I have the great honor to talk with Mark Metry. We talk about a lot of things.How he overcame a paralyzing fear of talking to people to becoming a Top 100 podcast host.Nutritional Psychology - I didn't even know that was a thing.The peace he feels finally being at a point where he can share his tales of struggle and ultimate success over social anxiety.Some of Mark's accomplishments:1997 - Mark comes to this planet July 22nd, in a hospital in Cambridge, MA2004 - Mark begins experimenting with entrepreneurship at the age of 7.2007 - Mark moves schools and begins to face racism & bullying. Also begins to develop autoimmune health conditions & social anxiety, insomnia.2008 - Mark goes on the internet and begins creating ventures like websites & apps, after saving up enough money to buy a phone from a summer job.2010 - Mark starts a Youtube channel about Video games that eventually has 35,000 subscribers.2013 - Mark eventually starts the World's #1 Minecraft server and turns in a 6-figure business by age 16.2015 - Mark goes to college and faces rock bottom via depression, obesity and social isolation.2016 - Mark step by step, day by day begins to gain control over his life and mind, also starts a marketing business.2017 - Launched his Humans 2.0 podcast.2018 - Apple ranks Humans 2.0 in the global top 100 and Mark gets invited to start speaking on stages and interviewing successful people.2019 - Mark speaks in almost every major city in America about his mission, and gets invited by Forbes to do a 2 hour interview...2020 - Mark launches his first book "Screw Being Shy" & TEDx talk2021 - Let the adventure continue :)Mark Metry is a 23 year old entrepreneur, author, creator, mental health advocate, coach, teacher, keynote speaker, podcast host, and loving human being.Mark has interviewed over 300+ top leaders around the world from billionaire philanthropists, to neuroscientists, professional athletes, New York times bestselling authors, philosophers, and innovative disrupter’s on his Top 100 Humans 2.0 podcast, which NASDAQ, and Yahoo Finance placed in the "Top 21 Growing Podcasts you must listen to..”Now, Mark hosts the Social Anxiety Society podcast, and is the bestselling author of Screw Being Shy: Learn How to Manage Social Anxiety and Be Yourself in Front of Anyone!Mark has been featured in Forbes, TEDx, HuffPost, Mindvalley, Inc and many more. Mark‘s been mentioned alongside Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos and can be found speaking at Universities like Rutgers to Nonprofits like Coptic Orphans, to conferences and high schools across the nation.Mark has spoken alongside Olympian Athletes, New York Times Bestselling authors, and Fortune 500 CEO’s. Mark's story has been featured in 3 books, including Ditch the Act by McGraw Hill, Standing O! alongside Billionaires and other mavericks, and We're All Marketers. Mark has also been a guest on over 250+ podcasts, radio stations, and television.Additionally, Mark advises startups, and volunteers his time as an advisory board member at an education based nonprofit.https://www.markmetry.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/
