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HP#195 | It’s Not the Idea - It’s the Billion Dollar Execution | Suneera Madani

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#194 | Disrupt the Average & Own the Market ~ Ross Buhrdorf

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.566 | How This Female Founder Built a Billion-Dollar Company by her 35th Birthday ~ Suneera Madhani

Wed, 14 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Today we’re diving into a conversation about one of the most important shifts happening in business right now. Did you know the fastest-growing segment of entrepreneurship and business ownership is actually women? And at the forefront of that movement is today’s guest, a true powerhouse whose story is as inspiring as it is game-changing.

Our guest is Suneera Madhani — a visionary entrepreneur, FinTech innovator, and champion for women in business. Suneera is the trailblazing founder of Worth, a revolutionary platform that uses patent-pending AI technology to help small businesses gain fair access to capital. It’s a bold, brilliant idea that’s leveling the playing field for entrepreneurs everywhere.

But her story didn’t start at the top. Before founding Worth, Suneera built Stax Payments from the ground up, transforming a simple idea into a multibillion-dollar company with over $140 million in recurring revenue. Along the way, she made history as one of the first female CEOs to build a unicorn — a rare feat in the male-dominated world of FinTech.

Her journey is one of resilience, grit, and relentless ambition. From selling credit card machines out of the trunk of a Volkswagen Beetle to being laughed out of boardrooms, she’s faced every challenge head-on and proved the doubters wrong time and again. Today, she’s not only a successful entrepreneur but also an angel investor, advisor to more than a dozen boards, and a sought-after speaker who’s shared her wisdom on some of the world’s biggest stages — from Meta and Harvard Business School to South by Southwest and beyond.

In this episode, we’ll unpack Suneera’s incredible rise, her mission to shatter ceilings for women in business, and the lessons she’s learned while bootstrapping billion-dollar ventures, navigating biases in leadership, and balancing the demands of entrepreneurship with family life.

It’s a masterclass in leadership, resilience, and what it takes to redefine an entire industry — and you’re going to want to hear every word.

Episode Highlights:

00:22:00 Who is Suneera Madhani?
02:30:00 Suneera Madhani's Early Entrepreneurial Journey
05:08:00 The Game-Changing Idea and Rejection
08:22:00 Building a Billion-Dollar Company
14:10:00 Key Components of a Billion-Dollar Business
18:40:00 The Importance of Team and Culture 21:13:00 Building a Winning Team 22:09:00 The Importance of Networking 22:30:00 Hiring Strategies and Challenges 25:41:00 Reflecting on the Journey 31:39:00 Challenges for Women Entrepreneurs 38:50:00 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Contact Info: Website: https://suneeramadhani.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suneeramadhani/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/

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Ep.565 | A $3.9B Exit with HomeAway & His Next Billion-Dollar Venture | Ross Buhrdorf

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:33:44 -0400

Listeners, today’s episode is a masterclass in innovation, tech leadership, and entrepreneurship from someone who’s seen it all.

We’re joined by Ross Buhrdorf, one of the foundational figures in the rise of the internet. As the founding CTO of HomeAway, Ross helped scale the company to a $3.9 billion acquisition by Expedia. But that’s only part of the story. Before that, he was at the heart of one of the internet’s earliest search engines—Excite.com—which at one point was bigger than Google.

Now, Ross is back in the arena with his latest venture: ZenBusiness, a mission-driven company helping millions of entrepreneurs start and grow their own businesses with confidence and ease.

In this conversation, we go deep on:

What it was like building Excite.com in the early days of the web
How HomeAway scaled into a global platform with billions in valuation
The emotional and mental shifts after a billion-dollar exit
Why Ross believes every human should have access to entrepreneurship
How ZenBusiness is leveling the playing field for small business owners
The tools Ross uses—like NLP and visualization—to set big goals
What he looks for in a winning startup idea and founding team
The most important leadership lessons he’s learned across 3 decades
How to build companies that align with your values, not just your wallet

Whether you’re a founder, a tech enthusiast, or someone dreaming of launching your own business, this episode is packed with powerful takeaways and firsthand wisdom from a true digital pioneer.

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Ep.564 | Special New Years Eve Interview w/ the $50 Billion Man Jay Abraham

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 22:02:39 -0400

Listeners, welcome back to the pod! Today, we have an extraordinary guest—a true business mastermind who has shaped the strategies of some of the world’s most successful companies. Jay Abraham is widely regarded as one of the greatest marketing and business strategists of all time, and he’s here to share his wisdom with us.

Known as the “$50 Billion Man,” Jay has worked with over 10,000 businesses across 1,000 industries, helping them unlock hidden revenue, scale exponentially, and gain a competitive edge. His expertise has influenced Fortune 500 companies, small business owners, and top entrepreneurs looking to maximize their impact and profits.

As the author of The Sticking Point Solution and Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got, Jay has developed powerful frameworks for growth, differentiation, and business success. His insights have transformed industries, and today, we have the privilege of diving deep into his game-changing strategies.

In this episode, we explore:
✅ How Jay measures success at the end of each year
✅ The power of Thinking BIG and how it changes everything
✅ How Jay stays focused in a world full of distractions
✅ The one guiding principle that defines his life and business philosophy
✅ His top advice for acquiring and retaining top talent
✅ Why he believes that “the unexamined business is not worth owning” and how he audits companies for growth
✅ The books that shaped his thinking and success

This conversation is full of proven strategies, deep insights, and practical wisdom that can transform the way you approach business and life.

In addition to his written work, Jay hosts the Breakthroughs at The Beach event, a three-day intensive workshop where business owners receive personalized strategies to unlock significant growth and profitability. The upcoming session is scheduled for May 7-9, 2025.

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HP#193 | The #1 Secret of Billionaire Founders

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0400

After interviewing nearly 30 billion-dollar founders, one thing is clear: They commit long-term. If you’re expecting massive success in 2-3 years, you’re thinking too small. Give it 10 years and watch what happens!

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HP#192 | Escape the Victim Trap: How Accountability Transforms Your Life

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 19:00:00 -0500

In 2007, I learned a life-changing lesson: the difference between a victim mindset and an accountable mindset. This episode breaks down how shifting your perspective can transform your success, relationships, and daily life. Tune in to learn how to take control.

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HP#191 | Filtering Through the Mind of a Billion-Dollar Woman

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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I love incredibly successful people that still have the down-to-earth human touch. It is really enjoyable to talk with them and understand why they are who they are. Today’s guest is one of those people and yet so much more. Janice Bryant Howroyd is the founder The ActOne Group and she is the very first African-American female to found a billion dollar company, and yes you heard me right, a billion dollar company.

What is even more impressive about Janice is that speaking with her was like talking to an old friend. She is incredibly relatable and really a caring and authentic human being.

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Chris:
Do you ever wonder how a billionaire thinks? How do they process all those crazy thoughts that go through their head on a regular basis? Well, I was curious, so I asked one.

And the person I ask is Janice Bryant. Howroyd the first black woman to build a billion dollar company.

Want to hear what she has to say. Let's hop into it. Going back to what you mentioned earlier in the interview, when you talked about your mind bouncing around all the time, Ray asks, how does Janice keep her mind in check and stay focused when it's all over the place and you see the world as a kaleidoscope?

Janice:
Ain't trying to do that Ray for chance. That's a failure from your perspective. I have no interest in organizing this beautiful mess. I love it. I thrive in it. What I do have though is Discipline. Discipline around initiatives and discipline around behaviors. So I love for my, you know, I, if you go up in there, it probably looks like Einstein's hair.

But I, I, I deeply, deeply enjoy letting all the light come in, let all of it come in. And then once I filter it toward an initiative. Or, or a team effort, then I believe, as a matter of fact, my team will tell you, , one of my quotes they most often use is discipline ain't a dirty word. It's not a dirty word, you know, so I think that helps balance if that's what you're going at.

I'm a highly disciplined person. .

Chris:

What is your filtration process there? , you know, we all get crazy ideas and they bounce around our head and we want to start this like new side hustle or new business or new project. , what are the ones that, what's your process for finding out which ideas are legitimate and the ones you want to continue to work towards?

Janice:

Oh, great. So there are four questions I asked myself. One, and this is kind of formulaic for me, Chris, so I can rattle it off. One is what do I want from it? If I do it. What's the outcome? What's the goal of it? What do I want from it? The next question is, what do I want from it? In the next 12 months, depending on where your energies are already obligated, you've only got so much time in a day that you can give.

Even though all of us have the same amount of time to work with. So what do I want from it? The ultimate? What's it going to do? What's it going to be? Then what do I want from it in the next, , 12 months? What will it take to get to the next 12 months? And that's a biggie because entrepreneurs tend to tend to be, , exuberant in our thought about our own capacity.

And then the fourth question is, what value will it have? You know, I'm very interested in being certain that the space I occupy, I leave better than when I got there better is in quotes because we all can define it differently, you know, and so that's how I filter to get to does this idea stand right now.

The other thing I do is that, okay, so I live with an iPad. I'm on an iPad right now talking with you. I love, love, love, love, love iPad. Yes, I own stock in Apple, and yes, I bought it when it was a really good deal, but I love iPad anyway, and it allows me to do so much. And my notes section is busy. I am a fierce note taker.

So I will write things down in my iPad and then I have a regular check in system where I go back. Is it still as clear to me as it was when I wrote it? If it's not, check, you know, and I move it. And so I systemize. ideas that come into my mind or initiatives. I also do that with asks when people are asking things of me, I do it that way as well.

Mom used to do it much less, uh, complicated. She would say, oh, I'll come back to it later. If I can't remember what it was, it's gone. Or if it's burning at me and turning at me that I got to get back to it, then it's up there. You know, I think some people call it putting a pin in it.

Chris:

Yeah, I always tell myself if the idea keeps coming back to me, it means something that I should work towards or something I should implement.

Janice:

It can, it always doesn't mean that though. Sometimes, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, seriously. Sometimes it's the gateway to something else.

Chris:

Good point. Yeah. Good point.

And boom. There, you have it. You guys, Janice Bryant. Howroyd I love this because I, and I don't know if you can relate often feel guilty because of this beautiful mess up here. My mind, my thoughts, not harnessing them better, not using them better, not being more productive. And sometimes, , our minds can just go down rabbit holes.

And the next thing, you know, two hours went by and we don't even know, , what happened and we forgot the task that we're working on. And I love that Janice says that she loves this beautiful mess in her brain. She absolutely loves it. She says that probably it looks like Einstein's hair and she has no agenda or no care in the world to organize it.

She just lets it in. And filters it as best as possible. Absolutely. Absolutely incredible answer.

And if you guys take away anything, what are the four questions that you need to ask yourself? If you want to filter through all these thoughts in your head, right?

So what would Janice say? One. What do I want from it? Great question. Two what do I want from it in the next 12 months? Also a great question. This helps implement the short term thinking and also the long-term thinking. Is it worth my time and activity in the next 12 months. Maybe I should postpone it, or maybe I should implement it immediately, depending on what it is.

And three, the third question. What will it take for me to achieve in the next 12 months? Again? Revisiting that question of how much time and effort and energy it will take you to achieve this idea that you have in the next 12 months and the last question.

And probably the most important. What value will it have? Will it raise the bar of my business. Will it raise the bar of my life will raise the bar of my relationships. Is it a priority or is it something that we can postpone until later? And I also love what Janice said about thoughts that are reoccurring, that you really think you should do. And I have this, I actually wanted to start a second podcast at one point. This was probably about four years ago. And I was just chewing on this idea for a new podcast and I thought it was so good and so juicy and it would be so successful. And I was convinced, , by another,, another podcaster, that's a good friend of mine and somebody I look to for advice like this, and he kept telling me, no, do not start a new podcast.

Do not start a new podcast. What he said is expand on your current podcast. And that's why now we have almost 200 high-performance episodes. So the high-performance are the short episodes. They're generally like this one, two to 10 minutes, , from the longer interviews that we do. And I took his advice and I'm very glad that I did. Cause I didn't have the time or bandwidth to run a second podcast and I'd be exhausted and that podcast would be stagnant now. So sometimes we have these great ideas. And like Janice says they're actually a gateway to something else.

It doesn't mean that idea is the actual thing. So. We're going to wrap it up there. You guys remember those four questions? One. What do I want from it to what I wa what do I want from it in the next 12 months? Three. What's it going to take for me to achieve in the next 12 months and for what value does it give?

Whenever you have a thought or an idea to do a new thing? We're going to leave it at that. You guys, if you haven't checked out Janice's episode yet. Please do you won't regret it? It's episode number 544. And interview with the 32nd richest woman in the world. Make sure you check it out.

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HP#190 | BILLIONAIRE EPISODE | From Extreme Poverty to One of the Richest Women in the World Part II

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:29:46 -0400

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HP#189 | From Extreme Poverty to One of the Richest Women in the World

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 10:23:30 -0400

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[00:00:00]

Chris: She was born in the segregated south in extreme poverty, one of 11 kids, and she built a billion dollar company. You guys welcome to the high-performance tip number 189. Of our podcast. And today I want to feature Janice Bryant. Howroyd Janice is one of the most inspirational people that I've interviewed out of 500 people.

And what's really amazing about her is that, like I mentioned, she started in a segregated south born in 1952, where there was white people on one side of the neighborhood and black people on the other side of the neighborhood and she was born one of 11 kids in extreme poverty.

Nevertheless, she still made her way to found and build a billion dollar company. And not only that, she was the first black woman to build a billion dollar company.

She stands at the top of the list as the 38th richest woman in the world, and, she talks specifically in this episode, how she gained an abundance mindset and how her family, her parents taught her to have an abundance mindset and to dream. Even though she's in an extremely racist and suppressive environment during her youth for the first 24 years of her life. Let's hop into it with Janice Bryant.

Howroyd.

Janice: I was born in 1952 One of 11 kids, the fourth of 11 kids, same mom, same dad in Tarboro, North Carolina. , , so that can tell you a lot about just what was happening in my community at that time

we were a segregated community, Um, , we were segregated in many ways, not just racially, but racial segregation. offered the segregation of economics and I'm glad you said we were economically poor because we were spiritually rich, quite wealthy if you think of it, and aspirationally we were full.

Mom and dad wanted for us the world that they dreamed was possible, but they didn't put boundaries on us about how that could be achieved, meaning they didn't want us to only do the things they thought we should do. Nobody had to be a doctor or lawyer, you know, a candlestick butcher, a baker, a candlestick maker.

But they did insist that education would be a platform for that. That was the hard hitting thing in my home growing up. And I never saw anybody outside of a teacher or a preacher who held a professional job who was African American unless I got pictures and stories of them from old print magazines. , there was Essence.

Ebony. Essence came later. There was Ebony. There was Sepia. And are you, are you familiar with the Georges? , the family? No, no, no. The Georges were, were the, , porters along trains. Along the rail tracks that ran from south to north on the east coast. And rather than bother to learn John or Fred or Joseph's name, everyone was called George or boy.

Okay. Okay. Wow. The George is my, my grandfather was a George. Okay. He hated it. His name was Daniel. He worked that line for many years. And nobody knew his name. , and so, they would bring products and, and, and, , items to us that we couldn't get locally. So nobody was selling black magazines in Tarboro, North Carolina.

Black focused magazines. So we'd get Ebony, Jet. Sepia delivered by the George's and everybody waited for the train to come in on the day that the magazines would come and that's where I started to get ideas about the possibility of what a black person could do And a black woman could do . We weren't seeing black people on TV.

And that was so big for us. We'd all rush home. What does that got to do with the way I grew up? Everything I grew up with a full faith in what America is and what the world is like, and, um, and could be for me and that I had a place to shape it despite what was going on day to day.

And that was the power. And I think the faith that our mom and dad put in front of us,

[00:04:54]

Chris : There you haven't you guys, what do you think? Hearing stories like that make our difficulties in 2024 seem incredibly small. And irrelevant. And I would imagine very few listening to the podcast grew up in an environment that has equal or worse than Janice's, but nonetheless hearing a story like that really makes us think that anything is possible. Not only any, not only is anything possible, but, what is important. Is that we focus on the positive side of life. And we surrender to our dreams . And go after them with everything that we have. So, leaving you with that. I want to ask you.

What did you take away from Janice's story? It's a powerful one. If you haven't heard Janice's full episode, I recommend you checking it out. I believe it's episode number 544. , interviewing the 38th richest woman in the world. Janice Bryant. Howroyd. And if you want to make sure you don't miss any of these tips, please subscribe, leave us or view. And share with your friends, see you on the next episode.

Ep.563 ~ Building Your Own Luxury Cruise Line ~ Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Listeners welcome back to the pod - today we will dive deep into the life of one of the most influential figures in the cruise line and maritime world. Our guest is a titan of the cruise line industry, a visionary entrepreneur, and a lifelong champion of global tourism his name is Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio.

Manfredi has transformed his family business into a global leader in luxury cruising. Under his leadership, Silversea Cruises expanded its company offering travel experiences across all seven continents around the world. In a strategic partnership with Royal Caribbean Manfredi orchestrated the sale of a ⅔ stake in Silversea for a whopping $1 billion in 2018. This strategic partnership not only elevated Silversea's brand but also marked one of the most significant deals in the cruise industry's history. And lastly, Manfredi is the Chairman of The Heritage Group which is a private equity company that acquired 85% of one of the biggest luxury travel companies in the world Abercrombie & Kent - whose founder Geoffrey Kent was on the podcast just last month.

Today we are going to dive into the life and mind of Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio.

00:12: Who is Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio?

03:42: Manfredi’s Recommended Books

05:56: Manfredi’s Starts a Cruise Line

13:01: How this Billion-Dollar Founder Spends his Time

15:05: The Biggest Challenge Manfredi Experienced was September 11, 2001.

18:56: Manfredi Takes Over the Family Business

21:18: Manfredi Pioneers the Luxury Cruise Industry.

24:39: Why Manfredi Loves Being an Entrepreneur

26:13: Manfredi’s Career Chapters

29:59: Manfredi Orchestrated the Most Significant Deal in the Cruise Industry.

32:47: Manfredi & Geoffrey Kent Built the First Expedition Cruise Ship

34:59: Manfredi’s Daily Routine

37:13: Advice Manfredi Would Give His Younger Self

37:58: Things to Look for in Executives and Partners When You Bring Them On

40:25: What is Manfredi Most Proud Of?

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Transcript:

[00:00:12] Chris: Listeners, welcome back to the podcast today, and we will dive deep into the life of one of the most influential figures in the cruise line and maritime world. Our guest today is a Titan in the cruise line industry, a visionary entrepreneur, a lifelong champion of global tourism, and his name is Manfredi LaFavre D'Ovidio.

Manfredi has transformed his family business into a global leader in luxury cruising. Under his leadership, Silver Sea Cruises expanded its company, offering travel experiences across all seven continents around the world. In a strategic partnership with Royal Caribbean, Manfredi orchestrated the sale of a two third stake in Silversea for a whopping 1 billion in 2018.

This strategic partnership not only elevated Silversea's brand, but also marked. One of the most significant deals in the cruise industry's history. And lastly, Manfredi is the chairman of the heritage group, which is a private equity company that acquired 85 percent of one of the biggest luxury travel companies in the world, Abercrombie and Kent, whose founder was actually on the podcast last month.

So if you haven't listened to that interview yet, make sure you check it out. And today we're going to dive into the life and mind of Manfredi. Listeners, welcome to the show. Manfredi, welcome to the show. How are you doing today?

[00:01:34] Manfredi: Not too bad. Not too bad. Can I add something to what you said?

[00:01:38] Chris: Please do. Add or take away.

Whatever you like.

[00:01:41] Manfredi: Well, what happened is that as soon as I did my deal with Royal Caribbean, I did buy, uh, Abercrombie Kent, which recently I brought up to 100 percent shareholding, and I sold to Royal Caribbean subsequently one further that I owned, uh, in, uh, Silver Sea in exchange of Royal Caribbean shares and acquired another cruise line, which is called Crystal Cruises.

[00:02:04] Chris: Ah, I did actually read about that. Forgive me for not putting that in there.

[00:02:08] Manfredi: No, so it's just, the story goes on. And before Silver Sea, we had another cruise line, which was called Sydmar. Okay.

[00:02:17] Chris: Was Sid, was Smar the one created by your father or was Silver Sea created by your father? Uh,

[00:02:23] Manfredi: Sid Smar was acquired by my father with me because I was working with him at the time.

And we bought, uh, the Cruise Line, which was one of the first cruise lines ever. And, uh, Sid Bar built the first free purposely built cruise ships, which were built in Italian shipyard fi can and LA in France.

[00:02:42] Chris: Great. So that

[00:02:42] Manfredi: was the beginning. Then we got an offer we couldn't refuse. We sold Smar. And we started Silversea together with my father, which I took over shortly after.

[00:02:52] Chris: And that was in the 90s, correct?

[00:02:54] Manfredi: That was, uh, we started in 92, we acquired in 86, Sidmar, sold it in 89, started in 92, uh, 91, Silversea, and, uh, we're ordering the ships, and then we started operating in 94.

[00:03:10] Chris: Incredible.

[00:03:12] Manfredi: So, and then in 2018, uh, we, I sold to Royal Caribbean and I bought in 2000, uh, actually was in 2019.

The negotiation started earlier 2019. I bought Abercrombie & Kent.

[00:03:27] Chris: That's right. Incredible. Um, so Manfredi, I was told by a mentor of mine a long time ago that the, uh, difference between a wealthy person and the average person is the information that we put in between the two ears that we have. and what we choose to do with it.

And I hear you're an avid reader, so if it's okay with you, I'd like to ask about what you're reading right now and some of the more impactful, uh, books of your life.

[00:03:59] Manfredi: Yeah, I tend to read two, three books in parallel. So now I'm reading the Silk Roads, number one, the old Silk Road and the new Silk Road.

Then there is a new book which was written about the oil industry and the energy markets, which is very interesting. I don't remember now the exact title. And then, you know, other things which went back in time. An interesting View of the history of the United States of America, which is unconventional view.

Ah,

[00:04:34] Chris: do

[00:04:34] Manfredi: you

[00:04:34] Chris: know who, do you know who the author of that book was?

[00:04:38] Manfredi: I can let you know.

[00:04:39] Chris: Okay.

[00:04:40] Manfredi: Um, it was recommended to me and I bought it and it's quite interesting.

[00:04:44] Chris: Do you have two or three books that were the most impactful in your life?

[00:04:50] Manfredi: Yeah, you know, but probably I'm, I, I had once, um, hepatitis, so I was stuck in bed for a long time and I managed to read all of War and Peace, the whole story. It's a massive book. In today's world, it's very difficult to read at all.

[00:05:10] Chris: Yeah. Okay. Anything else, any others?

[00:05:17] Manfredi: Oh, this is the one that comes to my mind immediately.

The other ones are, you know, I try to always read something which will leave me something, uh, in knowledge.

[00:05:27] Chris: Yeah.

[00:05:28] Manfredi: A book that I loved was, uh, A Hundred Years of Solitude.

[00:05:33] Chris: I've heard of that one.

[00:05:35] Manfredi: There's a life in this village in Colombia, which goes through the civil wars in the country. It's quite interesting.

[00:05:42] Chris: Nice. Um, so I kind of want to start this off about, uh, going back to your, your past and your childhood. And I'm curious about the first moment that you realized you had a passion for ships and cruise lines. Uh, do you remember that moment?

[00:06:03] Manfredi: I can, uh, reconnected because when I was 14, my father told us, uh, he was We're going on a cruise.

Now it's 14, it's uh, what is it, 56 years ago. It was really at the beginning. Nobody knew about cruises. And, uh, he, because his friend had his cruise line, which was called Sidmar, and so we went to all the way to Mexico, Los Angeles, took the cruise down the Mexico coast, and, uh, that was the first impact with, uh, uh, cruising.

But I've been involved in shipping all my life, because my father was a ship owner, a professor of university of maritime law, and a lawyer, and he was always involved with shipping. So it's been all our lives that we've been involved with ships, we had yachts, and so on. We had shipping companies, we had ferry companies, we had all sorts of things.

But that was a crucial moment because we sold this company, where I subsequently went to work. When I was 18. And then, uh, you know, we, we bought it. So it was a chapter here. You know, you go on a cruise and you work for them and then you buy them. Yeah. And then you see them.

I hear your father was quite a, an interesting figure and he was a lawyer and he actually helped create the maritime law in Italy.

[00:07:24] Chris: , and then You, you, did he start the cruise line, , the very first cruise line venture that you guys owned, or did he acquire it and then continue to run it and it became the family business?

[00:07:39] Manfredi: He, we acquired it.

[00:07:41] Chris: Okay.

[00:07:42] Manfredi: And then, and when we acquired it, we built the new ships. And then they were so beautiful and were so, so innovative that we got a very good offer and we sold it.

And then we started SilverSea. SilverSea is the first one that we started. In the past, you know, I had worked in other businesses. My father, with his, uh, partners had bought a big shipping company, which was listed on the UK Stock Exchange, which owned ships. It owned a very large, uh, Ship broker company and, uh, insurance broker company called Clarkson.

It owned Maritime Insurance company. So he was always, uh, involved in that. He even had a fleet of tankers in Saudi Arabia at the beginning of the seventies.

[00:08:26] Chris: Oh really? can you share about your father's influence on you? You know, as a young man, I could imagine, and a boy growing up, I could imagine, uh, a father who, I think about the influence my father had on me.

Right. And I can imagine you and your father had a cruise lines. He is part of the maritime industry, um, or he was at least getting involved in cruise lines at the time. , How did that have an effect on you as a young man?

[00:08:55] Manfredi: I mean, that's, uh, fundamental. He was an extraordinary person, an extraordinary father.

And, uh, he was lucky he had a wife who always, uh, put him on a, uh, how do you say it when you put somebody on a pedestal? Pedestal for us. So we always had, and because he was working all the time, he was traveling a lot, working, and he would, his Sundays were because he would take Saturday to work always.

On the Sundays, his vacation, his day was to pass the day working in our playroom. So he had a desk. His children were playing around and he was there working. And that was his, uh, his Sunday. So, uh, you know, it's an example of, uh, dedication to passion, to work dedication. And, uh, but he was still very present to us because he was a symbol.

for us. So, uh, we always looked up to him. And then he would sometimes take one of the children. For example, he, when he had some, uh, launch of a new ship, would take one children with him. And so he created some moments for us, which he was pretty much always linked his life with his business, but he involved us.

So he got us very much attached. And especially my two sisters, they were deeply in love with him and the same with me. I mean, I adored him. And, uh, when I was, um, uh, 18, he said, Okay, you go to university, you will have a desk in the office next to mine. You can listen to all my phone calls, join all my meetings, read all my papers.

Asked me every question, and any day in the week, Saturday, Sunday, during the week, and so that I did, and then he would send me to his businesses. He had many businesses in various countries, Mexico, England, etc, etc. So I would go three months in his businesses. And then come back and study and go on with the university and then work with him.

And, uh, so it was a very tight relationship.

[00:11:10] Chris: What do you think was the most impactful lesson that you learned from your father?

[00:11:16] Manfredi: You know, the most is to be very respectful of the others. He was, uh, the most, uh, Curtis person you can imagine with everybody, and it wasn't linked to the fact if you had anything to exchange with somebody, uh, somebody who was relevant for his business or for any other reason.

He would be the same with anybody from the lowest level and, uh, business community or the people working for him in service to the highest level. It was true that everybody with extreme kindness and courtesy. And, uh, and would always be, uh, responding to anybody. So, it was this kind of attitude. Very humble, simple, very successful man.

Uh, an incredible brain, but very humble and simple.

[00:12:06] Chris: So let's switch to the roles that you play in your life now. So you're the chairman of the heritage group, which, uh, a heritage groups, a private equity group in a travel and tourism sector. Um, you're the chairman and orbital solutions, Monaco co chairman.

And I guess you said, uh, are you no longer chairman at Amber Cromby Kent, or are you still co chair there?

[00:12:27] Manfredi: No, I'm, uh, I'm the chairman. Geoffrey. sold me the steak, and he is the co chairman. I don't know what his exact title is. He's the founder chairman, let's say. Okay. He's not actively involved in the running of the business.

He's very involved in everything, which is the product.

[00:12:49] Chris: . And then you're a member of the board of Bucksense Incorporated, vice chairman of Monaco Chamber of Shipping, um, member of the executive community of World Tourism and Travel Council, and member of the board of SKULD Skold. Is that what that's pronounced?

Skold? Skold. The maritime school in maritime insurance company based in Oslo. So I'm, I'm curious with all those, those titles and accolades, where do you spend the most of your time?

[00:13:18] Manfredi: Well, first of all, they evolved, you know, some are gone and there's some new ones.

[00:13:22] Chris: Okay.

[00:13:23] Manfredi: And I spend most of the time, reality, I divide myself between three things.

One is where I have the most relevant business opportunity where I focus a lot.

[00:13:35] Chris: Okay.

[00:13:35] Manfredi: Was like, I try to make sure that that things they are done well and they get my support. I, I cultivate very, uh, mature and capable management and then, and want them to, to, to drive, but I'm there to help them and to know everything which is going on.

In any case, that's the first thing, which is very important. The second thing is whenever there's something which is not going that well, it happens to follow my laps. Because this is what happens with owners, you know. So there I dedicate with the team and to solve whatever there are some problems and something which is not going as I would wish to solve it.

And the third thing is the things which give me satisfaction. So there are a number of things which give me satisfaction and I dedicate myself to. So now I've been recently appointed by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. as ambassador to UNESCO and for charity and philanthropy, which is something which is not going to earn me a cent.

It's going to cost me, but it gives me satisfaction. I use my capabilities, my relationships, my, uh, dedication to, um, better cause. So it's a mixed, I have the freedom of choice.

[00:14:51] Chris: That's good. I was going to ask, , you mentioned about, you know, if there's ever a problem in the business, it comes to you, it comes to your desk.

[00:15:00] Manfredi: I didn't mention the new businesses. Of course, I mean, new investment. I follow also.

[00:15:04] Chris: Yeah. Did you share with us maybe one of the biggest challenges that you've had in your career when it came across your table, , and how you decided to handle it?

[00:15:17] Manfredi: Oh, there's a very clear example. September 11th.

I was in a bank negotiating the refinancing of the financing. It's a new ships. And in the bank, they tell me, they come, somebody rushing in, come, come and watch on the television. So there, we were on television, in the bank, because CTF financing for the company. And we saw what happened. So you can imagine from that moment on, what can happen to the travel business.

[00:15:51] Chris: Yeah.

[00:15:52] Manfredi: The world shrinks. Every place which has a Muslim religion or Arab language, Is disappears from the world. You cannot go there. It's a small world and uh, uh, people don't wanna travel. If they want on a plane, they will look if there's anybody who looks suspicious. And, uh, actually for some time, planes were suspended.

So that was a very tough time and you have to hold the company together. And, uh, going through, uh, you know, all sorts of difficulties. You dedicate your time there and, uh, and succeeded. And then, the cruise industry recovers very fast, so it bounced back. But for some time, it was tough.

[00:16:39] Chris: How long was that time period?

[00:16:42] Manfredi: There is, I think that you can, the turning point was when President No. 43 went on the aircraft carrier.

[00:16:51] Chris: Okay.

[00:16:52] Manfredi: It was like a liberating moment.

[00:16:54] Chris: Ah, okay.

[00:16:55] Manfredi: Confidence came back. It was like a fantastic case of how to rebuild confidence in the consumers.

[00:17:06] Chris: And, , what are, what are some of the ways that you held the company together, at least the, the morale of the company together during that time?

[00:17:20] Manfredi: You know, they, they, they have to see that you're on top of everything and you can find the solutions. And I think that my people were quite confident. I had additional resources of my own, which I could put in to support the company. But I was trying to have the company support itself as much as it could by itself.

But I had good relationships, and I got some incredible, uh, support by people. Um, really incredible support by people based on their trust and confidence.

[00:17:54] Chris: What do you think was harder on the cruise line industry, uh, 9 11 or COVID?

[00:18:00] Manfredi: 9 11.

[00:18:01] Chris: Yeah? How come?

[00:18:04] Manfredi: Well, 9 11 was, uh, wasn't only a travel space. And during COVID, most of the businesses were still going well, if you think about it. Some businesses actually had an incredible success. During the electrical container business. Well, during 9 11, it was simply the world was paralyzed. And the governments did not find a way to intervene to support the businesses.

It was very, very tough.

[00:18:34] Chris: , I guess that makes sense. , so okay, let's shift gears a little bit and, and we talked about your father and his impact on your life. , can you tell us a bit about when you took the company over, , what was that moment like for you and what were some of the decisions leading up to that that made you guys decide it was time?

[00:18:56] Manfredi: Well, the decision was because we made a family partition. So I got, uh, in the division of the family assets, I got that business, like several things. And how it felt, well, you know, I had already been working with it. So it wasn't something new. And we always been very close. So I was participating to everything.

It became my baby, only mine. And, uh, of course it, it was, uh, it, I must say that, uh, that choice or that moment, the fact of taking over, so it changed my life. Because from being the son of a wealthy man with many businesses, taking care of them together with him, suddenly I had something that was mine and I had to grow.

And so I identified myself a lot with that company, with that product, with that success. And it became, after all, today became my legacy.

[00:19:53] Chris: I am

[00:19:54] Manfredi: especially that I'm not the only the son of a wealthy man from a family which has because we are a family which with 200 years of industrial history.

[00:20:05] Chris: Oh, really?

[00:20:06] Manfredi: Yes.

[00:20:07] Chris: I didn't know that.

[00:20:08] Manfredi: It started in, uh, in Italy and, uh, at the beginning of the 19th century with paper industry, banking, a number of things. So I'm not only that, I'm, uh, and I'm not only the son of a very successful man. I had my thing and I did it successfully and I've become an expert in the field.

, so which allowed me. When there was another opportunity to buy to, which was during the, at the end of COVID, the beginning of the Ukraine war, to buy crystal cruises, to do it with great confidence, because I, I knew all the levers of the business, I knew the people to choose to bring on board, I knew where to go to get support for the generating the revenue, etc, etc, to restructure the ships.

So, I could do it very well because I had full confidence of my knowledge of that industry, and the people had confidence on my knowledge of the industry, so they give me a lot of credit.

[00:21:06] Chris: A friend of ours, Mr. Geoffrey Kent, , told me to, that you pioneered the industry, , the luxury area in both normal and expedition.

So I'd love to learn more about how you did that and your strategies behind it.

[00:21:18] Manfredi: How we did that was, we had, Sittmer was a typical cruise line. At the beginning of the cruise lines, they were transatlantic operators. And when the transatlantic routes, uh, became dry, no more passengers because people were flying, and from Europe there was no more migration to the U.S or to Australia or to South America, those ships needed to have a new employment, and they were converted into cruise ships. So that was the, uh, the beginning of that industry. So when we bought it, we bought it in an industry which was at its beginnings. And we built these two ships, three ships, which were the first ones to be built purposely.

So that was, uh, uh, the, the, really the moment in which, uh, we dedicated to that great, , vision, because it was my father's vision that that could have been a great industry and had a great future. And then so on. And then we bought into, uh, then we developed Silver Sea. And I remember when we asked my father, Daddy, what, what is it you?

really wish for. And he was 92, I think. And he said, Oh, I wish that Silver Sea will have 12 ships. And I think that we had six, maybe. It was impossible for him to see 12 ships.

[00:22:34] Chris: Yeah.

[00:22:34] Manfredi: But it was part of the, of really the, the passion that he had and that he gave me, this passion of, uh, and, uh, looking forward always.

Not making a calculation of what you're going to make out of it and how it's related to your life, but the project, the vision, what you're building was quite, uh, driving.

[00:22:59] Chris: And how many ships do you guys have now?

[00:23:02] Manfredi: No, now we just started again. So we have two ships. Now we have to grow it. We start a new chapter.

You see what you do when you turn 70. Some people retire.

[00:23:11] Chris: Yeah.

[00:23:12] Manfredi: Not in my family.

[00:23:13] Chris: You start another business.

[00:23:15] Manfredi: You start another business. In our case, we started more businesses because we started . We bought Abercrombie & Kent, which we're growing very fast and very much.

[00:23:25] Chris: Yeah.

[00:23:25] Manfredi: And then we bought again, the cruise line that we have other businesses also, which we run.

So it's, uh, it's simply the fact that, uh, what is it that you, that you gives you enjoyment? And, uh, is it to play golf or is it to have, uh, in the morning, wake up and think of the things that you're doing, the projects that you have, how you can accomplish things. And, uh, so in our case, that is because of my father, who started when he was a, who started when he was very young and at 92, he was, he lived until 98.

So he was still, uh, when he was at 98, he would do, still the first thing he would ask me is how are the ships going? And so it's part of that. My, the first Lefebvre, the guy in the, uh, at the beginning of the 19th century. He died when he was 84, which for those times, that's a very old age. Because he got pneumonia coming back from the board of his shipping company. So it's in the DNA of the family to work, uh, until you, you go. And it's not a question you already have the money to live well. It's a question of money as an instrument of freedom and to, realize yourself, to to achieve the satisfactions that you're looking for. In my case, I give myself a lot of other satisfactions.

But the number one.

is to be an entrepreneur!

[00:24:54] Chris: That's most important to you to, to be known for as an entrepreneur.

[00:24:59] Manfredi: Not to be known to know myself, that I am, I wake up in the morning and I'm busy. I have a lot of things which, uh, interest me.

[00:25:09] Chris: Yeah I have a lot of things which I do, which interests other people. If I wasn't an entrepreneur, I wouldn't be here with you.

It's very true. So

[00:25:16] Manfredi: it's a very strong connection with the living world instead of going into the. Sleeping world.

[00:25:24] Chris: I'm curious if you weren't in the shipping business or anything related maritime, , what business do you think you would be in

[00:25:33] Manfredi: investment banking?

[00:25:35] Chris: Yeah. How come

[00:25:37] Manfredi: I always liked it a lot, but investment banking, private equity.

investing in businesses, selling businesses, advising people, uh, working on. I, I worked when my father sent me around. Uh, he sent me also to some investment banks for some time to learn, to learn how that work, that will work. I don't know

[00:26:02] Chris: if you know, but, , on our podcast, we're interviewing founders, a hundred founders of a billion dollar companies.

And I always ask each guest the same question. , and it is, if you're going to break your career into chapters, what chapters would they be? And what would you name them?

[00:26:23] Manfredi: A chapter is number one is, uh, the chapter in which I was a golden boy. Which means I was, uh, living, uh, a very, uh, prosperous youth with a daddy who adored me and wouldn't deny me almost anything.

[00:26:40] Chris: Okay.

[00:26:40] Manfredi: So understanding this, I, uh, I kept and I developed a strong, uh, uh, desire of accomplishing by myself.

[00:26:48] Chris: Okay.

[00:26:49] Manfredi: That was the first part. Then the second part was, uh, being like, uh, uh, a stamp on my father's back. Okay. Following him everywhere and, uh, listening to him, et cetera, and working together with him.

What

[00:27:02] Chris: Were the ages for chapter two?

[00:27:05] Manfredi: Yeah, you can say, you know, from when I started working with him when I was 19. So let's say 20. Okay. And 20 a decade. Then I started to have diversified investments. Then, uh, that's another age. And then there was the age, which I took over the, the Silver Sea.

[00:27:29] Chris: How old were you then? Became

[00:27:30] Manfredi: my baby.

[00:27:31] Chris: How old were you then when you took over? Silver Sea?

[00:27:35] Manfredi: We're talking about a year, 2000. So I was, uh, 47. Nice.

[00:27:40] Chris: And any more chapters after Silver Sea?

[00:27:44] Manfredi: Yes. It's a new chapter, which is the continuation in a way of Silver Sea, which is, uh, which is happening now. But now my chapter is entrepreneur, but my enterprise is The family wealth.

I see myself as somebody who is, uh, administrating the family wealth, not only to increase it, or first of all, keep it as it is and possibly increase it, but also to make it such that it is well transmitted to new generations. So my following, and so this requires a number of choices, which are different in your, in your relationship with the business of themselves, because I was permanently on top of the business.

Now I want to, uh, support the manager to grow so that they can deal independently for me, benefit from my presence, but eventually one day they can, the company can go by itself. Yeah. So I joined the company that way, and that's all I'm trying to do it. So I'm trying to diversify risk, enhance liquidity very much so that the liquidity is always there for the family.

So it's a different vision. When you're an entrepreneur, you're 47 and you take risks, you want to expand, you have to grow, you have to make, you have to make a jump in the size of your business. You have to go from four ships to actually work two ships to 12, 14, 16 ships. Yeah. So the company is a hundred percent yours.

You don't have a public markets, you have to compete with credit, you have to do this and that. So it's a, you know, I had to finance my ships, I had to fly to China because that was the best market. So you'll find always the solutions to get the things to function. But that's when you're the full entrepreneur, then now it's a, it's a much more stable approach.

Yeah.

[00:29:45] Chris: Makes sense. , your partnership with Royal Caribbean, it was marked as one of the more significant deals in the cruises history, uh, the cruise industry's history. can you tell us a little bit about the unfolding of that partnership?

[00:30:01] Manfredi: Well, it was easy. I mean, it was, uh, it wasn't easy. I mean, it was a simple process.

I was, I wanted to build more ships, so I decided to open the equity of my company to investors. I informed my competitors that I was doing it, so not to have gossips all the time around. And then, uh, someone from Royal Caribbean, uh, came and said, could we be your investor? They said, I thought about it and I said, why not?

And then at a certain point in the process, it evolved from then buying the majority. And so that's, I did. And I had a, a, so a, a stake in the role in the company. But then Covid came and Covid made clear everything first, all that the company had to be absorbed into Royal Caribbean. Mm-Hmm. because of the financial situation.

'cause it was, uh, was not easy for cruise lines and uh, um, and because, uh. And when you are the full disponent of a business, then you can't learn and being somebody who just participates. Yeah. And so it was a good way. We find a great deal, great deal for them, great deal for me. And uh, I got a big chunk of Royal Caribbean shares, which I'm happy to have.

And so that's how it evolved. And I could start, I could buy a Abercrombie & Kent and start my own business.

[00:31:28] Chris: , was that a pivotable moment in your life?

[00:31:30] Manfredi: Sure. I mean, you know, you, you decide that you don't want to be, uh, what was I saying? Sixty six year old retired person with all the banks calling you to invest your money and private equity funds and all of these people asking you to underwrite their funds.

But having a very easy life. Uh, very comfortable and deciding now to challenge yourself and to do something new, which excites you every moment, which is exactly the opposite direction, no? You have a capital event. Capital events don't happen many times in the life of an individual.

[00:32:10] Chris: Yep.

[00:32:11] Manfredi: So it happens. At that point, you have to make a decision.

Are you going to go into a new world, which is the world of the person who is either entirely or half retired? Yep. Or you'll find a way to go back into the world of being active in the colony. That's what I decided. I

[00:32:33] Chris: think it was a good choice. , Geoffrey also told me, , to ask you about how you became his partner on the MS Explorer, um, which was the first expedition ship that was ever built.

[00:32:47] Manfredi: Well, yeah, I mean, it was fantastic. Um, so Geoffrey had this company that he had developed, you know, Geoffrey, as you and your followers know, is a fantastic and unique person. And he wanted to go and send a ship to the Antarctic to propose, to offer to his guests, his clients, the opportunity to go and see the Antarctic.

But he wasn't a ship owner. So, we were launch, starting to launch SilverSea at the time. And, uh, we were approached by his consultants, who were going to do the management of this ship, which is a company called V Ships, which is one of the major service companies in the shipping world. And they introduced us, so we made a partnership there, which lasted for two, three years.

And then he kept it on his own, but by then we were good friends. And we became even more friends because, uh, then, uh, I, I was next to him and, uh, he was the chairman of WTDC, and I was like his right hand there. And then we developed all the segments for Abercrombie Kent doing services to the cruise industry.

He started with us. So Abercrombie & Kent does a lot of the best quality, um, uh, pre post or excursions for cruise industries, part of its business. So that we did together and we became great friends and we always try to do something together. But he did some deals with other people in the meantime on the equity.

And then one day, he told me, why don't you buy Abercrombie & Kent? And so that's what we did. And we still work together and, uh, we're, we're going tomorrow. We're flying on, uh, to one of the crystal ships.

[00:34:39] Chris: Yeah.

[00:34:41] Manfredi: We say two days on it and then we fly back. , so we were always, uh, we do a lot of things together.

I mean,

[00:34:48] Chris: nice. I'm curious on, you know, and I'm sure this is a hard question to answer, but, , I would imagine for most entrepreneurs, their day to day is very different. , I would imagine yours is similar. , do you have any regular structure you like to keep in your days, even though. You have a thousand things that are thrown at you every single day and you have to change up as much as possible.

Some people, for example, you know, have the same waking time every day or the same sleep time or, , the same diet or, , All different types of things. Are there, are there any consistencies or daily rituals that you have in your life?

[00:35:25] Manfredi: The daily ritual is a weekly ritual, which is doing the Luggage, so I'm always traveling.

Yeah. What is a recurrent? I come back from a trip. I start packing That's the most Methodic thing I do all the time.

[00:35:45] Chris: Pack. Pack and unpack.

[00:35:47] Manfredi: Pack and unpack, pack and unpack. And then schedule from assistant, assistant, I have to do this, this, this, this, this. Work on the planning, work on how I'm gonna do this.

I can fit, fit the meetings. That's the most thing. Um, I try to, if I can, to swim during the day, but uh, as I travel all the time, it's very difficult.

[00:36:10] Chris: , what about, I'm curious about, you know, entrepreneurs, a lot of it depends on the entrepreneur. Some people sleep very little, , some people sleep, , a lot and then work hard throughout the day.

How about yourself? Are you a heavy sleeper? Are you a light sleeper? Are you getting six, seven hours a night every night on the same time or is it fluctuate?

[00:36:30] Manfredi: No, I'm basically going, trying to take six, seven hours every night, trying not to go to sleep too late. This morning I woke up at 6. 30. Yesterday I went to bed at 11.

30. It was seven hours. It was a very tiring day, so I was tired. Uh, but it can be six, it can be seven. Rarely goes above seven, unfortunately. I would like to have more sleep if I could. And, um, but it's normally very regular hours.

[00:37:01] Chris: , any advice that you would give yourself, , your younger self that you didn't know when you were younger, say at the age of 20 or 30, that you know now that you wish you knew.

[00:37:13] Manfredi: You know, and anything which is not real estate. Already built in the state business number one thing to look at is the people you're going to be working with as partners as executives, because that makes or breaks or fixes anything. So whenever you choose to deal with the wrong partners or whenever you, uh, appoint or go into a business without having the right person.

You're going to have some problems.

[00:37:45] Chris: Yeah. What are some things that you look for in a partnership or an executive when you, when you bring them on?

[00:37:52] Manfredi: They have to be, first of all, they have to be trustworthy. They have to be honest, trustworthy. They have to be hardworking people. And if they're hardworking people competent, they can make a lot of money.

[00:38:05] Chris: I'm not stingy. So you pay them well,

[00:38:07] Manfredi: yes, they may. They, they have good incentives.

[00:38:11] Chris: Have you ever noticed any, any, any ways that you identify individuals like that? You, you mentioned trustworthy, hardworking, is it through reputation that you hear from other people?

Oh, this individual's trustworthy. Uh, he or she has built, you know, this business, or is it personal experience? Do you want to meet with them, get to know them really well, sit down with them, how they interact with you?

[00:38:35] Manfredi: Well, you know, now the last, uh, oh, it's, what is it? 25 years more, 30 years. As I've been in the same business, it's much easier because I, I know the people that I'm going to retain, or I'm gonna promote, I'm going to delegate to.

So it's, it's quite easy because 30 years since, uh, we started, uh, SilverSea Cruises now it's, uh, the same market. So the CEO of Abercrombie and Kent Travel Group, which includes Abercrombie and Kent. And Crystal Cruz is a person who has been working with me for 14 years.

[00:39:13] Chris: Yeah.

[00:39:14] Manfredi: She joined Silversea, and then when she was extremely young, now she's still very young, but she's in her beginning of her 40s, and she's the CEO of the group.

I know her inside out, she knows me inside out. So just full trust, a hardworking person, work ethics are extremely strong. That's fundamental because mine are extremely strong. So I can't deal when people tell me balance of life. Balance of life is, is not compatible to be running a competitive business.

[00:39:50] Chris: How many hours a day do you say you work from from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep?

[00:39:55] Manfredi: Yes, basically I work that seven, what is it called, seven days a week, , although I work always that it is divided between days in which I work more and days in which I work less. So there are some days in which I work less because it's a Sunday or it's a vacation.

So I will be working less, but I will always be working. It doesn't, I think it never happens a day in which I don't take care of something.

[00:40:25] Chris: what would you say you're most proud of?

[00:40:27] Manfredi: Most

[00:40:27] Chris: proud of my

[00:40:30] Manfredi: friends, my friends. I am very proud of the fact that I have great friends with a strong friendship. And I tell myself there's something right that you can do if you have friends of such good quality that are so attached to you and you're so attached to them.

[00:40:52] Chris: I think that's a fantastic answer.

And a lot of people would probably want to know a little bit more about that. , When I would imagine trustworthy, , is something that's important when you look for friends. But what are some other things that when you look for friends or friendships that are important for you?

[00:41:13] Manfredi: Well, you know, the first of all, there's a generosity in the relationship.

[00:41:16] Chris: Yeah.

[00:41:18] Manfredi: If the, if the relationships are transactional, there's something which compromises the friendship. So it's just, there can be transaction with friends, but that must not be the basis of a friendship. So trustworthy, uh, based on the sentiment of friendship, the, the interest of seeing each other because of what puts you together, that both have, uh, memories or of a present or of things that interest you, that you're interested in talking to them, uh, sharing with them.

So this is, uh, the basic thing.

[00:41:59] Chris: I think that's a great way to wrap up the interview Manfredi. , one more question. What else do you want to do? Say in the next 10 years of your life, what are your goals?

[00:42:09] Manfredi: Is that there are three things in parallel. One thing I want to have this, Abercrombie & Kent travel group grow and, uh, become very interesting and I do fantastic things.

It's such a beautiful business that we enjoy every moment of it. The second thing is. Organize the rest of the world and, and also Abercrombie & Kent ownership in such a way that it can survive me well. And the third thing is, besides doing these things, is enjoying many things that I like. I like to travel, I like to read.

Uh, I like to be with my friends. And, uh, so. And I like to do things which are not only tied to a monetary benefit. You know, having been successful from a financial point of view has to buy you, first of all, freedom of choice. Freedom of choice is how you spend your time. So how I spend my time is important.

And And spending it, developing the business that we have created, is a satisfaction. Spending it, organizing the wealth, in a way that it can then be at the benefit of the persons I love is a satisfaction. Doing other things, cultivating myself, traveling the world, visiting the world, etc., is a satisfaction.

Having the freedom to dedicate part of the time to this without Having to be obliged by other things and having the substantial means to do it is part of the freedom of choice that success gives you.

[00:43:45] Chris: Well said. Manfredi, I want to thank you so much for the interview and thank you for sharing your time and your wisdom with our listeners.

I love how you wrap that up, talking about the freedom of choice and relationships in your life. So Thank you so much. We're, , honored to have you on the podcast and, we'll see you next time on the show.

[00:44:05] Manfredi: Thank you so much. Bye bye. Ciao.

HP#188 ~ Money is an Instrument of Freedom ~ Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 06:59:50 -0400

Listeners, welcome back to the podcast today, and we will dive deep into the life of one of the most influential figures in the cruise line and maritime world. Our guest today is a Titan in the cruise line industry, a visionary entrepreneur, a lifelong champion of global tourism, and his name is Manfredi LaFavre D'Ovidio.

This strategic partnership not only elevated Silversea's brand, but also marked. One of the most significant deals in the cruise industry's history. And lastly, Manfredi is the chairman of the heritage group, which is a private equity company that acquired 85 percent of one of the biggest luxury travel companies in the world, Amber Crombie and Kent, whose founder was actually on the podcast last month.

So if you haven't listened to that interview yet, make sure you check it out. And today we're going to dive into the life and mind of Manfredi.

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[00:00:00] Chris: Hey listeners. Have you ever met somebody that's built his own cruise line and, or shipping company? I think that's really interesting because it's an industry that doesn't get a lot of PR there's literally massive shipping companies that are keeping the infrastructure of this world going and , operating on a regular basis.

And there's some founder out there that built this massive company. Also with a cruise line. There's some founder out there that have, that is built Royal Caribbean

and all the cruise lines out there that you can imagine. And they're operating on a regular day-to-day basis. What's very interesting with the gentleman that I just interviewed. He is the founder of not only a cruise line, but he's a founder of a shipping company as well.

So he's been in this industry, his entire life. He grew up around it and now he's operating these massive billion dollar companies on a day-to-day basis. And I got to interview him.

His name is Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio and he's an Italian entrepreneur that lives in Monaco, not only does he have his own cruise line and shipping company,

but he's also a majority owner in one of the biggest luxury travel brands that that's out there today. Sounds like a busy guy. But the awesome thing about Manfredi and talking to him is his philosophy around money. And when I got to interview him Manfredi talked about. How money is an instrument of freedom. Now, what I thought was fascinating is that a gentleman at this level is built. Multi-billion dollar company is a billionaire himself. Still believes that money is an instrument of freedom.

Now you think most of us entrepreneurs out there, . Or freelancers or people just trying to do something online to make a buck we're using this muse. As an opportunity to have more freedom in our lives. And here you have a gentleman that has been an entrepreneur for somewhere around 50 years and he still believes that in his core, that money is an instrument of freedom.

And I asked Manfredi, what is most important to you to be known as an entrepreneur? And he said, no, not to be known, but to be an entrepreneur. And there's a difference in that he doesn't care that he's known as an entrepreneur when he is an entrepreneur, he can make choices and have those freedoms in his life. Now, one thing that was really unique is when I dug deeper with Manfredi, he talks about how being an entrepreneur and a business person. , is a strong connection with the living world versus operating in the sleeping world.

And I thought this was really unique and a subtle hint that he gave into his mindset that I think a lot of people will miss over when they listened to the podcast. So it's important to point out. , again, I'll repeat that. , being an entrepreneur is a strong connection with the living world. Versus operating in the sleeping world, meaning that entrepreneurs provide value and service. To the, , economy into the way that we operate. In the world today, entrepreneurs are a necessity for the world to keep going around the way that it does for the modern conveniences that we have for the opportunities that we have. We need entrepreneurs. Period. Versus operating in the sleeping world and what I think he meant by this means operating in a world where you're not really aware of the life that you're choosing, you're doing it because society told you, you should. And really in the grand scheme of things, if you want to live a fulfilled life, you have to operate in the living world and escape from that sleeping world

somehow in some way.

You've got to do it.

And then Manfredi goes on to talk about how having more money is not his goal to live well. Cultivating self working on self. Having a freedom of choice is vital. which is really interesting. So let's hop into this. High-performance clip with Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio. Enjoy it.

[00:04:07] Manfredi: Money as an instrument of freedom freedom of choice.

But the number one to be an entrepreneur!

[00:04:14] Chris: That's most important to you , to be known for as an entrepreneur.

[00:04:18] Manfredi: Not to be known to know myself, that I am, I wake up in the morning and I'm busy. I have a lot of things which, , interest me.

[00:04:25] Chris: Yeah

[00:04:26] Manfredi: I have a lot of things which I do, which interests other people. If I wasn't an entrepreneur, I wouldn't be here with you.

[00:04:31] Chris: It's very true.

So it's a very strong connection with the living world instead of going into the sleeping world.

[00:04:37] Manfredi: And it's not a question you already have the money to live well. It's a question of money as an instrument of freedom And to, realize yourself, to achieve the satisfactions that you're looking for. And I like to do things which are not only tied to a monetary benefit. You know, having been successful from a financial point of view has to buy you, first of all, freedom of choice. Freedom of choice is how you spend your time. So how I spend my time is important.

And spending developing the business that we have created, is a satisfaction. Spending it, organizing the wealth, in a way that it can then be at the benefit of the persons I love is a satisfaction. Doing other things, cultivating myself, traveling the world, visiting the world, etc., is a satisfaction.

Having the freedom to dedicate part of the time to this without Having to be obliged by other things and having the substantial means to do it is part of the freedom of choice that success gives you.

[00:05:41] Chris: So, what do you think you guys. Oh man. Freddy talks about money being an instrument of freedom, and it doesn't matter if you're operating a $20,000 company. Or a $2 billion company. We as entrepreneurs believe in our souls that money is an instrument of freedom. And if we can bring value to the world, the more value we bring to the world, the more money we make. The more freedom we have. Ideally, as long as you're managing that freedom and that money in that business really well.

So you have the freedom of choice, but also when it comes back to it, the most important thing is really the freedom of choice. And if you choose to work out hard in choose to work 80 and a hundred hours a week, That's great. As long as you're doing what you love and you're fulfilled. And if you choose to work four hours a week, like another entrepreneur and billionaire that we interviewed, like Richard Kosch.

You can work four hours a week.

Also, literally, this is what he does I asked him personally, how much do you work, Richard? Half a day a week. Fantastic. Amazing. . So, um, but anyway, going back to Manfredi's con conversation, , you know, not to be known as an entrepreneur, that's not his goal.

It's to be an entrepreneur, which he has been for many years and to have that freedom of choice and the freedom of choice to cultivate his life. Well, he even mentioned he really enjoys doing non-monetary activities. Uh, things that don't produce money, right? Things that give him more fulfillment, it could be spending time with your family, uh, going after the goals and dreams that you want practicing as a hobby or sport or something you really enjoy. And to be connected to the living world.

I think it's a very powerful. A couple of questions to ask yourself, I want to leave you with. What are you doing to be connected to the living world? Really? What are you doing? Or are you operating in a way that you're really more connected with the sleeping world? You're more unconscious and unaware of the choices that you're making on a regular basis. You're working in a career that doesn't really fulfill.

You, give you the life that you really want, give you the light that you deserve when, , going to work. And, , how are you? , cultivating that. How are you cultivating your life? Uh, do you really have the freedom of choice? And I think that's the most important takeaway. From Manfredi here.

Do you have the freedom of choice? And if you don't. It's time to start working on that. It's vital. And if you do. Are you cultivating that freedom of choice? Well, And can you do it better? If you guys like what you're hearing and make sure you don't want to miss any of these tips, please subscribe.

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Ep.562 ~ 10 Years to $1Million & a Few More Years to $1Billion from the Pioneer of Luxury Travel ~ Geoffrey Kent

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0400

The gentleman that we have on this show was literally born while his parents were on a safari! He then went ahead and built one of the world's first, most successful luxury adventure travel companies. His name is Geoffrey Kent, and the name of the company is Abercrombie & Kent.

Not to be confused with Abercrombie & Finch. It was founded in 1962. Geoffrey founded it with his parents and over this past six decades, he built this company to be one of the most lavish and And successful travel companies in the world. They have 56 offices all over the world in 30 different countries with 2, 500 employees.

Abercrombie & Kent was sold in 2016 for a whopping 412 million. It was then reacquired and then sold again to where Geoffrey still plays a significant role in the company.

This is a true testament to focusing on one thing for the long-term will produce massive rewards!

00:12: Who is Geoffrey Kent?

03:38: Where Did the Name Abercrombie & Kent Come From?

06:11: Has Geoffrey Ever Had Trouble with the Name Abercrombie & Kent?

08:11: The start of Geoffrey’s Entrepreneurial Career

10:09: Geoffrey Starting What Became the World’s Leading Luxury Safari Companies

10:41: How the Founder of Multi-Billion-Dollar Company Stays Focused

12:21: The Time it Takes to Built a Billion-Dollar Company

19:36: Geoffrey’s Thoughts on Quitting

28:45: Making the Richest Man in the World a Client

37:10: Why Geoffrey Doesn’t Like Business and Marketing Plans

41:42: Ideating on Post-It Notes

43:57: The Thinking Process of a Billionaire

45:43: Geoffrey’s #1 Book Recommendation

51:04: Geoffrey Advises His Younger Self

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HP#187 ~ The Importance of Acting on Your Instinct ~ Geoffrey Kent

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#186 ~ 10 Years to $1Million - 20 Years to $1Billion ~ Geoffrey Kent

Wed, 29 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#185 ~ How to Get Business From The Richest Person in the World ~ Geoffrey Kent

Wed, 08 May 2024 07:13:24 -0400

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HP#184 ~ This One Easy-to-Do Thing Will Have the Biggest Impact on Your Life

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#183 ~ Selling Big & Staying True: The Importance of Relationships Outside of Business ~ Roland Frasier

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#182 ~ Billion Dollar Happiness: Unveiling How Roland Frasier Stays Positive

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#181 ~ Get Rid of Anything That Isn't Your Superpower ~ Roland Frasier

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.561 ~ He's Built & Sold 24 Businesses from $3 Million to $4 Billion ~ Roland Frasier

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:02:20 -0400

Roland Frasier is a serial entrepreneur who built and/or sold 24 businesses with adjusted sales ranging from $3,000,000 to almost $4 Billion. He is a featured Forbes, Inc and Entrepreneur Magazine serial businessman. He is the cofounder or principal of five different Inc. Magazine fastest growing companies. He is currently the CEO of All Channels Media, and the principal in Scalable.Co, Digital Markerter.com, Traffic & Conversions Summit, Praxio.com, TruConversions.com, War Room Mastermind, Fully Accountable, Everbowl Restaurants, Big Block Realty, Scribe Publishing, & Real Estate Worldwide.

Roland’s work also includes infomercials with Guthy-Renker, publishing deals with Simon & Schuster & Random House, over 100 private and public offerings, running an international hedge fund, advising Pepsi, McDonalds, and also strategic partnerships with Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, Etihad Airlines, Harper-Collins Publishing, FedEx, & Uber.

His specialties or superpowers as we like to say today are acquiring or partnering with entrepreneurs to scale businesses through acquisitions, strategic relationships and marketing, negotiation, copywriting, marketing strategy, structuring and funding of mergers and acquisitions, and public exit strategies for businesses and entrepreneurs.

02:24: Who Is Roland Frasier?
04:53: Developing Core Values
13:12: Leading During A Pandemic
17:36: Building A Positive Mindset
48:10: Overcoming Mistakes
50:55: Focus On Your Superpower
59:54: Where To Find Roland

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HP#180 ~ Mind of a Mogul: Cracking the Code of Slow & Massive Business Growth ~ Jason Fried

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Join us in this revealing episode as we delve into the compelling money mindset of Jason Fried, co-founder of Basecamp, one of the world's largest software companies—a multi-billion dollar enterprise. We distill the essential financial nuggets from our podcast, covering a broad range of topics from managing money and setting goals, to Jason’s unique perspective on business, investments, and entrepreneurship.

Tracing the company's journey from its humble beginnings in 1999, Jason candidly shares his philosophy towards risk, profitability, and growth. He believes in reducing complexity and keeping things simple to ensure sustainability. In his words, “We've tried not to be stupid,” where 'stupid' is defined as putting the business's continuity at significant peril.

The episode provides powerful insights into his quintessential 'anti VC' business model. This includes his belief in self-sustainability, the importance of profitability and not bowing down to external pressure—no matter how lucrative the offer. According to Jason, external investments often strip entrepreneurs of their freedom and flexibility, driving them to work for the investors rather than their dreams.

Listen to Jason's fascinating take on competition, his lack of concern for market share, and the secret to his thriving, fully remote team. His words are a wake-up call for start-ups pressured into chasing rapid growth and phantom targets dictated by investors. This unconventional yet successful approach towards business development is a testament to the power of steady growth, introspection, and prioritizing autonomy over external validation.

If you're an entrepreneur or someone interested in deciphering how a simple business model could yield a billion-dollar company, this episode is a must-listen. Dive into Jason Fried's compelling narrative and unravel the secrets to his financial success in Episode 559 - 'No Goals, No Outside Money, and Small Teams of Two Built This Billion Dollar Company with Jason Fried'.

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HP#179 ~ On the Importance of Moving Forward ~ Jason Fried

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Welcome to one of our high-performance episodes, where we share intriguing insights and vital business advice. In this episode, we welcome a special guest, Jason Fried, the founder of Basecamp - one of the world's largest and most successful software platforms. Jason's unique approach to business, including questioning conventional wisdom and striving for simplicity, has made him a prevalent figure in the business world.

Jason shares a life lesson on the importance of not dwelling on past mistakes, but taking them in stride and moving forward. Much like when you stumble while walking, you wouldn't waste time retracing your steps, but simply adjust your path and continue your journey. Jason applies this philosophy to the business world too, emphasizing the importance of not dwelling on past business decisions but learning from them and moving on.

Jason also highlights the importance of putting yourself in a position where most mistakes don't drastically affect your progress. An example he gives is ensuring you haven't committed to a project that, if it fails, costs you years of your life, as compared to one that you can test and fully explore within a period of weeks.

He also shared an experience from a visit he made to a Navajo rug gallery, which profoundly changed his perspective on mistakes. The rugs, while filled with apparent errors, were seen not as mistakes but as moments in time - a philosophical approach to mishaps that Jason has adopted at Basecamp.

In this enlightening episode, Jason encourages us all to question where we may be lingering in our lives and not moving forward. This question does not only pertain to business, but also to every aspect of life – emotional, spiritual, and more. The objective is not to dwell on past mistakes, but to learn from them and keep pressing forward, in effect ensuring unstoppable progress.

Do check out the full episode titled, 'No Goals, No Outside Money, and Small Teams of Two Built This Billion Dollar Company with Jason Fried' for some more insightful advice. If you enjoy what you're hearing, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share with your friends. We look forward to having you join us on the next episode.

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Ep.560 ~ No Goals, No Outside Money & Small Teams of Two Built this Billion Dollar Company ~ Jason Fried

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Jason Fried, the maverick co-founder of Basecamp, revolutionized the tech industry with his radical approach to work culture and project management. Rising from humble beginnings, Jason's journey to the summit of Silicon Valley was anything but conventional. Defying the status quo, he challenged the relentless hustle culture pervasive in the tech world, advocating for a more balanced and humane approach to work. With Basecamp, he not only built a billion-dollar empire but also ignited a fervent debate on the very nature of work itself, shaking the foundations of corporate America with his provocative ideas on remote work, minimalism, and the sanctity of uninterrupted focus.

Yet, beneath the glittering facade of success lies a darker truth: Jason's relentless pursuit of innovation often bordered on obsession, leading to tales of extreme work hours and clashes with traditional corporate structures. His unapologetic stance against venture capital and his fierce commitment to maintaining autonomy over Basecamp raised eyebrows in an industry fueled by billion-dollar investments and aggressive growth. Despite the controversies, Fried remains a polarizing figure, celebrated by some as a visionary disruptor while criticized by others as a provocateur whose methods challenge the very fabric of modern corporate culture. Love him or loathe him, Jason Fried's impact on the tech landscape is undeniable, forever altering the way we perceive work and productivity in the digital age.

HP#178 ~ Why Work Doesn't Happen at Work

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#177 ~ Inside a Billion Dollar Company: Why They Stick to Only Teams of 2ppl

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#176 ~ Why What You Are Applying in Your Business is Completely Wrong ~ Jason Fried

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#175 ~ Billionaire Shares How to Use the 80/20 Principle in Your Business

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#174 ~ Billionaires That Apply the 80/20 Principle w/ Richard Koch

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#173 ~ Discovering the 80/20 Principle Literally Led Him to a Billion Dollar Net Worth

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#172 ~ Find a Distribution Model Before You Start Your a Business | From a Billion-Dollar Founder

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#171 ~ He Made His 1st Billion-Dollar Nootropic in a Bathtub

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 05:36:52 -0500

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HP#170 ~ How the Founder of a Billion-Dollar Nootropic Company Starts His Day

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#169 ~ The Value of Dedicating 10 Years to 1 Business ~ Shaahin Cheyne

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.559 ~ Selling $1Billion Before he was 23 Pre-Internet, Pre-Facebook, Pre-iPhone ~ Shaahin Cheyene

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 08:49:33 -0400

Shaahin Cheyene invented one of the biggest designer drugs of the 90’s called Herbal Ecstasy when he was 15 & by the time he was 18 he sold over $350 million per year. Fast Forward a couple of years and by his 20’s he sold over $1 Billion worth of product. Herbal Ecstasy was the nootropic pill that sparked the Smart Drug Movement & Shaahin Became King Of The Thrill Pill Cult and a very famous entrepreneur at a very young age. Later, down the line Shaahin invented digital vaporization & was the innovator behind the Vape and Vaporization Wave. Shaahin founded Vapir, the first publicly traded vaporizer company. He has sold over $350 million on Amazon & now he is now a leading eComm and Amazon expert helping people create recurring revenue using the Amazon platform.

