Episodes
Friday Apr 07, 2017
Friday Apr 07, 2017
“It’s really more about the value that you deliver to clients rather than, what it actually costs you to put it into place.” Leon Bennetts On today’s episode, we welcome the founder of Rapid Contractor Marketing and young entrepreneur Leon Bennetts to the show. Today we will go through how Leon build his business talking about the tipping points that helped him along the way and why Leon still cold calls prospective clients today. He will give us some tips on high conversion landing pages, tell us why the hustle mentality doesn’t work for him and towards the end of the show Leon shares with us why he loves Melbourne, Australia, and why you should too! “If you build skills that can compliment each other, it dramatically increases your odds of success, and you don’t have to be an expert at any one of them.” Leon Bennetts talking about Scott Adams’ Talent Stack Concept 01:37: Leon’s Story 13:20: The Tipping Point for Leon in Business 15:49: Leon on Cold Calling and Why He Still Does It 17:36: Tips on High Conversion Landing Pages 23:03: Why the Hustle Mentality Doesn’t Work for Leon 30:10: Leon and Chris Discuss Melbourne, Austraila Honorable Mentions: The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss http://fourhourworkweek.com/ The Foundation by Dane Maxwell https://thefoundation.com/ ‘How to Fail at Almost Everything and Win Big’ by Scott Adams http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17859574-how-to-fail-at-almost-everything-and-still-win-big Pomodoro Technique https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique DCBKK http://www.tropicalmba.com/dcbkk-in-25-photos/ Contact Info: leon@rapidcontractormarketing.com http://www.rapidcontractormarketing.com/ http://www.leonbennetts.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Thursday Apr 06, 2017
Ep.202 ~ The Mid 7-Figure Mentality and Manufacturing in China ~ Peter Keller
Thursday Apr 06, 2017
Thursday Apr 06, 2017
“The strength of a founder can become the weakness of a company.” Peter Keller On today’s show, we are joined by the eCommerce expert and founder of Fringe Sport, Peter Keller. Peter has been engulfed in eCommerce for the past seventeen years. He launched Fringe Sport back in 2010 and has grown it into a mid-seven figure business. This episode was exciting because Peter and I chat about something that I find very interesting, manufacturing and production overseas. Peter has spent a lot of time working with factories in Asia. He shares with us how to find factories that would be great partners, produce excellent products, and also how to spot those factories that treat their employees well. Towards the end of the podcast, Peter shares the difference between the 5, 6, 7 and Mid-7 figure mentalities. It is an excellent podcast with a brilliant business mind and one I highly recommend. The Goldie Locks Principle “You don’t want a factory that is way too small, you don’t want a factory that is way to big, you want a factory that is just right.” Peter Keller 03:06: Peter’s Story 04:54: eCommerce In the Early Days 16:29: How Peter Stayed Afloat When No Income Was Coming In 18:02: Growing a Team Then Scaling the Team Back 19:07: Becoming More Aware as a Leader 20:39: How Well do You Understand Your Own Business Processes? 24:16: Finding the Right Manufacturer in China 31:16: Finding an Ethical Manufacturer in China 39:36: 5-Figure vs. 6- Figure vs. 7-Figure vs. Mid 7-Figure Mentality 5 and 6-Figure's were the side hustle mentality 7-Figure's you really have to start thinking about how to leverage yourself and teaching your employees to do what you do Mid 7-Figure's the mindset becomes much more about leading and managing people “If you get poor quality products, it is your fault for not vetting the factory appropriately, for not communicating with the factory properly.” Peter Keller Honorable Mentions: Boys Life Magazine http://boyslife.org/ Living Direct https://www.livingdirect.com/ The Four Hour Work Week http://fourhourworkweek.com/ Alibaba https://www.alibaba.com EO-Entrepreneurs Organization https://www.eonetwork.org/ Toastmasters https://www.toastmasters.org/ Contact Info: https://www.fringesport.com/ peter@fringesport.com Twitter @petekeller https://twitter.com/peterkeller Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Wednesday Apr 05, 2017
Ep.200 ~ Shutting Down a $400k/Year Business to Follow His Passion ~ Jiro Taylor
Wednesday Apr 05, 2017
Wednesday Apr 05, 2017
“Training your attention is like training a muscle, and I believe training your attention is some of the most important work you can do!“ Jiro Taylor On the podcast today, I am very happy to introduce entrepreneur, personal growth leader, and flow state master Jiro Taylor. Jiro is the founder a movement that helps entrepreneurs grow personally and find a deeper awareness in their work and lives. It is called FlowState Collective. Today we will learn why Jiro dissolved a very successful company after creating a high level of income in a very short period of time. It can be a bit counter-intuitive to leave hundreds of thousands of dollars on the table to follow your passion. This is exactly what Jiro did, and he shares why it was one of the best decisions of his life. For those of you out there that are in this spot, and are wanting to make a leap into the next stage in your life, this is the episode for you and those that want to learn more about the science of flow state, this episode is for you. “The cost of that (distractions) could take up to 20 minutes to get back into that previous state of flow.” Jiro Taylor 01:49: Jiro’s Story 13:13: Deciding to Step Away From a $400,000/Year Business 22:39: Is Stepping Away From Your Business a Good Decision 26:43: What is Flow State? 28:46: Ways to Get Into Flow State 32:00: What is Front Loading the Thinking? 37:30: Difference Between Flow-State and Presence “As we evolve…what we demand from life changes. And for me, that was reflective of the amount of value I could provide” Jiro Taylor Steps to Become Better at Flow-State 1. Prioritize It 2. Flow Follows Focus, Focus is the Doorway to Flow 3. Mindfulness and Single-Tasking “I actually design my whole life to be in flow-state as much as I possibly can.” Jiro Taylor Honorable Mentions: Flow State Collective Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/tfpp-flowstate-collective/id1049563447?mt=2 Contact Info: jiro@theflowstatecollective.com http://www.flowstate.co http://www.flowtribe.co/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Tuesday Apr 04, 2017
Tuesday Apr 04, 2017
“Everything that we know about ourselves, everything we think about ourselves, but also everything we think about the world is a narrative that we tell in a particular way.” Jeremy Hendon On today’s show, we have the serial entrepreneur and co-founder of three online magazines, Jeremy Hendon on our show. Jeremy has built multiple six-figure businesses, is an expert in and storytelling, and a brilliant mind to learn from. Today, we get to hear the story behind the man. We chat about Jeremy’s success mentality, and the first three businesses he built, selling two of them in just a few short years. Towards the latter part of the show, Jeremy dives deep into narrative and the importance of using narrative in business. He divulges into the psychology behind the stories that we have as people, and how you can apply this to your business to attract more clients or customers. “Narratives really do change the way we interact with the world and the way the world interacts with us.” Jeremy Hendon 01:30: Jeremy’s Story 17:19: Jeremy on Success Mentality 22:08: Narrative and It Affects a Persons Stories and Myths 35:36: Are Entrepreneurs Good at Narrative? 36:51: Examples of Good Narrative “One of the ways big companies don’t keep up with social media, is they don’t realize that their customer’s narrative is changing constantly.” Jeremy Hendon Honorable Mentions: Paleo Living https://paleoliving.org/ ‘Sapiens’ by Yuval Noah Harari http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens Joseph Campbell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell Eugene Schwartz http://www.mindvalleyinsights.com/eugene-schwartzs-8-rules-of-great-copywriting/ ‘The Boron Letters’ by Gary Halbert http://www.thegaryhalbertletter.com/Boron/BoronLetterCh1.htm Steve Jobs iPhone Launch Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7qPAY9JqE4 Old Spice Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE The Blaze http://www.theblaze.com/ Uber https://www.uber.com Contact Info: http://jeremyhendon.com/ http://paleomagazine.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Monday Apr 03, 2017
Monday Apr 03, 2017
“Training your attention is like training a muscle, and I believe training your attention is some of the most important work you can do!“ Jiro Taylor On the podcast today, I am very happy to introduce entrepreneur, personal growth leader, and flow state master Jiro Taylor. Jiro is the founder a movement that helps entrepreneurs grow personally and find a deeper awareness in their work and lives. It is called FlowState Collective. Today we will learn why Jiro dissolved a very successful company after creating a high level of income in a very short period of time. It can be a bit counter-intuitive to leave hundreds of thousands of dollars on the table to follow your passion. This is exactly what Jiro did, and he shares why it was one of the best decisions of his life. For those of you out there that are in this spot, and are wanting to make a leap into the next stage in your life, this is the episode for you and those that want to learn more about the science of flow state, this episode is for you. “The cost of that (distractions) could take up to 20 minutes to get back into that previous state of flow.” Jiro Taylor 01:49: Jiro’s Story 13:13: Deciding to Step Away From a $400,000/Year Business 22:39: Is Stepping Away From Your Business a Good Decision 26:43: What is Flow State? 28:46: Ways to Get Into Flow State 32:00: What is Front Loading the Thinking? 37:30: Difference Between Flow-State and Presence “As we evolve…what we demand from life changes. And for me, that was reflective of the amount of value I could provide” Jiro Taylor Steps to Become Better at Flow-State 1. Prioritize It 2. Flow Follows Focus, Focus is the Doorway to Flow 3. Mindfulness and Single-Tasking “I actually design my whole life to be in flow-state as much as I possibly can.” Jiro Taylor Honorable Mentions: Flow State Collective Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/tfpp-flowstate-collective/id1049563447?mt=2 Contact Info: jiro@theflowstatecollective.com http://www.flowstate.co http://www.flowtribe.co/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Sunday Apr 02, 2017
Sunday Apr 02, 2017
Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2 “The key to anyones success is, honestly reflecting on and understanding where your weaknesses are.” Idahosa Ness On today’s episode we are joined by the musician, artist, creative genius and founder of The Mimic Method, Idahosa Ness. The Mimic Method is a system of learning a foreign language that uses sounds and accent before learning the words of a language. Idahosa came up with this concept while practicing music in Brazil. This is the way children learn to speak, and learn rapidly, why couldn’t adults do it too? Fast forward to today, and The Mimic Method has helped thousands of students grow their language skills. Idahosa chats with us today about the ups and downs of growing this business, his own personal struggles of team building and we also chat about life/business philosophy. 01:26: Idahosa’s Story 05:39: How Idahosa Grew the Mimic Method 10:12: Understanding Your Weaknesses to Grow Your Team 14:27: Managing the Working in Sprints with Life Balance 18:14: Idahosa on Letting Go of Control for Business and Personal Growth 25:33: Idahosa on Product Invention and the Idea of Quadrupling Down on It 28:16: Idahosa on Life Philosophy 32:56: Chris and Idahosa Talk About Lisbon, Portugal 39:46: Podcast Recommendations “Really it does come down to hiring early…if you have any ambition to do anything significant, it will inevitably involve other people. Therefore, you need to learn how to work with other people.” Idahosa Ness Honorable Mentions: ‘Traction’ by Gino Wickman http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8549192-traction Personality Tripology ‘Please Understand Me’ David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/104191.Please_Understand_Me Benny Lewis founder of Fluent in 3 Months https://www.fluentin3months.com/ ‘Innovators DNA’ by Jeff Dyer http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10054210-the-innovator-s-dna?from_search=true ‘Principles’ by Ray Dalio https://www.principles.com/ Paul Austin The Psycadelia Podcast https://thethirdwave.co/ “Values are the most important thing to hire for.” Idahosa Ness Contact Info: http://www.MimicMethod.com FB Page https://www.facebook.com/mimicmethod/
