Jon Nastor's Hack the Entrepreneur

My guest today is the self-proclaimed 'coolest guy in SEO', am Australian ex-pat living in Cambodia, and an entrepreneur.

Over nine years ago, and after spending a few short years as a software engineer, my guest took the entrepreneurial leap and started Ardor SEO. Nearly a decade later, they have offices and teams in Australia, Cambodia, and the Philippines.

In this conversation we discuss how to define success, using backlinks to increase SEO, and transitioning into a top-line business.

Now, let's hack…

Kris Reid.

My guest today is a marketer, designer, and entrepreneur.

In 2008, while employed as eCommerce Marketing Manager at Camping World, my guest began building websites and tools for graphic designers.

What began as a side hustle with Brusheezy.com, my guest has spent the past 11 years building and growing the Eezy brand, which now includes four main products built in-house with their 18-person team, and several other companies they have acquired.

In this episode we discuss, success as a sliding scale, using search engine optimization to get customers, and how to choose your next project.

Now, let's hack…

Shawn Rubel.

My guest today is a music lover, Blue Jays fan, and an entrepreneur.

While still in university, my guest cofounded a company that seemingly failed. So after graduation, he went to LA to work for EMI Music, with the plan to permanently relocate for a long-term position.

During the slight delay as he prepared to move, Microsoft found the website for his failed business and reached out to him. This was the official birth of LyricFind, now the world's largest lyric licensing service.

Now, let's hack…

Darryl Ballantyne.

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My guest today is a Facebook Ads Strategist, writer, a qualified lawyer, and an entrepreneur.

In 2010, my guest started a website called WritingHappiness.com. For the next five years, she honed here content writing skills, launched three online programs, and wrote for countless large publications.

Two years ago, she merged WritingHappiness into her personal brand, where she now helps coaches and service-based entrepreneurs acquire customers with Facebook Ads.

Now, let's hack…

Marya Jan.

My guest today is an author, runner, and entrepreneur.

Back in 1996, my guest cofounded Omega Insurance Services, an insurance fraud investigation company. They went from a company of three to a company of 300 and were acquired for $20 million in 2003.

After enjoying a mini-retirement of sorts, my guest launched a software company called SocialJukebox, a social media management system.

He is also the author of Alphabet Success: Keeping it Simple. My Secrets to Success.

Now, let's hack…

Tim Fargo.

My guest today is a leader, author, and an entrepreneur.

A little over 13 years ago, my guest began helping seniors stay mobile, safe, and happy, with his company The Physic Co. What started as less than a full-time job for one person, has since grown to a team of 100 delivering over 200,000 physiotherapy consults per year. And for seven consecutive years has earned itself a place on BRWs annual list of Australia’s best places to work.

While growing and scaling his company, my guest also decided to attend MITs entrepreneurial Masters Program, which he successfully graduated from in 2014.

Most recently, my guest published a book called Culture is Everything.

Now, let’s hack…

Tristan White.

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Today’s guest is the founder of The Improv Effect, a company that gives their clients the competitive edge, through creativity, collaboration, and effective communication.

My guest's goal was to help businesses reach their full potential and she has successfully done this for global companies such as Groupon, Johnson & Johnson, The PGA Tour, Crayola and many more.

With techniques that she learned on the job at Disney and Sesame Street, she leads teams and organizations to achieve teamwork, creative problem solving, presentation skills, and product development sessions.

In addition to this, my guest is a much sought-after speaker and speaking coach to leaders worldwide.

She also co-authored a book called CTRL Shift: The book for any day.

Now, let’s hack…

Jessie Shternshus.

In this 30-minute episode Jessie Shternshus and I discuss:

• Why we are made to improvise every day (and how to relearn this skill)
• Letting your audience come up with ideas on their own
• How teaching local classes helped her business get off the ground
• Trusting her gut and following her instincts
• Why business should be treated like a game of chess

• Improv Website
• CTRL Shift: The book for any day
• Improv Website
• Jessie on Twitter
• Improv Effect Facebook
• Jon on Twitter
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My guest today is an author, growth hacker (in fact, he personally coined the term back in 2010), and an entrepreneur.

He got his start back in the mid-late 1990s and spent the next decade and a half heading up marketing and growth at several companies, such as LogMeIn, Eventbrite, and Dropbox.

In 2012, he founded Qualaroo, a SaaS company who’s customers included Uber Starbucks, Spotify, Burger King, and Intuit, and was acquired in 2016.

He is now the founder and CEO of GrowthHackers.com, the leading community for growth professionals, with 1.8 million global users.

He also just co-wrote a book called Hacking Growth: How today’s fastest-growing companies drive breakout success.

Now, let’s hack…

Sean Ellis.

[episode]Today’s guests is an online marketing strategist and author of several books on marketing, most notably The New Rules of Marketing and PR with over 300,000 copies sold to date.

At the height of the dot-com boom, he was vice president of marketing at NewsEdge Corporation, an online news distributor with $70 million in revenue.

In 2002, after NewsEdge was sold he was fired.

Like any entrepreneur would do, he started his own business to refine his ideas, work with select clients and teach others through writing and speaking.

The marketing programs he has since developed are responsible for selling well over one billion dollars in products and services worldwide.

Now, let’s hack…

David Meerman Scott.

• How The Grateful Dead started the first social networks
• Taking ideas that work in other markets and applying them to yours (to maximize your successes)
• David’s favorite rock concert ever was…
• Frame your work around what you love to do

• David’s website
• Marketing Lessons From The Grateful Dead
• The New Rules of Marketing and PR
• Newsjacking
• The New Rules of Selling (SlideShare)
• Jack White live on Austin City Limits
• David on Twitter
• Jon on Twitter
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My guest today is a writer, traveler, e-commerce expert, and an entrepreneur.

He got started with building a landscaping business while still in high school and ran it until going to college.

While in college, he met his business partner and launched as eCommerce business called Portlight, which has sold over $20 million in products and has a team of ten people running it.

He is currently the co-founder and CMO of FreeeUp, where my guest and his team enable companies to hire the top 1% of freelancers in eCommerce, virtual assistance, marketing, and web development.

He also just released a new book called Free Up Your Business.

Now, let’s hack…

Connor Gillivan.