Shaahin is the author of the new book, ‘BILLION: How I Became King Of THe Thrill Pill Cult’. Chris Voss the former head of International Negotiations for the FBI said this about Shaahin’s new book, "Shaahin embodies empathy and he demonstrates it in his approach to life, allowing both sides to experience a true, win-win If you can draw out others' aspirations, hopes and dreams for the future, you can demonstrate how you can affect change in others. In Shaahin’s book ‘Billion’ he shows you how he did it!"

04:00: Who is Shaahin Cheyene?

08:40: Getting the Idea to Sell Pills at Parties to Drug Dealers

18:00: What Was in These Magical Pills?

25:50: Producing the Magical Pills in the Early Days

28:15: Getting Offers From the Japanese Mafia

34:20: Creating Vaporization to Fix the Human Smoking Problem

37:52: The Early Days of Amazon

47:50: Dedicating 10 Years to Selling on Amazon

51:00: The Value of Becoming an Apprentice

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HP#168 ~ Pt.3 of Sitting Down w/a Billionaire

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#167 ~ Pt.2 Sitting Down w/ a Billionaire

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#166 ~ Sitting Down w/a Billionaire in Person

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#165 ~ Common Traits of Billion Dollar Founders Continued….

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#164 ~ The MAIN Common Traits of Billion-Dollar Founders

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#163 ~ The Biggest Fear of a $4 Billion Space Tycoon

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#162 ~ How to Get Mark Cuban to Invest w/ a Cold Email

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:06:59 -0400

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HP#161 ~ Biggest Mistakes in Fundraising Over $1 Billion ~ Jordan Noone

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#160 ~ A Billion Dollar Founder on the Importance of Taking TIme Off to Think

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#159 ~ When Not to Listen to Your Mentors, Coaches or Advisors

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.558 ~ A $4.2 Billion Company That 3D Prints Rockets ~ Jordan Noone

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

As a 20 year old, our guest today became the youngest person to launch a rocket that could reach space and he actually made it happen! At 30, he built and launched the world’s first 3D printed rocket - that was printed on the world’s largest 3D printer that his company developed. He also founded that company Relativity Space that is now worth $4.2 billion! His name is Jordan Noone, and he is on the podcast with us today!

05:40 - Thinking and Building Legos

07:22 - School Structure Rebel

12:02 - Launching the First Student Built Rocket into Space

18:27 - The Blended Support of the University for the Student Rocket Launch

21:44 - Abundant Thinking and Naivety

24:32 - Calculating the Fundamental Physics of Rocket

29:43 - The Inspiration Behind 3D Printing Rockets

36:14 - Spend Time Thinking and Exploring New Ideas

38:05 - Jordan’s Role in Raising Money for Relativity

41:47 - Biggest Lessons in Raising Funds

45:48 - One of the Common Blind Spots that Founders Get Trapped In

48:32 - Different Ways of Solving Problem

51:54 - Jordan’s Greatest Fear

55:33 - The Most Off-Beat Advice

59:30 - Embedded Ventures’ Unique Way of Investing

01:04:29 - Jordan’s Book Recommendation, “Building a Better Mouse.”

01:06:27 - What’s Next for Jordan in the Next 10 Years

01:10:16 - Reach out and Connect with Jordan Noone

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HP#158 ~ Pursue Your Own Madness ~ Jim Rogers

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 07:36:02 -0400

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HP#157 ~ How the CEO of Chipotle Maintains Peak Performance

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 07:08:00 -0400

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HP#156 ~ Why Leaders Should Be Subordinate from the CEO of Chipotle

Wed, 31 May 2023 06:00:00 -0400

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HP#155 ~ Recipe for Empowering Employees from the CEO of Chipotle

Wed, 24 May 2023 06:00:00 -0400

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HP#154 ~ How the CEO of Chipotle Finds Top-Employees for Rapid Growth

Wed, 17 May 2023 06:00:00 -0400

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HP#153 ~ Growing Chipotle from 8 Stores to 2000 Stores w/ 75k Employees

Wed, 10 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.557 ~ The Former CEO of Chipotle, Growing it to a $23 Billion Company ~ Monty Moran

Wed, 03 May 2023 05:00:16 -0400

~ Interviewing Billionaires, Billion Dollar Founders
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Today on the podcast, we have the former CEO of everyone’s favorite Mexican grill, Chipotle. Monty Moran was the co-CEO of Chipotle, growing their valuation from a few million to $23 billion over his decade with the company. They went from 8 restaurants to 2,000 globally, from a few hundred employees to over 75,000. His whole philosophy of leadership is centered around love. Truly hearing, seeing, and understanding the people around him, and working to make each of the 75,000 Chipotle employees better and happier every day.

Love is Free, Guac is Extra is Monty's most recent book sharing his story of building Chipotle into the global chain that it is today. During his time with Chipotle Monty met one-on-one with somewhere around the number of 20,000 Chipotle employees making this a foundation to understand what his employees were going through, and used this strategy to build a culture that took Chipotle from a regional burrito chain to a global superstar.

Today, Monty shares behind the scenes of Chipotle, the decision making processes they used, how he managed priorities, and the incredible culture that allowed for this rapid growth!

00:32 Who is Monty Moran?
03:54 From Law to Chipotle
07:23 Building an Awesome Culture
18:10 Building Empowered Teams
36:15 Leadership Needs to Care
42:05 The Importance of Being Vulnerable
52:20 Strategies for Rapid Retail Growth
56:11 Monty on Being a Top Performer
1:08:30 Where to Find Monty

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HP#152 ~ Once a Month Have Lunch w/ Someone You Hate

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#151 ~ Drayton McLane’s Advice for Finding the Right Mentor

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#150 ~ What is the One Book This Billionaire Suggests & Why He Drives a 12 Year Old Car

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#149 ~ How a BILLIONAIRE Raises His Kids

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 05:13:29 -0400

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HP#148 ~ This Guy Bought a Baseball Team After Attending Only 3 Games in His Life

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 07:33:10 -0400

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Ep.556 ~ BILLIONAIRE EPISODE | 72 Minutes of Wisdom from a Man That Built & Sold a $19 Billion Company ~ Drayton McLane

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Hello everybody and welcome to The Business Method Podcast. Today, we have a very special guest that we get the fortunate opportunity to chat with. He started out at the ripe age of 9 years old in rural Texas working at his family’s grocery business. During his teenage years he spent most Saturday’s and Summers sweeping the floors and learning the in’s and out’s of the business until after graduating college where he then worked the night shift loading trucks for a year and a half.

He worked in the family business for nearly 5 decades running it as the CEO for 30 of those years and built that company into a wholesale grocery business worth $19 Billion dollars. In 1990, he sold the McLane Company to Sam Walton the founder of Walmart and became the Vice Chairman of Walmart. In 1992, he decided he needed a new challenge and purchased the Houston Astros baseball team, eventually taking the team to the World Series and building them a new stadium. His name is Drayton McLane and he is here on the podcast today, Drayton, welcome to the show!

00:23 Who is Drayton McLane?

01:56 A Billionaire's Networking Hack

05:53 Drayton’s Logic Behind Inviting Competitors in his Facility

07:27 Drayton on Starting Work at 9 Years Old

09:30 The Chapters of Drayton’s Road to Billions

14:05 Drayton’s Take on Entrepreneurs that Skip College and Start a Business

16:55 Helping CEO to be Better as a Member of the Board

22:08 Fears and Anxiety of a Billionaire

26:32 What Drayton Would Do If He Lost It All?

29:00 How Has Drayton Changed Due to Wealth

33:25 Should I Really Keep My Friends From Childhood?

36:22 How to Select Leaders?

42.53 Going From the Grocery Business to a Baseball Team Owner

45:44 How a Billionaire Starts His Day

48:51 Is Being an Entrepreneur Easier or Harder in Today’s World?

50:49 If Drayton Had to Start All Over Again, What Business Would He Get Into?

53:08 Starting in a New Business That Has Never Been Done Before

58:10 Raising Entrepreneurial Children

01:00:52 What’s Great About Being a Billionaire & What Sucks About Being a Billionaire?

01:02:29 Book Every Entrepreneur Should Read

01:05:06 Who Drayton Recommends We Follow

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HP#147 ~ Best Business Book Recommendation from a Billion Dollar Founder ~ Taylor Justice

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 05:27:00 -0400

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HP#146 ~ Advice for People That Want to Build a Billion Dollar Company from a Billion Dollar Founder ~ Taylor Justice

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#145 ~ There Are No Rules from Billion Dollar Founder Taylor Justice

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:22:32 -0500

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HP#144 ~ Do This One Simple Thing & Change Your Life Forever

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#143 ~ 3 Principles of a BILLION DOLLAR Investor

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#142 ~ How to Focus on Things That Generate Massive Wealth w/ the Billion Dollar Investor Richard Koch

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

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Ep.555 ~ From the Military to a Billion Dollar Entrepreneur Changing the World ~ Taylor Justice

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 20:04:00 -0500

Our guest today is the co-founder of a $1.7 Billion company that operates in the health tech space. They serve in 44 states in the U.S., have over 720,000 services available through their networks and have provided over 18 Million people with wraparound support for their health. The company is UniteUs and Taylor Justice is our guest, one of two men that built this billion dollar behemoth of a business.

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02:40 Events and Trips For Entrepreneurs

03:02 Seasoned Business Minds Group

04:07 Guest Introduction

05:04 Unite Us Software Platform

08:50 The Bad Habits of Billion Dollar Company Founders

12:58 Train Yourself to Let Go and Focus on Where Your Company Needs You the Most

19:55 Balance Getting Shit Done and Letting Go of Doing More

25:12 Taylor’s Military Journey

28:21 West Point Being an Institution of Leadership

31:42 The Growth and Growing Unite Us

36:35 Expanding Unite Us to a Service Provider Population Agnostic

40:42 Big Health Care Opportunities

44:05 Prioritize Outcome over Referrals

51:57 There is No Limitation to Your Creativity

56:41 Brain Trust/ Perfect Mastermind Team

01:01:05 Business Ideas Starting from Zero

01:03:50 Best Business Book

01:05:34 Taylor’s Advice to Young Entrepreneurs

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HP#141 ~ How to Identify a Billion Dollar Investment - Richard Koch

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 06:01:06 -0500

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HP#140 ~ Billionaire Jeff Hoffman on His Morning Routine

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 07:23:16 -0500

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Ep.554 ~ Hacking the Algorithm of Business & Finding BILLION Dollar Investments ~ Richard Koch, author of ’The 80/20 Principle’

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 04:07:00 -0500

Thirteen years ago, I came across a book that I had no idea would change my life as much as it has. That book was called The 80/20 Principle. I read it, and immediately applied what it said to my life seeing results in a matter of a few days. I continued to apply the method as much as possible throughout the years using it in both my business and personal life.

Little did I know 13 years later, I would be so fortunate enough to interview the author of the book. Richard Koch is our guest today and we are going to dive down the 80/20 rabbit hole with him on what this method is, and why it actually works in all areas of life. How you can use it as a superpower to generate significant amounts of money, and be happier, healthier, and maintain better relationships.

Richard himself is a very successful entrepreneur, investor, & consultant working on and investing in hotels, restaurants, the distilling industry and the internet gaming industry as well. Richard has used the 80/20 Principle to make a fortune from several private equity investments and “retiring’ by the age of 40!

00:00 Who is Richard Koch?

01:38 Defining the 80/20 Principle

11:12 The Evolution of the 80/20 Principle

23:21 Applying the 80/20 Principle in Marketing

29:42 Applying the 80/20 Principle in Team Management

34:14 Seeing the 80/20 Principle in a New Way Through Network Businesses

41:23 Who Does Richard admire for Using the 80/20 Principle Well?

46:57 Where to find Richard Koch?

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HP#139 ~ The Defining Moment of a $5 BILLION Self-Driving Semi-Truck Company

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#138 ~ How 20 Year Olds Are Building BILLION DOLLAR Companies in Today’s World

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#137 ~ How the Founder of a $5 Billion Company (that is 26 years old) Optimizes His Time

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:47:00 -0500

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Ep.553 ~ Two Guys in Their 20’s Built a $5 BILLION Self-Driving Trucking Company ~ Alex Rodrigues

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Our guest is a 26-year old innovator and entrepreneur who is the co-founder of the $5 Billion self-driving semi-truck company in the world, Embark Trucks. His name is Alex Rodrigues and his company Embark is setting a precedent for self-driving semi-truck around the world.

Alex is going to talk with us about building this company and changing the world, one self-driving semi-truck at a time

02:04 Micro-High Performance Episodes

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04:12 Guest Introduction

05:22 The Platform Agnostic Design Trucks

06:23 An Average 26 year old with a Huge Company that's Changing the World

10:08 Robotics World Championship

12:43 Bedtime Business Journal

15:44 The Passion for Creating Value for People

19:02 Alex’s Realization to Build a Business with a Self-Driving Truck

22:09 The 333 Business Idea Philosophy

27:09 Dropping Out of College to Build Something

29:03 Y Combinator Experience

33:52 Setting Business Strategy and Call Bullsh*t

35:29 Maintaining Business Relationship and Friendship

39:21 Embark Trucking Business Phases

42:40 The Truck Transfer Program

47:30 Alex’s Day-to Day Routine

50:16 The Unique Technology of Embark

55:45 Rule of Thumb when a Successful Company Goes Live in Public

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HP#136 ~ The Hardest Phase of Building a $2 BILLION Business ~ Spencer Jan

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#135 ~ What Made This Simple Product Go Viral to Sell Billions?

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#134 ~ How the Book the 4-Hour Work Week Created a $2 Billion eComm Company

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

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Ep.552 ~ Building a $2 BILLION eComm Business ~ Spencer Jan

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Have you heard about any eComm side-hustles growing to become a $2 Billion company? This might sound too good to be true, but it did happen when Spencer Jan jumped into entrepreneurship and started a business in his garage in 2010 with his brother and only $15,000 to his name.

Spencer has started numerous eCommerce ventures since but nothing surmounts to the wildly successful SoloStove that upended an entire industry and grew into SoloBrands where they eventually raised $219 million through an IPO giving the company a $2 Billion valuation!

Here to share that story today is the founder of SoloStove, Spencer Jan!

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04:14 Guest Introduction

05:45 Late Bloomer Entrepreneur

08:00 Bootstrapped Lifestyle Entrepreneur

10:03 The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris as an Inspiration

14:01 Spencer’s Willingness to Try Anything to Achieve a Freedom

16:31 Magic Behind Solo Stove

23:50 Believing in the Methodology of Improvement

28:58 Why Brand Connection Matters

34:00 Selling the Majority Stake of the Company

36:07 Duct Tape & Dreams Phase

42:33 Pain for a Good Cause Phase

47:49 Freedom. I’m out Peace Phase

53:15 Giving up Control and Support in a Passive Role

55:40 Choose Your Own Adventure

01:02:44 Focus on Balancing Life in a Healthy Way

01:05:35 Reach out and Learn More about Spencer Jan

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HP#133 ~ Understanding Priorities from the Author of The One Thing & Owner of a $300 Billion Company

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 09:23:37 -0500

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HP#132 ~ How to Manage Stress from the Founder of a $1.5 BILLION Company

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#131 ~ 3 Things That Seperate Billion Dollar Founders from Most Entrepreneurs ~ Blake Hall

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.551 ~ Hitting 100 Million Users and Becoming a $1.5 Billion Digital Verification Company ~ Blake Hall

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Our guest today is an Army Ranger who hunted down the Al Qaeda bomb network during his time in Iraq. He also led a platoon for fifteen months in the war and he was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor for leading his men during a firefight against Al Qaeda which saved twenty American lives.

But believe it or not, that is not the main reason he is on the podcast today. His name is Blake Hall and he is the Founder and CEO of ID.me which is a $1.5 Billion digital identity verification company which has grown to employing over 1000 people and credited with eliminating $210 billion in government identity fraud out of the estimated $400 billion to take place during the pandemic.

00:52 Intro

01:56 Micro-High Performance Episodes

02:38 Events and Trips For Entrepreneurs

03:00 Seasoned Business Minds Group

04:04 Guest Introduction

06:33 Blake’s Three Characteristics in Building a Successful Company

07:49 The Learning Values as a Army Ranger

10:50 Solving Problems in Entrepreneurial Perspective

13:23 Life as a Army Ranger

21:34 Application to Harvard Business School

23:31 Overlapping Theme Amongst Successful vs. Failed Companies

26:06 The Start of ID.me

29:57 Influence of Estonia to building a Technology Company

32:07 Company Growth Chapters

36:13 The Future of Digital Identity

48:04 Building Systems in Evaluating and Selecting Team Members

49:33 Self-Pressure and Stress in Growing a Company

52:28 Create Healthy Habits

55:35 The Strategies from Steve Blank’s book “The Four Steps to the Epiphany”

01:05:37 Five Different Sleep Chronotypes - same

01:13:51 Reach out and Learn more about ID.me and Blake Hall

01:15:06 Outro

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HP#130 ~ Founder of a $3 Billion Company’s Daily Routine

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#129 ~ Billion Dollar Company Rapid Growth Requirements ~ Paolo Tiramani

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#128 ~ The Blueprint to Build a Billion Dollar Product #2

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#127 ~ The Blueprint to Create A Billion Dollar Product ~ Paolo Tiramani

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#126 ~ Your Day Doesn’t Begin When You Wake Up...Your Day Begins When You Go to Bed

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.550 ~ 10 Years on NavySEAL Team 3 Leading 200+ Missions w/ 100% Success Rate ~ Larry Yatch

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

A graduate of the US Naval Academy and former ten-year officer in the Navy SEALs who served with distinction on SEAL Team 3 is on the podcast today. He has a 100% success rate at leading and planning over 200 of the most challenging missions in the world’s most intense environments. Larry Yatch is an elite leadership strategist and the creator of the SEAL Success Programs, a collection of skills-based training, workshops, and courses that enable high performers to find fulfillment, connect with their teams, and make a sustainable impact in their field. On top of that, he is developing a neuroscience-based training program to help people reach new heights and achieve their potential as a leader. He has reversed-engineered the behaviors that make the SEALs the most elite and connected teams on the planet and applied them to dozens of business settings.

00:54 Intro

02:04 Micro-High Performance Episodes

02:45 Events and Trips For Entrepreneurs

03:11 Seasoned Business Minds Group

04:11 Guest Introduction

05:15 The Fire Pilot Dream Story

07:13 Larry’s Structure and Discipline in Fulfilling his Dream

11:31 Self-Regulation as the Core Driver of Success and Failure

16:00 Most Successful Seal Experience Trauma

17:59 Building the Power of Self-Regulation

24:40 The Pattern Recognition of the Brain

29:01 Self Regulation as a Piggy Bank

31:48 Example of Self Regulation in Navy Seal

37:22 The Ability to Coordinate with Others

46:31 Larry’s Way in Expressing Love

50:32 The Self-Healing Process

54:54 Creating System to Change the Neurally Linguistic Programming

01:00:09 Trauma is a Lesson

01:03:29 Post Traumatic Stress

01:04:53 How to Hack Trauma

01:09:06 Reach out and Learn more about Larry and his Book

01:11:11 Outro

Contact Info: https://www.sealteamleaders.com/

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HP#125 ~ You Lie to Yourself All the Time & You Don’t Even Know It

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.549 ~ He Took Amazon to the Next Level Then Started a Multi-Billion Dollar Company ~ David Selinger

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Welcome to The Business Method’s series of interviewing 100 people that have built companies worth $1 Billion or more and our guest today falls perfectly into that category. He actually turned down Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon multiple times to spearhead the Research & Design arm of Amazon’s data-mining and personalization team. He finally folded to Bezos, later saying it was the best decision he ever made. After working with Bezos he went on to launch the $5 Billion real estate brokerage, Redfin. He then launched RichRelevance, a company that offers personalized shopping experiences for large retail brands, and recently started Deep Sentinel, an AI-based home security service. His name is Dave Selinger and he is joining us on the podcast today!

01:02 Intro

02:09 Micro-High Performance Episodes

02:51 Events and Trips For Entrepreneurs

04:15 Guest Introduction

05:15 Bulletproof Coffee

09:01 Jeff Bezos Seeking Dave for The R&D team of Amazon

11:29 What Drove Amazon to hire Dave?

15:35 The Co-Invention of Amazon Advertising

19:21 The Launch of Redfin

19:19 Openness to Data

28:27 The Most Dangerous Thing in a Business

31:49 Big Founder Disagreement

37:31 Tips in Managing Data

43:15 Example of Why Entrepreneurs Should Focus on Problem Selection

00:48:22 The Mindset and Type of Personalities in the Tech World

00:57:07 Important Leadership Lesson

01:03:07 A Regular Day with Dave

01:10:36 Deep Sentinel an AI Security Company

01:01:05 Learn More about Deep Sentinel on YouTube

01:13:23 Outro

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HP#124 ~ Why Weekly Planning is Essential for Peak Performance

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#123 ~ Thinking Fast vs. Thinking Slow

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 05:49:00 -0400

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Ep.548 ~ UFC Fighter on Mindset, Growth & Surviving the Dark Times ~ Eliot Marshall

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Eliot Marshall is a former professional UFC fighter, a prolific competitor who entered the world of mixed martial arts in 2006, competing in TUF competition and then signing on with the UFC. Over his fighting career Eliot has been awarded.....

2001 Pan-American Silver medalist
2002 Pan-American Gold medalist Twice
2005 Pan American Champion Super Heavyweight Brown Belt 2002 USA Team Trials 1st place
2002 USA Team Trials 2nd (Absolute)
2002 Grapplers Quest Bronze medalist
2003 IBJJF Open Purple belt 1st place
2003 IBJJF Open Purple belt Absolute Champion
2004 IBJJF Brown Belt Super Heavy Champion
2004 IBJJF Brown Belt Open Weight Champion
2006 IBJJF Pan Ams Brown Belt Champion
2006 IBJJF 3rd place World Championships
2004 GQ North American Championships - Open Weight Champion 2005 GQ USA Trials 200-210 lb Champion
2004 #1 Rated Absolute Weight Grappler of the Year.
Ring of Fire Light Heavyweight Champion
He was on Season 8 of the Ultimate Fighter reality show...
....and he stands with a 17-5 MMA record

In 2011, Eliot decided to hang up his gloves and become an entrepreneur. He opened a fight training center in Denver, Colorado and also became the head coach of Elevation Fight Team, one of the country's most highly regarded MMA teams.

00:45 Intro
01:54 Micro High-Performance Episodes
02:35 Events And Trips For Entrepreneurs
04:02 Guest Introduction
06:52 The Beginning of Eliot's Martial Art Journey
11:17 Born To Fight?
16:54 Reaction To Losing
18:06 The Mindset To Win
20:34 Societal Perception Of Public Figures
23:06 Motivation To Become A Fighter
26:05 Dealing With Anxiety
30:51 Inner Healing
34:57 Opening Up Personal Experiences
37:55 Maintaining Peak Performance
40:20 Why Jiu Jitsu Is Great
43:31 Working Out When Dealing With Insomnia
46:32 Current Daily Routine
48:45 Diet
49:32 Starting A School Business
54:06 Planning Retreats
57:52 Learn More About Eliot’s Retreat
59:22 The Difference Between Being A Fighter And An Entrepreneur
1:02:39 Meditation Practice
1:05:21 Message From Eliot Marshall
1:09:05 Connect With Eliot
1:10:53 Outro

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HP#122 ~ The Scariest Negotiation for the FBI’s Lead Negotiator

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#121~A Billionaire’s View on The New World Economy

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.547 ~ A $3 Billion Startup That Created Elon Musk’s Unfoldable House - Paolo Tiramani

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Listeners welcome to The Business Method Podcast and today we have the Founder of a $3 Billion Startup on the show!

His name is Paolo Tiramani and he is the founder of Boxabl. Boxabl makes 375-square-foot “unfolding” houses. And I say unfolding because that is exactly what they do. Literally, you take it off of a truck, and unfold it to have a really nice home. The unfolding of the house takes about an hour fully equipped with a full kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, television, living room and all you have to do to get the utilities working is just plug it in!

The houses don't need any special delivery equipment. It can fit on a normal flatbed trailer pulled by any vehicle. And given the small size, it can be delivered to almost anywhere you want it. You can literally have a house assembled in a single day that costs roughly $50,000 starting out and so far 90,000 people have signed up to get one.

Paolo is joining us on the podcast today to chat about how he built this incredibly innovative business into a $3 billion company!

0:01:05 Intro

0:02:33 Events and Trips For Entreprenuers

0:03:59 Founder Of Unfoldable House
0:06:52 Company Size

0:07:37 About Boxabl

0:13:05 The Innovation Of Unfoldable House

0:21:24 Pre-Industrial Vs Post-Industrial

0:25:00 Bringing Home To People

0:27:49 Delivery Lead Time

0:31:46 Durability And Efficiency

0:33:26 Phases Of Building The Business

0:49:40 Ingenious Creations Of Boxabl

0:55:58 Fundamentals Of Managing Rapid Business Growth

1:03:05 Daily Routine As An Entrepreneur

1:12:50 Message From Paolo Tiramani

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HP#120 ~ The FBI’s Lead Negotiator Never Stops Learning ~ Chris Voss

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.546 ~ He Built a $1.4 Billion Software Company Before He Was 30 ~ Christian Owens

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

The CEO and Founder of Paddle.com is on the mic today and he is going to share his story of building a $1.4 Billion SaaS company before the age of 30.

At the age of 12 Christian Owens taught himself how to code and started building a software company. By the age of 16 he dropped out of highschool and scaled his invoicing software business to $4 Million Annual Recurring Revenue. As a result, he ran into a lot of tax issues. Christian then decided to start a software company to solve these problems after being told he would have to build it himself to find a solution.

So Christian founded Paddle. Paddle became a payments infrastructure for SaaS businesses, and he grew Paddle into a $1.4 Billion company before the age of 30 growing 175% year over year. Paddle, recently hit the unicorn level by raising $200 million, it has attracted developers with over $1 billion in volume and integrates Alipay, Google Pay and iDeal, empowering software companies to sell and grow globally. In 2016, Christian was named one of Forbes’ “30 under 30”.

0:00:53 Intro

0:02:43 Luxury Events and Trips For Entrepreneurs Around The World

0:04:09 Guest Introduction

0:06:35 How Christian Started To Do Business

0:08:45 What Makes Christian Different At A Young Age

0:12:24 Challenges While Bussiness Was Exponentially Growing

0:16:18 Life After Dropping Out Of School

0:20:24 Dealing With Government Taxes As A Teen

0:23:10 How To Focus On Business

0:26:35 Projection Of Business Growth

0:28:25 How To Gain Customers Being A 17-Year-Old

0:32:25 Chapters Of Paddle

0:38:25 Being A Company Serving Customers At A Larger Scale

0:41:40 Walk From Zero To A Million, Sprint From 1 to 10 Million

0:45:13 Audience Q&A: Working With Patrick Campbell

0:50:45 Audience Q&A: Keeping Morale Up In The Workplace

0:54:25 Key Takeaways For To Grow Business In 2022

0:59:08 How Christian Structure His Day

1:03:38 Reach Out to Christian Owens

1:04:20 Outro

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HP#119~Wanting to Win vs. The Winning Mindset

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#118 ~ The Plague of Decision Fatigue

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#117~Top Takeaways from Interviewing a Guy that Built a $3 BILLION Agency

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.545 ~ The 38th Richest Self-Made Woman ~ Janice Bryant Howroyd

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

What is even more impressive about Janice is that speaking with her was like talking to an old friend. She is incredibly relatable and really a caring and authentic human being.

During the interview I noticed this and really wanted to get behind her story and what made her the amazing individual and entrepreneur she is today. We chat about her upbringing as an African-American in an extremely racial environment with a family of 11 children. We chat about he life philosophy, her habits and what she vales. We chat about how she maintains personal relationships while running a billion dollar company, the challenges of being a female entrepreneur, how us humans like to operate in tribes and some of her favorite books she recommends even though she has a 6000+ book library.

At the end of the podcast, we ask Janice about her philosophy on influence in today’s world and how she handles it responsibility.

“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal!” JBH

02:44 Who is Janice Bryant Howroyd?

06:44 Growing Up in a Harsh Environment w/ a Rich Family Culture

16:15 Janice’s Definition of Success

17:14 Maintaining Personal Relationships While Running a Business

25:19 Worrying Does Not Pay Dividends

26:58 Should You Separate Work and Personal Life?

27:32 Janice's Advice for Women & Men

36:05 Humans Operating in Tribes

37:30 Janice’s Recommended Books

45:29 Janice on Influence and the ‘If’ poem

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HP#116 ~ 10 Lessons from The First African-American Woman to Build a Billion Dollar Company

Wed, 25 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#115 ~ Key Takeaways from Interviewing the FBI’s Lead Hostage Negotiator

Wed, 18 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.544 ~ 5 Days Optimizing Your Brain at Our Brain Optimization Week

Wed, 11 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#114 ~The Illusion of Society’s False Security

Wed, 04 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.543 ~ Building a $3 Billion Agency ~ Michael McIntyre

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Welcome to the show and today we have a whirlwind of an entrepreneur that has an incredible life story starting an agency from scratch and leading the organization to become a $3 billion dollar company!

His name is Michael McIntyre and he has been an entrepreneur for over 28 years. He started his own insurance agency way back in 1992 which quickly expanded into over 40 states and grew to $300 million in annual sales. That organization then became public and turned into a $3 billion dollar company after its IPO. Michael and his agency have personally created over 175 millionaires and recruited and trained over 20,000 sales reps.

4:06 Who is Michael McIntyre?

05:34 Michael’s Backstory

10:01 Getting Into The Insurance Business

13:02 Michael Excels in Sales Strategy

16:05 Starting a Multi-Billion Dollar Agency

18:46 Creating The Right Systems

24:32 Thinking Long Term

27:36 Positioning the Right People in the Right Places

30:05 Michael’s Qualifications In Hiring

33:18 The Chapters of a Billion Dollar Agency

37:48 Becoming Bored with the Company

40:04 The Biggest Mistakes Michael Made in the Company

44:10 Projecting The Future Of The Company

49:15 Keeping An Open Mind

55:21 Going Public

54:09 Exiting His Business

59:46 Transforming The Poverty Mindset

1:05:42 Handling Conflicts With Close Relationships

1:14:06 Michael’s Book “Next Level Life”

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HP#113 ~ Negotiating with Flaky People

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.542 ~ 1 Hour with The FBI’s Lead Hostage Negotiator ~ Chris Voss

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Typically, there are around 10,000 agents working in the FBI at any given period, but there is only one lead international kidnapping negotiator, and that is our guest today!

His name is Chris Voss and prior to 2008, Chris led kidnapping negotiations all around the world for the United States’ FBI. On top of that, Chris was the hostage negotiation representative for the National Security Council’s Hostage Working Group. During his government career, he also represented the U.S. at two international conferences sponsored by the G-8 as an expert in kidnapping. Prior to becoming the FBI’s lead kidnapping negotiator, Chris served as the lead Crisis Negotiator for the New York City Division of the FBI and, he has been a member of the city’s Joint Terrorist Task Force for 14 years.

After his 24 year tenure in the FBI Chris founded The Black Swan Group with his son Brandon helping corporations and businesses get the most optimal results at the negotiating table.

04:08 Who is Chris Voss?

06:27 When Did Chris Find His Passion In Negotiation?

07:51 How Chris Started To Volunteer In A Suicide Hotline

11:13 Most Intense International Negotiation Chris Encountered

14:39 How To Manage Sanity After Work

16:49 The Negotiating Concept of “Mirroring”

21:23 The Different Systems Of Thinking

26:35 What Is Tactical Empathy?

32:39 The Importance Of Getting A “No” Before a “Yes”

39:22 What is The Black Swan in Negotiations?

44:00 Question From Audience: Negotiating Cultural Differences With Ease

50:46 Question From Audience: What Something Chris Wished He Had Known Decades Ago

56:26 How To Reach Out To Chris Voss

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HP#112 ~ How To Grow a Powerful Network Rapidly

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.541 ~ Building a $300 Billion Real Estate Agency from the Co-Owner of Keller Williams ~ Jay Papasan

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0400

On the show today we are welcoming an individual who has been recognized as one of the most powerful people in Real Estate. He is the Vice President of publishing and executive editor at one of the highest rated, and largest real estate companies on the planet, Keller Williams Realty. Keller Williams has over 1000 offices around the world with more than 175,000 agents working for them. In 2018 alone Keller Williams Realty generated over $332 Billion, yes I said Billion, in sales.

His name is Jay Papasan, and he is the VP for Keller Williams International, a co-founder of KellerINK, and Keller Capital. He is the co-author of numerous best-selling books including The One Thing, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies, it’s been translated into over 40 languages, it has over 10k reviews on Amazon at 4.5 stars and the book has appeared on more than 500 national bestseller lists.

Today, we are going to talk with Jay about the principles outlined in The One Thing, how he uses those principles in his life to achieve massive success, and a bit about this multi-billion dollar behemoth Keller Williams!

3:58 Intro

6:28 How Jay Papasan Started

7:29 The Expansion Of Keller Williams

8:11 History of Keller Williams

12:58 Profit Sharing

18:03 Qualifications To Hold A Franchise For Keller Williams

22:41 Resources of Studies For The Keller Williams System

23:10 Franchise Documents Research

26:13 The Role Of Jay Papasan In Keller Williams

35:13 The Philosophy Of “One Thing”

38:21 How Many Hours Jay Spent On That “One Thing”

41:56 Realistically Hitting Goals

44:58 The Importance Of “Focusing Question”

49:01 Self-Accountability To Achieve Goals

53:25 The Downside Of Sharing Goals To Other People

55:59 Four Thieves Of Productivity

1:03:58 What sets Jay Apart

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HP#111 ~ Progress Over Perfection

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.540 ~ The Story of LinkedIn with the Co-Founder Konstantin Guericke

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Listeners, welcome to the show! Today, have a pioneer from the early days of social networking and one of the co-founders of LinkedIn on the podcast! We are going to get behind the mind and the story of how the world’s largest online business network got its start!

He co-founded LinkedIn with Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue, Jean-Luc Vaillant and Eric Ly, and his name is Konstantin Guericke. LinkedIn went public in 2011 for $4 billion and was purchased by Microsoft in 2016 for $26 billion.

Recognizing the potential of the Internet with its vast networking possibilities, Konstantin and his future co-founder Reid Hoffman developed the idea for LinkedIn.

Konstantin led the company’s marketing to profitability. For the first few years, he focused on positioning/branding, viral marketing, user engagement emails and media relations. Later, he also managed LinkedIn Groups, international expansion and the corporate sales team.

In May of 2003, LinkedIn was officially released. They had 81,000 users by the end of that year, over ½ a million by their 12-month mark and 4.5 million users at the end of their second year.

We’re going to dive into LinkedIn’s story with Konstatin and how he has been making an impact in the entrepreneurial world since he left LinkedIn.

3:16 Intro
5:08 Where Konstantin Guericke Started
8:41 How LinkedIn Began
12:14 What Conceived The Idea Of LinkedIn
14:08 What Made LinkedIn Successful
16:19 The Concept Of LinkedIn
20:26 LinkedIn Worked
21:42 The Growth Of LinkedIn
24:26 What Was The Hardest Lesson In The Early Days Of LinkedIn
29:00 How Konstantin Projects The Future Of LinkedIn
32:26 The Orignal Founders
32:51 What’s The Most Exciting Thing About LinkedIn
37:26 What’s Still Missing In Social Networking Apps
40:31 Niche In Social Platforms
42:11 What Konstantin Did After LinkedIn
44:38 Current Projects
47:31 Effectiveness Vs Efficiency
49:29 Breaking Down Changes
52:21 The Importance Of Creating A System
54:45 Outro

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HP#110~STATUS: The ONLY Thing That Drives Decision Making

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0500

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Ep.539 ~ Losing a $2.5 Billion Company & Bouncing Back ~ Warwick Fairfax

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Could you imagine inheriting a 150 year old, $2 Billion media company at the age of 26? I couldn’t! Then along with managing this media behemoth losing the company completely over the next few years! Our guest today lived through that. That’s right, not too long out of Graduate school Warwick Fairfax inherited Fairfax Media one of the top media companies in Australia worth $2.25Billion, and then began the painful process of watching his family’s company slip away one day at a time until it was all gone!

Hello listeners, welcome to The Business Method Podcast. Today, we have a very unique story to tell you. In the intro, you learned a bit about Warwick Fairfax, and we will get to hear the exact story of what it was like for him as a young man losing his family’s company. But there is more, we also will hear how he turned his entire life around after that experience and where he has ended up today as a businessman, WSJ best-selling author, consultant, and entrepreneur.

It’s going to be an exciting show, so let’s jump into it….

04:41 The History of Fairfax

10:44 The Influence of Fairfax Media

13:16 How Warwick Ran the Business

17:06 Why Bad Decisions Where Made

18:23 How Warwick Planed to Takeover the Business

21:06 The Complexity of A Family Business

25:31 How to be Successful and Satisfied

27:28 How it Felt Losing Fairfax Media

31:31 Finding a New Normal

34:06 Restarting in America

36:59 The Decision to Start His Own Business

40:24 Learning From our Darkest Moments

43:26 Warwick’s Podcast

44:16 Redemption and the Path Back

47:54 The Process of Getting Back on Track in Life

53:11 Finding Something Bigger than Yourself

57:28 What is Crucible Leadership

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HP#109~The One Day Vacation

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0500

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Ep.538 ~ The Most Impressive Entrepreneur Community I Have Ever Seen ~ Daniel Epstein

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Our guest in this episode is a serial entrepreneur who was recognized by the White House as one of the Top 100 Entrepreneurs in the US with the "Impact Award". He is also named by Fortune Magazine as one of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders, alongside the likes of Bill Gates & Tim Cook. He received an award from Inc. Magazine’s “30 under 30 entrepreneurs” and Forbes identified him as one of the “top 30 most impactful entrepreneurs.”

Daniel Epstein already started three companies to his name as he finished his undergraduate degree in Philosophy. His passion for meaningful and beneficial entrepreneurship led him to start Unreasonable Group. Unreasonable Group is a global community of entrepreneurs that are shaping trillion-dollar industries and uplifting the lives of over 720 million people. The Unreasonable partners with multinational institutions and revered brands to align them with impactful growth-stage entrepreneurs, and today actively supports 250 entrepreneurs who have raised $6.9b in financing, generated $5.2B in revenue, and impacted 180 countries across the globe.

Daniel will share how his unconventional approach towards entrepreneurship institutes an influential community that positively impacted 730 million people worldwide.

6:08 How Daniel Epstein Started

12:38 What Do All Entrepreneurs Have In Common

13:31 Daniel Bending History In The Right Direction

14:50 What Business Is Fundamentally About

15:02 Bias Belief On Business

16:45 The First Company

22:21 Collaborative Advantage

24:09 Conceiving The Win-Win Situation Idea

28:16 How Philosophy Could Influence Morally Good Decisions in Business

31:26 Profiteering Vs Intentional Profit

34:37 Dealing With Potential Losses

36:38 Using Business As A Beneficial Tool For Everyone

39:19 The Genesis Of Unreasonable Group

46:39 Creating Impactful Communities

49:18 Is Entrepreneurship The Solution To Every Problem?

50:31 Using Competitiveness To A Good Advantage

53:06 Confidence And Humility

55:48 Empowering Vulnerabilities

57:01 Common Misconception Of Confidence

57:36 Allowing Yourself To Be Vulnerable To Other People

59:13 Resistance And Defensiveness In Being Called Out

1:02:51 Qualifications For Unreasonable Groups

1:04:28 Gauging The Societal And Environmental Impact Through The Intention And The Profit Model Of The Business

1:07:17 The Growth Of Unreasonable

1:11:19 Empathy builds empires

1:13:19 When Did The Growth Stage Started?

1:14:16 How Unreasonable Makes Money Through Crowdfunding

1:18:54 Switching Model

1:21:21 How Daniel Got Through Financial Roadblocks To Sustain Unreasonable

1:23:56 Start A Business Where You See Yourself In 10 Years Time

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HP#108 ~The One Big Domino That Changes it All

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0500

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Ep.537 ~ How to Scale a Coaching Business to 7-Figures ~ Russ Ruffino

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Today on the podcast we are joined by none other than the man that has founded and built an Inc.500 8-figure online company helping entrepreneurs create systems in their business to have a flood of clients coming to them for their services. Together he and his team have built one of the top sales & marketing systems for coaches and specialists becoming a household name in the entrepreneur world. His name is Russ Ruffino and he is the founder of Clients on Demand!

Clients on Demand was ranked #186 on Inc Magazine’s Fastest Growing Companies list. They currently serve 80-100 new entrepreneurs per month and are producing about $1.7 Million per month in revenue. They spend about $800k a year to consistently try and improve their business model, helping them create one of the most successful companies in the world that directly helps coaches scale their businesses rapidly! Their direct clients have done over $1Billion in sales using their system.

I have been following Russ for over 3-years now and I am very excited to have him on the show so we can dissect the art of high-ticket sales to help you scale your coaching or consulting businesses to 7-figures and beyond!

03:16 - Who is Russ Ruffino?

04:22 - What the Book “Four Hour Work Week” Meant to Russ

08:19 - Reality Comes Crashing Down on Russ

14:05 - Going from Low to High Ticket Offers

21:36 - Rehearsing Gratitude

23:56 - Timeless Business Principles

27:04 - Beta Testing High Ticket Offers

34:38 - Who Should Create a High Ticket Offer?

41:26 - What Results are Typical When Working with Clients on Demand?

43:45 - What’s Included in the Clients on Demand Mastermind?

48:32 - Why Clients on Demand Spends Money to Try and Break Their Business.

51:48 - What is Russ’s Morning Routine?

53:58 - Not Getting Distracted By the Noise

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HP#107 ~ You Can Get Anything You Want if You Learn to Ask the Right Questions

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0500

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Ep.536 ~ He Makes $1 Million per Year w/ his Podcast ~ Andrew Warner

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0500

He runs one of the top business podcasts in the world that he has been hosting for about a decade. He has over 2000 interviews and is one of the few that has turned his podcast into a very profitable business. Before his podcasting days he founded Bradford & Reed, a company that ran a collection of startups. He built Bradford & Reed into a $30 Million company in his 20’s to the point where they were processing 400k online greeting cards a day and were a top-25 valued website property in the world way back in the year 2000. He got to the point where he was burnt out and sold his company and then he decided to become a podcaster.

The name of his podcast is Mixergy and it is close to being one of the biggest business podcasts on the planet. Our guest’s name is Andrew Warner. He has interviewed top entrepreneurs from all over the world such as the founders of Wikipedia, Groupon, LivingSocial, LinkedIn, Airbnb, and many, many more. Today his podcast is a household name throughout the entrepreneur scene and he is on our show to tell us how he did it all! Andrew, welcome to the show!

03:15 Who is Andrew Warner?

04:45 How long Has Andrew Been Podcasting?

06:19 Choosing the Right Platform

07:55 Andrews New Book

09:15 Asking for a Meeting With the Head of Bradford & Reed

12:31 Andrew's Best Podcast Interview

18:02 The Effect of Hiring Coaches in Andrews Life

21:45 Dissecting Podcasts as a Business

31:00 What was Andrew's Revenue from Advertising

37:05 Therapy vs Business Coaches

43:05 How Andrew Approaches Burnout

47:45 Becoming Better at Reading Ads

54:10 What are the Differences Between a Unicorn Company and Everyone Else

57:55 Andrews Favorite Entrepreneurs and Podcasts

59:45 How to Grow Your Podcast

1:01:00 How to Support Andrew

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HP#106 ~ Sleep & Its Effect on Sex

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0500

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Ep.535 ~ The Mindset of a Big Wave Surfer ~ Laird Hamilton

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Our guest today is someone that I have followed since I first heard about him when I was 25 years old. Somewhere I came across this cool hour long surf video and I used to watch 2-3 times a week as a sort of meditation/visualization process picturing myself living somewhere where I could surf on a regular basis, and enjoy the beach lifestyle. One day, I was looking up more cool surf videos on YouTube and came across a video of this guy that would surf the biggest and most difficult waves anyone could surf. And I remember him saying in one of his videos on how he said he felt called to the waves, how the waves just called him in, and this really stuck out for me because many times I had felt called to climb mountains, travel the world, go on adventures and I didn’t really know where it came from, because the things that I was doing were semi crazy compared to everyone else I knew at the time. but that I had this intuitive feeling of being called to things also. During one of his videos he said this quote that struck me to my core. It was, “Do not be afraid of death, be afraid of a half lived life.” This really resonated with me, it spoke to me and I thought to myself….I like this guy. Since that moment I have followed him and watched multiple documentaries about the accomplishments he has taken on and how he lives his life. He is one of the two biggest names in surfing, and has become the Michael Jordan of big wave surfing and his name is Laird Hamilton.

I will be honest, I was nervous as hell before the interview. I think that is expected when anyone meets their role model/superhero for the first time. But after a couple minutes, it really felt like I was speaking to an uncle that I had known for years. Laird was really down to earth, a good conversationalist and just fun to hang out with for the time we had together. We got nearly an hour and a half to chat on this interview and we talked about so much during that time, but what I really wanted to get out of the conversation is Lairds mentality, how he sees the world, and why he chooses to live his life the way he does. I think I did a pretty good job of that, while both of us having a really good time during the interview. We touch on everything from competition surfing, handling opposing views, near death experiences, inner-callings and being connected with one's higher-self, his passion for innovation, living a healthy and high-performance lifestyle and of course keeping his home balance and family routine. We dive into breathwork, Laird’s current recommended books, flow-states, reducing stress goal setting, daily rituals, the type of people Laird surrounds himself with, riding Teahupoo, where he conquered the impossible wave to ride that really put him at the top of big wave surfing and we find out if Laird still fears a half lived life. Ladies and gentlemen, I am so excited to bring this show to you….Laird Hamilton

03:54 Who is Laird Hamilton?

10:49 How Does Laird See Himself?

16:24 Laird on Competition Surfing

17:49 Handling Opposing Views

18:47 Laird on Near Death Experiences & the Impact on His Life

23:54 What is Laird’s Internal Inner Drive?

26:59 Staying Connected to One's Higher-Self

29:39 Laird’s Biggest Fear

34:39 Laird's Biggest Passion Currently

35:59 How Laird Keeps His Home Balance

37:39 Laird on Breathwork

42:56 Laird’s Recommended Reads

46:09 Laird on Influence

56:49 Laird Defines the Spiritual Side of Himself

58:56 Riding the Impossible Wave

1:04:49 Flow-States

1:09:59 Basic Ways to Reduce Stress & Get Into Flow-State

1:12:16 Laird's Daily Rituals & Time Tested Rituals

1:21:29 The Types of Men Laird Surrounds Himself With

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HP#105 ~ Your Brain on Sleep

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#104 ~ Life Without Sight

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#103 ~ Microdose vs Macrodose

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#102 ~ It All Goes Back In The Box

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

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Ep.534 ~ How to Get 1-Million Followers in 30 Days ~ Brendan Kane

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Today on the podcast we have one of the world's top digital media strategists on the show. He is the author of ‘One Million Followers” where he dissects how he built this massive social following in only 30 days! He has been hired by Fortune 500 companies and celebrities like Taylor Swift, Rihanna, & Michael Strahan, and the applications & platforms he has created for his celebrity clients have been accessed by over $50 million people worldwide. He has partnered with MTV, served as VP of Digital for Paramount Pictures and helped scale one of the largest social optimization firms in the world.

His name is Brendan Kane and today we are going to talk with him about how you too can build a massive following and how we can stand out online in today’s digital world!

03:55 Who is Brendan Kane?

05:15 Oversaturation of Ads and How You Can Get Heard

12:35 Best Ways to Get People to Stop Scrolling and Watch Your Content

10:25 Starting the Project of Gaining 1-Million Followers in 30 Days

24:15 Brendan’s Preparation Mindset for the 1-Million Follower Project

28:30 Focusing & Finding a Target Audience but Community to the Masses

39:10 Creating Strategic Alliances

47:05 Brendan’s Favorite Platforms

48:55 Brendan on TicToc & SnapChat

55:35 How Can Podcasters Grab & Keep Listeners Attention

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HP#101 ~ World‘s Top Sleep Doctor on Sleep & Diet

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#100 ~ Is Perfect Sleep Realistic?

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

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Ep.533 ~ Everything You Need to Know to Optimize Sleep ~ Dr. Michael Breus

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Our guest today was recently named one of the 10 most influential people in sleep. He is on the clinical advisory board of the famous The Dr. Oz Show and appeared on that show - 40 times! He has been interviewed on CNN, Oprah, The View, Anderson Cooper, Rachel Ray, CBS Early Show, The Today Show, and many more.

He is the author of The Power of When, a #1 at Amazon best-seller, he is also the author of a second book The Sleep Doctor’s Diet Plan: which talks about how you can Lose Weight Through Better Sleep & he has a new book Energize - go from Dragging ass to kicking it in 30 days! His personal clients range from Paris Hilton, the famous DJ Steve Aoki, & Cason Daily

His name is Dr. Michael Breus and lectures all over the world for organizations such as AT&T, & for Tony Robbins’s event Unleash the Power Within. He is one of the leading sleep doctors in the world!

If you lose an hour of sleep a night for five nights, your testosterone drops by 30%. We don't want that three zero dude.

03:59 Who is The Sleep Doctor - Dr. Michael Breus

05:20 Entrepreneurs Burning Their Brains Out

11:30 Effects of Sleep Deprivation

14:25 Why Do Most People Think They Can Go Without Sleep?

16:30 More Sleep vs. Better Sleep

22:05 Different Sleep for Different People

23:55 Weather & Sleep Shifts

24:50 Sleep Chronotypes

35:10 When You Should Workout Based on Sleep Chronotype

42:25 Sleep & Diet (Keto)

45:50 Our Brains & Sleep

52:50 Sleep & Sex

57:45 Recommended Sleep Aids for Entrepreneurs That Dr. Breus Uses Himself

1:05:45 Temperature to Sleep At

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HP#99 ~ The Problem w/ Putting People on a Pedestal

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#98 ~ More Sleep vs Better Sleep

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

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Ep.532 ~ Your Business Will Fail if You Don’t Have a Built to Sell Model w/ Top-Podcaster & Best-Selling Author, John Warrillow

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Today on the podcast we have the best-selling author of the legendary book Built to Sell, a book that has been helping thousands and thousands of entrepreneurs all over the world build their businesses. He is the host of Built to Sell Radio, a podcast ranked by Forbes as one of the world’s 10 best podcasts for business owners! He has started and exited four companies himself, including one acquired by a public company. He is the business model expert sought out by the likes of Tim Ferriss, CBS and Inc Magazine for his proven methodology in adding millions upon millions of dollars to the value of businesses globally! His name is John Warrillow and he is on the podcast today!

Today we are going to talk about his book, his methodologies, how to remove yourself from your company and why every entrepreneur should set out to build a business worth selling, even if you decide never ever sell it!

03:55 Who is John Warrillow?

06:45 The Importance of Having the End in Mind for Entrepreneurs

15:25 Build Your Business to Have an Options Strategy as Opposed to an Exit Strategy

Built to Sell Tips to Build Your Business

18:50 Tip #1: Don’t Generalize in Business - Specialize

24:35 Tip #2: Relying Too Heavily on One Client is Risky & Will Run Off Potential Buyers

25:25 Tip #3: Owning a Process Makes it Easier to Pitch and Puts You in Control

Be clean about what you are selling and potential customers will be more likely to buy your product.

When people are the main assets of the business and they can come and go every night, the business will not be worth very much

29:10 Tip #4: How to Create a Personal Brain that is Sellable?

Don’t become synonymous with your company

31:40 Tip #5: When You Have a Product - People Expect to Pay for it in Advance

Make your service a product/productized!

34:40 Tip #6: Don’t Be Afraid to Say No to Projects

Prove you are serious about specialization by turning down work that falls outside your area of expertise - the more you say no the more referrals you will get to people who need what you have.

39:10 Tip #9: Hire People Who are Selling Products - Not Services

These people will be better able to figure out how your product can meet a client's needs rather than agreeing to customize your offering to fit what the client wants.

43:45 Tip #11: You Need at Least 2 Years of Built to Sell Financial Statements Before you Sell

46:15 Systemization & Offers That Distract Companies From the Niche Focus of Their Business

49:10 John’s Advice on the Starting Stages of Speaking with Potential Acquirers & Soliciting Offers

53:25 John’s Recommendations for Entrepreneurs Post-Sell of Their Business

56:55 Discovering Recurring Needs for Subscription Products

59:50 Selling a Non-Productized Premium Fit Business

1:08:45 Do Not Prioritize Just Focusing on Sales

1:12:45 Finding The Freedom Point in Your Business

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HP#97 ~ The Daily Practice is Stronger Than the Magic Pill

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#96 ~ Why Entrepreneurs Think They Can Avoid Sleep

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

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Ep.531 ~ The NavySEAL Mindset w/ Commander David Sears

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

For twenty years, our guest today served in the most elite special operations force in the world, the US Navy SEALs. He is a decorated veteran, who planned, led and executed hundreds of special operations missions in more than 40 countries on 5 continents.

He was involved in some of the most significant and defining special operations missions of our time. He led the ground assault on an Iraqi paramilitary stronghold to conduct the first successful US prisoner of war rescue since WWII. Years later, in the jungles of Colombia, he played a key role in the planning and execution of the successful rescue of US and Colombian personnel held for over 5 years in captivity by the FARC. He has briefed the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Director of the CIA, Director of the NSA, Director of National Intelligence, members of the National Security Council, as well as ambassadors.

With twenty-plus years of tactical, operational, and strategic knowledge as a leader on the frontlines, he is now the co-founder at Xundis Global, which helps organizations and individuals increase performance, leadership, and innovation. His name is Commander David Sears and he is on the podcast today!

04:19 Who is Commander David Sears?

05:39 Being Surrounded By Elite Performers Constantly

12:14 The Beginning of Becoming a Navy Seal - What Commander Sears Was Like in His Early Years

22:09 Commander Sears’ 1st Missions Into Colombia & Iraq

28:39 How to Control Emotions

32:59 A Mission That Made Commander Sears’ Think Differently

41:24 Never Ending Systems that Control Us

44:14 NavySEAL Maxims

52:14 Applying the NavySEAL Mindset to Entrepreneurship

1:01:04 Commander Sears’ Daily Routine & High-Performance Tips

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HP#95 ~ Filtering the Wrong People Out of Your Life

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#94 ~ Sleep Deprivation - You Have It & Here is How It Is Affecting You

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500

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Ep.530 ~ Adding Comedy Into Business Makes You More Money ~ David Nihill

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500

David Nihill is the author of the best-selling book Do You Talk Funny? and the Founder of FunnyBizz Conference. David has been deemed “One of the best speaking coaches out there” according to Forbes, he is a sought after international business speaker, and also professional comedian. He was the winner of the San Francisco International Comedy Competition. As a storyteller he finished runner up in NPR’s story telling competition. As a lecturer he has taught at Stanford, Berkeley, Oxford and University College Dublin. His work has been featured in Inc., Lifehacker, The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Forbes, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The Irish Independent, and his videos have been viewed over 50 million times! David was named on the Irish America 100 List, and the Top 30 Global Guru’s List for communications professionals.

David’s public speaking program has over 34,000 students and has been featured as one of the best training courses for presenters. His book remains one of the highest rated in the world on the topic of public speaking and his content has been read by over one million people.

04:05 Who is David Nihill?

06:45 Adding Humor to Your Life

08:00 The Problem with Public Speaking Advice

19:20 Seven Comedy Habits We Should All Know

25:00 The Best Format for Public Speaking

38:55 The Value of Using Comedians for Marketing

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HP#93 ~ Weak Men Create Tough Times

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#92 ~ Entrepreneurs & Sleep Deprivation

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500

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Ep.529 ~ The Oprah of Korea Builds a $20 Million Online University ~ MK Kim

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500

MK Kim, is one of Asia’s most sought-after motivational speakers for nearly 30 years, and she is the author of the top best-selling personal development books in Korea, selling over 5 million copies. In 2019, MK founded MK YouTube University which became the largest online institute in Korea that now has 1.4 Million subscribers and more than 60,000 students paid from all over the world that are currently enrolled. MK YouTube University or MKYU is an entirely new educational model that combines YouTube and on-line university structure, offering a variety of high-quality classes. The students have independently formed more than 200 book clubs globally to support each other.

MKSHOW - is MK’s talk show and is acknowledged as the representative Korean talk show, where the international best-selling authors star in. MK has interview influential people and celebrities such as, Gary Vaynerchuk, Jim Rogers, Scott Harrison from Charity Water, & James Clear author of Atomic Habits,

MK has been compared and deemed “the Oprah of Korea”, & she is on the podcast today!

04:02 Who is MK Kim?

05:02 Becoming the First Female Motivational Speaker in Korea

13:07 Becoming the Oprah of Korea

21:07 Building the First Female YouTube Channel in Korea to Make $2 Million in 4 years

26:22 Creating a $20 Million Online University

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MKYU: https://www.mkyu.co.kr/

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HP#91 ~ I‘m Rich

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500

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HP#90~ Life Owes You Nothing

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:59:00 -0500

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Ep.528 ~ Simple Ways to Maximize Your Brain’s Performance ~ Dr. Patrick Porter

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Today’s guest began his journey into the science of controlling the brain at age 12 when his father taught him a relaxation method to control his physical state. His confirmation of learning to control the brain was soon proven when he had his first visualization on a cassette recorder and used it to transform himself from a “struggling student and troublemaker” into a three-sport athletic captain as well as an honor roll student.

That was a few decades ago and today our guest and his team of scientists are leading the way in neuroscience entertainment technology.

Our guest is the creator and founder of the top of the line neuroscience technology called BrainTap. BrainTap enables the average person to tackle the challenges of today's stressful world and enhance quality of life through improved brain health. BrainTap empowers users to reduce stress, sleep better, and maximize performance. His technology helps you learn to adapt and control your brainwaves and processing better by literally strengthening the brain to make it more effective….which we all need! His name is Dr. Patrick Porter and he is on the podcast today!

03:58 Who is Dr. Patrick Porter

07:47 How Much Time the Average Person Spends in a Stressful State of Mind

20:12 How BrainTap Can Maximize Brain Function

24:49 Why Public Speaking is the #1 Fear - It’s Brainwave Related

26:47 The Brain is a Sorting Mechanism

28:12 Getting More Productive Energy Into the Brain

30:52 Why Morning Coffee is Harmful for Your Brain & Body

34:37 Athletes Using Brain Technology to Reclaim 80% of Their Energy After a Workout

35:42 Stats on How Significant Brain Technology Can Change & Grow our Brains

40:07 When & How to Regulate Your Brain Throughout the Day

53:12 A Good Diet for the Brain

56:42 The One Thing You Can Do to Optimize Brain Health Quickly

1:04:07 The Importance of Recovery

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HP#89 ~ He‘s Coached 40 People to Gold Medals - How an Olympic Coach Plans His Legacy ~ Jeff Spencer

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.527 ~ Walking Away From an 8-Figure Wolf of Wall Street Business & Finding Happiness ~ Mike Chang

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0400

04:17 Who is Mike Chang & Six Pack Shortcuts

06:13 Starting 6-Pack Shortcuts & Becoming a Top YouTube Influencer

16:25 Walking Away From an 8-Figure Wolf of Wall Street Business

42:45 Finding What is Next After Leaving Six Pack Shortcuts & Keeping a Zen State While Building a Business

49:40 Our Brains on Presence

51:20 Understanding Flow and Flow Training

58:28 Getting Into & Out of Flow

1:09:25 Mike’s Daily Routine & Diet

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HP#88 ~ Billionaire Creates a Business to Pay for College ~ Jeff Hoffman

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#87 ~ Managing Balance From an Olympic Coach ~ Jeff Spencer

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:09:00 -0400

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Ep.526 ~ Taking Entrepreneurs to Drive Luxury Race Cars, Rally Race Trucks, Shoot Guns Out of Helicopters & Play Laser-Tag in Stunt Planes....it‘s happening!

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Exotic Cars, Off-Road Racing, Laser-Tag in the Air, & Blowing Things Up

Yes...it sounds unreal but it is not!

We are taking a group of entrepreneurs to Vegas for a week of driving the most exotic cars in the world, jumping off-road Rally Race trucks, shooting military grade weapons out of a helicopter, playing laser-tag in stunt planes....

....and we might do a bit of networking and ideation while there as well!

Have you ever played Grand Theft Auto?

Remember that game where you navigate through the city and steal Lamborghinis, blow things up, shoot top grade military weapons at drug dealers, drive off-road and fly planes that you stole from the Cartel?

Grand Theft Auto became one of the most popular video games of all time and even if you aren’t into gaming there is a chance you played GTA and enjoyed it at least once in your life.

We wanted to recreate that experience for the thrill seeking entrepreneurs out there, minus of course the actual stealing, shooting people, and looting. :P

So we’re going to Las Vegas February 2022 to drive exotic high-performance cars around a race track, race Rally trucks off-road, shoot military grade weapons out of a helicopter, and play laser-tag in actual stunt planes flown by actual stunt pilots….

Yes you heard me right...we will be playing laser-tag - dog fighting style - in actual stunt planes!

And everyone attending will be established entrepreneurs already running successful businesses.

HP#86 ~ How Brain Scans Can Change Your Life & Fix Your Sleep Problems ~ Dr. Andrew Hill

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#85 ~ Billionaire Tells How to Avoid Mediocrity ~ Jeff Hoffman

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.525 ~ Make A LOT of Money & Be Happy By Listening to This ~ Dr. John Demartini

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Dr. John Demartini is a world-renowned specialist in human behavior, a researcher, author, and global educator. He has authored 40 books that have been translated into 39 different languages and has shared the stage with some of the world’s most influential people, including Sir Richard Branson and Deepak Chopra. As the founder of the Demartini Institute, Dr. Demartini has worked with entrepreneurs, board members, and CEO’s at companies including IBM, Shell Oil, Merrill-Lynch, and more. Dr. Demartini has helped thousands of people around the world transform their life according to their highest values, and create their “life masterpiece.”

04:00 Who is Dr. John Demartini?

09:55 Unlocking the Human Potential of the Mind

15:00 Finding Your Highest Priority & Will it Ever Change?

18:10 How to Tap Into Your True Authentic Self While Letting Go of Cultural Values

22:26 Why We Should Never Live Anywhere That Doesn’t Have a View

25:07 What Happens to Our Brains & Psyches When We Look at Horizons

37:41 What’s Happening to Our Brains When We Are On Purpose

40:46 How to Make Money Using the Law of Fair Exchange

50:41 Questions to Ask Yourself to Get in Alignment With the Law of Fair Exchange

57:26 Are You a Slave to Your Passion or a Master of Your Mission?

1:02::36 Ways to Increase Your EQ

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HP#84 ~ Goal Achievement is Life‘s Fundamental Skill ~ Jeff Spencer

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:59:00 -0400

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HP#83 ~ A Billionaire‘s Formula on How to Achieve Goals ~ Jeff Hoffman

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0400

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Ep.524 ~ Reduce the Amount of Time You Suck ~ Zion Kim

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:39:00 -0400

Today, we welcome a friend to the show, Zion Kim. Zion is very passionate about helping other entrepreneurs grow. In 2020 alone, Zion grew 3 successful companies of his own and helped 6 private clients at least double their businesses while doing more of what they love and scaling with great teams. He was kicked out of business school his freshman year and has since started six, numerous and 7 figure companies, two of them while still an undergrad. His company 1MT is currently on a mission to support 1 million entrepreneurs to 7 figures and beyond to add a trillion dollars to the global economy. Zion is the CEO of 1MT, the co-creator of the R.O.I. Method and

the founder of Project Nuclear.

03:46 Zion & Chris Chat Personal Brands

11:36 Who is This Man of Mystery Zion Kim?

20:27 Do You Have 10 Years of Experience or 1 Year of Experience Repeated 10 Times?

32:22 Learning Growth Lessons Faster

35:57 What to Recognize Unconscious Behaviors That No Longer Serve You

39:42 Having Systems to Keep Us Disciplined

44:37 Choosing What Personal Thoughts to Believe

56:47 Coach vs. Consultant vs. Mentor

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HP#82 ~ Olympic Strategy to Achieve Goals ~ Jeff Spencer

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#81 ~ Neuroscientist Says How to Hack Jet Lag ~ Dr. Andrew Hill

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.523 ~ He Makes $1.2M Profit per Month Because His Offers Are So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No ~ Alex Hormozi

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Today on The Business Method Podcast we have the author of the recently successful and trending book for entrepreneurs, $100M Offers, by Alex Hormozi!

Alex took home more in a year than the CEO’s of McDonalds, IKEA, Ford, Motorola, and Yahoo combined as a kid in his twenties using the $100M Offer Method. In 18 mths of business Alex went from $550k to $28 Million. In the previous 3 years Alex has taken home $1.2 million in profit every single month. Not year, Month!

Alex didn’t start out this way. He started out as a small gym owner struggling in the early days with competition forcing him to sleep on the floor of his own gym, because he was unable to afford rent anywhere else.

Eventually, Alex started to learn and implement systems in his gym to add $10k/mth to his revenue, and over time he became the owner of 6 gyms while everyone else was going out of business. Once other gym owners saw Alex’s success they started asking him how he did it. He quickly recognized an opportunity to help existing gym owners by sharing everything he’d learned. This new company Gym Launch was born in 2017, and it didn’t take long for that business to take off.

Alex and his wife started out traveling from gym to gym, helping owners build more sustainable businesses. Gym Launch continued to grow TO over $24 Million per year with over 40 employees, servicing thousands of gyms, and making over 37 gym owners - millionaires using his consulting and methodology! Alex reinvested everything back into another business that would further support gym owners. Thus, Prestige Labs was launched in 2019

Prestige Labs started out as a supplement company, but quickly grew into another product line. In 2019, they launched Done For You Meals. Alex’s vision was to give gym owners the tools to not only get their clients better results, but also to make the gym owners more money through commissions.

Unlike everyone else, Alex didn’t have great funnels, great ads, or a wealthy niche. In fact, he didn’t even send emails until he had crossed $50M in sales! What’s his superpower? Alex creates offers so good, people felt stupid saying no. Today, Alex has generated over $120,000,000 across four different industries: service, ecommerce, software, and brick & mortar.

We are going to talk to Alex about creating the best offer your business could possibly have, so you can charge a lot more than you currently are, make your product so good prospects find a way to pay for it & enhance your offer so many prospects buy without hesitating!

03:50 Who is Alex Hormozi?

24:45 Alex’s Mindset on Growth & What Really Motivates Him

31:34 Dissecting $100 Million Offers the Book

33:00 Grand Slam Offers

39:30 Finding the Starving Crowd

46:50 Examples of Grand Slam Offers

53:10 Removing a Personal Brand from a Business

60:30 Pricing for Management Services

64:20 When Advising a Company Where do You Start the Transformational Process to Scale?

1:09:00 Growing a Company with a Purpose or a Charity Aspect

1:14:20 Alex on Selling by Phone

1:18:50 If You're Not Getting a Paycheck From Your Business There is a Problem

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Website: https://acquisition.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/adhormozi

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HP#80 ~ Olympic Coach Says What‘s Wrong w/Visualization ~ Jeff Spencer

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#79 ~ 5 Ways Your Phone is Burning You Out

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.522 ~ The Billion Dollar Investor ~ Jim Rogers

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Welcome to The Business Method Podcast listeners and today do we have a treat for you. One of the most iconic investors & entrepreneurs in modern history is joining us on the podcast. Jim Rogers is his name & we actually had him on the show a few years ago & are fortunate enough to get him back for another episode. If you don’t know who Jim is I suggest you Google him right now & you will start to see why I am so excited to chat with him again. Jim is one of the most seasoned international investors on the planet & I’ll give you a brief outline to give you an idea about his expertise.

