Hardcore MBA Podcast

Hardcore MBA Podcast episodes:

• 04.02.2020

  Never Fear Again with Erlend Bakke

  We live in a time of death, loss, and fear. The financial markets are crashing, you may have lost or will lose your job or your business is failing. This is only the beginning of the crisis… The current recession...

  
• 03.19.2020

  Fear & how to Master it in Times of Disaster with Tormod Granheim

  Since this interview was recorded the world has changed a lot. Learning how to master and rationalize your fears is more important now than it has been since the financial crisis of 2008. To understand why social distancing is so...

  
• 03.04.2020

  What You Don´t Measure, You Can´t Manage

  You cannot manage what you can measure. Are you the kind of person who measures things? When you are in business, ‘numbers’ is very important, you have to understand what it means. We are in the age of artificial learning...

  
• 02.11.2020

  What Do Programmers Want?

  In 2017, programmers are an integral part of the business. If your competitor is building a better platform than you have, then you might be outcompeted by them. The benefit of building tech and software into your business is that...

  
• 01.29.2020

  The Perfect To-Do List

  Erlend is a big fan of the book “The One Thing”– it’s all about the one most important thing to do today to make everything else easier. And that is not just thinking about today but in the next five...

  
• 01.14.2020

  The Importance of Consistency

  Do you do things on a repetitive basis? In this week’s episode, Erlend will talk about Consistency. Everyone has habits, but a few ones who have good habits, they get the best results. There is no such thing as overnight...

  
• 12.11.2019

  The Daily Update and my Best Productivity Hack

  If you have a team and working on a project, don’t have enough time to make things happen, this one technique called “The Daily Update” will save you from being bogged down with micromanagement. Erlend has been using this for...

  
• 11.26.2019

  The Daily Stoic

  What I love about the book The Daily Stoic aside that it’s from Ryan Holiday is that you can just sit back and read a portion daily. The book is composed of advice from ancient Roman Stoics about life. Their...

  
• 11.12.2019

  Peace and Chaos

  Yin and Yang. I try to control things that I can influence. There is no point in worrying about the things that you can’t control. But what can you control? When I wake up, the day’s outcome should be favorable. I...

  
• 10.29.2019

  Outsourcing to the Philippines

  Erlend discovered Outsourcing to the Philippines when he was doing 360 photography and his arms were hurting, needed help but couldn’t afford to hire in Norway. So, he started an Ad on a Filipino website, got 30 applicants and about...

  
• 10.15.2019

  Morning Routine with Erlend Bakke

  Everyone has a morning routine but only a few have an established one. Meaning to say, a morning routine that’s planned out will eventually help you in your daily life. Erlend talks about his morning routine and how he started...

  
• 09.24.2019

  All About Stoicism

  In this episode, Erlend talks about his life once as a Stoic. Let’s check and see! He is a big fan of Stoicism, Tim Ferris inspired him to free himself from business and travel the world. Every morning, he reads...

  
• 09.10.2019

  Magnus Walker Urban Outlaw

  Your prosperity will sparkle as a light of expectation and motivate numbers you can’t add up to. Move individuals to get things done for themselves. Inspire individuals to have an independent mind. Our central need is somebody who will motivate...

  
• 08.27.2019

  Letting Go In Life and Business

  When you have that much going on, how do you stay this attached? How do you maintain the passion and drive while still being relaxed, sleeping, and being balanced among all those other things? How do you have a passion...

  
• 08.14.2019

  Lean Business and Bootstrapping

  A lean business is about being clever and applying the magical tool of entrepreneurship in life which is turning something into something of more value. It is about having the ability to be more innovative and using smarter tools and...

  
• 08.01.2019

  How To Write Your First Book or E-book

  After having written 3 books, two of which have become #1 Bestsellers I look back and think wow, but when I started on my first book the journey ahead seemed very cloudy. Here are my tips on how to write...

  
• 07.10.2019

  How To Win Friends And Influence People Book Review And How To Use It

  How To Win Friends And Influence People is a book I have read 4-5 times and I love how well it works in life and business. It´s common sense, but the problem with common sense is that it´s not so...

  
• 06.25.2019

  How to Sleep the Whole Night Through

  Stress can prompt an inability to work adequately and adapt under strain. Lack of rest is one of the reasons for pressure. Sleep assumes a significant role in your physical well being. For instance, rest is engaged with the recuperating...

  
• 06.11.2019

  How to Prepare for Investor Meeting or Angel Investment

  “When you want something from somebody, it’s always a great idea to create a relationship early on and then nurture that relationship”. Erlend is a known financial specialist for multi-year with a gainful organization, engaging with accomplices was one of...

  
• 05.23.2019

  How to Monetize YouTube Live

  In case you’re similar to most, you can be categorized as one of two classes. It is possible that you began your site for the sake of entertainment and are presently searching for an approach to transform it into a...

  
• 05.07.2019

  How to Make Money Online

  Everyone wants to make money online these days, It’s one of the easiest income-generator without getting the feel of a subordinate. I mean, why would someone choose to have a boss when you can be the boss? Sounds overwhelming, isn’t...

  
• 04.24.2019

  How to Hire People for Your Startup

  “Hiring the right employees can make or break your business” Hiring the right people starts with a job analysis. The job analysis enables you to collect information about the job description, duties, necessary skills, results and work environment of a...

  
• 04.03.2019

  How to go With Your Gut Feeling

  You’ve probably heard of the classic expression “Trust your gut” or “Go with your gut.” Have ever been in a situation where you’re in doubt with either of the choices you have and ended up trusting your guts instead? Well,...

  
• 03.19.2019

  Total Human Empowerment by Erlend Bakke

  “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick” – These words hit Erlend Bakke as he chose the road less traveled. In this week’s Hardcore MBA podcast, Erlend shares 3 Lessons about his entrepreneurial journey. As a young...

  
• 03.06.2019

  How to Create Your Very own Mastermind Group

  Mastermind is important because when you get together with other smart people, magic happens. Erlend has been doing mastermind dinners for three years now. The way it works is to invite people for dinner. He calls it Sumo Social Club....

  
• 02.19.2019

  How to Bootstrap Your Business

  When in business, you can either invest your time or your money. And when you’re bootstrapping, you are likely to invest your time because you don’t have the money. Erlend started out with $10,000 and turned that out to be...

  
• 02.06.2019

  How Hypnosis Works

  Hypnosis– It’s one of the most fascinating concepts. It’s about creating thoughts for your life. Our brain has one way of working on intuition and changing things in our life. It’s all about how we see the world and how...

  
• 01.23.2019

  Getting Things Done in your Business

  If you want to get to a certain place in five years, what is the ‘One’ thing that you need to do today? Getting Things Done is a book by David Allen who has been our guest in the Hardcore...

  
• 01.08.2019

  Forming Good Habits and How to Keep Them

  It’s that time of the year again. You either grow new habits or stop the bad ones. It’s all about the Compound Effect, that’s how life works. Focus and allocate time each day moving towards what you want to achieve....

  
• 12.20.2018

  Follow Your Bliss with Erlend Bakke

  This week, we’ll be talking about following your bliss. We’ll talk about my journey as an entrepreneur, my success, pain, and suffering. I’ve been an entrepreneur for 10 years. And I believe ‘following your bliss’ means being true to yourself, show...

  
• 12.06.2018

  Dumb Tax and Keith Cunningham

  In this week’s episode, I will be talking about “dumb tax”. It is something I learned from Keith Cunningham. Dumb tax is what you pay when you make bad decisions or something that you have to pay when you don’t do...

  
• 11.21.2018

  Doing Business in Norway with Erlend Bakke

  This video is about me doing business in Norway. I find doing business in Norway extremely less complex than in other places. In Norway, most companies do not require you to wear a suit, you are fine to wear what...

  
• 11.06.2018

  Erlend Bakke on Dealing with Negative People

  If you are on planet Earth, from time to time, you have to deal with negative people. When you have a new concept or a new idea, a lot of people will tell you ‘It’s not gonna work”, ‘that already...

  
• 10.23.2018

  Daily Motivation and Moving through Feeling Stuck

  If you are motivated but constantly thinking about what’s in it for you. Sometimes, that can drag your motivation down. Ask yourself: How can I contribute more to my employees? How can I contribute more to my clients? What more...

  
• 10.09.2018

  Erlend Bakke Speaks About Confidence

  The type of confidence people think to succeed is very different from the type of confidence you should have to actually succeed. When starting a business, you have to believe in yourself but not limited to not making mistakes. If...

  
• 10.02.2018

  Fall in Love with Public Speaking by Annik Petrou

  If you are one of those who hate public speaking but willing to challenge yourself to get grand results in business? Brace yourself! You only have two options here- it’s either you’ll hate it forever or fall in love with it....

  
• 09.18.2018

  Business Partnerships with Erlend Bakke

  I believe that in business you have to have partnerships. The due diligence is really important. Typically, you are not the same type of person but you compliment each other. Just be honest with your partner, be real, say things...

  
• 09.04.2018

  Being In The Moment When Meditating with Erlend Bakke

  I have been practicing different forms of meditation for the past 6-7 years, I had an a-ha moment that I would like to share with you. The Aha moment is about being “In the Now”. When you feel that you’re...

  
• 08.21.2018

  In the Intersection Between Profit and Purpose by Tony Loyd

  Another interesting episode here @Hardcore MBA! We get to hear from Tony Loyd as he shares about Social Entrepreneurship. Tony is a renowned keynote speaker, radio host, and best-selling author of Crazy Good Advice: 10 Lessons Learned from 150 Leading...

  
• 08.07.2018

  10 X Your Productivity with Erlend Bakke

  Finally, here’s another mind-boggling episode this week @Hardcore MBA! I am going to uncover my secrets about speeding up productivity 10times higher and generate gigantic results in no time! I have highlighted a few important topics from my book “Never...

  
• 07.24.2018

  How to Keep a Book Still Smashing Online with Derek Doepker

  Let’s hear from Derek Doepker in this week’s podcast episode and learn his book marketing finesse. Derek will teach a couple of tips as to how should authors deal with failures while keeping their book still smashing online! Derek, by...

  
• 07.10.2018

  More About Digital Technology and its Impact on our Society with Rodney Wallace, Ph.D

  Business and society have been transformed by digital technology. Yet, as we implement it, society is suffering immeasurable side effects. What we are able to do with digital technology is incredibly impressive-however, with information overload, It could be confusing and...

  
• 06.26.2018

  Understanding that Hidden Network with David Burkus

  Let’s hear more about what comes around the words “networks or networking” and try to break all our misconceptions about it with our guest – David Burkus in this week’s podcast episode. David Burkus is a best-selling author, a sought-after...

  
• 06.12.2018

  Copywriting – Not Actually What you Think it is with Joanna Wiebe

  It’s not actually what you think it is! Copywriting is not just simply writing. Find out why and learn the discipline behind it in this week’s podcast episode. Joining us is our guest, Joanna Wiebe – one of the most...

  
• 06.05.2018

  Finding That Sweet Spot of Shared Interest and Collaborate with Kare Anderson

  This week’s episode is truly remarkable! Introducing our guest, Kare Anderson-  a brilliant TED talk speaker, an Emmy – winning former NBC and Wall Street Journal reporter and a columnist who writes mostly about behavioral research-based ways to become more...

  
• 05.29.2018

  Cheers to Living Fearlessly, Confidently— Awesome! with Ishita Gupta

  This week’s episode will surely tickle your mind! We present to you a spectacular guest, Ishita Gupta- a business breakthrough strategist, business coach, and a renowned speaker who is also the founder of Fear.less digital magazine (a publication that has...

  
• 05.22.2018

  Seeing through the Blind Spots and Achieve Real Success with Pamela Bruner

  In this episode, we talk about hitting “real success” with Pamela Bruner: a business coach, author, speaker, and EFT Tapping, expert. She built her business from $375/month to $1,000,000 in less than 3 years after overcoming her own discomforts with...

  
• 05.15.2018

  Discover the Power of Online Marketing and Level up with Sharnee Bennett

  Let’s talk about online marketing in this week’s episode. We invited one of the best online marketing strategist, a superstar online marketer – Sharnee Bennett to share to us how she has inspired hundreds of entrepreneurs and business owners gain...

  
• 05.08.2018

  Mentoring – an Overview and how to Find one and be ONE with Claire Diaz Ortiz

  This podcast episode is about understanding why it’s beneficial to get a mentor. Understanding the relationship that goes with it and how mentorship actually works. Presenting our guest, in this week’s episode -Claire Diaz Ortiz: the co-author of the book...

  
• 05.01.2018

  Finding Fabulous – Blurring the Lines Between Work and Play with Lisa Dadd

  This week’s episode introduces Lisa Dadd – an author and a self-professed digital nomad on the path of finding fabulous. She’s a big believer in practicing experiential learning techniques as she promotes 3 steps clarity accelerator to achieving our dream...