'm a gift from God and my mother raised me, right? So when you start seeing that we all are similar in terms of our value, then you're okay saying, yeah, I don't mind comparing myself with Michael Jordan. If he's a goat, I'm a goat, right? But it's still the same purpose.
But now, Mick, as you know, when you see these people and you meet these people and you feel their heart, how can you not go on? How can you not serve? Because we all know we're going to be here for a short time, at least physically. But if I have the ability to literally be flying to Atlanta in a few days and
and speak in front of a thousand people, or be on a yacht tomorrow, or be speaking at one of the largest realtor associations in the whole country, the United States, why wouldn't you, right? Because how many people, Mick, can actually do what we do? I mean, we actually genuinely love what we do. We get to serve people and make a good living, right?
So from the moment I am here to, let's say, Andrew Young, I don't know if you've ever met Andrew Young. Yep. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 's ambassador. That boy is like 90 years old. Or when I met Reebok co-founder, who I interviewed recently for Gifter X Talks, which is one of my speaker platforms, it's been called the TED Talks for Entrepreneurs. He's 90 years old.
When I interviewed the TED founder who created the TED Talks, who literally created this renaissance of public speaking, he just turned 90 years old, right? So whether you're 90, 30, 20, 50, or a young man like yourself, maybe you're 28, who knows, you know? It's about service to others. But as business owners, why not be a business owner?
We are living in the most catatonically inspiring yet scary time in human history where technology has always moved things forward. But with AI, if you're not on that AI ride, you're going to be left behind. This is not... instilling fear.
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Chapter 3: What are the common traits shared by billionaires according to Christopher Kai?
I've known him since college. when I was in his wedding party, he said, you know, I really admire that you're real and genuine. I've had many compliments and many criticisms and many shouts, right? But dude, literally, I literally say dude still because when you lose that authenticity, you've lost your soul.
And especially when you're rolling in circles as I am, I literally still take public hesitation deliberately to remind myself to know what real people are. Because if you lose sight of that, yeah, I can be on the yacht and the private jets and mansion parties and penthouse. They're nice. I'm not going to deny that.
But if we lose track of who the people are, who I am, who I was, who my mother was as an immigrant, I mean, it's important, you know?
No, wholeheartedly, man. What are some other traits? Because you work with so many entrepreneurs. You work with, I'd say, a ton of billionaires. They're not a ton of billionaires, but you work with a good percentage of them, right? You have a good batting average when it comes to working with billionaires.
What are some other traits that you see that they have in common that are important for us to understand, for us to work towards?
That's a great question, Mick. I mean, first, let's talk about why you should even learn from billionaires. You know, some people, I don't even want to be a billionaire. I've met enough billionaires. It's more about a mindset.
For instance, if there are 8 billion people in the world, and you know there's only 3,028 billionaires, according to Forbes magazine, and if you are a capitalist, and if you're an entrepreneur, and if you're a business person, which all of you should be, frankly, even if you're an employee working for some man or woman, why would you not want to learn from the Picassos, the Dallis, and the Michelangels of capitalism?
That's how I thought. It's less about how much money they've made. It's the fact that there's 8 billion people and only 3,020 of them are billionaires. Why am I going to waste my time learning from someone else? And so when you realize that, okay, I want to learn from the Picassos. I want to learn from Michelangelo. It's really an art form.
You look at a Mark Cuban, he's like, I love business because it's the most creative thing in the world, right? So first is letting everyone know why you should learn from billionaires. And the key things that most of them have, at least the self-made ones are, they're like what I just said. I don't mind comparing myself with Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant.
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Chapter 4: How does storytelling enhance leadership effectiveness?
And for those who are listening and hearing what we're talking about, you have a purpose to serve. And your story is a gift. And it's like a seed. You're not placed on this earth to just keep that seed in your hand. You're placed in this earth to place those seeds of your story into someone's heart. The more you connect with people, the more genuine people.
And you have to, again, don't worry about, oh my gosh, Christopher, Mick, you guys are so amazing. What if they don't like me? Who cares? You don't need everyone to like you. But as long as you speak with your heart and authenticity and you're a good, genuine person, you're good.
All day, all day. Christopher, you know, we could do this all day, right? We're going to have to have some of those behind the scenes moments that you and I have and give people insights to some of those conversations if we can. But man, where can people follow and find you?
ChristopherKai.com. My last name is K-A-I. Instagram, ChristopherKaiDum. K-A-I-D-U-M, not kingdom, but Kaidum. Hit me up there. Love to hear what your thoughts are. And Mick, thank you so much for the opportunity. If you want to learn more about Nick, make sure you reach out to him.
Absolutely, brother. I appreciate it. I will make sure that we have links in the show notes. So all the great things you have going on. Next time we do this, we're going to get into some of your books too, because Chris is also a bestselling author.
We got this.
Exactly.
This is actually what I'm most excited about. It's actually The Wizard of Words, How to Speak, Persuade, and Sell Like Steve Jobs. That's the one that's coming out this year.
There we go. Well, we'll make sure that we actually have a second conversation to promote and talk about that book. Great. Thanks so much for your time, Nick. I appreciate you to all the viewers and listeners. Remember, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it. Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Mic Unplugged. If today hits you hard, then imagine what's next.
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