Jim was born in Alabama in 1942 & attended Yale in the mid-60’s, then headed to Oxford to get another degree in Politics & Economics. Next Jim began his Wall Street career. In 1970 Jim apprenticed with Arnhold & S.Bleichroeder, which is where he met George Soros. In 1973, Jim started together with George Soros the Quantum Fund with only $600 in his pocket, one of the first truly international hedge funds. Over the next 10 years their fund went up 4,200% when the S&P500 only rose less than 50%. In 1980, Jim retired & traveled by motorcycle through China. Continuing to manage his own portfolio. Jim served as a guest professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. In 1990, Jim set out to fulfill a lifelong dream: motorcycling 100,000 miles across six continents – an achievement that landed him in the Guinness Book of World Records. In 1995, he wrote his first book Investment Biker: Around the World with Jim Rogers. As a private investor, he constantly analyzed the countries through which he traveled in search of investment ideas. He recorded his unique journey in that book. In 1998, Jim founded the Rogers International Commodities Index, predicting that the next commodity bull run had just begun. The index measures 35 different commodities from 11 different international exchanges & was up 170% over the first decade. In 1999, Jim embarked on a Millennium Adventure, traveling around the world for 3 years, passing through 116 countries & covering more than 152,000 miles – setting yet another Guinness World Record & giving him the title by Time Magazine as, The Indiana Jones of Investing. He recounted this journey in his book “Adventure Capitalist: The Ultimate Road Trip”. In 2005, Jim wrote Hot Commodities & the book A Bull in China. Also in 2007 Jim moved his family to Singapore to be closer to the hottest market in the history of the world saying, “In my view, China is going to be the most important country in the 21st century,”He is regularly featured in leading international media outlets, including Time, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The Business Times

03:53 Who is Jim Rogers?

07:03 Crisis & Opportunity Are the Same Thing

12:33 Jim Meets George Soros & Investment History Shift Begins

14:43 Jim Rogers’ Money Philosophy

15:53 Why Jim Traveled Around the World via Motorcycle

18:53 What Jim Thinks of Location Independent Entrepreneurs

23:00 Jim Invested in All the Stocks in One Entire Country

25:23 Communist China Are the Best Capitalists in the World

28:03 Looking for New Investment Opportunities Since COVID-19

30:13 The Central Bankers Controlling a Correction

33:38 Positioning Yourself to End Up on the Winning Side of Modern Monetary Theory

35:28 CryptoCurrency Taking the Market from Gold & Silver

39:48 Jim on Focus & What He Would Tell His Past Self

42:08 Do Central Banks Know What They’re Doing Today?

45:18 Jim on Getting Kids to Listen About Business & Money

48:08 Getting Commodities from Space

51:03 Short-Term Gold Prices

54:43 What Kind of Macro Economics Indicators is Jim Using When He is Vetting a Country Before He Even Starts Looking at the Broader Market? 1:00:23 Jim’s Worst Investment Ever

1:02:48 Would Jim Go Back Into Investment Management?

1:04:33 Who Should We Keep Our Eyes On

1:06:08 Is it a Good Time to Invest in Travel & Tourism?

1:08:28 Where We Should Be Thinking About Living in the Next Decade?

1:13:00 What Jim Wants for His Legacy

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HP#78 ~ The Sweet Spot for Human Age & Mindset ~ Jeff Spencer

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#77 ~ Questions a Billionaire Asks Himself About Living a Good Life ~ Jeff Hoffman

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.521 ~ CryptoCurrency for Dummies ~ Gerbz

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

CryptoCurrency, BitCoin, DogeCoin, Ethereum these are all newer terms for a new form of currency that to be honest is now a major player in global finance and now a part of human culture. It is the first global non-governmental regulated currency in the history of the world, and it was made by the common people for the common people to keep the governments of the world out of our bank accounts. As an American myself and most of us have never experienced governments taking our money….well except for our taxes, and some of those taxes that you are paying, if you do some indepth research, you might not approve of, even if you are a good red blooded tax paying American. But, there are many governments in the world, even today that go right in and take peoples money from their bank accounts. It happened in Argentina in the 90’s. And whether you know it or know, even the good ole USA plays with the value of the American dollar and how much you can spend with it on a regular basis. So you might not see that they’re playing with our money, but they are, and they have for decades.

This leads us to this newer phenomenon called CryptoCurrency. It is, we think and we hope, turning out to be a form of currency, with the idea that money exchanges can happen and the governments of the world have no idea they happened. You can hold wealth that you earned and those governments won’t know about it unless you decide to tell them.

Today on the podcast we have a friend of the show and Crypto expert who goes by Grebz. Gerbz has been holding Crypto pretty much since it formed about a decade ago. He even started a business that accepted only CryptoCurrency so he could get more of it. Gerbz is the founder of BitLift, a crypto eComm business with a crypto educational aspect, and he is the host of The BitLift Podcast.

04:10 What is CryptoCurrency & Who is Gerbz?

10:05 The Bitcoin White Paper

18:07 40 Year Return on Gold & Silver vs. 8 year Return on BitCoin

21:27 Why No One Knows Who Created Bitcoin

25:02 Other Coins Besides Bitcoin & Forks of Bitcoin

28:37 What is a CryptoCurrency Wallet?

29:47 How to Buy CryptoCurrency?

35:57 How Secure is CryptoCurrency?

44:32 Centralized vs Decentralized Crypto

46:37 What is Decentralized Finance?

49:02 What is a Stable Coin?

51:57 Gerbz Portfolio

55:07 NFT’s

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HP#76 ~ How Brain Waves Affect You Everyday & How to Control Them ~ Dr. Andrew Hill

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#75 ~ Primal Human Mind vs. Champion‘s Mind

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.520 ~ BILLION: How He Became King Of The Thrill Pill Cult & Selling $350 Million on Amazon ~ Shaahin Cheyene

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Shaahin is the author of the new book, ‘BILLION: How I Became King Of THe Thrill Pill Cult’. Chris Voss the former head of International Negotiations for the FBI said this about Shaahin’s new book, "Shaahin embodies empathy and he demonstrates it in his approach to life, allowing both sides to experience a true, win-win If you can draw out others' aspirations, hopes and dreams for the future, you can demonstrate how you can affect change in others. In Shaahin’s book ‘Billion’ he shows you how he did it!"

04:00: Who is Shaahin Cheyene?

08:40: Getting the Idea to Sell Pills at Parties to Drug Dealers

18:00: What Was in These Magical Pills?

25:50: Producing the Magical Pills in the Early Days

28:15: Getting Offers From the Japanese Mafia

34:20: Creating Vaporization to Fix the Human Smoking Problem

37:52: The Early Days of Amazon

47:50: Dedicating 10 Years to Selling on Amazon

51:00: The Value of Becoming an Apprentice

54:10: Shaahin’s High-Performance Tips

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HP#74 ~ Burnout is Real & There is a Good Chance You Are Headed Towards It

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#73 ~ 8 Steps to Build a Network of the World‘s Most Successful People

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.519 ~ Building a High-Networth Personal Brand ~ Erik Qualman

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Listeners welcome to the show and welcome back to The Business Method Podcast today. We're glad to have you. I'm excited for today's guest. We have Eric Qualman on the show, also known as Equalman. Eric started out working at Yahoo way back in the day he is now a Forbes, Top 50 Influencer. He's a five-time #1 international best-selling author and speaker.

His books include The Focus Project, What Happens in Vegas Stays on YouTube, What Happens on Campus Stays on YouTube, Digital Leaders, Socialnomics, and How to Sell on LinkedIn. From his book, Digital Leader, he was voted the second most likable author after J K Rowling from the Harry Potter series.

Erik is an international motivational speaker and has spoken in over 55 different countries. His Socialnomics work has been featured on 60 Minutes & The Wall Street Journal, & used by The National Guard to NASA. He has over 500 universities using his materials. He's a former sitting professor at MIT and Harvard ed X lab, and he's received an honorary doctorate for his groundbreaking work. His studio Eagleman Studios produces award-winning movies for Fortune 1000 companies, small businesses and nonprofits

03:20 Who is Equalman?

05:35 The Two Different Types of Personal Brands & Why They Are Essential

15:05 Using Alter Egos for Success

17:26 From Employee to Personal Brand Entrepreneur

23:25 When to Charge for Speaking Engagements?

28:59 Boundaries for Speaking Tours

30:59 Dissecting Equalman’s Revenue Sources

35:35 Building a Sustainable Personal Brand

46:55 Running a Small Remote Team w/ High Margins

50:10 Running an Intern Program in a Small Remote Company

55:10 Focusing on Priorities

1:04:25 Foods the Make You Focus

1:13:45 Equalman’s Top High-Performance Hack

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HP#72 ~ An Olympic Coach‘s Daily Routine

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#71 ~Wanting to Win vs. Adopting the Winning Mindset

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.518 ~ A Safe Business Model to Hit $5 Million in 5 Years ~ Joe Pulizzi

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Today my amazing listeners I am thrilled to welcome back to the podcast Joe Pulizzi. It’s not often we have guests back on the show, so that might be a premonition to everyone out there how much I like our guest today. Joe was on our podcast back in 2017. Joe’s episode was very memorable for me because of the insight that Joe laid out for content focused businesses, and to me his message made so much sense.

There were a few points that Joe explained that really helped me along to continue to build this podcast. One was that you can’t always monetize your passion. We have seen a lot of businesses fail due to people trying to monetize their passions, and it has led to a lot of heartbreak, wasted time, and mounds of debt. The second point that Joe made was that media channels are the original content marketing businesses for 200 years before content marketing was even a thing. They build a massive audience, sell the audience what they want, and then diversify.

Joe started Content Marketing Institute in 2007. Over the years he built an incredibly successful business around content marketing helping entrepreneurs all around the world. Eventually, their live event became the largest event in the world for content marketing and Joe sold his company for $30 million dollars. Joe then unofficially ‘retired’, became a novelist and focused on his non-profit. Then Covid hit in early 2020. People started reaching out to him for help to start content based businesses most likely due to the fact that so many people were out of work, staying at home and had little to do. He noticed a spike in his book sales that he published back in 2016. He also noticed a lot more momentum on his podcast that had been stagnant for a few years. People were looking for a solution so Joe put his mystery novel away and released a new version of his book Content Inc. He started a new newsletter, fired up the podcast and he is back in business.

Today, we are going to dissect that book, and let me be the first to tell you, it is a darn good book to dissect for what is happening in the online world and global economy today.

03:35 Who is Joe Pulizzi?

05:59 The Content Marketing Model & Why it Could Be the Best Business Model in the World

12:45 Why Joe Retired After Selling for $30Million and Now is Back Doing the Same Thing

20:25 The 7 Steps of a Content Marketing Business

27:55 Examples of Fantastic Content Marketing Businesses

45:30 Creative New Ways Post COVID to Monetize for Content Entrepreneurs

47:35 Decentralized Automatized Organizations

51:35 When to Diversify in a Content Marketing Business?

58:45 Timeline for $0 to $5 Million in 5 Years

1:09:35 What Joe Would Do if He Started From Zero Today

1:12:30 Joe on Visualization

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HP#70 ~ The New World Economy

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:02:42 -0400

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HP#69 ~ Effects of Alcohol & Weed on the Brain ~ Dr. Andrew Hill

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.517 ~ Following the Voice Inside of You To Build Your Own Brand ~ Preston Smiles

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Those people in the world with personal brands are unique individuals. Personal brands come a few different ways. One, a person can create success in their personal life, and then they make a brand out of that influence they’ve gained, thus becoming a personal brand. Think Elon Musk, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Lionel Messi, they’re all so successful at their own trade, that the world in a way forces them to become a personal brand.

Then there is another type of personal brand, and it comes from someone who has something inside of them and it is so strong they want and need to share it with the world. They are natural creators. Joe Rogan would be a good example of this, he started his podcast with no outside influence, he just wanted to have great conversations with great people. This group of people with a personal brand have so much to give and are so good at it, that when they start sharing, it could be through videos, books, audio, blogs or whatever means they choose, it naturally starts to take off, and people follow.

That is today’s guest. His name is Preston Smiles, and when he was in his mid-20’s he started helping people. He noticed people would come up to him and naturally ask for help and support. Eventually, more and more people came and he got overwhelmed with the time strain so he created a YouTube channel to help people answer their questions. He then began making inspirational videos, he started a community called the LoveMob where the group went around and did random acts of kindness and flash mobs. His channel and brand grew to where he could begin monetizing by writing books, and starting groups that help people, and empowering others to take action in their lives.

Preston is now the author of two books, has a very successful YouTube channel, he has approximately 150k followers on Facebook, 224k on Instagram, he’s been interviewed on a few of the top mindset & entrepreneurial podcasts in the world including ImpactTheory and Lewis Howes podcast. He runs a podcast himself, and runs multiple empowerment groups like Amplify, Kaboom Coaching, Stretch 22, and M-Powered Brotherhood. Today on the podcast, Preston and I are going to talk to those of you that have a personal brand inside of them, and how you can let it out!

03:55 Who is Preston Smiles?

08:31 The 4 Stages of Consciousness

13:10 The Early Days of Preston’s Personal Brand

17:32 Staying in Alignment with Oneself

24:25 As a Creator - How Do You Give Your Brand to the World

29:05 How is a Terrible Question to Ask

39:25 Tapping Into the Work You Should be Doing

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HP#68 ~ Solving a Problem Will Get You Anywhere You Want to Go ~ Jeff Hoffman

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#67 ~ How a Billionaire Builds His Teams ~ Jeff Hoffman

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.516 ~ Strategies on Raising $500 Million ~ Punit Dhillon

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Punit Dhillon is on The Business Method today here to chat about his strategies that he used to raise $500 million. Punit is a master of using adversity as fuel to exceed all expectations. Starting at nine, he almost drowned in a swimming pool. Twenty years later, he became a competitive swimmer and completed his first of several Ironman Triathlons. Now he is the chairman and CEO of Skye Bioscience Inc., a public pharmaceutical company.

Formerly the VP of finance and operations at Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Punit Dhillon raised over $125 million through multiple financings and several licensing deals. He was also instrumental to the successful in-licensing of key intellectual property and a number of corporate transactions, including the acquisition and consolidation ofInovio AS, a Norwegian DNA delivery company, and the merger with VGX Pharmaceuticals.

03:18 Who is Punit Dhillon?

15:40 Raising Over $500 Million

20:42 The First Steps to Raising Money

25:20 Getting Past Rejection While Raising Money

34:30 Preparing for a Major Investor Pitch

40:40 Tips for Those Starting Out to Raise Money

45:10 High Performance Tips from Punit

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HP#66 ~ Why a Kidnapping Survival Course Helped Entrepreneur Take Their Game to the Next Level

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#65 ~ Getting a Good Job vs Getting a Good Life ~ Jeff Hoffman

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.515 ~ Biohacking Your Brain Will Massively Change Your Life ~ Matt Gallant

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Matt Gallant is our guest on The Business Method Podcast today. Matt is a seasoned, serial entrepreneur, biohacker, life optimizer and practical spirituality student that has built 14 profitable companies. Over his 20 year career as an entrepreneur and marketer Matt has captured over 8 million leads, tested 18,000 marketing experiments, spent over $10 million on digital advertising and made over $100 million in online sales.

Matt is maybe best known as the founder and CEO of Bioptimzers, a top-of-the-line supplement company helping tens of thousands of people optimize their performance levels.

03:49 Who is Matt Gallant?

06:22 Controlling Your States of Mind

13:13 The Neurochemistry of an Asshole

15:52 How Testosterone Changes Affect One’s State Changes

17:12 A Menu of States

20:52 Getting the Correct Nutrients from Food to Reduce Supplement Intake

27:22 Grinding & High-Performance States

30:17 What is Neurofeedback & Alpha, Beta, Theta, Delta & Gamma Brain States

39:32 Easy Ways to Train Your Brain States

46:17 Does Neurofeedback Always Work?

54:37 Changing the Primal Emotional Triggers of Our Brain

1:02:32 How to Get in the Correct Brainstate for Forgiveness

1:06:52 Matt’s Daily Routine

1:18:47 Matt’s Podcast Supplement Stack

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HP#64 ~ What is Meditation Doing to Your Brain? ~ Dr. Andrew Hill

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#63 ~ Your Brain is Probably Not as Healthy as You Think ~ Dr. Andrew Hill

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.514 ~ Leadership, Mindset, Commitment & Balance From the CEO of Foot Locker ~ Lew Kimble

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Lew Kimble is on the podcast today and Lew has one of the most impressive corporate executive careers that I have ever come across. Lew is the former Executive Vice President & CEO of the famous sports shoe company FootLocker. Not only has he served as EVP & CEO of FootLocker International, he has also served as EVP and CEO of FootLocker Asia & Pacific, Foot Locker Europe, Vice President of the Real Estate Division of Foot Locker Europe, Vice President of Operations Foot Locker/Kids FL USA, Director of European Sporting Goods Association, & Director of Australian Sporting Goods Association.

Lew started his career with FootLocker just 2 years after the company was founded in 1974 and has been with the company for over 40 years! FootLocker now operates in 28 countries around the world and is actually a successor company to the FW Woolworth Company that was established in 1879. FootLocker now has over 3300 mall based stores globally.

One of the reasons I wanted to have Lew on the show is because he thinks like an entrepreneur. Lew put FootLocker on an entrepreneurial strategy for growth acting as a startup in a mature buying environment with high expectations. Lew has a strong record of proven results on four continents. His leadership ability has allowed him to create a track record of turning around underperforming businesses and delivering long term growth.

03:33 Who is Lew Kimble?

12:48 Applying Leadership Skills with Different Cultures

18:48 Lew on Building Teams

20:33 Adjusting Marketing for Different Countries

33:18 FootLocker & Their Real Estate Holdings

44:48 Lew’s High-Performance Habits

51:48 Lew’s Take on Handling Underperforming Businesses

55:43 Leadership in a Few Sentences

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HP#62 ~ How a Billionaire Starts His Day ~ Jeff Hoffman

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#61 ~ I Checked My Phone Over 500x Last Week - How Many Times Did You Check Yours?

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.513 ~ Asking the Right Questions Liberates a New Form of Freedom ~ Mark Victor Hanson & Crystal Dwyer Hansen

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Today on the podcast ladies and gentlemen I am very excited to introduce today’s guests, the powerhouse couple Mark Victor Hansen & Crystal Dwyer Hansen. If you recognize those names it is because both Mark and Crystal have spent years in the personal growth industry helping literally millions of people change their lives, and I don’t say that lightly. Mark has literally spoken to over 6000 audiences in his lifetime and he is best known as the co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series with Jack Canfield. Their books have been a NYTimes #1 Success selling books a staggering 59 times, and they have sold literally over half a billion books, and yes that is ‘billion’ with a ‘B’ setting world records for books sales. Mark has been featured on Oprah, CNN, The Today Show, TIME Magazine and the list goes on and on.

Mark’s lovely wife Crystal is also a powerhouse entrepreneur, author, international speaker, and consultant. Her main expertise is in the field of human potential spending years as a transformational life coach, & health & wellness expert. Crystal’s focus lies in the fields of neuroscience, epigenetics & quantum physics. She uses her scientific knowledge to help people use their minds proactively and evolve their awareness to change their brain functioning, thought process and improve their lives.

03:50 Who are Mark Victor Hansen & Crystal Dwyer Hansen?

05:20 The Art of Asking Questions

09:45 What Happens to Your Brain When You Ask Thought-Provoking Questions?

15:10 3 Essential Things to Consider When Asking Questions & Why Detaching from Outcomes is Important

29:10 The 7 Roadblocks of Asking Questions

34:25 The Boundaries of Asking Too Much

41:30 Who Mark & Crystal Admire for Their Question Asking Abilities?

57:00 High-Performance Tips From Mark & Crystal

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HP#60 ~ Hacking Jet Lag

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#59 ~ Reputation - 8 Things All Entrepreneurs Need to Do To Gain One & Manage One

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.513 ~ Building a 7-Figure Location Independent Podcast ~ John Lee Dumas

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 04:00:00 -0400

Hey listeners, I am very excited about this podcast and this podcast guest for a few reasons. The first reason is that this is podcast #100 of the ‘100 7-Figure Location Independent Entrepreneurs’ series. It has been over a year that we have been hopping on the mic with 7-figure entrepreneurs from all over the world that have built location independent businesses. It has been an incredible ride and we are finishing this chapter of podcasts and getting ready to start a new series that we will announce at the end of this show. Another reason I am excited about this podcast is because we invited the great John Lee Dumas from Entrepreneur on Fire podcast to join us. John was the original podcaster to publish short daily episodes interviewing entrepreneurs and he really helped the podcasting world grow, especially for entrepreneurs. John has done a fantastic job creating a 7-figure location independent podcast model. He has won iTunes podcast of the year in 2013, now he is still podcasting and has published over 2000 episodes with over 1,000,000 listens per month!

John hops on the mic with us today to chat about what it takes to be a podcaster in today's world. He shares about some of the things that are important when building a podcast and he recommends many things that podcasters should not be doing. We talk about some of the best tactics to theme your podcast and how to maximize your rankings and subscribers.

- John Starts a Podcast for Profit

- Starting a Podcast Off Right

- How to Get 1,000,000 Podcast Listens in a Year

- Finding a Niche for Podcasting

- Mistakes Most Podcasters Make w/ Trying to Grow

- John on Getting the Best of iTunes

- Strategy for Getting Ranked on iTunes

- Podcasts That John Likes

- Opportunities for Location Independent Entrepreneurs

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HP#58 ~ Dopamine Can Make or Break an Entrepreneur - Here's What You Need to Know

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#57 ~ Why Productivity & Focus Are Different For Men & Women

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.512 ~ Building a CryptoCurrency Hedge Fund ~ Kyle Samani

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Kyle Samani is one of the founders of Multicoin Capital, a thesis-driven investment firm that invests in cryptocurrencies, tokens, and blockchain companies. Multicoin manages a hedge fund and a venture fund, investing across both public and private markets.

Kyle previously founded Pristine, a health IT startup that raised more than $5M in venture capital which was acquired by Upskill. He raised a $75million fund from mainstream investors, including Andreessen Horowitz & founding PayPal COO David Sacks to invest in cryptocurrency projects being backed by some of the most prominent startups in the industry.

As a former engineer, Kyle leads technical thesis formation and diligence at Multicoin Capital. He is the more outwards facing partner, owning relationships with entrepreneurs and other investors. He is widely recognized in the crypto ecosystem for his writing and system-level analysis.

03:48 Who is Kyle Samani & What is MultiCoin Capital?

07:53 Making the Decision to Launch a Hedge Fund/VC Fund That Invests in CryptoCurrency

14:28 The Process of Launching a Hedge Fund

18:33 Understanding What a Hedge Fund is in Today’s World

20:53 Raising Over $75 Million for a Fund

29:23 Why Kyle Invested 100% of His Network Into Crypto

34:18 Investing in Teams vs Products vs Markets & Why MultiCoin Invests in Markets

44:21 Kyle’s High-Performance Tip: Using a Mouse is a Massive Waste of Time

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HP#56 ~ How NavySEALS Handle Stress

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#55 ~ 5 Reasons Brain Science Tells Us to Break Up w/ Our Phones

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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Ep.511 ~ Building a Business Around a Trend from the Man Who Made Crossfit & Paleo Cool ~ Robb Wolf

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Entrepreneur, NYTimes & Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Author, Paleo Expert, & former research biochemist Robb Wolf is on the podcast today! You may have heard Robb’s name before from his books The Paleo Solution, and Wired to Eat. Robb is the former California State Powerlifting Champion, an amateur kickboxer and Jiu-Jitsu enthusiast!

He is also the executive producer of the film Sacred Cow, the host of Healthy Rebellion Radio, he has served as a review editor for the Journal of Nutrition & Metabolism and as a consultant for the Naval Special Warfare Resiliency Program.

Robb has successfully turned his passion for food, health & Paleo into a successful online business & personal brand that has led him to create multiple books, online courses & products around health & nutrition eventually leading him to a 7-figure book deal. We are going to learn how Robb built this business, nerd out on some high-performance health topics & throw out some controversial questions at him about health, diet & Paleo!

03:55 Who is Robb Wolf?

08:00 Robb in the Crossfit Movement

23:50 Adding a Business System to the Crossfit Gym Model

35:05 Robb’s Methodology for Predicting Trends

47:15 Working Through the Haters

55:10 Testosterone Crashing & Decrease in Younger Generations

1:10:30 Robb Tears Down Chris’ Diet

1:19:30 Robb’s Daily Routine & High-Performance Tips

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HP#54 ~ 7 ways to Build a Podcast with Billionaire & 9-Figure Guests…Even If You’re Just Starting Out

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

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HP#53 ~ Steven Kotler on Daily Routines

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Ep.510 ~ The System to Build a Product That People Can’t Stop Using ~ Nir Eyal

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Nir Eyal is an expert on the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He is a graduate and also previously taught at Stanford. He is an active investor in many habit forming businesses and he co-founded and sold two tech companies. Nir was dubbed by ‘The MIT Technology Review’ as, “The Prophet of Habit Forming Technology'.” Nir is the author of two bestselling books, ‘Hooked’ where he wrote about how to build habit-forming products for the marketplace and ‘Indistractible: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life’, which was named one of the Best Business & Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon & one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible!

Nir is the manager of his solo-VC fund, Engagement Partners and invests in habit-forming products to improve users' lives. He has also invested in Eventbrite, Anchor.fm, Canva, Product Hunt, FocusMate and many more habit forming companies.

Much of Nir’s career he worked in the video gaming and advertising industries where he learned and applied the techniques used to motivate and manipulare users. He now focuses on helping companies create behaviors that benefit their users while educating people on how to build healthful habits to improve their own lives.

04:05 Who is Nir Eyal & Why is He On the Show?

05:35 The Combination of Technology, Psychology & Business

09:20 Defining the Boundaries & Ethics of Controversial Opinions

21:10 The Stages of Building Habit Forming Products & Services

35:15 The Average Person Checks Their Phone 150 Times Per Day…Is That Healthy?

47:10 Becoming More Aware of Our Useless Habits

56:45 Getting Control of Your Email

1:05:30 Nir’s Daily Ritual & High-Performance Tips

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Website: https://www.nirandfar.com/

Nir's Book: http://geni.us/Indistractable

Nir's Schedule Maker: https://nirandfar.com/schedule-maker/

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HP#52 ~ The Power of Turning Off Your Phone

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#51 ~ It Takes 10 Years To Be An Overnight Success ~ Hal Elrod

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Ep.509 ~ Memory is Essential as an Entrepreneur - Here is How to Maximize It ~ Chester Santos, US Memory Champion

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Chester Santos, is "The International Man of Memory", he is one of the world's foremost experts on memory training. Chester is the U.S. National Memory Champion. He's helped thousands of people around the world to realize the benefits of an improved memory & a sharper mind. Chester has appeared in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, USA Today, PBS, & CNN. Chester has also spoken at Berkeley, Stanford, & Harvard universities, & at many Fortune 500 companies, including various other television, radio, and print media all over the world.

To win the U.S. National Memory Championship, Chester had to memorize an unpublished poem, recall the names of 99 people whose photos were shown to him 15 minutes earlier, & remember a list of 20 numbers wide and 25 lines long. He can correctly name each person in an audience of 200 people after hearing their names just once, memorize an entire deck of cards in order in 90 seconds & perfectly recall all of the Kentucky Derby results since 1875! He has also memorized details about every single member of the 535-person United States Congress, including each Senator's and Congressperson's first name, last name, state, district number, assigned Congressional Committees, and special positions held within those committees. That totals over 4000 pieces of data.

On the show today we will learn how to unlock your mind's hidden power to easily remember names, facts/figures, presentations, processes/procedures, famous quotes, foreign languages, exam/training material, & much more.

04:05 Who is Chester Santos?

13:25 Memorizing the 535 Members of Congress

16:00 Techniques to Improve Your Memory

20:40 How Chester Keeps His Brain & Memory Sharp

28:20 Three Principles to Massively Improve Your Memory

39:35 Applying Memorization Techniques for Business

53:45 Chester’s Peak Performance Habits for Memory & Brain Function

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HP#50 ~ Tips to Manage Influence From a Billion Dollar Woman ~Janice Byrant Howroyd

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#49 ~ 20,000 Years of Tech Growth in the Next 81 Years ~ Steven Kotler

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Ep.508 ~ Becoming an Advisor to the World’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs ~ Mike Koenigs

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Mike Koenigs is a serial entrepreneur, the author of 13 books, and an influencer that has earned over $50 Million online. He is a close friend of Tony Robbins consulted and advised for Dave Asprey, JJ Virgin, Richard Dreyfus, John Assaraf, Tim Ferriss, Jordan Belfort, Dan Kennedy, Darren Hardy, & Phil Town to name a few. He taught himself computer programming at the ripe old age of 14, and started advising/consulting at 16 years old! Mike runs a podcast w/ Dan Sullivan called Capability Amplifier and he raised $2.4 Million for the Just Like My Child Foundation & the Girl Power Project.

04:15 Who is Mike Koenigs?

07:45 The One Word Offer

21:50 How Get Paid, Get Laid, Live Forever Relates to Branding & Buyers Decisions

27:15 Building a Network Filled w/ Business & Celebrity Giants

38:40 Skills Mike Used to Build a World-Class Network & Reputation

52:50 Being an Introvert is Bullshit

58:30 Double Your Sales in 72 Hours

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Email: MikeKoenigs@gmail.com

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HP#48 ~ The Worst Investment Jim Rogers Ever Made

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#47 ~ The Real Purpose of Goal Setting ~ Hal Elrod

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Ep.507 ~ Brain Focus 2.0 - Different Brains Need Different Music for Peak Performance ~ Will Henshall

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400

We have an absolutely fascinating guest on today's show. His name is Will Hentschel. He is the founder of Focus@Will. Focus@Will is a music productivity company that features music that is scientifically optimized for different types of personalities and brains. Now, something really interesting about Will, Will was in a 90’s band that became very famous. The name of the band is London Beat, they have five big hits, and if you ever heard the song “I've Been Thinking About You.” it is actually a creation and production of Will’s.

On the show we talk about the different types of music that work really well for one brain versus the other brain. People that have ADD and ADHD, there is a certain type of music that helps you become very productive, which would annoy the heck out of the rest of us. For people that are more calm and relaxed or people that are kind of inbetween that stage of calm and relaxed and ADD there's different types of music that work really well for us. Some people are incredibly productive with meditative music. Some people need a bit higher intensity for their productivity music. Will and I chat about the neuroscience and how the brain is functioning when different types of music are playing for different types of people in different situations.

I had a list of notes to ask Will during this interview, I hardly even got to that list because everything was so fascinating throughout the interview. If you're into productivity, focus music, and getting shit done, check out the podcast!

03:49 Who is Will Henshall?

07:49 Why do our Brains Like & Then Dislike Music?

13:59 The Key Ingredients that Makes Music Good Productivity Music

24:09 What Type of Music is Good for ADHD vs. the Average Brain?

28:04 How Entrepreneurs Focus During Chaos

39:04 Why Meditation Music is Different for Everyone

54:29 The Neuroscience of Music Changing the Brain-State

1:00:39 The Female Brain and Productivity Music Volume

1:06:04 Endogenous Attention vs. Exogenous Attention vs. Hypervigilance

1:09:19 Posture is Related to Typing Accuracy

1:12:59 How Einstein Got Into Flow-States

1:20:24 Will’s Daily Routine

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HP#46 ~ Daily Meditation, Brain Training, Productivity & Breathwork ~ Steven Kotler

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#45 ~ Addicted to Your Phone? Listen to this episode....

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Ep.506 ~ Founders of Outback Steakhouse & Bolay Restaurants - The Father & Son Duo ~ Tim & Chris Gannon

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Listeners. I have a treat for you today. We have, joining us on the podcast, Tim Gannon and Chris Gannon. Tim is one of the original co-founders of Outback Steakhouse. He's also the creator of The Blooming Onion, which is Outback's most popular appetizer that has sold over a billion dollars in product, and Tim is on the show today with his son, Chris Gannon.

Chris is the co-founder of Bolay Restaurants, one of the hottest new, fast-casual dining restaurants in Florida. They have 19 locations now, and are focused on rapid growth over the next 5 years. It's fascinating to listen to the father & son duo of these restapreneurs on the podcast and talk about this legacy that Tim has built for himself and his family, and how in many ways, Chris is following in the footsteps of Tim. We discuss the lessons that they have learned throughout their lives as entrepreneurs and the legacy that Chris is continuing to pursue.

It's a fascinating story of the father and son entrepreneurial duo!

05:26: Tim & Chris Gannon Intro

07:40: Starting Outback Steakhouse in 1988

10:20: Selling a Saddle to Start Outback

20:30: Playing Polo as a Business Network

22:55: Transferring Success From Father to Sun

32:30: Co-Founder of Outback on Going Public Three Times

45:20: Getting the Boundaries of Business Ethics Pushed

50:30: Chris Gannon’s High-Performance Tips

51:40: Tim Gannon’s High-Performance Tips

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HP#44 ~ What to Do If You Have a Few Million Dollars ~ Jim Rogers

Mon, 31 May 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#43 ~ Top Books From a Billion Dollar Woman ~ Janice Bryant Howroyd

Fri, 28 May 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Ep.505 ~ He Has 2.2 Million Followers on Clubhouse - Should You Be Using it? ~ James Andrews

Wed, 26 May 2021 04:00:00 -0400

Have you heard of the newest audio only social media platform Clubhouse that went viral towards the end of 2020 and early 2021. If you dwell around entrepreneur circles it is almost guaranteed that you have. The app that was launched in its Beta version in 2020 for only iPhone users had a massive growth boost that had every entrepreneur, influencer, thought leader, and marketer going crazy. Myself included. Our guest today was one of the first users of Clubhouse to hit 1,000,000 followers and now is sitting at 2.2 million followers as of April 2021. His name is James Andrews.

James has been working at the intersection of tech, and culture since the 90’s. He held senior roles at record labels, a fashion brand, tech startups, and advertising agencies. He is a former label executive from the LA/NYC 90’s Hip Hop/R&B Golden Era who worked at Columbia Records. He is currently the founder of Authenticated Ventures, a brand studio and investment advisory that leverages culture to accelerate opportunities and growth outcomes for their portfolio and partners. He is also the founder of The Authenticated is a membership community of 300+ investors, founders and creators, and James is a founder member of The Audio Collective a hybrid live-audio creator community, production house, and ambassador group.

Today we are going to chat with James about Clubhouse, the hottest new social media platform for 2021, how one can use it to maximize their business, influence and network, and James' influence and entrepreneurial ventures.

05:57: James in the 90’s HipHop Scene

08:45: What is Clubhouse?

09:55: How James Became an Early Adopter on Clubhouse?

11:15: Is it Worth Becoming an Early Adopter on a New Social Media Platform?

15:45: What is a Tokenized Social Media Model?

24:15: 10 Million Users and Still in Beta

26:40: How to Grow Your Own Club from The Man Who Has Seen it All on Clubhouse

38:15: Using Clubhouse as a Funnel for Your Business

46:00: Creation Time vs. Working in the Business Time

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HP#42 ~ Practical & Tangible Miracles ~ Hal Elrod

Mon, 24 May 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#41 ~ High-Performance & Psychedelics ~ Steven Kotler

Fri, 21 May 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Ep.504 ~ Building a 9-Figure Online Company ~ Dan Roitman

Wed, 19 May 2021 04:00:00 -0400

Dan Roitman is the founder of Stroll, an eCommerce platform company that specialized in marketing education products. Through Stroll, Dan turned Pimsleur into the second largest language learning platform in the US, and close to a $100 Million product line. For seven years in a row, his company that he started in his college dorm room was on the Inc. 5000 list, the Philadelphia 100, and Internet Retailers top 500 list. He’s also been recognized as a ‘40 Under 40’ by both Direct Marketing News and the Philadelphia Business Journal For a ten-year period, Stroll had an annual growth rate of over 70%. The company became an $80 million professionally managed organization with more than 125 employees. Dan had a fascination with personal development products that began in college when he needed to quickly learn how to build and manage a business. He was able to self-fund the growth of Stroll through his own constant commitment to business improvement and the ability to leverage sophisticated marketing analytics and advanced e-commerce techniques.

To quote Dan….

“I realized the only way to succeed would be to leverage the few dollars at hand. I had access to several third-party testing and optimization tools. All I needed to do was monitor and assure an ROI on every advertising dollar invested so that I could ultimately optimize my results until I was successful. Analytics and optimization became my rallying cries—a means to lift me from my own disaster and build a quickly growing business.

Today, Dan is focused on his early education business, MindFinity, and also mentors high-growth entrepreneurs in his spare time. Dan sold Stroll a few years back. We’re going to talk about that today, on top of Dan’s mindset and high-performance tips, along with his new venture MindFinity.

05:57: Being Ruthless with Your Time

13:57: Starting Stoll in His College Dorm

17:58: Ensuring Every Dollar Put Into a Business is Profitable

27:37: Matching Values in Business

33:42: How Dan Viewed His Largest Competitor Not as a Competitor At All

42:42: Contribution Margin vs. Profit Margin

50:08: Finding Contentment in Current Work Projects

51:49: Dan on Meditation

59:47: High-Performance Tips from Dan Roitman

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HP#40 ~ Overcoming Racism & Sexism in a High-Performing Business World ~ Janice Bryant Howroyd

Mon, 17 May 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#39 ~ You Only Have 20 Investments in Your Life ~ Jim Rogers

Fri, 14 May 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#38 ~ Balancing Time & Relationships ~ Hal Elrod

Mon, 10 May 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#37 ~ Choosing What Problems to Focus On ~ Steven Kotler

Fri, 07 May 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Ep.503 ~ Applying FBI Expert Negotiation Skills in Business ~ Brandon Voss

Wed, 05 May 2021 04:00:00 -0400

How does the FBI, CIA and Special Ops teams negotiate with kidnappers, international terrorists and the most dangerous people on the planet? Are there secret strategies to negotiate that give you a superpower for getting anything that you want? What if you just learned a few key tips on negotiating to save a couple thousand dollars on the price of your next car?

Well the truth is, there are tips and strategies we can use to learn how to be better negotiators, they are easy to learn, and it doesn’t take months of training to pick up. In fact, everything in life is a negotiation. You negotiate with people you live with, your family, and friends, strangers, and you even negotiate with yourself on a daily basis. Quite often, they are simple things like what you’re going to eat for dinner, other times they are more important things, like what school to send your kids to. Good negotiation is really about good communication, and learning to the back and forth of communication well. It is not about manipulation, but about empathic communication, and understanding others points of view.

Today, we have one of the top authorities on negotiation on our podcast, and I am really excited to have him on the show! His name is Brandon Voss, and he is the President of The Black Swan Group. The Black Swan Group is a strategic business advisory firm that focuses on business negotiation. Their negotiation structure stems from Brandon’s father Chris Voss who was the FBI’s lead international kidnapping negotiator for 20 years. They use hostage negotiation skills to solve business negotiation problems, and it works like a charm. It is a process that recalibrates communication efforts in order to close better deals and create long lasting relationships.

Brandon is Black Swan’s thought leader with respect to the three main negotiator types: The Analyst, the Assertive and the Accommodator. Knowing these three types can change your results massively when closing deals. It gives you an edge over others when sitting at the negotiating table. Throughout the show, we are going to discuss Brandon’s strategies, how to use them to make more money, find out how to mitigate conflict with confidence, become a better communicator, and create better relationships in our own lives. Last, but certainly not least, we will talk about the little known ‘Black Swan’ effect that is essential to understand when negotiating any deal in your life.

04:57 Who is Brandon Voss?

06:38 Brandon’s Most Intense Business Negotiation

14:17 Understanding The Emotional Brain

19:05 Neuroscience of Negotiation

25:10 Is Chris’ Negotiation Strategy any Good?

31:57 The Next First Move

35:27 3 Negotiator Types

38:49 The “Black Swan”

44:12 How To Disconnect From a Desired Outcome

47:54 The Short Game

51:02 The Mirroring Tactic

53:40 Active Listening

59:10 Brandon’s Dream Negotiation

01:02:32 Where To Find Brandon Voss?

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HP#36 ~ Optimizing Your Living Environment

Mon, 03 May 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#35 ~ Never Compromise Who You Are Personally to Become Who You Wish To Be Professionally ~ Janice Bryant Howroyd

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Ep.502 ~ Using the Uber Model For Other Industries ~ Bryan Clayton, founder of GreenPal

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0400

~ High-Performance Entrepreneurship ~

Bryan Clayton is CEO and cofounder of GreenPal an online marketplace that connects homeowners with local lawn care professionals. Just a few episodes ago we had the man that made the 80/20 Principle famous Richard Koch on the show Episode 496. Richard talked in depth about true ‘Network Businesses’ like Uber that is nothing but an app that connects people that provide a service, and people that need a service. Richard mentioned that in today’s world one would be crazy for not building, starting, investing and working in or with a ‘Network Business.’ And I agree! Network Businesses are making life more convenient one additional app at a time.

Bryan, our guest today has created GreenPal a true ‘Network Business’ for the lawn care industry connecting those people that need lawn care work to those lawn care professionals that want to come and take care of someone's lawn. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 200,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day.

Before starting GreenPal, Bryan founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing it to over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it was acquired by Lusa holdings in 2013.

03:52 Who is Bryan Clayton?

06:04 Bryan’s First Business- Peachtree Inc.

08:19 The Origins of GreenPal

11:48 Building a Network Business

18:14 Growing GreenPal Sustainably

21:11 The Challenges of Launching in Different Cities

31:49 Going 4 Years Without a Salary

36:16 Managing Finances & Profitability

45:09 Getting Homeowners on GreenPal

47:30 The Challenges of Leveraging Social Media

49:07 Bryan’s Daily Routines

55:17 Where To Find Bryan Clayton?

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HP#34 ~ Crisis & Opportunity Are The Same Thing ~ Jim Rogers

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#33 ~ Authentic Service Cannot Be Ignored in Business Today ~ Hal Elrod

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Ep.501 ~ How to Get People to Sell Your Product ~ Hanieh Sigari

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0400

She saw over 600% year-to-year growth with a healthcare startup, while at the same time in an eCommerce business her company drove revenue from $0 to over $20 million in just 5 years. With that success, shockingly enough came the hollow feeling of unfulfillment. This is what actually happens to many entrepreneurs when they feel that the path of success they are following isn’t quite in alignment with their grander purpose in life. It is a pivotal moment when people start to really question themselves, and also a moment when they quite often create their most impactful businesses.

Our guest today is Hanieh Sigari, and she is the founder of Qyral is a skincare company that provides individualized, and science-based products while offering an opportunity for people to become co-partners and entrepreneurs with the company at the same time. Qyral is a pathway for women to change their health, incomes and lives. Hanieh founded this company after realizing she wanted to really make a different type of difference in the world. She was inspired as a young woman by her mother whose efforts lifted hundreds of wartime widows out of poverty.

On top of being a successful entrepreneur that built an 8-figure company, Hanieh is also a biochemist, and striving to make a big difference in the anti-aging industry. Qyral, is the culmination of a lifelong mission to improve the lives and health of others.

04:15 Who is Hanieh Sigari?

05:39 The Motivation Behind Qyral

13:35 Hanieh’s Entrepreneurial Journey

17:42 Empowering Women Through Qyral

19:58 The Qyral Business Model

38:29 Closing The Gap Between The Gig Economy & Women Entrepreneurship

40:30 How To Come Up With an Unconventional Business Name

44:04 High-Performance Tips for Mompreneurs

55:53 Where To Find Hanieh Sigari?

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HP#32 ~ Why Empathy is So Important ~ Steven Kotler

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#31 ~ How to Get Happy Neurochemicals to Balance Your Brain

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Ep.500 ~ What It's Like Building a Podcast w/500 Episodes & Chris' Journey

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#30 ~ Larid Hamilton on Flow-States

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#29 ~ What Type of Men Laird Hamilton Surrounds Himself With?

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Ep.499 ~ The Value of Fame vs. The Value of Influence ~ Lindsey Heppner

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0400

~ High-Performance Entrepreneurship ~

Lindsey Heppner. Lindsey is the founder of VAMPPED, one of the top recognizable influencer agencies out there today. Lindsey became successful in the social media marketing world starting her company VAMPPED more than 7 years ago. Within two years, VAMPPED became a multi-million dollar agency adding multiple services to the brand, and she pioneered the concept of influencer tours.

In the early days of influencer marketing, Lindsey quickly discovered a need in the market for managing influencers at the same time as creating and producing campaigns for global brands. To date, Lindsey and her team have executed over 1200 successful social media campaigns, she’s worked with top brands like McDonald’s, Dior, BeBe, Harley Davidson, Under Armor, L’Oréal Paris, Bumble, W Hotels, Puma, Pacific Sun, American Express, my favorite watch company MVMT, and the list goes on and on.

Today we are going to chat with her about digital entrepreneurship, social media icons, building her company around influence, influencer marketing, & her creative visionary process.

03:52 Who Is Lindsey Heppner?

07:05 Influencer Marketing & Digital Entrepreneurship

12:46 How A Near-Death Experience Saved Lindsey's Life

18:58 Setting Boundaries as an Entrepreneur

31:19 The Bright Side Of Influencer Marketing

35:11 What To Look For In Influencers

46:11 Travel Tours For Influencers

53:17 Where To Find Lindsey Heppner?

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HP#28 ~ Laird Hamilton's Daily Rituals

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#27 ~ Who Would Laird Hamilton be Without Water?

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Ep.498 ~ From 8-Figures to 9-Figures & Becoming Remote ~ Patrick Comer

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Lucid is a question and answers ecosystem, that connects data results with companies in the marketplace, so agencies, brands, and other organizations that need survey responses can connect directly with suppliers who provide those respondents. It is a genius idea and today on the show we have the founder of Lucid, Patrick Comer.

If you guys remember recently we interviewed Richard Koch the author of The 8020 Principle, and he talks about Uber as a network business. Airbnb is also a network business. These network businesses are connecting the business with clients very easily by just having an app or platform to connect them. It has proven to be an incredibly lucrative and very successful business model in today's online driven world.

03:54 Who is Patrick Comer?

06:15 Patrick's Journey into Tech

10:16 Building Lucid

13:14 7-Figure Mindset VS 8-Figure Mindset

16:54 Patrick on Hiring

19:26 Lucid in the Next Decade

30:46 Maintaining Work/Life Balance

38:50 Patrick on Remote Work Culture

45:40 High-Performance Tips for Habit Building

53:12 Where to Find Patrick Comer?

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HP#26 ~ Surfing the Impossible Wave ~ Laird Hamilton

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#25 ~ Truth is Spirituality ~ Laird Hamilton

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Ep.497 ~ The Creative Mind Behind Victoria’s Secret & Ralph Lauren Commercials ~ Jeff Madoff

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Hey listeners, welcome to the podcast today and I am thoroughly excited to introduce today's guest. He was actually referred to the show by Steve Sims, who came on the podcast last month on Ep.491 ~ The Go-To Man for the World’s Elite, and we had an incredible time with Steve, that he said, “Chris, I want to introduce you to a friend, Jeffrey. I think he’d be great to come on your show.” So here we are today, with the legendary creative producer and once-upon-a-time fashion designer Jeffrey Madoff.

Jeffrey began his career as mentioned, as a fashion designer, and was chosen as one of the Top 10 Designers in the U.S. He then began growing his talent into video and film production. His company Madoff Productions is a one-stop shop for high quality creative services. As of today, Jeffrey has edited and directed award winning commercials, documentaries, and web content for clients such as Ralph Lauren, Victoria’s Secret, Tiffany & Co, Radio City, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and Harvard University. He has also worked with multi-billion dollar companies such as Gucci, Tommy Hilfiger, Revlon, Godiva, Juicy Couture, and many celebrities from around the world. Jeffrey is the author of ‘Creative Careers - Making a Living w/ Your Ideas’ and has been a featured speaker at Princeton, Wharton School of Finance, NYU, SXSW Brazil, Parsons School of Design, Google and the list goes on and on.

03:47 Who is Jeffrey Madoff?

05:16 Where did Jeffrey Get His Start?

10:07 Pursuing Fashion

26:32 Overcoming Challenges

33:55 Building The Creative Process into a Sustainable Business

43:23 Determine Your Value

47:42 Be Smart About Your Hustle

48:52 Editing Down Your Creative Projects

55:15 Creating Victoria’s Secret & Ralph Lauren Video Production & Commercials

01:05:48 Jeffrey on Choosing, Maintaining & Nurturing Relationships

01:13:04 Learn More About Jeffrey

01:16:26 Where To Find Jeffrey Madoff?

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HP#24 ~ Leaving a Legacy ~ Laird Hamilton

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#23 ~ Laird Hamilton's Favorite Books

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Ep.496 ~ The Man That Changed How We Do Business Today ~ Richard Koch, author of 'The 80/20 Principle'

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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Thirteen years ago, I came across a book that I had no idea would change my life as much as it has. That book was called The 80/20 Principle. I read it, and immediately applied what it said to my life seeing results in a matter of a few days. I continued to apply the method as much as possible throughout the years using it in both my business and personal life. Little did I know 13 years later, I would be so fortunate enough to interview the author of the book. Richard Koch is our guest today and we are going to dive down the 80/20 rabbit hole with him on what this method is, and why it actually works in all areas of life. How you can use it as a superpower to generate significant amounts of money, and be happier, healthier, and maintain better relationships.

04:00 Who is Richard Koch?

05:08 Defining the 80/20 Principle

14:42 The Evolution of the 80/20 Principle

26:51 Applying the 80/20 Principle in Marketing

32:12 Applying the 80/20 Principle in Team Management

37:44 Seeing the 80/20 Principle in a New Way Through Network Businesses

44:53 Who Does Richard admire for Using the 80/20 Principle Well?

50:27 Where to find Richard Koch?

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The 80/20 Principle on Amazon

Unreasonable Success & How to Achieve It on Amazon

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HP#22 ~Breathing Controls Your Thoughts ~ Laird Hamilton

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0400

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HP#21 ~ Is Your House Good? ~ Laird Hamilton

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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Ep.495 ~ NavySEAL, FBI Special Agent, NYC SWAT Team & Army Rangers ~ Errol Doebler

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0500

Errol Doebler ~ Founder of Leader 193

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Do you ever wonder how the top elite performers of the world operate on a day-to-day basis? How Special Ops, Navy SEALS, & special agents think and act? I do, that is one of the reasons I started this podcast almost six years ago. I wanted to get behind the minds of the most interesting people in the world, so I could live a better life myself, and I could share that knowledge with others.

We have a treat on today’s show. Our guest is one of the world’s elite performers. His name is Error Doebler and he has 20 years of combined experience as a Navy SEAL and a FBI Special Agent. He served as Assistant Platoon Commander at SEAL Team FOUR, and a Platoon Commander at Seal Team ONE. After his time with the Navy, Errol joined the FBI where he investigated international terrorist organizations, and also served as a member of the FBI’s New York SWAT Team. Errol was then attached to the US Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment while serving as a Special Agent for the FBI, he was later deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 with that Ranger Regiment. Errol participated in extensive combat operations and was presented with the FBI’s second highest award for valor, the Shield of Bravery, for his actions on the battlefield.

Errol left the FBI after 13 years of service to begin his leadership consulting firm, Leader 193, working with Fortune 100 companies, professional sports organizations, tech startups, and executives from around the world. He is the author of The Process, Art, & Science of Leadership. He has created a leadership process and funnel that we are going to talk about today, along we will discuss his background, his mindset, & his operation mode.

04:44 Who is Errol Doebler?

06:13 How Errol became the Man he is Today

11:50 Navy Seals Training & Mindset

14:59 Defining Accountability

23:13 Personal Maturity vs Professional Maturity

31:50 Leadership in the FBI

47:39 Using Intuition/Gut Feelings in Business

50:55 5 Elements of the Leadership Process

59:00 Cold Therapy- Becoming a Certified Wim Hof Trainer

1:16:07 Where To Find Errol Doebler?

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HP#20 ~ A Half Lived Life ~ Laird Hamilton

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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HP#19 ~ Staying Connected to Your Internal Drive ~ Laird Hamilton

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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Ep.494 ~ #218 on Inc’s 5000 List w/ 2000% Growth in 3 Years ~ Jeremy Parker

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0500

Jeremy Parker ~ CEO of Swag.com

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Jeremy Parker is the co-founder & CEO of Swag.com. Swag has been ranked #218 on Inc Magazine’s Top 5000 List. They are a top eCommerce platform for purchasing promotional materials offering a wide variety of customizable branded content. Swag warehouses products until customers would like to have them delivered to remote clients and employees, en masse or individually. Jeremy and the Swag team have created some amazing results over the past few years. They did $365k in business year one, $1.1M year two, $7M in sales year three, and $15.5M this past year. They have grown 2000% over three years, creating partnerships with thousands of companies including TikTok, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Netflix, and Spotify.

Jeremy himself is a serial entrepreneur having created multiple successful organizations over the course of his entrepreneurial career. Jeremy went on to start multiple companies with his brother David and notable partner Jesse Itzler, Co-Founder of Marquis Jet, and owner of Atlanta Hawks. His first company Tippt, an e-commerce platform that distributes unique promotion codes through social media went on to be acquired by a publicly traded company. Jeremy himself was named one of Crain's NY 40 Under 40, and one of my favorite traits about him is his passion for spreading positivity & kindness in business while infusing awareness into how we consume.

03:17 Who is Jeremy Parker?

08:58 Getting the Swag.com Domain

12:02 Jeremy’s Entrepreneurial Journey

16:23 How Filmmaking Inspired Jeremy

19:00 Creating Partnerships w/ Famous Youtubers

24:21 Swag.com Business Model

28:42 Warehousing Product

37:00 Creating Partnerships w/ Tik Tok, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix & Spotify

45:00 Swag.com 2021 Vision

47:26 How Jeremy Picks Business Winners

50:37 Spreading Positivity & Kindness

53:37 Where to Find Jeremy Parker

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HP#18 ~ Ever Find Yourself Running Out of TIme?

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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HP#17 ~ Your Environment is Stronger Than Your Willpower

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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Ep.493 ~ Dissecting the Art of Impossible w/ Steven Kotler

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0500

Steven Kotler ~ Author of The Art of Impossible

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I am going to start this podcast introduction from some passages at the end of a book our guest today has recently written. “What impossible challenges would you tackle if you knew you could be 500% more productive? If you could be 600% more creative? If you could cut your learning times in half?” If you could increase your confidence massively, and also spike the pattern recognition significantly in your brain.

I know it sounds like the drug that everyone has dreamed about for centuries to make people feel limitless, and superhuman. But it is not a drug. It is a biological process that nature has embedded into each and every one of us, and we don’t need to be a professional athlete or naturally talented to access it.

What is it and how does one access it? We are going to talk about that in today's podcast because the author has written a book that dissects how one can reach this state to achieve what humans think is impossible for themselves. The book is called The Art of Impossible. The author and today’s guest is Steven Kotler.

Steven is a NYTimes Bestselling Author of numerous books including The Rise of Superman, Bold, Abundance, and my favorite read of 2018 Stealing Fire. He is the founder of Flow-State Collective and is an expert in the field of peak-performance, and achieving the impossible because he has studied individuals who have done this numerous times. Some of those people are well known top-athletes, SpecialOps members, NavySEALS, and some of the world’s top entrepreneurs and innovators. He himself has also been a guinea pig to his own madness, and practices on a regular basis what he preaches.

This is Steven's second time on the podcast, and we are going to get behind the man that has studied for years the art of achieving the impossible, why he wrote this book, and how we can apply this methodology to achieve the impossible in our own lives.

04:51 Who is Steven Kotler?

05:46 The Art of Impossible

10:32 The Formula of Impossible

14:55 Using Flow States to Achieve the Impossible

23:05 Flow Neuroscience

26:34 The Essentials of Motivation

29:14 Passion Neurochemicals

33:55 Flow States > Orgasms

35:16 Beta State of Mind

42:01 How Risk Taking is Encouraged by Our Brains

43:10 Goal-Setting

53:16 Where the Brain Finds Inspiration

56:37 Avoiding Burnout

01:06:35 Accessing the Subconscious Mind Easily

01:17:40 How Peter Diamandis Achieved the Impossible & How You Can Too

01:21:47 Where to Find Steven Kotler?

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HP#16 ~ Managing Relationships as a High-Performer ~ Janice Bryant Howroyd

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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HP#15 ~ Mastering Routines ~ Hal Elrod

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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Ep.492 ~ We Interviewed 100 Major Entrepreneur Influencers - Here is what we learned!

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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HP#14 ~ Tipping Points From Jim Rogers

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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HP#13 ~ Spiking Brain Pattern Recognition 400% ~ Steven Kotler

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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Ep.491 ~ The Go-To Man for the World’s Elite ~ Steve Sims

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0500

Steve Sims ~ CEO of Luxury Concierge Service Bluefish

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The guy that can make anything happen! Now, that may sound like a cheesy one liner that some over promotional marketing guru might say to get on Fox Business News. But there are legitimate people out there who are working behind the scenes keeping a low profile connecting the world's wealthiest, most successful, and famous people with experiences, and connections that they need on a professional basis, and we have got one of those guys here on the podcast today.

His name is Steve Sims and he is a real life underground connector running a company called Bluefish. For years, Steve has been helping some of the world’s elite do things like have dinner at the foot of Michelangelo’s David statue in Florence while Andrea Bochelli sings to them, scuba down to the Titanic at the bottom of the ocean, watch Formula 1 racing in Monaco with Royalty, experience the Olympic Bobsled Run, and the list goes on and on and on.

He is the official concierge for the Grammys, he has worked personally with Sir Elton John, and Elon Musk, spoken at both Harvard and the Pentagon twice. He has been labeled by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine as “The Real Life Wizard of Oz”! He has published a best-selling book, “Bluefishing - The Art of Making Things Happen”, documenting how he built a business on social currency. Steve’s blackbook could arguably be one of the most valuable contact lists in the world.

Steve Sims is on the show today so let’s rock and roll!

04:25 Who is Steve Sims?

06:16 Taking People to See the Titanic as the Bottom of the Ocean
08:40 The Importance of Social Currency

17:33 The Design of an Uber Elite Concierge Business Model

27:16 Why Social Capital Should Matter to Entrepreneurs

41:36 The Art of Communication
46:36 Did someone really ask you about detonating a Nuclear Bomb?
51:58 The Thin line between patience and compliance
55:23 If you had to start all over again what would you do differently?
58:18 Where to find Steve?

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The Sims Distillery - https://simsdistillery.com

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HP#12 ~ The Value of Failure ~ Laird Hamilton

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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HP#11 ~ A Different Measurement of Success ~ Janice Bryant Howroyd

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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Ep. 490 ~ Getting a Meeting w/ the President of the USA in One Week, Carrying the Torch for the Olympic Relay & Being Presented a SuperBowl Ring From a Hall of Fame Coach ~ Cody Lowry

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0500

Cody Lowry ~ Author of Schmooze: What They Should Teach at Harvard Business School

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Have you ever met someone that seems like they have cracked a secret code to make impossible things possible? Someone that seems like they have a secret superpower to achieve really cool things?

Today’s guest is Cody Lowry and he is one of those guys. Cody set up a meeting with the President of the United States in one week. He carried the Olympic Torch in the Torch Relay. Cody got an audition on Saturday Night Live in 48 hours, got the Pope to sign a baseball, and was given a Superbowl Ring from a Hall of Fame Super Bowl Coach. He is one of those guys that makes the impossible possible.

Cody Lowry’s story is an upbeat and hilarious one. But it wasn’t always that way. He grew up with poverty, abandonment, and a family that moved thirty-two times within a seven-year period. Yet today, he’s a champion of positivity with advice for everyone on how to make each day count.

Cody has been a successful marketer for thirty years, building a multi-million dollar ad agency from scratch. How did he overcome his past to achieve such success? He took on life with a unique perspective, executing bold ideas, making others laugh, and being ever mindful of the little guy.

His advice will delight and inspire you. You’ll hear about his travels, and his ups and downs throughout life. Cody Lowry is a man who’s lived a lot of life and walked the walk, as they say. Now, he’s here to show you the steps to take towards a better life for yourself.

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HP#10 ~ Pursuing Your Own Madness ~ Jim Rogers

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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HP#9 ~ High-Performance Becomes Mainstream Science ~ Steve Kotler

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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Ep.489 ~ Building Blinkist to 17,000,000 Readers ~ Holger Seim

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0500

Holger Seim ~ CEO of Blinkist

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Today we are joined by the Cofounder and CEO of Blinkist, Holger Seim. Blinkist connects 17 million readers worldwide to the biggest ideas of the most popular non-fiction books via audio and text. It is a book-summarizing subscription service mobile app based out of Berlin, Germany. And was founded in 2012, and the service provides summaries of over 3,000 bestselling non-fiction books, 15-minute reads, for your short-term content consumption.

Holger co-founded Blinkist with a vision to inspire people to never stop learning, and grew it into a global brand with customers in more than 150 countries, and having over 140 employees from 40 different nationalities. They made their first million by year 4, and now they have 17,000,000 readers.

03:15 Who is Holger Seim?

04:18 The Concept Behind Blinkist

09:53 The Challenges of Naming a Business

12:12 Funding Blinkist

22:57 Building a Diverse International Company

34:14 Holger's Favorite Blinkist Summaries

40:05 Where to find Holger

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Website: https://www.blinkist.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holgerseim

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HP#8 ~ Being at the Mercy of Judges ~ Laird Hamilton

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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HP#7 ~ The Morning Ritual ~ Hal Elrod

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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Ep.488 ~ Why We Are Building a High-Level Mastermind Community

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0500

Adam Anderson & Chris Reynolds

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HP#6 ~ Creating a Rich Environment Amongst Hardship & Racism ~ Janice Bryant Howroyd

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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HP#5 ~ Focus & Persistence ~ Jim Rogers

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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Ep.487 ~ Building an $11 Million Company in 2 Years ~ Erin Young

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0500

Erin Young ~ Founder Arena Strength

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Welcome to the show listeners, I'm really excited to introduce today's guest Erin Young. Erin is an Australian entrepreneur currently living in Bali, and get this, Erin built an all female run lifestyle business to $11 million in two years! Yes, you heard me correct, $0 - $11 Million in 2 years!

Erin’s company sells products for women in the fitness industry. I loved interviewing Erin, she's got an incredible amount of passion and energy. She really strives hard to help other females, but not just other females, female entrepreneurs as well! In the podcast, we talk about how Erin built the business, Arena Strength up to 11 million so quickly. Now, in her first year, the company did $3 million year one. It was just a couple years ago when she was down to $5,000 a month with her business, and she knew she had to make a major shift to change the way things were going. Not only do we talk about Erin building her business, but we talk about everything from how she niches her products down, how she creates her products, how she focuses on her customer, how she strives really hard to create very high quality products for her. customers. How she sees productivity, how she structures her life. and how she makes sure that she creates a lifestyle business working around 30 to 38 hours per week, and her entire team also only works 38 hours per week. It’s a phenomenal episode. I really enjoy diving into the mind of Erin Young without further ado. Let's welcome her to the show!

03:59 Who is Erin Young?

10:06 Her Entrepreneurial Debut

18:38 How Erin Picks Winning Products

26:06 Launching Arena Strength

34:55 How Productivity Changed

38:33 Maintaining Work/Life Balance

43:42 The 38-Hour Workweek

47:57 How Pregnancy Affects Business Growth

52:30 Marketing to Women on Social Media

56:48 Managing Influence as a Fempreneur

59:36 Erin's Selfcare Matrix

1:03:28 Where To Find Erin

Contact Info:

Instagram: @arenastrength_

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HP#4 ~ Getting Into Flow-State ~ Steven Kotler

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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HP#3 ~ Flow-States & How They Affect You ~ Steven Kotler

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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Ep.486 ~ Billionaire Jeff Hoffman Shares His Story & Mindset

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0500

Jeff Hoffman ~ From Priceline, Booking, Music, TV, & Movie Producer

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Jeff Hoffman is one of the original creators of the now $80 billion company Priceline.com aka Booking.com. After Priceline, Jeff became a founding partner, Chairman, and CEO of Black Sky Entertainment, an independent production company in the film and music industries that produced the independent horror film “Cabin Fever,” a $1.3 million project that has grossed over $100 million to date.

He also has produced concerts with Elton John, NSYNC, Beyonce, Brittany Spears & the Backstreet Boys. Jeff is the producer of a Grammy winning jazz album, an Executive Producer of an Emmy Award winning television show. He has founded several successful other companies including uBid.com, another multibillion dollar company. He is the co-author of the best-selling book SCALE. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Entrepreneurs by the international association of college entrepreneurs in 2010.

Jeff took a boat load of entrepreneurs, no pun intended, and sailed around the world to help solve the world’s problems. He built a sports company and bought Miami Marlins w/ Derek Jeter. He is one of the founders of GiveForward.com that has raised $5 billion dollars, and, maybe most importantly, Jeff is the reason we can print our boarding passes at a kiosk instead of standing in line! I could go on and on about Jeff and all the things he has accomplished over the years as an entrepreneur, but let’s get to the interview….

04:12 Who Is Jeff Hoffman?

07:07 Starting A Company To Pay for College at Yale

11:33 The Importance Of Doing What You Love

14:15 How Entrepreneurs Can Create Their Own Dream Job and Value that People Need?

24:00 Building Priceline

26:01 From a Tech Entrepreneur to a Movie & TV Producer

38:28 How Jeff Builds Teams That Never Want to Leave Working for Him?

45:40 Studying the Chaos & Impact Of The Current Times On Entrepreneurs

53:59 Jeff’s Daily Routine

01:02:42 Where To Find Jeff

Contact Info:

JeffHoffman.com

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HP#2 ~ The Obedient Shall Be Slaves ~ Laird Hamilton

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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HP#1 ~Trailer for our New High-Performance Clips

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0500

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Ep. 485 ~ The Coach of Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Richard Branson & Olympians ~ Jeff Spencer

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 04:00:00 -0500

Jeff Spencer ~ Coach of Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Richard Branson & Olympians

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Today, we are joined by a legendary performance coach, Dr. Jeff Spencer. Jeff has spent over 50 years coaching elite athletes, literally the top performance athletes in the world. His coaching methods have led to over 40 gold medals. He’s worked directly with Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Richard Branson, Vice Admiral David H. Buss, 4-Time World Sprint Cycling Champion Connie Paraskevin, and Biohacking Legend Dave Asprey.

At seven years old Jeff committed to becoming an Olympic cyclist. At twenty-one, he competed in the Olympics. Soon after that he realized that helping exceptional performers tap into their highest potential was as equally satisfying, as competing and winning himself. Ever since, Jeff has coached Top-Tier Performers into Elite Performers. He has changed their habits, strengthened their minds, and given them the tools to consistently deliver at the height of their games.

01:51 Who is Jeff Spencer?

03:50 5 Decades in The Coaching Space

19:00 The Winning Mindset

35:34 Human VS Champion

40:03 Jeff’s Personal Mindset Rituals

44:21 The Importance of Visualization

53:31 Jeff’s Daily Routine

01:00:39 Predictions for the High Performance Industry

01:07:58 Maintaining Balance

01:14:39 The Next 20 Years

Contact Info:

http://beforeyouwin.com/

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Ep.484 ~ Are you a Visionary Entrepreneur? If You Have a Business You Need to Know This ~ Mark C. Winters

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 04:00:00 -0500

Mark C. Winters ~ Founder at Rocket Fuel

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

A few months back we interviewed a guy by the name of Gino Wickman. Gino is the author of the famous book ‘Traction’, and as I sometimes do, I asked Gino if he knew anyone that would be good to interview for our show. Gino said ‘Yes!’ and introduced me to today’s guest. His name is Mark C. Winters and he is Gino’s partner and co-author of the book ‘Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What you Want for Your Business.’

Mark C. Winters is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of entrepreneurial leadership experience delivering a high level of success. His experience in companies ranges from multi-billion dollar global enterprises like Procter & Gamble, and British Petroleum, to raw startups originally drawn up on a napkin. This diverse background enables him to identify and apply patterns of success for virtually any business scenario.

Mark is known for pursuing business opportunities related to technology and systems that enable the optimization of human athletic performance, with a special interest in pattern recognition and scoring methodologies. Mark’s passion is helping entrepreneurs get unstuck so they can expand their freedom. Mark’s talent for introducing just the right combination of perspective and process sparks teams to start moving, move faster, or begin moving in the proper direction – with clarity.

02:20 Who is Mark C. Winters?

04:49 Mark’s Entrepreneurial Journey

09:35 Choosing Your First Business

25:54 Experiencing Failure

37:00 Rocket Fuel

39:00 Visionaries vs Integrators

50:48 Human Optimization

58:24 High-Level Networking

59:28 Where To Find Mark

Contact Info:

Mark’s Book: Rocket Fuel: The one essential combination that will get you more of what you want from your business

https://www.rocketfuelnow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markcwinters/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarkCWinters/featured

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Ep.483 ~ 7-Days in Complete Darkness w/ a Brain Scanner

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 04:00:00 -0500

Today we have a very special episode for you. Recently, a couple good friends and I decided to travel to the south of Mexico for a 7-Day Darkroom Retreat! What is a Darkroom Retreat you say? Good question, because just a couple months ago, I had no idea myself. I was listening to a podcast a friend recommended about this guy who also did a Darkroom Retreat. Basically, it is 7-days in complete darkness and isolation designed for deep reflection, meditation, visualization, visioning, and diving into the depths of our mind! Monks and native tribes all around the world have been using this type of practice for thousands of years and it is uniformly considered to be a technique that can help people overcome trauma, psychosis, understand vision quests, challenge themselves, deepen their spiritual practice, and understand the inner workings of their psyche, and universe better.

