LinkedIn is one of the most powerful tools in generating leads. Jimmy Coleman, the Chief Giving Officer of Grow and Give, teaches on how to get the best out of the platform and turn contacts into clients in the shortest time possible. Creating a system on LinkedIn that generated over $2,000,000 in the first year of the startup he was a partner in, Jimmy has made a great mark in the industry.

After seeing these methods work in several industries, he launched a separate business dedicated towards sharing the techniques that uniquely creates twenty inbound leads every day. Learn more strategies on how you can widen your reach and acquire leads, drive more traffic to your site, and earn more for your business by joining us today.

Some Topics We Discussed Include:

• How he came to invent his LinkedIn System
• Biggest mistakes people make in advertising themselves or their businesses in LinkedIn
• Teaching about breaking the common rules in generating leads
• The automation aspects of prospecting
• Best practices and platforms in lead generation
• How podcasts can put you in a great position for your leads and clients
• Taking advantage of the "birthing" thing: on LinkedIn
• Bringing traffic to your inbox
• The kinds of posts that bring a lot of engagement

Learn more about Jimmy and get the full shownotes at https://baconwrappedbusiness.com/linkedin-lead-generation-strategies-that-actually-work-with-jimmy-coleman/

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Sales is the lifeblood of any business and as a CEO or entrepreneur, building an effective sales team can be critical to your success.

We've had episodes talking about how to sell, but this is focused on how to build sales teams that can help you scale.

Today's guest is Mark Evans, the founder of Standard Sales Company. He's helped multiple companies build a 7-figure sales team and individuals reach the seven-figure sales mark and beyond. Launching his book soon called "Raise Your Standards: The Definitive Guide to Building 7-Figure Sales"

He has a free resource for you called 15 “SALES TEAM ACTIVATORS” THAT WILL TAKE YOUR BUSINESS FROM 6 TO 7-FIGURES IN 90 DAYS OR LESS at https://90daysalesblueprint.com

Did you know that 97% of customers never complete an online course? Customers that don't complete courses don't get results. Customers that don't get results don't stick around and continue to purchase more or tell their friends.

The industry, soon to be $350 billion according to Forbes, is saturated with mediocre information products. It doesn't have to be this way. Today's guest, Marisa Murgatroyd, will explain how she disrupted the online education industry and has her sights on the way the world learns by "experiencifying" the process of learning and getting results.

Some Topics We Discussed Include:

• Why info products and course sales are falling and what to do instead
• Critical elements that will transform any online course into a viral phenomenon
• How to create “super-sticky” online courses that sell like gangbusters and deliver massive results
• How to “experiencify” your online courses and create raving fans for life
• How Marisa gamified her way to 700+ pages of testimonials for My Online Course
• How gamifying her launch lead to $1.5M in sales

Learn more about Marisa and get the full shownotes at https://baconwrappedbusiness.com/how-to-experiencify-your-courses-disrupt-online-education-with-marisa-murgatroyd/

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Everyone knows that Amazon's success is driven by the genius of its founder Jeff Bezos. Regardless of you opinion of Bezos's methods, the growth of the company has been one of the most remarkable business successes in history.

But how did Bezos do it?  Clues to his success lie in Bezos' letters to shareholders. However they can be difficult reading for the average business owners.  Fortunately, my guest on the show today, Steve Anderson, has distilled them down into 14 principles that any business owner, large or small, can use to capitalize on the ideas and strategies used by Amazon to become a trillion-dollar company and produce the world's richest man.

In this episode we break down several of the principles and topics range from risk and reward, to customer obsession, the Amazon flywheel and the 3 types of decisions that every business owner makes.

To grab a copy of The Bezos Letters for yourself and receive multiple bonuses, visit https://thebezosletters.com/bacon

About The Guest: Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson has spent his 35+ year career helping the insurance industry understand, integrate, and leverage current and emerging technologies. From business management systems to social platforms, Steve can analyze what’s happening now and explain its implications for the future. For the last 20 years, he has crossed the nation speaking at places like SAFECO, AAA, Nationwide, as well as many state insurance associations. He is on the faculty of credentialing organizations teaching thousands of insurance professionals and is a

Steve’s first book, The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon, (Morgan James Publishing), will be available in September 2019. In the book, Steve deconstructs Jeff Bezos’s personal letters to Amazon shareholders between 1997 and 2018, providing readers with a guide on the key takeaways and principles that Bezos leveraged in turning an online bookstore into a trillion-dollar company in just over two decades.

