In this solo YouTube video, Evan Carmichael emphasizes the importance of expressing gratitude to people who have helped entrepreneurs succeed. He recounts meeting Sean Moffat at a coffee shop called Little Nicky's, where a bus accident forced the shop to close temporarily. Evan rallied his newsletter audience to support the shop, and Sean, impressed by Evan’s generosity, helped the owner and later introduced Evan to an agent who works with thought‑leaders. This connection led to a radio show, a book deal, better video production, and coaching. Evan uses the story to illustrate how a single act of gratitude can open doors. He then offers concrete, low‑cost ways to thank supporters—emails, handwritten notes, gift cards, or small gifts—explaining that showing appreciation benefits both the giver and the receiver. He encourages viewers to identify someone who has helped them, reach out with a sincere thank‑you, and share their experiences in the comments.
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Hey, it's Evan, and I believe it's important to thank the people who are making a difference in your business and your life, because being an entrepreneur is hard and we all have battles to fight, and it's the people around us who help us get over everything. You can't do it yourself, and sometimes it's nice just to sit back and think about the people who've helped you along your way and send them a nice thank you. To make them feel good and to make you feel good and grateful for their help and their friendship. So today I want to thank Sean Moffat. Now Sean and I first met at a coffee shop that was a friend of mine. It was this coffee shop that she had called Little Nicky's and it got run into by a bus. And imagine, you know, running a business is hard enough, you've got this bus that comes into your building. And you've got to close down. And I felt so bad for this coffee shop that I sent an email to my newsletter list and said, hey, I'd like to support this entrepreneur friend of mine. Everybody in Toronto, if you're here, let's all meet up at Little Nicky's when they open up again, and, you know, this time, this day, and we'll go support them and surprise them. And so we did, and we kind of filled the coffee shop, and Sean was one of the people who came out. And one of the things that always impressed me about Sean is is how he's really giving and caring and likes to help other people. And so he came out to help the owner of Little Nicky's and to meet me, and we talked business for a little bit. And from there, we met up a couple times, and one of the things I'm most grateful to Sean about is he introduced me to my now agent. And he's at the same agency that I'm at, and we came up with a few ideas on how to work together and In that discussion, he said, "Well, this idea came from my agent." And I'd never heard of an agent for business people, for, you know, thought leaders. You think of agents for baseball players and athletes and that kind of stuff, but there's an agent for business people and thought leaders? And so he set up an introduction and I ended up becoming, I guess, on their roster. And a lot of things have happened since then. I got my radio show, working on a book deal, the videos have gotten a lot better, I've gotten some great coaching. And that wouldn't have happened without the introduction from Sean. And again, he was just trying to help out and trying to help a fellow entrepreneur, and, you know, he knows about the struggles of running the business. And so, Sean, I really appreciate all the help you've given me, especially in the past year or so, and I wanted to make this video to say thank you. So, you know, for everybody watching, there's somebody in your life who has helped you with your business get to where it is, even if it's just supporting you and saying, "Hey, I believe in you and this is important work that you're doing." Take some time today to thank them. It doesn't have to be a video. It can be an email. It can be a handwritten note. You can, you know, get them a gift card, but it doesn't have to be something that you're spending a lot of money on. Just show them that you care about them, that you appreciate them. Feel the gratitude. It'll make you feel better. It'll make them feel better. And everybody will have a great day. So thanks for watching. If you guys like this video, give it a thumbs up below. You have a question, a comment, leave it below in the comments. I'll make a video response. Thank you so much for watching, and I'll see you soon.