It was no small feet, and all of us that went met challenges that we didn’t expect. We did, however, want to do this Darkroom Retreat a little differently than others of the past. We brought along a top-of-the-line brain scanner that reports a direct measurement of our brain functioning including the EEG brainwave patterns, our brain reactiveness, coherence, cognitive processing & abilities, our visual control, heart rate variability, & the functioning of our autonomic nervous system. This also includes the different frequencies of our alpha, beta, theta, & delta brainwaves, & the synchronization of your brain and heart frequencies. This machine read the health of our brains before we went into the darkness, and how the darkness affected our brains through the process. What were the results you ask. Well they are pretty amazing, and you’re going to have to listen to the podcast to find out! We’ll see ya on the other side!

13:04 Brain Scanning Before Entering the Darkroom

16:09 The Days Before the Darkroom

20:05 Entering the Darkroom!

28:33 Darkroom & Improving Sleep

30:34 Day 2 in the Darkroom - Insights & Imaginary Conversations

32:39 The Island Theory

35:43 Moving From Light to Darkness Our Entire Lives

38:40 Day 3 in the Darkroom - Visualizations Begin

57:30 What Do We Really Need When We Lose Sight?

1:08:24 Day 4 in the Darkroom - Meeting God and Dark Spirits

1:09:55 Using the Bathroom in the Darkroom

1:25:23 Expressing to the World What is Inside of You

1:29:37 Day 5 in the Darkroom - The Purge

1:41:50 Day 6 & 7 - Everything Coming Full Circle

1:53:44 The Biggest Epiphany of All

1:56:47 Emerging From the Darkroom

2:02:48 My Biometrics While in the Darkroom

2:04:31 Brain Scan Results of the Darkroom

2:13:41 Random Q&A

Honorable Mentions & Contact Info:

Aubrey Marcus’ Podcast Episode About the Darkroom:

https://www.aubreymarcus.com/blogs/aubrey-marcus-podcast/sss

Leon J. Hendrix’s YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTvRcHO5jJ_JKcekLacLMuQ

Get Shit Done Live:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/getshitdonelive

More Information on Brain Scanning:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/brainscan

Dr. Davis Brockenshire - Innovative Health Solutions

https://innovativehealthdrs.com/

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Ep.482 ~ One of the Most Powerful Women I Know ~ Veena Sidhu

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 04:00:00 -0500

Veena Sidhu ~ Founder at Dream Catcher Enterprise

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Have you ever seen someone walk in the room and just by their charisma, and their energy they captivate everyone else. I once heard about the International Grammy Award winning singer Rihanna. People said even when she was young she would just walk in a room, and she would captivate everyone. When I see someone like that, my first thought is, ‘Who is that person? and “How can I meet them.? I know for many people it can be kind of intimidating to attempt to connect with that person that everyone is noticing, but for me my mindset is, “I want to understand the charisma that person has, and I want to put that person in my friend circle.’

Today’s guest is that person. I first noticed her at a business conference on an island in Croatia full of very successful entrepreneurs, and thought leaders. There were a couple hundred people there, and her charisma seemed to be everywhere. I thought to myself, who is that person, and I want to meet her!” and so I did. Not surprisingly she turned out to be a powerhouse entrepreneur, and one of the most successful women I have ever met. Her name is Veena Sidhu, and she is currently the founder of Dream Catcher Enterprise, where her company helps 7-figure businesses scale to 8-figures and beyond through systems, processes, and marketing, but that is really just scratching the surface of who she is.

Throughout her career, Veena spent a significant amount of time working with and building Mindvalley, one of the world’s largest personal-development companies. There Veena was the co-founder and CEO of Mindvalley’s external affiliates and partnerships startup, which grew from $250k a year to $2.5 million in the first year, and $4 million in the second year. Her third year at the company she was made Senior Partner of Mindvalley group of companies, and led as Director of Sales and Publishing.

She also helped launch its former course platform — Mindvalley Academy, and oversaw operations of multiple other teams including Content Marketing, Course Creation, Technology, Apps, and Events. Vishen Lakhiana, the founder of Mindvalley said “Veena is one of the singular best people he brought into the company!”

Currently, in addition to running Dream Catcher Enterprise, Veena works with the government of Malaysia on multiple projects.

02:20 Who is Veena Sidhu?

04:49 Working With Mindvalley

07:08 Choosing Joy

17:21 Changing Habits

20:02 Changing Your Mindset

24:25 Veena on Her Passion & Energy

30:02 The Impact of 2020

35:03 Never Burn Bridges

41:46 Why Self-Education is Vital For Entrepreneurs

50:46 Daily Routines

56:22 Final Tips

58:11 Where To Find Veena

Contact Info:

https://www.veenasidhu.com/

Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/veena-sidhu

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Ep.481 ~ Productivity from the Founder of Asian Efficiency ~ Thanh Pham

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 04:00:00 -0500

Thanh Pham ~ Founder at Asian Efficiency

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Today, we have a friend Thanh Pham joining the podcast. Thanh is known as one of the top productivity experts in the world. In this interview, Thanh and I nerd out on all his top-productivity techniques.

Thanh is the founder of Asian Efficiency, and the host of The Productivity Show that he runs with his partner Brooks. On The Productivity Show, they have over 300 episodes, 9 million downloads in total, and around 200,000 downloads per month. Now he's been named as one of the top thought leaders in the productivity industry.

Thanh teaches workshops all over the world. In the past 10 years, he's helped approximately 15,000 people become more productive from workshops, online training, and courses. During the interview, we talk about Thanh’s daily routine, his weekly planning, his work-life balance, how he created his own system for productivity, some of the productivity tactics that actually make him less productive, which ironically, maybe not so ironically make me less productive as well. Thanh and I discuss his Rule-of-Three, why he does more short-term planning, instead of long term planning, and we talk about the number one thing that helps people become super productive.

Anybody can learn something from this interview!

02:12 Who is Thanh Pham?

03:30 Asian Efficiency

07:00 Thanh’s Entrepreneurial Journey

09:50 Productivity Hacks That Decreased Productivity

14:42 Why Sleep & Recovery are Trending

17:20 Sleeping Habits

26:11 The Power of Staycations

30:58 Digital Detoxing Tips

35:00 Thanh’s Personal Productivity System

44:02 Short-term Planning vs Long-term Planning

48:20 How To Prioritize

52:05 Achieving Work/Life Balance

01:04:13 Changes in Productivity Strategies

01:14:18 Where to Find Thanh

Contact Info:

https://www.asianefficiency.com/

Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/thanh-pham

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Ep.480 ~ Selling a Company for $170 Million ~ David Hauser

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:05:44 -0500

David Hauser ~ Founder of GrassHopper.com

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

On the mic today we are joined by an individual who sold the company he and his partner built for $170 Million. David Hauser is a serial entrepreneur who has founded or co-founded multiple companies over the years, making his largest exit from Grasshopper.com. David and his partner are 100% focused on building companies that focus on rapid growth, and delayed gratification for themselves. This is how they took Grasshopper to $1 Million in year one, scaling it to $30 Million annual revenue then selling it after 12 years for the amount mentioned earlier for $170 Million.

David not only co-founded Grasshopper he also started Chargify that was invested into by Mark Cuban himself half a million dollars over a short three email exchange. David founded ReturnPath, SuperFat, invested in Intercom, Unbounce, Broove, The Hustle and 50+ more companies. He is also a founding member of National Entrepreneurs’ Day, and has been featured in Inc. Magazine’s 30 Under 30!

02:27 Who is David Hauser?

11:11 Starting a Company His Second Year in College

14:23 Making $1 Million While Still in College

23:47 A Growth Business vs. A Lifestyle Business

28:25 Making the Decision to Sell for $170 Million

37:09 Remote Teams vs. Teams in an Office

39:47 Letting Go of Team Members that Get You to $5 Million But Can’t Get You to $10 Million

43:44 Why Happiness & Freedom Don’t Come With Massive Amounts of Money

51:58 Valuing Experience Over Things

54:02 Importance of Catching People Doing Good Things

56:58 How You Do One Things is How You Do Everything

58:20 Work Hard Be Nice

01:05:36 Life Changing Books

01:10:45 Where to Find David

Contact Info:

https://www.davidhauser.com/

Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/david-hauser

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.479 ~ The Former CEO of Chipotle, Growing it to a $23 Billion Company ~ Monty Moran

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 04:00:00 -0500

Monty Moran ~ Author of Love is Free, Guac is Extra

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Today, the day of this recording Oct. 20th, 2020 is the release of Monty’s book ‘Love is Free. Guac is Extra.: How Vulnerability, Empowerment, and Curiosity Built an Unstoppable Team’. During his time with Chipotle Monty met one-on-one with somewhere around the number of 20,000 Chipotle employees making this a foundation to understand what his employees were going through, and used this strategy to build a culture that took Chipotle from a regional burrito chain to a global superstar. Today, Monty shares behind the scenes of Chipotle, the decision making processes they used, how he managed priorities, and the incredible culture that allowed for this rapid growth!

02:20 Who is Monty Moran?

05:21 From Law to Chipotle

09:06 Building an Awesome Culture

20:27 Building Empowered Teams

38:24 Leadership Needs to Care

43:27 The Importance of Being Vulnerable

54:06 Strategies for Rapid Retail Growth

58:04 Monty on Being a Top Performer

1:10:17 Where to Find Monty

Contact Info:

http://loveisfree.com/

Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/monty-moran

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.478 ~ He’s 24 & Went From $3k to $20 Million in 1 Year ~ Kevin Zhang

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 04:00:00 -0500

Kevin Zhang ~ CEO of Kreator eCommerce

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Kevin is a 24-year-old serial eCommerce entrepreneur who has successfully built multiple 7-figure brands and is the CEO of Kreator eCommerce, a global business that features over 60 team members with facilities in 3 countries.

Starting with only $3K saved from a summer job, Kevin became a self-made millionaire at the age of 23, only one year after graduating college. Although Kevin is young in terms of age, his traditional approach to business basics has helped him to achieve acclaim within the eCommerce community for building a $20+M business in his first year as an entrepreneur. He is highly sought after as both an investor and strategic advisor for organizations focused on eCommerce and has helped these organizations strengthen their digital strategy, ranging from a luxury fashion brand frequented by A-list celebrities to a 9-figure gaming company.

Kevin is the son of Chinese immigrants who came to America in pursuit of the American Dream, Kevin has a passion for elevating those around him and views eCommerce as a means of extending opportunity to driven, hardworking individuals from all backgrounds. Aside from his own ventures, Kevin is also active in the world of entrepreneurship education. He also focuses his time on Generation E – a movement he founded to provide high quality, free eCommerce education for all. He has a vision for inspiring and empowering one million new entrepreneurs.

02:15 Who is Kevin Zhang?

05:19 Hitting $20 Million in 1 Year

15:15 Choosing Entrepreneurship Over Corporate Success

18:35 Kevin on His Business Model

30:05 Using Outsourcing & Automation For Scalability

44:31 Kevin on Productivity

1:01:30 Where To Find Kevin

Contact Info:

Website: https://www.kevinzhang.com/hey

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinzhangofficial/

Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/kevin-zhang

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.477 ~ The Mind Behind the Top Business Podcasts In The World ~ Sachit Gupta

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Sachit Gupta ~ Founder of Platforms Media

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Today we welcome Sachit Gupta to the podcast. Sachit is the founder of Platforms Media and one of the genius minds behind some of the biggest names in the podcasting world today. Sachit has worked personally with Andrew Warner's Mixergy podcast for numerous years and helped Andrew and the Mixergy team create a sustainable, very successfully monetized podcast, selling $70,000 worth of advertisement for his show in just one day! He was also essential to help Tim Ferriss grow his podcasts working with Tim for three years, and then Sachit has also helped Seth Godin create and build his podcast as well.

Sachit has a really great story about how he started out in India and it was his dream to live and build a successful career in the US. He was inspired, believe it or not, by these three amazing people Tim Ferriss, Andrew Warner, & Seth Godin by reading their books and studying their strategies. He had a dream to meet all three of those entrepreneurs and one day and thank them for how they helped him change his life. Coming around to full circle, all three of those people later became clients of his.

Towards the end of the podcast, we talk deeply about podcasting in today’s world. Sachit actually launched his own personal podcast, getting it up on the Top-25 charts across all podcasts in the United States. We address where podcasting is going in the next decade, some hacks, tips and strategies that both him and I use for growing our podcasts. It's an incredible episode. Without further ado, let's hop into the show with Sachit Gupta.

02:00 Who is Sachit Gupta?

09:38 Sachit’s Journey

37:46 Getting Advertisers vs Keeping Advertisers

46:12 Working with Tim Ferriss, Andrew Warner & Seth Godin

52:59 Strategies to Monetize Podcast

58:00 Sachit on Launching His Own Podcast

01:03:25 Using Banners to Advertise

01:05:45 Podcasting in the next Decade

01:26:00 Where to Find Sachit

Contact Info:

https://www.platformsmedia.com/

Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/sachit-gupta

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.476 ~ 5 Hours in a Sauna, Climbing Kilimanjaro in Shorts, Superhuman Performance Hacker & Author ~ Scott Carney

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Scott Carney ~ Author of Wedge

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Could you imagine climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in record time with no training? How about spending 5 hours in an 180 degree sauna? Most people think these are nearly impossible feats but our guest today has done them both.

Today on the podcast we are welcoming back for the second time superhuman performance hacker, investigative journalist, and anthropologist Scott Carney. He is the author of numerous books including the New York Times Bestseller ‘What Doesn’t Kill Us” that talks about his experience studying with Wim Hof who holds 28 world records for various superhuman acts.

From this experience Scott learned how to hack his body, and train his mind to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in record time with no training, and just wearing shorts. Scott also spent 5 hours in a sauna that would kill most humans. He has a new book out titled “The Wedge”. In Scott’s new book, he addresses how people can “Wedge” control over their automatic physiological responses, and control their bodies and minds to perform superhuman tasks. Scott has worked in some of the most dangerous and unlikely corners of the world as an investigative journalist. He has writings that have appeared in Wired, Men's Journal, Playboy, and Fast Company. He has been the subject of many TV programs including NPR, and National Geographic TV. Scott won the Payne Award for Ethics for his story which tracked an international kidnapping-to-adoption ring, and he is with us on the podcast today.

Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7mfneAq0s4

02:06: Who is Scott Carney?

08:32: Optimizing Your Living Space During Covid

19:07: Altering Your Consciousness

27:48: Trouble Sleeping? Try This

37:47: 5 Hours in 180 Degrees

55:42: Where To Find Scott

Contact Info:

Scott Carney
Skype ID: sgcarney
phone number: 401-489-4116
email address: sgcarney@gmail.com

Website: http://www.scottcarney.com/
Get Scott’s New Book The Wedge: https://www.scottcarney.com/the-wedge
Instagram
Facebook
Twitter

Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/scott-carney

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.475 ~ The Author of Essentialism ~ Greg McKeown

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Greg McKeown ~ Author of Essentialism

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Hey listeners, I want to welcome you all to a very special podcast that we are recording today! Why is it special? Because today we have one of my favorite thought leaders and author of a book that is without a doubt one of my top-10 reads of all time. You know when you find a book or a philosophy, or a quote that sings to your soul, and changes everything for you, this author’s book did that for me.

His name is Greg McKeown and he is the author of Essentialism. Essentialism is a NYTimes Bestseller. It has sold more than 1 million copies around the world, it has been translated in 25 different languages, and voted a Top 20 Book on Leadership by both Amazon and Goodreads. The philosophy of Essentialism has been taught by Facebook, Apple, Pixar, Google, Twitter, and I am sure thousands of other businesses around the world. The ideas and strategies in the book have been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Fast Company, Politico, Inc Magazine, Harvard Business Review, NPR, NBC, Fox, & The Steve Harvey Show.

This book is one book that I couldn’t put down when I read it, I’ve easily recommended it to dozens of people... and also recommend it to all of you. I’ve read it twice now, applied the principles of Essentialism for years, and it will forever be on my bookshelf as a re-readable.

So, who can get value out of this podcast? I am going to answer that question by quoting a passage from Greg’s book. “Now let me ask you this: have you ever found yourself stretched too thin? Have you ever felt both overworked and underutilised? Have you ever found yourself majoring in minor activities? Do you ever feel busy but not productive? Like you're always in motion, but never getting anywhere?”

I think guys, that relates to pretty much everyone. We have all been there multiple times in our lives. So, if that relates to you, grab something to take notes and get ready because without further adieu the author of Essentialism, Greg McKeown.

02:45: Who is Greg McKeown?

06:29: Greg on Adapting During Covid

11:14: The Birth of Essentialism

15:58: Decision Fatigue

21:59: Priority Isn’t Plural

27:23: In Order to Have Focus, We Need to Escape to Focus & Creating Boundaries

31:44: How Does Greg Play?

40:09: The Race To The South Pole

42:44: Choosing Between Two ‘Hell Yes’ Decisions

Contact Info:

https://gregmckeown.com/

Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/natalie-sisson

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.474 ~ The Story of Summit Series & Buying a $40 Million Mountain ~ Ryan Begelman

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Ryan Begelman ~ Co-Founder of Summit Series & Biznow Media

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Ryan Begelman is the cofounder of Summit Series and the former CEO and co-owners of BizNow Media. In 2008, Ryan bought into Bisnow Media, became CEO, and bootstrapped it with its founders, Mark and Elliott from $1,000,000 to $20,000,000 in revenue with $7,000,000 annual profit. In 2016, he led the sale of Bisnow to a private equity firm for $50,000,000 and today, Bisnow is the largest producer of commercial real estate news, conferences, and webinars. Bisnow's now has 80 employees operating in 28 metro markets and hosts over 300 annual conferences attracting more than 70,000 attendees.

I first learned about Ryan when I read Steven Kotler’s book Stealing Fire. In the book they tell the story of 3 young guys that want to rub shoulders with giants and how they got there. Ryan and his buddies came up with an idea to host a ski trip for some of the world's top entrepreneurs and thought leaders. Nineteen people showed up and thus started what is now called Summit Series.

Summit Series began as an event series with a mission to unite world leaders through events designed to catalyze positive personal and collective growth.They gather leaders and feature icons like Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Jessica Alba, and Al Gore.

I thought that idea was really creative and smart, but then as when I learned the next part of the story was one of the boldest, smartest, most genius moves I had ever heard of. After creating Summit, Ryan and his friends decided they wanted to take their ‘community building’ to the next level and buy a mountain….yes a mountain...where thought leaders and entrepreneurs could live, work, visit and enjoy. So they acquired America’s largest ski resort for $40,000,000 Powder Mountain, where they created an actual town of entrepreneurs and successful people that go to the mountain for conferences, vacation, visiting, and living. Current to date, they have sold over $160,000,000 in homesites.

02:08: Intro

11:28: Getting Involved with Bisnow Media

14:57: How Ryan and His Partners Got Connect w/ Some of the World’s Top Entrepreneurs and Creating Summit Series

23:33: Creating an Entrepreneur Event at The White House

30:23: What Ryan & His Team Did When They Were Worried No One Important in Washington D.C. Would Come to Their Event at the White House

38:01: Ryan & His Team Decide to Buy a $40,000,000 Mountain

48:17: How Ryan Balances Running Multiple Businesses and a Mountain

48:25: Why Ryan Always Have Multiple Apprentices

55:35: The Most Fulling Aspect of Creating a Community of Successful People

56:44: The Most Impressive People Ryan Has Met From Summit Series

1:00:15: Ryan on Mental Fitness

Contact Info:

Subscribe at RyanBegelman.com and I will occasionally send you insights.
For companies with $300K+ in profit email Ryan for investing opportunities
Follow me on Twitter @ryanbegelman

Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/natalie-sisson

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.473 ~ Does Your Freedom Limit You? ~ Natalie Sisson

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Natalie Sisson ~ Creator The Suitcase Entrepreneur

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

“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, Natalie Sisson on the show. 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.

On this episode, 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. Lastly, 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

01:35: Natalie’s Story

08:20: How Natalie Became a Featured Author for Forbes

11:10: Pitching to Get on Large Platforms i.e. Business Insider and Forbes

13:05: Getting a Ted Talk

17:00: Is Chasing Freedom Limiting You?

24:40: 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

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/natalie-sisson

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.472 ~ From Poor Backpackers to 7-Figure Entrepreneurs Traveling Non-Stop with 6 Kids ~ Ka Sundance

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Ka Sundance ~ Creator Freedom as Family Challenge

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

What are the pictures in your mind that come up when you think of traveling the world with children? Most people think of the challenges, the fears, the lack of support and the money. Of course, you would need to be very rich to make this happen, right?

Our guest today has been traveling the world almost non-stop with his wife for nearly 20 years and everywhere they go, their kids come along. And guess what? They don’t just have one or two kids. Not three or four...they have six! Yes, six and they are one of the few truly nomadic/location independent entrepreneurs of the world that travel long term as a family and without a home base. On top of that, they are very successful in business, but they didn’t start out that way.

They started out as poor backpackers in their early years trying to get by while traveling the world, and they forged a life of their own when the world told them they were wrong. Now, people can’t wait to ask them how they did it! They are The Sundance Family and today the father, Ka Sundance, joins us from Slovakia to share about how he and his wife Katie made this dream a reality.

“I felt like a lot of people, and I still feel a lot of people are living lies. Lies toward themselves, trying to live a life that is supposedly normal, but is making them unhappy.” Ka Sundance

01:38: The Sundance Family

05:26: The Sundance Family as Entrepreneurs

06:32: The Sundance Family’s Decision to Go Raw Food and Vegan to Save Their Son’s Life

14:22: Finding Out a Baby is On the Way in South America, and Deciding to Keep Traveling

20:21: Ka’s Family Reaction to World Travel with Small Children

22:52: Ka On Making the Leap to Travel with Kids

26:57: How Ka and Katie Define Security for Their Family

31:40: Maintaining Healthy Long-Term Intimate Relationships while Traveling

38:37: Ka’s Dream for His Children

45:55: Tips on Growing a 7-Figure Location Independent Business

“True security comes from within!” Ka Sundance

Honorable Mentions:

The Sundance Family YouTube Channel

Cultiva.org

Days for Girls

Contact Info:

http://www.thesundancefamily.com/

https://www.facebook.com/SundanceFamily/

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/ka-sundance

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.471 ~ A 7-figure SEO Location-Independent Business in 4 Years ~ Matt Diggity

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Matt Diggity~ Founder of Diggity Marketing

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

“Just start tracking everything. Just gather all the data you can in whatever activity you do.” Matt Diggity

Today Matt Diggity joins us to share how he built a 7-figure SEO Location Independent business in four years. Matt is the founder of Diggity Marketing a very well respected SEO company that gets their clients ranked ASAP to catapult their business.

On this episode, Matt and I chat about a few things that hit home for location-independent entrepreneurs. We talk about the home-based/travel life balance and Matt shares why he prefers a 60/40 split. Matt digs into the science of building and maintaining a 7-figure business with plenty of travel involved. Lastly, he shares about where SEO is headed and ways you can manage your SEO to get better results.

01:31: Why Matt Loves Chiang Mai?

02:50: Who is Matt Diggity?

06:15: What Diggity Marketing and Lead Spring Offer

09:19: Mastering Tracking and Testing

11:06: Tracking SEO

13:35: The Future of SEO vs. Google

15:39: Will Google Ever Fill Search Results with Only Advertisements?

16:09: What’s the 80/20 of SEO vs Google Ads?

18:07: Balance Work/Travel with a 7-Figure Location-Independent Business

Honorable Mentions:

'The 4-Hour Work Week' by Tim Ferriss

Matt’s SEO Conference

Contact Info:

http://diggitymarketing.com/

http://leadspring.org/

http://diggitymarketing.com/chiang-mai-seo-conference/

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/matt-diggity

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.470 ~ Squatty Potty, $30 Million w/ 17 Employees ~ Bobby Edwards

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Bobby Edwards ~ Founder of Squatty Potty

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

On this episode, we are joined by the CEO and founder of the legendary and so incredibly viral poop stool Squatty Potty. His name is Bobby Edwards and back in 2012, Bobby’s mother was having some troubles pooping. So, Bobby did what any good-hearted son would do, he got creative and designed a stool that would help her poop, and it worked! His Mom (Judy) deemed the magic stool to be called Squatty Potty and now they are running a corporation that had $30 million in sales in 2016.

Bobby is an incredibly warm-hearted guy and you will be able to tell from the show that he is humbled and flattered from the success. Squatty Potty has literally changed the way people poop. The family receives ‘thank you’ messages all the time, and Squatty Potty has been featured on Oprah, CNBC, Shark Tank, Forbes, Inc, Entrepreneur Magazine, Dr. Oz, Howard Stern, The View, and has a YouTube video that cleared over 150 million views complete with a unicorn pooping rainbow ice cream.

Today we will get behind this ingenious entrepreneurial mind and chat with Bobby about the growth of Squatty Potty. He shares some ups and downs, some essential elements to the business's growth, and some tips for fellow entrepreneurs out there about the difference between the 7-figure and 8-figure mentalities in business.

“People responded to toilet posture….and that’s when we started getting a response.” Bobby Edwards

03:55: How Squatty Potty Started

11:30: Getting Traffic in Year 1

14:33: Mistakes from Year 1

17:01: The Turning Point of Squatty Potty’s Messaging

20:14: Inspiring Stories About Squatty Potty

23:03: What’s Life Like for Bobby Edwards These Days?

23:30: A Team of 17 Running a Company that Produced $30 Million in Revenue Last Year

24:51: The Squatty Potty Video That Went Viral

27:12: Growth and Sales From a Viral Video

32:43: The Future of Squatty Potty

33:49: Bobby Edwards on The Difference Between the 7 & 8-Figure Mentalities

Contact Info:

https://www.squattypotty.com/

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/squatty-potty

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.469 ~ The Content Marketing Godfather ~ Joe Pulizzi

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 04:30:00 -0400

Joe Pulizzi ~ Author of Killing Marketing, Content Inc.

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Today, we have the man who is known as the "Godfather of Content Marketing", Joe Pulizzi on our show! Joe started Content Marketing Institute back in 2007 and later started Chief Content Officer Magazine and Content Marketing World. These have become the leading education and training organizations for content marketing as well as the largest in-person content marketing event in the world. There are few people in the content marketing field that haven’t heard about Joe and today we get to pick his mind for almost an hour.

Joe will share with us what it is like after selling his business that he built for nine years. We talk about why it might be a bad idea to fall in love with your products and services. Joe shares about how he would build a community in today's world, and some practical tips about being a major influencer.

02:00: Joe’s Taking His First Vacation Completely Offline

02:41: Joe On Balancing His Life Never Taking Time Offline for 10 Years

06:47: How Joe Became the Godfather of Content Marketing

15:56: Should You Fall in Love With Your Products/Services?

20:54: Building a Community in Today’s World

23:58: The Future of Content Marketing

33:22: Changing From the Idea of an Office Space Business to a Location-Independent Business

35:53: 6-Figure Mentality vs. 7-Figure Mentality

38:06: Joe on Hitting Monetary Goals

41:40: Life After Selling a 9-Year Business

Contact Info:

http://www.joepulizzi.com/

Twitter: @joepulizzi

“Media companies have been doing this for 200 years. They focus on building one property on one content platform they do it really well. They build an audience, and then they diversify.” Joe Pulizzi

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/joe-pulizzi

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.468 ~ Mindset, Habits, Values & Maintaining Peak-Performance w/ Roland Frasier

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Roland Frasier ~ CEO of All Channels Media

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

02:24: Who Is Roland Frasier?

04:53: Developing Core Values

13:12: Leading During A Pandemic

17:36: Building A Positive Mindset

48:10: Overcoming Mistakes

50:55: Focus On Your Superpower

59:54: Where To Find Roland

Contact Info:

https://www.rolandfrasier.com/

https://www.digitalmarketer.com/

https://www.getepicchallenge.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RolandFrasierPage

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rolandfrasier/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RolandFrasier

YouTube: Roland Frasier

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/roland-frasier

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.467 ~ 700 Million From His Copywriting Letters & $1 Million in a Single Day ~ Stefan Georgi

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Stefan Georgi ~ Top Copywriter That's Grossed Over $1 Million

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Stefan Georgi is a direct response copywriter who Individually wrote 50+ direct response marketing pieces that have grossed a combined total of nearly $700 million. Created a company that generated over $120 million in revenue for one single client in its first year. Built a health and wellness company that’s grossed over $23MM in a single year. Minority owner in a sports agency with players in the NFL and MLB. He's the inventor of the RMBC method, which is a systematic approach to writing better and more consistent sales copy in less time. He's the Co-founder of Copy Accelerator, a high end copywriting mastermind whose 100+ members generate over a billion dollars in sales.

Stefan and his partner Justin did over $1MM in a single day from a 900 person email list & 1000 member FB Group using Emotional Response Marketing. That FB group is called Justin and Stefan Talk Copy and is involved in a lot of talk in the entrepreneurial world right now.

02:06: Who is Stefan Georgi?

14:40: How Masterminds Changed His Life

30:35: The RMBC Method

46:35: How Stefan Made $1 Million In A Day

58:21: VSLs vs. Text Sales Letters

01:05:22: Where To Find Stefan

Contact Info:

https://www.stefanpaulgeorgi.com/

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/stefan-georgi

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep. 466 ~ Top-Level Branding & Influence ~ Raoul Davis

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Raoul Davis ~ Founder & CEO of Ascendant Group

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Raoul Davis founded Ascendant Group in 2004 which is a company that helps CEO’s become recognized industry experts. Ascendant Group has worked with the world's leading CEOs and execs ranging from Fortune 50 executives, CEOs at middle market companies with $5-100 million in revenue, New York Times best-selling authors, Inc 5000 fastest growing businesses, elite athletes and many, many more. Prior to founding Ascendant, Raoul was in management roles for Paramount, and the General Wesley Clark for President Campaign. Raoul also holds an interest in a number of innovative enterprises including, a real estate planning company, and a real estate technology company. A few years ago, he joined 150 entrepreneurs who were selected to participate in small business economics forums at the White House, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Senate, and Ascendant Group was awarded as one of the top 25 small businesses to work for.

02:06: Who Is Raoul Davis?

05:09: The Beginnings Of Ascendant Group Branding

09:30: Personal Branding For Executives

19:37: Positioning To A New Audience

29:26: How To Increase Impact Through Branding

37:24: Deposits VS Withdrawals In Relationship Building

43:29: Managing Your Brand

48:24: Where To Find Raoul

Contact Info:

https://www.ascendantgroupbranding.com/

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/raoul-davis

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.465 ~ How Can You Create a 7-Figure Funnel? ~ Akbar Sheikh

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Akbar Sheikh ~ Author of 7-Figure Funnels

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Akbar Sheikh has gone from homeless to helping create several 7- figure funnels. He specializes in the psychology of sales and has helped entrepreneurs scale businesses all around the world.

He is an award-winning funnel coach, & a #1 best-selling author of a book titled 7-figure Funnels. He is an international keynote and TEDx speaker. He has helped hundreds of people scale their businesses including many to 6 and 7- figures using his proven methodology.

Akbar went from living in an electrical closet and 50 pounds overweight with a crippling anxiety order, and no passion to rising to the top 1% earners in 12-months. He has been awarded one of the top 30 social entrepreneurs.

02:13: Who is Akbar Sheikh?

16:25: The Anatomy of 7-Figure Funnels

21:50: Building A 7-Figure Empire of Giving

31:31: Competition is Irrelevant

33:23: With Content, Consistency is Key

38:50: Akbar on Managing His Influence

44:43: Where to Find Akbar Sheikh

Contact Info:

https://akbarsheikh.com/

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/akbar-sheikh

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.464 ~ How to Network with the Top 1% & Getting a Defense Contractor to Reveal Secrets in 10 Hours ~ Jordan Harbinger

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Jordan Harbinger is a Wall Street lawyer turned talk show host, often referred to as “The Larry King of podcasting,” he is also a communications and social dynamics expert. Jordan has hosted a top 50 iTunes podcast for over 12 years and receives over six million downloads per month, on The Jordan Harbinger Show one of the most popular podcasts in the world. The show was awarded Apple’s “Best of 2018”. On his podcast, Jordan deconstructs the playbooks of the most successful people on earth --from intelligence operatives to legendary musicians, iconoclastic writers to visionary change-makers, on top of that, Jordan is a networking and social engineering pro!

He has spent several years abroad in Europe and the developing world, including South America, Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and he speaks five languages. He has also worked for various governments and NGOs overseas, and traveled through war zones. He’ll tell you the only reason he’s still alive and kicking is because of his ability to talk his way into (and out of) just about any type of situation.

02:32: Who is Jordan Harbinger?

06:08: The Social Engineering Experiment That Caught the eye of the NSA

13:53: Networking Tips

18:04: How To Maintain Long Term Connections

23:02: Dig The Well Before You’re Thirsty

25:21: If You Hoard Your Network, It Atrophies

31:31: Jordan’s Podcasting Predictions

36:16: Becoming Top iTunes Podcast In Under a Year

46:16: How Jordan Prepares for a Podcast

49:24: Where to Find Jordan Harbinger

Contact Info:

https://www.jordanharbinger.com/

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/jordan-harbinger

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.463 ~ Building the Largest Community of Entrepreneurs in the World ~ Verne Harnish

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Verne Harnish ~ Founder of EO

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Verne Harnish is the founder of the largest and one of the most influential communities of entrepreneurs in the world, Entrepreneur’s Organization, or EO as many people call it. EO is in 62 countries, it has over 195 chapters and around 14,000 members.

Verne is the author of The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, & Scaling Up, the book that has won 8 major international book awards.

If that’s not enough, Verne is also the founder of Gazelles, and Scaling Up, a global executive education and coaching company with over 180 partners all over the world.

02:16: Who is Verne Harnish?

08:33: The Origins of EO

22:53: How To Attract High-Profile Connections

32:39: Curating The Culture of EO

39:53: How Verne Scaled EO

53:13: Key KPIs for Influencers

58:16: Where to find Verne

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/verne-harnish

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.462 ~The Future of Video, Television, & Apps from the Co-Founder of Harmon Bros. ~ Jeffrey Harmon

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Jeffrey Harmon Co-Founder of Harmon Bros. & VidAngel

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

If you haven't heard of Harmon Brothers. there is a good chance you have seen a commercial or advertisement that was created by this company. Our guest today is Jeffery Harmon, one of the famous Harmon brothers. Jeffrey was one of the first people to figure out you could advertise on YouTube and make money and he did it. In January of 2011, Jeffrey said this…”If my calculations are correct then I can safely estimate that at least 500 channels on YouTube have already created full-time jobs. Hindsight is 20/20 and it was suggested to me by a mentor of mine back in 2011 to start a YouTube channel and use it to make money. I ignored this advice and we see where YouTube has gone in the past 9 years. Now...if you have seen a commercial for Poo Pourri, Clickfunnels, Woodwind Grills, Purple Mattress, Chatbooks, and my favorite the legendary Squatty Potty then you have seen an ad that made the Harmon brothers legends in the marketing world. They now have over $350 Million in sales as a direct result from their video ads, and nearly 1.5 billion cumulative client video views.

Now, that is just scratching the surface of Jeffery Harmon, Jeffery is also the co-founder of VidAngel, a program that filters violence, profanity, racial slurs, disturbing images and sex from regular TV so families can keep it clean for the kids, or for the adults. He then created Dry Bar Comedy which is a place for people to enjoy clean comedy. They have a YouTube channel and app for Dry Bar Comedy. The YouTube channel has 834,000 subscribers and their app is used close to 30 minutes per use! Dry Bar Comedy is an actual comedy show that now goes on tour around the country to give live clean humor to the world, and now Jeffrey and his partners are working on Chosen App which is the first app of its kind to keep a movie series, and its community completely on the app and has spread to 1 million downloads in just over 2 months using a giving model!

02:11: Who is Jeffrey Harmon?

10:26: Orabrush- The Beginning of Harmon Brothers

22:05: Why Youtube?

27:14: Jeffrey's Predictions

30:45: Drybar Comedy

43:09: The Chosen App

53:21: Jeffrey's Creative Process

01:07:03: Where to find Jeffrey Harmon

Contact Info:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyharmon/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffreyharmon

Dry Bar Comedy: https://www.drybarcomedy.com/

The Chosen App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-chosen/id1473663873

VidAngel: https://www.vidangel.com/

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/jeffrey-harmon

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.461 ~ Making the Squatty Potty Video and Viral Video Ads ~ Benton Crane, CEO of Harmon Bros.

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Benton Crane ~ CEO of Harmon Bros.

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Our guest today is Benton Crane the CEO of Harmon Bros. and if you haven't heard of Harmon Bros. there is a good chance you have seen a commercial or advertisement that was created by them. If you have seen a commercial for Poo Pourri, Clickfunnels, Woodwind Grills, Purple Mattress, Chatbooks, and my favorite the legendary Squatty Potty video ads that made them legends and who was also interviewed on our podcast about 3 years ago, those are the typical viral video ads they create.

Harmon Bros. has over $350 Million in sales as a direct result from their video ads, and nearly 1.5 billion cumulative client video views. They have a now top-rated podcast called From Poop to Gold and a book by the same name.

02:00: Who is Benton Crane/ Harmon Bros?

05:55: Starting Harmon Bros

14:28: Harmon Bros Creative Process

26:41: The Hero’s Journey

34:06: Pillars of a Viral Video

39:54: The Squatty Potty Video Breakdown

53:46: Where to Find Harmon Bros?

Contact Info:

https://harmonbrothers.com/home

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/benton-crane

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.460 ~ Former CIO of Facebook Talks Productivity ~ Tim Campos

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Tim Campos ~ Former CIO of Facebook

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Tim Campos was responsible for the productivity of the entire Facebook workforce from 2010 - 2016.

Two weeks after Tim started as CIO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg summoned him to his office for an urgent meeting. Once there, he met with Zuckerberg’s Executive Assistant, who lambasted the company’s internal calendar app and urged Tim to fix it. From that moment, Tim set to work designing creative tools that would help Facebook employees easily find optimal times and places to meet. It was so successful that it helped Tim double Facebook’s productivity from $900,000 to $1.8 million per employee making it the most productive company in the world — five times more than most tech companies.

In 2016, Tim left Facebook to co-found Woven, an intelligent calendar that helps busy

professionals maximize their most valuable asset - time.

02:00: Who is Tim Campos

21:30: How Tim Doubled Facebook's Productivity

34:21: Leadership Lessons from Mark Zuckerberg

37:55: Combat Creative Burnout with Better Organization

Why You Need "No Meeting Wednesdays"

Business Meetings Aren't a Waste of Time

55:01: Time Management Tools for Freelancers

The Best Time To Get Creative

59:00: Where to find Tim Campos?

Contact Info:

https://woven.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tcampos

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/tim-campos

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.459 ~ Getting to The Future First from the Creator of iFart ~ Joel Comm

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Joel Comm ~ Creator of iFart

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Our guest today, has been building online businesses since 1995. His first website was amongst the first 18,000 sites in the world, and his efforts have brought experience in creating and selling websites, licensing content, affiliate marketing, Internet marketing, blogging, podcasting, online video creation, social media marketing, joint ventures, mobile app creation and marketing, authoring books, public speaking, conducting live training events and more.

He hosted and produced the world’s first competitive Internet reality show, The Next Internet Millionaire. He also created a #1 best-selling iPhone application which became one of the most talked about novelty iPhone apps of all time. He is always exploring new methods of leveraging his expertise and technology to educate, inspire and entertain others. His name is Joel Comm.

In July 2017, Joel and Travis Wright went down the rabbit hole of blockchain technology. They took their excitement and channeled it into the creation of The Bad Crypto Podcast. The show, heard in 180 countries around the world, is one of the top crypto-related shows in the world. With over 400,000 downloads / month, the show provides an informative and entertaining take on the Blockchain revolution that is changing the world.

02:54: Who Is Joel Comm?

10:32: 40 Years In The Online Game

19:57: Easiest Money Made Online

24:53: Biggest Takeaway From Creating iFart

33:43: Positioning Yourself For The Future - Cryptocurrency

39:27: Google vs Brave/Duck Duck Go

45:26: Wikipedia vs Everipedia

51:19: Joel's Tech Predictions

01:02:52: Where To Find Joel Comm

Contact Info:

https://joelcomm.com/

https://www.instagram.com/joelcomm/

https://badcryptopodcast.com/

Ep. 458 ~ Surviving 5 Recessions as an Entrepreneur ~ Stephen King

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Stephen King ~ President & CEO GrowthForce

~ Current Series ~

Entrepreneurs Surviving & Navigating the Corona Crisis

From bootstrapped tech founder to billion-dollar executive, he is regarded as one of the accounting industry's top thought leaders, he's currently serving as President & CEO of GrowthForce, one of the nation’s largest cloud-based accounting services.

Stephen has worked with Fortune 100 companies and he’s been an executive at a $4bn company and a fundraiser at a non-profit. He’s launched bootstrapped startups and piloted an industry-leading tech company.

Importantly, for today’s talk, Stephen has also successfully navigated five previous recessions as an entrepreneur.

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/stephen-king

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.457 ~ The $108k Formula For Community Building During COVID ~ Dan Schwartz

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Dan Schwartz ~ CEO InvestorFuse

~ Current Series ~

Entrepreneurs Surviving & Navigating the Corona Crisis

02:11: Who is Dan Schwartz?

17:15: Pivoting during COVID-19

46:30: The Importance of Building a Community

01:04:20: Where to Find Dan

Contact Info:

dan@investorfuse.com

www.claritywithdan.com

https://investorfuse.com/

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/dan-schwartz-covid

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.456 ~ Do You Have What it Takes to Be an Entrepreneur? Gino Wickman, Author of ‘Traction’

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Gino Wickman ~ Author of Traction

~ Current Series ~

100 Major Influencers

The author of the award-winning, best-selling book Traction, as well as Get a Grip, Rocket Fuel Gino Wickman joins us today who has been an entrepreneur since the age of 21, At 25 he took over his family’s business, which was deeply in debt and turned the company around and ran it for seven years, eventually selling it.

Gino then set out to help entrepreneurs and leaders get what they want from their businesses. Based on his years of real-world experience, he created the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), an organization that has helped tens of thousands of
businesses implement EOS with the aid of an international team of over 350 professional and certified EOS Implementers.

There are more than 76,000 companies using the EOS tools worldwide. Gino has personally delivered more than 1,900 full-day sessions for
more than 135 companies, helping them implement EOS.

01:56: Who is Gino Wickman?

05:50: The Inspiration behind The Entrepreneurial Leap

17:14: Six Essential Traits That Every Entrepreneur Has

29:10: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

39:35: Let Your Freak Flag Fly- Embrace Your Flaws as Gifts

45:29: Finding A Mentor as a New Entrepreneur

54:54: The Transformative Power of 10-year Focus

01:07:06: Where to find Gino Wickman’s work

*Entrepreneurial Leap is available to order on Amazon

*Visit e-leap.com to Take the Free Entrepreneur-in-the-Making Assessment

*Get a sneak peek! Download a Free Chapter of Entrepreneurial Leap here.

Contact Info:

Website: www.e-leap.com

Twitter: Twitter.com/readLeap

Facebook: Facebook.com/readLeap

Instagram: Instagram.com/readLeap

Linkedin: Linkedin.com/company/readLeap

Email: info@e-leap.com

Phone number: (248) 672-1192

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/gino-wickman

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.455 ~ Business During COVID from the Executive That Turned Around Continental Air, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Quiznos, Burger King and Home Depot ~ Greg Brenneman

Wed, 27 May 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Greg Brenneman ~ Chairman CCMP Capital

~ Current Series ~

Entrepreneurs Surviving & Navigating the Corona Crisis

Greg Brenneman Former CEO of Burger King and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, former president of Continental Airlines, COO of Quiznos Subs. He now chairs the private equity firm CCMP capital. He is known as one of the greatest business turnaround experts in the world today. He has revived multiple businesses while creating thousands of new jobs. He is the author of the popular book Right Away and All at Once.

We wanted to get some professionals on the podcast to talk about handling business during times of Crisis, we feature a lot of digital entrepreneurs and few of them were even in business during the 08 recession. So I wanted to get someone on the show that has a wealth of knowledge and experience over the years to help these younger and less experienced entrepreneurs out, and by younger I mean people in business less than 10 years. 08, early 90’s crash, crash of 87, So I am really happy to have you on the show Greg.

02:42: Who is Greg Brenneman?

06:45: His Perspective on the Current Crisis

18:28: Predictions For Covid19 Therapies

20:56: Economic Predictions

27:50: Lessons Learned From 3 Recessions

41:19: Continental Air - Greg's Most Challenging Role

46:39: Future Trends in the Digital Industry

51:54: Advice to Entrepreneurs that are Cash Poor

58:13: Greg's Daily Routine

01:01:04: Where to find Greg

Contact Info:

https://www.ccmpcapital.com/

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/greg-brenneman

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.454 ~ 8-Figure Founder of AppSumo, Noah Kagan - Q&A w/ Freddy Lansky, & Itamar Marani

Wed, 20 May 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Noah Kagan~ Founder of AppSumo & SendFox

~ Current Series ~

100 Major Influencers

Noah Kagan was #30 at Facebook, #4 at Mint.com is the founder of AppSumo, OkDork, KingSumo, and SendFox. AppSumo is an 8-figure business and is #1 site online for software deals. He is the founder and host of one of the top podcasts on entrepreneurship, Noah Kagan Presents.

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/noah-kagan

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

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Noah

How do I sell people I'm like, you find that people who have the money and you do something valuable for them, and then they will give you that money. I think what's even more powerful as you say, you can be a millionaire in 10 years. And so pick some fucking idea. Most importantly, pick an idea that you'll work on for 10 years, and just commit 10 years and finding the thing to commit to is almost the more hard part about it. Especially right now I think the one thing to think about in business is what are you certain of not what are you uncertain of, and make a list of all the certainties and then execute against that?

Chris

Hey guys, we get the fortunate opportunity to hop on the mic and do a Q and A session with Noah Kagan. Noah is the founder of AppSumo, a $30 million a year business. also the founder and owner of Noah Kagan Presents, a very popular podcast on entrepreneurship as well as the founder of Ok Dork, KingSumo and Send Fox. Noah was the 30th employee at Facebook and number four at Mint.com. He has quite an amazing resume. And just a genius when it comes to spouting out business ideas. You guys will notice this on the podcast. Noah is very creative, but he's also very thoughtful on not only how he can be a better entrepreneur, but how he can engage with other people and be a better person himself. So what we do on this show you guys we have two other friends Freddy Lansky, who organized this podcast and Itamar Marini, my partner and friend as well. And we go through some chat back and forth about asking Noah different types of questions around entrepreneurship, what's going on in the world today with the crisis that we're going through, and then we bring in one guest entrepreneur to ask some questions and then we have a q&a going. And Noah answered some q&a from the Facebook Live that we did with this podcast as well. So it's a fun session, more informal, a lot of back and forth banter, a lot of rabbit holes and tangents we go often but really enjoyable and I think it's an episode you guys will get a lot out of. First before we hop into the episode we want to tell you about our sponsors NomadX. NomadX is shaping the way remote workers live, work and learn online at nomadic calm remote workers can find apartments, bedrooms or co living spaces to rent on a monthly basis. 50% more affordable than Airbnb. True story you guys. Plus that's not all. No is a comprehensive educational platform providing easy to learn courses to start or to skill, your successful location independent online business. They have built An incredible community with more than 7000 remote workers and online entrepreneurs and they have over 21,000 followers on Instagram to show you how to position yourself as an authority and how to combine different social media channels to gain maximum visibility during these remote working times, NomadX is the trusted community for location independent entrepreneurs to live work and learn online. Check them out at NomadX.com, that's nomadx.com and now let's hop in to today's podcast.

Noah

Give them what they want, Chris give what they want.

Chris

going live Is this thing on?

Noah

Oh, there it is. All right. We're about to get it on. Yeah, man. I'm stoked. All right. I'm grabbing my brisket. Once I get my brisket, it's Game on.

Chris

Are you eating pork again? No shame on you

Noah

No. Well there's two things. I was just gonna say one you got to eat otherwise you can be hungry but two, we don't in our lives include enough recharge time. Yeah. And so I've been really working on not this moment, but I was gonna have more things after this and I'm like, Fuck that. Yeah, I think we think our phones need to recharge, but we don't need to recharge.

Chris

I hear you man. I always like to make it equivalent to a bow and an arrow. You know, like you've got to have that recharge that pullback time in order to shoot the arrow so it can go fast. And we don't do that. We don't pull our bows back enough.

Noah

Dude, I've literally one thing that happened to me recently with this whole Coronavirus thing which I love. It's my favorite holiday.

Noah

I really do. Yeah, well regarding the recharging. I fucking forgot where the fuck I was going with it. But it was a really good point. You know, come back to me about this reach. Oh, I the number one thing I've noticed. This is one thing, the number one thing I notice about everyone who fucking hates Corona There's two things. Number one, though, they're not getting enough sleep. Seriously, every day that I wake up and I'm like, fuck today, like that happened to me on Friday and Saturday, I was just just lonely and angry. And then I was like, Did you sleep a lot? I was like, No. Okay, that's probably why

Freddy

Do you have an aura ring? Or like a sleep tracker?

Noah

So there's two other things I was going to say though. Number one is, it's interesting to think about our morning routines. And I think everyone's got weird as shit, but I was just really zoning in and like honing in on a fucking badass morning where like, today, I did it perfectly. And I was like, okay, when I do it this way, my day starts great. And when I do it other ways, My days are a little more fucked. Yeah. And then the last thing that is interesting is that when you're rich, it's really hard to know what it's like to be poor. And I know that that's a fucking that's a dick thing to say. But I really had this universe of rich bullshit. I hired a guy to come over and massage me last night. And so he came over to my house, and it was really sad. Okay, it was just sad. Because he was like Yeah, I've lost my job and no one wants to have me come over the house. And you know, it was good to understand and try to see where I can help that kind of person right like and so I talked to him I was like well you're a sous Have you thought about teaching people how to give themself massages or couples massages and maybe putting that online or helping people locally? And you know, it's just interesting to kind of learn from that versus just I think as you get as you rise levels you just forget so I think it's good to go back to the frontline.

Chris

Do you ever do anything to like, keep you humble? You know, they talk about like, I like to do things that make me survive on very little like this past weekend, we just went out in the woods, and we took a knife and took a pot to boil on a fishing hook. And then you really kind of get in touch with you know, you don't need a lot like it doesn't matter how much money you have. You know, you can understand, like humility or living on bear means or interacting with people that don't have a lot on a regular basis.

Noah

Yeah, like, yesterday I had to call my assistant to go do something and I was pretty low for me. Like, you know, I was like, this thing to call her. No, I like that. I like that approach. I think we've done that is I like doing that in the small things like the dishes is the stupidest one, right what is just something small that you know, doing the bitch work and eating it. There's something great Oh, shoot me.

Chris

No, no, sorry. Sorry. I was just gonna say like Mike Tyson used to go big on streets further for money, even after he was rich and famous. And he would go and he put a hoodie on and he would go out just just to kind of, I mean, it may not be the best example because Mike, you know, had his own word for No.

Noah

Well, I think what I've been doing recently, especially with the YouTube channel, and some of these other things is starting businesses again from scratch. Yeah. And really doing it live like we did with Freddie a few days ago and I did it myself. The past I've done like I started a gym business two weeks ago. started selling Oculus a few weeks ago and so really experimenting with like, Alright, can I actually do this stuff? And I don't know I guess it does keep me humble. It also reminds me sometimes how hard or and also how easy some of this stuff is.

Chris

Yeah, that's a good point.

Chris

So before we get started we wanted to reconnect you with Itamar here. I know you both, I don't know you know very well, but I know Itamar pretty well. And we thought you guys would kind of hash it out and have good chats and good fun together. He's really special forces for 10 years and counterterrorism, good friend of mine and partner of mine now. And and so if you ever want to learn Hebrew, this is the guy to learn from.

Itamar

You need to try Jiu Jitsu, man. There's no better equalizer in the world. Nobody cares how much money you have. What's your background on the mats? Kelly?

Noah

yeah, I love watching two dudes grow like groping each other on the ground. That's like I'm really into that. I did watch it. Yeah. Boxing I think one thing I've been thinking about in life is like ratios. And so I do boxing and I found that like the calorie to time ratio for me was more effective. And also enjoyment plus skill, but I felt that I got more out of that with boxing than I did with jujitsu and I've done it, it's not just me. Yeah, it's interesting to stay humble, man. I like that. I think you know a lot of it about Chris checking your ego.

Yeah, no matter what size you get, and you know, happened to me two weeks ago, like I put out this YouTube video youtube.com slash Okay, dork, by the way, but I put out this video and I didn't get a lot of views. And then I was like, Am I not worthy? I was like, Am I not smart? Are my ideas sucky? And it was interesting. I was like, Well, what am I doing this for? And what, what's, what's the treadmill that I'm on? Right? And is there ever enough? So we were talking even when we could in that moment, I talked to a friend. He's like, Well, why did you do it? And I was like, I really have so much confidence in the world and people these days that I want to go help. I want to help these underdogs. I want to help the people willing to work. And he's like, Well, did you do it? I was like, yeah. And I was like, Alright, well then don't fucking care if you get one person's help or 1000.

And it's a kind of shifted how I'm even goal setting lately. Because it's like, people have these goals. And once you get to a million dollars I want you just get a million bucks and then set whatever fucking cool goal you want. And then you know, you can do but I think frankly, you'll get a million dollars if you do the thing that you're not trying to make the million dollars on. Yeah. You know, and that's bullshit advice if you're not rich, because you're like, Well, I'm not rich yet. So that advice doesn't work for me. But I've generally made the most money, not trying to make the money just doing the thing that I'm most interested in. But with the goal thing, we were talking about our YouTube goal, and we're actually looking at the goal that's interesting for the dork brand, my stuff that I share basically the voice of our company. For app Sumo and Sumo group. We said we want to get our active audience number up. And I don't think this is a metric that anyone talks about if you're in content. So your active audience is not just your email list, but it's the active audience on your email list and the active audience on your YouTube. That active audience on the platforms that matter to you, and what is that actual reach? And so my reach is like penis size, micro, okay? But it was like 173,000. And then we're like, Alright, this month in May, we're gonna get to 200,000. And I was like, I don't give a fuck if I get to 200,000 people, I really don't. I really care more than like, I get to hang out with you guys and do a talk like this to 10,15, 500 I don't care. And so I'm more interested in sharing the things I'm learning and also getting learned and meeting people that I'm learning a lot from. And so it's maybe setting my goals a little bit more differently that are aligned to things that really fulfill me. I love that man.

Chris

I love that. Okay, so let's do a quick introduction. I think most people know who knows Noah Kagan is but I'm going to introduce him anyway. Noah Kagan was number 30 on Facebook. Number four is the founder of AppSumo. Ok Dork, KingSumo and Send Fox and probably a bunch of others. AppSumo is an eight figure business and the number one site online For software deals, Noah is the founder and a host of one of the top podcasts on entrepreneurship. Noah Kagan Presents.

Noah

Dude, that guy sounds awesome.

He sounds cool.

Yeah, I was like, Is that me? I think sometimes I'm just surprised.

I'm like, wow.

But you know, I think some of it is. I was talking with my therapist. He calls himself a coach, but I say you're a therapist. I guess it just depends how much they charge.

And who's cheaper? Well, tell us first. I know well. I think a coach can charge more. A therapist charges 120, a coach can have a program. That's what he wants to talk to me about next week, which I'm interested in. But I think what's really interesting about successes, how we label it to each other, but not ourselves. Because I never think of the word success. I don't, it's not that I don't believe in it. I guess I don't believe it. I just don't give a fuck about success. I've really explored and I think where I've explored my interests and my explore things I really want. I thrive and when I explore money making opportunities, I fucking flame out and That's been interesting in my own journey, and I hope for everyone's journey is just really, you know, Facebook. I didn't know anyone there. I didn't have any advantages I just built, I looked it up recently. I built probably like four to five different online college businesses. So when I applied I said, hey, I've just been doing this stuff because it sucked for me, and I wanted to build it. And then I got the job there. And I think a lot of the most of the stuff I started or worked at, I was just really like, I was excited to work at MIT. So I did whatever it took to work there. And appsumo I was like, I want deals on these products. These products are fucking dope. There's this whole Groupon makeit thing. That's a cool way to do it. And let me just go get deals on the software I don't want to pay full price for and I'm like, now I get fucking paid for that. Like, how cool is that? Like, everyone should do that.

Chris

You're right, you're right. What do you think gets in the way of people from doing that?

Noah

Well tell you there's two separate things that I've observed for myself. So I think there's two separate places, there's the starting place and then there's the success place. People are afraid of getting success as much as they're afraid of starting. Yeah, that's been really fascinating for me, and So on both sides of that, I would say for myself, what I can only speak for myself in my recipes. So in myself, I noticed that my superpower is starting and experimenting, and I'm not as strong. It's consistency. Just don't get really bored. I'm like, Alright, next. Next, I was telling the coach this morning I said, My motto is kill comma, next. Kill next, what's next, kill it. Next thing. And so I'm actually thinking my and I've been learning this one of my books that I've really enjoyed is the powerful engagement by Tony Schwartz. And I got to chat with him recently. And he said that life doesn't have to be zero and one, there's a spectrum and you go back and forth on it. And so I think the spectrum I'm working on is how I slow down a bit more and enjoy the kill, and slow down more and recharge more. And so in terms of the the, the thing I hope you will back into success for me what I've observed is embracing your strength. So I'm a starter so I should be fucking starting and amens a closer so he's running appsumo The other side of that the other part of that that I'm really working through right now is of what's working for you or what's fulfilling you really fulfilling like fucking calling like, Hello, it's Jesus. It's your turn. How do you remove the distractions from that? So I'll give you an example of what that means. I love this. This with you, not just hearing my fucking voice, like I can listen to you guys talk if I have questions for you. I do this all fucking day. But when I'm spending the day doing meetings, I've been setting the date like I spent like two hours trying to figure out some tech shit earlier. And when spending my day like a planet doing other stuff, it honestly discourages me from it. And so it's like, Alright, well how do I hire the people or figure out you know how to reduce it. So I'm not spending my day in that and I color code my calendar, and I call it my purple productivity priority. And my purple productivity party is that how much fucking purple is on my calendar and you can color code your calendar is really cool. And so I'm like, Well, if my color isn't fucking purple, something's wrong. And so I've just noticed for myself in terms of once you've gotten some level of Your own measurement of success? How do you remove the things that are hindering you from sustaining? So that's it once you've gotten inside and honestly, the purple productivity priority, I'm still working on the branding is what's working for me? Because then I look at my calendar right now. And I can say like, do I have something everyday that fulfills me? Do I have something that's towards my main priority every day? On the starter site for the beginners out there? The number one thing for starters is fear. They're all fucking afraid. They're so fucking afraid, and I'm afraid of relationships. And I'm afraid of sustaining. But I'm not afraid of fucking starting. And so that's why I've done so well, business wise around the start. These people, it's been amazing. We had that monthly one k.com we reopened this course. About 10,000 people have gone through it, maybe 1000 have gotten businesses like really good businesses, and maybe like 100 have made like six figure businesses. And that's probably true for how like the statistics work publicly, but it's been amazing to observe how they avoid that part's been so fucking wild. Like the psychology You have people who put this out, and they're afraid of it so I do a lot of things to get them out of their fucking fear. Like we know, we do a push up challenge, try to do 100 push ups. That's it. You can do it at home. You don't need anyone. Okay? You fucking failed. Alright, good your life next coffee challenge, which you guys probably have heard of, or maybe if not coffee challenges go for 10% off your next purchase, preferably in person and get rejected. And then you're like, well, that's fucking fine. And then the last one I like is like the stranger challenge. Now it's even scarier because no one wants to talk to fucking anyone. But next time you go out, talk to a stranger. It's fucking scary. I'm scared of that. It's just a little scary. But I pushed myself. I still do that to this day one because I love deals. So I'd like to do a 10% Coffee challenge, but I like the idea of practicing and making strength in my fear muscle. I think the fear muscle is something that you can actually work on. And with starting a business ideas are fucking a joke. I talked to the masseuse last night. He's like, Man, I'm struggling. I got no money. I was like, Well, I didn't want to be a business coach. But I said, I was like, Did you try to teach people how to do couples' massages?'' Have you you post it anywhere Have you applied for an Amazon delivery job, like I applied for an Amazon delivery job took me like five fucking minutes. It's actually shockingly easy. And not everyone should be an employee. But I think in terms of starting a side hustle. Number one, if you have no fucking money, go get a day job and get just get your foundation set up. But in terms of the fear, it's just practicing the fear, noticing the traps, like there's traps. So I actually made a list of the traps yesterday, things that were entrepreneurs say 10 ways to know your entrepreneur, or 10 things that they say they say, Ah, it's the economy, the economy's bad. I'm like, the economy is always gonna be fucking weird. So it's just that you're not valuable, and you're doing things that are not valuable. It's a good point.

Ep.453 ~ Lessons From Running a Digital Business in the 2008 Recession & How to Apply Those in the Current Crisis ~ Russ Perry

Wed, 13 May 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Russ Perry ~ Founder of Design Pickle

~ Current Series ~

Entrepreneurs Surviving & Navigating the Corona Crisis

We're hopping into the podcast today with a friend and former guest of the show, Russ Perry. Russ is the founder of Design Pickle, and I actually had him on the show about two and a half years ago nearly 200 episodes ago. At the time, we chatted a lot about his company Design Pickle which was then just three years old, and they were doing half a million dollars a month with 125 employees. In that episode, Russ shared some really good insight and philosophy as an entrepreneur, how to build a business that serves the founder, as much as it serves the customers and clients, and the team as well. Now, fast forward two and a half years later, Russ’ businesses are five years old, and they do $14 million in annual revenue, with a team of nearly 500 people also applying those same philosophies that he was two years ago.

Here's the reason I brought Russ back onto the show, Russ was a digital entrepreneur running a creative agency back in 2008 during the recession. He was in Phoenix, Arizona, which was like the impact zone for the ‘08 Housing Crisis and Cash Crunch back then. Russ survived as an entrepreneur, his business continued to flourish throughout that time, and he has some really good tips about the failures, lessons, and the hard times that he had surviving through that recession as an entrepreneur.

We chat about the lessons that he took away from 2008. We discuss when he saw the global pandemic hit, and changes that are happening, what were the immediate things that he implemented within the company and within his team.

02:00: Who is Russ Perry?

15:51: How Russ's Business Survived the '08-'09 Cash Crunch

22:32: Managing Your Stress During a Crisis

32:49: How to Build an Anti-Fragile Business

37:49: Action Steps Prompted by Covid-19

48:16: Russ’s 6-Month Predictions

53:46: The Importance of Building a Solid Team

56:28: FreshStock

58:38: Final Thoughts

01:00:00: Where to Find Russ Perry

Contact Info:

Design Pickle:

https://designpickle.com/

Social Media:
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/russkperry
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/russperry/

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/russperry

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Spotify:

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Ep.452 ~ Habits Built Now Will Prepare You For the Post-Covid World ~ Eric Edmeades

Wed, 06 May 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Eric Edmeades ~ Founder of WildFit

~ Current Series ~

Entrepreneurs Surviving & Navigating the Corona Crisis

Today we are joined by Eric Edmeades, whose passion for food & behavioral psychology led him to create Wildfit. Wildfit is a program about nutritional balance that helps you change your relationship with food and attain optimal health.

On this episode, Eric shares insights on how eating well can protect us from Covid-19 and why creating new eating habits during the lockdown is so important.

17:28: Eating Well Can Help Protect You From Covid-19

19:31: Eric’s Story on How He Healed Himself From Chronic Illness

29:06: Most People Are Overfed & Starving To Death

33:40: The Origins of Your DNA Determine Your Optimal Diet

46:07: Bootcamp vs Summer Camp- Using the Lockdown to Create New Eating Habits

51:43: How Eric Strategically Shifted His Business To Prepare for Post-Covid World

56:36: Eric on Managing His Brand Influence During These Uncertain Times

01:00:32: Where to Find Eric Edmeades

Contact Info:

Website:https://ericedmeades.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/erictv.show/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericedmeades/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricEdmeades

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/eric-edmeades

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Spotify:

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Ep.451 ~ COVID-19 Business Data & Trends | What We’ve Seen After Sitting Down with 60+ Entrepreneurs for the Past Month

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0400

~ Current Series ~

Entrepreneurs Surviving & Navigating the Corona Crisis

Itamar and I discuss the business trends and observations from the Covid-19 Mastermind with over 60 entrepreneurs. We highlight the importance of calculating your business runway, setting contingency triggers and also how to maintain a positive mindset in the midst of it all. We end the conversation with an informative Q&A session.

06:22: Calculate Your Financial Runway

09:15: Change Your Perspective- Opportunity vs Challenge

12:40: Grow Your List- The Time is Now!

14:28: Set Contingency Triggers

18:15: Keep Messaging Relevant

19:05: Sell Like You Would To Your Grandmother

23:11: Shift Targeting To Europe

30:08: Q&A

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/covid19-data

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Google Podcasts:

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Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.450 ~ How Neuromarketing Can Help Entrepreneurs Achieve a Better ROI During a Crisis ~ Felix Cao

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Felix Cao ~ Founder of Happy Buying Brain

~ Current Series ~

Entrepreneurs Surviving & Navigating the Corona Crisis

02:42: Who is Felix Cao

20:33: How A Business Can Position Itself Today

29:26: The Power of Contrast- Case Study

43:50: The Power of Loss- Case Study

52:06: Where to Find Felix Cao

Contact Info: https://www.happybuyingbrain.com/

Website:

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/felix-cao

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.449 ~ How To Build a Highly Successful Personal Brand & Why It's Beneficial During a Crisis ~ Chris Ducker

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Chris Ducker ~ Founder of Youpreneur

~ Current Series ~

Entrepreneurs Surviving & Navigating the Corona Crisis

Chris Ducker is a serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker and author of the bestseller, “Virtual Freedom” and also The Rise of the Youpreneur.

Originally from the UK, Chris has lived in the Philippines for 15-years, where he hosts the annual YouPreneur Summit event and has founded several businesses, which combine an amount of over 400 full-time employees.

He is also a popular business blogger and podcaster at ChrisDucker.com, YoupreneurAcademy.com, and the founder of Youpreneur.com, an exclusive Personal Brand Business Building Community.

02:00: Who is Chris Ducker?

07:30: Youpreneur- The Value of a Personal Brand

14:19: How To Become Someone's Favorite

18:07: Chris' Personal Brand Business Model

39:00: Chris on Staying on Top of Things during a Crisis

46:43: Where to Find Chris Ducker

Contact Info:

Youpreneur.com

The Business Method Podcast

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/chris-ducker

Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.448 ~ Navigating the Cash Crunch as an Entrepreneur ~ Timothy Francis

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Timothy Francis ~ Founder & CEO of The Profit Factory

~ Current Series ~

Entrepreneurs Surviving & Navigating the Corona Crisis

04:31: Tim's Super Secret Dinner Party

10:49: 3 Steps Every Entrepreneur Should Take to Navigate the Cash Crunch

21:00: The Bloat Factor

31:15: The Cash Flow Forecast Tool

Contact Info:

https://knowyournumbersworkshop.com/cashcrunch

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/timothy-francis

Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2

Google Podcasts

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Ep.447 ~ Wealth is Shifting Right Now! Is Your Business Positioned Correctly? ~ John Logar

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 03:00:00 -0400

John Logar ~ Founder of ConsultingUnleashed.com

~ Current Series ~

Entrepreneurs Surviving & Navigating the Corona Crisis

Topics During Interview:

The Challenges & Opportunities of Running a Business during a Global Crisis
Steps Every Entrepreneur Should Take To Position Themselves Correctly

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/john-logar

Contact Info:

CallJohnLogar.com

ConsultingUnleashed.com

Ep.446 ~ OFFER: FREE Corona Crisis Masterminds for Entrepreneurs w/ Chris Reynolds & Itamar Marani

Wed, 25 Mar 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Corona Crisis Masterminds for Free!