Friday Mar 31, 2017
Friday Mar 31, 2017
On this episode, we are joined by a good friend Kean Graham. Kean is the founder and CEO of MonetizeMore. MonetizeMore helps businesses optimize their ad revenue to its full potential. Kean shares with us how he built his business to have 300 clients and 71 remote employees. We will learn about how Kean manages his employees, important leadership lessons and decisions he uses and towards the end of the podcast, Kean will share some tips on how you can increase your ad revenue. Kean was calling in from Cape Town, South Africa, so he also shares about why he enjoyed Cape Town so much. “Be more of a Yoda, instead of a Superman type of leader.” Kean Graham 01:35: Cape Town, South Africa 12:35: Kean on Managing a 70+ Person Remote Team 16:57: Keeping a Core Culture Amongst a Large Team 19:03: Lessons On Leadership Building a Large Remote Team 20:17: Being a Responsive Leader While Removing Oneself From the Business 25:26: Kean’s Must Do’s to Increase Your Ad Revenue Implement an Ad Server Implement the Premium Version of Adsense (Google Ad Exchange) Implement Header Bidding Honorable Mentions: Richard Branson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson PennySaverUSA.com https://pennysaverusa.com/classifieds/usa/california/index.html?gclid=CjwKEAjw_PfGBRDW_sutqMbQsmMSJAAMpUapsW-2YDZrA50-OIqxY_duKgWE9CjgQgac2iHa597zzBoCbLzw_wcB Online Classified Media Association http://www.icmaonline.org/members Double Click for Publishers https://www.google.com/dfp Google Ad Exchange https://www.google.com/adx Contact Info: Kean@monetizemore.com Twitter: @monetizemore https://twitter.com/monetizemore http://www.monetizemore.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MonetizeMore/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/3029488?pathWildcard=3029488 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQI2U5c8n9bmEd_rv5K2s9g Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Thursday Mar 30, 2017
Thursday Mar 30, 2017
Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2 “I think it’s really important to hire a good tax accountant, and I think this is a mistake that a lot of entrepreneurs make.” Sophia Bera On today’s episode, we are joined by the media hacker and financial planner for Generation-Y and the Millennials, Sophia Bera. Sophia founded Gen-Y Planning to cater to an underserved niche in the financial planning world. After hearing many times from experienced financial planners that it would be a horrible idea to serve this market, Sophia started the business anyway and nailed it! On the show, we get behind the mind of Sophia and where the younger generation should put their money. We also talk about some really great investments for the younger entrepreneurs and digital nomads that are listening. We will address the importance of saving, investing, and setting some financial goals to diversify your income. Sophia also talks a lot about her media coverage. She has been featured on dozens of popular media outlets. She will share some of her hacks to get ‘in’ with the media and exactly how she did it. 05:49: Sophia and Chris Discuss ‘Taboo Rules’ Around Money 15:23: Gen-Y Planning Business Model 18:32: Sophia’s Strategy to Get in the Media 25:14: Case Studies for Entrepreneurs and Digital Nomads That Want to Invest I’m an entrepreneur with $60,000 in personal income. I spend less than $20,000 in expenses. What should I do with my money? I am a coder that is living paycheck to paycheck and has about $15,000 in gold and silver with $2000 in monthly income. What should I do with my money? I am an entrepreneur that has a software business and making over $100,000 in personal income a year? What should I do with my extra money? 36:09: What is Sophia Investing In? Honorable Mentions: HARO https://www.helpareporter.com/ SEP IRA http://www.businessinsider.com/save-for-retirement-if-i-earn-too-much-for-a-roth-ira-2016-6 Self-Directed IRA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-directed_IRA Health Savings Account http://genyplanning.com/2014/11/19/hsas-for-millennials/ Contact Info: http://genyplanning.com http://genyplanning.com/apply https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2NCbmSGofHzcoAQFHDM5iitwcwVNDgUn4kiq02iXuP-JsoA/viewform https://www.facebook.com/genyplanning Twitter: @sophiabera https://twitter.com/@sophiabera
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Ep.196 ~ How to Build a Serious Entrepreneur Tribe ~ James Schramko
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2 “It’s unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money, that’s all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything.” James Schramko Today listeners we are very excited to welcome James Schramko to the show. James is a super serial entrepreneur and founder of the Superfast Business Community, the Superfast Business Podcast, and the Silver Circle. James has been a salesman and entrepreneur for years and has worked and helped many very successful entrepreneurs take their business to an even higher level. Today we will get to know James on a personal level and really dive deep into his knowledge about sales and community building. James has trained hundreds of entrepreneurs and understands the science behind building an extremely loyal tribe. What is the key to success that James uses to build this loyalty? We will find that out on the podcast. “I’ve got the key ingredient you need to be a community builder, and that is being responsible.” James Schramko 01:44: James’ Story 04:41: How James Became the Top Salesman at BMW and Mercedes in Australia 14:40: James on Community Building 20:00: How to Create a Culture of Bonding and Brotherhood Amongst Your Team 25:47: James on Time Management 30:00: What the Future Looks Like for James 31:41: Tips for Community Builders “A sale is the process of change from one situation to a better alternative situation….that’s it!” James Schramko Honorable Mentions: SEO Partner http://www.seopartner.com/ Spin Selling by Neil Rackham http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/833015.SPIN_Selling Brian Tracy’s Psychology of Selling http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/115625.The_Psychology_of_Selling How to Master the Art of Selling by Tom Hopkins http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225390.How_to_Master_the_Art_of_Selling James Dyson http://www.dyson.com/community/aboutdyson.aspx The Warrior Forum http://www.warriorforum.com/ Optimize Press https://www.optimizepress.com/ Atlas Shrugged http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/662.Atlas_Shrugged Contact Info: https://www.superfastbusiness.com/ http://www.silvercircle.com/ http://www.superfastbusiness.com/tag/podcast/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Ep.195 ~ The Real Dan Andrews
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes “It’s funny, you describe me as an entrepreneur at the top. And, sometimes I don’t think of myself as an entrepreneur.” Dan Andrews On today's episode, we are joined by one of the leaders in the location independent movement Dan Andrews. For those of you that aren’t familiar with Dan, he is the host of the Tropical MBA Podcast and the co-founder of the Dynamite Circle. Dan’s podcast happens to be one of the most popular podcasts for location independent entrepreneurs. The Dynamite Circle or DC for short is a private online community also for location independent entrepreneurs. Here is what is exciting about having Dan on the show. He is one of the key leaders of a movement that is transforming the way people work and live . Dan and the members of the DC are redefining lifestyle business. Think about the book 'The 4-Hour Work Week' and picture 1000 actual case studies from that book. That is the DC. The members live in cities and countries all over the world, running 5,6,7,8 figure businesses from their laptops with a remote team of international workers, and choosing where they want to go and when they do it. They live life and create business on their own terms. Today we will dig into Dan’s story and dig into the science of what it takes to build a location independent community like this. One community, I am proud to be a member of. We also get to know Dan on a more personal level, you can tell on the show that he is a very deep thinker and we get the chance to ask him some questions, that intrigue his thought process to understand why he does what he does. “What started as a community of people that left corporate life, ended up as a community of business leaders.” Dan Andrews speaking about the DC Community 02:43: Dan and Chris on Barcelona 07:00: Dan on Being a Seasoned Podcaster and Entrepreneur 09:37: Dan’s First Business 15:31: Why Would an Entrepreneur Sell a Good Cash Flowing Business? 18:08: The Dynamite Circle Today 29:43: Biggest Takeaways From Building the Dynamite Circle 31:53: The Biggest Challenge of Building the Dynamite Circle 34:29: Where is the Dynamite Circle and the Tropical MBA Headed? “When you have lots of liabilities….you sometimes think, you ought to get out while the gettin’ is good!” Dan Andrews Honorable Mentions: The Dynamite Circle ‘The 4-Hour Work Week’ by Tim Ferriss ModernCatDesigns.com John Jonah with Internet Business Mastery Podcast Tropical MBA Blog and Podcast Arnis Dan Norris Simon Black “I realized that….people wanted to travel and leave the conventional career path so bad, that they were willing to become interns if it meant they could get out of their jobs. .” Dan Andrews Contact Info: http://www.tropicalmba.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tropicalmba Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Tuesday Mar 28, 2017
Ep. 194 ~ The Conversion Funnel Master ~ Phil MacNevin
Tuesday Mar 28, 2017
Tuesday Mar 28, 2017
Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2 “Marketing starts before a product is created…and that determines what you’re actually going to build.” Phil MacNevin Today listeners, we are joined by Phil MacNevin. Phil is the founder of a top-notch digital marketing agency called LiftMedia.co and a master at conversation funnels, product launches, and membership sites. Phil as spent years working side by side with Eban Pagan, one of the biggest names in the internet marketing world. From that experience, Phil decided to go out on his own and land some other big name clients such as Jordan Belfort from ‘The Wolf of Wallstreet’, Christian Michelson and the team from The Foundation. On this episode, we get the opportunity to pick Phil’s mind about conversation funnels, product launches creating a marketing plan and conversion funnel before a business is created, and his new podcast. Phil offers some key tips on what he learned from working with these high-level entrepreneurs, how he implements his knowledge into his business, and how you can too. “The most important thing as an entrepreneur no matter what you’re doing is to contribute value. That’s the number one thing.” Phil MacNevin 04:18: Phil Meets Evan Pagan 09:11: Key Takeaways Working For Eban Pagan 16:35: Phil on Conversion Funnels 21:27: Conversion Funnels for Podcasts Create a pre-launch list Run a contest to maintain position on the ‘New and Notable’ List on iTunes 24:24: Phil on Product Launches “If you are not thinking about how you are adding value to your customer's lives, then you probably should not be in business.” Phil MacNevin Honorable Mentions: Eben Pagan https://ebenpagantraining.com/ Automate and Convert Podcast http://liftmedia.co/podcast Tim Paige https://www.linkedin.com/in/timthepaige Jason Swenk https://jasonswenk.com/ Amy Porterfield http://www.amyporterfield.com/ Jordan Belfort http://jordanbelfort.com/ The Foundation https://thefoundation.com/ “The more that you can create value because you can, the easier it is to build authority.” Phil MacNevin Contact Info: http://liftmedia.co/ phil@liftmedia.co Twitter: https://twitter.com/philmacnevin Facebook https://www.facebook.com/philmacnevin
Friday Mar 24, 2017
Ep.193 ~ The Movement for Female Entrepreneurs ~ Katie Krimitsos
Friday Mar 24, 2017
Friday Mar 24, 2017
Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2 “We were taught, ‘Follow your passion and the money will follow.’ but we were taught that in the framework of go to school and get a good job.” Katie Krimitsos On today’s episode, we are joined by the founder of BizWomenRock.com, Katie Krimitsos. Katie is the super passionate entrepreneur and movement builder that is working hard to help elevate female entrepreneurs to the next level of their game. Together the movement is a blog, a podcast, coaching, retreats, a popular Facebook group, and a business. Today we spend some time getting to know Katie on a more personal level. She shares with us the challenges of changing from a blue collar mentality to an entrepreneurial mentality and offers some really great suggestions on how others can do the same. She talks in detail about how to create a profitable retreat for community builders and how to create, manage, engage and make a profitable Facebook group. It is a highly passionate episode with a highly passionate female entrepreneur and one you won’t want to miss. “If you’re putting emotion and passion into something that is not making money, it’s not a business, it’s a hobby.” Katie Krimitsos 05:42: Learning the Entrepreneur’s Mentality 10:30: Lessons Katie Will Teach her Children About Entrepreneurship 1. Talk about money 2. Talk about abundance 3. Talk about educating people 21:25: How to Hose a Successful and Profitable Retreat 26:40: How to Grow and Monetize Facebook Groups 30:44: Tips and Tricks to Get FB Group Audience to Engage “Facebook groups allow you to engage in relationships in a dynamic way that not all platforms give you.” Katie Krimitsos Honorable Mentions: Podcast http://bizwomenrock.com/category/interviews-with-the-pros/ Contact Info: http://bizwomenrock.com/
Thursday Mar 23, 2017
Ep.192 ~ Removing Yourself From A Business Built Around Yourself ~ Paul Austin
Thursday Mar 23, 2017
Thursday Mar 23, 2017
“Team building is the essence for creating a profitable, sustainable business model for the long-term” Paul Austin On today’s episode, we are joined by international entrepreneur and speaker, Paul Austin. Paul is the founder of TOEFLSpeakingTeacher.com and currently on a world tour speaking in many different countries about thinking bigger, expanding your thought process and productivity. He joins us on this episode to chat about the growth of his business and what he has learned about replacing himself. Paul and I also chat for a while about Chiang Mai, Thailand, This has been known for a few years as the digital nomad capitol of the world. Paul and I chat about the benefits of living there and what cities compare to it. 11:35: Paul’s Key Lessons About Replacing Himself in His Business 13:57: Essential Vehicles That Grew Paul’s Business 23:43: Paul and Chris Chat About Chiang Mai, Thailand “If you build a business around yourself, it makes it incredibly difficult to replace yourself.” Paul Austin Honorable Mentions: DCBKK http://www.tropicalmba.com/dcbkk-in-25-photos/ Ben Kruger Cashflow Podcasting http://cashflowpodcasting.com/ Clayton Cornell from 'Spartan Traveler' http://spartantraveler.com/ Contact Info: https://toeflspeakingteacher.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cosmo119 Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Wednesday Mar 22, 2017
Ep. 191 ~ The Science of Brand Building ~ Quinn Zeda
Wednesday Mar 22, 2017
Wednesday Mar 22, 2017
“If you give people too many choices, then they choose nothing.” Quinn Zeda On today’s episode, we have the founder of Zeda Labs, Quinn Zeda on the show. Zeda Labs helps entrepreneurs sell more digital products and services using data-driven design & conversion tactics. Quinn has a brilliant mind about User Experience and User Interface, and today she will share some of her best tips and tactics for entrepreneurs and their website. What I’m really excited to share is Quinn’s story about taking 6-months off to build a solid brand for her business. She walks us through her journey of building this brand, why she spend so much time to hone in the specifics of her brand and what she and the Zeda Labs team learned along the way. It is a highly informative show especially if you have an interest in UX, UI and branding. Quinn’s Rule “One page, one goal. If you’re asking too many things at once, then you end up overwhelming your main goal.” Quinn Zeda 06:01: Quinn on Conscious Capitalism 11:03: Why Quinn Took Off 6-Months to Build the Zeda Labs Brand 13:07: Knowing That Your Branding is Headed in the Right Direction 19:35: Quinn’s Must Do’s to Create a Solid Brand 23:51: One Page, One Goal 25:15: Quinn Walks Us Through the Zeda Labs Design 26:29: Good and Bad Examples of One Page, One Goal Websites “Design doesn’t make a product valuable…design doesn’t turn crap into gold” Quinn Zeda Honorable Mentions: Peek User Testing http://peek.usertesting.com/ CraigsList http://craigslist.org Charity Water https://www.charitywater.org/ Do It In a Dress http://www.doitinadress.com/ “The website acts as an ambassador for you. So when it comes to online business, the strength of the customer relationship depends on the experience they have doing business with your ambassador.” Quinn Zeda Contact Info: https://zedalabs.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
On today’s episode we are joined by the power entrepreneur and founder of 40 Plus Style, Sylvia van de Logt. Sylvia is a huge proponent of both female entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs that are over the age of forty. She started her blog 40 Plus Style and has grown it to have 33,000 monthly subscribers and 500,000 monthly visitors. Today, Sylvia shares how she did this, how she monetizes her blog and how she is using Facebook to stay connected and in communication with her community. It is a great podcast with an incredibly experienced entrepreneur. 12:11: Sylvia on Adsense 13:25: 40PlusStyle Stats 14:25: Staying Connected and Building a Successful Blog and Community 17:13: Facebook Live to Connect to Your Community 18:45: The Next 5-Years for Sylvia 21:14: Sylvia’s Biggest Challenge as a Female Entrepreneur Contact Info: http://40plusstyle.com/ http://40plusentrepreneur.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Monday Mar 20, 2017
Ep.189 ~ The Nomad Cruise ~ Johannes Voelkner
Monday Mar 20, 2017
Monday Mar 20, 2017
On today’s episode, we welcome professional digital nomad and founder of the Nomad Cruise, Johannes Voelkner to the show. Johannes has been creating events for entrepreneurs and digital nomads for years and he runs one of the largest Facebook groups for digital nomads called WebWorkTravel with over 16,000 members. A couple years ago Johannes got the wild idea to create a cruise across the Atlantic Ocean for just digital nomads. He launched his idea and got over 100 sign-ups in 3 weeks….the Nomad Cruise was officially born. Fast forward to today and Johannes and his team are running 2 cruises each year complete with workshops, masterminding, networking, sports and a whole lot of fun for those looking to spend a couple weeks at sea with some other bright minds and world travelers. 01:38: Cape Town, South Africa 05:33: Creating one of the Largest Digital Nomad Facebook Groups ~ WebWorkTravel 08:25: The Creation of Nomad Cruise 14:57: The Average Day on the Nomad Cruise 20:56: Johannes Most Important Lessons from Building the Nomad Cruise 22:55: Branding for the Nomad Cruise Honorable Mentions Jericoacoara, Brazil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericoacoara_Beach The Four Hour Work Week http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/368593.The_4_Hour_Workweek WebWorkTravel Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/webworktravel/ Contact Info https://www.nomadcruise.com https://www.facebook.com/nomadcruise/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Tuesday Mar 14, 2017
Ep.188 ~ Real Estate Mogul and Serial Entrepreneur ~ Noah Laith
Tuesday Mar 14, 2017
Tuesday Mar 14, 2017
“Most people invest…being effected by fear and greed. The fear and greed index measure the emotion that drive the market.” Noah Laith Today listeners we are joined by the international real estate mogul and serial entrepreneur Noah Laith. Noah was born in Iraq but grew up in Amsterdam. His entrepreneurial drive kicked in at a very young age after the passing of his father. He felt the pressure to step in as the man of the household and he began building businesses at 18. Today, Noah has a real estate empire having done business in Dubai, Marrakesh, Amsterdam and Barcelona. We get into the mind of Noah and how he chooses which businesses to get involved in. He also talks about indicators that helped him completely avoid the crash of 2008 and the best market to be involved in today. Noah’s story is quite impressive and he offers some incredible tips to entrepreneurs while telling about how he became the entrepreneur that he is today. 02:15: Noah and Chris Barcelona 08:44: Finding Personal Growth as a Young Boy 18:05: Noah’s Economic Indicators and How He Predicted the Crash of 2008 23:42: Real Estate in Dubai 25:10: Noah’s Recommendation for Entrepreneur Interested in Real Estate 27:54: Extreme Real Estate Growth in Barcelona and Golden Visa Program 32:00: A Good Niche for Online Marketing 36:59: Outtakes with Noah and Chris Noah’s Most Important Tips for Entrepreneur 1. Mentor 2. Learn Everyday 3. Pay it Forward “Better to sell everything too early, than to lose everything.” Noah Laith Honorable Mentions: ‘Awaken the Giant Within’ by Tony Robbins http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25784056-awaken-the-giant-within?ac=1&from_search=true ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ Robert Kiyosaki http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69571.Rich_Dad_Poor_Dad CityScape Real Estate Conference http://www.cityscapeglobal.com/ The Golden Visa Program https://riereta.com/golden-visa-spain/ The Four-Hour Work Week http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/368593.The_4_Hour_Workweek?ac=1&from_search=true Contact Info: https://www.riereta.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Tuesday Mar 14, 2017
Tuesday Mar 14, 2017
On the show today we are welcoming Vincenzo Villamena to the show. Vincenzo is the founder of OnlineTaxMan.com a company that handles taxes, trusts, estates and investing for US Expats, entrepreneurs, retirees and digital nomads. Vincenzo tells us his story of how he left a high-paying corporate accounting job in New York and headed to Argentina to start a new life and embrace some culture and adventure. He started as an accountant online and after a few years built Online Taxman into what it is today. During the show, Vincenzo shares with us about his experience investing in Medellin, Colombia. He talks about investing opportunities in Brazil and Colombia and the places he would spend an extra $100,000. We then talk about some lesser-known investment vehicles, foreign trusts. and asset protection for location independent entrepreneurs. 01:24: Medellin, Colombia 10:15: Real Estate Investing in Latin America 11:40: What Vincenzo Would Invest in with an Extra $100,000 13:45: Is it Difficult for a Foreigner to Invest in Colombia 14:57: Self-Directed IRA’s 20:17: Asset Protection for Location Independent Entrepreneurs 28:29: Vincenzo on Foreign Trusts Contact Info: https://onlinetaxman.com/ vincenzo@onlinetaxman.com Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Monday Mar 13, 2017
Ep.186 ~ Mixing Passion and Profits ~ Chris Cage
Monday Mar 13, 2017
Monday Mar 13, 2017
Today on the episode we have author and founder of Green Belly, Chris Cage on the show. Chris is a master trekker and entrepreneur creating a business around his passion and what he loves to do. After quitting his accounting job he went on a 10,000 mile backpacking trip through Asia, a 3,000 mile bike tour of New Zealand and a 6-month 2,185 mil hiking trek along the Appalachian Trail. What he noticed during his travels is that nutrition is a constant struggle for extreme adventurers like Chris. So he created a business that helps eliminate that problem. Thus, GreenBelly. Green Belly creates trekking and backpacking food packages using whole foods to feed the adventurers of the world the most nutritious, ready-to-eat meal on the planet. 01:26: Guatemala 03:54: Coming Up With the Idea For GreenBelly 08:58: Creating a Product in Mom’s Kitchen 16:44: Chris’ Book ‘How to Hike the Appalachian Trail’ 20:06: GreenBelly and Chris Get Mentioned on Joe Rogan’s Podcast 22:35 Building a Brand Honorable Mentions: Appalachian Trail http://www.appalachiantrail.org/home/explore-the-trail GreenBelly in Bicycling Magazine http://www.bicycling.com/food/greenbelly-peanut-apricot-meal-bar ‘How to Hike the Appalachian Trail’ Chris Cage https://www.amazon.com/How-Hike-Appalachian-Trail-Comprehensive/dp/152030062X/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&keywords=appalachian%20trailπ=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&qid=1488151767&ref_=mp_s_a_1_2&sr=8-2 Joe Rogan Ep. 921 - GreenBelly mentioned in first 0:45 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7L-KB__GxM ‘Traction’ by Gino Wickman https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QWLLV2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Contact Info: chris@greenbellybar.com https://www.greenbelly.co/ https://www.facebook.com/greenbellymeal https://www.youtube.com/user/PunkfortheSoul/videos Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Monday Mar 13, 2017
