Jon Nastor's Hack the Entrepreneur

Brian Scudamore of O2E Brands is anything but ordinary. He dropped out of high school and talked his way into college only to drop out again.

Finally, Brian Scudamore decided to take his last $700 and start 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Having built this company into a multi-million dollar home services empire, he is now passionate about empowering other small business owners to take the lead in their own companies.

He is the founder of O2E Brands, the banner company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1- Day Painting, You Move Me, and Shack Shine. They are leaders in customer experience, innovation and franchise development with a combined revenue of $215M.

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Brian Scudamore O2E Brands

In this 31-minute episode Brian Scudamore and I discuss:

- Putting your vision for the future in writing and setting it into motion - The concept of “entrypreneurship” and how Brian works to help people grow as entrepreneurs - The value of identifying your weaknesses and being “WTF” (willing to fail!) - Revolutionizing an ordinary business and making it exceptional - The importance of weathering the storms of entrepreneurship

PJ Taei is forward-thinking and confident tech entrepreneur.

After spending a couple years as a network technician before ventured out on his own and started a web hosting company. Over the next 14 years, he grew WebNet Hosting until it was acquired in 2016.

Then he started Uscreen, a video platform that enables content owners to launch their own streaming service. They now have over 1000 customers including ToysRus, Wanderlust, and Zumba.

During this conversation, we discuss how business is one big puzzle, believing in yourself, and listening to your customers.

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PJ Taei.

If you ever felt apprehension when getting started putting your thoughts and ideas out into the world, then this conversation is for you.

Today's guest was originally on the show back in 2014 when we discussed entrepreneurship as an artistic process.

Since that interview, he has moved from Chicago to Medellin, Colombia, as he goes all-in on the artistic side of entrepreneurship.

In this conversation, we go deep in his new book The Heart to Start, the true value of documenting our processes and journeys, and the three type of revenue.

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David Kadavy.

Seven months ago, Jake Jorgovan was in the unenviable position that many of us have found ourselves in at one point or another -- lots of ideas that seemed great at the start and an equal number that had to be shutdown for one reason or another.

He'd had a lot of success with consulting over the years, but he wanted to build something bigger. Then he came up with another big idea and on July 15, 2017 he sent the first email pitching a new Linkedin outreach service called Lead Cookie. Now, just seven months later they have grown from the first email to a team of 19 full-time employees and generating $43k in monthly recurring revenue.

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Jake Jorgovan.

Kristin Zhivago started her first business with her husband in 1979. Since then she hasn't rested. In fact, she spent nearly 35 years as a Revenue Coach for hundreds and hundreds of companies.

During the past four years, she has co-founded Cloud Potential and Cloud Wise Academy, both of which she has now parted ways from.

She is currently the founder of Zhivago Partners, a digital marketing management company. Kristen is also the author of a new book called Roadmap to Revenue: How to Sell the Way Your Customers Want to Buy.

In this conversation, we discuss customer interviews, why customers buy, and being stoked.

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Kristin Zhivago.

Today we are going deep with a friend of mine, Chris Ducker, and his brand new book Rise of the Youpreneur.

I first met Chris four years ago in the Philippines, and a masterminding session at that time was the inception point for me starting Hack the Entrepreneur.

Chris' new book Rise of the Youpreneur: The Definitive Guide to Becoming the Go-To Leader in Your Industry and Building a Future-Proof Business.

In this conversation, we answer a bunch of questions to help you move ahead in your business, such as:

How big of an audience do we need to start selling?

You’ve developed an audience, now how do you figure out what to sell?

What about someone who struggles with selling?

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Chris Ducker.

Adam Witty is an author, speaker, and publishing entrepreneur.

Back in 2005, from a spare bedroom in his house he started Advantage Media Group. Over the past 12 years, Advantage has grown from that bedroom to an international publishing company that has helped over 1,000 busy professionals publish their books.

In 2016, Advantage launched a historic partnership with Forbes, to create ForbesBooks, a business book publisher for top business leaders.

During this conversation we discuss emotional resilience, comparing down rather than up, and going from self-employed to entrepreneur.

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Adam Witty.

Mike Kafka is a quarterback in the NFL, playing last season for the Minnesota Vikings and is currently a free-agent. He is enrolled at the university of Miami School of Business and is an entrepreneur to watch out for.

Not one to take it easy in the off-season, my guest founded and oversees operations, product development, marketing and sales of Roo Outdoor, a lifestyle outdoor apparel company.

Using his network and connections from his day job as a professional athlete, my guest has grown Roo Outdoor at an exciting rate.

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Mike Kafka.

Troy Dean is former voice over artist, marketer, and online entrepreneur.

After spending nine years as a WordPress plugin developer and consultant, he noticed a gap in the WordPress market, and he aimed to fill it.

In 2013, he co-founded WP Elevation, which has since become the world's largest business accelerator devoted to helping WordPress consultants build their businesses. From a simple idea, they have grown to a team of 15 with a healthy community forum and live events throughout the year.

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Troy Dean.

He is the founder and CEO of Triple R Marketing, where him and his team help clients become leaders in their industries, by utilizing his 20 plus years experience in sales and marketing.

In this conversation we discuss understanding the true value of relationships, why windshields are larger than rear view mirrors, and why your business doesn't nee to be everywhere.

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Matt Ruedlinger.