What We Address During the Podcast

Being Adaptable During Chaotic Times
Itamar’s Thought Process of Being Adaptable
Regulatory Period for
The Free Corona Crisis Masterminds
The Structure of the 5 Week Corona Crisis Masterminds
What We Know & What We Don’t Know Right Now

Mentions:

Ep.445 ~ How to Handle the Corona Crisis w/ a Special Forces Mindset & Keeping Your Immune System Strong Right Now ~ Itamar Marani

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/coronavirus

http://maraniconsulting.com/masterminds/

Ep.445 ~ How to Handle the Corona Crisis w/ a Special Forces Mindset & Keeping Your Immune System Strong ~ Itamar Marani

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Itamar Marani ~ Former Israeli Special Forces, 15 Years in Counter-Terrorism w/the Israeli Government, Former Head of Security for a Billionaire, International Jiu-Jitsu Champion, Trained Medic & Founder of Marani Consulting

~ Current Series ~

Entrepreneurs Surviving & Navigating the Corona Crisis

Topics During the Interview:

Special Forces Mindset on the Corona Virus Outbreak
How to Handle Yourself During Times Like These
What is the Most Important Trait to Have During a Crisis?
How to Analyze the Situation in Real Danger
The Importance of Being a Leader Right Now
How Leaders Stay Calm in Crises
The Importance of Transparency and Communication
How to Stay Healthy While Quarantined
How to Balance Your Neurochemistry While Quarantined

Intellihelp Facebook Group for Support During the Corona Virus:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1061901284171597/

5-Minute High-Performance Meditation to Reduce Stress

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1061901284171597/

2-Minute High-Performance Meditation to Reduce Stress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am7ux3h4f5U

Contact Information:

Itamar Marani: https://maraniconsulting.com/

Ep.444 ~ Why Most People Suck at Listening ~ Dane Maxwell

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 04:00:00 -0400

Dane Maxwell~ Founder of The Foundation & Start From Zero

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Dane Maxwell has been an entrepreneur for over 10 years and has started 16 business in his career.. He’s the Founder of The Foundation, a program designed to teach entrepreneurs how to build a profitable SaaS business, and currently owns a multi-million dollar SaaS business called SwipeMyIdeas.com, as well as ‍PaperlessPipeline.com, ‍MyAgentBase.com, & ‍FearNoFeeling.com

Dane found building a business around a painful problem to be extremely lucrative. He taught people not to follow your passion, but to follow the pain, and become passionate about the process of problem solving.

Nowadays, he has a love hate relationship with teaching entrepreneurship because while building a business that solves other people’s problems is financially rewarding, it’s not always fulfilling. So he has recently had an awakening and has chosen to retire from business to develop himself as a singer/songwriter.

01:54: WHo is Dane Maxwell?

08:00: MLK, Steve Wozniak & Michelangelo

12:33: Dane's Decision Making Process

24:16: Living in a State of Receptive Curiosity

34:23: Live Listening Exercise w/ Chris

47:56: How to Improve Your Listening Skills

01:04:12: Identifying What Gives You Pleasure

01:13:09: Final Thoughts

01:16:48: Where to Find Dane

Contact Info:

https://www.startfromzero.com/method

Ep.443 ~ An 8-Figure Philosopher ~ Pejman Ghadimi

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 04:00:00 -0500

Pejman Ghadimi~ Author of Third Circle Theory

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Pejman Ghadimi is a self-made entrepreneur, philosopher and the author of the best selling books Third Circle Theory & RADIUS.

Over the last 20 years, Pejman has built a multitude of businesses ranging from a one-of-a-kind investment firm that focuses on alternative asset management known as VIP Motoring to a series of online education businesses including Secret Entourage, Exotic Car Hacks and Watch Trading Academy that have reshaped what and how people learn.

In 2018, Pejman's companies finished the fiscal year with over $87,000,000.00 in combined revenue. A byproduct of his very own teachings, Pejman is the perfect example of how resourcefulness and self-education are the two most powerful keys to success.

Today, Pejman is a mentor to over 36,000 students from across the globe and his teachings have created many 6, 7, and 8-figure Entrepreneurs.

03:00: Who is Pejman Ghadimi?

10:43: The Evolution of a Car Wash Business

21:13: Becoming a Chase Bank Manager at 18

36:36: Entrepreneurs VS Money Flow: What are they missing?

39:08: Third Circle Theory: The Progressive Journey of Entrepreneurship

42:23: Dimensional Awareness

48:00: What is True Freedom?

58:47: Pejman on Planning for the Next Decade

01:02:14: Where to Find Pejman Ghadimi

01:02:38: Pejman's Final Thoughts

Contact Info:

https://www.pejmanghadimi.com/

https://learnfrompj.com/

https://www.secretentourage.com

https://www.exoticcarhacks.com/

https://www.watchtradingacademy.com/

Ep.442 ~ Co-Founder of Kajabi ~ Travis Rosser

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 04:00:00 -0500

Travis Rosser~ Co-Founder of Kajabi

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

After a decade in the software industry, Travis co-founded Kajabi, a knowledge capital platform that has helped customers redefine themselves as experts, free themselves from the traditional notions of a job, and live more fulfilled lives.

Since 2010, Kajabi has helped more than ten thousand people launch their own small businesses, and to this day these knowledge entrepreneurs have generated more than $600 million in sales. He is also the best-selling author of the book You, INC.

02:00: Who is Travis Rosser?

12:08: The Impact Rich Dad/Poor Dad

15:30: The Beginning of Kajabi

25:56: Kajabi Success Stories

29:27: Advice to Aspiring Entrepreneurs

36:03: Exiting Kajabi

41:23: Profession, Passion, Profit, & Pain

47:43: Is The Online Course Market Too Saturated?

51:26: What’s Next for Travis?

Contact Info:

https://travisrosser.com/

Ep.441 ~ Using Celebrity Entrepreneurship to Take Your Business to the Next Level ~ Clint Arthur

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 04:00:00 -0500

Clint Arthur ~ Author Break Through Your Upper Limits on TV

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Host of The Greatest Show of All Time on 77WABC Radio in New York City Celebrity Entrepreneur, Personal Branding Expert, Wharton Business School graduate, Dan Kennedy's GKIC Info-Marketer of The Year, with 20 years experience running his own gourmet food company.

Clint's #1 Bestsellers include Break Through Your Upper Limits on TV, followed by What They Teach You At The Wharton Business School, then Speaking Game: 7-Figure Speaker Secrets Revealed, and his latest manifesto: Celebrity Entrepreneurship, then you also have The Greatest Book of All Time, The Presidents Code - Common Traits of Uncommon Leaders, The Last Year of Your Life, The Last Lecture for Entrepreneurs and Authors…. 21 Performance Secrets of Donald Trump

Clint believes the Meaning of Your Life is Determined by You. That You Can Do More, Be More, and Have More — and Capacity is a State of Mind.

03:10: Who is Clint Arthur?

14:58: The 5 Elements of Celebrity Entrepreneurship

23:10:The Hierarchy of Media

32:38: Clint on Goal Setting

39:43: Where to Find Clint Arthur?

Contact Info:

https://clinttt.com/

https://www.clintarthur.tv/

Ep. 440 ~ Making Amazon Millionaires from Romania ~ Alex Huditan

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 04:00:00 -0500

Alex Huditan ~ Founder of Amazonienii

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Alex Huditan, or Hudi as his friends call him is on the mic today to talk about how he became a millionaire on Amazon from Romania and how he has helped many other Romanians become millionaires also.

Alex has completely changed his life since 2014 and personal beliefs about money over the past few years, switching from corporate to running a business from a deck chair in a tropical country and running his 7-figure business that he works on only four hours per MONTH!

Alex and his friends found a perfect business model and strategy that helped him succeed on Amazon. It worked so well that Alex and his friends decided to help other Romanians share in the success now teaching their method to others. Alex has mentored over 500 launches, sold over $4,000,000 and now runs a community of Amazon sellers with over 3,000 people.

02:36: Who is Alex Huditan?

22:07: Building a Business Mastermind

29:20: 5 To The Power of 5- Amazon Strategy

35:56: Tips on Building an Entrepreneurial Mindset

50:45: Lifestyle Design Through Trial & Error

1:03:06: Where to Find Alex Huditan

Contact Info:

https://www.amazonienii.ro/

http://www.hudi.ro/

https://enlightened-millionaires.com/

Ep.439 ~ From Juggling on the Streets to $16 Million ~ Daniel Rosen

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 04:00:00 -0500

After leaving home at age 13 to make a living juggling on street corners he ended up in a 25+ year career on TV. The longest gig was the announcer of The Price Is Right. Yea, he was the one who said: "Come on down!"

For him life took an unexpected turn when a bank error devastated his credit, leaving him on the verge of bankruptcy. There weren't any solutions out there to help with the process and while fixing his own problem, he thought of a way to help others by bootstrapping the world's first credit repair software.

Credit Repair Cloud was born and now powers the credit repair industry and has helped thousands of entrepreneurs to become “Credit Heroes” by changing millions of lives and 25 of them have become millionaires by leveraging the software to start their own credit repair business.

Now, with more than $16M in revenues, Credit Repair Cloud is the industry leader and Daniel Rosen is known as one of the most innovative SaaS CEOs out there.

Contact Info:

https://www.creditrepaircloud.com/

Ep.438 ~ Niche Travel Blogging ~ Janice Waugh

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 04:00:00 -0500

Janice Waugh~ Founder of Solo Traveler World Blog

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Hello listeners! Welcome back to The Business Method Podcast once again and today we have another amazing guest that we wanted to bring on the mic and share about blogging, and travel blogging specifically.

Janice Waugh is the founder of SoloTravelerWorld.com. Janice hops on the mic with us to talk travel and blogging. This is a really good episode because Janice is very transparent and opens up about all the in’s-and-out’s of her business and how she has built SoloTraveler World.

Janice started the blog in 2009. We talk today about her expertise and why she decided to start blogging about solo travel, why she also loves solo travel and still to this day, 10 years after starting the blog, she is still solo traveling and and doing it on a regular basis. Janice shares about how she grew her Facebook following to over 260,000 followers. Why she doesn't focus so much on video on YouTube, where a lot of travel bloggers do focus on those mediums, and she shares why.

Then we discuss why she's doubling down these days on Pinterest. But also, she has a course that's a pick-your-price course. Janice has created a course on solo travel and she actually lets the clients and customers pick their price on what they pay, and you'll find out in this podcast how and why that's working for her. Janice then shares about some of the other revenue sources of ad revenue; Google ads, Amazon affiliates, and she is partnering up with other companies to advertise.

Janice has is very open. She has a very open heart and she's sharing some really good information here. I think you guys will enjoy it. If you want to learn more about blogging, solo travel or creating a solo travel blog or a travel blog. This is a great podcast to listen to.

01:30: Who is Janice Waugh?

05:05: The Inspiration Behind Solo Traveler World

10:08: Transitioning from Business Writing to Travel Blogging

19:00: Sources of Revenue

26:15: Building Solo Traveler World’s Readership

30:49: Pick Your Price Course

35:26: Doubling Down on Pinterest

37:17: Keeping Solo Travel Society Facebook Community Engaged

51:50: The Solo Travel Awards

57:50: Tips for Building a Travel Blog

Contact Info:

Website: https://solotravelerworld.com/

Ep.437 ~ The Creator of the ‘Profit First’ Formula ~ Mike Michalowicz

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 04:00:00 -0500

Mike Michalowicz ~ Author Fix This Next

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

By his 35th birthday Mike Michalowicz had founded and sold two multi million dollar companies then he decided to become an Angel Investor and lost it all. He stared all over again determined to help entrepreneurs grow healthy, and strong companies by creating the Profit First Formula.

Now, Mike is running his 3rd & 4th million dollar ventures. Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal; is the former MSNBC business make-over expert; is a popular keynote speaker on innovative entrepreneurial topics; and is the author of Profit First, Clockwork, The Pumpkin Plan, Fix This Next, Surge, and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, which BusinessWeek deemed "the entrepreneur's cult classic." Mike is also a guest lecturer for collegiate entrepreneurial programs such as Babson, Boston College, Columbia, Copenhagen Business School, Emerson, Harvard, Penn State, Pepperdine and Princeton. His books are in the core curriculum for entrepreneur students at Pepperdine, Carnegie Mellon, Stanford University, and universities across the country. His books have been translated into over 10 languages, and sold over ½ million copies, and he is the host of Entrepreneurship Elevated Podcast!

I recommend listening to this episode for all the entrepreneurs out there. Mike’s method for helping entrepreneurs business successful business should be standard business knowledge and I am convinced that if more entrepreneurs knew what Mike taught, the success rate of building a business would greatly increase. It is an incredible episode so make sure to listen to this one!

02:19: Who is Mike Michalowicz?

10:39: Building a 7-Figure Business & Losing It Through Angel Investing

15:05: Mike on Rebuilding After Failure

20:21: Entrepreneurial Hierarchy of Needs

34:18: Apparent Issues VS Impactful Issues

38:31: Achieving Colossal Growth: Quality over Quantity

43:12: Using Nature to Understand Business Efficiency

49:48: Mike’s “Profit First” Business Model

55:05: Tips from Mike’s New Book “Fix This Next”

Contact Info:

https://mikemichalowicz.com/

Ep.436 ~ Using the Skill of Mastery to Build an 8-Figure eComm Business ~ Ezra Firestone

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 04:00:00 -0500

Ezra Firestone ~ Founder of SmartMarketer.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Ezra Firestone is one of the biggest names in the internet marketing world. He is the founder and face behind SmartMarketer.com, a resource and educational company that helps eComm entrepreneurs scale to the next level. Ezra has over 10 years of experience in the eCommerce world. In the last few years Ezra has done $65 million in sales. He is the founder of Boom! an 8-figure eComm business and also the owner of a few other 7-figure companies.

Ezra, says the reason why most entrepreneurs don’t make it, is because of their expectations and lack of patience. Today, we talk with him about his mentality regarding both expectations and patience. We get to talk about how he designs and structures his business, why he focuses solely on ads for his businesses, how important routines are for him, and when he breaks them how he stays productive and focused, and of course some tips on managing influence.

01:45: Who is Ezra Firestone?

06:05: Marathon Not a Race: Recommendations for Up & Coming Entrepreneurs

12:26: Scaling VS Profitability

14:20: Ezra’s Business Model

16:08: Why Education?

20:04: Ezra on Work/Life Balance

22:17: Ezra’s Daily Routine

26:26: How Ezra Manages His Influence

30:38: Tips for Entrepreneur in the Hustle

32:41: Where to Find Ezra Firestone

Contact Info:

https://smartmarketer.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ezrafirestone/

Ep.435 ~ Building an Online Business Around Solo Female Travel ~ Kristin Addis

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 04:00:00 -0500

Kristin Addis ~ Founder of Be My Travel Muse

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

The dream for so many people is to be able to travel the world, blog about their travels and make money online. For so many people, it seems like an impossible quest, but the truth is, today it is more of a reality than ever before.

Our guest today is one woman that forged that life for herself. She was burnt out working as an investment banker and decided that she was going to travel the world and blog about her adventures. After a couple of years, the blog started to take off and now Kristin Addis is the mind behind Be My Travel Muse, a blog about and for female solo travelers. She spent years on the road traveling solo and sharing her story and what she learned with other women that wanted to do the same.

Be My Travel Muse is considered an authority on solo traveling in destinations worldwide. The blog is a widely-read travel website geared towards solo female and intrepid travelers who like to have authentic, independent travel experiences. Kristin has built her blog into a full fledge business with multiple sources of income and a community of followers that she inspires.

Throughout the podcast today, we chat with Kristin about what it was like traveling the world solo and building an online business. How she made this blog successful, how she added multiple sources of revenue for the business, how she manages her social media and the traffic she gets from her social media and of course, how she manages influence as a successful entrepreneur.

02:00: Who is Kristin Addis?

08:23: How Kristin Became a Location Independent Entrepreneur

09:23: The Inception of the Be My Travel Muse Blog

17:09: The Perks of Being a Solo Female Traveler

19:59: Kristin’s Main Sources of Revenue

21:50: The Process of Scaling to Profitability

29:00: Kristin on Her Long Term Goals

37:05: Kristin’s Daily Routine

49:09: Tips on How To Handle Adversity

51:07: Where to Find Kristin

Contact Info:

Website: https://www.bemytravelmuse.com/

Instagram: @bemytravelmuse

Ep.434 ~ Make 2020 Your Best Year Ever

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 04:00:00 -0500

A new year podcast with Chris Reynolds on how to use high-performance goal setting methods to make 2020 your best year ever!

Check out The Business Method @ https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/

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Ep.433 ~ Making The Four Hour Work Week a Reality ~ John Crestani

Wed, 25 Dec 2019 04:00:00 -0500

John Crestani~ Internationally Renowned Expert in Affiliate Marketing

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

I love it when people hop on the podcast ready to make a great show, with a contagiously stoked attitude and a lot to share. They really make an impact, and I will literally talk about these episodes with my friends non-stop. Quite often I have know idea what show is going to have such an impact on me. I have had some guests that I thought the show would be great, and they were really difficult. Then, I have had other guests, that really surprised me how they showed up on the mic. What is the magic touch when it comes to being a good interviewee? For me it is personality and connection. If someone is truly interested in connecting, having a good time on the podcast and being open, those usually make the best episodes. Sometimes, and we all can tell, the person just shows up to promote their own agenda. I am not knocking it, I know many people do this, and it can be a decent marketing strategy.

But the best episodes, the interviews that leave a mark, the ones that I end up naturally promoting and talking about more are the episodes where the interviewee is stoked, ready to be on the show, having a good time and sharing some of the juiciest tips they have. Today's guest is one of those episodes that I will never forget.

I’ve seen this guy pop up on my YouTube channel a few times and he stood out to me. So, I reached out to him but didn’t hear anything back. About a year later, someone on his team reached out to us to have him on the podcast. I already knew who he was and instantly accepted the request. His name is John Crestani.

John is the perfect example of a ‘Four-Hour Work Week’ case study. He is a lifestyle entrepreneur that started out on an island in Thailand trying to figure out what to do with his life, to creating massive online success in a short period of time. For the past few years, John is running a fully location-independent business pulling in $1,2,3,4+ million USD annually with ZERO employees, and he does it with zest, zeal and a really awesome attitude.

As soon as John hopped on the call, he had a big smile on his face and I knew instantly we were going to get along. We talk about a lot today on the show, because even though John has no employees, there are still many facets to his business. We start off talking about John, when he was on the island in Thailand and what he was going through. Like many of us lifestyle entrepreneurs he came across the book ‘The Four-Hour Work Week’ and it really had a massive impact the way he saw the world. He started out selling on eBay, then trying to go back to University and selling digital products to his fellow students, which turned out to be pretty lucrative. It took him a few years to master the online game, but when he did, he started to crush it. We get to delve deep into how he has built a multi 7-figure business with no employees, how he still designs his work life around the hobbies he enjoys, what he would do if he had to start all over again, why he is doubling down on YouTube, and the strategies he is using that is quite different then other people teaching the same thing as him on YouTube, and much, much more.

03:04: Who is John Crestani?

06:57: The Power of Perspective

17:51: Balancing Lifestyle & Entrepreneurship

24:30: The Impact of Reading “The Four Hour Workweek”

26:49: Running a 7-Figure Business With Zero Employees

35:09: John’s Tips on Selling Online Courses

36:59: How To Strategically Position Yourself In A Community

41:42: John’s Favorite Communities & Organizations

44:00: Why Youtube?

53:17: John’s Vision for the Next Decade

1:02:38: John on Managing Influence

1:06:31: John’s Favorites Books & Podcasts

1:14:00: How John Got Featured in Forbes

1:18:32: Where to Find John Crestani

Contact Info:

johncrestani.com

YouTube: bit.ly/crestani_yt

John’s Forbes Article the Went Viral

Ep.432 ~ World’s Top Female Pro Skateboarder ~ Lizzie Armanto

Wed, 18 Dec 2019 04:00:00 -0500

Lizzie Armanto ~ Top Female Pro Skateboarder

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

It has been really fun interviewing some of the world’s top influencers. One of the reasons is because many of these influencers are also top high-performers as well and today’s guest is no different. Lizzie Armanto joins us today on the mic. Lizzie is one of the world's best skateboarders and has the accolades to prove it. Lizzie has won over 30 skateboarding awards including placing first overall in the World Cup of Skateboarding points race from 2010-2012. She won the gold at the first Women’s Skateboard Park X Games in Barcelona, Spain. She won the 2014 Van Doren Invitational and in 2018 she became the first female skater to complete Tony Hawk’s 360-degree ramp. And, she will be competing in the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. She is one of the most groundbreaking women in skateboarding history and she is joining us on today’s show.

During the interview we dive into a variety of things with Lizzie about how she has grown from a kid skating in Southern California to an international skateboarding pro. Lizzie shares about daily rituals, how she sees competition and fun, her mindset around being a professional skater and the importance of doing what she loves. Later in the interview, we touch on how Lizzie ‘gets in the zone’, what it is like being in the zone, or in flow-states for her, some of the other hobbies she enjoys, other cities and countries around the world that Lizzie really enjoys skating in, and of course how she manages her influence.

01:58: Who is Lizzie?

04:46: Lizzie on Participating in the 2020 Olympics

05:33: Journey To Pro Skateboarding

10:00: How Skateboarding Helped Lizzie Find Her Identity

16:10: Lizzie on Overcoming Challenges

18:54: Daily Rituals

25:06: The Challenges of Being a Pro Skater

26:21: Lizzie on The Importance of Doing What She Loves/ Competition Mindset

29:50: How Lizzie Gets Into “The Zone”

32:30: Favorite Top Skate Scenes

39:00: Lizzie on Managing Influence

44:40: Where to Find Lizzie

Contact Info:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizziearmanto

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lizziearmanto/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizziearmanto

Ep.431 ~ Top 20 Productivity Hacks for 2020

Wed, 11 Dec 2019 04:00:00 -0500

~ 10x Your Productivity This Year ~

02:28 Turn Off Your Phone and Hide It

04:32 Turn Your Phone on Black and White Mode

06:07 Put Your Vices in the KBox

07:29 Go to the Cafe/Work Without Your Computer Charger

08:50 Breathe

11:50 Work in 90 Min Cycles.

14:25 Do Less Better, Eliminate

15:35 Deep Focus Work First Each Day

16:48 Do the Tasky Things After the Most Important Work is Done

18:05 Check Email at Scheduled Times

19:10 Learn to Say No First

20:27 Batch

22:25 Hard Stops

23:57 Bookmark Bar

26:23 Keep Tabs Open for Each Project Your Working On Only and Minimize the Others

27:39 Block Notifications

28:28 Meditate, Exercise, Plan

29:23 Create Long-Term Plans

30:31 Create Short-Term Plans

33:39 Eat Less

Products/Apps Mentioned in the Podcast:

KBox (Actually Called the KSafe)

Podcast Transcription:

Hello podcast listeners and high performance gurus. Today, we are bringing you the top 20 productivity hacks for 2020. These are tried and true productivity hacks I wanted to hop on to the mic and share with you some of the top productivity hacks that we have come across in the past year or so, things that I've implemented myself, things that we tell our clients to use, things that have really helped people become more productive and lead a better lifestyle. And so we're going to go through them. A lot of them involve neuroscience and and flow states, which is the newest research that's out there when it comes to productivity and high performance. And so we're going to talk about those today and here they are in no particular order. Plus, we'll talk about some bonuses and some of the top apps that I recommend these days.

The very first hack and the one that I have used and it's probably one of the juiciest most powerful ones. I'm going to give it to you right now…..drum roll.

It is turning off your phone and hiding it. The University of Texas did this study you guys, and

they found out that your cognitive ability declines somewhere, to the point of 10 IQ points, around 10 IQ points when your phone is on and it is around you. Even if it's in a bag, where you cannot see it. And so what I have done is, I turn that sucker off. And I hide it from myself! I put it in another room, I put it in a drawer across the room so it is not around. And another thing that I've done is kept my phone at home for social engagements. So if I go out to eat with friends, you know, whatever, go out dancing, my phone stays at home. I’ve got 6000 pictures on my phone, I don't need anymore. I don't need the extra two that I'm going to get, you know, tonight or some more selfies. But, what happens especially when you go out with friends, you kind of feel like you're on. You have a little superpower, you're out in the world without this codependency that we have with our phones and you feel a bit stronger. It's really strange, and then when it comes to working when you don't have your phone around you, especially in the morning, or the first thing you do when you do deep focused work, like it is really, really refreshing not to have that phone around. One time, I measured how many times I checked my phone in a day over a period of like two weeks, and it's on average about 10 times per hour. That is 160 times per day more or less during our waking hours, that we're checking our phone. We're thinking about checking our phone and this actually reduces our cognitive ability to input, to focus and to get shit done. So that is our very first productivity hack for 2020. Turn off your phone and hide it from yourself. I'm sure it's been years since many of you have turned off your phone, actually hit the power button and turned it off.

The second productivity hack of 2020 is to turn your phone on black and white mode.

This is also a really good one. If you turn your phone on black and white mode, it decreases the attractiveness, so like Facebook and YouTube, and all the apps, all the major apps out there know exactly what they're doing when they're using the colors to hook your mind into their news feeds. And so if you don't have those colors around, just imagine it's like watching TV in black and white. It's not even fun, it's not even attractive and then you realize okay, I'm just here because these are my habits, I'm just trying to scroll through things, because they're my habits and when it's in black and white it's not as fun it's not as engaging. You're not getting the neurochemical hits in your brain as often, and it loses its attraction and so it's easy to say okay, I'm putting this thing up. I'm going to go on and do some work or spend time with family or do something that really helps me live a better life. And so, turn your phone on black and white mode.

I can walk you through the process but it's probably going to be much easier if you just asked Google. I know the iOS process for Apple, you go to General Settings, Accessibility, and then Color Filters and then you can turn it off. I don't know for Android, but it's really just easier if you ask Google. Siri, she can help you out with that black and white mode for your phone and productivity.

That’s hack number two, and on to productivity hack number three!

Put your vices in a Kbox. We had a client we worked with this year who smoked, and he really wanted to quit spending so much time smoking. He had been smoking for years and he wanted to break this habit. And so, what he did is he ordered this cool thing called a Kbox. It is a timed lockbox so you can put your things in the box that you don't want to get until a certain period of time, and it actually really will lock things up and it will not matter how important it is to get in the box, you will need a baseball bat to open it up. It will not open up until the selected time. So our client would put his cigarettes Monday through Friday in his Kbox and would not smoke Monday through Friday and give himself a little leeway on the weekends. So if you have any vices, substances, food or whatever chocolate, who knows what it is, that's a distraction for you when you're in the house. You can order this KBox and you can put those things in there, and keep them away from you, for people that have those dependencies, have those habits, you know, it's really a powerful thing to use, and it is beneficial. So check out the Kbox!

That's productivity hack number three on to productivity tip number four!

When you go to the cafe or coworking space go work without a computer charger. This really works! I heard this from Noah Kagan, on an email randomly, and I was like, that sounds interesting. So I then went to the cafe the next day, and something switches in your brain! You're like you have this scarcity mode sometimes. We can use scarcity to ignite some, some amazing productivity and it’s this idea that the computer will eventually run out you don't have an unlimited amount of battery actually makes you be more focused and you think to yourself, “Oh wow! I've got to get stuff done! I've got to get on top of this, because my battery's gonna run out.” And I would argue that, you know, however long a battery lasts 3,5,6 hours, I don't know, each computer is different. Mine I think it lasts about five or six hours. I would argue that the intensity of work, knowing that your battery's going to run out really increases that productivity probably at least two fold and it's pretty impressive! So that's productivity number four you guys! Go to the cafe, and do not take your computer charger but make sure you have 100% in your battery before you go.

Okay so on to productivity hack number five.

This one's really powerful you guys, and especially when it comes to the neuroscience behind this. It's such a simple thing, and it's remembering to breathe. Take some time out when you're feeling stressed or distressed. When you're feeling anxious, when you're feeling overwhelmed. Just take some time out and do some deep breaths. Here's why this is so important. Our bodies can last years without exercise, you know, we use exercise all the time to help us be more productive. What else do we use? Diet! Our bodies can last a month without food. What else do we? We use hydration! Our bodies can last a week without water. But our bodies cannot last more than a handful of minutes without breath. It is key and it is essential. And if you check out the top flow experts, the top productivity experts out there today, what they're telling us more and more is they're talking about breathing. So learning to control our breath helps us manage our thoughts and helps us manage our neurochemistry in our body. And it helps us be really more productive.

So there's some fun techniques actually we have. We have some high performance meditations coming out that include deep breathing. They are two or five minutes or 10 minutes. They're coming out very soon. One thing that I did, I started testing this out about a year and a half ago. When I was working away at the computer and I would feel stress. One of the things I would do is just go away from the computer and I would hold my breath, and I would hold it for as long as I could. Then a funny thing happened. It’s like whatever I was feeling just kind of faded away. Because what I think your mind is doing is saying, “Hey dummy you don't have oxygen! You need oxygen! Quit worrying about that thing that's stressing you out. And so then, then you take some deep breaths, and it really kind of releases some really feel good neurochemicals. What I think it does also is wash away some of that cortisol in our body which makes us feel more stress, it's a stress hormone. And, and then you feel good. And so there's some deep breathing techniques, Wim Hof is a great one. A quick one that I do is like three deep breaths in and out, and then a couple minutes of block breathing which is breathe in for five seconds, hold for five seconds, breathe out for five seconds, hold for five seconds. Do that for two minutes, and your physiology will change. It's very impactful. Somebody was saying recently, Dr. Daniel Amen. That the optimal productive state, relaxed state in an optimal productive relaxed state, we're breathing about six breaths a minute I believe he said. So five to six breaths a minute. And that, is what happens when we feel fear, stress, or anxiety. Our heart rate jumps up, our breath jumps up, and changes. So if you can control your breath, it is a huge productivity hack. Learn to breathe.

Okay, productivity hack number six! Here we go.

Based on research flow-states are best in 90 minutes cycles, and then you take a 15 minute break. So we tested these out this year at our live event called Get Shit Done Live. It's a 10 day event for those that don't know, a 10 day event where people come that want to move the needle in their business and be incredibly productive in a short period of time. And people get amazing results. It is really shocking to see the results people get done, especially on the last four days for some reason. So what we tried out different Pomodoro times, and for you guys that don't know, Pomodoros are like 25 minutes of work, then a five minute break. Or 15 minutes of work, then a 10 minute break. Or 90 minutes of work, then a 15 minute break. So, the shorter Pomodoro is 25 minutes on, five minutes off are generally good for tasky things like email. You know, answering messages just miscellaneous tasks, things like doing dishes or something like that. Then, the longer Pomodoro of 50 minutes on, 10 minutes off, are good for longevity. And so if you've got a long day like a 10 hour work day, 12 hours a day, 50 minutes on 10 minutes off is great because you get 10 minutes to do some pushups and situps, maybe do some dishes, whatever move around the house get some body movement. Get some deep breathing going.

But what's optimal for deep flow states, the concentrated work where your creativity spikes up to like 400% - 700%, literally, you need about 90 minutes of work straight. This comes from Steven Kotler, 90 minutes, are the optimal based on research or is the optimal time for deep flow states, and it kind of makes sense. Think about work, you know people, regular nine to five jobs, people work 90 minutes, and they get 15 minutes off. My dad was a construction worker for 40 years, and they would work an hour and a half, then have 15 minutes off work, work another hour and a half, they get their lunch, then work for another hour and a half and have 15 minutes off. It is just part of the structure that really works. So, something to think about especially if you guys are doing deep focused work when you get up in the morning, or first thing in the morning, 90 minutes on, take some, you know, 10-15 minutes off. This is a very powerful flow technique!

On to productivity hack number seven!

I didn't realize I was going to talk so much about this stuff you guys. This next tip is really good. Do less better. That's my motto for 2020, it has been, it has been my motto for 2019 also. Eliminate, eliminate! Learn how to say no, do less better. It's hard for us, especially as driven people you guys are. You want to get a lot of shit done. You want to be focused, you want to be productive, do less better. I was in a meditation retreat recently, and there's this quote that I saw in one of the books. It was a Buddhist quote and it said, “The best way”, and it's Buddhism from 2600 years ago, it said, “The best way to get a lot of things done, is doing one single thing at a time.”, and it is so true. This goes back, also to not having your phone around you when you're working when you're engaged in social events, you do less better, you can focus on the task at hand. It is really powerful and impactful do less better. Eliminate eliminate.

So, productivity hack number eight!

I think I mentioned it already, deep focused work for the first work task, deep focused work. First thing first thing. Give yourself 90 minutes at least maybe two Pomodoro sessions, three hours to do deep focused work. So many of the top performers in the world are getting up early in the morning at 5am, getting like three-four hours of work done, even before breakfast time. Mark Wahlberg is now literally going to bed at 7pm, getting up at 2am. He has three quarters of his day done before the family even wakes up. And so then he can just kind of fluff off the rest of the day. So do deep focused work. And also, the most important tasks in the morning. Pick two or three most important tasks and you will feel good. This also overlaps with ‘Eat the Frog’ principle, and you will feel really good. So that's productivity number eight, and on to productivity number nine.

Productivity tip number nine is to do the tasky things after the most important work is done. So you do your deep focused work, your most important tasks in the morning, and then you do the tasky things like answering email, checking your messages, checking your social media, whatever it may be. Quite often, the miscellaneous small things that sometimes we tend to try to do first because there are the easy things to do. You know, they're the easy things that we can knock off and then we can get like a shot of dopamine or oxytocin and feel good for a little bit, because we knocked those few things off. But then, on the backside of it are the big important things. So we reverse this time for the big important things first, and then do the tasky little things in the afternoon, it's much better because especially like our energy levels are different. You know, if you're going on a morning, you usually do a typical morning and afternoon work schedule. It's much better to answer those emails do these tasking miscellaneous things when your energy levels are not as concentrated or as high in the afternoon after lunch. So save those tasky things for the afternoon. Do the tasky things after the most important work is done.

Productivity hack number 10!

Check email at scheduled times once or twice a day. This is an old tried and true Tim Ferriss recommendation. 11am and 4pm is what he used to suggest. Even sometimes just doing it once a day in the afternoon. It's great. It really is great if you can set up your life, so, everything doesn't revolve around email, and you can check email once or maybe twice a day. You know, you're still going to get plenty of stuff done, it is really beneficial and you feel good, like you just feel better. Email is connected with Facebook messages and social media messages are really connected to the amount of stress that we're adding in our live. So check email scheduled times once, maybe twice a day. If you can't separate yourself from an email twice a day. If you can create that in your business or in your life then do it just once a day.

Okay, productivity hack number 11!

This goes back also to do less better. Learn to say “No” first. There are two schools of thought like Richard Branson says, “Say yes first and then decide later if you can do the project well.” That comes to like big business deals right? Really important business deals! And so, fair enough, I understand. But, I think a lot of us have a hard time saying no and if we can learn to say no more often, we can balance our lives much better and we can take off so many of the big to do lists. We can start to reduce that big to do list. Even just try it as a habit. You know, if somebody asked you to do something, say “No” first, and then if it feels really good, go back, you know, if it's really a great opportunity and it's meant to be that opportunity is going to be there 30 minutes from now, an hour from now, a half a day from now. Whenever! You learn to say no more often you guys. It's really powerful! It will reduce your tasky to-do list. It will make you feel better overall, you'll have a better overall state-of-mind, peace-of-mind and you will learn to say “No!

Okay, we're on productivity hack number 12!

This is a lot. Okay, number 12 is batch batch batch batch batch batch batch batch batch batch batch batch batch batch batch batch batch batch batch batch! And I said that so many times so it can sink in. The better we become a batching, the more free time we will have, the more time we have to spend with our family and friends, do the things that we enjoy, the more time we have to get shit done! Batching for those that don't know is like taking a bunch of tasks and doing them all in the same period of time. So you're focused on those tasks, only those tasks, and you can get a lot more done instead of your brain switching from one task to a completely different task. So, for example, I podcast. So, if I want to knock out you know, two months, three months of podcast interviews, I schedule all those interviews in a two to three day period. So, I've literally knocked out like two to three months of podcast interviews within a few days. And, that feels really good because then I don't have to worry about scheduling more interviews and I don't have to worry about getting more people on the show. I don't have to worry about that part, then I can send all the podcast stuff to the editor, let them take care of it and I'm good for the next two months. I did this recently in September. I got like, I don't know, eight or nine podcasts recorded in late August and September. It was awesome. It was really great because then the end of September, all of October, and all of November I had zero podcast interviews to worry about and it was one less thing I had to worry about.. So, learn to batch. Batch your email time when you check it once or twice a day, manage your social media time. James Schramko says this he says when it comes to social media, “Get in, batch it all, get out. It's like a war zone! You've got to get in, do the things you need to do on social media, and get out. Spend the rest of your time doing the things you love.” So that is productivity Tip Number 12!

Productivity tip number 13 is learn to implement hard stops.

We interviewed Christian Chazmer, a year, a little over a year ago, and he said he scaled his business to $5 million, and 10x’ed his productivity based solely on implementing a hard stop of 7pm every night. So, I'm going to tell you some apps later on in the podcast that help you with this. They actually shut your computer down, or your phone off! And, you also need rest in the evenings. We need to rest in the evening time after you put in eight hours of work. We need to take a few hours off and chill, spend time with family, have a nice dinner, spend time with friends, let our minds, let our thoughts just go. Let the stress of the day just, you know, wave away and. Hard stops are essential. Putting more stuff on our to do list is not the way to be productive, it's not the way to be a high performer. It's the way to burn out. What we want to put on our to-do list are the essential and juicy things that really make a huge impact on our lives, on our business, on our families, and on our friends. So, the less we can put on our to-do list, and implement boundaries and priorities around hard stops, and working hours, the more impactful and productive you're going to be!

Alright, productivity hack number 14!

The bookmark bar! The bookmark bar is really powerful and I will actually show you mine. Sorry podcast listeners, we're videoing this also, so let me hop over here and share the video really quick. Look at my bookmark bar here you guys. I've got all the pages that I visit most often in order of how often I visit them up here on my bookmark bar. For some people this, is a distraction. For me, it's not because these icons are so small that I don't really see them. So, if you look, the one I use every day is Brain.FM. Brain.FM is productivity music that really helps me, then I have my calendar, and I have my website and then I have my booking page, then I have my Calendly dashboard, my scheduling dashboard. I have both my emails, my two different emails. I have me Google Drive, my Google Drive for podcasting, my Google Drive for podcast show notes, my Google Drive for coaching. Then, I have website editing links, then Facebook, Instagram. Instant TV, YouTube, Twitter, Podbean, where we upload our podcast to iTunes. An entrepreneur forum, Bitly links, Apple, Dropbox, Workflowy, and Trello. All these things I use on a regular basis and it's so great! Here we have Google Voice. It's so great because you just like, you don't have to think, you don't have to click it, you know to type it in. You don't have to think, you know they're there and I've got probably 20 shortcuts in my bookmark bar that you can check out and and I recommend it. It saves a lot of time. The other thing that I've got this also from Noah Kagan is speed up your mouse. If you speed up your mouse, you guys literally shave microseconds off your time and it will help you become more productive. So, that's a good one to implement, bookmark bar, and speed up your mouse so you can go faster to the bookmark bar!

Productivity Hack number 15

Okay, number 15, keep the tabs open for each project, only and minimize these others. So, minimize the other tab so like if you're checking email all have open my Google. Google Calendar and my, my one email that I'm checking. That's it. All the other tabs are minimized down below, and I'll show you guys this also for those that are watching down below here you guys like I have two tabs one is like creating a new course three tabs actually one is like copy for a landing page that I'm creating and one is some outsource working that we've done with this person. And so those are the three types of things I need to work on this week, those are the most important ones, those stay minimize the ones, the things that I'm working on directly stay open. So, for whatever action so like right now I have my Google Calendar and then I have my all my podcast stuff, open on one tab.

Hack number 16

Block all notifications as possible. This is, you know, common sense. The more notifications, we have the more we're distracted, especially when you're working in flow state you get a little ‘ding’ like, oh, you know, my friend messaged me and I need to check this real quick. No you don't! I mean, unless it's like, super important, you don't really. So, put those notifications on mute, mute them on your computer, mute them on your phone, and hide your phone. It will really increase your productivity. Tip number 16 block all notifications!

Hack number 17

Three things that I realized are essential for my productivity on a regular basis are M.E.P, meditate, exercise, and plan! Meditate, exercise, and plan! One more time, meditate, exercise and plan! If I don't meditate, if I don't exercise, if I don't plan, there's a good chance that I'm going to feel more cortisol in my body, more stress in my life, a bit more anxiety, and this is on a day to day basis. If I forget to do these things, even just one of these things in the afternoon I'll feel like a bit more stress, and just realize to myself, “Why am I off today?” If I get my meditation, my exercise and my planning in 99% of the time my days are spot on. The days are solid, they're productive, they're in flow states, they're enjoyable, and I'm grateful for them! From the morning the time I get up to the time I go to sleep, like it's just a great it's like the perfect perfect productive day. So that's what I need to implement in my days. Try them out, meditation exercising and planning. We just interviewed Hal Elrod who's the founder of The Miracle Morning. Everyday, he needs to do his Miracle Morning that he's done it for 12 years. Each morning he completes meditation, exercise, journaling, reading for 10 minutes, exercising for 10 minutes, visualization for 10 minutes, affirmation for 10 minutes. I need meditation, exercise, and planning to get shit done and have the perfect productive day. Figure out what it is for you. Try them out, and that's number 17

Productivity hack number 18 & 19!

I'm going to batch productivity hacks 18 and 19 together here. Hack 18 is to create a long-term plan and productivity hack 19 is to create a short-term plan that fits into that long-term plan. Now, I put these as two different productivity tips because they are they can give you different results, and they are different things. So, when it comes to short term planning it's great for daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and even hourly, but you're going to see the world differently, you're going to plan differently and you're going to have different priorities if you set up long-term plans. What I do is I picture myself when I'm in my 90s, I've lived an amazing life, I've done all these awesome things, and I look back on my life and all the things that I did, and I think about the important things. So, short term planning is good for like daily tasks weekly tasks. Long-term planning is much better to see the bigger picture and to focus on the priorities. So currently, it’s the end of 2019 and I have been contemplating and reminiscing on all the things that I've done over the past 10 years. All the business ventures, all the travels, all the goals that I've set, and I thought to myself, if I would have focused on less, I would have been in a much better financial and business position. Because I was focused on a lot, because I was focused on the short-term, like how can I make my few hundred, few thousand next dollars then my brain was scattered and the priority was just survival. The priority was, especially when I was starting off as an entrepreneur 10 years ago, try something for a few months didn't work, then try a new thing, didn’t work? Then try a new thing. There was no longevity and there was no time to cultivate the success that you do in a business. Think of a farmer, if they plant a seed and the seed doesn't grow in a few weeks, and don't get the results you want, you don’t dig up those seeds and plant another seed. That would be stupid as a farmer. You've got to plant a seed, you've got to water it, you've got to give it sunlight, you've got to give it nurture and love, and then the seed grows. Then you can harvest your corn, but it takes almost the entire year for that seed to grow. And so, the same thing when it comes to business. You’ve got to look at the long-term picture so, what I did this year was think of what the one or two things I can do over the next 10 years. To where 10 years from now I'm not sitting here saying, “Wow, if I, if I wouldn't have been so sporadic. I would have been in a much better financial and business position.” So that's the bottom line and power of a long-term plan. Create a long-term plan first, and then fit your short-term planning into that long-term plan! First long and then short-term planning. Very essential, and very powerful.

Okay, hack number 20!

Here's the last one. It'll be a shocker to you guys I guarantee, but it really works. Hack number 20 is eat less! I know a lot of you're saying...hahahaha….I can't do that. You can! Our ancestors did it, they did fine. We can do it. People are doing it all over the world and science and research, they've been studying this over and over, eating less can help us be more productive and have healthier lives. It puts our bodies in ketosis which helps us focus better, which helps us burn more fat, which helps us be in better shape, which helps us exercise better, which helps us just be more productive. And so now, I eat two meals a day. That's it. There's people that eat one meal a day. I think they’re a little crazy. I'm sure it's doable. Two meals a day is fine in between an eight hour period. I usually eat around noon, and get my last meal around 6:30pm or 7:00pm. I like to finish eating before 8pm. And if there's nothing wrong it usually works well. You know I'm in great shape. I am not overweight. And so, eating less, I think especially for the standard American diet. The standard average person diet, we eat easily too much, too much stuff, too much junk in our bodies. Eating less can really help you reduce the junk that you put in your body. Make sure when you do eat, you guys eat the good stuff. Okay, you're not eating too much white pasta, white flour, you know, sugar. Get your vegetables, get your fruits, get your proteins, get the things that make you perform well. Eat less is productivity hack number 20.

So I told you guys I was going to go over some apps and this is turning into a really long podcast. I didn't think it would be so long, but….. So, let me touch on some apps that have really changed my life, and I think they are good suggestions for you.

So, new apps I like Otter.ai. It literally transcribes everything on spot, or you can upload audios and it transcribes it all for free. I'm transcribing this podcast and we're going to turn it into some content, and put it up on a page. Transcribing with Otter.ai is really an awesome app. I can't believe it's actually free.

Then we have X.ai. I haven't used this personally myself, but I thought about trying out a few times. I have friends that have used it and they raved about it. X.ai is artificial intelligence that schedules your meetings for you. So, if you send a link to a friend, or to a colleague that wants to set up a meeting, they pick the time, and then, X.ai actually goes back and forth with the emails and they are communicating with the artificial intelligence. It is literally communicating with the person to find the best time for you both based on what it knows from your calendar. You don't have to go back and forth with those 3, 4, 5, 6 emails to figure the best time out X.ai does that all for you schedule. It's all automated and it's really awesome.

Of course you guys, I've got to always suggest Brain.FM. Dan Clark, the CEO, he's a friend, but I was using Brain.FM long before I ever met Dan. We also made a great podcast episode with Dan, and Brain.FM is probably one of the best productivity music apps out there. They have focus music, relaxation music, meditation music, and sleep music. It is very simple to use. I use it almost on a daily basis. Brain.FM, I highly recommend you guys set it up.

Okay guys, so I wanted to walk through the format on my phone. The way that I use my phone you guys, is I turn it on black and white and I hide it from myself. One app that I came across this year that I've used immensely is ScreenTime. It’s an iOS app. I'm sure there's like Rescue Time that you can use for Android, but ScreenTime actually measures the amount of time you pick up your phone per day, per week, the amount of time that you're on different apps on your phone, and it shows you where you're spending your time. The first time I used this was about a year ago, and I saw that I picked up my phone nearly 800 times in a week, and I was shocked. I was actually a little disgusted. I was like, 800 times a week to pick up my phone! That's too much! It's just too much time on this little device. And so Screen Time measures when you're spending two hours a day on YouTube. You know when you're spending X amount of time on Facebook, and so on. So, ScreenTime is a powerful tool.

Another one, you guys that I have just come across is called HazeOver. So basically, what it does is like, say you have something open on your computer, and you see all the little miscellaneous tabs in the background. You know you're looking for something on Finder, and under documents or under downloads or something, then you can also see like the Zoom box you have in the background and then the tabs for your internet search bar in the background as well, which can be very distracting. So, what HazeOver does is it fades over everything that’s in the background of the tab of what you are actually using. So, I'm actually using it now I have my notes that I'm looking at, and then in the background everything else is darkened out so I can barely see my Zoom window. I can barely see the internet browser, I can barely see everything else in the background. It makes you focus! So it's a great one, HazeOver.

I have to go back, always to Unroll.me. Unroll.me is just this great app that deletes subscriptions to these email newsletters. The first time I used Unroll.me, all you have to do is click a bunch of buttons to unsubscribe you from all these newsletters. The first time, my main personal email had like 900 subscriptions, and my new email that was only a few months old had like 85 or 95. I have no idea how I got subscribed to so many. So Unroll.me just unsubscribes you by clicking one click, and you unsubscribe from a ton of newsletter.

This is another highly recommended app it is called Focus App or HeyFocus. The app is one which shuts your computer down at a selected time, it literally shuts your computer down so you can implement those hard stops times for being on the computer. I have a client that uses his computer excessively and he wanted to shut it down at 10pm every night. This really worked well for him. If you shut your computer down on this app, at 7pm, you have to go have dinner and enjoy time with friends and family like, it's just a necessity or relax or watch TV or whatever.

One other bonus tip you guys I want to wrap this up, is to get a coach and accountability partner. It is always incredibly beneficial when trying to get shit done and being productive. They can work you through these problems and what I want to say to finish you guys, you know it takes a little discipline to implement new productivity hacks. Pick one out of these 20, pick just one pick one hack, try it out. Don't just try it out one day, try it out for a few weeks. See if it resonates with you. Give yourself three weeks at least to make it a habit, and then pick another one. If you want to implement it more, if you want to change and be more productive pick a second.

These are 20 of the top productivity hacks for 2020. I'm going to wrap it up there you guys. I want to thank you for listening to the show. Check out our podcast at TheBusinessMethod.com, or on iTunes. We're on all the apps, Spotify, and we've got really great shows coming. We are in the middle of our 100 Major Influencer series, and we've interviewed some amazing people like Hal Elrod, Laird Hamilton, Jim Rogers, Steven Kotler some of the top experts in the world.

So check that out, subscribe and listen, sign up for our newsletter, we have a newsletter to keep you productive and on your toes, helping you get shit done on a regular basis. I’ll end it there and have an incredibly productive day! Bye everybody!

Ep.430 ~ The Miracle Morning, The Miracle Equation & The Miracle Man ~ Hal Elrod

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 04:00:00 -0500

Hal Elrod~ Author of The Miracle Equation

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

He died at the age of twenty after being hit head on by a drunk driver and was pronounced dead for exactly six minutes. After surviving, the doctors told him he would never walk again and have permanent brain damage. He then recovered and ran a fifty-two mile marathon. In record time, he became a top sales rep for CutCo Cutlery. Then going into business for himself he has become a hall of fame business achiever, an international keynote speaker and author of one of the highest rated books in the world, The Miracle Morning, which has been translated into thirty-four languages and sold over one million copies. On top of that, he is a cancer survivor, and his name is Hal Elrod.

I came across Hal’s work after I heard many of my fellow entrepreneur friends raving about The Miracle Morning. They would start their day using Hal’s methods taking one hour each morning to practice Silence, Affirmations, Visualization, Exercize, Reading & Scribing, each taking ten minutes. So, as the life-hacking nerd that I am, I decided I would try it out also. I did it for seven months and it was awesome! I am a firm believer in morning and daily rituals and I think anyone that implements The Miracle Morning can really make life changing shifts rapidly.

It was really enjoyable talking with Hal. He is such a genuine and inspirational guy. We get some time to dive into how The Miracle Morning came about on the podcast today, we talk about his newest method of life hacking The Miracle Equation, which is what he used when he was going through cancer, becoming a top salesman at CutCo and how he used his experience there to apply it to his success and Hal and I dive into some other inspirational topics.

01:50: Who is Hal Elrod?

05:36: The Story Behind The Miracle Morning

09:54: Hal's Experience Using The Miracle Morning methods

13:14: Hal on The Importance of Being a Responsible Influencer

19:02: Hal on How To Balance Your Energy

22:50: What is a Miracle?

27:15: The Miracle Equation

33:58: Hal's Perspective on Goal Setting

Contact Info:

The Miracle Morning Community on Facebook

https://halelrod.com

https://www.miraclemorning.com/

Ep.429 ~ World’s #1 Big Wave Surfer & Surf Innovator ~ Laird Hamilton

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 04:00:00 -0500

Laird Hamilton ~ World’s #1 Big Wave Surfer & Surf Innovator

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

I will be honest, I was nervous as hell before the interview. I think that is expected when anyone meets their role model/superhero for the first time. But after a couple minutes, it really felt like I was speaking to an uncle that I had known for years. Laird was really down to earth, a good conversationalist and just fun to hang out with for the time we had together. We got nearly an hour and a half to chat on this interview and we talked about so much during that time, but what I really wanted to get out of the conversation is Lairds mentality, how he sees the world, and why he chooses to live his life the way he does. I think I did a pretty good job of that, while both of us having a really good time during the interview. We touch on everything from competition surfing, handling opposing views, near death experiences, inner-callings and being connected with one's higher-self, his passion for innovation, living a healthy and high-performance lifestyle and of course keeping his home balance and family routine. We dive into breath work, Laird’s current recommended books, flow-states, reducing stress goal setting, daily rituals, the type of people Laird surrounds himself with, riding Teahupoo, where he conquered the impossible wave to ride that really put him at the top of big wave surfing and we find out if Laird still fears a half lived life. Ladies and gentlemen, I am so excited to bring this show to you….Laird Hamilton

05:25: Who is Laird Hamilton?

09:40: How Does Laird See Himself?

15:15: Laird on Competition Surfing

16:40: Handling Opposing Views

18:38: Laird on Near Death Experiences & the Impact on His Life

22:45: What is Laird’s Internal Inner Drive?

25:50: Staying Connected to One's Higher-Self

28:30: Laird’s Biggest Fear

33:30: Laird's Biggest Passion Currently

34:50: How Laird Keeps His Home Balance

36:30: Laird on Breathwork

41:55: Laird’s Recommended Reads

45:00: Laird on Influence

55:40: Laird Defines the Spiritual Side of Himself

57:55: Riding the Impossible Wave

1:03:40: Flow-States

1:08:50: Basic Ways to Reduce Stress & Get Into Flow-State

1:11:15: Laird's Daily Rituals & Time Tested Rituals

1:20:20: The Types of Men Laird Surrounds Himself With

Contact Info:

Laird’s XPT Life App: https://www.xptlife.com/

Laird’s Apparel: https://lairdapparel.com/

Laird Superfood: https://lairdsuperfood.com/

Website: http://www.lairdhamilton.com/

Instagram: @lairdhamiltonsurf/

Facebook: @LairdLife

Twitter: @LairdLife

Ep.428 ~ Understanding Men & Making it a Successful Business ~ Alison Armstrong

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 04:00:00 -0500

Alison Armstrong ~ Understanding Men

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Hello listeners, welcome to the show today. I want to welcome you back to the podcast and introduce another very special guest. Alison Armstrong is our guest today, I actually heard her first speak over six years ago and I was blown away by the content about men and women, and then I started just engulfing myself into her material. I can be a testament that what she teaches changes people's lives because it has been one of the most impactful subjects that I have studied throughout my life and my personal growth process. Alison and what she teaches has absolutely revolutionized the way that I see the world.

Alison’s exploration into understanding the differences between men and women started way back in 1991. She just was curious about why men operated the way that we do, and she wanted to understand the differences between the sexes. She's been studying men for nearly 30 years now, and she has this type of understanding about the sexes, that when men see her speak they actually start to cry, and they do that because they feel more understood than they ever had in their entire lives. What she does is she distinguishes human instincts that compel both men and women to behave in ways that contradict and undermine our own purposes goals and values and needs and relationships. I think there's a few key important things that we don't study in school that are incredibly important. One of those is of course money. The other one is effective communication, and the other one is understanding relationships. These are three things that are essential for people to live a healthy well balanced life. So, I recommend anybody to check out.

I've made it actually one of my goals to make Allison and her material one of my major studies for the next year. I usually have a few major goals in a year and Allison is in her materials, one of the most important things my priorities for 2020. Throughout the interview, we talk about how she built this passion into an amazing location independent business, starting way back in the 90s. We talk about essential differences between the sexes, why men are operate the way that we do and argument resolution for couples.

I don't think there's anybody that could listen to this show and not get an incredible amount of value out of it this podcast interview!

06:01: Starting a Location Independent Business on Accident in 1995

07:40: Who is Alison Armstrong and Why is She On Our Podcast?

14:55: Tips on How the Sexes Can Listen To Each Other Better

29:49: The Five Layers of Protection Men Have About Criticism

41:15: Argument Resolution for Couples

52:10: Turning Alison’s Mission of Understanding Men Into a Business

Contact Info:

https://www.understandmen.com/

Ep.427 ~ Entrepreneur Makes $18,000 in 10 Days at Get Shit Done Live ~ Emil Goliath

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 04:00:00 -0500

GSD Live is a perfect example of entrepreneurs being in the trenches of business together, experiencing the blood, sweat and tears of entrepreneurship that most people are trying to do all on their own. And what happens because of this is….is rapid growth, both business and personal, deep levels of trust and bonding, and bottom line massive results. This is exactly why I created GSD Live, you can’t get this at a conference, you need to be in the trenches with other entrepreneurs experiencing the pains, growth and rewards of entrepreneurship. It is the event that gives entrepreneurs the platform to see huge shifts in their businesses in a very short period of time.

10 Days of High-Performance Productivity, Targeted Collaboration, and Focused Execution

If you have been craving an environment where you can excel at getting A LOT done for your business in a short amount of time while collaborating with other established entrepreneurs…then join us for a 10-Day high-performance productivity sprint designed for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs to get real tangible results and to bottom-line help you make money!

“My first three-day productivity session I created a funnel that produced mid-5 figures in revenue. My second productivity session one week later I created a course that produced $25,000. It was literally like six-months of work in two-weeks!” Omer Bar, Founder of Facebook Lab "Every single thing I worked on at Get Shit Done Live has now made me over $40,000." Willo Sana Transformational Business Coach for Entrepreneurs The Event "It's like 6 months of work in 10-days!"

Imagine spending an extended period of time at a private location in Thailand collaborating to complete some of your most IMPORTANT PROJECTS with other established entrepreneurs!

From Oct. 24rd to Nov. 2nd. we will be spending 10 days at a private location

GETTING SHIT DONE.

It is as simple as that…this was created for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. There is magic that happens when brilliant minds come together to push one another towards rapid productivity, high collaboration, and targeted execution.

The Schedule

Day 1: Intros and Brain Dump – Put all the things you want to implement in the next 10 days on paper and get ready for our first 3-day productivity session!
Day 2: 10:00 am Start 3-Day Productivity Session and 7:00 pm Check-in
Day 3: 10:00 am and 7:00pm Check-in
Day 4: 10:00 am Check-in 7:00pm Check-in
Day 5: Open Day/Skill Exchange Day and Guest Speaker on Using Productivity to Build a 7-figure Business
Day 6: 10:00 am Start 2nd Productivity Session and 7:00 pm Check-in
Day 7: 10:00 am Start 2nd Productivity Session and 7:00 pm Check-in
Day 8: 10:00 am Check-in and 7:00 pm Check-in and Rapid Round
Day 9: 10:00 am Check-in and 7:00 pm Results
Day 10: Closing Events

Day-to-day you interact with other entrepreneurs that are very driven and smart business people. Spending a long amount of time with them alters your business and your mentality about business. Goals are set, new businesses are formed, new partnerships will develop, greater profits margins are achieved, and the productivity skyrockets for those at the event!

"My ROI right now is super high, around 450%. I would say I made around $12,000 from the sales at this event." Eduardo Borges, founder of Partners Factory I've already decided, to getaway next year and spend another 10 days at Get Shit Done Live. I'll be here for sure!" Andy Steven, co-founder of High-Voltage SEO and Page Optimizer HVSEO.co

Location

The Get Shit Done Live location is in the beautiful northern Thai city of Chiang Mai. It is one of the most cultural places to visit in Thailand and known as one of the world's easiest cities to live. On location we have a private coworking/meeting room, high-speed wifi, restaurant, cafe, a gym and pool on location. The event takes place within walking distance to many of the cities best restaurants, shopping, cafes and nightlife. It is also just a few minute drive to be in nature exploring the mountains and waterfalls in the area.

"My experience has been awesome. It has been some of the most productive time I have had in a loooonnng time....just the structure of the event is pretty amazing. It has been a real driver for me to get things done!" Derek Pankeaw founder of Flexr Travel Pullup Bar Because of GSD Live we had our highest month ever hitting $25k in one month. I'll come next year again for sure!" Aakash Bansal, eComm Entrepreneur for a Consumer Electronics Brand in India

Ep.426 ~ Mastering the Side Hustle & Why Podcasts are Not a Good Business Model ~ Nick Loper

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 04:00:00 -0500

Nick Loper~ Founder & Host of The Side Hustle Show

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Currently, we have interviewed about 65 major influencers from around the world on this podcast series and today’s guest, I am happy to announce is one of the top business podcasters raking in at #7 on Apple Podcasts for Entrepreneurship! Nick Loper is the founder and host of The Side Hustle Show a podcast for part-time entrepreneurs who are looking for business ideas, actionable tips to start a business, and killer strategies on how to turn their side hustle dreams into a growing business. They cover all aspects of starting a business and making money online and offline. The topics include passive income ideas, niche sites, self publishing, software and app development, and many more.

Today on the show, we get into the nitty-gritty of starting and building a podcast and business part-time. Entrepreneurs talk all the time about ‘the hustle’! Working hard to make things happen in your business and make your dreams come true. What we don’t talk about as often as we should is the art of building a business slowly. Many entrepreneurs have done this successfully and have ended up building incredibly successful businesses. The fact is, that not everyone can go all in with a new business. There are a lot of people that have their jobs and lives that come first, and a business has to be built on the side of these priorities. Nick talks directly to people about this on his podcast.

Throughout the show, Nick and I really talk a lot about how he has built a successful side hustle business and making a podcast profitable. He has some incredible insight on what is working and what is not working for podcasting today. Nick is transparent enough to share his financial numbers and how many listeners he has. He gives thorough advice on creating a successful business and a successful podcast. It is a must listen if you are thinking about or have started your own podcast.

1:43: Who is Nick Loper?

5:47: 500 Days of Cold Showers

8:02: The Inspiration behind The Side Hustle Show

15:23: Nick on Using SEO Strategy to Grow His Podcast

21:44: Nick’s Tips for Starting a Podcast in Today’s Market

26:54: Nick’s Thoughts on What Podcasts Are Lacking Right Now

28:02: How To Double Traffic To Your Podcasts

29:18: Getting Advertisers VS Creating Your Own Products

35:14: Nick on Selecting Sponsors

37:15: Nick’s Advice to New Podcasters

39:06: Nick on Building a Facebook Community

43:05: Nick’s Thoughts on Video Podcasting

45:54: Nick’s Productivity Batching Tips For Podcasting Habits

47:28: Nick on Managing His Influence

51:40: Nick on the Importance of Being Respectful of Your Listeners Time

52:47: Where to find Nick Loper?

Contact Info:

https://www.sidehustlenation.com/side-hustle-show/

Ep.425 ~ Leadership & Influence from Lt. General Honoré

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Lt. General Honore ~ Author of Don't Get Stuck On Stupid

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

“The only difference between charcoal and diamonds are heat and pressure.” Lt. General Honore

Hey listeners welcome to the show today! We’ve got a special guest for you. By chance I was speaking with an old friend. I had been looking for some high ranking military professionals to come on the show for some time and I’m excited to introduce today’s guest.

Lt. General Honore is a retired lieutenant general who served as the 33rd commanding general of the US. First Army at Ft. Gellem, Georgia. He is best known for serving as commander of Joint Task Force Katrina Gulf Coast and as the 2nd Infantry Division’s commander while stationed in South Korea.

Prior to his command of Joint Task Force-Katrina – leading the Department of Defense response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana – General Honoré served in a variety of command and staff positions which focused on Defense Support to Civil Authorities and Homeland Defense.

For four of the past six hurricane seasons, he supported the Department of Defense planning and response for Hurricanes Floyd in 1999; Lilli and Isidore in 2002 (both hit the Gulf Coast); Isabel in 2003; and Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne in 2004.

General Honoré also planned and supported the United States military response to the devastating flooding which swept Venezuela 1999 and Mozambique in 2000. As Vice Director for Operations, he led the Defense Department’s planning and preparation for the anticipated Y2K Millennium anomaly. He planned and oversaw the military response to the Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy and the DC Sniper Shootings. His lists of medals and awards are literally too many to mention, but they easily fill up a page.

Today, on the show we dive into the General’s story over the past 40 years and how he handles disastrous situations, decision making and clear thinking. He started out attending segregated schools in rural Louisiana with a dozen siblings to become the man that handled disasters and hurricane damage relief all over the world.

I’m excited to get this show to you guys and hope you enjoy General Honore’s story as much as I did.

2:06: Who is General Honore?

7:37: General Honore’s Childhood in Louisiana

11:32: The General on Attending Segregated Schools

15:55: The General’s Military Career

21:18: The General on Overcoming Challenges

30:08: The General on Leading The Joint Task Force Katrina

42:03: The General’s 3 Essential Leadership Lessons

50:28: The General’s Routine

55:57: The General on Self-Perception

1:03:20: The General on Climate Change

1:15:14: The General’s Favorite Books

1:24:25: Where to find General Honore?

Contact Info:

http://generalhonore.com/

Ep.424 ~ Roasting The Entrepreneur Life ~ JP Sears

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0400

JP Sears ~ Author of How To Be Ultra Spiritual

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

“I think that the best form of spirituality is the religion called ‘Entrepreneurship,” JP Sears

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!

“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

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

“If you’re not scaling something, then get the hell out of my life. Why are you wasting my time?” JP Sears

Honorable Mentions:

'The Entrepreneur Life' Video

‘How to be Ultra Spiritual’ by JP Sears

Gary Vaynerchuk

Elon Musk

Steve Jobs

Richard Branson

Tim Ferriss

~JP has some other great videos that can apply to the entrepreneurs out there~

Pursuing Your Passion vs. Accepting What Is

How to Deal with Rejection

Balancing Work and Family Life

Becoming Successful on YouTube

The Four Hour Spiritual Week

Self Discipline - Is it Helping or Harming You?

The Dark Side of Goal Setting

How to Be a Life Coach

“The best way to become a leader is to get your followers, to follow you.” JP Sears

Contact Info:

Pick up JP’s book now for free with a mandatory donation: How to Be Ultra Spiritual

Landing Page: howtobeultraspiritual.com/

Social Media Links

www.facebook.com/AwakenWithJP

www.youtube.com/AwakenWithJP

www.Instagram.com/AwakenWithJP

www.twitter.com/AwakenWithJP

SnapChat: AwakenWithJP

Ep.423 ~ She Has Taken Influence, PR & Personal Branding to the Top ~ Cynthia Johnson

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Cynthia Johnson~ Co-Founder of Bell+Ivy

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Cynthia Johnson is a global entrepreneur, marketing professional, author and keynote speaker. She is Co-Founder at Bell+Ivy, a marketing and PR firm in Santa Monica, CA, and Las Vegas, NV. Previously, Cynthia was Partner & Director of Marketing for RankLab, a digital marketing agency listed in Inc. Magazine's Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2015. She is an Advisory Board member for The Millennium Alliance, a leading technology, business, and educational advisory firm serving Fortune 1000 C-Level executives.

Cynthia has been a keynote speaker for companies and events such as Alibaba Group in China, World Government Summit in Dubai, Global Ventures Summit in Indonesia and Mexico, and Web Summit in Lisbon. She has been involved in influencer and marketing campaigns for PayPal, HereMedia, Chevy’s, PETA, and several other leading brands.

Cynthia was listed as top personal branding experts in 2017 by Entrepreneur, top 50 marketers on SnapChat by Mashable, top 12 Female Entrepreneurs that Inspire by Darling Magazine, and top 20 people in SEO by Guardian. She is a contributing columnist to Entrepreneur, and has had work published in Forbes, TIME, and several other industry-specific and top-tier publications.

Throughout the show we delve into influence and PR with Cynthia on how she handles the clients her company works with. She has a really unique take on building your personal brand and only working with people that can truly backup what they claim they can do. She walks us through her process of building a person or company's influence and PR and it is a process that any of us can benefit from when getting our brands more visibility! She also has a massive 1.7 million followers on Twitter and we get to find out how she made that happen too!

01:52: Who is Cynthia Johnson?

09:25: How Cynthia Got Into PR

17:22: How Cynthia Selects Her Clients

19:25: How To Get Press as a Young Company

20:44: Cynthia on Forming Opinions and Handling Backlash

29:32: How To “Tie Yourself To The Top”

34:08: Cynthia’s Tips on Growing Twitter Following

35:45: Cynthia on Goal Setting

46:21: Platform: The Art & Science of Personal Branding

47:13: The Importance of Knowing Your Why

48:33: Managing Your ROI on Events & Conferences

51:15: Cynthia on Building Your Personal Brand

53:38: Cynthia’s Tips To Grow Your Influence

56:05: Where to Find Cynthia

Contact Info:

cynthia@cynthialive.com

https://www.bellivy.com/

https://www.cynthialive.com/

https://twitter.com/CynthiaLIVE

PicMonkey Discount: https://www.picmonkey.com/blog/cynthialive

Ep.422 ~ One of the Most Powerful People in Media You’ve Never Met ~ John Hall

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0400

John Hall~ Founder Influencer & Co

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

As we dive down this rabbit hole of influence we have noticed there's a couple different types of influencers that are out there. There is the influencer that everybody knows. This influencer is the one that everybody sees. The influencer that has a massive public image, you see them all over Instagram, Twitter, the media, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. These influencers are what you could call Spotlight Influencers. Then you have another type of influencer that isn’t so much in the spotlight. This influencer is a more of an underground influencer. These are people that have significant influence but decide to stay under the radar just a little bit. They still have their personal brands, they still get into media sources, but they are not the typical faces you might see when you think of ‘influencers’.

