047: WTF is a Float Tank? Learn to be Zen & Accelerate Your Biz Growth with Shane Stott.

Background on Shane Stott of Zen Float:

Shane Stott is CEO of the Walker Tape Company, the leading brand in Hair Replacement Supplies. He is also the Co-Founder of the Zen Float Company, whose famous Kickstarter campaign raised $300,000 in its first month. He is a genuine inventor and has created some of the most cutting-edge products such as the Ultra Hold Tape Mini's, which revolutionized the Hair System Tape. He has been featured on ABC, MSN, and Yahoo with his amazing inventions.

Since 2011, Shane’s Zen Isolation Float Tank plans have helped thousands of people to both build and maintain their own float tanks at home. He offers detailed plans, guidance, and personal help to those who want to learn how to harness their senses and channel positive energy where it is needed. Shane is also a Best-Selling Author of the Float Tank Cure and is currently at work on a new book based on Marcus Aurelius's Meditations book.

Time-Stamped Show Notes:

[1:01] Shane is the CEO of Walker Tape Co., the industry leader in tape and adhesive for hair replacement systems. He’s also the Owner of Zen Float Co., maker of the famous Zen Float Tent also known as an isolation tank for home use
[1:41] Over 10 years ago, Shane had a really bad stress anxiety and came to a point that he just wanted to die
[2:23] “I fell in love with the idea of floating before I had ever floated”
[3:05] Shane dropped out of college and was doing a lot of drugs back then
[5:19] Shane went to a psychologist and underwent medications
[6:05] During his recovery, Shane found the natural therapy of meditation that paved the way for developing his invention
[8:17] “If you’re insecure and you are out to prove something to yourself and the world, you can get so much done, work so hard and do so well but it comes with like a cost”
[10:22] The Float Tank is a very powerful tool that anyone can use to feel better and be better
[12:46] Shane recommends getting a good patent attorney immediately to prevent people from copyright infringement
[19:25] William, Shane’s partner was already making products that held water
[22:35] In the beginning, Shane was afraid to share with other people that he goes to a psychologist or he has medications
[24:09] Shane wrote a book titled the The Float Tank Cure
[29:26] Working in Walker Tape Co. taught Shane how to treat people and how to manage a business
[31:17] Shane strongly recommends Entrepreneurs to mix with and meet-up different business people to learn a lot of things
[33:03] “Start small and go as big as you can!”

Fabulous 4 Questions:

📖 📚 Favorite Book(s)? No More Mr. Nice Guy by Dr. Robert A. Glover & The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
🙌😎 Favorite Amazon.com purchase? The Shane Train Horn (200db)
🌱💸 Favorite Tool that's GROWN your Business? Vistage (the world's leading advisory & executive coaching organization).
💭💡 BIGGEST Challenge keeping your Business from GROWING? Personal inner development (the more you do this the better). Also, taking a product that not a lot of people know about then educating them on it and then making it mainstream (ie – float tanks).

Key Point from the Interview:

“If you’re insecure and you are out to prove something to yourself and the world, you can get so much done, work so hard and do so well but it comes with like a cost”