Archive 3 of Entrepreneurs On Fire

After Google asked him to be a YouTube Marketing Ambassador, Jake Larsen quit his job – a month before his first child was born – to start Video Power Marketing, a video production and advertising agency that helps companies drive traffic and increase sales using YouTube Advertising.

Jeff is a serial entrepreneur and a filmmaker who’s been short-listed for an Academy Award for his film, On Native Soil. He’s completed 8 consecutive successful crowdfunding campaigns and has been featured in Forbes as a crowdfunding expert.

Christine is the Author of the new book Expectation Hangover, in addition to Best-sellers like 20 Something, 20 Everything, and The 20 Something Manifesto. Christine believes once we get out of our own way, we can show up to make the meaningful impact we are here to make.

Clay’s life thus far has been nothing short of epic. He started his first business out of his Oral Roberts University dorm room at the age of 18. He was named the Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year at age 20, and the Small Business Administration named him Oklahoma’s Entrepreneur of the Year at the age of 27.

Nick is a TWICE self-made real estate entrepreneur who started from scratch and became a millionaire by his mid-20’s. The big crash in 2008 forced him into bankruptcy, but he created financial independence AGAIN after his bankruptcy with real estate entrepreneurship. He blogs about his journey and strategies at AlphaHomeFlipping.com

Scott was one of the first to enter the world of podcasting and has hosted over 7,000 episodes since 2005. His “The Daily Boost” podcast has over 4 million downloads and has remained in the top 5 of Self-Help since the beginning. Scott was also one of the first to build a full-time business around a podcast.

Vinnie is the Founder and Host of the Angriest Trainer Podcast, which get’s over 350,000 downloads per month. Vinnie’s book, FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL, was rejected by every book publisher he approached, so he self published it, and it remained a top-seller on Amazon through its first year, (and is also being nominated for book of the year by Audible.com). That’s not all… FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL was just optioned by Sony pictures to be turned into a television series. The book is on it’s way to 100,000 copies sold.

David is the Executive Vice President of the O.C. Tanner Institute and the New York Times Best-selling Author of Great Work: How to Make a Difference People Love. He has been interviewed and quoted by the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CBS Radio, Huffington Post, and numerous other media organizations. He is a weekly contributor on Forbes.com and is a highly sought after speaker.

Gary started his first retail store in 1979, his first e-commerce site in 1996, and his first podcast in 2004. In 2006 Time Magazine included his podcasting website in their 50 coolest websites of the year. Today Gary spends most of his time running the Fastpitch TV Network, but still dabbles in the podcasting world as a Founder of Podcast Movement and the Publisher of Podertainment, the podcast magazine.

Bo is a speaker, performer and author. He started his career in the NFL as a top pick for the Houston Oilers. Continuing on with the San Francisco 49ers, and throughout his 5 year career, Bo competed beside and against some of the greatest players of his generation.