Today’s guest is a master at the second type of influence. John Hall has been called by Inc. magazine as “one of the most powerful people in media that you have never met!” He is Ernest and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016, he has been recognized as one of Business Journal’s Top 100 Visionaries. The company he co-founded was ranked #239 on the Inc. 500 and #72 on the Forbes list of the most promising companies in America. There's an art and science to this type of influence and on the show today John shares with us some of his best secrets to maintaining this influence.

We talk with John about how he developed the company Influence & Co, how it became the largest creator and distributor of expert content for major media outlets. We talk with John about building influence with his clients and some of the key takeaways that he learned from seven years of helping other businesses gain influence.

John has some core values as an influencer, and it really boils down to simple things such as personal relationships, how he gauges every single personal acquaintance, and how he decides whether he's going to continue that personal relationship or let it go. Towards the end of the show we chat about two of his really awesome articles that I enjoyed reading, Perception of Influence vs. Actual Influence and how you can use both of those to grow your brand, as well as 7 Tips for Seeking Out and Seducing the Best Influencers to Love Your Brand..

02:43: Who is John Hall?

10:38: John on His Entrepreneurial Journey

13:30: John on Influence

15:41: John on Managing Your Ego

17:29: The Story Behind Influence & Co.

19:41: How John Obtained the Calendar.com Domain

22:18: John on How To Maintain Relationships

27:18: The Mission of Calendar.com

34:46: John on How He Uses His Influence to Grow Calendar.com

37:51: How To Get Started Pitching Your Writing To Major Platforms

40:56: Perception of Influence vs. Actual Influence

45:25: How To Identify Fake Influencers

48:09: John’s Favorite Influencers

53:05: How To Keep A Low Profile As An Influencer

57:05: John on Choosing Influence Over Money

01:01:50: John’s Favorite Conferences

01:03:27: A Sneak Peek into John's Book, "Top of Mind"

01:05:21: John on The Future of Influencer Marketing

Contact Info:

http://www.johnhallspeaking.com/

https://marketinginsidergroup.com/strategy/12-keynote-sales-speakers-you-shouldnt-miss/

https://twitter.com/InfluenceandCo

https://twitter.com/johnhall

https://www.influenceandco.com/

https://www.inc.com/author/john-hall?cid=landermore

John on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnhall/#28a7d6253845

Perception of Influence vs. Actual Influence: https://www.inc.com/john-hall/the-perception-of-influence-vs-actual-influence.html

7 Tips for Seeking Out and Seducing the Best Influencers for Your Brand

https://www.inc.com/john-hall/7-tips-for-seeking-out-and-seducing-the-best-influencers-to-love-your-brand.html

Calender.com: https://www.calendar.com/

Ep.421 ~ Largest Controlled Psychedelic Study in the World ~ Dr. David Rabin

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Dr. David Rabin ~ Co-Founder of Apollo Neuroscience

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Currently, the psychedelic industry is on the leading edge of helping people with trauma, psychological problems, PTSD, chronic distress, illnesses, empathy and many other issues related to the mind, body, thought process and emotions. People are finding that these substances when used in low doses in a controlled manner prescribed by the right person are having an astounding effect on healing people and these studies are coming from legitimate professionals, doctors and scientists that are also astounded by what they are finding.

Today on the show, we have the doctor/scientist that is currently working on the largest controlled study for psychedelic substances in the world. His name, Dr. David Rabin. Dr. Rabin is a board-certified psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and inventor, and has been studying the impact of chronic stress in humans for more than 10 years. He has specifically focused his research on the clinical translation of non-invasive therapies that improve mood, focus, sleep, and quality of life in treatment-resistant illnesses. Dr. Rabin has six patent applications pending and many more on the way. Dr. Rabin or Dave received his MD in medicine and a PhD in neuroscience from Albany Medical College and trained in psychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Throughout the show, we discuss with Dave the benefits that science is finding with these substances and the healing effects they deliver. We chat about the many ways that people are healing themselves where traditional therapy and medicine have failed them, how trauma can actually alter the structure of the person’s DNA and then can be passed down up to four generations. And, we discuss the future of these therapies and medicines and how his business ApolloNeuro is using wearable technologies to help people become the best versions of themselves. On top of that, Dave and ApolloNeuro are offering a 45% discount for their products.

02:19: Who is David Rabin?

05:48: The Largest Controlled Psychedelics Study in the World

14:55: The Side Effects of Psychedelics

20:25: How Trauma Can Be Passed Through DNA

25:19: How Trauma Alters DNA

37:49: Testing The Effects of Psychedelics on Users

50:47: Which is More Effective: Meditation vs Psychedelics

54:51: The Science Behind ApolloNeuro

1:01:03: Dave on the Future of Neuro Technology

1:07:03: Dave’s Routine to Maintain High Productivity

1:12:55: Where to Find Dave Rabin

Contact Info:

https://apolloneuro.com/

Promo:

ApolloNeuro is offering 45% off services for their new launch at https://shop.apolloneuro.com/

Ep.420 ~ Making It on Forbes 30 Under 30 & The Importance of Creating Useful People ~ Jodie Cook

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Jodie Cook~ Founder of JC Social Media

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Starting a successful social media agency at twenty-two and building it to become one of the UK’s leading social media companies, getting on Forbes 30 Under 30, and the UK Powerlifting Team, creating a business model where she can travel one month out of every three, landing a TedX Talk, becoming an author and writing children's books, then getting them in every primary school in her home country. The list goes on and on but that is the start of our podcast today when we interview the incredible entrepreneur Jodie Cook!

I recently met Jodie after being introduced to her writing on Forbes and I was impressed with all that she had created in her life as an entrepreneur and influencer. Jodie is the founder of JC Social Media and she has built it to be one of the largest agencies in the United Kingdom.

On the show today, we chat with Jodie about her life, her habits and how she has created success. We first dive into a chat about personal habits for success, then moving into her story about how the children books she wrote got in all the primary schools in the UK. Later in the show, we chat more about the future of social media, getting on Forbes 30 Under 30 and we even touch on being an influencer in today's world.

02:30: Who is Jodie Cook?

08:02: Jodie’s Powerlifting Training Routine

09:10: Powerlifting & Entrepreneurship

11:08: How Jodie Stays Focused

12:05: Jodie’s Visualization Process

14:19: Starting A Social Media Agency at 22

18:39: The Importance of Creating Useful People

20:08: Jodie on Writing Children’s Books

25:52: Jodie's Goal-Setting Process

32:42: Jodie on the Future of Social Media

34:02: Jodie on Achieving Work/Life Balance

42:21: Jodie’s Tips on Cold Outreach

46:15: Jodie on Making Europe’s Forbes 30 Under 30 List

50:45: How Jodie Manages Her Influence

53:58: Jodie’s Tips for Growing Your Influence

55:14: Where to Find Jodie Cook

Contact Info:

https://www.jodiecook.com/

https://www.instagram.com/jodie.cook_/

Ep.419 ~ Building The Pitch | One of the Most Popular Business Podcasts in the World ~ Josh Muccio

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Josh Muccio~ Founder of The Pitch Podcast

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Hey listeners, I got the exciting opportunity to hop on the mic with the founder and host of The Pitch Podcast, Josh Muccio. The Pitch is one of the top podcasts out there today on business and entrepreneurship. The Pitch features entrepreneurs in need of funding and they get to “pitch” a panel of investors. Very much like Sharktank but, it is a real show where entrepreneurs pitch real investors for real money.

We got to talk with Josh for well over an hour about how he started The Pitch and kept growing it even after having fifty-five shows with zero investments. Finally, he got the first investment on the show and everything changed from that moment on. Not too long after, Gimlet Media acquired Josh’s podcast, which then eventually led to Spotify purchasing Gimlet for over $200 million. This has changed everything for Josh as a professional podcaster and creative entrepreneur. Now, The Pitch has been named the best business podcast on startup life by Fortune magazine and it is one of the top rated business podcasts in the world!

On the show today we chat with Josh about how he got his start as an entrepreneur and podcaster, his first failing podcast and the idea to create The Pitch. We talk a lot about what is making podcasts successful today, we share some methods of what works when building a successful podcast, and where we think the podcast world is headed in the next few years. We also touch a bit on influence and how Josh manages his influence as a top podcaster.

2:19: Who is Josh Muccio?

8:47: The Humble Beginnings of The Pitch

15:01: The Trials & Errors of Podcasting

22:54: How Josh Landed Sponsorship for The Pitch

27:44: Josh on Landing A $350,000 Investment

30:26: Gimlet Media Acquisition

33:36: Josh On Staying True To Yourself as a Creator

40:24: The Pitch in 5 Years

43:45: The Current State of The Podcast Industry

47:41: Josh On Achieving Balance As A Podcaster

54:17: Podcast Technology Trends on Apple, Spotify and Google

1:00:10: Josh On Managing His Influence

1:07:36: Josh on Personal & Professional Growth

1:14:30: Where to Find Josh Muccio

Contact Info:

The Pitch Podcast: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/the-pitch

The Pitch on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0L04op9D76TOfmzm7yOf9T

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshmuccio/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshmuccio

Ep.418 ~Becoming a Top Travel Influencer w/ Nomadic Matt

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Matt Kepnes ~ Founder of the Famous Travel Blog, Nomadic Matt

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Way back in 2008, I first decided I wanted to make money online and travel the world. I used to read some blogs of travelers that were leading the way for this new lifestyle and somehow, I came across a book called ‘How to Travel the World on $50 a Day’. It was written by a guy named Matt Kepnes, also known as Nomadic Matt. Matt ran a blog that helped others travel the world on a budget while he made money from his blog and book while traveling the world. I thought it was genius and I said to myself, ‘Man, this guy has it figured out!” So I bought his book so I could figure out how to do this as well. A couple of years later, I had a backpack and a one way ticket to Costa Rica. Thanks to Matt and others like him, I was about to start my journey traveling the world while making money online. I never ever thought one day, I would be interviewing Matt on my podcast telling him that story.

That was eleven years ago and today I have been living and traveling to many different countries while business businesses online. It has been the biggest adventure of my life. Today, I get the chance to sit down with Nomadic Matt and talk with him about what he is up to these days. Matt’s blog was successful back in 2008, but once I started to travel, I didn’t hear too much from him. It was good to find out that he is still running his blog and built it into an incredibly successful business. Matt now has quite a few books published about travel and runs a successful travel/business conference called TravelCon that sells out in just a few days. If you are interested in building and/or running a successful business while traveling the world, being a travel influencer, and what it is like to be a true digital nomad, this is the show for you.

01:42: Who is Nomadic Matt?

06:52: Matt’s Travel/Work/Life Schedule

08:00: Lessons Learned as a Traveler

10:10: Becoming a Full Time Traveler

14:31: What Made Your Blog Stand Out Compared to Others?

15:59: How Does Matt Network While Traveling?

18:03: Strategy to Use to Start a Blog in 2019

18:33: Tips on Creating Good Content

22:23: Creating a Travel Conference

31:54: Tips on Getting Big Names to Events

33:57: What Does Freedom Mean to a Top Travel Influencer?

39:10: Balancing Finances Between Business and Charity

41:46: Matt’s Plans for the Future

43:23: Spoilers From the New Book

45:51: Responsibilities of an Influencer

Contact Info:

https://www.nomadicmatt.com/

https://travelcon.org/

Ep.417~ Clarity, Positioning, Offering and ACTION ~ Jason Swenk

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 03:00:00 -0400

On today’s episode, we are joined by the digital agency expert, Jason Swenk. Jason started off building websites online way back in 1999 and eventually grew that business into a full fledge digital agency starting from zero and selling it twelve years later as a multi-million dollar business. Today, Jason shares with us his story about growing his digital agency business. He also shares some valuable tips on his growth and vision strategies. Then towards the end of the show, he gives us some recommendations on what both digital agencies and entrepreneurs should be doing in business today.

01:40: Jason’s Story

05:54: Key Tactics That Grew Jason’s Business

Clarity ~ Know where you want to go, not just for yourself, but for your businesses’ team.
Positioning ~ Position yourself to be THE choice, rather than A choice
Offering ~ How can you get them to raise their hand first, to get them to opt in?

11:14: Steps to Have Between the First Contact of Clients and Selling Them the Big Product

12:54: What Are Entrepreneur Really Missing When it Comes to Growing Their Business?

15:02: How to Know When You’re Doing Too Much and Time to Hire

16:19: How to Avoid Being Comfortable in a Business

18:53: The Questions Jason Asks Himself Before Bed Each Night?

21:27: Podcast Recommendations

24:22: Where Jason is Headed in the Next 5 Years

Honorable Mentions:

Jason Swenk YouTube Channel

Contact Info:

swenk.me

https://jasonswenk.com/

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcHycBFrSxkPWyMTZ1s-74g

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/jasonswenk

Ep.416 ~ How to Turn a Book Into a Real Money Maker ~ Joshua Lisec

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Joshua Lisec ~ Celebrity Ghostwriter

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Today listeners, we are joined by Joshua Lisec. Joshua is the world's only award-winning, celebrity-recommended, #1 international bestselling Certified Professional Ghostwriter. He is the founder of The Entrepreneur’s Wordsmith, a multiple-time #1 International Bestselling Ghostwriter, a Forbes Contributor ghostwriter, a TEDx speaker, and a two-time published novelist.

Since 2011, Joshua has ghostwritten forty books and have been featured in TED, TEDx, BBC Radio London, Foundr, American Express, Yahoo, The Huffington Post, The Write Life, The Side Hustle Show, and numerous other outlets. What is really cool, is that in just the past couple of years Joshua has helped his clients use a book to build a $1,000,000 product funnel, exceed book sales goals by 200% using media appearances, average 10,000 books sold per month, and achieve a 70x return on investment.

On today’s episode, we chat with Joshua, whose skill in translating others’ thoughts into narrations, can help you establish and expand your brand influence to drive business results. He shares his experience as a ghostwriter and the 6 principles you should abide to if you seek to create influential content. We also ask John about the pros and cons of traditional and self publishing and how authors can access corporate sponsorships.

01:47: Who is Joshua Lisec?

12:14: Joshua Lisec's Accidental Journey into Ghostwriting

16:30: How to Start Your Book Idea

28:55: Creating Healthy Balanced Content as an Influencer

32:07: Self Publishing vs Traditional Publishing

38:15: How Much Does It Cost To Work with a Celebrity Ghostwriter?

41:50: Types of Corporate Sponsorships for Authors

43:31: Do I Need a Large Audience Before I Write a Book?

47:03: The Ghostwriting Process

52:14: Hacks for Overcoming Writer’s Block

54:35: Joshua Lisec on Creating a $1,000,000 Product Funnel

1:01:05: 6 Principles of Influential Content

1:10:56: Tips on Working with Influencers

1:20:16: Joshua Lisec on Vulnerability & Establishing Your Personal Brand

1:16:36: Where to find Joshua Lisec

Contact Info:

https://entrepreneurswordsmith.com/

Ep.415 ~ Interviewing 50 Major Influencers

Wed, 21 Aug 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Chris Reynolds ~ Host of The Business Method Podcast chats about what he learned from interviewing 50 major influencers

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Ep.414 ~ The UK’s #1 Biohacker ~ Tim Gray

Wed, 14 Aug 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Tim Gray ~ Founder of The Health Optimisation Summit

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Today listeners we are joined by the organizer of the largest biohacking conference in the UK, Tim Gray. Tim is a dedicated health optimizing biohacker, a psychology specialist and is the founder and investor in several successful London based digital marketing agencies, the Biohacker London Meetup Group and London's first private hyperbaric oxygen clinic.

Tim is working on building a global movement in health optimization. This began with starting London's first Health Optimisation Summit, advising many well known influencers, doctors, and specialists in the health and wellness space all over the world, and is often featured on podcasts and media regarding practical health hacks.

He has been optimizing health, energy, and mind for over seven years using a vast range of modalities and is known as the UK’s leading biohacker due to his vast knowledge of human optimization, plus due to detailed tracking of more than 35 + biomarkers per day. The Biohacker London Meetup group has over 1500 active members with world renowned speakers attending every event.

Throughout the show, we chat with Tim about all areas of biohacking. He takes us though the biohacks that helped him regain his health and energy levels to continue to be a high-performing entrepreneur.

03:48: The Largest Biohacking Summit in the UK

06:24: Tim on Biohacking

08:52: The Science Behind Grounding/Earthing

15:51: The Placebo Effect & Biohacking

16:42: Tim on Sleep Optimization

24:37: Boosting Mental Clarity with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

27:07: Tim’s Daily Biohacks

30:53: The Effects of Mercury Toxicity on the Immune System

33:58: Tim’s Health Battles

37:51: What You Thought You Knew About Hydration

43:27 : Tim on Sources of Hydration

46:47: How Often Should You Get Your Blood Tested?

51:21: From Meetup Group to Biohacking Summit

54:07: Creating a Conference with Major Influencers

01:03:24: How To Manage Relationships With Major Influencers

01:06:04: The Three Most Important Biohacks

01:07:31: Where To Find Tim’s Work

Contact Info:

@timbiohacker

https://summit.healthoptimisation.com/

Ep.413 ~ If You’re Not Happy, You’re Not Healthy w/ Biohacker Joe Cohen

Wed, 07 Aug 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Joe Cohen ~ BioHacker and Founder of Self Decode & Self Hacked

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Today on the podcast we are joined by Joe Cohen, the founder of SelfHacked.com, one of the most recognized and trusted sources for natural health research on the planet. Everything that they put online about health is backed by evidence and medically reviewed. The SelfHacked library delivers sustainable solutions for optimal health performance and anti-aging.

Joe and I, recently met in Croatia and he's a really smart guy. He spent years of his life sick suffering from inflammation, brain fog, fatigue, digestive problems, anxiety, depression and other issues that were poorly understood in both conventional and alternative medicine. He was frustrated by this and he was frustrated by the lack of good information that was out there. So he started on his own personal journey of self experimentation and learning, and after years of experiments, he finally healed himself. Then he found that this online resource called SelfHacked.com that after only four years gets millions of monthly readers. Joe is a thriving entrepreneur, author and speaker. He's also the CEO and founder of Self Decode, and Lab Test Analyzer. What is really cool with Self Decode is that they analyze your DNA and then give you the results back suggesting areas where your health may be at risk or things that may come up for you in the future.

Joe’s mission is to help people gain access to the most up to date unbiased and science based research and information to optimize your health. It was a fun interview and we got a lot of time to dig in deep understanding biohacking from Joe's perspective. We chatted with Joe about Self Decode and Self Hacked. We talked about Joe's diet and routine, how Joe manages influence and what drives him. Later in the show we chat more about using biohacking to optimize mentality.

03:52: Intro

09:10: Starting SelfHacked.com

16:50: Analyze Your DNA to Optimize Your Health

27:43: Using Cold Therapy to Biohack

29:15: Joe’s Favorite Biohacks

36:40: Using Ice Baths and Breathwork to Manage Stress

40:06: Lectin Avoidance Diet

41:30: Joe’s Un-Routine

43:50: Handling Influence in the Health Industry

50:33: The Next 10 Years of Biohacking

1:05:15: The Biological Aspects of Success

Contact Info:

https://selfhacked.com

https://www.selfdecode.com

Ep.412 ~ Brain.FM Changing the Way our Brains Perform ~ Dan Clark

Wed, 31 Jul 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Dan Clark~ CEO of Brain.FM

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Using technology to help people focus, relax and sleep is changing the way we live in the modern world. Anyone with a smartphone has easy access to any type of music they want to listen to at any time. What is really interesting is that neuroscience is also on the bandwagon of understanding the effects of music on the brain because it goes hand-in-hand with making us mortal humans just a little bit more effective in our daily lives.

Brain.FM is leading this charge by creating music to stimulate the brain that’s not too stimulating but rather helps reduce distractions and increase focus. One of their first users, Dan Clark has been CEO of Brain.FM since 2017 and we had the opportunity to pick his brain about all the magic behind Brain.FM’s success.

On today’s show, we dive deep into how the right sounds can help us take our productivity to the next level and sleep, meditation or relaxation even deeper. He talks about how they combine A.I. and professional music composers together to make highly effective tracks that their customers can listen to and get results from. We touch on why this works so well on the human brain, why it is replicating a natural part of our brains, and how this type of technology is helping people not only operate better in their own lives, but how neural-phase locking is helping people with trauma, mental disorders and replacing medication for people with ADHD.

4:00: Who is Dan Clark?

6:08: What Does Brain.FM Do?

8:44: How Brain.FM Helps You Hyper-Focus

11:03: The Science Behind Brain.fm

13:55: How Quickly Can We Reach Flow-State Using Brain.fm?

15:46: How Brain.fm Helped the US Team Win the Olympics

18:18: Which Brain.fm User are You?

21:31: How Neural Phase-Locking Works

25:10: Combining Music & A.I.

31:22: What We Can Expect from Brain.fm in the Future

Contact Info:

https://Brain.fm/TheBusinessMethod

Dan@brain.fm

Promo:

Listeners can access 20% off a membership at https://Brain.fm/TheBusinessMethod

Ep.411 ~ Altering Your Self-Perception to Maximize the Results in Your Life ~ Dr. John Demartini

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Dr. John Demartini ~ Thought Leader & Entrepreneur from the Movie 'The Secret'

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Dr. John Demartini is a world-renowned specialist in human behaviour, a researcher, polyglot, author and global educator and is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on human behaviour, leadership and entrepreneurialism. He has studied over 30,000 books across all the defined academic disciplines, and is the founder of the Demartini Institute. He has authored more than 40 books on a wide range of topics such as corporate and financial empowerment, self-development, relationships and social transformation. He has appeared on Larry King Live and regularly contributes to the Oprah Magazine.

He is the author of nine internationally best selling published titles translated into 28 different languages, including The Breakthrough Experience, Inspired Destiny, Riches Within, Stress to Success, How to Make One Hell of a Profit and Still Get to Heaven, The Gratitude Effect, Wisdom of the Oracle, Count Your Blessings, The Heart of Love, You Can Have an Amazing Life in Just 60 Days and The Values Factor.

Demartini has also appeared in several films, including The Secret in 2006. He has also appeared in several documentaries and including Peter Rodger’s 2009 film Oh My God, and Overfed & Undernourished in 2014.

Today on the show, John talks about his experience. He shares with us the 13 questions you should be asking yourself to gain competitive advantage in life. John talks about the art of delegation, and how mastering this can yield high-productivity. We also ask John about focus, meditation and how to achieve authentic flow-states. Lastly, John shares about applying this to business and having a professional speaking career!

02:03: Who is John Demartini?

05:38: What is Your Natural Competitive Advantage?

09:42: 13 Questions to Get You Into Hyper-Flow

15:49: Why You Should Update your Values Quarterly

17:42: Why Your Values Determine with Your Income Level

23:27: Pay Yourself First

29:22: Finding Your Entrepreneurial Sweet Spot - What Do People Want That You’re Inspired to Deliver?

32:34: The Difference Between a Flow State & a Manic Episode

38:34: Recommendations for Achieving Flow State

39:39: Meditating to Integrate Not to Escape

42:10: How to Positively Grow Your Influence

Contact Info:

https://drdemartini.com/

Ep.410 ~ Do You Really Know if You Have a Healthy Brain? ~ Dr. Andrew Hill

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Dr. Andrew Hill~ Founder of Peak Brain Institute

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Do you really know if you have a healthy brain? Most of us would like to think so, but how can we really tell? We know if we have a healthy body, we know if we have healthy habits. So why don’t we know if we have healthy brains? One reason why is because society associates unhealthy brains with mental disorders, and if we don’t have a mental disorder then our brain must be healthy. Right?....Wrong!

We could actually have problems with our brains for years before it shows signs. Brain health is on the cusp of becoming a really big movement and Dr. Andrew Hill is one that helping lead that movement. Andrew is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and biohacking advocate. He holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience from UCLA, and is best known as an expert neurofeedback practitioner and brain fitness coach. With an extensive history working in mental health, and as a university lecturer and researcher, Dr. Hill founded Peak Brain Institute in 2015. Peak Brain Institute a community-oriented company whose mission is to expand understanding and accessibility to brain-hacking technologies. Peak Brain Institute and Andrew’s main mission is to make more brain gyms, where people can learn about and exercise their brain, without it being a mental issue.

On the show today we chat in depth with Andrew about how our brains actually operate. We talk about how scanning brains can prevent many mental disorders, flow-states and the effects of alcohol and drugs on our brains. We also discuss the importance of meditation and how it is really changing brains for the better, and we discuss the many benefits people with healthy brains can get by scanning and continuing to exercise the brain regularly.

02:06 Who is Andrew Hill?

04:55 Sleep Training Across Time Zones

10:16 The Journey to PeakBrain

12:43 Is my Brain Healthy?

14:40 Brain Scanning vs Brain Mapping

21:10 The NeuroFeedback Process

31:08 Can High-Performers Benefit from NeuroFeedback?

35:26 Andrew’s Tips on Marketing Automation & Service Delivery

37:56 A Deep Dive Into Brainwaves & Flow-States

51:58 How Meditation Affects the Brain

57:29 Basic Meditation Practice

1:00:24 Effects of Drugs & Alcohol on the Brain

1:06:57 Where to Find PeakBrain

Contact Info:

http://peakbraininstitute.com/

Social Media:

Twitter: @PeakBrainLA

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeakBrainInstitute

Instagram: @PeakBrainLA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtWM4uaH6IXx_HbLRd9ctHg

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewhillucla/

Promo:

Listeners that mention this show will receive 10% off services at Peak Brain Institute (excludes equipment purchases)

Ep.409 ~ Ice Baths, Climbing Kilimanjaro in Record Time w/ Wim Hof & BioHacking ~ Scott Carney

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Scott Carney ~ Co-Author of 'What Doesn't Kill Us' w/ Wim Hof

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Could you imagine climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in record time with no training? How about being injected with a deadly endotoxin and your body has no reaction to it? Or even just completing more pushups than you ever thought possible with no oxygen in your lungs?

Most people think these are impossible feats. Something only reserved for superhumans or for people that spend years in training. But they are not. All of the aforementioned activities have been accomplished by regular people that apply one simple breathing method, the Wim Hof Method.

Our guest today is an investigative journalist and a long-time student of the Wim Hof Method. When Scott heard about Wim and his wild claims, he went to meet Wim with one purpose….to prove him wrong. After Scott spent a few days at Wim’s mountain house in Poland, he realized Wim and his wacky breathing tactics were the real deal. He was convinced because Scott himself began doing more pushups than he ever had completed with no oxygen in his lungs. He took baths in freezing cold water without getting hypothermia, and if those weren’t enough, Wim took Scott and in the dead of winter they both climbed the tallest mountain in Poland wearing nothing but shorts and boots!

Scott then spent the next six years of his life training with Wim, learning these methods and eventually he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in record time also wearing only boots and shorts and co-authored with Wim on the best-selling book What Doesn’t Kill Us.

Today on the show, Scott talks to us about the Wim Hof Method and how its application helped him gain more control over his body and mindset. He also shares breathing techniques, tips on how to identify false gurus and cultivating your own inner guru when looking to make life changes.

02:16: Who is Scott Carney?

14:20: Why Scott Wanted to Expose False Gurus

16:53: The Enlightenment Trap

17:23: The Wim Hof Technique

27:59: Native Americans & Ice Baths

32:10: Basic Breathing Pattern & Cold Shower Routine

35:24: Benefits of Breathing & Cold Showers

37:39: The Endotoxin Study

44:04: Holding 29 World Records

46:44: Ice Baths & Testosterone

49:49: Scott Carney’s Breathing & Cold Shower Routine

55:04: Identifying False Gurus

1:02:24: Meditating to Death

1:10:44: Understanding Mindfulness

1:13:16: Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro w/ No Training

Contact Info:

http://www.scottcarney.com/

Ep.408 ~ BioHacking and Optimal Performance ~ Ben Hebert

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Ben Hebert ~ BioHacker and Founder of Natural Stack

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Hello listeners and welcome back to the show! Today, we have a very special show for you. We wanted to bring on an entrepreneur that has created amazing results building a 7-figure location independent business and knows a lot about the biohacking. Enter, Ben Hebert. Ben is the founder of Natural Stacks. Natural Stacks is a supplement company that helps people achieve the highest level of performance with natural solutions that work. It is also a company that took Ben from less than $3,000 in his bank account to over $1,000,000 in revenue his first year in business.

It is an incredible episode full of high-value content and without further adieu...Ben Hebert

“Just stay in the game. If you stay in long enough, you will find success, and you’ll make it happen!” Ben Hebert

Ben recommends taking Dopamine in the morning to get your day going and GABA for sleep at night!

Honorable Mentions:

Klaviyo: https://www.klaviyo.com/
EO (Entrepreneurs Organization): https://www.eonetwork.org/
Smart Passive Income: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/
Entrepreneur of Fire: https://www.eofire.com/
ChainFuel: https://www.chainfuel.com/#about
The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss

Contact Info:

benhebert.com (Ben's barely updated blog)
naturalstacks.com (main biz)
ecom89.com (Ben's ecomm training)

SPECIAL NATURAL STACKS DISCOUNT FOR LISTENERS: Listeners can use the coupon code ‘CHRISREYNOLDS’ to save 25% on anything. Limited to 50 people!

Ep.407 ~ Becoming a Top 1% Jet Fighter Pilot and Using That Mentality for High-Performance ~ John Foley

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 03:00:00 -0400

John Foley ~ Blue Angel Fighter Pilot & Professional Speaker

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Could you imagine flying a fighter jet at 1000 miles per hour? Or flying that same jet upside down and only 3 feet away from another jet also going just as fast as you are? To operate at this level you need an incredible amount of training to become one of the best jet pilots on the planet and today’s guest is one of them and his name is John Foley . John is a retired Blue Angel pilot for the Navy. The “Blues” as they are called, are known to be the absolute best jet pilots on earth. To perform at this level, takes a lot of focus and hard work and much of his training has helped him transfer into the high-performing entrepreneur and public speaker that he is today.

Today on the show, John talks about his experience as a Blue Angel fighter pilot. He shares with us about training for dog fighting in the air flying at lightning speed. John talks about what it is like flying at 1000 miles per hour, the scariest flight he ever made almost leading to disaster, and how he mastered his thoughts and emotions to get behind the pilots seat the very next day. As you could imagine it takes an intense high-performance mentality, so we also ask John about focus, meditation, visualization, flow-state and how to master your mindset for success. Lastly, John shares about applying this to business and having a professional speaking career!

06:15: Who is John Foley & What is a Blue Angel?

12:25: What is Dog Fighting for Pilots?

14:20: Using Focus, Visualization & Debriefing as a Fighter Pilot

16:55: Flying Upside Down 3 Feet Away From Another Jet

20:20: Becoming a Blue Angel Fighter Pilot

24:40: Mentalities Between Blue Angel’s and Other Pilots

26:25: What is it Like at 1000 Miles Per Hour?

29:20: John’s Scariest Flight

35:20: Preparing to Fly Again After Almost Dying

40:50: John on Meditation

45:15: Focus and Flow-State from a Professional Fighter Pilot

49:10: Forming a New Habit

51:55: Keeping Energy Levels High

58:00: Creating a Professional Speaking Career

1:03:25: Determining Your Monetary Worth as a Speaker

Contact Info:

https://johnfoleyinc.com/

Ep.406 ~ Do Assholes Really Finish First? ~ Tucker Max

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Tucker Max ~ Influencer and Author

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Having a polarizing personality helps many people gain influence and fame. It helps potential fans understand exactly what they stand for, and quite often they are the person saying and doing things that others wish they could do or should do themselves. Today’s guest started his career with one of the most controversial personalities out there. In 2009, he was ranked as Time Magazine’s Top Influential People, and his name is Tucker Max.

Tucker is the author of many New York Times best-selling books such as, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, Assholes Finish First, What Women Want, Sloppy Seconds, and Hilarity Ensues. Tucker features wild stories he had with partying and women that were true stories of his life, many of which brought a lot of comedy and controversy to surface. He continued this lifestyle and stories for many years until 2012 when he decided he was done with the lifestyle after he had begun psychotherapy. Today, he is married with three children and on the show, Tucker talks a bit about being a major author and influencer, comedy, his life, his past, the growth that came from his experiences, his biggest regrets, and of course how he sees life today.

09:30: Why Tucker Lives in Austin, Texas

15:55: What is the Biggest Change of Tucker’s Past Decade

25:30: Learning How to Be Funny

32:40: The History of Humor

36:45: Tucker’s Regrets

51:00: Difference in Comedy Styles

54:40: Tucker Meeting His Now Wife

Contact Info:

https://scribewriting.com

Ep.405 ~ Building a Community of Top-Level Entrepreneurs, Thought Leaders & Influencers & Taking Them to an Island ~ Hollis Carter

Wed, 12 Jun 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Hollis Carter ~ Co-Founder of The Baby Bathwater Institute

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Hey podcast listeners, today we are hopping on the mic with Hollis Carter. Hollis is an internet marketer from back in the day when it was a Wild Wild West show. He has had quite a bit of success and one of the first people to create a video sales letter. Throughout his years as an entrepreneur, he kept going to these conferences that were all about “pitching and selling”. After many different conferences, his now partner Michael Lovich and he got to talking about creating a community of high-level entrepreneurs and high-caliber people that forbid ‘pitching and selling’ at their events. Thus, they created a community of entrepreneurs called Baby Bathwater Institute.

Each year, they have an event on an island in Croatia called Baby Bathwater Island. Last year, I attended and I was blown away by the content. A friend of mine said it was kind of like Mario Bros. the video game, and warping from Level 2 to Level 12 in a matter of a few short days. I couldn’t agree more, and as soon as I left the event last year, I knew I wanted to attend again this year. That event is coming up soon, at the end of June on an Island in Croatia. On the show today, Hollis and I chat about the experience of being on the island and what it like running a community of high-profile entrepreneurs, influencers and thought leaders. One thing that I really like about their events, is that there are no paid professional speakers. If someone is sharing their content, it is because they have proven their methods, and they are there to share and be a part of the community.

02.55: A Bit About Baby Bathwater Island & Hollis

08:10: What is it like on Baby Bathwater Island?

16:35: Having No Sales Community

18:05: Spoilers for Workshops on the Island in 2019

21:05: A Business Mastermind Like Summer Camp

23:30: Curating a Community of Influential People

Contact Info:

https://www.stevenkotler.com

Ep.404 ~ High-Performance Flow States ~ Steven Kotler

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Steven Kotler ~ NYTimes Best Selling Author and High-Performance Expert

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Hey, listeners welcome to the show today and I have to tell you I am incredibly excited for today’s guest. Not only is he the author of two of my top read books but he is leading researcher on cutting-edge technology and information regarding flow and flow-state, his name is Steven Kotler.

Steven is the author of numerous books including Bold and Abundance, both he co-authored with Peter Diamandis. He is also the author of West of Jesus, Tomorrowland, The Rise of Superman, and Stealing Fire. The latter two being the two books I have read of his and both I highly recommend to anyone. On the show today, we get to chat with Steven for an hour and a half about a variety of subjects that Steven specializes in, including many topics that are addressed in his new novel, Last Tango in Cyberspace.

At the beginning of the show, we get to know Steven’s backstory for a few minutes before we delve deep into Flow, Flow-States, the science behind flow, and some incredible stories of high-performers, including Steven, while they were in Flow-State and how it directly affected their performance. We then dive into the details of Last Tango in Cyberspace and some important issues that the storyline addresses throughout the novel. In the book and on the podcast, we talk about technology and where it is headed, artificial intelligence becoming conscious, psychedelics and using them to expand technology, empathy and space tourism. At the end of the podcast, we get to learn how Steven uses flow, his favorite meditation techniques, and his daily routine.

04:25: Why Steven Lives Where He Lives?

07:25: Steven’s Backstory and Working the Extreme Athletes

14:40: The Flow Lab

15:25: What is Flow Exactly?

21:45: Synchronicity and Flow State

26:05: Steven’s Favorite Way to Get Into Flow & Simple Flow Triggers

26:30: Steven’s New Book - Last Tango in Cyberspace

35:10: Future Technology is Perceived as Scary Until it’s Real Life

35:05: Artificial Intelligence Waking Up

43:20: Steven’s Biggest Concern w/ AI

47:10: Psychedelics and Expanding Technology

1:01:45: Empathy

1:10:59: Space Tourism

1:12:00:: Steven’s Routine to Create Great Content Regularly

1:19:40: Breathing and Meditation

Contact Info:

Ep.403 ~ Making Forbes 30 Under 30 and Redefining Market Research ~ Nadia Masri

Wed, 29 May 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Nadia Masri ~ Founder of Perksy and Forbes 30 Under 30

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

There are so many different aspects to influence. It is quite eye-opening to see people in different stages of their lives use influence and understand how to use it. Today’s guest is no exception and quite a prodigy when it comes to business and influence. Although she might not call herself that. Nadia Masri is the founder of Perksy a revolutionary market research app that is helping businesses get much more effective results when conducting market research and it also gamifies the surveying with rewards for those that are replying to the research. On top of that, Nadia is a recent featuring winner of Forbes 30 Under 30.

Today on the show, we talk with Nadia about how she created Perksy from a project at college and building it into a company highly recognized by Forbes and the business world today by the age of twenty-eight. We also chat about how she sees and designs quality platforms for users, how she was a driven entrepreneur from a young age, how she uses high-performance productivity and how Nadia blends influence and leadership into one.

03:09: Who is Nadia Masri?

14:29: Being Successful Rapidly at a Young Age

19:59: Nadia on Resilience

23:29: Creating a Leading Platform for Market Research

30:09: Gamifying Market Research

33:24: Well Designed App Examples

35:34: Getting on Forbes 30 Under 30

43:39: Influence Equals Leadership

50:44: Nadia on Productivity & Open Office Space

Contact Info:

https://www.getperksy.com/

hi@getperksy.com

Ep.402 ~ Using Influence to Build a Real Business from a Forbes Top Travel Influencer ~ Kiersten Rich

Wed, 22 May 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Kiersten Rich ~ Forbes Top 10 Travel Influencer & Founder of The Blonde Abroad~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Kiersten Rich was named by Forbes as one of the Top 10 Travel Influencers in the world and has been featured worldwide on major publications for her photography and influence in the travel space. Kiersten's blog, The Blonde Abroad, started as an online journal where she could share her travel stories and help inspire women to travel the world, and it has now evolved into a travel-focused media company with multiple brand extensions that is set to hit her first 7-figure year in 2019. Kiersten and The Blond Abroad are a perfect example of taking online influence and turning into a legitimate multi-faceted business.

Currently, The Blonde Abroad has over 550,000+ followers on Instagram, nearly half a million monthly blog visitors, 5 million monthly Pinterest viewers, over 200,000 Facebook fans, and over 2.5 million YouTube views. On the show today, we get the backstory of how Kiersten started this project and spent the time and effort over the years to become a serious entrepreneur and build a solid, sustainable business. We chat about how she handles priorities while traveling, where her traffic comes from, being an early adapter to social media platforms, and how she creates videos while travels. We also get into some fun chat about her favorite blogging perks, best travel experiences, favorite conferences, and of course, how to manage influence in a responsible way.

08:40: The Beginning of The Blonde Abroad

20:00: Finding Synchronicity After Many Years of Travel

25:33: Prioritizing When Running a Successful Location-Independent Business/Blog

30:25: Being a Good Friend and Analyzing Friendships

33:38: Becoming a Forbes Top Travel Influencer

37:53: Where Does The Blonde Abroad Get Their Her Traffic?

41:18: Moving from Blogger to Entrepreneur and Being an Early Adapter

47:38: Blending Influence w/ Entrepreneurship

50:58: Giving the Online World Boundaries

55:28: Creating Your Own Videos While Traveling

1:04:38: Top Blogging Perks

1:08:28: Top Travel Experiences

1:12:58: Top Conferences & Groups

Contact Info:

https://theblondeabroad.com/

https://questcreativeagency.com/

https://tbaescapes.com/

Ep.401 ~ Leaving the #1 Cable News Show to Become an Online Influencer ~ Clayton Morris

Wed, 15 May 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Clayton Morris ~ From News Anchor to Entrepreneur, Best Selling Author, and Influencer

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Would you quit a high-paying job at the #1 cable news show in the world? It would be a difficult decision to make, especially if you were quitting to go out on your own to invest in real estate and build your own business.

Clayton Morris is our guest today and is a former News Anchor for Fox. He wanted to work in media since he was a child and after having a successful career he decided to leave Fox to become a full-time entrepreneur. Many people told him he was foolish to leave the network and security of a great job, but Clayton was ready for the move because he has been investing in real estate and creating passive income for years before he made the leap.

Since, leaving Fox, Clayton has built a top-rated podcast with over 10,000,000 downloads, a successful YouTube channel with over 6.5 million views and has created the Financial Freedom Academy where he teaches others to invest and find financial freedom for themselves.

02:40: Our Favorite Book ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’

11:25: Who is Clayton Morris?

19:25: Clayton on Mentors and Teaching

26:27: Moving from Fox News to an Online Influencer

31:20: Clayton’s Thoughts on the Current & Future Real Estate Economy

36:51: Getting 10,000,000 Downloads on Clayton’s Podcast

51:45: Clayton on Influence

Contact Info:

https://financialfreedomacademy.com/

https://morrisinvest.com/

Clayton’s Real Estate Podcast

Clayton’s Financial Freedom Cheat Sheet

Ep.400 ~ Running a Profitable Tech Company 36 Out of 37 Years and Going Blind During an IPO ~ Ray Zinn

Wed, 08 May 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Ray Zinn ~ Longest Running CEO from Silicon Valley

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Building a successful business requires focus on one important thing….profit! Today’s guest is a master at focusing on profit. Ray Zinn is the longest running CEO from Silicon Valley, running a company for thirty-seven years and thirty-six of those years his company Micrel was profitable.

This isn’t the only astounding fact about Ray. In 1994, Ray went legally blind during Micrel’s IPO on the stock market. He was torn on what to do, but ultimately decided to continue to run the company for another eighteen years. Throughout the show, we get to hear Ray’s story about building and running a company in Silicon Valley for almost four decades. We talk to Ray about his challenges being an influencer, how he prioritizes time, and what he is up to today with his newest project ZinnStarter.

02:30: Being a Polyglot?

06:10: Who is Ray Zinn?

15:30: Running a Profitable Business 36 Out of 37 Years

18:20: The Changes of Silicon Valley and Having a Significant Part of the Technological Revolution

26:30: Ray on Prioritizing Time

29:55: Going Legally Blind During an IPO

38:30: Thoughts on Being the Best in All Areas of Life

39:35: Ray on Influence

Contact Info:

http://toughthingsfirst.com/

Ep.399 ~ Leaving the Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Family Legacy for Health ~ Ocean Robbins

Wed, 01 May 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Ocean Robbins ~ Author and Founder of FoodRevolution.org

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

We have often talked about health on our podcast occasionally chatting with guests about diet and how they maintain a healthy lifestyle. On today’s show we go a step further and really learn about what you absolutely should remove from your diet and understanding the exact science behind it.

The grandson of the famous Baskin-Robbins legacy, Ocean Robbins joins us on the podcast to talk about health! Yes, health!

Ocean’s father left the family business that was paved with gold because he how bad ice cream was for people. Ocean continued down the path of his father making it his mission to help people understand health and why the “Standard American Diet” is causing so many diseases. Ocean really gets into the “nuts and bolts” of heath, food, the food industry, and what you need to have in your diet to maximize a healthy lifestyle. It was such an eye opener, that as soon as the show finished I went and downloaded his book from Amazon.

If you are interested in your health whatsoever, this episode is a must listen.

02:09: Intro

11:24: Who is Ocean Robbins?

15:55: Ocean’s Father Leaving the Baskin-Robbins Legacy

17:25: What is the 3 Most Import Things to Remove From the Your Diet?

19:40: What to Fry Food WIth?

24:59: A Recommended Standard Diet

29:50: The B12 Debate

34:53: Ocean on the CBD Industry

38:11: The Big Pharma Companies

41:28: Major Shifts For Food in the Near Future

43:03: The 31 Day Food Revolution

46:07: Superfoods, Magic Mushrooms and Soy

51:09: Ocean on Influence

Contact Info:

https://www.31dayfoodrevolution.com/

https://foodrevolution.org/

www.foodrevolution.org/complement

https://www.oceanrobbins.com/

Ep.398 ~ Building a Travel Blog to 1,000,000 Monthly Readers ~ Alexandra Jimenez

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Alexandra Jimenez ~ Founder of Travel Fashion Girl

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Those that travel abroad are almost certain to run into another traveler that has the dream of starting a blog about traveling. This is a passion for many and it is exciting when we get to meet someone who has actually done it and made it into a successful business.

Our guest today is Alexandra Jimenez and she is the founder of one of the world’s most trafficked travel blogs, Travel Fashion Girl. Alexandra started the blog out while traveling with the intention of just helping females travel the world in a carry-on suitcase. The idea took off and now she has turned it into a very successful business that has thousands of community members and 1,000,000 monthly readers.

Alexandra and I get to chat about influence today, How she build her blog and community. How she grew her Pinterest to 2.6 million monthly viewers and her blog to 1,000,000 monthly readers!

02:56: Starting Travel Fashion Girl

09:45: Alexandra on Influence

16:40; Inspiring Others w/ Influence

19:00: Being Aware of Your Communication & What You're Creating as an Influencer

20:59: Creating a Community without Internet Trolls & Negativity

28:00: Tips to Hit 1,000,000 Monthly Followers

33:50: Which Social Media Platform is the Most Effective for Travel Fashion Girl?

Contact Info:

https://www.travelfashiongirl.com/

https://compassrosetravelaccessories.com/

Ep.397 ~ Interviewing 25 Major Influencers

Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Chris & Noah Talk About What They Have Learned From Interviewing Major 25 Influencers

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Ep.396 ~ Mastering the Hustle & Influence ~ Tyler Jack Harris

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Tyler Jack Harris ~ Founder of My Living Legacy

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Sales and influence are the words of the day! Today we have Tyler Jack Harris joining us on the podcast who is a master at sales and influence both. Tyler has achieved some absolutely incredible feats in his career. He is a master in hustle and productivity selling over 8,000 life insurance plans face-to-face in 3.5 years. He went from unemployed to millionaire during this time. He has achieved staggering results with his personal brand having a weekly reach of 49 million people.

Today on the show we dive deep into influence, sales, legacy, personal brands and of course mastermind the hustle.

11:30: Who is Tyler Jack Harris?

18:22: Obedience to Desperation

24:40: Closing 8,000 Deals Face-to-Face in 3.5 Years

29:25: Finding Motivation to Work 16,18,20 Hours a Day

32:00: Do You Need to Believe in What You’re Selling?

37:15: Building a Personal Brand

54:30: Energy Management for Little Sleep and Hard Hustling

58:04: Tyler on Influence

Contact Info:

https://tylerjackharris.com/

Ep.395 ~ $100,000/Month Blogging & 4.4 Million Monthly Views on Pinterest ~ Alex Nerney

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Alex Nerney ~ Location Independent Blogger, Founder of Create & Go

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Creating a blog to travel the world is the dream of so many travelers. There are graveyards all around the world full of peoples blogging dreams. Many people try and many people fail….myself included. However, even though blogging can be a tough nut to crack these days, there are people that are doing it, and teaching others how to find success in the blogging world.

Today’s guest is Alex Nerney the co-founder of Avocadu.com and Create & Go. Alex, and his partner quit their jobs to start blogging just over three years ago and as luck would have it, they had nearly immediate success. Their first month earning, $170, then $900 in the second month and doubling it almost every month after until their seventh month when they hit $40,000 in one month. They had achieved the bloggers dream and now consistently produce over $100,000+ per month.

On the show, we chat with Alex on what is really working in the blogging world and what is not. We chat about how Pinterest has become their top-performing social media platform giving them around 4.4 million views per month and around 200,000 visits to their website. We also chat with Alex on the theme of this series, influence. Alex and I get into a great conversation about how people are using and abusing influence in today’s world, and how to find the “right” influencers to follow.

03:00: Alex on Austin, Texas

06:40: Starting a Blog w/ Instant Success

11:35: What are Most Bloggers Missing

16:15: Alex on Influence

23:25: What is Working for Video Marketing

26:35: 4.4 Million Monthly Views on Pinterest

27:50: The Misuse of Pinterest

33:19: Alex on Starting a New Blog

36:50: The Personal Brand Balance

41:36: Running Two Business at Once

44:10: Finding the Right Guru

Contact Info:

https://createandgo.com/

https://alexnerney.com/

https://avocadu.com/

https://createandgo.com/pinterest-marketing/

Ep.394 ~ Influencer Marketing and 1,000,000 Instagram Followers ~ Adi Arezzini

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Adi Arezzini~ Founder of TeaMi Blends

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Hey listeners welcome to The Business Method Podcast. I am your host Chris Reynolds and we are currently interviewing 100 major influences on our show with my co-host Noah Laith to get behind the minds, the tools and the methods it takes to build major influence in business and handling it in a positive way.

Today on the show, the founder and CEO of TeaMi Blends, Adi Arezzini is joining us to talk business and influence. Adi started this company from her mother's bedroom and has grown TeaMi to a multi-million dollar brand. One of the ways she did it was influencer marketing. Currently, Adi and her team work with 1500 influencers a month and have grown their Instagram follow up to nearly 1,000,000 followers.

Throughout the interview, Adi shares with us how she grew her following using influencer marketing, how she managed the massive growth and how her and the TeaMi team manage working with so many influencers. We also chat with her about health today, and how her own challenges with gut health and digestion has inspired her to help millions around the world with their own health.

02:48: Adi on Balancing Health, Work, & Lifestyle

05:33: Staying Productive on Days w/ Less Sleep

07:23: Who is Adi Arezzini and Gut Health

13:33: Understanding Detoxing

15:58: Educating Your Followers/Potential Clients

17:33: Toxins in Your Body

21:18: Simple Communication for Marketing & Growing an Audience

24:03: Managing a Multi-Million Dollar Brand

26:33: Finding People on the Same Mission as You

28:53: Adi’s Best Practices for Connecting w/ Influencers

34:53: 1,000,000 Followers on Instagram

41:28: Being a Mentor for Her Employees

45:08: Having the Hard Conversations w/ Your Team

51:23: The Future of the Health Industry

Contact Info:

https://www.teamiblends.com/

adi@teamiblends.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamiblends/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teamiblends

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Teamiblends/

Ep.393 ~ Influence & Empathy ~ Michael Ventura

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Michael Ventura ~ Founder of SubRosa and Author of Applied Empathy

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Hey listeners welcome back to the show. Today’s guest is Michael Ventura the CEO and founder of Sub Rosa, a strategy and design firm that has worked with some of the world's largest and most important brands—from Johnson & Johnson, Adobe, the TED Conference, Delta Airlines, and The Daily Show. Michael has served as a board member and adviser to various organizations, including the Burning Man Project, and the U.N.'s Tribal Link Foundation. He is also a visiting lecturer at Princeton University and the United States Military Academy at West Point. In addition to this Michael is the author of ‘Applied Empathy’.

Today on the show, we get behind the mind of Michael and creating Sub Rosa, and how they implement design practice and strategies for companies around the world. Part of the culture in Sub Rosa and all of Michael’s companies is the idea of Applied Empathy. Throughout the show we get to chat with Michael on how using ‘applied empathy’ can make a massive change in your business.

02:20: Who is Michael Ventura?

05:48: The Importance of Design

08:50: Succeeding in Many Different Businesses at Once

12:30: Empathy vs. Being Nice

16:38: Applied Empathy vs. Cognitive Empathy vs. Effective Empathy vs. Somatic Empathy

20:03: The Process of Applied Empathy

24:38: Training the Younger Generation on Empathy

28:53: How to Train Yourself or Others on Empathy

37:28: When Empathy Becomes Second Nature

39:48: Michael on Influence

Contact Info:

https://appliedempathy.com/

Ep.392 ~ The First African-American Woman to Found a Billion Dollar Company, The 39th Richest Self-Made Woman ~ Janice Bryant Howroyd

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Janice Bryant Howroyd ~ Founder of ActOne Group

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

I love incredibly successful people that still have the down-to-earth human touch. It is incredibly enjoyable to talk with them and understand why they are who they are. Today’s guest is one of those people and yet so much more. Janice Bryant Howroyd is the founder The ActOne Group and she is the very first African-American female to found a billion dollar company, and yes you heard me right, a billion dollar company.

What is even more impressive about Janice is that speaking with her was like talking with an old friend. She is incredibly relatable and really a caring and authentic human being.

During the interview I noticed this and really wanted to get behind her story and what made her the amazing individual and entrepreneur she is today. We chat about her upbringing as an African-American in a extremely racial environment with a family with 11 children. We chat about he life philosophy, her habits and what she vales. We chat about how she maintains personal relationships while running a billion dollar company, the challenges of being a female entrepreneur, how us humans like to operate in tribes and some of her favorite books she recommends even though she has a 6000+ book library.

At the end of the podcast, we ask Janice about her philosophy on influence in today’s world and how she handles it responsibility.

“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal!” JBH

04:11: Who is Janice Bryant Howroyd?

08:22: Growing Up in a Harsh Environment w/ a Rich Family Culture

16:02: Janice’s Definition of Success

16:55: Maintaining Personal Relationships While Running a Business

25:55: Janice’s Advice for Entrepreneurs and the Sexes

29:05: Equality Opportunity Progress

33:30: Humans Operating in Tribes

35:55: Janice’s Recommended Books

43:45: Janice on Influence and the ‘If’ poem

If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,

Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,

And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;

If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat those two impostors just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,

And—which is more—you’ll be a Man/Woman, my son/daughter!

Contact Info:

http://askjbh.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbryanthowroyd/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janicebryanthowroyd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JaniceBryantHowroyd/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jbryanthowroyd

Ep.391 ~ Creating Collaboration in the World From the Founder of CouchSurfing ~ Casey Fenton

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 03:00:00 -0500

Casey Fenton ~ Founder of CouchSurfing and Upstock

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Imagine being a young man hacking the University of Iceland’s directory to meet new people and trying to find a couch to crash on for a free place to stay. Then turning that concept into a 20 million person platform that changed the way people travel. Casey Fenton is that young man and the platform he built is called Couch Surfing.

Casey joins us on the podcast today for a really exciting chat. These days Casey has built a new business called Upstock that is modernizing an antiquated stock option system that allows team members and employees to earn equity instantly without an undue cash burden on the company. He got this idea from his days at CouchSurfing when he didn’t have the ability to give his team and employees a shared part of the company. This frustrated him and it created a passion that started Upstock and the drive to help businesses help themselves.

We dive into Casey’s passion about Upstock today but also chat about the book on human egos that Casey is writing. He has another mission to help people understand their egos better and how we can use them for good. Of course, we also discuss about the Couch Surfing story and how it led Casey on a wild ride of world travel, startups, venture capitalists, challenges with the US taxation system, helping business grow and changing the way people travel all around the world.

04:19: Climbing the Great Pyramids

08:46: Casey on His New Business Upstock

17:50: Examples of Sharing Equity w/ Team Members

23:16: Casey on Gamifying Business

26:06: Ideas on Gamifying for Entrepreneurs Today

31:46: Ego Hacking

45:01: The First Couch That Casey Surfed On

48:47: Number One Lesson from CouchSurfing

51:32: Other Lessons from CouchSurfing

55:31: Casey on Influence

Contact Info:

https://upstock.io/

http://www.caseyfenton.com/

http://bit.ly/egohack

Ep.390 ~ Chatting with One of the World’s Most Successful Investors ~ Jim Rogers

Wed, 27 Feb 2019 03:00:00 -0500

Jim Rogers ~ Founder and chairman of Rogers Holdings, and the Co-founder of the famous Quantum Fund and Soros Fund Management

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the podcast today. On the mic we have a very special guest. He is known as one of the world’s go-to people for investing advice amassing a net-worth of somewhere near $300,000,000. He is the founder and chairman of Rogers Holdings, and the co-founder of the famous Quantum Fund and Soros Fund Management that he built with George Soros in the 80’s. He is an author of many top-selling books and has been someone that offers sound and legitimate advice about business, investing and living a good well-balanced life, and his name is Jim Rogers.

We were very excited when we found out that Jim accepted our invitation to come on the show because he is a personal hero to both Noah Laith who joins us co-hosting today and myself. I started following Jim back in 2008 when I began investing in gold and silver. He was a proponent of always having gold and silver, and I enjoyed listening to Jim on interviews and learning from someone who seemed to have an incredible amount of insight and experience. Chatting with Jim was a blast, because he is a very down-to-earth person who seems to value the important things in life, like spending time with his family, going to the beach, travel, riding motorcycles, giving back, teaching others, and doing good in the world over amassing more and more wealth. We had some creative questions to ask Jim about life philosophy, influence and what he would tell his 20-year old self, but also dig into those questions about investing today, where the markets are headed, his long-term view of economies and we threw in a few questions that you guys sent in to us.

03:22: Jim Leaving the Backwoods of Alabama for the Ivy League and Wall Street

04:56: How Jim Defines Focus

06:50: Training Yourself to be Persistent

07:40: The Influence of Jim’s Peers at Yale

08:53: Jim’s Advice for Today’s Youth

10:12: Tipping Points for Jim’s Life

12:30: New Emerging Markets for the Next 10 Years

16:21: Jim on Agriculture and Pharma

19:01: What Jim Would Do if He Were 20 Years Old?

19:33: Jim on Machine Learning and it Impacting Investing

20:25: What Was Jim’s Worst Investment?

21:40: Hedging Against the Effects of Climate Change

22:48: The Next Crisis

26:29: Jim on Using Intuition

27:28: Jim on Influence

29:00: Changing America’s School System

30:17: What Does Jim Wish People Asked Him More Often?

Contact Info:

http://www.jimrogers.com/

Ep.389 ~ Selling HomeAway for $3.9 Billion, and Helping a Million Entrepreneurs in 5 Years ~ Ross Buhrdorf

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 03:00:00 -0500

Ross Buhrdorf~ Founding CTO of HomeAway.com & Founder of ZenBusiness.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Many of us entrepreneurs in the internet/tech world are younger. Most of us are in our 20’s and 30’s because we grew up with computers. Every now and then we get a guest that has been involved with tech and internet companies since before the Dot Com Boom and it is exciting to hear their stories because it seems like they have seen it all.

Today’s guest is Ross Buhrdorf and he is the founding CTO that worked with the global giant HomeAway.com for eleven years until they sold to Expedia for $3.9 billion. Ross was also involved with one of the first major search engines Excite.com that was once bigger than Google. Today, Ross and I chat about his time with Excite and HomeAway and what it was like building these companies up to become tech giants. Later in the episode, Ross shares with us about how he sets goals and how he uses neuro-linguistic programming to help create the success that he has had. Lastly, Ross shares about his newest venture Zen Business, that is helping entrepreneurs incorporate easily for a very low cost in any state of their choosing.

02:54: Why Ross Lives in Austin, Texas?

07:29: Ross’s Early Career at Excite.com and HomeAway.com

11:49: Working with One of the World’s Largest Search Engines During the Tech Boom

16:49: Tipping Point When Google Took Dominance

19:44: Working as a Founding CTO with HomeAway.com

23:09: Picking Great Companies to Work With

30:44: Selling HomeAway for $3.9 Billion

33:09: The Vacuum of TIme After Exiting a Business

40:44: Goal Setting from the CTO of a Billion Dollar Company

44:19: Zen Business Incorporating Business for Free

47:49: Helping 1,000,000 Entrepreneurs in Five Years

51:48: Ross on Influence

Contact Info:

https://www.zenbusiness.com/

ross@zenbusiness.com

Ep.388 ~ Destroying Swiss Banking Secrets, Exposing the Largest Tax Fraud Scheme in the History of the World, Author of Lucifer’s Banker ~ Bradley Birkenfeld

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 03:00:00 -0500

Brad Birkenfeld~ Exposing the Largest Tax Fraud Scheme in the History of the World w/ the Author of 'Lucifer’s Banker'

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

The Swiss banking system is one of the most powerful and secretive banking systems we have in the world. They have been known for years as the go-to place for wealthy from all countries to store their money and according to Swiss law they absolutely cannot share their clients information with any person, government or entity around the world.

Our guest today, Bradley Birkenfeld is a former top employee of the Union Bank of Switzerland, known as UBS. He ran the United States division of the company in Geneva for years. While working for UBS, he found some documents that were written to protect the bank from illegal activity that the bank was condoning in the United States. These documents were worded in a way that they could throw their employees “under the bus” if they needed to direct the blame elsewhere. When Brad approached the company about it, they ignored him. This was a huge red flag for Brad, and after numerous attempts, he eventually resigned from the company.

This inspired a series of events which led Brad to approach the Department of Justice in the United States government, about the problem and illegal activity the bank had been conducting on US soil. To his surprise, the Department of Justice didn’t welcome him with open arms. In fact, they even turned the case against him. Eventually, Brad had to turn to the US Senate and IRS to expose what turned into the largest case of tax fraud the US government has ever seen, and Brad became largest whistleblower the US Government and the Swiss banking system has ever come across. On today’s show Brad tells his story and outlines what he has written in his book Lucifer’s Banker: The Untold Story of How I Destroyed Swiss Bank Secrecy.

Now, because of Brad’s participation with the bank, he was actually sentenced to 30 months in prison by the United States. What is shocking, is the out of the 19,000 names Brad exposed to the US government not a single sole went to jail, except him. That’s right, the only person that went to jail is the man that exposed billions of dollars of tax fraud against the United States. So far, the US government has collected somewhere near $16 billion in unpaid taxes from Brad’s case. Now there is some good new at the end of this tale! Because the government collected so much from Brad’s case, the IRS rewarded him $104 million...yes, you heard me right. The US government put the man in jail that blew the whistle on the largest tax fraud scheme in the history of the world with the Swiss banks, they then gave him 30 months in jail, and then rewarded him with $104 million….and yes, it is all a very true story!

05:05: Lucifer’s Banker the Book

07:41: The Swiss Banking Background

17:11: Brad Starts Working for the Swiss Banks

19:56: Seeing Red Flags While Working for a Swiss Bank

27:59: The Whistleblowing Law

29:36: Brad Brings 19,000 Names of People Committing Tax Fraud to the Department of Justice

36:31: Exposing a Partner to Saddam Hussein

41:06: Taking the Case to the Senate, the IRS and the SEC

47:06: Brad Goes to Jail and is Rewarded $104 Million

57:11: What Has Gotten Better Due to Brad’s Whistleblowing?

1:01:11: Are the Banks Really Too Big to Fail?

1:05:11: What is the Solution for the Future of Banking?

1:08:11: How Can the Average Person Support Whistleblowers and Stopping Corrupt Banking?

1:12:16: Brad’s Experience in Jail

1:14:51: Brad’s Investment Advice

1:16:51: Brad on Influence

Contact Info:

https://lucifersbanker.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-birkenfeld

Ep.387 ~ What’s Working on YouTube From The Attractive Man ~ Matt Artisan

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 03:00:00 -0500

Matt Artisan ~ Dating Coach, Founder of The Attractive Man & YouTube Influencer

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Imagine having over 500,000 YouTube subscribers and 80% of those were we the past 11-months. Today’s guest is a good friend, founder of The Attractive Man and world-renowned dating coach Matt Artisan. In the past year, Matt’s YouTube channel and influence has skyrocketed! Matt has a been a dating coach since 2006 teaching men how to communicate and date women. He started out by helping a couple clients one-on-one. Over the years, he has turned this service into a business that helps thousands and thousands of people and they consistently run events all over the world.

Today, Matt and I chat about the influence he has acquired over the years. We talk about how he grew this simple service into a business and he shares his secrets to his massive YouTube growth in 2018!

05:06: Matt Getting His Start Helping Guys Talk to Girls in College
15:32: Results from Coaching Men About Dating
17:59: 420,000 YouTube Subscribers in the Past 12 Months
23:08: Experiencing Rapid Growth
24:09: What is Working on YouTube?
26:49: Time and Effort Matt Puts Intro a YouTube Video
28:59: What is a YouTube Subscriber Worth vs Other Platforms?
31:34: Matt’s Habits That Keep Him Going
33:09: Recommended Books & Podcasts
36:04: Handling Major Influence in a Constructive Manner
38:19: Challenges Maintaining Influence
41:18: Tips on Growing Influence

Contact Info:

Website: https://www.theattractiveman.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theattractiveman1

Ep.386 ~ Influence From Someone Who Sold 5000 Houses in a Year ~ Rock Thomas

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 03:00:00 -0500

Rock Thomas ~ World's Top 50 Realtor Selling 5000 Homes in a Year, Serial Entrepreneur and Investor

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Influence is an interesting aspect of being an entrepreneur. As each person climbs the ladder of success, their influence is bound to grow. How we manage that influence will say a lot about our character and help or hinder our continued growth. Today, on the podcast we are joined by Rock Thomas. Rock a person that has built a considerable amount of influence over the years from becoming one of the top 50 realtors in the world selling over 5000 houses in a year. He has spoken and worked with some of the most famous entrepreneurs and thought leaders in the world, had his speeches and videos viewed over 55 million times and built 34 streams of income.

Throughout the show, Rock and I chat about the influence he has achieved and how he maintains it in the good times and not-so-good times. Rock’s underlying message is, “Influence begins with influencing self”.

02:58: Managing Energy Levels and Daily Routine

05:32: Transferring Past Pain to Create the Result you Desire

08:52: Who is Rock Thomas?

14:10: Ways to Increase the Constructive Challenges in Your Life

15:52: Major Takeaways from Being on the World’s Top 50 Realtors

19:32: Creating 35 Streams of Revenue

26:42: Reverse Engineering

28:51: Creating an A-Team

32:12: Rock on Influence

37:32: Biggest Challenge as an Influencer

Contact Info:

https://rockthomas.com/

https://gom1.com/

http://www.gobundance.com/

Instagram: @rockthomas

Facebook: @RockThomasOfficial

Ep.385 ~ Spending a Life Going on Adventures and Using it for Influence ~ Johan Ernst Nilson

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 03:00:00 -0500

Johan Ernst Nilson ~ Adventure Activist

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Could you imagine trekking eighteen months from the North Pole to the South Pole? Or what about spending three-thousand nights in a tent? Or Kayaking from Sweden to Africa? Walking the Serengeti? Dog Sledding the Arctic? Riding a bike across the Americas? Or Kitesurfing across Greenland? Well, today’s guest can and he has done it all! Not only has he completed those adventures he has completed nearly fifty more treks throughout 168 countries setting world records and making it on TIME magazine. Johan Ernst Nilson joins us on the podcast today to chat about his life and mission as one of the world's top adventure activists.

Johan and I, chat for an hour and a half about his life and the journeys he has been on. He has some great tips about finding the motivation to achieve impossible challenges. We chat about having a champion's mindset, never giving up and about the most inspiring and scary moments he has had trekking the earth. We wrap up our interview listening to Johan talk about what he has experienced with climate change, and how he is using the influence he has gained to make a positive impact in the world.

04:03: The Placebo Effect and Branding

09:42: Who is Johan Ernst Nilson?

28:28: Johan on the Importance of Having a Why

33:31: The Scariest Situation Out of All Johan’s Adventures

37:11: Johan’s Most Cathartic Experience

42:54: What Johan’s Thinks About on Long Solo Treks

46:29: Johan’s Most Impactful Reads

48:09: Climate Change Today

58:04: Using Influence to Create a Positive Impact

1:06:04: Financing Non-Stop Adventures

1:16:54: Johan’s Future Treks

Contact Info:

Instagram: @johanernst

http://johanernst.com

Ep.384 ~ 1,000,000 YouTube Subscribers in 12 Months ~ Emma Jakobi

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 03:00:00 -0500

Emma Jakobi ~ Founder of mmmEnglish

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

One point six million YouTube subscribers in three years, going from a teaching job to having a massive platform to build a business and help people along the way. This is exactly what happened to today’s guest. Emma Jakobi is the founder of mmmEnglish. mmmEnglish started out as a YouTube channel created by Emma to help her students learn English when she wasn’t teaching in class. The channel took off pretty rapidly and after a year and a half, Emma saw the opportunity to build a business helping people learn English online using her channel as the main platform.

