In this episode of the Realistic CEO Podcast, Mychal interviews The Queen of Pitch Dr. Forbes Riley, who shares how learning to pitch helps you position what you do based on what others need, communicate without filler, and earn more meetings and clients. Riley recounts her path from a difficult childhood and her father’s long hospitalization to winning a scholarship through Miss Teenage America, pursuing acting, and unexpectedly launching a major on-camera sales career that helped sell a fitness network to Fox for $500 million and led to hosting nearly 200 infomercials and generating over $2.5 billion in sales. They discuss mindset shifts, personal development, listening skills from acting, one-to-many selling, the value of vision and support systems, and Mychal’s children’s book “I Am a CEO: Realistic CEO,” including its five types of work and lessons for students.

00:00 CEO Dream Kickoff

00:24 Meet DR. Forbes Riley

00:39 Pitching Wins Meetings

01:56 What Do You Do

03:59 Early Life Lessons

06:51 Scholarship Pageant Breakthrough

10:53 Acting Breaks In

14:05 First Big Sales Audition

15:49 Mindset Tools Mentors

17:23 Building With Daughter

19:05 Digital Coaching Boom

21:43 Stage Speaking Secrets

26:33 Realistic CEO Book

28:12 Inspiring Kids To Dream

33:13 Reading The Story

36:57 Dream Big Plan Simple

37:47 Mychal’s CEO Spark

39:05 Reframing Self Doubt

40:28 Vision Arnold Lessons

42:28 Five Types of Work

43:02 Bodybuilding Work Hard

47:35 Work Smart Work Right

48:32 Networking And Teamwork

50:00 Long Lonely Work Ethic

53:15 Roller Skating Fun Fact

54:32 Family First Success

01:01:45 Multiverse And Pitch Gift

01:03:20 Pitch Class Testimonials

01:08:27 Final Thanks And Wrap