Ep.185 ~ From Selling Thigh-Masters to Eating Crickets ~ Jesse Schoberg
Monday Mar 13, 2017
Monday Mar 13, 2017
On today’s show we welcome world traveling digital nomad and serial entrepreneur Jesse Schoberg to the show. Jesse is the founder LJHost.com. LJHost is a development agency that he started in 2001. Jesse shares with us about how he started selling Thigh Masters online in high school and has been growing businesses ever since. Through out the interview we talk about hiring in Ukraine vs. America, recruiting and work/life balance. Jesse shares in thorough detail about his hiring process, and then chats a bit about why he thinks Slack is completely inefficient. Lastly, Jesse shares the details about his newest project Crickets.org a business dedicated to informing people about edible crickets and insects as an alternative source of protein. It is a high-energy podcast and a very good time chatting with Jesse. “I was selling Thigh-Masters on Ebay when I was sixteen!” Jesse Schoberg “Project management systems are so much more efficient than using Slack because everyone can actually get their work done instead of sitting in the chat room all day.” Jesse Schoberg 01:29 Panama City 05:53: Hiring Domestic vs. Abroad 14:15: Jesse Shares His Recruitment Process 18:23: Jesse on Why Slack is Inefficient 18:00: What Works Better Than Slack 22:47 Jesse on Work-Life Balance 25:41: Stopping the Work to Enjoy Life 29:15 Diversification on Your Projects/Businesses 31:08: Jesse on Edible Crickets Honorable Mentions: Basecamp https://basecamp.com/ Freedcamp https://freedcamp.com/ FormToEmail https://formtoemail.com/ DropInBlog https://dropinblog.com/ Contact Info: https://schoberg.net http://ljhost.com/ http://crickets.org/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Monday Mar 13, 2017
Ep.184 ~ Growing a Business 1000% and Selling it in a Year ~ Karl Kangur
Monday Mar 13, 2017
Monday Mar 13, 2017
“Take everything you hear about SEO with a very serious grain of salt” Karl Kangur On today's show, we have one of the youngest serial entrepreneurs I have ever met as a guest. His name is Karl Kangur. Karl is only just 20 years old. But, don’t let his age fool you. He has been in the entrepreneurial game for eight years already. He started out hacking away at the age of 12 on his family’s home computer. The main reason he did this? To support his family. Karl is from Estonia and his family came across a time when money was tight and there weren’t many opportunities in the economy. So Karl, as a young boy did what any ambitious son would do. He found a way to make money and help his family out. Fast forward 8 years later, Karl just wrapped up selling his business which he picked up 13 months earlier and grew it 1000%. But get this, this wasn’t the first business he sold. He has sold a couple others and has been growing as an entrepreneur at rapid rates. Karl shares about buying and selling a business at a rapid rate, the highs and lows of this process and tips on making sure the sale went as smoothly as possible. 02:04: Karl’s Starts Working Online at the Age of 12 07:16: Acquiring and Selling a Business in 13-Months 11:55: Key Lessons from Growing a Business 1000% in One Year 17:46: Things To Handle Beforehand if You Want to Sell Your Business 19:56: Essential SEO Tips for 6-Figure Entrepreneurs Honorable Mentions: DCxSaigon Conference http://www.dcxsgn.com/ KISS Metrics https://www.kissmetrics.com/ Backlinko http://backlinko.com/ Contact Info: karl@resultcompas.com mrr.media Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Sunday Mar 12, 2017
Ep.183 ~ Dissecting a 7-Figure Business ~ Mike O’Donnell
Sunday Mar 12, 2017
Sunday Mar 12, 2017
On today’s episode we welcome Mike O’Donnell the founder of CaveTools to the show. Mike and I dig into his story growing CaveTools into a 7-figure business. What is great about this episode is Mike really opened up to describe is process on creating effective SOP’s, using the 80/20 Method for marketing, a new thought on content. Towards the end of the podcast Mike shares his thoughts on the difference between the 5-figure, 6-figure and 7-figure mentalities. He also offers his thoughts on what it would take for him to reach 8-figures in his business. 13:34: Mike on Effective SOP’s 14:07: Training Your Team to Follow SOP’s 17:36: What Most Businesses Miss with Operations 18:54: Mike on 80/20 Marketing 21:32: Would you Pay $100 for One Piece of Content? 27:05: YouTube Marketing 27:58: Mike’s KPI’s for Marketing 31:24: 5-Figure vs. 6-Figure vs. 7-Figure Mentalities What do most entrepreneurs miss when it comes to Operations? “Process” Mike O’Donnell “Would you go spend $100 on one piece of content? Until that conversation, I probably would have been like, ‘Hell no!’” Mike O’Donnell “Five-figures, your strategy is the quickest way to money. Six-figures is more about delegation, starting to build the team around you and letting go of control. To grow from six-figures to seven-figures is more about breaking down yourself.” Mike O’Donnell Honorable Mentions: Sovereign Academy/Blacksmith Camp DC Dynamite Circle ‘Top Grading’ by Bradford D. Smart http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/915182.Topgrading ‘Who: The A-Method for Hiring’ by Geoff Smart http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9344385-who?ac=1&from_search=true ’80/20 Sales and Marketing’ Perry Marshall http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17214272-80-20-sales-and-marketing?from_search=true Josh Dunlop http://joshuadunlop.com/ Contact Info: https://www.facebook.com/CaveToolsGrilling Mike’s Personal FB Page https://www.facebook.com/Michael.C.ODonnell2 CaveTools YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/GrillBrush Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Friday Mar 10, 2017
Ep.182 ~ 0 to $260,000 in One Year ~ Casey Ames
Friday Mar 10, 2017
Friday Mar 10, 2017
On today’s episode, we are joined by Casey Ames the founder of Harkla. Harkla is a newer business that focuses on creating and delivering high-quality products for special-needs children and children with Autism. Today, Casey shares about his journey starting and growing Harkla for the past fourteen months. Harkla and Casey have experienced a rapid spike in growth their first year hitting $260,000 in revenue. Casey shares the up’s and down’s of this story and we wrap up the podcast learning about Casey’s thought on why we should avoid famous 10,000-hour rule. “The foundation of a good sales funnel is good copywriting.” Casey Ames 03:50: Starting Harkla 09:59: Experiencing Rapid Growth in Year 1 12:57: Handling Year 2 and Lessons Learned From Year 1 13:53: On Harkla’s First Hire 16:45: Growing a Facebook Group 18:29: Tips on Advertising on Google 19:43: Casey on Sales Funnel Creation 24:14: Why You Should Avoid the 10,000 Rule “Look at the top rated critical review on Amazon. It is usually the most intelligent review” Casey Ames Honorable Mentions: Chris Guthrie http://upfuel.com ‘The Four Hour Work Week’ by Tim Ferriss Podcast – The Tim Ferriss Show Drew Sanocki Nerd Marketing http://www.nerdmarketing.com/ “Why You Should Ignore the 10,000 Rule’ by Casey Ames http://caseyames.com/10000-hour-rule/ Contact Info: Twitter https://twitter.com/caseyames https://harkla.co/ https://www.facebook.com/harklaproducts Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
Thursday Mar 09, 2017
Ep. 181 ~ PPC Expert, Company Culture and Buenos Aires ~ Dave Aarons
Thursday Mar 09, 2017
Thursday Mar 09, 2017
“Many people don’t weigh the importance of…expanded associations. How do I get around people, that are playing the game 1,2,3 or even 10 levels higher than I am?” Dave Aarons Today listeners I am happy to introduce the PPC expert and founder of Unbundled Attorney, Dave Aarons to the show. Unbundled Attorney, is a premium lead generation service that delivers leads for those in the legal industry. Dave started his entrepreneurial career in the network marketing industry first becoming an expert at sales and marketing. After realizing he was still trading time for dollars he began to shift his mindset and look for ways to earn residual income and gain more freedom. Dave has been running a lead generation business for over five years and now has the time a freedom to live where he wants to and how he wants. On today's episode, we will dive into PPC for 2017. Dave addresses how he is using this for his business, shares some great tips on maximizing PPC to work for you. Later in the show, he then talks about his strategy to grow his network and mindset. “Who are the people that I want to get around the most, that are going to hold me to that next level and then, how can I get around them?” Dave Aarons 01:33: Buenas Aires, Argentina 15:18: Dave on PPC 20:45: Google Search vs. Bing Search Engine 24:16: Leadership and Appreciation in Company Culture Honorable Mentions: Gary V. https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ Tim Ferriss http://tim.blog/podcast/ Neil Donald Walsh http://www.nealedonaldwalsch.com/ Kimbal Musk (Elon Musk’s Brother) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimbal_Musk Tony Robbins https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ Bryan Bayer https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-bayer-9981b9/ Jim Rohn https://www.jimrohn.com/ ‘The Art of Exceptional Living” by Jim Rohn http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/657773.Jim_Rohn ‘Challenge to Succeed’ by Jim Rohn https://www.amazon.com/Challenge-Succeed-Jim-Rohn/dp/B0012E3UQY ‘Cultivating Unshakable Character’ by Jim Rohn https://www.amazon.com/Cultivating-an-Unshakable-Character/dp/B0009X4ZY0/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488937419&sr=1-2-spell&keywords=cultivating+unshapable+character Contact Info: Unbundled Attorney https://www.unbundledattorney.com/ https://immigration.unbundledlegalhelp.com/ Twitter: dave_aarons...https://twitter.com/dave_aarons Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2
Wednesday Mar 08, 2017
Ep.180 ~ ZenMaid, FB Groups, Podcasting and Ko Phangan Island, Thailand ~ Amar Ghose
Wednesday Mar 08, 2017
Wednesday Mar 08, 2017
On today’s episode, we are featuring the founder of ZenMaid, Amar Ghose to the show. Today, Amar and I chat about Thailand, the strategies that he used to grow ZenMaid, his private Facebook group, and podcasting. Amar was calling from is temporary home on the island of Ko Phangan. He shares with us what life is like on a daily basis there. We then chat about how he uses his business to build a tight-knit community of other entrepreneurs that have maid service businesses and how he converts them into clients. And lastly, we both talk about getting a great podcast started. 01:11: Ko Phangan Island, Thailand 10:25: Strategies Used to Grow ZenMaid 16:48: Tips on Growing a private Facebook Group 22:43: Amar and Chris Talk Podcasting Honorable Mentions: Ko Phangan Island , Thailand http://wikitravel.org/en/Ko_Pha_Ngan Scott Adams http://blog.dilbert.com/ Anthony Fasano Content Marketing Equation http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/ep-149-the-content-marketing-equation-anthony-fasano/ Contact Info: amar@zenmaid.com http://www.zenmaid.com/ http://unitedstatesofamarica.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2
Tuesday Mar 07, 2017
Ep.179 ~ Does Your Freedom Limit You? ~ Natalie Sisson
Tuesday Mar 07, 2017
Tuesday Mar 07, 2017