Today on the show, Emma and I talk about the growth of her YouTube channel. Emma shares about all the methods she had used to make this a success. Towards the end of the show, we chat about how Emma has handled her new influence in a responsible way creating a positive impact with her content and her business.

05:10: Who is the YouTube Sensation Emma Jakobi?

09:15: mmmEnglish YouTube Channel

16:33: Hitting 100,000 Subscribers on YouTube

20:38:: Getting 1,000,000 Subscribers in the Past Year

27:28: Hooking People on YouTube with Authentic Videos

36:33: Emma on Handling Haters

38:38: What is a YouTube Subscriber Worth?

42:13: Emma on Influence

Contact Info:

mmmEnglish YouTube Channel

https://www.mmmenglish.com/

Ep.383 ~ Going Down the Productivity Rabbit Hole with Sebastian Marshall

Wed, 19 Dec 2018 03:00:00 -0500

Sebastian Marshall ~ Ultraworking Founder & Expert

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

I think most listeners on the show know about my love and mild obsession with being productive. When I get around other productivity lovers it is always fun to jump down the rabbit hole of productivity hacks. Today’s show is just that! Sebastian Marshall, the founder of Ultraworking.com joins us on the podcast and we chat about productivity on both business and personal levels. Sebastian shares in detail on how he sets and achieves goals, how he keeps motivated, and his daily ritual. We also chat about how Sebastian structures his life and business to ensure the most optimal productive result.

02:45: Why to Always Have a Spare Bedroom

04:02: Sebastian Becoming a Productivity Expert

10:37: Sebastian’s Rule of Spending Time with People

14:07: Biggest Challenge in the Work Place Today and Recording Your Time

17:52: UltraWorking’s Best Practices

24:08: Achieving 10% Growth per Week

32:23: Flow-State and 400% Productivity

40:57: Measuring Neurochemicals in Your Body to Increase Productivity

45:03: Sebastian’s Daily Routine

Contact Info:

https://www.ultraworking.com/tbm

http://sebastianmarshall.com

Ep.382 ~ The Co-Founder of MicroConf ~ Rob Walling

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 03:00:00 -0500

Rob Walling ~ Co-Founder of MicroConf

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Many influencers use a conference as an incredible opportunity to build camaraderie with their community. A lot of times, it is this event that can really take a person’s influence to the next level. People need this type of event to build a tribe and to create personal one-on-one connections. Today’s guest is no different. Rob Walling is the founder of MicroConf, the first conference for software and SaaS entrepreneurs and enthusiasts.

Today, MircoConf is known world-wide and it has two major events in the US and one in Europe. Rob hops on the mic to chat about building MicroConf to what it is today, the tools and methods he used to start his first event and building it to where it literally sells out in three minutes! On top of running MicroConf, Rob is a successful serial entrepreneur, blogger, the founder of Drip, Tiny Seed, Zen Founder Podcast and Startups for the Rest of Us Podcast

03:14: Who is Rob Walling?

06:42: The Importance of the Backend of an Online Business

15:36: Starting MicroConf

19:02: Selling the First Tickets

23:04: The Tipping Point for the MicroConf Brand

26:20: Starting Your Own Conference

29:39: How Blogging Played a Role to Gain Influence

37:17: To Create a Personal Brand vs Not

42:15: Using the Podcast and Conference to Grow Relationships

Contact Info:

RobWalling.com

MicroConf.com

Ep.381 ~ The Nomad Capitalist ~ Andrew Henderson

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 03:00:00 -0500

Andrew Henderson ~ Founder & CEO of Nomad Capitalist

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Today listeners, my good friend, and co-host Noah Laith and I get to interview the Founder and CEO of Nomad Capitalist, Andrew Henderson. Andrew joins us on the mic to chat about how he legally reduced his global tax rate from 43% to 1%...no joke! Andrew has had quite a bit of success as an entrepreneur from a very young age and when his businesses hit 8-figures he realized that the tax checks he was writing to the government were getting pretty large. Andrew then started out on a journey to save those taxes legally to maximize his wealth. Throughout the show, we also get to ask Andrew about some of the best overseas investments, second residencies and citizenships, banking around the world, how to maximize on the nomadic lifestyle, and how to build influence along the way!

02:52: Who is Andrew Henderson?

10:48: Strategies to Legally Reduce Your Global Tax Rate

13:38: Go Where You Are Treated Best

16:07: Countries Abroad to Incorporate

22:33: Getting Second Residencies and Citizenships

33:09: Living Abroad and Second Residencies w/ a Family

37:52: Growing a Business By Giving Content Away for Free

42:16: Tips on Growing Influence

50:34: Andrew’s Recommended Books

Contact Info:

https://nomadcapitalist.com/

Ep.380 ~ Why More Higher-Level Entrepreneurs are Coming to Chiang Mai ~ Paul Levine

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 03:00:00 -0500

Paul Levine ~ Founder of EverWeb App

Ep.379 ~ The Secret to Entrepreneurial Happiness ~ Chris Reynolds

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 03:00:00 -0500

What is the secret to happiness? Tune in and see!!!

Ep.378 ~ The CEO of K-Swiss & Partnering w/ Gary Vaynerchuk ~ Barney Waters

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 04:00:00 -0500

Barney Waters ~ CEO of K-Swiss Shoe Company

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

We are five podcasts into our new ‘100 Major Influencer’ series and I have to tell you I am really inspired by our guest today! Recently, I was introduced to the CEO of K-Swiss shoe and apparel company Barney Waters. Barney agreed to come on the show and I am very glad he did. Barney and K-Swiss are taking their marketing strategy to a completely different level that I have never seen before. They are focusing on making ‘the shoe’ for CEOs and entrepreneurs.

I have to be honest, at first, I was a bit taken back by the strategy, but after talking to Barney and learning more about their purpose and focus I am completely on board with what they are doing. In fact, during the show, I thought to myself a few times...I have to get me a pair of those shoes!. K-Swiss is using influencer marketing for new and young hip CEO’s and entrepreneurs to promote and they have even created a very unique partnership with the legendary Gary Vaynerchuk and Barney share exactly how that partnership and partnerships with other influencers were created and handled.

06:43: How did Barney Wind Up at K-Swiss

09:01: A Behind the Scenes Snapshot of the Sneaker World

12:43: The Peaks and Troughs of K-Swiss

15:59: Making K-Swiss the Show for the CEO and Entrepreneurial World

19:41: Picking Fights You Can Win in Business

21:31: Recognizing if You're in a Market You Can’t Win

24:55: K-Swiss’s Influencer Marketing and Establishing a Partnership w/ Gary Vaynerchuk

28:17: Sending a Freezing Cold Email to Gary V and Having Success

29:29: Creating Partnerships w/ High-Profile Partnerships

36:29: Barney on Authenticity & Transparency

Contact Info:

https://kswiss.com/

CEO’s Wear Sneakers Podcast

Social Media: @barneywaters

Ep.377 ~ Influence in Today’s World as a Powerful Female Entrepreneur ~ Silvia Christmann

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 04:00:00 -0500

Silvia Christmann ~ Founder of SilviaChristmann.com & Long-Term Location Independent Entrepreneur

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Hey listeners, welcome to The Business Method Podcast, I am your host Chris Reynolds and we have another amazing episode coming to your earbuds right now. Silvia Christmann is a good friend, fellow podcaster and one of the most impressive location independent entrepreneurs that I know. Silvia started out traveling the world solo back in 1999 and has been location independent for nearly two decades. On top of that, she has worked in and with the tech scene with some major players and high-level executives for many years. As she continued to live out her dreams of traveling and building business she noticed people wanted to learn more about her, and follow her.

Over the years, Silvia has built up a pretty impressive amount of influence rubbing shoulders with some of the most well-known entrepreneurs in the world and now hosting the DNX Podcast which is one of the top English speaking podcasts in Germany, and also very popular all around the world. Today we chat with Silvia about handling influence, her struggles as a solo female traveler and entrepreneur, the change in business environments and importance of a stronger female presence in the business world, and we dive into the importance of podcasting and how it has helped both of our careers.

03:13: Sewing Buttons and Productivity Hacks

10:55: Traveling the World for 17 Years and Becoming an Entrepreneur

18:52: Becoming an Influencer

21:32: Challenges as a Female Traveling Entrepreneur

25:47: Significant Moments in a 17 Year Location Independent Career

30:05: Using Influence to Grow Business and Have a Positive Impact in the World

30:57: Seeing Major Political Leaders That Ignore the Progress of Women in Business

35:56: Helping Leaders Grow and Scale Rapidly

40:51: Using a Podcast for Influence

44:03: Relating to Podcast Guests

46:02: Suggestions for Being a Good Podcast Guest

Contact Info:

https://silviachristmann.com/

Ep.376 ~ Building an iTunes Top Ranking Podcast ~ Tyrone Shum

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 04:00:00 -0500

Tyrone Shum ~ Founder and Host of Property Investory

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

From toilet deodorizing to having a top ranking real estate podcast on iTunes. Tyrone Shum the founder of Property Investory and Property Investory podcast is joining us today. Tyrone started his podcast a little over a year ago when realizing there was a need in Austrailia for some better and more frequent real estate podcasts. He launched his show, and over 12 months grew it to where he is getting 40,000 downloads per month.

Today we dive into the nitty-gritty of podcasting. Tyrone shares the specific details on how he grew his podcast rapidly, the importance of iTunes stats and iTunes reviews, and a few little hacks that he uses to publish daily and get ranked faster.

02:34: Strang and Random Elon Musk Bashing Email

05:22: Starting Out w/ a Toilet Deoderizing Business

08:13: Who is Tyron Shum?

11:05: Using a Podcast to Learn a Trade and Grow Wealth

13:55: Tyrone’s Real Estate Golden Nugget

16:25: Growing Property Investory Podcast to One of The Top Real Estate Podcast on iTunes

21:42: The Amount of Man Hours and Cost to Run a Podcast

24:20: Finding Interns to Help Grow Your Podcast

25:50: Making Sure Your Interns Know Working for You is a Good Internship

29:26: Difference Between a Download vs. a Listen vs. a Play on Podcasts

31:01: Where do Tyrone’s Listeners Come From?

32:01: iTunes Competition

33:31: iTunes and Podcasting Hacks

39:44: Importance of Rates and Reviews on iTunes

41:31: Publishing Daily vs. Publishing Weekly

43:05: The Future of Podcasting

Contact Info:

https://propertyinvestory.com/

Ep.375 ~ Whistle-Nut the Rodeo Clown Talks Influence ~ Jason Dent

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 04:00:00 -0500

Jason Dent ~ Professional Rodeo Man

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Hello listeners, today we have a special treat for you. I got someone on the podcast I have wanted to join the show for quite a while now, a good friend/partner/client Jason Dent. Jason is his real name, but his stage name is Whistle-Nut the rodeo clown! True story, Jason is a professional athlete, stuntman, comedian, jokester, and former semi-pro bull rider in the rodeo world. On top of that, he is a farmer, family man, auctioneer, celebrity, and reality show contestant. This man is a rare breed of entrepreneur and influencer.

I have known Jason for nearly twenty years and worked one-on-one with him over the past four years to ride along as he went from a small town rodeo entertainer with 2500 Facebook followers, to a national celebrity in the rodeo world and in the reality TV world with somewhere around 300,000 followers on social media. It has been a wild ride to see my friend grow and incredibly fun to be a part of that journey and today Jason and I talk about the past four years and what it takes to be a major influencer in the rodeo world!

03:00: Who is Jason Dent?

05:07: The Professional Rodeo Life

09:50: The Whistle-Nut & Ole Rodeo Team Business Growth Over the Past 4 years

13:19: Going From Money Focus to Value Focus

17:56: What Does a Rodeo Entertainer Do?

27:59: Important Mental Shifts for Jason and Brand Growth

40:47: The Four C’s to Grow Towards Success

50:52: Most Important Lessons Being an Influencer

Contact Info:

https://www.imaginerodeo.com/

Ep.374 ~ Coaching Today with to Co-Founder of Mindvalley ~ Ajit Nawalkha

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 04:00:00 -0500

Ajit Nawalkha ~ Co-Founder of Mindvalley & Founder of Evercoach

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Hello listeners and welcome back to the show. I love spending time with like-minded entrepreneurs that have mindsets that almost seem like they are light years beyond most business mentalities. I am happy to say we have another one of those people on the show today. Ajit Nawalkha hops on the mic with us to share about how he went from a house of twenty-three people to becoming the co-founder of Mindvalley, the founder of Evercoach, an author and an entrepreneur on the forefront of business thought today!

Throughout the show, Ajit shares about his life starting in a small village in India living with twenty-three family members to becoming a co-founder and CEO of Mindvalley. Later in the episode, Ajit and I discuss concepts like The Matrix of Practicality, tapping into Flowstate, and the importance of Intuitive Intelligence. His story is incredible, and the lessons that he learned throughout this process is a goldmine of knowledge.

04:47: Starting Life Living w/ 23 People in One House

20:47: Building Mindvalley

24:27: Measuring the Value of a Product

25:32: Killing Products That No Longer Add Value

26:37: Enjoyable and Ethical Marketing

31:07: Evercoach

32:32: What to Look for When Hiring a Coach?

34:42: Tips for People Looking to Start a Coaching Business

36:56: The Matrix of Practicality

41:29: Flow-State

43:57: Intuitive Intelligence

Contact Info:

LiveBigTheBook.com

Ep. 373 ~ The Wild Card of Mindvalley ~ Jason Campbell

Wed, 07 Nov 2018 04:00:00 -0500

Jason Campbell ~ Leaving the World of Entrepreneurship to Work for Mindvalley

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Many of you know of the company Mindvalley. They are without a doubt one of the most popular and fastest growing personal development companies in the world today. Today is a special show because we got the chance to sit down with ‘The Wildcard of Mindvalley’, Jason Campbell...and that is really his title. Jason and I start our chat talking about his process leaving the world of entrepreneurship because he had such a strong desire to work with Mindvalley. Most people are shocked at this reaction, but once you start to understand the inner workings of Mindvalley you quickly begin to realize that for many, this a really smart move. Mindvalley catapults its employee's careers and lives to a completely different level. They are incredibly passionate about helping their employees accomplish their dreams, even if their dreams take them away from their time with the company. This creates very passionate promoters and employees at the company and thus makes Mindvalley grow faster and better.

Today we will chat with Jason about how Mindvalley creates and launches products, about their team building and company culture. Their very interesting and successful hiring and firing process, and what Jason would implement if he were building a remote team.

02:38: FreedomXFest

04:33: The Future of Education

09:36: Who is Jason Campbell?

16:08: Creating the 4-Hour Work Week and Finding Mindvalley

19:23: Leaving the Entrepreneur Life to Work at Mindvalley

26:05: Mindvalley’s Incredible Hiring & Firing Process

30:38: Jason’s Biggest Takeaway from Working With Mindvalley

32:35: Love Week

44:46: Creating Systems and SOP’s at Mindvalley

47:33: Building a Remote Team

54:38: Jason’s Productivity Tips

Contact Info:

Social Media: jascampbell17

Ep.372 ~ Taking GoPro from $600k to $650 Million ~ Ron Lynch

Mon, 05 Nov 2018 04:00:00 -0500

Ron Lynch ~ GoPro Marketing Genius & Founder of Big Baby Agency

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Listeners welcome back to the show and we are launching our first episode of the 100 Major Influencer series and do we have a special treat for you! Ron Lynch is the marketing genius that helped take GoPro from $600,000 to over $600,000,000 by using video techniques to engage, enroll and sell. Ron chats with us and shares some of his favorite video marketing tips, how Hollywood played a role helping Ron get his start, some fundamental points successful marketing videos need and how to manage business and life as a major influencer.

02:25: Why Ron Loves Austin?

05:00: Who is Ron Lynch?

11:25: Big Baby Agency

13:00: Creating Successful Video Marketing

16:28: Where to Find Ideas for Successful Video Marketing

19:10: Formula for Creative Process to Create Video Marketing

24:28: Taking GoPro from $600k to $650 Million

30:00: Applying What Ron Learned Working w/ GoPro

35:13: Mixing Business Tactics with Values and Ethical Philosophy

41:30: The Way Media & Marketing Effects Reality

46:29: Balancing Influence

48:12: Ron’s Mentors

Contact Info:

ron@bigbabyagency.com

http://bigbabyagency.com/

Ep.371 ~ Get Shit Done Live 2018 Follow Up w/ Ben Dziwulski

Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:16:06 -0400

Get Shit Done Live 2018 Follow up

03:27: Who is Ben Dziwulski?

06:50: Taking a Year to Build an Audience Before Selling to Them

10:52: Why Ben Came to Get Shit Done Live?

15:34: The Accountability and Value From It At Get Shit Done Live

17:29: The Attendees of Get Shit Done Live

18:42: Ben’s Productivity Levels at Get Shit Done LIve

Contact Info:

ben@wodprep.com

https://wodprep.com/

Ep.370 ~ Hacking Jet Lag and Automate Your Phone Usage ~ Chris Reynolds

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0400

Two life-changing hacks I have recently been learning and applying:

1. How to hack jet lag.

2. How to hack the time you spend on your phone.

Ep.369 ~ What We Learned From Interviewing 100 7-Figure Location Independent Entrepreneurs and a Few Episodes to Bookmark

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0400

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

That's a wrap! It has been about 15 months of interviewing 100 7-figure location independent entrepreneurs and on this episode, I will highlight some of the lessons throughout the process and of course we address the difference between the 5-figure, 6-figure, and 7-figure mentalities!

Ep.368 ~ Making a Podcast a 7-Figure Location Independent Business ~ John Lee Dumas

Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:00:00 -0400

John Lee Dumas ~ Founder of Entrepreneur on Fire Podcast

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hey listeners, I am very excited about this podcast and this podcast guest for a few reasons. The first reason is that this is podcast #100 of the ‘100 7-Figure Location Independent Entrepreneurs’ series. It has been over a year that we have been hopping on the mic with 7-figure entrepreneurs from all over the world that have built location independent businesses. It has been an incredible ride and we are finishing this chapter of podcasts and getting ready to start a new series that we will announce at the end of this show. Another reason I am excited about this podcast is because we invited the great John Lee Dumas from Entrepreneur on Fire podcast to join us. John was the original podcaster to publish short daily episodes interviewing entrepreneurs and he really helped the podcasting world grow, especially for entrepreneurs. John has done a fantastic job creating a 7-figure location independent podcast model. He has won iTunes podcast of the year in 2013, now he is still podcasting and has published over 2000 episodes with over 1,000,000 listens per month!

04:00: John Starts a Podcast for Profit

06:06: Starting a Podcast Off Right

07:25: How to Get 1,000,000 Podcast Listens in a Year

08:50: Finding a Niche for Podcasting

09:51: Mistakes Most Podcasters Make w/ Trying to Grow

11:02: John on Getting the Best of iTunes

12:35: Strategy for Getting Ranked on iTunes

14:25: Podcasts That John Likes

16:01: Opportunities for Location-Independent Entrepreneurs

Contact Info:

https://www.eofire.com/

Ep.367 ~ Underground Fight Clubs, Waking Delta State-of-Mind, Enhancing Creativity & a Simple Business Model ~ Jesse Elder

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Jesse Elder ~ Mindset Coach and Founder of JesseElder.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

I recently met today’s guest on an island in Croatia at the most impressive business conference I had ever been to. It was called Baby Bathwater Institute and on the island were many of the world's top entrepreneurs/inventors/investors and thought leaders. A few of them include Jamie Wheal the co-founder of Flow Genome Project and author of Stealing Fire, Trevor Chapman who hosts a top-five business podcast on iTunes. Jack Charles Alloca, one of the worlds top neuroscientist. The men that spend the most amount of money on YouTube and Google Ads totaling in hundreds of millions of dollars a month and the marketing genius that took GoPro from $16 million to $600 million. There was also one individual that wasn’t as well known but just as impressive. His name is Jesse Elder and he is the guest on our show today.

Jesse is an entrepreneur, international speaker and black belt in Taekwondo. He started out building multiple martial arts schools in Texas as a young man eventually selling them to follow another vision he had to build his personal brand and become a mindset coach. I have seen A LOT of mindset coaches out there, and I can honestly say, I think he is one of the best I have ever encountered. Jesse has a way to him that can captivate those that are around him, and after I attended one of his talks, I remember how much in awe the audience of incredibly successful entrepreneurs was afterwards. Fortunate for us, Jesse was kind enough to come on the show! And by the way, this is without a doubt one of my favorite interviews.

On the show, Jesse talks about mindset in a much different way than I had ever heard. He shares tips on enhancing creativity and the importance of using that creativity in our businesses. He shares about his years teaching martial arts, the importance of understanding what is useful vs. what is truth, a powerful four-phase meditation and he also tells us about his experience fighting in underground fight clubs and being in waking delta state-of-mind.

07:00: Increasing and Enhancing Creativity

10:30: Having Too Many Awesome Creative Ideas to Implement

12:05: Losing Inspiration on an Idea or Goal

14:50: Who is Jesse Elder?

22:30: Finding Integrity Through Underground Fight Clubs

28:15: Applying Concepts That Are Based on Results

32:40: Know When You Need to Follow a New Path in Life

37:20: Jesse’s Daily Routine

40:10: The Four Phase Meditation

49:10: Waking Delta Brainwaves

55:05: Gamma State of Mind

1:01:20: Jesse on Implementing Goals

Contact Info:

JesseElder.com

Ep.366 ~ Subscription Business Goes from $0 to Over $10 Million in One Year ~ Alex Brown

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Alex Brown ~ Co-Founder of The Beard Club

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Recurring revenue for a business is a hot topic these days. Everyone wants to learn optimal ways to have the extra monthly revenue coming in to help their business grow and also be able to provide more value to their customers. Alex Brown is an expert in this space and joins us to chat about how businesses can find ways to create recurring revenue and how entrepreneurs can grow their businesses.

Alex is the co-founder of The Beard Club and together with his partner, they have grown their business from $0 to $10 million in revenue in year 1! Their business absolutely exploded over the past few years and Alex joins us to chat about creating subscription models, handling rapid growth and of course living the location independent lifestyle!

03:53: The Importance of Location Independence

05:53: Keeping Balance While Traveling

08:56: Starting as an Entrepreneur

14:45: Screwing Up On a Regular Basis

23:36: Alex on Creating Recurring Revenue for Your Business

29:49: Maintaining a Community to Keep Authenticity, Trust, and Loyalty

33:59: Recommendations to Find New Ways to Create a Subscription Product

35:39: Staying on Top of Business Growth

41:56: The Difference Between 5-Figure, 6-Figure, 7-Figure & 8-Figure Mindsets

Contact Info:

http://thealexbrown.com/

https://thebeardclub.com/

info@thealexbrown.com

Ep.365 ~ Entrepreneur Loses Eyesight, Continues to Run Business and Travel the World, Sells $1.4 Million Online Her 1st Year ~ Tiffany Julie

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Tiffany Julie ~ Founder of TiffanyJulie.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

I want to start today’s introduction off like this, I love today’s podcast and I love today’s guest. It was the first time we had ever talked and I found that our guest's story is so incredibly inspiring that it blew me away and I think it will blow you away today. Tiffany Julie is our guest today, and she is a super nomadic, world traveling, 7-figure location independent entrepreneur. She started out by sailing the open seas as a yacht captain for several years before starting her own business fixing and repairing yachts. She quickly grew that to a 7-figure business with a team of twelve and she had a dream life but knew something bigger was calling her. So she sold all of her things camped across the country and then bought a one-way ticket to Thailand.

After arriving, she and her partner traveled around living in different countries and testing new online businesses. Finally, they decided to start an eComm store and put all of their time into this business, when she woke up on her 32nd birthday at 4:00 am completely blind. Yes, you heard me right completely blind. This, as you can imagine, absolutely changed her life. She then flew back to the US and met with some of the best eye doctors in the world looking for solutions. The only problem was that the doctors were stumped. They had never seen a case like Tiffany’s before and they didn’t know how to fix it.

This is when Tiffany reached deep inside herself and threw herself into meditation, personal development podcasts, and positive thinking. The deeper she went into her meditations the more she had the feeling that everything was going to be okay. She held onto positive thoughts and positive emotions knowing that she would be healed. And, she even kept working on growing her newly launched eComm business. It took her six long months and finally one day she woke up and she could see light again. She wasn’t completely healed, but it was the first step. She got so excited that she and her partner bought tickets to move back to Thailand! She has continued the healing process and now, she can see much better. Another incredible aspect of this story is that in year-1 with her eComm business, while she was blind and partially blind Tiffany pulled in $1.4 million in sales. Year-2 has just passed and the business did over $2 million. Now Tiffany is branching off into coaching female entrepreneurs to help them be the best that they can be. It’s an absolutely amazing story!

04:47: Why Tiffany Has Based in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

10:05: Who is Tiffany Julie?

16:55: Growing Your Money Thermometer and Getting to the Next Level of Income

21:55: Traveling the World and Starting to Work Online

25:10: Hitting $2 Million in 2 Years and $1.4 Million in 1 Year

27:53: Finding Traffic Sources

31:27: Tiffany Loses Her Eyesight

38:10: The Experience of Being Blind

42:10: Tiffany’s Meditation Process to Help Heal Eyesight

45:00: Tiffany’s Vision Starts to Come Back

46:55: Overcoming Self Doubt

51:09: Starting Coaching High-Performing Female Entrepreneurs

53:47: Helping People Become More Productive

57:47: Tiffany’s Favorite Productivity Tips

Contact Info:

https://www.tiffanyjulie.com/

Social Media: IamTiffanyJulie

FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FemaleEntreprenuersonPurposewithPurpose/

Ep.364 ~ The Founder of Wealth Research Group ~ Lior Gantz

Wed, 17 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Lior Gantz ~ Founder of Wealth Research Group

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

I love insightful entrepreneurs and investors. Some people just understand markets and economics very well even without a traditional education. Today’s guest is one of those people. Lior Gantz the founder and CEO of Wealth Research Group joins us today. Wealth Research Group allows readers into the minds of the few that beat the markets consistently. Lior started investing at 16 years old, he started his first business shortly after and now has built numerous successful businesses.

Today on the show we get into the mind of Lior and how he thinks like an entrepreneur and investor. Lior also talks about Cryptocurrency, how he was featuring Ethereum before it’s value skyrocketed and of course, we chat a bit on optimizing the location independence lifestyle.

02:41: Lior Gets His Start as an Entrepreneur/Investor

20:33: Lior’s Businesses

30:37: Lior Predicts Ethereum Before it Boomed and Where Crypto is Headed

Contact Info:

https://www.wealthresearchgroup.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC01vpJsPMseEtuNiiWHRtug/featured

Ep.363 ~ Location Independent Entrepreneur With Four 7-Figure Exits Says Start Small ~ Nate Broughton

Mon, 15 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Nate Broughton ~ Co-Founder of Opt Out Life

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Many people in the world were sold the lives that they are living, by people and systems that don’t necessarily serve them. They wander day-in and day-out through life wondering why they aren’t happy. This is the core concept of lifestyle design. You designing a life that fits your needs and dreams. Today’s guest is a fellow lifestyle designer and someone that is working hard to help others opt-out of the traditional life. His name is Nate Broughton and he is the co-founder of the Opt Out Life movement and Opt Out Podcast.

Nate grew up in Missouri and hit a gold mine as a young college student working for a company that sold tickets online. A few years later that company was worth $22,000,000! Taking what he learned from that company and partnering with some others Nate and the team then grew a mortgage company that still runs today and two other businesses that he could exit from for over 7-figures. He then opted-out of his own life and moved to Southern California and still based there but continues to travel the world. Throughout the show, Nate and I discuss lifestyle design and creating side-hustles to help people escape 9-5’s and free them up from monthly expenses. We also talk about steps one can take building a side-hustle, how to travel with a family, and what it is like being a digital nomad.

03:27: A Tijuana Taxi Ride

07:29: Nate on San Diego, California

10:45: Who is Nate Broughton and Building 7-Figure Businesses w/ College Kids

17:00: Leaving a Successful Network for to Find Other Successful Networks

20:45: Hacks Traveling w/ Small Children

25:39: The Opt Out Life and Inspiring Opt Out Stories

31:54: Building The Opt Out Life Community

36:24: How to Pick a Good Side Hustle

Contact Info:

nate@optoutlife.com

https://optoutlife.com/

Ep.362 ~ $3,000,000 Online Company w/ 23 Employees Throughout 19 Timezones ~ Andy Fossett

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Andy Fossett ~ Founder of GMB Fitness

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

I love remote companies. I love the idea of them, I love the freedom they give the founders and the employees. I love that more and more companies around the world are getting to the point to where they can work, with their teams anywhere in the world as long as they have a decent internet connection. Today’s guest is Andy Fossett and he is the founder of GMB Fitness. GMB is a company that is dedicated to helping people expand their movement, mobility, range, and strength. And, they are a remote company with twenty-three workers over nineteen timezones!

Today on the show, Andy and I chat about how he manages so many time zones and maintains the communication and culture throughout the company. We also chat about how living abroad has made Andy a better entrepreneur, why he loves Japan and how he overcomes scarcity beliefs from childhood.

03:07: On Being Based in Japan

07:37: Who is Andy Fossett

12:17: Overcoming Scarcity Beliefs From Childhood

18:19: Andy’s Daily Ritual and Balancing Priorities

27:37: Twenty-Three Employees Spread Out Amongst 19 Timezones

32:27: Maintaining the Company Culture w/ So Many Remote Employees

35:07: Company Meetups Around the World for Remote Companies

38:15: How Living Abroad Made Andy a Better Entrepreneur

Contact Info:

https://gmb.io/

Ep.361 ~ Going Broke and Back to Millions in 5 Years ~ Daniel Ameduri

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Daniel Ameduri ~ Founder of Future Money Trends

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

I love hearing stories of entrepreneurs hitting rock bottom and building their way back up to the top. They are stories of persistence and the bare-knuckle drive to never accept something less than what they feel they deserve. Today’s guest is in that category of incredible people and the founder of Future Money Trends, Daniel Ameduri.

Daniel and I talk today about how he built a real estate portfolio up to millions as a young man and then lost it all in the 2008 crash. He then rebuilt himself back to millions in a short five years. We dive deep as Daniel shares about recovering from being broke, how he now teaches his children about entrepreneurship, his prediction on the global economy for the next ten years and his insight on location independence!

03:15: Daniel and Chris Talk Incorporating in Texas and the Great City of Austin

07:45: Who is Daniel Ameduri?

14:14: Daniel’s Business Investing Strategy and Making a Business From His Hobby

16:30: Daniel Goes Broke and Starts Work in a Grocery Store

23:25: Recovering From Being Broke

26:22: Teaching Children About Entrepreneurship

29:05: Prediction On the Global Economy For the Next Decade

34:30: Starting Over with an Online Business

39:45: Daniel on Location Independence

Contact Info:

https://www.futuremoneytrends.com/

https://www.youtube.com/user/FutureMoneyTrends

Ep.360 ~ An Online 7-Figure Teaching Business ~ Ray Blakney

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Ray Blakney ~ Founder of Live Lingua

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Back in 2011, I was a lonely world-traveling digital entrepreneur living in Costa Rica. I wanted to learn Spanish as quickly as possible so I bought an online course for $30 teaching me power verbs. Honestly, it was one of the most useful products I had purchased to learn Spanish and to help me understand languages I still use that same method. Fast forward to today, and I have the creator of that online course on our podcast to chat about how he has grown his language business into a 7-figure remote company.

His name is Ray Blakney and he is the co-founder of Live Lingua. Ray is an American that grew up in Turkey and now is based in Mexico with his wife and family. They started a full-fledged brick and mortar language school in Queretaro, Mexico and quickly expanded to a learning platform online. Today, Live Lingua has served over 15,000 students, they offer classes in eleven different languages and they are helping people learn all over the world!

03:07: Basing in Queretaro, Mexico

06:00: Who is Ray Blakney

08:05: Starting a Language School and Building it Into an Online Business

11:18: The Power of SEO to Launch a Business

14:10: Take a Language School to a Multi-Language School

15:15: Tips to Grow Your Online Teaching Business

16:55: LiveLingua a 7-Figure Language Business

18:35: Pros and Cons About Leaving a Brick and Mortar Business

20:45: Keeping Company Culture w/ 200 Contractors

23:43: Ray on Having Passion for Your Product

28:20: The Difference Between a 5-Figure, 6-Figure & 7-Figure Educational Business

Contact Info:

Ray Blakney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raymond.blakney

https://www.livelingua.com

http://www.teacherindie.com/

Ep.359 ~ A 7-Figure Lemonade Stand ~ Josh Lange

Fri, 05 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Josh Lange ~ Founder of Just Squeezed Juice

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Have you ever had a dream to start a business that would allow you to have six to eight months per year so you can do whatever you want? I know I did, and still do! Josh Lange is our guest today and he had that same dream. Josh started his first lemonade stand when he was twenty-two years old. He was so motivated to work the summers and ski during the winters that he hustled at events around the country for four months working as hard as he could to take the rest of the time off. Fast forward a few years and now he regularly makes over six figures at one event and has built this into a seven-figure business and still taking at least six months off a year.

On the show today, Josh shares how he started out with just $100 and a dream. He then shares tons of his secrets including, the importance of persistence, creating impeccable systems to run a business, the difference between and five, six, and seven figure mentality, and how to grow your mentality as an entrepreneur. Josh also trains entrepreneurs to grow their own businesses and of course we ask him how to make the best lemonade in the world.

03:32: Who is Josh Lange?

08:12: The Just Squeezed Juice Business Model

18:12: The Importance of Making Short-Term Money Goals

22:27: Standing Out in the Early Days of the Business

31:42: Josh’s Crazy Festival Story

37:42: The Importance of Building a Solid System

42:27: Living Life to the Fullest

47:57: Difference Between a 5-Figure, 6-Figure, and 7-Figure Mentality

50:32: How to Make the Best Lemonade in the World?

Contact Info:

https://www.justsqueezedjuice.com/

Instagram: @just.squeezed and @josh.lange

https://www.justbrewedcoffee.com/

Ep.358 ~ Skyrocketing Sales by Blending Media Coverage w/ Facebook Ads ~ Peter Friis

Wed, 03 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Peter Friis ~ Co-Founder of PRVolt & Essio Shower

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hey listeners, on today’s show we welcome Peter Friis the co-founder Essio Shower. I was really excited to chat with Peter today because he was referred to us from a highly-reputable friend of the show. Peter, with his family his built Essio Shower into a 7-figure eComm company with a fully remote team. What is really exciting is that Peter was having so much success getting press coverage and using social media advertising to make that coverage skyrocket sales, that Peter decided to create another business called PRVolt to help other entrepreneurs do this as well!

During the episode, Peter chats with us about specifically how he and his teams hack PR to get a ton of media coverage and then use social media to maximize that press coverage. The content was so good during the interview, I was literally taking notes.

03:18: Choosing Santa Monica, California as a Base

05:48: Fireside Conf and Taking Remote Teams to Conferences

12:08: Peter’s Experience Working for Amazon

18:00: Hacking PR and Using Social Media to Maximize Press Coverage

28:33: Creating Effective Landing Pages

32:48: PRVolt

38:12: Running Two Businesses at Once

40:58: Benefits of Having Fully Remote Teams

Contact Info:

peter@prvolt.com

pfriis@essioshower.com

clarity.fm/peter-friis

Twitter: @spiritfriis

https://www.essioshower.com/

https://www.prvolt.com/

Ep.357 ~ Bootstrapping Multiple Businesses to 7-Figures ~ Dave Williams

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Dave Williams ~ Founder of NomadX

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Bootstrapping is quite common in today’s world. More and more we see entrepreneurs starting out with little money, just an idea, and a few years later they take that business to $1,000,000+. Today’s guest is Dave Williams and he is the founder of NomadX, a simple and easy solution for remote workers and entrepreneurs to find places to stay while traveling with like-minded people.

Dave has started and sold several multiple 7-figure companies over his entrepreneurial career. Today on the show, we get to chat with Dave about his experience, bootstrapping through the dot-com wave, how to navigate through economic cycles, focusing on a niche and the importance of speed in business.

04:25: Why Dave Has a Base in the South of Portugal?

07:25: Dave on The Camino de Santiago

10:25: Who is Dave Williams the Entrepreneur and What is NomadX?

19:05: The Value of Bootstrapping

23:30: The Importance of Picking a Niche and Speed in a Business

26:09: Recognizing When Your Focus is Too Broad

29:04: Tips for Entrepreneurs Spending Too Much Time ‘In’ the Business

31:55: Navigating Through Economic Cycles

38:15: 5-Figure vs. 6-Figure vs. 7-Figure Mentalities

Contact Info:

https://nomadx.com/

dave@nomadx.com

Ep.356 ~ One Little Tip to Make a HUGE Difference in Your Productivity Levels ~ Chris Reynolds

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Cortisol is a hormone in our bodies. If we recognized when cortisol is affecting us, we can stop it and make a massive shift in our productivity levels!

Ep.355 ~ Building 20 Businesses and Massive Motivation ~ Mads Faurholt

Wed, 26 Sep 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Mads Faurholt ~ Serial Entrepreneur & Author

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Could you imagine starting and building twenty successful companies before the age of thirty-four? On top of that, being a board member in over ten companies spread throughout Asia, Europe and America and perhaps the youngest bank board member in Europe at 30 graduating from MIT with a MBA at 23, releasing a Danish bestseller that gets named top 7 book globally by the Danish equivalent of Financial Times, re-releasing the book around the world with Wiley, and being involved in a leading financial management platform for banking and insurance that has more than eighty million annual users and a value of hundreds of millions? Today’s guest is that person and his name is Mads Faurholt.

On the show today, Mads and I talk about the extensive experience he has as an incredibly motivated entrepreneur. We chat about his youth, what drives him, the importance of understanding subconscious drivers and managing those motivators. We talk about how he used the book The Four-Hour Work Week to model his life and business, what he learned at business school vs. not attending business school, and the importance of measuring business models before starting businesses.

03:36: Who is Mads Faurholt?

20:42: Having a Massive Drive From a Negative Experience and Using it for Positive Growth and Success

24:48: How to Stay on Track When the Whole World is Against You

29:13: Going to Business School vs. Not and Starting Your Entrepreneurial Career ASAP

32:58: Knowing the Right Difficult Situations to Put Yourself In

32:12: Lessons from The 4-Hour Work Week that Mads Applies to Creating 20 Businesses

38:30: Steps of Creating New Businesses

43:28: Resources to Recognize if You Have a Good Business Model

45:48: Keeping Yourself and Business Secure as an Entrepreneur in the Next Decade

Contact Info:

Website: https://www.tvede-faurholt.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madsfaurholt/

Entrepreneur: Building Your Business From Start to Success in Europe by Mads Faurholt and Lars Tvede: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1119521238/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_DONDBbQRE173M

Ep.354 ~ A Traveler Building a 7-Figure Location Independent Travel Business ~ Matt Wilson

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Matt Wilson ~ Founder of Under 30 Experiences

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

So many travelers have the dream of creating travel experiences for others and making it a business. So many people try to build a business like this and so many people fail. I was one of them. It isn’t the easiest business model and it really takes a very unique person to start, grow, and scale a travel business while being a long-term traveler themselves. Today, I am happy to introduce you to that entrepreneur. Matt Wilson is the founder of Under 30 Experiences.

Matt was on the top of a mountain in Iceland back in 2011 when he got the idea to create this business and over the past seven years after spending months and months on the ground in exotic locations all over the world has scaled this business to over 7-figures while living an incredible location independent life. We chat with Matt on exactly how he did it, how he continues to grow the company as organic as possible while creating and promoting sustainable tourism. It’s an inspiring episode with an inspiring entrepreneur!

8:57: Who is Matt Wilson and How Did He Build a 7-Figure Location Independent Travel Company?

14:14: Why Matt Chooses Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica as His Hub?

17:17: Building Under 30 Experiences While Traveling the World

19:17: Creating Meetups and a Community Around a Travel Business

22:50: Growing Under 30 Experiences to 7-Figures

29:26: Volunteering to Get Your Dream Job

32:21: The Logistics of a Travel Business

38:13: Using Meetups for Marketing and Community Building

43:32: Difference Between a 5-Figure vs. 6-Figure vs. 7-Figure for a Digital Nomad

Contact Info:

https://www.under30experiences.com/

matt@under30experiences.com

Instagram: @mattwilsontv

Live Different Podcast w/ Matt Wilson

Ep.353 ~ Building a $20 Million Empire, Losing It, and Starting the Alibaba of Outsourcing ~ Derek Gallimore

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Derek Gallimore ~ Founder of Outsource Accelerator

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls welcome to the podcast today! Outsourcing is a hot topic in the entrepreneurial world and we have had many guests on the show that have revolutionized their businesses by using outsourcing. Today’s guest is the founder of the outsourcing superstore, Outsource Accelerator. Derek Gallimore joins us as we chat in depth about the outsourcing world today.

Throughout Derek’s entrepreneurial career, Derek has bootstrapped a real estate business to $20 million and after some changes in the market lost the entire empire. He has lived and worked in five different countries and been a location independent entrepreneur since 2008. He began outsourcing in the Philippines in 2011 and came on the show to share why outsourcing is one of the most potent and transformative business tools available today.

03:00: Living in the Philippines for Eight Months and Traveling for Four Months and Productive Work Schedules

11:34: Derek Gets Arrested for Skinny Dipping in Brazil

12:41: Who is Derek Gallimore?

16:24: Starting Over After Losing a $20 Million Empire

19:00: The Importance of Keeping Personal Expenses Apart From Business Expenses

24:43: Starting the Alibaba of Outsourcing

29:49: Derek on the Philippines

32:08: How Outsourcing is Helping Entrepreneurs Today?

34:06: When Should You Start Outsourcing?

41:15: 5-Figure vs. 6-Figure vs. 7-Figure Mentalities for Online Entrepreneurship

Contact Info:

https://outsourceaccelerator.com/businessmethod/

derek@outsourceaccelerator.com

Ep.352 ~ Building a 7-Figure Speaking Business from a 7-Figure Speaking Master ~ Simone Vincenzi

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Simone Vencenzi ~ Co-Founder of GTEX

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Speaking on stage is actually the biggest fear in the world. It terrifies people. Today’s guest is a professional speaker. He has actually built a 7-figure location independent speaking business and speaks at over 200 events per year. Most of those events are put on by his company. Simone Vincenzi is his name and he is a master at the art of speaking, presentation, sales, and conversions.

Today on the show Simone and I speak about how he manages to produce over 100 and speaking at over 200 events per year. He shares about how he built his company into what it is today, how to sell from the stage, how to convert very small audiences with as few as ten people, and how to get a name in the speaking world where you are consistently getting referrals. Simone also was generous enough to share a speaking from the stage checklist for the listeners of The Business Method Podcast. I am going to check this out myself to make sure I am on cue for my next presentation! If you are currently speaking and selling from the front of the room or want to learn more about this art, be sure to check out this episode ASAP!

02:53: Who is Simone Vincenzi?

11:43: Speaking at 200 Events/Year

12:21: The Art of Speaking in Front of People

17:41: Managing Speaking at 200 Events/Year

19:46: Choosing Which Events to Speak At

24:00: Measuring the ROI on Collecting Leads at a Speaking Event

27:28: Getting More Speaking Gigs

35:26: Volunteering to Get More Speaking Gigs

39:04: Average Time to Create an Event

45:27: Building and Maintaining a 7-Figure Location Independent Business

48:31: Difference Between a 5-Figure vs. 6-Figure vs. 7-Figure Speaking Business

Contact Info:

https://gtex.events/selling-from-the-stage-checklist-the-business-method

Ep.351 ~ A 7-Figure Location Independent Giving Model ~ John Abbott

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 05:00:00 -0400

John Abbott ~ Creator of The Giving Model

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hey listeners welcome to The Business Method Podcast we are excited to have you listening. On today’s episode, we welcome a seasoned 7-figure location independent entrepreneur that started out building a sales company from his bedroom at the age of 17. At 22, he developed the first CD-ROM in South Africa, selling his company at the age of 24. Throughout the next 20 years, John Abbott continued as an entrepreneur creating and growing businesses and mentoring over 200 entrepreneurs.

Throughout the episode, we chat about John’s experience as an entrepreneur, the importance of systems in our lives, the importance of results-based activities, how John trains entrepreneurs and basing his life in Bali.

02:23: Building FreedomXFest

06:45: Who is John Abbott?

10:20: Creating the First CD-ROM in South Africa titled ‘Apartheid’ and Releasing it on the Eve of Nelson Mandela’s Release From Prison

18:10: What is the Matrix?

27:54: Systems That John Uses to Maintain Freedom and Achieve Results

33:15: Tapping Into a More Abundant Mindset

36:38: Smaller Systems John Uses

39:45: Training Entrepreneur to Get Better Results Faster

42:42: The Giving Model of Marketing and Sales

52:55: Why John Chooses Bali?

Contact Info:

Johnabbott.me

john@johnabbott.me

Ep.350 ~ Creating an 8-Figure Cannabis Location Independent Business ~ Chip Baker

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Chip Baker ~ Founder of Cultivate Colorado & Royal Gold Coco Fiber

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Welcome to The Business Method Podcast listeners we are happy to have you here today. Marijuana and Cannabis are a hot topic in today’s world. As more and more countries and states start to legalize the use and distribution of both Marijuana and Cannabis products, the more businesses start to emerge in the industry.

Today’s guest is a pioneer in the industry creating businesses helping Cannabis growers all around the U.S. Chip Baker is the founder of Cultivate Colorado which sells special potting soil for marijuana plants. Over the years, Chip has built up two brick and mortar grow stores and even with two physical stores, Chip has created an 8-figure location independent lifestyle! Listen up guys as we dive deep with Chip about growing his businesses, the Cannabis industry today, and creating a location independent lifestyle while running physical stores.

05:50: Why Chip Smokes Weed Regularly?

07:12: Who is Chip Baker and Getting Into the Cannabis Business

16:23: Being a Part of the Cannabis Community and Supporting Cannabis Entrepreneurs

17:11: Who is Cannabis Helping?

18:36: Alcohol vs. Cannabis

21:00: Technology’s Role in the Cannabis Industry

24:11: Creating a Location Independent Lifestyle with a Location Dependent Business

29:25: Suggestions to Be Better w/ Your Numbers

31:22: Structuring Calls w/ Team

34:40: Organizing Your Business

35:50: The Progression of the Cannabis Industry

Contact Info:

https://chipbaker.com/

https://www.instagram.com/therealdirtpodcast/

The Real Dirt Podcast

Ep.349 ~ Building the World's Largest Crowdfunding Marketing Agency ~ Roy Morejon

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Roy Morejon ~ Founder of Command Partners and Co-Founder of Enventys

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Crowdfunding in today's world is a buzzword and a new industry that has literally helped thousands of entrepreneurs take their idea from a sketch on a napkin to millions of dollars in sales. Our guest today is the founder of one of the leading agencies helping these entrepreneurs make that dream a reality. His name is Roy Morejon, and Roy is the founder of Command Partners and co-founder of Enventys. Roy built Command Partners to the largest crowdfunding agency in the world. They have helped launch over 750 crowdfunding campaigns, raised over $160 million in pre-sales for products and had 17 clients on Shark Tank. If you are into crowdfunding or want to launch your new idea to the world, this episode is a must listen.

03:35: Charlotte, North Carolina

05:02: Who is Roy Morejon?

13:49: Managing Business on the Road with a Family Life

19:50: Building the World’s Largest Crowdfunding Marketing Agency

22:32: Some of the Products Enventys Has Brought to Market

25:17: The Culture of Enventys

28:05: Keeping Creativity in the Business Environment

30:55: Products That Roy’s Company Got On Sharktank

34:07: The Future of Crowdfunding

37:17: 5-Figure vs. 6-Figure vs. 7-Figure Mindsets

40:37: Building a Personal Brand After Years of Success

43:05: Tips to Scale to the Next Level

Honorable Mentions:

Soundbender on Shark Tank

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwqsCfvcrmc&t=13s

Baby Bathwater

https://enventyspartners.com/

Contact Info:

https://roymorejon.com/

Ep.348 ~ A Female Powerhouse, Location Independent Entrepreneurship, & Building a Community ~ Tracy Matthews

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Tracy Matthews ~ Founder of Flourish & Thrive Academy

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Welcome to The Business Method Podcast listeners and today we introduce our next guest Tracy Matthews. Tracy runs a full-on location independent jewelry business and 800 person jewelry community called Flourish and Thrive Academy. After years in the jewelry business, Tracy then decided she wanted to help other entrepreneurs in the industry and create a place where jewelry entrepreneurs can learn and grow their businesses together.

Today on the show we chat in depth about how Tracy structures her business, and how she structures her life. We discuss lessons from losing a business and starting over, creating systems when you’re not a systems person and the differences between the 5, 6, & 7-figure mindsets.

02:58: Tracy’s Morning Ritual

07:23: Who is Tracy Matthews?

13:58: Losing and Recovering from a Business

17:33: Changing Lifestyle After Losing a Business

22:03: Lessons From Losing a Business and Laying People Off

26:15: Creating Systems When You’re Not a Systems Person

27:53: Additional Suggestions on Creating Systems

31:37: Tracy’s Current Business Jewelry Community Flourish and Thrive

33:30: Some of the First Products and Services for Tracy’s Community

39:53: Creating a Location Independent Business Model

43:00: 5-Figure vs. 6-Figure vs. 7-Figure Mindsets

Honorable Mentions:

Baby Bathwater Institute

https://tracymatthews.com/

Contact Info:

https://www.flourishthriveacademy.com/

Instagram: @tracymatthewsny

Ep.347 ~ The Principles of Entrepreneurial Leadership ~ Chris Reynolds

Thu, 06 Sep 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Today I hopped on the mic because I was inspired to chat a bit about leadership and the principles around leadership. This is a topic that I believe is not taught nearly enough in the world and something I think we as entrepreneurs and as people could benefit a lot from if we talk more on this topic.

02:00: Why Are We Talking About the Entrepreneurial Principles of Leadership?

04:37: Important Concepts for Leadership

06:25: Integrity and The Privilege of Ethics in Entrepreneurship

09:02: The Speed of Trust

11:07: Truth and Authenticity in Entrepreneurship

13:15: Growth in Entrepreneurship

15:49: Courage in Entrepreneurship

17:42: Openness and Flexibility in Entrepreneurship

19:50: Giving in Entrepreneurship

21:15: Communication in Entrepreneurship

Ep.346 ~ Building 10 Companies in 5-Years ~ Marcel Gasser

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Marcel Gasser ~ Serial Entrepreneur

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hey listeners, I am glad you are joining us today on The Business Method Podcast. Today we chat with a fellow location independent entrepreneur, Marcel Gasser. Marcel has been directly involved in the created of ten companies in the past five years. He is the leader of the Swiss chapter for Global Entrepreneurship Network and travels the world ten-months out of the year. He is quite the serial entrepreneur!

What is even more inspiring about Marcel, is that in 2014 he found out that he had cancer and a tumor in his brain. He was crushed for approximately two days and then shifted his mindset from being a victim to seeing this as an opportunity and being grateful for the experience. He then set out on a two-year journey to heal himself from this experience and we get to hear exactly how he did it.

Part I:

02:57: Yodeling in Switzerland

04:48: Who is Marcel Gasser?

09:57: Marcel Discovering Cancer in His Head and Turning it Into a Gift

15:18: Spending Two Years Healing Cancer

18:35: Healing the Emotions Around Cancer

Part II:

02:30: Global Entrepreneurship Network

07:35: Building 10 Companies in 5-Years

12:54: Marcel’s Version of Location Independence

16:38: Tapping Into Unlimited Potential

19:29: Tapping Into Your Subconscious

Contact Info:

Linkedin: @marcelgasser

http://www.marcelgasser.com/

Ep.345 ~ Turning Cancer Into a Gift ~ Marcel Gasser

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Marcel Gasser ~ Serial Entrepreneur

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Part I:

02:57: Yodeling in Switzerland

04:48: Who is Marcel Gasser?

09:57: Marcel Discovering Cancer in His Head and Turning it Into a Gift

15:18: Spending Two Years Healing Cancer

18:35: Healing the Emotions Around Cancer

Part II:

02:30: Global Entrepreneurship Network

07:35: Building 10 Companies in 5-Years

12:54: Marcel’s Version of Location Independence

16:38: Tapping Into Unlimited Potential

19:29: Tapping Into Your Subconscious

Contact Info:

Linkedin: @marcelgasser

http://www.marcelgasser.com/

Ep.343 ~ High-Performance Productivity Panel for Lifestyle Design at FreedomXFest 2018 Pari II

Mon, 03 Sep 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Recently, I attended FreedomXFest 2018. It is a festival where 400 location independent entrepreneurs hang out in the Pyrenees mountains of Spain for a week to mastermind, attend workshops, network, eat delicious food, and enjoy a plethora of outdoor activities. It was a blast. I was fortunate enough to be asked to speak, present on a productivity panel and host a 7-figure location independent panel. We recorded the productivity panel and decided to make it into a podcast. Now, I have to apologize ahead of time, the volume is a little low, it was raining really hard outside at the time, but I thought the content was so great that it needed to be shared. On the panel with me are representatives from Facebook, Remote Year and Doist. All of them had some incredible tips about productivity to share and I think you guys will enjoy the show.

Honorable Mentions:

FreedomXFest

https://freedomxfest.com/

Ep.342 ~ High-Performance Productivity Panel for Lifestyle Design at FreedomXFest 2018 Pari I

Sun, 02 Sep 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Recently I attended FreedomXFest 2018. It is a festival where 400 location independent entrepreneurs hang out in the Pyrenees mountains of Spain for a week to mastermind, attend workshops, network, eat delicious food, and enjoy a plethora of outdoor activities. It was a blast. I was fortunate enough to be asked to speak, present on a productivity panel and host a 7-figure location independent panel. We recorded the productivity panel and decided to make it into a podcast. Now, I have to apologize ahead of time, the volume is a little low, it was raining really hard outside at the time, but I thought the content was so great that it needed to be shared. On the panel with me are representatives from Facebook, Remote Year and Doist. All of them had some incredible tips about productivity to share and I think you guys will enjoy the show.

Honorable Mentions:

FreedomXFest

https://freedomxfest.com/

Ep.341 ~ 10x Productivity and Scaling to Millions Part II ~ Christian Chasmer

Thu, 30 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Christian Chasmer Part I ~ Founder of LoseTheLimits.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

What is one simple discipline that can 10x your productivity, make you happier than ever and help you scale your company into the millions? Today’s guest is Christian Chasmer who is the author of Lose The Limits. Today Christian joins us to chat about how he built his first company to $1.2 million right out of college then his second company to $4 million in under two years. We also talk a lot about productivity and Christian dives deep into his productivity hacks and tells us about the one discipline that helped him scale to $5 million and beyond!

We are going to wrap up the first part of Christian’s episode there, and be sure to subscribe to the show so you won’t miss the next episode with the second half of Christian’s interview where we dive deep into Christian’s productivity hacks that helped him 10x his productivity and take his businesses to $5 million.

Welcome back to the show listeners! Today is the second half of an incredible interview with Christian Chasmer talking about how Christian used productivity hacks to scale his businesses to $5,000,000+ and live a happy, healthy and balanced life.

Part I:

02:35: Why Christian Chooses to Base in San Diego

04:21: Who is Christian Chasmer?

06:57: Why Door-to-Door Sales is Incredible for Entrepreneurial Training

14:20: 63% of Millionaires Made Their Money in Real Estate

15:20: Making $4,000,000 in 2-Years and the Key to Rapid Growth

16:48: SOP’s to Obtain Growth to $4,000,000

18:13: Creating a Culture of Hustle

Part II:

02:20: Breaking Limiting Beliefs

07:41: Major Limiting Beliefs in Business

08:57: SOP’s for Personal Life

12:09: The One Simple Discipline that Helped Christian Scaled His Business to $5,000,000

13:20: Creating an Hour-by-Hour Schedule to Increase Productivity and Waking Up at 4:00 am

16:48: Keeping a Rigid Schedule While Being in a Relationship

Honorable Mentions

Trevor Chapman Podcast

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/trevor-chapman

Lose the Limits by Christian Chasmer

Christian’s Article

THIS ONE SIMPLE DISCIPLINE 10X’D MY PRODUCTIVITY, MADE ME HAPPIER THAN EVER, AND HELPED ME SCALE MY COMPANY TO $5,000,000 +

Contact Info:

www.losethelimits.com

christianchasmer@gmail.com

Ep.340 ~ 10x Productivity and Scaling to Millions Part I ~ Christian Chasmer

Wed, 29 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Christian Chasmer Part I ~ Founder of LoseTheLimits.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Part I:

02:35: Why Christian Chooses to Base in San Diego

04:21: Who is Christian Chasmer?

06:57: Why Door-to-Door Sales is Incredible for Entrepreneurial Training

14:20: 63% of Millionaires Made Their Money in Real Estate

15:20: Making $4,000,000 in 2-Years and the Key to Rapid Growth

16:48: SOP’s to Obtain Growth to $4,000,000

18:13: Creating a Culture of Hustle

Part II:

02:20: Breaking Limiting Beliefs

07:41: Major Limiting Beliefs in Business

08:57: SOP’s for Personal Life

12:09: The One Simple Discipline that Helped Christian Scaled His Business to $5,000,000

13:20: Creating an Hour-by-Hour Schedule to Increase Productivity and Waking Up at 4:00 am

16:48: Keeping a Rigid Schedule While Being in a Relationship

Honorable Mentions

Trevor Chapman Podcast

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/trevor-chapman

Lose the Limits by Christian Chasmer

Christian’s Article

THIS ONE SIMPLE DISCIPLINE 10X’D MY PRODUCTIVITY, MADE ME HAPPIER THAN EVER, AND HELPED ME SCALE MY COMPANY TO $5,000,000 +

Contact Info:

www.losethelimits.com

christianchasmer@gmail.com

Ep.339 ~ From Comedian to Copywriter with a $50,000 Sales Letter Part II ~ Kevin Rogers

Tue, 28 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Kevin Rogers Part II ~ Founder of CopyChief.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

On a previous episode, Wade Alters called copywriting ‘Modern Day Alchemy’. He makes a really good point. The art of knowing how to take words, put them on a landing page and inspire people to act is a priceless talent. Today’s guest is a comedian, seasoned copywriter and founder of the Copy Chief Community Kevin Rogers.

Kevin was a professional copywriter for ten years getting himself to the point where he would write sales pages for $50,000. Now he runs the Copy Chief community that links amazing copywriters with entrepreneurs to help one another create top-notch copy and bottom line make more money. It is the only one of its kind. Today on the show, we get to learn about what Kevin learned from being a stand-up comedian for ten years, how he breaks through different income levels and the foundational principles for copywriting that can change everything in your business.

Part I:

04:42: Who is Kevin Rogers? From Stand-Up Comedian to Entrepreneur

12:56: Personal Growth of Being a Stand Up Comic

15:52: Leaving Comedy for Entrepreneurship

21:18: Kevin on His Growth as a Copywriter

Part II:

02:15: Money Thermometers

04:27: Breaking Income Barriers

05:30: What is Working in Copy Today?

08:04: Foundational Principles of Copywriting

10:45: Other Hacks for High Converting Copy

12:35: CopyChief

20:30: Difference Between a 5, 6 & 7-Figure Mentalities Regarding Copywriting

“We celebrate the terror of creating something big because we know that once it is complete we will have very little competition.” Kevin Rogers quoting James Schramko

Contact Info:

https://copychief.com/

https://copychief.com/podcast-all/

Ep.338 ~ From Comedian to Copywriter with a $50,000 Sales Letter Part I ~ Kevin Rogers

Mon, 27 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Kevin Rogers Part I ~ Founder of CopyChief.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Part I:

04:42: Who is Kevin Rogers? From Stand-Up Comedian to Entrepreneur

12:56: Personal Growth of Being a Stand Up Comic

15:52: Leaving Comedy for Entrepreneurship

21:18: Kevin on His Growth as a Copywriter

Part II:

02:15: Money Thermometers

04:27: Breaking Income Barriers

05:30: What is Working in Copy Today?

08:04: Foundational Principles of Copywriting

10:45: Other Hacks for High Converting Copy

12:35: CopyChief

20:30: Difference Between a 5, 6 & 7-Figure Mentalities Regarding Copywriting

“We celebrate the terror of creating something big because we know that once it is complete we will have very little competition.” Kevin Rogers quoting James Schramko

Contact Info:

https://copychief.com/

https://copychief.com/podcast-all/

Ep.337 ~ Ecstasis Part II ~ Changing Your Brainwaves to Skyrocket Productivity ~ Chris Reynolds

Sun, 26 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Today’s podcast is a presentation that I recently gave at FreedomXFest in Spain. It focuses on high-performance productivity and the science behind what is happening to our bodies and brains when we are in a more productive state-of-mind. It’s a topic that I have been passionate about for many years and have recently expanded my knowledge thanks to the book ‘Stealing Fire’ by Steven Kotler and Jaimen Wheal.

Honorable Mentions:

Stealing Fire by Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal

Ep.336 ~ Ecstasis Part I ~ Changing Your Brainwaves to Skyrocket Productivity ~ Chris Reynolds

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 12:43:59 -0400

Honorable Mentions:

Stealing Fire by Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal

Ep.335 ~ From Wall St. to Microfinance to Frozen Food to Selling Chinese Medicine Online Part II ~ John McGarvey

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

John McGarvey Part II ~ Founder of DaoLabs.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

From working on Wall Street to Micro-Finance in Tibet to a frozen food business in Florida and the Dominican Republic with 10,000 distributors, and an online Chinese Medicine business our guest today has seen a lot as an entrepreneur. John McGarvey the founder of Dao Labs joins us he is an incredibly seasoned businessman with a wealth of knowledge. We get behind his story and discuss the Wall St. vs Main St. mentality, the inner workings of Microfinance in developing countries, successful company, and Chinese Medicine. We also dive into the importance of goal setting and the hacks to maintain a highly productive life.

Part I:

02:58: Who is John McGarvey?

15:32: Wall St. Mentality vs. Seasoned Entrepreneur Mentality

21:10: Working With Microfinance in Tibet

24:33: John On the Nonprofit Industry

28:32: Growing a Natural Foods Company to 10,000 Distribution Points

Part II:

02:10: John On The U.S. Food Industry

06:25: Continued on Growing a Frozen Food Company to 10,000 Distribution Points

09:34: John On Benchmarks in His Business Career

11:11: John On Productivity and Working with a Productivity Results Coach

15:03: Weekly Planning Process for Productivity

23:06: Dao Labs

29:00: The Difference Between a 6-Figure & 7-Figure Mentality

Contact Info

https://mydaolabs.com/

john@mydaolabs.com

Ep.334 ~ From Wall St. to Microfinance to Frozen Food to Selling Chinese Medicine Online Part I ~ John McGarvey

Tue, 21 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

John McGarvey Part I ~ Founder of DaoLabs.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Part I:

02:58: Who is John McGarvey?

15:32: Wall St. Mentality vs. Seasoned Entrepreneur Mentality

21:10: Working With Microfinance in Tibet

24:33: John On the Nonprofit Industry

28:32: Growing a Natural Foods Company to 10,000 Distribution Points

Part II:

02:10: John on The U.S. Food Industry

06:25: Continued on Growing a Frozen Food Company to 10,000 Distribution Points

09:34: John On Benchmarks in His Business Career

11:11: John On Productivity and Working with a Productivity Results Coach

15:03: Weekly Planning Process for Productivity

23:06: Dao Labs

29:00: The Difference Between a 6-Figure & 7-Figure Mentality

Contact Info

https://mydaolabs.com/

john@mydaolabs.com

Ep.333 ~ Building and Running an 8-Figure Remote Team Part II ~ Adam Trouncer

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Adam Trouncer, CEO of Athletic Greens

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Welcome back to the show listeners and today we are joined by the CEO and partner of Athletic Greens, Adam Trouncer. Adam has been an entrepreneur for the past 10 years starting a few startups of his own and along the way, learning to create a location independent lifestyle. He spent a few years traveling the world and building businesses before he joined up with Athletic Greens. If the name Athletic Greens sounds familiar it is probably because the work with some major influences in the entrepreneurial world, Tim Ferris being a passionate advocate of their products is one of them. Now, Athletic Greens is an 8-figure business with a completely remote team of over 20 people from all over the world. On the show, we chat with Adam about the process of building a remote team, how they maintain the culture in their business, and many challenges they deal with running a remote company. We also ask Adam about the mentally one needs to create an 8-figure business.

Part I:

02:56: Adam and Chris Chat Croatia and Baby Bathwater

06:19: Who is Adam Trouncer?

10:14: Creating Lifestyle Businesses

11:28: Maintaining Work/Life Balance with Location Independence

16:44: Tips and Tricks for Working with a Remote Team and Staying Productive

19:09: Teaching a Remote Team About Being Productive and Efficiency

Part II:

02:27: Productivity Hacks Adam Has Learned From His Team

04:47: The Future of Remote Teams

06:33: Growing the Company Culture with a Remote Team

08:33: Going from Founder to CEO with Athletic Greens

11:18: The Difference Between a 6, 7, & 8-Figure Mentality

13:05: Partnering with Major Influencers

Contact Info:

https://athleticgreens.com/

Ep.332 ~ Athletic Greens, Building and Running an 8-Figure Remote Team Part I ~ Adam Trouncer

Sun, 19 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Adam Trouncer, CEO of Athletic Greens

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Part I:

02:56: Adam and Chris Chat Croatia and Baby Bathwater

06:19: Who is Adam Trouncer?

10:14: Creating Lifestyle Businesses

11:28: Maintaining Work/Life Balance with Location Independence

16:44: Tips and Tricks for Working with a Remote Team and Staying Productive

19:09: Teaching a Remote Team About Being Productive and Efficiency

Part II:

02:27: Productivity Hacks Adam Has Learned From His Team

04:47: The Future of Remote Teams

06:33: Growing the Company Culture with a Remote Team

08:33: Going from Founder to CEO with Athletic Greens

11:18: The Difference Between a 6, 7, & 8-Figure Mentality

13:05: Partnering with Major Influencers

Contact Info:

https://athleticgreens.com/

Ep.331 ~ A Bullet Proof Positive Mentality, The Best Networking Hack Ever and Email Freedom ~ Yaro Starak

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Yaro Starak ~ On Positivity, Networking, & Email Freedom

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hey listeners welcome back to the show and we are really excited to introduce today's guest Yaro Starak. Yaro has been in the online world since….well since there was an online world to be in. He started his first website way back in 1998. Since then he has been selling online, building websites, selling websites, starting one of the original Magic online communities, starting one of the original blogs for entrepreneurs, starting the first podcast on entrepreneurialism back in 2005 before the word ‘podcast’ was officially used, getting to interview Tim Ferriss and Lewis Howes which is still running today, starting one of the first online communities for entrepreneurs and helping thousands of entrepreneurs grow. During the show, I recognized one thing. Yaro was a front-runner on the break many of the online developments that are now an everyday part of our lives. In many ways, regarding the online world, he is as seasoned as they come and we chat with him about his thought process on getting on the start of new online trends and technology that has made him wealthy, successful and a go-to name to for the online and digital nomad world.

Part I:

04:35: Who is Yaro and Why You Should Listen?

-Creating his first business in 1998

-Building one of the first ‘Magic the Gathering’ online communities

-Finding out about the laptop lifestyle in the early 2000’s

-Selling his first business

23:11: Learning to Outsource and Finding Freedom

25:43: The Dawn of Blogging

Part II:

02:32: Success in Blogging, Content Creation and Internet Marketing

04:30: Buying and Selling Digital Assets

09:38: The Longest Running Podcast on Entrepreneurship

12:56: Yaro Being On the Cutting Edge of Online Trends

20:09: New Opportunities Yaro is Pursuing

23:36: Opportunities to Serve Digital Nomads and the Laptop Lifestyle

Part III:

02:20: Best Networking Hack Ever and Maintaining Business Relationships for the Long-Term

08:04: Chasing the Currency of Influence

09:23: Difference in the 5, 6, & 7-Figure Entrepreneurial Mentalities

20:17: Moving From Being a Negative Person to Becoming a Positive Person

25:30: Yaro’s Strategies to Increase a Positive Mentality

32:00: Achieving Email Freedom

Contact Info:

https://yaro.blog/

https://inboxdone.com/

Ep.330 ~ Getting On the Cusp of Many Online Trends ~ Yaro Starak

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Yaro Starak ~ Founded the First Podcast on Entrepreneurship

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Part I:

04:35: Who is Yaro and Why You Should Listen?