Direct marketing response titan Brian Kurtz makes a comeback in this episode to share more sizzling business advice from his decades of expertise in marketing.

This time, he focuses on having the marketing stamina to build a business for a lifetime.

Brian and host Brad Costanzo share some of their first-hand experiences in applying the methods they discuss.

Brian also shares some juicy details from his book, Overdeliver: Build a Business for a Lifetime Playing the Long Game in Direct Response Marketing, and what future endeavors he plans to undertake.

Some Topics We Discussed Include:

Learn more about Brian and get the full shownotes at https://baconwrappedbusiness.com/marketing-titan-brian-kurtz-overdelivers-direct-response-wisdom-from-40-years-experience.

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"Flow always wins. If you have any doubt, just look at the Grand Canyon."

There are few worse fates than spending your life doing something that drains your energy and doesn't reward you. On the other hand, when you feel fully engaged, with meaningful work that you enjoy and get energized by, the rewards often come effortlessly.

That's why I brought Chad Mureta on the show today, co-founder of ProjectEvo.org along with Arman Assadi, to discuss their groundbreaking system that allows you to find your Flow and harness it for more energy, productivity, success and peace of mind.

Some Topics We Discussed Include:

To learn more about Chad and Project EVO, visit https://baconwrappedbusiness.com/finding-your-flow-and-harnessing-your-energy-with-chad-mureta-from-project-evo

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Growing a service business (whether it's coaching, consulting or another professional service) can be challenging. In the beginning, it's important to focus on customer acquisition and service delivery. But after a certain point, once success starts to set in, it's important to get a real grip on how to grow and scale your business without being overwhelmed.

That's where the growth journey begins. Zion Kim, the co-creator of the R.O.I. Method, join us in this episode to talk about how you can scale and grow your service business while making a big impact at the same time.

Zion reveals the quickest way to go from six to seven to multiple figures, no matter what business you are in.

**Some Topics We Discussed Include:

Learn more about Zion and get the full shownotes at https://baconwrappedbusiness.com/a-tale-of-scale-how-to-grow-your-service-business-and-make-a-big-impact-with-zion-kim

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It's one thing to figure out the US Amazon market. It's a whole other thing to go globally and make this thing work and tackle logistics and all of this other stuff.

Our guest, Stephen Somers, is the Founder of Marketplace SuperHeroes which is an online education and service company that helps people across the world learn how to sell their products globally on Amazon.

In today’s show, Stephen talks about how they built the company into an eight-figure business from scratch and take it globally.

To learn more about Stephen Somers and his seven-day free training series please visit https://marketplacesuperheroes.com/home

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One of the Holy Grails for a lot of business owners is how to convert cold traffic into customers.

My guest today is Justin Goff, who is an amazing marketer and entrepreneur who has had a very wild ride over his career. In this conversation, Justin talks about his journey to becoming the co-founder of a supplement company that sold $23 million in sales, getting bought out for a multi-million dollar payday, then traveling and facing depression. He shares some real-world stories and opens up about what happens if you chase the wrong priorities in life. After finally realizing that money didn't buy happiness, he recounts how he went on to consult and help some of the most successful entrepreneurs and business owners by showing them how to scale cold traffic.

To learn more about Justing Goff and get more of his fantastic advice please visit http://www.justingoff.com/

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If you’re making any type of social media videos on the web, whether it's for your business or your personal brand, you're going to want to pay attention to this episode. Our guest is Gideon Shalwick, the Founder of Splasheo, a video captioning service where real people manually transcribe your videos and then burn captions right into your videos. Gideon's software and service make it a lot easier to turn your ordinary videos into snappy clips that will have your viewers instantly glued. We're going to talk to him about what's working now, what might not be working so well, some of the things that have been challenging, and that have been effective in launching Splasheo.

For more information on Splasheo, Gideon has a very special link for you. Click Here: Splasheo.com/bacon

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