“I worked so hard to get all this freedom, and….it was paralyzing.” Natalie Sisson Today listeners we have the founder and CEO of The Suitcase Entrepreneur. The Suitcase Entrepreneur is one of the largest blogs in the digital nomad world. Natalie has been traveling the world almost non-stop for years while building The Suitcase Entrepreneur and helping thousands of people become location independent and redefine their lives. Today we talk about a few of the strategies that Natalie uses to build her business and travel the world. We will talk about how she became a featured author for Forbes, and Business Insider. Also, how she landed a TedTalk. Then Natalie and I talk about an interesting idea about how chasing freedom can actually entrap you. “Freedom to me was the ability to drop anything at any moment to be with the ones I love.” Natalie Sisson 00:47: Natalie’s Story 07:38: How Natalie Became a Featured Author for Forbes 10:24: Pitching to Get on Large Platforms i.e. Business Insider and Forbes 12:25: Getting a Ted Talk 16:15: Is Chasing Freedom Limiting You? 23:57: Natalie’s Sabbatical “Chasing freedom, or always putting freedom first, had in many ways become debilitating.” Natalie Sisson speaking about her podcast with Conni Biesalski Honorable Mentions: Is Freedom Really Free? Podcast with Conni Biesalski and Natalie Sisson http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-suitcase-entrepreneur Tony Robbins https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ Natalie’s Ted Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNNCMu1OjRQ Contact Info: The Suitcase Entrepreneur http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com Personal Website https://www.nataliesisson.com/ Social Media https://www.instagram.com/nataliesisson/ https://www.facebook.com/suitcaseentrepreneur/ https://www.youtube.com/user/NatalieSisson/videos Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2
Tuesday Mar 07, 2017
Ep.178 ~ A 7-Figure Hemp eCommerce Store ~ Brandon Nolte
Tuesday Mar 07, 2017
Tuesday Mar 07, 2017
“I wasn’t shooting to make a 5-Figure business, I wanted a million dollar business.” Brandon Nolte On today’s episode, we have Brandon Nolte, the founder of Healthy Hemp Oil on the show. Healthy Hemp Oil is an eCommerce store that has experienced rapid growth since the launch of the business in 2014. Brandon shares about how he started this business with the idea that it would be a 7-Figure business. He never even thought about running a 5 or 6-Figure business. His only focus was on creating something that would reach the million dollar mark and he did it very quickly. We talk with Brandon about the growth of his business, the health benefits of hemp oil and the current state and future of the hemp industry. This is an industry that is on brink of making a big change in the world and here to share his knowledge is Brandon Nolte. “The most exciting thing for me is having control of what I get to learn, and owning your own business is a great way to do that.” Brandon Nolte 17:46: Why the Hemp Business 18:56: Experiencing Rapid Growth 21:39: The Benefits of Hemp Oil 26:30: Brandon on the 5,6, and 7-Figure Mentalities “My life philosophy is healthier and happier….I take that as a sense for the projects I want to work on.” Brandon Nolte Honorable Mentions: ‘The Four Hour Work Week’ Tim Ferriss http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/368593.The_4_Hour_Workweek Contact Info: https://healthyhempoil.com/ brandon@healthyhempoil.com Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2
Monday Mar 06, 2017
Monday Mar 06, 2017
Today listeners we have Ankur Shukla on the show. Ankur is a serial digital entrepreneur that has created many software businesses. Currently, he has over twenty software products for his businesses. One of his businesses, Kudos Interactive, a product development and digital marketing company currently has over 50,0000 customers. Ankur is a master at taking an idea, harnessing it in a short amount of time and launching it to the world as a product rapidly. He runs masterminds, creates events and leads his team which is the vehicle to keep his businesses running. Today we talk about Ankur as an entrepreneur, and as a leader and he dives into some great strategies for creating and implementing sales funnels. 01:57: Ankur’s Current Sales Funnel Strategy 05:41: How Ankur Got 50,000 Clients in the First 12-Months 08:04: Ankur on List Building 09:07: Why Ankur Keeps Business Simple 12:35: Ankur on 6-Figure and 7-Figure Mentalities Honorable Mentions: Kudos Interactive http://kudosinteractive.com/ PayDrill http://paydrill.com/ Funnel Hacking Live http://blog.clickfunnels.com/funnel-hacking-live-2017-overview/ Contact Info: http://www.ankurshukla.com/
Saturday Mar 04, 2017
Ep.176 ~ Flow State and Achieving Your Deepest Desires ~ Clay Green
Saturday Mar 04, 2017
Saturday Mar 04, 2017
“What your parents did…and how they made money affects how you see the world, how the 10% see the world versus the 90%.” Clay Green On today’s episode, we have the high-performance coach Clay Green on our show. Clay has coached hundreds of founders and entrepreneurs to grow their business dramatically. His biggest impact is helping individuals and small groups understand their fears and desires and then empower them to become leaders. Today with Clay, we really dig into the state of flow. Clay had a jolting experience in his life which redefined the science and importance of flow-state and using it to achieve our most desired goals. Clay talks about this experience and really drills down the understanding of the state of flow. If you are into productivity and focus, check out this episode. “My number one premise is think, do not react.” Clay Green 18:45: Three Foundational Requirements for the Optimal Flow-State 1. Meditation 2. Journal 3. Gratitude 19:45: Getting In and Out of Flowstate 24:05: The Four Stages of Flow 1. Struggle 2. Release 3. State of Flow 4. Recovery “What can you do in order to be happy and excited about being confused?” Clay Green Honorable Mentions: ‘The Rise of Superman’ by Steven Kotler http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18222878-the-rise-of-superman Pomodoro Technique https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique Contact Info: http://enthusiasticlay.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2
Friday Mar 03, 2017
Ep.175 ~ Roasting The Entrepreneur Life ~ JP Sears
Friday Mar 03, 2017
Friday Mar 03, 2017
On today's episode, we are welcoming the ultra spiritual life coach JP Sears to the show. JP has been called the honey badger of the spiritual kingdom and is the creator of the popular YouTube channel ‘Awaken with JP.’ Not only that, JP is a spiritual guru, international teacher emotional healing coach, entrepreneur, and the author of his new book ‘How to be Ultra Spiritual.” I wanted to bring JP on the Podcast after seeing his video ‘The Entrepreneur Life’. In JP’s terms “The entrepreneur life is a hard life of hustle, scaling, creating apps, starting startups, telling people that you're hustling, and pretending to be a billionaire. It's a lot of hard work, but it's a glorious life where you're a rock star of the business world who does things on your terms.” I personally couldn’t agree more, so here to talk about his new book and ‘The Entrepreneur Life’ is the honey badger of the spiritual kingdom, JP Sears! “I think that the best form of spirituality is the religion called ‘Entrepreneurship,” JP Sears “If you’re not scaling something, then get the hell out of my life. Why are you wasting my time.” JP Sears “If we don’t spend time with any other person, they can’t bring us down.” JP Sears “The only thing better than our listeners hustling, is them watching us hustle. Why? Because we can’t monetize their hustle, we can monetize our hustle through them watching our hustling.” JP Sears “The best way to become a leader is to get your followers, to follow you.” JP Sears 03:37: JP’s Tips On How Entrepreneurs Can Become More Spiritual 16:52: JP On How to Monetize the Hustle 18:15 JP On Tech Being the One True Industry 22:49: JP’s Gary Vaynerchuk Impression 26:24: JP’s Steps on Spiritual Superiority From His New Book 29:55: How to Create the Four Hour Spiritual Week 32:51: The Anti-Spiritual Entrepreneur Honorable Mentions: The Entrepreneur Life Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ-ELYdxmHE ‘How to be Ultra Spiritual’ by JP Sears http://howtobeultraspiritual.com/ Gary Vaynerchuk https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ Elon Musk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk Steve Jobs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs Richard Branson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson Tim Ferriss http://tim.blog/podcast/ ~JP has some other great videos that can apply to the entrepreneurs out there Pursuing Your Passion vs. Accepting What Is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6U4yR62xuE&t=27s How to Deal with Rejection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_3Xia5oZqs&t=9s Balancing Work and Family Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzl0hGCtcn8&t=7s Becoming Successful on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajSQuI0m63o&t=2s The Four Hour Spiritual Week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i89D44etRys&t=128s Self Discipline - Is it Helping or Harming You? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXGlMrfcdAQ&t=2s The Dark Side of Goal Setting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16qUOuB-yE4&t=2s How to Be a Life Coach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjPkwLL77Jw&t=4s Contact Info: Pick up JP’s book now for free with a mandatory donation: How to Be Ultra Spiritual Landing Page: http://howtobeultraspiritual.com/ Social Media Links http://www.facebook.com/AwakenWithJP http://www.youtube.com/AwakenWithJP http://www.Instagram.com/AwakenWithJP http://www.twitter.com/AwakenWithJP SnapChat: AwakenWithJP Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnGPzSR9EgE&t=48s
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
Ep.174 ~ Teaching English Abroad and Making it a Digital Business ~ Shayna Oliveira
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
Today listeners, we have Shayna Oliveria the founder of EspressoEnglish on the show. Shayna went from teaching English abroad to creating a full-on digital business that kept her living overseas without being limited by annual English teaching contracts. She started this business with a laptop, $1500 USD and has continued to grow the business over time into what it is today. Espresso English sells info products teaching English as a second language online. Today, we are going to talk about Shayna’s email marketing strategy, content production, hitting a glass ceiling in business, and pre-selling info products. Towards the end of the episode, Shayna and I jump into a conversation about feeling like an entrepreneurial fraud. This is something that happens to many entrepreneurs sooner or later. We don’t feel like we hit a certain level of success in a certain time period and Shayna gives some great tips on how to get out of that mentality, and keep your business moving forward. 04:11: Growth of Espresso English 05:52: What Kept Shayna Motivated in the Early Days as an Entrepreneur 10:46: Shayna on Optimizing Traffic and List Conversion 13:14: Reaching a Glass Ceiling In Business 16:15: How Shayna Get’s Into the Minds of Her Customers and Email Marketing 18:50: Shayna On Content Production 20:28: How Shayna Pre-Sells Products Honorable Mentions: Espresso English Podcast https://www.espressoenglish.net/podcast/ Contact Info: https://www.espressoenglish.net/ Entrepreneurs in Motion Podcast http://www.entrepreneursinmotion.com/ Twitter: ontripinmotion
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
Ep. 173 ~ Rapid Business Growth and Loss with Serial Entrepreneur Brendan Tully
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
“(We) ran out of cash and closed up shop. It was a spectacular success and then a spectacular failure…..I swore after that I would never have a business again!” Brendan Tully Today listeners, it is an honor to have Brendan Tully on our show! Brendan is a serial entrepreneur in the truest sense of the word. Currently, he is running six digital businesses and has some incredible knowledge to share. Brendan and I start chatting about his first business that went from $100,000 in annual revenue to $6,000,000 in just three years. Then he addresses losing cashflow from the business and eventually shutting it down. He addresses some of the leadership lessons he took away from that experience and how he promised himself he would never start another business again. Brendan then talks about how he got into the six businesses that he is involved in today, and how he manages his time as a serial entrepreneur. This episode is full of great tips on handling massive spikes in revenue, managing remote teams and optimizing eCommerce stores. ‘Business growth is good but uncontrolled explosive business growth is bad.” Brendan Tully 05:53: Brendan Talks About Going From $100k to $6M Annual Revenue in 3 Years 08:01: The Crash of a $6 Million Per Year Business 11:42: Leadership Lessons Running a Business of That Size 19:29: Managing Time as a Serial Entrepreneur 23:48: What Brendan Looks For in Remote Workers 30:24: Brendan on Optimizing Ecommerce Stores Honorable Mentions: Business Marketing Show Podcast http://www.businessmarketingshow.com/ A few of Brendan's Businesses https://www.didgeridoodojo.com/ http://www.paretoecommerce.com/ http://www.wpalpha.com http://www.wpspeedfix.com Contact Info: https://www.thesearchengineshop.com/