-Creating his first business in 1998

-Building one of the first ‘Magic the Gathering’ online communities

-Finding out about the laptop lifestyle in the early 2000’s

-Selling his first business

23:11: Learning to Outsource and Finding Freedom

25:43: The Dawn of Blogging

Part II:

02:32: Success in Blogging, Content Creation and Internet Marketing

04:30: Buying and Selling Digital Assets

09:38: The Longest Running Podcast on Entrepreneurship

12:56: Yaro Being On the Cutting Edge of Online Trends

20:09: New Opportunities Yaro is Pursuing

23:36: Opportunities to Serve Digital Nomads and the Laptop Lifestyle

Part III:

02:20: Best Networking Hack Ever and Maintaining Business Relationships for the Long-Term

08:04: Chasing the Currency of Influence

09:23: Difference in the 5, 6, & 7-Figure Entrepreneurial Mentalities

20:17: Moving From Being a Negative Person to Becoming a Positive Person

25:30: Yaro’s Strategies to Increase a Positive Mentality

32:00: Achieving Email Freedom

Contact Info:

https://yaro.blog/

https://inboxdone.com/

Ep.329 ~ Starting the Laptop Lifestyle in 1998 ~ Yaro Starak

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Yaro Starak ~ Founder of InboxDone.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Part I:

04:35: Who is Yaro and Why You Should Listen?

-Creating his first business in 1998

-Building one of the first ‘Magic the Gathering’ online communities

-Finding out about the laptop lifestyle in the early 2000’s

-Selling his first business

23:11: Learning to Outsource and Finding Freedom

25:43: The Dawn of Blogging

Part II:

02:32: Success in Blogging, Content Creation and Internet Marketing

04:30: Buying and Selling Digital Assets

09:38: The Longest Running Podcast on Entrepreneurship

12:56: Yaro Being On the Cutting Edge of Online Trends

20:09: New Opportunities Yaro is Pursuing

23:36: Opportunities to Serve Digital Nomads and the Laptop Lifestyle

Part III:

02:20: Best Networking Hack Ever and Maintaining Business Relationships for the Long-Term

08:04: Chasing the Currency of Influence

09:23: Difference in the 5, 6, & 7-Figure Entrepreneurial Mentalities

20:17: Moving From Being a Negative Person to Becoming a Positive Person

25:30: Yaro’s Strategies to Increase a Positive Mentality

32:00: Achieving Email Freedom

Contact Info:

https://yaro.blog/

https://inboxdone.com/

Ep.328 ~ Europe's Most Followed Social Media Coach Part II ~ Alex Khan

Mon, 13 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Alex Khan, Founder of AlexKhan.tv

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hello my fellow entrepreneur and soon-to-be entrepreneurs. In today’s conversation, I am joined by Europe’s Most Followed Social Media Coach Alex Kahn. Alex is quite an impressive entrepreneur starting off working with four different startups helping them become successful. One business TrendU, they accumulated millions of mobile app views per month and 150,000 members using the same technology that the #1 dating app in the world Tinder uses. Alex started his first business Modelome which became Germany’s largest professional model community and received more than 100,000 applications. Alex recently introduced the hashtag #WeKahn that registered over 100 million impressions and touched 13 million people in just nine weeks.

Today Alex and I talk about how he built these companies, how he got 200,000 followers on Periscope and the social media strategies he uses to become one of Europe's top influences. Towards the end of the show, Alex and I chat deeper about the importance of taking digital detoxes, the future of social media, the power and influence that Facebook has, and how the new digital age is taking over paradigms from the past.

Part I:

06:19: Keys to Recognizing Being in the Right Time and the Right Moment for Business

07:03: Who is Alex Khan?

09:46: The Psychology Behind Online Communities

13:06: When it is Time To Monetize Business Relationships and Your Community

17:07: Making a New Company Successful Using Tinder’s Technology

19:15: Alex on Influencer Marketing

20:51: Where are Declining Platforms Like Snapchat and Periscope Headed?

23:54: Growing Your Social Media Platforms

Part II:

02:34: Alex on Facebook and Instagram Strategies

05:04: Alex on Twitter Strategies

06:40: Alex on LinkedIn

07:57: The Next 10-Years of Social Media

11:09: The Importance of Digital Detoxes

16:45: Chris and Alex Talk the Future of Technology and Social Media

Contact Info

https://alexkhan.tv

Ep.327 ~ Europe's Most Followed Social Media Coach Part I ~ Alex Khan

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Alex Khan, Founder of AlexKhan.tv

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Part I:

06:19: Keys to Recognizing Being in the Right Time and the Right Moment for Business

07:03: Who is Alex Khan?

09:46: The Psychology Behind Online Communities

13:06: When it is Time To Monetize Business Relationships and Your Community

17:07: Making a New Company Successful Using Tinder’s Technology

19:15: Alex on Influencer Marketing

20:51: Where are Declining Platforms Like Snapchat and Periscope Headed?

23:54: Growing Your Social Media Platforms

Part II:

02:34: Alex on Facebook and Instagram Strategies

05:04: Alex on Twitter Strategies

06:40: Alex on LinkedIn

07:57: The Next 10-Years of Social Media

11:09: The Importance of Digital Detoxes

16:45: Chris and Alex Talk the Future of Technology and Social Media

Contact Info

https://alexkhan.tv

Ep.326 ~ Being Ruthless with Your Time ~ Chris Reynolds

Thu, 09 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

"We only have two hours of deep productive energy per day. You need to be ruthless with your time!" Dan Roitman

"Plato described ecstasis as an altered state where our normal waking consciousness vanishes completely replaced by an intense euphoria and a powerful connection to a greater intelligence." Stealing Fire

This podcast was inspired by these two quotes.

Ep.325 ~ Travel the World & Still Bring in More Than $1 Million in Annual Revenue, Founder of Dropship Lifestyle Part II ~ Anton Kraly

Wed, 08 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Anton Kraly, Dropship Lifestyle Founder

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Currently, we are interviewing 100 entrepreneurs that have built location independent businesses that produce at least $1,000,000 per year. We created this series specifically for entrepreneurs like the one joining us today. His name is Anton Kraly, and he is a super successful eComm entrepreneur that has lived and continues to live the location independent lifestyle all over the world while building multiple 7-figure businesses and creating an entrepreneurial movement called Dropship Lifestyle.

I really enjoyed this episode and as you listen you can tell Anton is a mover and a shaker. During the podcast, it seems like he doesn't even stop for a breath while sharing his story and the tips and tricks he uses to create successful businesses. Throughout the show Anton shares about the 5,6, & 7-figure drop shipping mentalities, why he focuses on high-ticket products, the future of eComm and drop shipping, and some tips on picking winning eComm products to sell.

Part I:

05:25: Who is Anton Kraly and the Dropship Lifestyle?

09:39: Why Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Choose Chiang Mai?

12:51: Why Entrepreneurs Have Migrated to Austin?

14:47: The Dropship Lifestyle Movement

18:23: Hitting Success Rapidly with eComm

21:21: Does Shopify Dominate the eComm Market?

Part II:

02:12: Achieving a 20-30 Hour Work Week For an eComm Store

03:22: Cutting Through the BS to Connect With High-Level Entrepreneurs

05:22: Anton on Picking Products

10:58: The Difference Between a 5, 6, & 7-Figure eComm Mentality

12:40: Newbie Mistakes at the 7-Figure Level

14:10: Finding a Great 7-Figure Team

15:55: The Future of Dropshipping & eComm

19:56: Moving from Shopify to Your Own Brand

Contact Info:

https://www.dropshiplifestyle.com/

https://www.ecommercelifestyle.com/

Ep.324 ~ Travel the World & Still Bring in More Than $1 Million in Annual Revenue, Founder of Dropship Lifestyle Part I ~ Anton Kraly

Tue, 07 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Anton Kraly, Dropship Lifestyle Founder

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Part I:

05:25: Who is Anton Kraly and the Dropship Lifestyle?

09:39: Why Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Choose Chiang Mai?

12:51: Why Entrepreneurs Have Migrated to Austin?

14:47: The Dropship Lifestyle Movement

18:23: Hitting Success Rapidly with eComm

21:21: Does Shopify Dominate the eComm Market?

Part II:

02:12: Achieving a 20-30 Hour Work Week For an eComm Store

03:22: Cutting Through the BS to Connect With High-Level Entrepreneurs

05:22: Anton on Picking Products

10:58: The Difference Between a 5, 6, & 7-Figure eComm Mentality

12:40: Newbie Mistakes at the 7-Figure Level

14:10: Finding a Great 7-Figure Team

15:55: The Future of Dropshipping & eComm

19:56: Moving from Shopify to Your Own Brand

Contact Info:

https://www.dropshiplifestyle.com/

https://www.ecommercelifestyle.com/

Ep.323 ~ Building a Sustainable 7-Figure Personal Brand Part II ~ Wade Alters

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Wade Alters | Founder of WadeAlters.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

The more I learn about personal brands the more I like the idea of the business model. Almost any entrepreneur or high-profile person that starts to share his or her knowledge with the world almost instantaneously creates a personal brand. In fact, I would even argue that most entrepreneurs have a personal brand already, even if they are low-profile and still just working in the day-to-day of their business. We all have a personal brand in some fashion. Today's guest is Wade Alters and we get to chat with him about building his personal brand over the past 6-years into a 7-figure location independent business. Wade shares about starting out as a dating coach and then moving away from that into the personal brand space, the mindset of a successful personal branded business and the resistance that many people have around personal branding. If you are thinking about personal branding or have a personal brand already, this episode is for you...and a head’s up. We broke up Wade’s interview into two episodes and his second episode will be published tomorrow!

Part I:

02:42: Why Wade Chooses Santa Monica, California As a Base?

05:07: Who is Wade Alters?

11:08: Starting Out in the Dating Industry

16:40: Creating a Personal Brand

21:04: Resistance for Creating a Personal Brand

Part II:

02:06: Who We Fear When We Start a Personal Brand?

08:20: The Evolution of a Personal Brand

11:54: Time to Create a Sustainable Personal Branded Business

16:18: The Value of Location Independence

21:15: The Difference Between a 5, 6, & 7-Figure Mentality Regarding Personal Brands

Contact Info:

https://www.wadealters.com/

The Wade Alters Show

https://www.wadealters.com/podcast/

Ep.322 ~ Building a Sustainable 7-Figure Personal Brand Part I ~ Wade Alters

Sun, 05 Aug 2018 13:47:14 -0400

Wade Alters | Founder of WadeAlters.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Part I:

02:42: Why Wade Chooses Santa Monica, California As a Base?

05:07: Who is Wade Alters?

11:08: Starting Out in the Dating Industry

16:40: Creating a Personal Brand

21:04: Resistance for Creating a Personal Brand

Part II:

02:06: Who We Fear When We Start a Personal Brand?

08:20: The Evolution of a Personal Brand

11:54: Time to Create a Sustainable Personal Branded Business

16:18: The Value of Location Independence

21:15: The Difference Between a 5, 6, & 7-Figure Mentality Regarding Personal Brands

Contact Info:

https://www.wadealters.com/

The Wade Alters Show

https://www.wadealters.com/podcast/

Ep.321 ~ 8-Figures in eCommerce ~ Matt Squillace

Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Matt Squillace | Founder of SocialCadre.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Recently we have had some amazing eCommerce entrepreneurs on the show and I am blown away by how much success they have had in such a short period of time. Most of the applying very similar strategies. Today’s guest is no different. Matt Squillace is the co-founder of SocialCadre.com a company that scales their own products and brands at incredibly rapid rates. They currently have eleven eCommerce stores under their brand and some really cool products, with a mixture of amazing branding.

During the show, Matt shares with us many of the tactics he has used to get this business above 8-figures in two years. He dives into his strategies using influencer marketing, user generating content with FB ads, funnels, and social media marketing.

04:39: Who is Matt Squillace?

09:48: Partnering with Influencers

12:20: Connecting with Influencers

17:24: The Future of Social Media Marketing

20:08: Working On the Business vs. Working In the Business

21:20: Creating a Funnels with an 8-Figure Entrepreneur

23:33: Major Mistakes with Funnels

25:06: Picking Winning Products

26:38: Testing on Facebook

27:15: Difference Between 7-Figure and & 8-Figure Mindsets

Contact Info:

matt@socialcadre.com

https://www.instagram.com/squa/

Ep.320 ~ Work Less Make More w/ a 7-Figure Location Independent Business Part II ~ James Schramko

Wed, 01 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

James Schramko ~ Founder of Superfast Business and Silver Circle

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

James Schramko is known as one of the best business trainers out there in the world today. He came on the show last year and is back to share what he has been up to over the past year. On the show, we talk about a variety of things from his new book, to productivity, to the importance of building a location independent business. What I really enjoy talking to James about is tribe building. James is an expert tribe builder. He has built top sales teams for BMW and Mercedes in the past, and now he builds his own entrepreneur tribes with some very high-caliber people being involved. I love this guy and I love getting an hour of his time. Make sure you check out this episode!

Part II:

02:34: James’ Social Media Strategy

05:59: Keeping People Subscribed to James’ Community

07:59: James’ Productivity Strategies

13:14: Daily Rituals

15:04: James’ Location Independent Business Model

16:20: Benefits of Location Independence

19:14: Experiencing Massive Mental Business Shifts

Honorable Mentions

Ep.196 ~ How to Build a Serious Entrepreneur Tribe ~ James Schramko

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/james-schramko

Work Less Make More by James Schramko

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0648206009/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0648206009&linkId=c1b6516a05bd41984ca811c8587b06ef

Superfast Business and Silver Circle

https://www.jamesschramko.com/

https://www.superfastbusiness.com/

Contact Info:

James@superfastbusiness.com

Ep.319 ~ Work Less Make More w/ a 7-Figure Location Independent Business Part I ~ James Schramko

Tue, 31 Jul 2018 12:00:00 -0400

James Schramko ~ Founder of Superfast Business and Silver Circle

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

02:41: Catching Up with James

06:30: James on Building Workshops

12:57: Work Less Make More

15:31: Building Tribes

20:19: Building Camaraderie in Your Own Tribe

James’ First 2017 Podcast Episode

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/james-schramko

Work Less Make More by James Schramko

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0648206009/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0648206009&linkId=c1b6516a05bd41984ca811c8587b06ef

Superfast Business and Silver Circle

https://www.jamesschramko.com/

https://www.superfastbusiness.com/

Contact Info:

James@superfastbusiness.com

Ep.318 ~ Getting Kicked Out of University and Building a $550,000/Month eComm Business Part II ~ Matt Kelly

Mon, 30 Jul 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Matt Kelly ~ eCommerce Entrepreneur

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hey listeners, welcome back to the show and today we have an exciting episode for you! Matt Kelly joins us from sunny Barcelona to chat about the past few years of his life. Matt literally got kicked out of his university for not showing up. He was down on his life and depressed. People thought he was selling drugs and going to end up a failure. A few years later he has his eCommerce business pulling around $650,000 per month and he’s working hard to his $1,000,000 per month.

Today’s episode is great because Matt really opens up about the details and even products in his business. He shares about what is working with Facebook advertising and how he predicts if an ad will be successful or not. Currently, he is spending around $13,000 per day on advertising and he talks about how he got to that level and how he sustains it.

Part II:

02:11: Matt Shares About the Products He Finds Success With

05:05: What is Working for Video Advertising

08:52: Finding a Good Video Editor

10:43: Using the Free Plus Shipping Business Model

10:51: Spending $13,000/Day in Advertising

17:08: How Matt Chooses Products

20:37: Matt’s View on Location Independence

35:20: Difference Between the 6-Figure and 7-Figure Mentalities

Honorable Mentions:

Tim Calwell

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/tim-calwell

Noah Laith

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/noah-laith-2

Contact Info:

mattkworld@hotmail.com

https://www.instagram.com/_matthewkelly_/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3yVMUG3I3nscaUfyYS2Duw

Ep.317 ~ Getting Kicked Out of University and Building a $550,000/Month eComm Business Part I ~ Matt Kelly

Sun, 29 Jul 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Matt Kelly ~ eCommerce Entrepreneur

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

02:45: Matt and Chris Talk About Conferences They Attended

06:42: Who is Matt Kelly and How Did He Build This Business?

26:10: Overcoming Depression from Your Environment

34:32: Getting Kicked Out of University

Tim Calwell

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/tim-calwell

Contact Info:

mattkworld@hotmail.com

https://www.instagram.com/mattkworld/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3yVMUG3I3nscaUfyYS2Duw

Ep.316 ~ Not Having a Qualified Assistant Is Probably Holding You Back More Than You Know Part II ~ Tim Francis

Thu, 26 Jul 2018 12:33:00 -0400

Tim Francis ~ founder of GreatAssistant.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Do you know that the majority of CEOs don’t have an assistant? The main reason, they don’t know how to properly train one and they would rather be doing other things. Finding a great assistant isn’t easy, but today’s guest explains how incredibly powerful it is to get a great assistant.

Tim Francis joins us today, and Tim is the founder of GreatAssistant.com. His agency has placed over 150 top-rate assistants and he explains how most entrepreneurs are missing out on massive opportunities because they don’t have an assistant. I really enjoyed this episode because Tim dives deep and shares about hiring and training assistants, and how his business has skyrocketed because he has such an incredible assistant.

“The #1 reason most CEOs don’t have an assistant based on a survey we did is, they don’t know how to trust an assistant and I they don’t know how to let go of control.” Tim Francis

02:05: Why Most CEOs Don’t Have an Assistant

05:52: Training Your Assistant

13:05: What to Look for When Choosing an Assistant?

20:43: Difference Between 6-Figure & 7-Figure Tactics Tim Uses Regarding his Assistant

Honorable Mentions:

Babybathwater.com

Contact Info:

https://greatassistant.com/toolbox/

Ep.315 ~ Not Having a Qualified Assistant Is Probably Holding You Back More Than You Know Part I ~ Tim Francis

Wed, 25 Jul 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Tim Francis ~ founder of GreatAssistant.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

02:28: What Do Old Rich Guys Do?

05:28: Tim Kisses a Grizzly Bear and Meets the Queen

06:28 Tim Francis and The Mastery of Entrepreneurship

16:07: Surrendering to the Path of Entrepreneurship

Honorable Mentions:

Babybathwater.com

Contact Info:

https://greatassistant.com/toolbox/

Ep.314 ~ Understanding the Fundamentals of Marketing ~ Allan Dib

Tue, 24 Jul 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Allan Dib ~ Founder of Success Wise

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Welcome back to the show listeners and today we are featuring an entrepreneur and author of The One Page Marketing Plan, Allan Dib on our show. Allan released his book 18 months ago and it has been sitting on the top of the Amazon Best Seller list for the entire time. It had so much success that schools and universities around the world are now using his book for their Marketing classes.

Throughout the show, we chat with Allan about growing a few different businesses, one of them making it on Australia’s Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies list. We learn some tactics that Allan uses to focus on deep work, and of course his viewpoint on the difference between the 5-figure, 6-figure, and 7-figure mentalities.

03:21: Who is Allan Dib?

04:40: Getting on Australia's Fastest Growing Companies List

08:45: The One Page Marketing Plan

15:20: 5-Figure Marketing Plan vs. 6-Figure Marketing Plan vs. 7-Figure Marketing Plan

17:05: Office Space vs. Home Office

19:43: Hitting the Amazon Best-Seller List

Contact Info:

https://successwise.com/

Ep.313 ~ Adventures in the Thai Jewelry Business Part II ~ Greg Boudah

Mon, 23 Jul 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Greg Boudah ~ founder of The Jewelry Republic and Spokes Jewelry

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Could you imagine opening an international jewelry warehouse in Bangkok, Thailand? The first thing that comes to my mind is a hell of a wild ride. Our guest today is Greg Boudah and he is the founder Spokes Jewelry and The Jewelry Republic. Greg started his working life in the Marine Corp serving in the Iraq War in the early 2000’s. He shares about some adventures at war and how it helped form him into the man that he is today. Later in the show, Greg talks about the details of the jewelry business and some fun adventures he had along the way. And lastly in the show, we chat about choosing the right people to have in your life and what it is like to build a 7-figure business with your spouse as your business partner.

Hey gang, we want to remind you that today’s episode is a two-part interview, the next interview will be published tomorrow so be sure to check that episode out too.

Hey listeners welcome back to the show. Today’s guest is Greg Boudah and this show is the 2nd part of a two-part interview. If you haven’t listened to the first part of the interview be sure to check it out. If you are returning, welcome back and let’s jump back into the interview!

02:12: Understanding the Jewelry Business

05:55: Adventures in Bangkok Running a Jewelry Business

11:02: The Warrior Spirit

15:02: Running a Business With Your Spouse

21:07: Yoga Meditation and Vipassana

Honorable Mentions:

Get Shit Done Live ~ Chiang Mai, Thailand

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/gsd2018

The Kimberley Process

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberley_Process_Certification_Scheme

Contact Info:

greg@thejewelryrepublic.com

https://www.spokesjewelry.com/

https://www.instagram.com/spokesjewelry/

https://www.thejewelryrepublic.com/

https://www.instagram.com/thejewelryrepublic/

Ep.312 ~ Adventures in the Thai Jewelry Business Part I ~ Greg Boudah

Sun, 22 Jul 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Greg Boudah ~ founder of The Jewelry Republic and Spokes Jewelry

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hey gang, we want to remind you that today’s episode is a two part interview, the next interview will be published tomorrow so be sure to check that episode out too.

2.42

02:42: Doing Business in Bangkok

06:42: Who is Greg Boudah?

08:44: Serving in the Mortuary Affairs Unit for the Marines During War and Greg’s 1st 24 Hours in Iraq

16:59: Working in the Jewelry Business in Thailand

23:11: Regulation of the Jewelry Industry

Honorable Mentions:

Get Shit Done Live ~ Chiang Mai, Thailand

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/gsd2018

The Kimberley Process

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberley_Process_Certification_Scheme

Contact Info:

greg@thejewelryrepublic.com

https://www.spokesjewelry.com/

https://www.instagram.com/spokesjewelry/

https://www.thejewelryrepublic.com/

https://www.instagram.com/thejewelryrepublic/

Ep.311 ~ Location Independence Through a Network Marketing Business Part II ~ Michelle Sutherland

Thu, 19 Jul 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Michelle Sutherland, Creating a 7-figure Location Independent Business Using Arbonne

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Network marketing is an industry that many of us don’t understand. We give it names like pyramid scheme, and when the term MLM comes up, many times people run. I was involved with a company for two years and for business training and life skills, it was one of the best experiences of my life.

Today’s guest is Michelle Sutherland and she has been in the network marketing industry for nine years. She has built her team up to where she has over 2 million in annual turnover and makes a healthy 6-figures for herself. Michelle and I talk deep about the network marketing world, how she feels about the industry and we bring to light some of the misconceptions and misunderstandings of network marketing. We also talk about how Michelle builds teams and builds individuals.

01:59: What Kind of Business Culture and Training Do Network Marketing Companies Create?

09:40: The Importance of Systems in a Business Using a Network Marketing Company for Location Independence

17:07: Growing a Successful Network Marketing Business and Helping the World Through Charity

Contact Info:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-sutherland

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michelle.Sutherland85

Instagram: mish_mish85

Ep.310 ~ Location Independence Through a Network Marketing Business Part I ~ Michelle Sutherland

Wed, 18 Jul 2018 11:52:05 -0400

Michelle Sutherland, Creating a 7-figure Location Independent Business Using Arbonne

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

03:16: Who is Michelle Sutherland?

10:15: Michelle’s First Days in Network Marketing

16:36: Transitioning From Employee to Entrepreneur

24:55: Recognizing Intuitive Decisions and Knowing Which to Act On

Contact Info:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-sutherland

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michelle.Sutherland85

Instagram: mish_mish85

Ep.309 ~ Building Events with the Co-Founder of Microconf Europe ~ Dan Taylor

Tue, 17 Jul 2018 11:00:00 -0400

Dan Taylor, Co-founder of AppsEvents, EventsFrame and Microconf Europe

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hello everyone and welcome to the podcast. We are glad you joined us. Today, we welcome Dan Taylor to the show. Dan has built and sold two businesses one SAAS, and one consultancy. Now he runs a large location independent business called AppServerents which is a Google Education Partner and runs over 300 events per year. He has also recently built and launched EventsFrame.com. On top of that, Dan was one of the original co-founders of Microconf Europe.

On the show, we get to chat with Dan about the specifics of his two businesses. We learn what it is like running a massive 7-figure 300 events/year business. Dan also shares with us what it was like to help build Microconf Europe and offers some great suggestions on how you can create your own event.

06:55: Who is Dan Taylor?

10:58: Google Education Partners in Schools Today

14:13: Running 300 Live Events Per Year

15:53: Prague, Czech Republic

17:28: Co-founding Microconf Europe

24:28: Dan and Chris Chat About Creating a Live Events

Contact Info:

www.appsevents.com

www.eventsframe.com

Twitter: @dantaylorAE

Email: dan@eventsframe.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/appsevents/

Check out www.eventsframe.com and email Dan at dan@eventsframe.com or reach out on Twitter @dantaylorAE. Dan will give a discount for any listener who runs events.

Ep.308 ~ Building a Massive Location-Independent Business While Facing Death Daily Part II ~ Chris Jankulovski

Mon, 16 Jul 2018 12:17:54 -0400

Chris Jankulovski Part II ~ Founder of Remote Staff

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Today, I am honored to welcome this entrepreneur to the podcast. Our guest today has built a massive location independent business, and he has done it while battling cancer, brain operations, and failing kidneys. He literally told the doctor before surgery, if he survives one of his first operations he was going to build a business that employs thousands of people! His name is Chris Jankulovski and his story is one most people don’t hear too often, but when they do, it really puts life into perspective. I believe is is one of the most inspiring stories we have had on the show.

Chris is the founder of Remote Staff, a recruiting company specializing in remote working placements. They focus on Philippine talent, forty percent of the people they hire for their clients are developers, next is virtual assistants and they also hire for other specialty roles who work full-time or part-time as part of someone’s team.

Chris started his business after having brain surgery over 10 years ago. Throughout that time, he created a business that produces a lot of jobs, a lot of freedom and a lot of money. We also talk with Chris about staying positive, his mentality around adversity and leaving this world better off because you were a part of it. It is an eye-opening episode and one I would recommend for anyone.

“Life IS the occasion, and it deserves to be celebrated!” Chris Jankulovski

02:54: Chris on the Deepening of His Spiritual Side of Self

06:35: Preparing to Die

15:14: When Health Forces Chris to Fire Himself and Hire the Right Team

22:55: Tips on Hitting the Next Level

“Your goal in business is to serve and add value to other people's lives.” Chris Jankulovski

Contact Info:

remotestaff.com.au

justkeepgoing.com

Ep.307 ~ Building a Massive Location-Independent Business While Facing Death Daily Part I ~ Chris Jankulovski

Sun, 15 Jul 2018 11:00:00 -0400

Chris Jankulovski Part I ~ Founder of Remote Staff

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

“Life IS the occasion, and it deserves to be celebrated!” Chris Jankulovski

02:57: Facing Death and Promising the Doctor to Employ Thousands of People If He Survives

17:46: How to Stay Positive When Facing the Worst Scenarios

23:44: Managing the Bad Days

“Your goal in business is to serve and add value to other people's lives.” Chris Jankulovski

Contact Info:

remotestaff.com.au

justkeepgoing.com

Ep.306 ~ A 21-Year Old Successful Entrepreneur, The Social Media Platform w/ More Data Than Facebook and InstagramTV ~ Jason Wong

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:45:31 -0400

Jason Wong ~ A 21-Year Old Successful Entrepreneur, The Social Media Platform w/ More Data Than Facebook and InstagramTV

Listeners welcome back to the show. Could you imagine being 21-years old, having a successful company with employees and being a major influencer in the online world? I know I could! Jason Wong is a second time returning guest to the show. We interviewed Jason in early 2017 right after he released The Holy Meme Bible and selling $200,000 worth in the first 3-weeks. Jason is back on the show to chat about the second release of The Holy Meme Bible, a forward-thinking process of team-building, InstagramTV, and the lesser known social media platform that harvests more data than Facebook.

“I have this belief that everyone on your team should become their own boss in a way that they should see everyone as working for themselves and not as working for the company.” Jason Wong

02:21: The Importance of Location Independence for Growing Jason’s Business

09:19: Getting a Successful 21-Year Old Entrepreneur’s View of Leadership

12:21: What’s Working on Social Media?

13:13: InstagramTV

20:39: Jason and Chris Discuss About WeChat

26:27: Jason’s Productivity Hacks

“In our experience, we are seeing a large shift in attention span for users on different (social media) platforms.” Jason Wong

Contact Info:

https://jasonwong.co/

https://thememebible.com/

https://www.instagram.com/pug/

Meme Bible on Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holymemebible/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/holymemebible

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holymemebible/

Ep.305 ~ Diving Deep Into the Serial Entrepreneur Mentality Part II ~ Noah Laith

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 10:00:00 -0400

Noah Laith Part II ~ Serial Entrepreneur, BioHacker, and Real Estate Mogul

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hey listeners, welcome back to the show. Today’s episode is part two of an interview he held with the serial entrepreneur and real estate mogul Noah Laith. If you haven’t checked out the first episode yet, make sure you do. It is podcast number 304. If you have listened to Noah’s first episode, then welcome back and let’s hop back into the show!

“Poverty is not just the lack of financial resources and knowledge. It is also the isolation of the people who can help you to achieve what you want.” Noah Laith

02:17: Noah on Stoicism

05:34: Noah’s Economic Strategies

07:38: What To Do with an Extra $100,000

10:50: When Will the Next Crisis Happen?

15:57: How to Read One Book a Week

25:56: Barcelona Politics Affecting Real Estate

34:25: Great Cities to Invest In

“Smart has nothing to do with losing or winning. It is all about diversification, asset location and not following the crowd.” Noah Laith

Honorable Mentions:

Noah’s First Podcast with Chris

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/noah-laith

Baby Bathwater Institute

Nate Ginsburg

https://www.inc.com/magazine/20030101/25049.html

Keith Ferrazzi

Brian Tracy

https://www.facebook.com/noahlaith/photos/a.1611146068978931.1073741827.1611143308979207/1725259827567554/?type=3&hc_ref=ARS3k_U2YGVU0pcVBFxMJFG_cZ0uunmCIjmqofGHpi6cNYYw5EDA7ngnTuWbHOU6_Gw

IFTTT

https://ifttt.com/

Contact Info:

https://noahlaith.com/

http://crisisinvestmentsbootcamp.com/

Ep.304 ~ Diving Deep Into the Serial Entrepreneur Mentality Part I ~ Noah Laith

Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:00:00 -0400

Noah Laith ~ Serial Entrepreneur, BioHacker, and Real Estate Mogul

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Today we welcome my dear friend Noah Laith back to the show for the second time. I love Noah not only for his open and thoughtful personality but more specifically because of his views on entrepreneurship. A conversation with this entrepreneur that has built a $30,000,000 portfolio will be sure to blow your mind. Noah is a super serial entrepreneur. We actually ask him on the show to name all the businesses that he has been involved in over his lifetime and the list is quite long. He can preview and analyze a business opportunity very rapidly using simple logic and we get to listen and understand the mind of this amazing entrepreneur on the show for a second time!

“The more we discover about the body, the more we think that we know very little about it!” Noah Laith

02:38: Noah Names All the Businesses He Has Been Involved In

06:39: Thought Process on Examining a Business Opportunity

11:09: Noah and Chris on Daily Rituals and BioHacking

13:38: Climbing a Mountain in Shorts During Wintertime

22:30: Location Independence as a Currency

23:56: Controlling and Letting Go of Control at the Same Time

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it definitely rhymes. So by studying history, you can almost foresee what is going to happen.” Noah Laith

Honorable Mentions:

Noah’s First Podcast with Chris

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/noah-laith

Baby Bathwater Institute

Nate Ginsburg

https://www.inc.com/magazine/20030101/25049.html

Keith Ferrazzi

Brian Tracy

https://www.facebook.com/noahlaith/photos/a.1611146068978931.1073741827.1611143308979207/1725259827567554/?type=3&hc_ref=ARS3k_U2YGVU0pcVBFxMJFG_cZ0uunmCIjmqofGHpi6cNYYw5EDA7ngnTuWbHOU6_Gw

IFTTT

https://ifttt.com/

Contact Info:

https://noahlaith.com/

http://crisisinvestmentsbootcamp.com/

Ep.303 ~ Beating Tim Ferriss and Tony Robbins on iTunes ~ Trevor Chapman

Mon, 09 Jul 2018 10:00:00 -0400

Trevor Chapman ~ #1 on iTunes Business Podcast

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Welcome back to the show listeners we are very glad you joined us today. Today, on the mic I am humbled and honored to introduce Trevor Chapman to the show. Trevor is the is the founder and host of The Trevor Chapman Show which currently ranks #1 on iTunes Business Podcasts. I got the opportunity to meet Trevor a few weeks ago after a presentation he gave and listening to him was absolutely incredible. I honestly can say I will never forget his speech. Today we get to speak with Trevor about getting his podcast to the top of iTunes in less than two months. Trevor also shares about building his multimillion-dollar business, gaining a winners mentality and the importance of being a father and a high-achieving entrepreneur.

“I speak a lot about taking advice with people you would trade places with, and not taking advice with people you would not trade places with.” Trevor Chapman

00:00: Hangin’ On an Island with Trevor and a Bunch of High Achieving Entrepreneurs

02:11: Trevor’s 12 Years of Door-to-Door Experience

04:21: Controlling Your State of Mind for a Prolonged Time

10:29: Future Prediction for Entrepreneurship

12:07: Rapidly Ranking His Podcast on iTunes

21:20: Trevor’s Thoughts on the Winners Mentality

25:59: Taking Children on a Rite of Passage Trip

34:17: Tips for Entrepreneurs in the Hustle

“Elon Musk is who he his for one thing and one thing only….results!” Trevor Chapman

Honorable Mentions:

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451205367/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0451205367&linkId=ddb943bd41b5d639141ba247e74ec1b4

The 17 Laws of Success by Napoleon Hill

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0452272815/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0452272815&linkId=91c5377dee9ce12bb1eea7c000be4c08

The Trevor Chapman Show

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trevor-chapman-show/id1296012870?mt=2

The Way of Man by Jack Donovan

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0985452307/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0985452307&linkId=6af355010c2ee732fd4b9706f6a14706

The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061687456/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0061687456&linkId=1960eaf4dafbaf206fde45fcd83f76c7

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062316117/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0062316117&linkId=2125b759b11cdc4a92c9af2f582e07d7

Contact Info:

https://www.trevorchapman.com/home

https://www.facebook.com/thetrevorchapman

Ep.302 ~ A 6’ Foot 4” 280lb. Military Veteran with Women's Intuition That Lost and Made Millions a Few TImes ~ Steven Kuhn

Sun, 08 Jul 2018 13:00:00 -0400

Steven Kuhn ~ Business Coach and Serial Entrepreneur

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Today listeners, we welcome a highly decorated former US Army combat veteran and Turnaround Consultant, Steven Kuhn to the show. Steven and I recently met during dinner at a business conference and by the end of the meal, I invited him to come on the podcast. He has a wealth of experience and on the show, Steven shares about everything from his early days in the military, developing an ‘unstoppable’ mentality, how he used that to build his first businesses. He dives into the importance of understanding oneself, continual growth and the importance of honesty and integrity in one's life. It is an incredible episode and without further adieu let’s jump into the show.

“It was a mind and life-changing experience on that island....I feel like Gilligan from Gilligan’s Island, but in a cool way with all the coolest people you can ever have on one ship, stranded on that island.” Steven Kuhn

02:17: The Baby Bathwater Island Experience

04:29: The Virtue of Humility

10:51: Who is Steven Kuhn?

12:54: Steven Goes to War

17:04: Becoming a Serial Entrepreneur in Europe

20:20: Getting the Kill Me to Break Me Mentality and Then Letting it Go

33:09: The HIT Principle

Honorable Mentions:

Baby Bathwater Island

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thehumbleman/

The Humble Man Facebook Group

Contact Info:

https://steven-kuhn.com/

Ep.301 ~ A 7-Figure Location Independent Mother ~ Petra Fuerst

Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:00:00 -0400

Petra Fuerst ~ Founder of Liebe Stipps

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

I am always impressed with people that have an idea that crosses their mind, and just simply make the decision to make it happen. This is really the process every entrepreneur goes through. Idea -> Work -> Result -> Try Again -> Success….or something like that! Today, we are joined by Petra Fuerst. Petra is the founder of LiebeStipps.com a 7-figure German-based coaching business.

During the podcast, Petra shares with us the process of being a single mother, deciding to start a business and how she went from $35,000 in year one to $1,000,000 in year seven. Petra is a master working with NLP and hypnosis, using these methods on herself to reach success. She also used joint ventures and partnerships often to help her it the 7-figure mark. She gives us some valuable tips on how to reach out to cold and warm influencers and create partnerships with them.

“There is a lot of money I lose if you only give me 6-months of commission. So I would never do a joint venture with someone who doesn’t give me lifetime commission!” Peter Fuerst

02:58: Travel/Home/Work Schedule for a Location Independent Mother

04:46: Balancing Life Being Location Independent with Children

08:28: Creating a 7-Figure Coaching Business

16:34: Watching a $4 Million Product Launch

19:33: From $35,000 to $1,000,000

26:27: Using Neuro-Linguistic Programming to Changing Your Reality

36:44: Petra on Hypnosis

40:58: Petras Strategy on Creating 50% Commission for Lifetime Joint Ventures and Partnerships

48:21: Reaching Out to a Cold Market of A-Players

Honorable Mentions:

Kids in Ibiza Nannies

http://kidsinibiza.com/book-a-nanny/

Contact Info:

Liebestipps.com

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/petra.fuerst?ref=br_rs

Hypnotify

http://www.hypnotify.com/

Ep.300 ~ eCommerce Entrepreneur Makes $1,000,000 in 2-Months ~ Harry Coleman

Wed, 04 Jul 2018 13:00:00 -0400

Harry Coleman ~ Shopify Wizard

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hey listeners, make sure you check out this episode! Joining us today is eCommerce millionaire Harry Coleman. Harry is a drop shipper who recently earned over $1,000,000 in two months on Shopify. Harry is an expert in the eComm space and has recently launched a YouTube channel called Beast of eCom where he teaches specific tactics for entrepreneurs to find success online.

Harry and I get into a great conversation talking about how he created $1,000,000 in two months. He shares his tricks on picking niches, what niches are working on Shopify, some mistakes eComm entrepreneurs are making today and how to create a $1000/day Facebook ad. Lastly, we talk about how Harry took his YouTube channel from 0-2300 subscribers in just three weeks!

02:28: Big Cities vs. Small Towns for Productivity

05:02: Who is the Beast of Ecom aka Harry Coleman?

12:33: Tactics Harry Used to Make $1,000,000 in 2-Months

14:49: How Harry Picks a Niche

18:10: Hot Niches on Shopify

19:02: Unfulfilled Niches

22:21: Biggest Mistakes People Make on Shopify

32:03: Facebook Ad That Produces $1000/Day

34:45: 2300 YouTube Subscribers in the First 3 Weeks

40:02: Harry’s Tips on Getting to the Next Level

“Don’t see it as losing money, see it as buying data.” Harry Coleman

Honorable Mentions:

Tim Calwell Podcast

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/tim-calwell

BlackHat Forum

https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/

Make $1,000,000 in 2-Months YouTube Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WftD6xp8qIE

Google Trends

https://trends.google.com/trends/?geo=US

Facebook Ad that Produces $1000/day YouTube Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay2Eloncmms

Contact Info:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg1lOvBv6l0TzmiUvEL53UQ

https://www.instagram.com/beastofecom/

Ep.299 ~ 150 Million Emails Per Month and Using Real Estate for Location Independence ~ Mark Evans

Tue, 03 Jul 2018 13:00:00 -0400

Mark Evans DM ~ Location Independent Real Estat Mogul

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hello listeners and welcome back to the show! Today we have an incredible entrepreneur that is using real estate to maximize location independence. A lot of listeners out there have gotten to the point in their business where they have some extra money and they want to learn about real estate. Our guest today, Mark Evans started out with real estate and used it from day one to create an incredible amount of location independence in his life.

Mark is an entrepreneur and author who has written nine books! On the show today Mark defines his version of location independence, how he manages his team while traveling long term, what holds many entrepreneurs back from reaching the next level, and the deal-making mentality. Mark also dives into his email marketing system. Currently, he is sending out 150 million emails a month and trying to figure out how to send out 500 million emails per month.

“Honestly, people are just playing too small. If you’re not email marketing you’re missing the boat….I send 150 million emails a month out and we’re trying to figure out how to send 500 million a month.” Mark Evans

02:27: Who is Mark Evans and Using Real Estate for Location Independence

13:22: Recommendations for Entrepreneurs Thinking About Real Estate

16:41: What is Financial Freedom?

18:55: Alternative Ways to Earn Passive Income

21:13: The Deal Making Mentality

23:26: Finding Location Independence

34:27: Why Entrepreneurs Are Not at the Next Level

36:45: The Importance of KPIs in Your Business

37:35: Where Most People Miss the Boat on Email Marketing

“Focus on data, not drama!” Mark Evans

Honorable Mentions:

Relentless by Tim Grover

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476714207/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1476714207&linkId=eeab70169d9c85f18dea4522d18dfaa0

Camino de Santiago

http://markevansdm.com/blog/820/the-dmdn-reveals-his-camino-de-santiago-schedule-plus-a-powerful-lesson-that-will-transform-your-real-estate-investing-business/

Contact Info:

http://10minutebusinessowner.com/chris

http://markevansdm.com/blog/about/

Ep.298 ~ How to Think Like Elon Musk and Skill Hacking ~ Max Hertan

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:00:00 -0400

Max Hertan ~ Founder of Megaphone Marketing

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hey listeners welcome back to the show and our series of 7-figure location independent entrepreneurs. I’m excited to introduce our guest today, Max Hertan. Max is the founder of Megaphone a digital agency that focuses on social media marketing, pay-per-click advertising, and conversion rate optimization. He has also created a YouTube channel where Max shares videos about learning a new skill every 30-days. During his 30-day challenges, Max has learned to play the violin, do backflips, start a business making $1000/month, jump on a skateboard, learn Salsa dancing, and throwing a card to slice a banana.

During the show, we chat about how Max has built a 7-figure location independent business and how he has hacked YouTube to grow his channel rapidly in the past eleven months.

03:05: Melbourne, Austrailia

04:50: Learning a New Skill Every Month for 11 Months

10:19: Max on Growing a YouTube Channel Quickly

14:21: Balancing Business and Learning New Skills

22:05: How to Think Like Elon Musk in Under 2 Minutes

26:20: Megaphone Marketing

28:41: Max on Location Independence

33:13: Finding Cost per Customer Spending

35:11: Max’s Tips on Building a 7-Figure Location Independent Business

Honorable Mentions:

Idahosa Ness: https://www.mimicmethod.com/

Baby Bathwater Island: https://babybathwater.com/

Mindvalley: https://www.mindvalley.com/

Ron Lynch: https://www.entrepreneur.com/listen/the-top/301842

Trevor Chapman: https://www.trevorchapman.com/home

Contact Info:

https://megaphonemarketing.com.au/

Instagram: @maxhertan

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/maxhertan

Ep.297 ~ Turning a $6000 Investment into a $3.2 Million Business in Less Than 3 Years ~ Chelsea Moore

Sat, 30 Jun 2018 22:00:00 -0400

Chelsea Moore ~ Co-Founder of BoxFox

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Welcome back to the show listeners we are glad you joined us! Today, we are featuring a young entrepreneur that has had an incredible amount of success starting, launching, promoting and building her business with her three best friends from a startup in their apartment to a $3.2 million dollar company in less than three years. Chelsea Moore is the co-founder of BoxFox, a high-quality gifting company. BoxFox is now a team of thirteen women all in their twenties and one team mascot Eleanor their dog.

Two things that stand out for me with this company. One is obviously the growth. BoxFox has had record-setting growth in their sales in just three short years. We chat today about how Chelsea and her partners made this happen. The other is company culture. BoxFox focuses on creating a holistic culture where friendships are valued first over the business. It is incredible and inspirational to see!

“Be lean and be obsessed with being lean.” Chelsea Moore

02:15: Living in Los Angeles

05:52: Who is Chelsea Moore?

09:42: The Beginning of BoxFox

11:12: Turning a $6000 Investment into $3.2 Million Business in Less Than 3 Years

14:42: Chelsea on Branding

16:15: Building a Company with Only Females

19:08: Chelsea on Hiring Friends

22:14: Challenges with Rapid Growth

24:51: Getting Into Big Name Media Channels

"Over the last three years, I’ve realized that when it comes to owning a business, more isn’t always better." Chelsea Moore

Contact Info:

https://shopboxfox.com/

Instagram: @shopboxfox

Ep.296 ~ Should You Exit a 7-Figure Location Independent Business? ~ Dan Andrews Part II

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:00:00 -0400

Dan Andrews Part II ~ Host of the Tropical MBA Podcast and Co-Founder of the Dynamite Circle

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hello listeners we are so happy to have you here today, and I am so happy to give you a brief intro into a good friend and guest of the show Dan Andrews. Dan is the co-founder of one of the largest location independent communities called the Dynamite Circle. The Dynamite Circle or DC as we call it is a private group of location independent entrepreneurs. The organization also hosts two key events each year called DCBKK and DCAustin. Both amazing conferences I would recommend checking out. Dan is also the co-founder of a business that became the #1 supplier for valet podium stands in the US.

We brought Dan on the show today to discuss life post the sell of his business. He recently wrote a book titled ‘Before the Exit | Thought Experiments for Entrepreneurs’ where he takes the readers through a process of asking questions that are really important if you are going to exit or sell your business. Hindsight is 20/20 and he has a very interesting perspective on many reasons why he would not have sold his business knowing what he knows now.

“We thought, we have these five or six challenges with our business. It’s worth a lot. Why not just sell it? Then those challenges will go away, and then they’ll be replaced by money!” Dan Andrews

03:06: What Would You Tell Your Younger Self About Exiting Your Business?

11:34: What are Dan’s and Chris’ Numbers?

17:59: Dan On the Insatiable Desire for More

22:05: How to See the Important Things Before You Sell

24:25: Being Better at Life Post Exit

28:24: Dan’s Dream Podcast Guest

“Our businesses give is an idea-generating machine. A group of people on hand, whose job it is, to take your vision and turn them into cashflows.” Dan Andrews

Honorable Mentions:

Before the Exit | Thought Experiments for Entrepreneurs by Dan Andrews

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BN2KD1J/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B07BN2KD1J&linkId=ed8c5deac174610c96b0f325fb30ea1e

Ep.195 ~ Behind the Location Independent Scenes ~ Dan Andrews https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/dan-andrews

Amish Culture

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish

What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143120174/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0143120174&linkId=19d6d7de688fb20e665b7a6eca590562

Martin Heidegger - The Question Concerning Technology

http://www.psyp.org/question_concerning_technology.pdf

D.C. (Dynamite Circle)

Ep.262 ~ Building and Selling an Amazon Business for Nearly $1,000,000 in Less Than 5 Years ~ Nate Ginsburg

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/michael-petersen

Ep.251 ~ Location Independence with the Kids ~ Michael Petersen

Tropical MBA Seth Godin Interview

http://www.tropicalmba.com/sethgodin/

Built to Sell by John Warrillow

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591845823/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1591845823&linkId=e94713316cf5ef46cd81de6c5d743eb6

The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307465357/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0307465357&linkId=f2f2c86a705eba153f5fe4253d5c1b20

Finish Big by Bo Burlingham

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591844975/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1591844975&linkId=9ef95e87111bb480044a72e9a2cf8344

Nassim Taleb the Author Of:

The Black Swan

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081297381X/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=081297381X&linkId=91e33acfafa666d908d6e2a162d4aade

Full by Randomness

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812975219/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0812975219&linkId=a47f62fe4e858cc99944d270208c5b4c

Antifragile

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812979680/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0812979680&linkId=163de1af90a3bdd6d395de624b88bf15

Skin in the Game

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/042528462X/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=042528462X&linkId=350f53383958159841fb6bc36a138c9d

Contact Info:

Before the Exit | Thought Experiments for Entrepreneurs by Dan Andrews

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BN2KD1J/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B07BN2KD1J&linkId=ed8c5deac174610c96b0f325fb30ea1e

Dynamite Jobs - Jobs for and by location independent teams

https://dynamitejobs.co/

Ep.295 ~ Should You Exit a 7-Figure Location Independent Business? ~ Dan Andrews Part I

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 13:00:00 -0400

Dan Andrews Part I ~ Host of the Tropical MBA Podcast and Co-Founder of the Dynamite Circle

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hello, listeners, we are so happy to have you here today, and I am so happy to give you a brief intro into a good friend and guest of the show Dan Andrews. Dan is the co-founder of one of the largest location independent communities called the Dynamite Circle. The Dynamite Circle or DC as we call it is a private group of location independent entrepreneurs. The organization also hosts two key events each year called DCBKK and DCAustin. Both amazing conferences I would recommend checking out. Dan is also the co-founder of a business that became the #1 supplier for valet podium stands in the US.

“Now we’re sitting on that remote island supposedly living the dream, and it doesn’t feel that great!” Dan Andrews

04:54: Dan’s Best Story About Growing Up Around Amish Culture

10:06: What is Location Independence?

12:02: Finding a “Home” as a 7-Figure Location Independent Entrepreneur

16:13: Being Emotionally Bankrupt from Location Independence

19:29: Dan Wrote a Book About Life After Selling His Business

21:07: After an Entrepreneur Sells His Business

23:30: Selling vs. Exiting

27:48: What’s More Valuable, the Leverage From a Business or the Payout After Selling?

“One of the things you will find amongst people that have had financial success is that they’re pretty bummed out that they can’t purchase the things that really matter. You can’t buy respect, you can’t buy time with your family. You can’t buy a business that engages your best energy.” Dan Andrews

Honorable Mentions:

Before the Exit | Thought Experiments for Entrepreneurs by Dan Andrews

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BN2KD1J/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B07BN2KD1J&linkId=ed8c5deac174610c96b0f325fb30ea1e

Ep.195 ~ Behind the Location Independent Scenes ~ Dan Andrews https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/dan-andrews

Amish Culture

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish

What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143120174/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0143120174&linkId=19d6d7de688fb20e665b7a6eca590562

Martin Heidegger - The Question Concerning Technology

http://www.psyp.org/question_concerning_technology.pdf

D.C. (Dynamite Circle)

Ep.262 ~ Building and Selling an Amazon Business for Nearly $1,000,000 in Less Than 5 Years ~ Nate Ginsburg

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/michael-petersen

Ep.251 ~ Location Independence with the Kids ~ Michael Petersen

Tropical MBA Seth Godin Interview

http://www.tropicalmba.com/sethgodin/

Built to Sell by John Warrillow

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591845823/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1591845823&linkId=e94713316cf5ef46cd81de6c5d743eb6

The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307465357/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0307465357&linkId=f2f2c86a705eba153f5fe4253d5c1b20

Finish Big by Bo Burlingham

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591844975/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1591844975&linkId=9ef95e87111bb480044a72e9a2cf8344

Nassim Taleb the Author Of:

The Black Swan

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081297381X/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=081297381X&linkId=91e33acfafa666d908d6e2a162d4aade

Full by Randomness

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812975219/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0812975219&linkId=a47f62fe4e858cc99944d270208c5b4c

Antifragile

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812979680/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0812979680&linkId=163de1af90a3bdd6d395de624b88bf15

Skin in the Game

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/042528462X/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=042528462X&linkId=350f53383958159841fb6bc36a138c9d

Contact Info:

Before the Exit | Thought Experiments for Entrepreneurs by Dan Andrews

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BN2KD1J/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B07BN2KD1J&linkId=ed8c5deac174610c96b0f325fb30ea1e

Dynamite Jobs - Jobs for and by location independent teams

https://dynamitejobs.co/

Ep.294 ~ John Logar Unleashed Part II

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 13:00:00 -0400

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hey listeners and welcome back to the show! Today I am incredibly excited to welcome an inspiration and one of my personal hero’s John Logar to the show. John is the founder of Consulting Unleashed and has been an entrepreneur for the past twenty-five years. John has conducted over 5000 one-on-one focused strategy sessions with top business people from all over the world and specializes in helping people build 6-7 figure consulting businesses in a years time. If you google John’s name you will quickly find that he is all over the online entrepreneurial and business world.

My favorite trait about John is that he is humble, down-to-earth, easy to connect to and just a great guy all around. John and I got right into an incredible conversation as soon as the call started and there wasn’t a formal intro, so I just hit the record button and things kicked off! We will jump into that conversation now!

“Most of the competition sucks!” John Logar

02:48: How John Takes Failed Projects and Makes Them a Win Continued…

06:10: Systems of Wealth that John Participates In

17:32: John On Having Control of Your Money

18:31: Is Money Important?

“When you have clarity, you have certainty. When you have certainty, you have confidence. When you have confidence, you can succeed and you can accelerate your opportunities.” John Logar

Honorable Mentions:

The DC Community

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4276820/

Quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles Nick Foles Failure Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZeAcWhCrls

The Founder, True Story About the Founder of Modern Day Franchises and Make McDonalds Famous, Ray Croc

Chandler Bolt

https://self-publishingschool.com/

Contact Info:

https://www.consultingunleashed.com/

https://www.consultingunleashedlive.com/hustle

Ep.293 ~ John Logar Unleashed Part I

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 13:00:00 -0400

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

“Most of the competition sucks!” John Logar

02:48: Getting Serious About Your Business

06:51: Common Traits Holding Entrepreneurs Back

08:51: Being Clear on a Direction for Years Then Hitting a Wall

12:55: The Importance of Failures

15:32: How John Takes Failed Projects and Makes Them a Win

“When you have clarity, you have certainty. When you have certainty, you have confidence. When you have confidence, you can succeed and you can accelerate your opportunities.” John Logar

Honorable Mentions:

The DC Community

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4276820/

Quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles Nick Foles Failure Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZeAcWhCrls

The Founder, True Story About the Founder of Modern Day Franchises and Make McDonalds Famous, Ray Croc

Chandler Bolt

https://self-publishingschool.com/

Contact Info:

https://www.consultingunleashed.com/

https://www.consultingunleashedlive.com/hustle

Ep.292 ~ A 1.5 Million Dollar Coaching Business in 2017 ~ Amanda Frances

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 13:00:00 -0400

Amanda Frances, the Badass Boss Lady

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Location Independent Entrepreneurs That Have Over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hi, there listeners! Welcome back to the show and do we have a treat for you! Today on the mic, we have the Spiritual Badass Boss Lady, Amanda Frances joining us and we are excited to have her! Amanda has built herself an amazing business model that brought in $1.5 million in 2017 based on her own personal brand. How does she do it? Through digital products and coaching, and what is really impressive, she has very little overhead!

Her business model is really creative and simple, and we get the chance to talk with her about how she has built it up over the past 7 years. Her view on authenticity and how it is a major role in personal branding, I think will impress a lot of people. We dive deep into the mentality she has, and how she keeps growing the business while avoiding the trap of working harder and longer!

“Let it be fucking easy! Number 1, struggle is not required!” Amanda Frances

02:34: Who is Amanda Frances?

08:02: Amanda’s Mindset on Making Changes

09:15: The Spiritual Badass Boss Lady

15:39: Intelligent Ways to Change Belief Patterns

18:46: Amanda on Personal Branding

21:41: Tips on Promoting Yourself and What Holds You Back

26:13: Amanda on Hitting $1.5 million in 2017

27:27: Taking Role Models and Mentors Off the Pedestal

30:58: Tips on Building a 7-Figure Location Independent Business

“Your practical action is going to be accelerated if you’ll combine it with spiritual principles.” Amanda Frances

Contact Info:

Website: http://amandafrances.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/XoAmandaFrances

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xoamandafrances/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/amandafrancesxo

Ep.291 ~ Biohacking with a 7-Figure Supplement Entrepreneur ~ Ben Hebert

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 13:00:00 -0400

Ben Hebert ~ Co-Founder of Natural Stacks

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Welcome back to the show listeners and we are glad you joined us today! A couple weeks ago we featured the founder of Natural Stacks, Ben Hebert on our show. Natural Stacks is a supplement company helping people reach their highest level of peak performance, naturally! We chatted about everything from branding, trends, rapid growth, hiring coaches and what Ben would do if he started all over in today's world. We actually got such great content from the interview that we decided to make it into two different episodes.

In this episode, we focus on Biohacking. Biohacking is a huge industry today and Ben and Natural Stacks are on the front line of this industry helping people achieve optimal results for productivity. During the show, we address how Ben stays positive in gloomy environments, intermittent fasting, natural bio hacks, getting into flow-state….and of course, biohacking hangovers.

If you are into productivity and want to dive deep on creating some optimal results, this is the show for you. And now, without further adieu, once again, Ben Hebert.

“Everything in life is about adapting, changing, modifying and just trying as many things as possible and finding what works for you.” Ben Hebert

02:32: Staying Positive in a Cloudy and Gloomy Environment and Ben’s Morning Stack of Supplements

05:00: Ben’s Recommended Supplements and BioHacking for Hangovers

07:44: Ben on Intermittent Fasting

10:47: Upgrading Diets Regularly

14:08: Long-Term Effects of Using Supplements

15:57: Natural BioHacks Ben Uses to Increase Natural Chemicals in His Body

16:53: Getting Into Flow-State Quickly

“The main thing you need if you drink too much in a night is Vitamin C.” Ben Hebert

Honorable Mentions:

AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/contentstudio/

Hygge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygge

LeanGains: https://leangains.com/

Ben recommends taking Dopamine in the morning to get your day going and GABA for sleep at night!

Contact Info:

benhebert.com

naturalstacks.com

ecom89.com (Ben's eComm Training)

SPECIAL NATURAL STACKS DISCOUNT FOR LISTENERS: Listeners can use the coupon code ‘CHRISREYNOLDS’ to save 25% on anything. Limited to 50 people.

Ep.290 ~ From 6-Figures to 7-Figures in the Past Year ~ Dominic Wells

Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:00:00 -0400

Dominic Wells, founder of Human Proof Designs

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hello listeners and welcome to the show, today we welcome Dominic Wells back to the show for the second time. Dominic or Dom as his friends call him is the founder of Human Proof Designs a business that builds and sells ready-made niche websites and they help their clients build the websites through affiliate marketing.

Dom came on our show over a year ago when we were running a series of 100 podcast interviews with 100 entrepreneurs making $100,000 and more. Since then, Dom’s business went from 6-figures to 7-figures and we wanted to chat with him about the process of moving to 7-figures in the past year, how he has handled the growth with a remote team and what keeps him motivated. Towards the end of the show, we chat more about lifestyle, the importance of location independence and routine in our lives.

What do you think it was that took you from the six to the seven-figure mark in the past year? “We planned it!” Dominic Wells

03:35: Adjusting to New Climates as a Long-Term Traveler

05:52: Human Proof Designs and Dom’s Remote Team

08:11: Dom on Having a Brick and Mortar Office

08:57: Creating a Retreat for a Remote Team

12:03: Going From $450,000 to Over $1,000,000

15:23: Keeping Team Motivation to Hit Financial Goals

16:16: Lessons Learned Going from 6-Figures to 7-Figures

17:52: The Idea of Location Independence and Online Entrepreneur Routines

19:54: Dom and Chris Chat About the Importance of Taking Time Off Work

36:17: Skills Needed to Purchase and Grow a Website

38:43: Tips on Growing to 7-Figures Online

“You’re building your dream, but at some point, you actually have to stop, and enjoy the dream!” Dominic Wells

Honorable Mentions:

Dominic’s First Podcast Interview

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/dominic-wells

UpWork

https://www.digitalmarketer.com/

Digital Marketer

Essentialism by Greg McKeown

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804137382/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0804137382&linkId=7cd9ec801e3f1d72d70b4c21c24e6367

Flippa

https://flippa.com/

Empire Flippers

https://empireflippers.com/

Contact Info:

https://www.humanproofdesigns.com/

Facebook Group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1165987043433051/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Human_Proof

Ep.289 ~ Building a Conference, Running a Conference, and Connecting at a Conference ~ Liam Martin

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:00:00 -0400

Liam Martin, founder of Staff.com and TimeDoctor.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Welcome to the show ladies and gentlemen we are glad you are here with us today because we have another exciting guest we want to introduce. Liam Martin is joining us today! Liam is the founder of two 7-figure location independent businesses, staff.com, timedoctor.com. He is also the founder of the Running Remote conference that is held in Bali.

Liam hopped on the show with us and gave so much valuable content that we divided the interview into two podcast episodes, the second episode will be published next! On the show today, Liam discusses what it was like building two 7-figure businesses simultaneously with remote teams. We then start chatting about Liam's goal of getting on 120 podcasts in 120 days. Being that created 100 podcasts in 100 days we got into a great discussion about tactics we both used to make this happen. Later in the show, we discuss how Liam used these podcasts to build his conference. Make sure to check out this episode!

“You lose money on your first conference, you break even on the second one and you make money on the third.” Liam Martin

02:20: Building a Conference

10:18: Failure Rate of Creating a Conference

15:18: Why Liam Doesn’t Attend Conference Talks, But Still Attends Conferences

16:40: Liam’s Strategy to Connect with People He Wants to Connect with at Conferences

22:04: Running Remote Conference

“I don’t attend conference sessions, because I realize out there in the lounge business is being done, and that is where you want to be.” Liam Martin

Honorable Mentions:

Christopher Gimmer, founder of Snappa

Liam’s 7-Figure Location Independent Businesses

https://staff.com/

https://www.timedoctor.com/

Joel from Buffer

https://buffer.com/

Amir from Dooist

https://doist.com/

Sarah from FlexJobs

https://www.flexjobs.com/

GitHub

https://github.com/

GitLab

https://about.gitlab.com/

eLance

ODesk

https://www.freelancer.com/

Freelancer

BuzzStream

http://www.buzzstream.com/

FiresideConf

https://www.firesideconf.com/

TomboyX Underwear

https://tomboyx.com/pages/about-us-1

Ryan Dyse, founder of Traffic and Conversions Summit

https://www.trafficandconversionsummit.com/

SXSW

https://www.sxsw.com/

Mastermind Talks

http://mmt.community/

Dan Andrews

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BN2KD1J/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B07BN2KD1J&linkId=c498a7635bd7ccf3161c004a8abb9231

Brad Hart

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/brad-hart

Contact Info:

https://runningremote.com

Ep.288 ~ Getting 120 Podcast Interviews in 120 Days ~ Liam Martin

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:00:00 -0400

Liam Martin, founder of Staff.com and TimeDoctor.com

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

“I’m content, but contentment doesn’t necessarily mean I’m happy. Happiness is eating a pizza. Contentment is going to the gym to stay healthy, and that doesn’t include eating a pizza!” Liam Martin

02:43: Liam on Ottawa, Canada

05:42: Who is Liam Martin?

07:07: Building Two Tech Businesses Simultaneously

11:19: Getting on 120 Podcasts in 120 Days

19:48: Using Podcasts Appearances to Grow a Conference

24:49: What the Podcasting World Needs Based on Liam’s Podcasting Experience

“I don’t attend conference sessions, because I realize out there in the lounge business is being done, and that is where you want to be.” Liam Martin

Honorable Mentions:

Christopher Gimmer, founder of Snappa

Liam’s 7-Figure Location Independent Businesses

https://staff.com/

https://www.timedoctor.com/

Joel from Buffer

https://buffer.com/

Amir from Dooist

https://doist.com/

Sarah from FlexJobs

https://www.flexjobs.com/

GitHub

https://github.com/

GitLab

https://about.gitlab.com/

eLance

ODesk

https://www.freelancer.com/

Freelancer

BuzzStream

http://www.buzzstream.com/

FiresideConf

https://www.firesideconf.com/

TomboyX Underwear

https://tomboyx.com/pages/about-us-1

Ryan Dyse, founder of Traffic and Conversions Summit

https://www.trafficandconversionsummit.com/

SXSW

https://www.sxsw.com/

Mastermind Talks

http://mmt.community/

Dan Andrews

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BN2KD1J/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrisreynolds-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B07BN2KD1J&linkId=c498a7635bd7ccf3161c004a8abb9231

Brad Hart

https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/brad-hart

Contact Info:

https://runningremote.com

Ep.287 ~ Review of Baby Bathwater Institute

Sun, 17 Jun 2018 13:00:00 -0400

An island in Croatia with the CTO of Kyvio, Steven van der Peijl and a couple hundred 7-figure entrepreneurs! This is our review of Baby Bathwater Island Croatia

Hey listeners, welcome back to the show! Do you know what a benchmark is? A benchmark is one of those times in your life that you know that you know that you know life completely changes after that moment. Today’s podcast is about one of those moments. Last week, I just got back from my first Baby Bathwater Institute event on an island in Croatia. A small group of us attended including a good friend Steven the CTO of Kyvio. We were both absolutely blown away by the experience, so much that we had to hop on the podcast and create a follow-up episode for the event. If you are thinking about checking out Baby Bathwater make sure you tune it. I think we can help you make up your mind!

“It kind of feels like we were playing Mario Bros. and we went a random tube in Level 2 and ended up in Level 10!” Steven quoting Idahosa Ness

02:10: What is Baby Bathwater Island and Why Are We Talking About It?

08:40: How to Immediately Apply What You Learn at a Conference?

13:35: Arriving on the Island

Honorable Mentions:

Necker Island

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necker_Island_(British_Virgin_Islands)

Idahosa Ness

https://www.mimicmethod.com/

DCxLisbon

DNX Festival

https://www.dnxfestival.com/

Jesse Elder

https://www.jesseelder.com/

The D.C. (Dynamite Circle)

https://www.dryfarmwines.com/

Dry Farm Wines

Alex Brown, co-founder of Dollar Beard Club

http://thealexbrown.com/

Ron Lynch

http://bigbabyagency.com/case-study-gopro/

Cat Howell

https://cathowell.com/

Trevor Chapman

https://www.trevorchapman.com/home

Vishen Lakhiani

http://www.mindvalley.com/

Steve Olsher

https://steveolsher.com/

Tribe47

https://tribe47.com/

Get Shit Done Live Productivity Workshops

http://babybathwater.com/

Contact Info:

Baby Bathwater Institute

Steven van der Peijl

https://kyvio.com/

Ep.286 ~ Baby Bath Water and the Creator of the Video Sales Letter ~ Hollis Carter

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 05:26:13 -0400

Hollis Carter, Co-Founder of Baby Bath Water and the Video Sales Letter

~ Current Series ~
100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent
Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue

Hey podcast junkies welcome back to the show and we are excited to share what we have in store for you today! Today the co-founder of Baby Bath Water Institute and internet marketing pro Hollis Carter is joining us on the show! I know many of you are thinking…”Wait! Did he just say ‘Baby Bathwater Institute’ and what does it have to do with internet marketing?” Let me explain.

Our guest today ‘Hollis’ is an internet marketer from back in the day and today we chat on a variety of things from the Internet Marketing Wild Wild West, being the original creator of the video sales letter, and earning $4,000,000 then losing $250,000. He is also the co-founder of Baby Bathwater Institute, a private community of entrepreneurs making 7-figures and higher that also host conferences for 7-figure entrepreneurs and higher.

Currently, Baby Bath Water is hosting a retreat on an island in Croatia coming up on June 6th-11th and it will be full of incredible talks, masterminds and fun activities. I will be going and recommend if you can make it to join also. Later in the show Hollis and I chat about the formation of Baby Bathwater and the incredible company it has become today.

“We like feedback. We have really tough skin and we like negative feedback if we can get it, so we can make adjustments from it.” Hollis Carter

03:00: Boulder, Colorado

04:55: Who is Hollis Carter?

11:22: Hollis Creates The First Video Sales Letter Ever, Earns $4 Million and Loses $250,000

18:22: The Formation of Baby Bath Water

22:12: The Internet Marketing Wild Wild West

24:22: The Quit Picking Your Booger Niche

26:51: Understanding Your Learning Style

28:12: Gaining the Privilege of Ethics

35:21: Baby Bathwater Institute Rents an Island in Croatia for 7-Figure Entrepreneurs

“I’ve noticed when working with entrepreneurs...knowing your learning style is crazy important to figure out how to have success!” Hollis Carter

Honorable Mentions:

Product Launch Formula

https://jeffwalker.com/programs/

Dry Farm Wines

https://www.dryfarmwines.com/

OnnIt Supplements

https://www.onnit.com/

Contact Info: