Intent podcast

From humble beginnings in a Starbucks shop in Belfast, Stephen was eventually able to grow his business, Marketplace Superheroes, into 7-figures. Not only that, he currently owns and is an investor in several other companies as well and is looking at a $12-million revenue by the end of 2020. 

But funny enough, Stephen doesn’t really consider himself to be a businessman, but rather, a marketer. 

He strongly believes that the value in a business is not in the product or service itself, but in the actual marketing of it. This approach, together with his ability to find out what customers need, has taught him many valuable insights in business that he is currently teaching to others.

In today’s episode, Stephen talks about how he was able to grow multiple companies through being ethical, realistic, and self-aware. We get to learn more about Stephen’s unique and humble view in the world of business and why that has made him the successful entrepreneur he is today.

Joshua has a passion for engineering, Marketing, sailing the world, and going cross-country on his motorcycle called Genghis. His rather unique adventures have instilled in him the resiliency and confidence to excel in both life and business.

He is the founder of softwares like Funnel Mappy and Firebuilders.io which allow businesses to effectively manage their customers. And it was through Firebuilders.io that Joshua started his podcast Firebuilders Live to further inspire and educate coaches and consultants.

In today’s episode, Joshua covers an array of topics from how he started his software Funnel Mappy, to his life and learnings as a professional pirate. He talks about the importance of walking the talk and how his desire to help other people led him to starting his own podcast and trying many business ventures.

Tega, the founder of the Intent Podcast, may be uncomfortable talking about himself, but this has allowed him the ability to be genuinely interested in what other people are doing. Through his connections in the entrepreneurial space, he is able to have interesting conversations with some rather interesting individuals.

He hopes that with these conversations, he will be able to help his podcast listeners find their way as well. Through his knack of wanting to develop the people around him, he is able to impart valuable knowledge to everyone he comes across. 

In this raw episode of the Intent Podcast, Tega faces the uncomfortability of hosting his first solo show. What started off as unfamiliar territory for him soon flourished into a train of thoughts from how he started his podcast to what his plans are moving forward.

Tim is a man who has lived three different lives in three very different and diverse industries. In his younger years, he went to university to do a degree in computer science and artificial intelligence. Due to him not being a huge fan of maths he graduated with a general science degree. He then spent 8 years working for tech companies and carrying out support roles where necessary. He also worked in project management as well as product management.

A little bit tired of the corporate grind, He trained to be a personal trainer and was one for another 8 years and during that time he established a reputation as a tech orientated personal trainer. Extending support to other personal trainers who struggle with the general tech requirements of running a PT business.

He also got a little bit tired of that after several conversations with his entrepreneurial clients and gave up being a PT to set up his current venture Lean Greens. Which is a nutrition supplement company based in the UK. He has been working on this since 2012.

Today, you’ll discover more about Tims business Lean Greens and how the guy who loathed maths is now using it to run a very successful business.

Mike is someone who gets joy from helping business coaches and companies in the health, fitness or supplement niche, beat their controls, harness the power of email marketing, and get their message across in a persuasive, influential, ethical way.

Mike is a very talented copywriter who ran the blog healthy living heavy lifting for a while. He also worked as a copywriter for Livestrong.

On today’s episode, we talk about how Mike started his blog healthy living and heavy lifting, where he got the interest in copywriting from and the pros and cons of a stoic personality.

Bob is a little bit of an enigma, in the sense that he is very mysterious and is a man with a bunch of skills you will be hard-pressed to find today. He possesses an uncanny ability to think critically and take and make informed decisions.

A gifted copywriter in his own right, he is quietly training the next generation of copy rockstars and you would not know it to look at his presence online.

On today’s episode, we go over a wide variety of topics, from Bob’s woodworking, to his copy/business mentoring. You’ll discover how society operates with group manipulation, avoiding conversations that cause conflict in the workplace as well as why people are emotionally unaccepting, amongst many other things.

Erik Stafford is a multiple AAF-ADDY and ARDA award-winning Creative Director, brand strategist, author, and speaker.

He is Creative Director at Aimclear®, a data-driven marketing agency ranked 6X Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies and winner of 14 US Search Awards, including 4X Best Integrated Agency.

Erik comes from an advertising and design background. He has released several digital training products and consulted on high-profile launches and campaigns, providing his creative expertise to foster engagement and improve conversions.

His work has been responsible for millions in sales.

Born in the midwest, growing up in Ohio and Chicago. Growing up his dad travelled a lot for work which led him as a kid to expand his horizons by getting familiar with different cultures around him. He has been an entrepreneur his whole life. He ran a successful small consultancy called Stafford Marketing for 10 to 15 years. He has also sold digital products and also worked as a web developer.

On today’s episode, you’ll discover the benefits of traveling, what makes a good offer and what it is like to transition from the corporate ladder to own business and vice versa. 

Ryan is like a godfather of internet marketing and membership sites, In my humble opinion. He created his first sports training membership site back in 1999. He has a passion for helping people live a better life, whatever that may mean for them. 

After being diagnosed with an autoimmune condition, he went on a journey to change things for himself which led to creating his latest endeavour REWIND, a Superfood bar. He has taken his years of experience and built REWIND to help people live a better life. I should also add that he is using REWIND almost like a social enterprise, as he brings in kids for deprived neighbourhoods and teaches them about entrepreneurship, and what it takes to run a business.

Just as he is obsessed with business and the challenges it presents, Ryan is equally if not more obsessed with living a good and healthy life with his wife and four kids.

On today’s episode, we talk about Ryan’s mentality and what it means to run a business to support your life, instead of the other way around.

At just 17 years old Aaron enrolled in The Australian Army and became an army combat fitness instructor. With six years in the Army, starting his own tattoo shop in Thailand, and even a few business “war stories” under his belt, Aaron has emerged victorious. Being able to grow his newest business into a million-dollar company in Helsinki Finland: Selkrig Performance Unit.

Aaron also leads Selkrig Performance Unit, a fitness den for busy entrepreneurs where Aaron and his team transform how you think about exercising and being in the gym with programs custom tailored specifically for each person. He also runs a virtual coaching program for entrepreneurs, his success might be a surprise to some people, but to Aaron.

This Aussie training champ has a drive and determination in SPADES, He even moved to a new country with a totally different language to start his own business!

Today, we talk about how Aaron got into strength training, What attracted him to entrepreneurship and how to overcome dealing with conservative clients in a business.

When Ben was younger he always had a creative side to him. He also always thought of ways to make money from this creative side of his. In elementary school, he drew comics books with the idea of selling them to friends. This mindset carried over into high school where he and his locker partner sold food, drinks and candy out of their locker. They happen to be business partners today in his local brick and mortar business. Ben later went on to work for a family that owned 5 branches of the Tim Hortons Canadian restaurant chain. 

He handled the equipment maintenance for the chains.

He soon realised this wasn’t his dream knowing he always wanted to get involved in education and be an academic. After deciding NOT to pursue a PhD, he chose to do something that will utilise all the skills he had picked up from university. 

Today, we find out what got Ben into Facebook ads, How he went from an employee to decide I’m going to start a local business.