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
“When you have a lot of people behind you, it suddenly becomes a lot more possible.” Joel Runyon Today listeners, we have a special episode featuring the founder of ImpossibleHQ, Joel Runyon on the show. On this episode, Joel really digs deep into the concept of building a business he is passionate about and, at the same time, supporting his lifestyle. ImpossibleHQ is a business and a passion that inspires people to do the impossible. While Joel built it up, he created some side businesses along the way, these were spinoffs of his main business. Together these businesses continued to fund his location independent lifestyle and build his wealth at the same time. Currently, Joel is focused on his 777 Project. He will be running seven Ultra Marathons to raise a total $175,000. This money will go to Pencils of Promise to construct seven schools in third-world countries. Currently, Joel has completed six of seven Ultra Marathons and will finish up his last one a few weeks from the podcast release date. He also offers some great tips about the mentality it takes to be an Ultra Marathon runner and how he keeps his body in shape. 08:51: Joel on Creating a Business that Funds His Lifestyle 13:06: Building an Audience for Impossible HQ 23:14: The 777 Project 29:39: Joel’s Biggest Challenge during The 777 Project 34:17: Joel on Running an Ultra Marathon in Antartica 39:51: Ultra Marathoner’s Health and Body Habits Honorable Mentions: Joel’s Paleo Sites https://ultimatepaleoguide.com/ https://paleomealplans.com/ Pencils of Promise https://pencilsofpromise.org/ 'The Impossible Manifesto' by Joel Runyon https://www.amazon.com/Impossible-Manifesto-Joel-Runyon-ebook/dp/B0077HCRE6 Contact Info: Impossible HQ Website https://impossiblehq.com/ Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/ImpossibleHQ/
Thursday Feb 23, 2017
Ep.171 ~ Implementing a Massive Online Launch ~ Jovan Will
Thursday Feb 23, 2017
Thursday Feb 23, 2017
“The business is just a vehicle. It’s easy to get caught up in thinking it’s the end-all-be-all, but it’s just a vehicle.” Jovan Will On this episode, we are joined by the co-founder of Advisor Internet marketing, Jovan Will. Jovan specializes in helping financial advisors grow their practice using the internet. Jovan and his partner recently had the biggest launch of their entrepreneurial careers creating an $450,000 in revenue for their company. Jovan really deconstructs this launch giving step by step details of how they created the launch. He will talk about the books and systems they followed to set the launch up, how they prepared their team and audience for the launch and the one trick that added 6-figures of revenue to the launch. If you have any interest at all about creating successful launches online this is absolutely the episode you need to listen to. “Separate your audience into different segments…and then treat them differently with a different sales message.” Jovan Will speaking about Ryan Leveck’s book ‘Ask Method’ 05:48: Handling Leads and the Systems that Create Results 07:50: On Creating Successful Business Partnerships 10:33: Teaching the Business Value System to Your Team 12:18: Jovan on Recognizing Faults in Your Own Personal Value System 15:32: A $450k Product Launch 29:57: The One Thing That Added 6-Figures to Jovan’s Launch 32:29: Jovan’s Advice to Himself Five Years Ago “The challenge that we have as marketers is we tend to broadcast the same message to our audience and hope that they convert.” Jovan Will Honorable Mentions: 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' by Robert Kiyosaki http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69571.Rich_Dad_Poor_Dad ‘Rocket Fuel’ by Jacob Schmelzer http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26268167-rocket-fuel?from_search=true ‘Essentialism’ by Greg McKeown http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18077875-essentialism?from_search=true ‘Product Launch Formula’ by Jeff Walker http://jeffwalker.com/programs/ ‘Ask Method’ by Ryan Levesque http://askmethod.com/blog/ Ryan Leveck’s Mastermind http://www.nextlevelgroupmastermind.com/ Stu McLareon http://www.stu.me/ “The bedrock of it all (the business and partnership) is the value system.” Jovan Will Contact Info: Advisor Internet Marketing http://www.advisorinternetmarketing.com/ Couples Quest http://thecouplesquest.com/
Wednesday Feb 22, 2017
Ep.170 ~ Moving a 7-Figure Service Based Business to Productized Services ~ Ajay Paghdal
Wednesday Feb 22, 2017
Wednesday Feb 22, 2017
“The company is going to function, on how the leadership sets up the company to function.” Ajay Paghdal On this episode, we have Ajay Paghdal the co-founder of Outreach Momma and Youth Noise on the show. Ajay and his partner have built a 7-figure web development agency. He shares with us his story of building the service-based business into what it is today, and why they decided to move into productized services as a more scalable option. On the show, Ajay shares some great insight on building and warming a cold market, simplifying black, white and gray hat SEO, and business systemization for 6-figure and 7 figure businesses. Then we will wrap up the episode with leadership lessons from a 7-figure entrepreneur. “Overall I am a huge proponent on business systemization. I think working ‘on’ your business and not ‘in’ your business is very important.” Ajay Paghdal 04:20: Ajay on Cold Outreach 06:43: Value Propositions for Cold Funnels 09:54: SEO in 2017 10:37: How to Tell if Your Agency is Using Black Hat, Grey Hat, and White Hat SEO 15:35: Ajay on Market Automation 18:11: Business Systemization ~ 6-Figure vs 7-Figure Mentalities 25:15: Leadership Lessons from a 7-Figure Entrepreneur “Cold outreach is like that mythical creature you have to conquer in order to start scaling your agency.” Ajay Paghdal Honorable Mentions: ‘Built to Sell’ by John Warrillow http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10075698-built-to-sell Productize Course with Brian Casle https://casjam.com/productize/ “Getting $0 to $10,000 a month was the hardest thing we had to do.” Ajay Paghdal Contact Info: ajay@outreachmama.com http://youthnoise.com/ http://www.outreachmama.com/ Twitter ajaypaghdal
Wednesday Feb 22, 2017
Ep.169 ~ Poker Champion and Productivity Expert ~ Chris Sparks
Wednesday Feb 22, 2017
Wednesday Feb 22, 2017
“I went from being a very good solid player to being ranked ‘top 20’ in the world.” Chris Sparks On this episode, we are joined by one of the world’s former top-20 poker champions and productivity expert Chris Sparks. Chris is a master at analyzing situations and using strategy to pull the odds in his favor. This is how he did so well as a professional poker player and now he uses these methods as an entrepreneur. Today, Chris and I dive into his story as a poker champion, how he maintains discipline in business and poker, how Chris uses methodologies and strategy to stay on top of his game and how neuroscience plays a role in this. It is an exciting episode and one you won’t want to miss. “The most skilled players, aren’t the best poker players.” Chris Sparks 03:04: The Beginning of Chris’ Poker Career 05:55: Chris Building Side Businesses from his Poker Career 13:31: Chris On Cashing his Intuition 27:31: Chris on Improv Comedy 28:51: Chris and Chris on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 31:25: Chris on Card Counting 35:15: Chris on Maintaining the Discipline to be the World’s Top Poker Player 38:16: Chris’ Book Recommendations 43:30: Chris on Neuroscience 49:18: What Chris Wants Written on his Tombstone “Our whole experience of reality is just a product of electrical impulses firing in the brain.” Chris Sparks Honorable Mentions: Dynamite Circle http://www.tropicalmba.com/dc/ Two Plus Two Poker Forum http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/ PokerStars https://www.pokerstars.com/ ‘Getting Things Done’ by David Allen http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1633.Getting_Things_Done ‘The One Thing’ by Marci Lyn Curtis http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18369372-the-one-thing?from_search=true ‘Deep Work’ Cal Newport http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25744928-deep-work?from_search=true ‘Brining Down the House’ by Ben Mezrich http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/514313.Bringing_Down_the_House Chris’ Book List http://www.sparksvc.com/ Contact Info: http://www.sparksvc.com/ Social Media sparks remarks
Tuesday Feb 21, 2017
Tuesday Feb 21, 2017
“Boys (involved in sex trafficking) are overlooked, and are not part of the global dialogue.” Alezandra Russell Today listeners, we have an incredibly inspirational woman on the show. Her name is Alezandra Russell. Alez, as her friends call her is the founder of a social charity in Thailand that gives males involved with sex trafficking a safe haven. The name of this charity is Urban Light. After a shocking trip to Thailand, Alez saw first hand how young men and boys were being exploited in the sex trade. She had a powerful encounter with one of these boys that changed her life forever. She didn’t know it then, but this was the catalyst that would change her life and the lives of hundreds of boys for years to come. Fast forward seven years and Urban Light has been able to provide support and aid for over 4,000 boys. They give them a place to hang out where they are not judged. They give them a place to eat, a place to play video games, a place to bond with people who understand their circumstances and a place to take care of their health. I got the opportunity to meet Alez and visit Urban Light this past year. What I saw, was a community of young men and boys who were, just normal boys. They laughed, they smiled, they played. Every day all over the world, young men and boys are at risk of becoming involved with sex trafficking and have nowhere to go for help. Alez recognized this and decided to become the light in a very dark space. Everyday she deals with the highs and lows of what these boys go through, and how hard it is for them to escape. Urban Light and Alez, in my opinion, is doing some of the most important work in this world and she does it using her heart to lead the way. “I don’t like to take credit for Urban Light. I truly feel like this was the creation of all of the boys from the Red Light District, telling me everything they needed, and designing it around their needs.” Alezandra Russell 22:20: Where the boys come from 23:35: Who introduces the boys into the sex trafficking lifestyle 27:52: Alez on hiring staff for Urban Light 28:42: The future of Urban Light 31:45: Alez’s suggestions for those that want to start a charitable business from a passion 33:12: Alez on balancing her personal life and running Urban Light Honorable Mentions: LegalZoom https://www.legalzoom.com Richard Beaumont http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0064626/ EqualityNow.org http://www.equalitynow.org/ Contact Info: http://www.urban-light.org/ Donate to Urban Light http://www.urban-light.org/donate-1/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/urbanlightthailand/ Closing: Hey guys, thanks for listening. We wanted to leave you with a special message about Alez and Urban Light. Urban Light is a full-on charity and is funded from generous people who are inspired by the work that is being done there. According to EqualityNow.org, trafficking women and children for sexual exploitation is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world. There are around 20.9 million adults and children being bought and sold worldwide into commercial sexual servitude and forced labor or bonded labor. Unfortunately, there are only a few places to go to escape this trade. Most organizations that help these children are set up to handle females. The number of places for a male involved in sex trafficking is extremely low. That is why it is so important that Urban Light and Alez keep the movement happening. If you felt inspired by Alez’s story and would like to contribute, we have attached a link in the shownotes. Thank you all for your time and attention and go check out what Urban Light is doing. The organization is making extreme strides to make a massive difference in the lives of these children.
