7-Figure Small

Entrepreneurs and independent business people are always working on the next thing, often on the side while we maintain our current income. And as your mind begins to see the world in a more entrepreneurial way, you ll spot opportunity everywhere. A good problem to have, right? But we know that pure economic opportunity and even... Listen to episode

Henry Rollins is an actor, author, spoken-word artist, and musician. You likely know him as the iconic lead singer of seminal punk band Black Flag, which kicked off his enduring career. You might not think of Rollins as an entrepreneur, but that s how Henry thinks of himself. He s always gotten things done by personally making... Listen to episode

Whenever we get a heavy snow in Boulder and I share a photo of my buried patio, you ll see an ornate, flame-carved fire pit in the shot (filled with snow, naturally). It s a custom design crafted out of recycled propane tanks by artist John T. Unger. As someone else who took to blogging in the... Listen to episode

Jadah Sellner and her husband had a simple dream to own their own business while spending as much time as possible with their young daughter. The couple s child center on the Hawaiian island of Kauai seemed ideal … until it wasn t. From there, Jadah started a parenting blog. But it was the day that... Listen to episode

When it comes to creating digital products, software, ebooks, and online courses are what come to mind. But have you ever considered turning how you do what you do for clients into a product? That s what Annie Cushing did. And while she thought it might cannibalize her data consulting and training business, instead it saved... Listen to episode

There are a lot of artistically-inclined people in the world of freelancing and creative entrepreneurship. Writers and designers come immediately to mind. Hugh MacLeod of Gaping Void is certainly an example of a literal entrepreneurial artist. He started out 20 years ago doodling cartoons on the back of business cards. Now he has a thriving... Listen to episode

A month or so ago, we discussed the idea that entrepreneurs may have to be a little crazy to succeed. That perhaps the ability to execute on innovative ideas might come from a mental illness or psychological baggage that is turned into a positive. And yes, emerging research suggests that many entrepreneurs leverage what would... Listen to episode

On Unemployable, we talk a lot about leveraging virtual teams and collaboration in order to achieve more. And we talk about building an audience that allows you build a bigger business than you could otherwise. After all, as my friend Hugh MacLeod of Gaping Void says, Meaning scales, people don t. In contrast, there s the macho... Listen to episode

Today we re talking to Rand Fishkin, founder and Wizard of Moz. Confident, successful, and the person you want to be like some day … right? Well, yes. But what you ll hear is not some tale of a superman that you couldn t possibly emulate. Instead, you ll hear about hard work, lucky breaks, even occasional cluelessness …... Listen to episode

The other day I was listening to the classic alternative channel on SiriusXM. Message of Love by the Pretenders was on. In the song, Chrissie Hynde sings: We are all of us in the gutter. But some of us are looking at the stars. Wait a minute … didn t Oscar Wilde say that in the... Listen to episode