Wednesday Feb 15, 2017
Ep.167 ~ Online Auction Entrepreneur ~ Greg Berry
Wednesday Feb 15, 2017
Wednesday Feb 15, 2017
“Don’t focus on money, focus on what you need to do to make it, and it will come.” Greg Berry’s Mentor On this episode listeners, we are welcoming Greg Berry to the podcast. Greg is the founder of Municibid. Municibid is an online auction government website where the public can bid on the government surplus auctions. On today’s episode, we will find out how Greg created a business and relationships with cities and municipalities to help local governments sell their surplus at a premium price. Greg started his entrepreneurial career right out of high school having quick success and support from his family. Nearly twenty years later he’s created a very successful sustainable business. Not only that, Greg does live in Philadelphia but, his business is location independent. On another note, Greg gives a big shout out to Philadelphia, which he considers one of the most underrated cities in the U.S. “Philadelphia is a manageable New York City” Greg Berry 1:33 On Philadelphia, the startup scene and being in the most underrated city in the U.S. 02:13: Ben Franklin on entrepreneurship 41:23: Greg on direct-mail marketing and Instagram for his Municibid Honorable Mentions: Ben Franklin’s Biography Sharktank The Prophet The Four Hour Work Week E-Myth Revisited Contact Info: https://www.municibid.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/municibid Instagram https://www.instagram.com/municibid/
Tuesday Feb 14, 2017
Ep.166 ~ Are you a Happy Entrepreneur? ~ Anil Gupta
Tuesday Feb 14, 2017
Tuesday Feb 14, 2017
“Be so great that you cannot be ignored.” Anil Gupta quoting Steve Martin Today listeners we are welcoming Anil Gupta to the show. Anil is the founder of Immediate Happiness and has taken his passion of helping others and built a movement and business that does exactly that. After becoming a multimillionaire and then losing it all, Anil began to question what was truly important in life. When this happened, he realized what the world needed most, that was for people to spread happiness. Nowadays, that is exactly what he is doing. He has made a very successful business out of spreading happiness and being an happiness expert. Today we will dive into Anil’s story, creating a business around your passion and the most important subject, how you can be happier with practical methodologies that you can immediately use. “Knowledge is not power unless you implement.” Anil Gupta 2:10: Anil’s steps on getting out of a suicidal mental state 3:28: Tips for entrepreneurs on gaining clarity 4:20: Steps on becoming more aware 4:54: Anil’s happiness formula 7:23: Questions to ask your business or life partner to improve the relationship “In the moment that you give authentically without wanting anything back. There is no pain, there is no despair, there is no suffering.” Anil Gupta Honorable Mentions Tony Robbins myhappinessscore.com ‘Immediate Happiness’ by Anil Gupta Richard Branson “Awareness gives you clarity, clarity gives you focus, focus gives you action, action gives you results.” Anil Gupta Contact Info: http://www.immediatehappiness.com/ Immediate Happiness Podcast https://www.facebook.com/AnilGInspires
Monday Feb 13, 2017
Ep.165 ~ Travel Blogging and Internet Fame ~ Conni Biesalski
Monday Feb 13, 2017
Monday Feb 13, 2017
“Every subscriber on YouTube is worth 50-times a Facebook or Instagram follower.” Conni Biesalski On this episode, we are welcoming Conni Biesalski to the show. Conni is the founder of Germanys biggest travel blog, Planet Backpack. Through Planet Backpack, Conni has also done an incredible job growing her personal brand. She has a very popular YouTube channel, created a blogging camp for German bloggers and is an international speaker. Today, we are going to talk about creating successful online launches, her personal YouTube strategy, using drones and how Conni handles being internet famous. “I would sit down and watch Casey Neistat videos, I would write down, for every scene, what he was doing and achieving with it.” Conni Biesalski 16:56: Conni on Successful Online Launches 21:55: Conni’s YouTube Strategy 30:01: On Using Drones for Videos 32:38: How Conni Handles Her Internet Fame “People don’t connect with products, people connect with people.” Conni Biesalski Honorable Mentions: http://outsite.co/ Chris Guillebeau https://chrisguillebeau.com/ Sean Ogle https://www.locationrebel.com/ The Four Hour Work Week https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307465357/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=theentrepr01f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0307465357&linkId=af3a7a74d0846220ccd4ca9d80877348 A Life of Blue Blog http://www.alifeofblue.com/ Noah Kagan-Validating Ideas http://okdork.com/ ‘Launch’ by Jeff Walker https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1630470171/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=theentrepr01f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1630470171&linkId=10ebe479c0efc7acbe1ce7215cf4f9b2 Casey Neistat - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/caseyneistat True Fans - Kevin Kelly http://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/ 30 Days of Venerability Challenge https://www.youtube.com/user/planetbackpack/featured DJI Mavik https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LZ8QTSU/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=theentrepr01f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01LZ8QTSU&linkId=ce9868f84eb2d9feb42d225946adae08 Canon G7X https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NEWYE12/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=theentrepr01f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00NEWYE12&linkId=765c46ee8c2baca57c80e9c460f12d8f Contact info: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/planetbackpack/featured Website http://www.connibiesalski.com/ Planet Backpack http://www.planetbackpack.de/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/planetbp Instagram https://www.instagram.com/conni.biesalski/
Monday Feb 13, 2017
Monday Feb 13, 2017
“As a 6-figure entrepreneur you are more willing to say ‘No’….you are willing to turn down money.” Chris Van Patten On this episode listeners, we are privileged to have Chris Van Patten on our show. Chris is the founder of Van Patten Media and Tomodomo. Van Patten Media and Tomodomo are both web development creative agencies that focus on working with community-based businesses. Today we talk about growing a business from 5-figures to 6-figures. Chris dives deep into the exact actions and steps about how he took his business to 6-figures. He also talks about how he landed clients such at Broadway actors, large bloggers, record labels and some of the biggest entrepreneurial communities out there today. “Business growth goes hand-to-hand with personal growth.” Chris Van Patten 01:53: Chris Talks About Being at the First Entrepreneur House in Barcelona 15:01: Chris’ Tips on Making Your Website More Engaging 17:09: Chris on the Future of Web Design 18:40: Difference Between the 5-Figure and 6-Figure Mentalities 27:24: Chris’ Tips on Hitting the 6-Figure Level 34:00: Outtakes Honorable Mentions: Alexa Echo Dot Dynamite Circle Forum Ecommerce Fuel Vanilla Forum Contact Info: Website Tomodomo https://tomodomo.co/ Twitter: Chris Van Patten 01:53: Chris on Being in the First Entrepreneur House in Barcelona 15:01: Chris’ Tips on Making Your Website More Engaging 17:09: Chris on the Future of Web Design 18:40: Chris on the Difference Between the 5-Figure and 6-Figure Mentalities 27:24: Chris’ Tips on Hitting the 6-Figure Level 34:00: Outtakes “As a 6-figure entrepreneur you are more willing to say ‘No’….you are willing to turn down money.” Chris Van Patten “Business growth goes hand-to-hand with personal growth.” Chris Van Patten Honorable Mentions: Alexa Echo Dot https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DFKC2SO/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=theentrepr01f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01DFKC2SO&linkId=9bfa7d75111a8c6ab932fe4707baf0d2 Dynamite Circle Forum http://www.tropicalmba.com/dc/ Ecommerce Fuel https://www.ecommercefuel.com/ Vanilla Forum https://vanillaforums.com/en/software/ Contact Info: Website Tomodomo https://tomodomo.co/ Twitter: Chris Van Patten
Saturday Feb 11, 2017
Ep.163 ~ Building Running and Selling a Tech Service Based Business ~ Nigel Moore
Saturday Feb 11, 2017
Saturday Feb 11, 2017
“For me, getting to 7-figures and being able to run it with hardly any input, was all about documentation and hiring the right people.” Nigel Moore “If you want to get to 7-figures, mission, value and purpose are ridiculously important.” Nigel Moore On this episode, we are welcoming Nigel Moore to the show. Nigel recently sold his 7-figure serviced based business and is currently running a community for entrepreneurs that have IT businesses. There are many highlights in this episode because Nigel really digs into the details of starting, running and selling his business. He talks about the five, six, and seven figure mentalities. How he spends twenty-thirty hours a week learning about business, leadership and personal growth. He then talks about the importance of building a business that creates an incredible amount of value for the world. Bottom line, this episode with Nigel was incredible and a show you will not want to miss. 4:06: Nigel on Hiring the Right People 6:31: Lessons Nigel Learned from Building a 7-Figure Service Bases Business 8:12: Managing 1,100 SOP’s 11:04: Nigel On 5,6, and 7-Figure Mentalities 30:37: Outtakes Nigel’s Rule “Everything must be continually incrementally improved.” Honorable Mentions ‘Traction’ by Gino Wickman Headspace Six Phase Meditation Seconds App ‘Doing Good Better’ William Macaskill Contact Info http://nigel.me MyTechnololgy Business http://mytechnologybusiness.com/
Saturday Feb 11, 2017
Ep.162 ~ Business Intuition ~ Michael Light
Saturday Feb 11, 2017
Saturday Feb 11, 2017
“The rational mind is the servant to the intuitive mind.” Albert Einstein “The quality of the answer comes from the quality of the question.” Michael Light On this episode, we are joined by Michael Light. Michael is an expert on business intuition. He is an author, coach, software entrepreneur, and now his book is a best-seller. Michael and I will talk about our issues with YouTube and Facebook. We then address business intuition and using it in a very rational way. He discusses how he uses intuition to speed-line his hiring process. Lastly, we talk about launching a book and how Michael got his book on Amazon’s Best-Seller list. Many top business entrepreneurs use their ‘gut’ to make decisions faster. But how does one learn to improve that ‘gut’ decision-making process? Check out this episode to learn more! “Often, lack of clarity is a protection mechanism.” Michael Light 3:50: Michael on Improving Your Intuition 12:24: Einstein Using Intuition 23:00: On Hitting Amazon Best Seller List 36:30: Outtakes: Michael and Chris chat about YouTube and Facebook today “If it’s not a ‘hell yes’ I wouldn’t hire them.” Michael Light Honorable Mentions ‘Create vs. Hate’ Dan Norris http://dannorris.me/portfolio/create-or-hate/ Gregory Diehl https://www.amazon.com/Gregory-Diehl/e/B017USY7IU Michael’s FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/302805270081675/ Thunderclap https://www.thunderclap.it/ Contact Info: Website http://intuitiveleadershipmastery.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AbundantMichael Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AbundantMichael LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/abundantmichael
Friday Feb 10, 2017
Ep.161 ~ The Sandwich Empire ~ A Rags to Riches Story with Ike Shehadeh
Friday Feb 10, 2017
Friday Feb 10, 2017
“My business plan was to feed myself, have gas in the car, and have the rent paid.” Ike Shehadeh Today podcast listeners we are welcoming a good friend, Ike Shehadeh to the show. Ike is the founder of Ike’s Place, a sandwich shop that started in San Francisco and now has 36 locations all over the west coast of the U.S. Ike is a fellow bare-knuckle entrepreneur that started out with little to nothing and built his empire in a relatively short period of time using his mental game to create success. His story is quite inspirational and today we are going to dig into how he created this empire restaurant chain using expert marketing and showmanship. “Every person that works the cash register at every Ike’s (sandwich shop) is way more important than me.” Ike Shehadeh 3:46: Ike’s Lowest Point as an Entrepreneur 33:33: Ike on Building a Brand 42:00: Ike on Running His Own Social Media Accounts 53:54: Ike’s Bottom to Top Philosophy on Business Foundation on Branding -Fans don’t actually care about you and your product. They care about what your product can do for them. “Find out what your customers actually care about. Ninety-nine percent of the time it’s not you, it’s not your brand.” Ike Shehadeh -Close --Inform the audience where they can get ahold of you at. Honorable Mentions: Noah Kagan App Sumo Contact Info: https://www.facebook.com/ToBeLikeIke/ https://www.facebook.com/ikes “As I wanted to get back into business, I thought, what were the things that I wanted to do, coupled with the things that I new I could do.” Ike Shehadeh
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Ep. 160 ~ Business in Hong Kong and China Today ~ Mike Michelini
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
“Just sell lemonade, don’t worry about the tax. That is something you can figure out later.” Mike Michelini Today listeners we are welcoming Mike Michelini to the show. Michael is the founder of Global from Asia. Today, we are going to speak with Mike about his vast knowledge of China and Hong Kong. Business and life is booming in this region and the place to be for many businesses and entrepreneurs. We will learn how Mike got set up there and how he is helping other businesses do the same. 10:30: Advantages and Disadvantages of Banking or Incorporating in Hong Kong 15:46: Benefits of Living in China or Hong Kong 19:31: Visas for Living in China Honorable Mentions: Dynamite Circle http://www.tropicalmba.com/dc/ DCBKK http://www.tropicalmba.com/dcbkk-in-25-photos/ Cross Border Summit https://www.globalfromasia.com/events/ Hong Kong Trip https://www.globalfromasia.com/events/ Qianhai Free Trade Zone https://www.globalfromasia.com/events/ USA Trip https://www.globalfromasia.com/events/ Pat Flynn https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/ Contact Info: https://www.globalfromasia.com/ http://mikesblog.com/
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Ep. 159 ~ The Anti-Entrepreneur ~ Steven Moody
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
“It (Steven’s agency) was a body shop. It was trading other people's time for dollars. Hoping I could do that fast enough so I wouldn’t have to trade my own time for dollars. At the end of the day, it was the same trade.” Steven Moody On this episode, we are happy to introduce whom I call The Anti-Entrepreneur, Steven Moody. Steven built a marketing agency in Vietnam and after a while, he began to realize that something was terribly wrong. He realized that he was trying to fit into an entrepreneurial box and that he didn’t belong in. He also began to realize the traditional role as an entrepreneur was just not for him. So he closed the doors on his business and experienced a sense of freedom. He now focuses on freelancing and self-employment and enjoys this much better. Today we will dig into Stevens struggle as the ‘typical’ entrepreneur and why he chose out. “I see entrepreneurship as a vehicle, but it has become an identity for many people. And I try to limit my identities.” Steven Moody Outtakes: 34:45 -100 True Customers -10 True Clients -1 True Boss “There is no idea that I care about so much, that I want to lose myself for it.” Steven Moody Honorable Mentions: ‘Stumbling on Happiness’ Daniel Gilbert Socionics Personally Test http://www.sociotype.com/ ‘The Millionaire Fastlane’ MJ DeMarco http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18872437-the-millionaire-fastlane ‘One Billion Digital Nomads’ Pieter Levels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IYOZ6H0UNk Hashtag Nomads https://nomadlist.com/ Michael Moore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moore “You should never start a business unless someone asks you to.” Derek Sivers https://sivers.org/ Contact Info: http://beachhead.io beachhead.io/newsletter
Tuesday Feb 07, 2017
Ep. 158 ~ A Modern Day Indiana Jones Entrepreneur ~ Scott Brills
Tuesday Feb 07, 2017
Tuesday Feb 07, 2017
“The last 5 years, I’ve averaged between 20-30 countries per year.” Scott Brills “99.9% of the people are good in the world, even if that’s not what you hear.” Scott Brills Today listeners we have a real life modern day Indiana Jones on our show. His name is Scott Brills. In this episode, we get to learn how Scott created a business that keeps funding his adventures all around the world. In the past three years, Scott has averaged twenty to thirty countries visited per year. He has raced a car from London to Mongolia, raced a tuk-tuk across India twice and road-tripped all across the European and African continents all for charity and the thrill of the adventure. We will learn more about what Scott is up to these days, his safari company that helps villagers in Tanzania and where he is headed next. Enjoy the show! “If I don’t have an adventure that I am either looking for or doing, it feels like a part of me is missing.” Scott Brills Honorable Mentions: Mongol Rally http://www.theadventurists.com/mongol-rally The Four Hour Work Week Blog http://tim.blog/ Rickshaw Run http://www.theadventurists.com/rickshaw-run/ Charity Water https://donate.charitywater.org/donate/home-variant Brothers Design - Scott’s Web Development Company https://brothersdesign.com/ Pamoja Safari’s - Scott’s Safari Company http://www.pamojasafaris.com/ “I broke down in Tajikistan and had to get a ride from a gangster.” Scott Brills Contact Info: Scott’s Websites: http://scottbrills.com/ http://www.pamojasafaris.com/ https://brothersdesign.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scottbrills/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scottmbrills
Tuesday Feb 07, 2017
Ep. 157 ~ Old School vs. New School Entrepreneurship ~ Henry Leeds
Tuesday Feb 07, 2017
Tuesday Feb 07, 2017
“What you perceive, persists.” Henry Leeds Today listeners I am excited to tell you that we have an incredibly experienced entrepreneur on this show, Henry Leeds! Henry started his first business in New York City in 1969. He has been an entrepreneur every day since that moment and is still an entrepreneur today at the age of 77. We brought Henry on the show for a couple reasons. First, Henry has a wealth of knowledge and experience. He has been an entrepreneur for nearly 50 years and someone all business people could learn from. Second, we wanted to compare the difference between being an entrepreneur today and being an entrepreneur in the 70’s and 80’s. We wanted to see if it is true that many things remain the same for business even though today we operate in the digital age. “I was tenacious in going after business.” Henry Leeds Honorable Mentions: Camino de Santiago Contact Info: http://henryleeds.com/ henry@henryleeds.com +1-678-637-4000
Thursday Feb 02, 2017
Thursday Feb 02, 2017
“Men lie, women lie, children lie, data doesn’t lie.” Peter Shankman On this episode, we are going to talk with the serial entrepreneur Peter Shankman who is the founder of Faster Than Normal. Faster Than Normal is a movement that focuses on changing the way people view ADD and ADHD. Peter has spent the past twenty years starting, building and selling companies. He also spends his time writing best-selling books, speaking internationally, making almost daily TV appearances, and teaching hundreds of thousands of people how to improve their personal and professional lives. He does all this by using his ADD as a gift instead of a curse. And that is what he wants to share with people. Further along in the episode, we dive into Peter’s life with ADHD and how he structures his life to create constructive outcomes. He gives parents some great suggestions that have children with ADD/ADHD and we talk about how diet plays a role in his life. Peter used his passion for helping others, with something that he struggled with, and made it into a movement to create a lasting change. “There is a reason I am an entrepreneur. I don’t play well with others.” Peter Shankman 6:24: How Peter Used ADHD to Create Constructive Outcomes 10:51: Peter’s Suggestions for Parents with Children That Might Have or Have ADD/ADHD 12:41: Peter on His Diet to Manage ADHD 15:38: What to Do if You Think you May Have ADD/ADHD “The money comes, the money always comes alright, what can you do to make people happier.” Peter Shankman Honorable Mentions: ‘Delivered from Distraction’ by Edward Hallowell Hallowell Institute Faster Than Normal Podcast Peter’s Apps to Manage ADD/ADHD Run Keeper Fitness Pal ‘Faster Than Normal’ a book by Peter Shankman will be Released October 2017 Peter's Faster Than Normal Course Contact Info: Faster Than Normal Website Peter Shankman http://shankman.com
Thursday Feb 02, 2017
Ep. 155 ~ Mr. Bangkok ~ From Gamer to Entrepreneur w/ Karsten Aichholz
Thursday Feb 02, 2017
Thursday Feb 02, 2017
“Maybe, school or the academic environment doesn’t always reveal the true potential people have.” Karsten Aichholz Today listeners we are welcoming Mr. Bangkok, Karsten Aichholz to the show! Karsten has been living in Bangkok for 11-years and runs an authority site about the country of Thailand. This serial entrepreneur is the founder of two companies that create and operate their own web applications. Karsten is the founder of Brewed in Bangkok podcast and has been an entrepreneur for over a decade specializing in affiliate marketing, monetization, and conversion optimization. Today we are going to talk about how Karsten got his start as a gamer back in the 90’s. We will dig into his long-term business partnership, the importance of defining your own freedom and life as an entrepreneur in Bangkok. “I got my start from teaching people how to play video games.” Karsten Aichholz Honorable Mentions: Tim Ferriss Karsten’s Living Expenses in Bangkok https://www.thailandstarterkit.com/money/cost-of-living-in-bangkok/ Brewed in Bangkok Podcast https://www.thailandstarterkit.com/podcasts/brewed-in-bangkok/welcome/ ‘From High School Dropout to Coffee Czar’ https://www.thailandstarterkit.com/podcasts/brewed-in-bangkok/bib017/ “Lots of people think about entrepreneurship as freedom, as fulfilling. Though it really depends on what you are looking for.” Karsten Aichholz Contact Info: https://www.karstenaichholz.com/ https://www.thailandstarterkit.com/