Jon Nastor's Hack the Entrepreneur

My guest today is former programmer turned marketer, father of five, and a smart entrepreneur.

Nine years ago, he started OnlineJobs.ph, the world's largest marketplace for finding and hiring virtual staff from the Philippines. Since programming the first version of the site himself, my guest has grown the company to a team of over 20 full-time people.

He is also the founder of Replace Myself, a site designed to help entrepreneurs find, hire, and (most importantly) teach and manage virtual staff.

Now, let’s hack…

John Jonas.

My guest today is a self-made, serial entrepreneur who has spent over half his life building businesses. Plus, his attitude and outlook are infectious.

He is the co-founder and CEO of Jammber, where the focus is in bringing art and commerce closer together, and by creating technology to do the stuff people hate so they can do more of what they love.

This was a super fun conversation to be part of, and I think you are going to dig it.

Now, let’s hack…

Marcus Cobb.

My guest today has been bootstrapping startups since 2014.

He is currently the co-founder and CEO of Snappa, software built to enable entrepreneurs and marketers to create graphics. Snappa was launched in July of 2015, and just recently passed the impressive milestone of $25,000 monthly recurring revenue.

From quitting his stable government job to recently purchasing the URL Snappa.com for $40,000, this conversation is insightful into the inner-workings of growing a software company from the ground up.

Now, let’s hack…

Christopher Gimmer.

My guest today is a writer, marketer, and an entrepreneur.

After spending a few years as Content (and Senior Content) Manager at uTest, my guest decided to step out on his own as a content and copywriter.

While landing his first few clients, he realized he had created a unique way to pitch his work to potential clients. This new method was so effective he almost immediately began hiring writers to fulfill the demand he was generating. This was the birth of nDash Marketing.

My guest continued to grow nDash Marketing for three years until he could no longer hire writers fast enough. This further demand leads him to turn his agency into nDash.co, a platform for writers to earn work by pitching brands unique content ideas.

Now, let’s hack…

Michael Brown.

My guest today is sales expert with over 40 years experience, a business and sales coach, and an entrepreneur.

After nearly 20 years working in sales for numerous national and international companies, he eventually worked up to VP of Sales where he hired, trained, and managed the entire sales staff.

After spending decades on the inside, my guest decided it was time to step out on his own. So he founded Sales Alliance, a sales training and coaching company, which he ran successfully for nearly 17 years.

He is now the co-founder and VP of MyFoodChain, affordable executive-class coaching -- to anyone, anywhere, at any budget.

Now, let’s hack…

Bruce Morrow.

My guest today is a data & cognitive scientist, full-stack web developer, and an entrepreneur who started his first company at 11 years old.

My guest doesn’t just have a penchant for starting companies, but as you will hear, he also knows how to achieve successful exits.

He is currently the co-founder of Strong Analytics, a data science consulting firm that helps companies understand their customers and leverage machine learning to make their products and operations better.

They’ve also just launched their first in-house product called OptiMail, to help companies optimize drip email marketing campaigns using AI.

Now, let’s hack…

Brock Ferguson.

My guest today is the founder and CEO of Small Business Trends, an award-winning online publication, which offers breaking news and advice for small business owners.

My guest is a former corporate attorney that left corporate life and founded Small Business Trends in 2003.

She is considered an authoritative voice on small business issues and has been noted and quoted in respected publications, such as the Wall Street Journal.

Her name has appeared in multiple top lists and she was featured as one of Hubspot’s 100 Most Powerful Women on Twitter.

Now, let’s hack…

Anita Campbell.

In this 35-minute episode Anita Campbell and I discuss:

• How sticking to things can help out entrepreneurs
• Why it’s necessary to measure your progress over the long-term
• If you don’t know how to do things, don’t do it
• Understanding that we all work for someone, whether we like it or not
• The hard part of identifying your core competency

• Small business trends website
• Bizsugar website
• Anita on LinkedIn
• Anita on Twitter
• Jon on Twitter

My guest today is a former real estate agent, current keynote speaker, and an all-out entrepreneur.

Just over five years ago, my guest was introduced to a new way of teaching entrepreneurship — the idea was learning while playing a newly designed board game.

So, he took a chance and headed to the UK to try running a workshop based on this new board game, and he found his calling.

Upon his return to his home in Israel, he became a co-founder in what is now known as FreshBiz, a gamified system for corporate, leadership, and professional training.

Now, let’s hack…

Simcha Gluck.

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

She spent the first 18 years of her career as the founder of Nimble Cricket Marketing, a full-service marketing, and communications consulting firm.

Today, my guest is the founder and publisher behind The Author Incubator, where her and her team help life coaches, how-to writers, and solo entrepreneurs increase their bottom line through book publishing.

Now, let’s hack…

Angela Lauria.

My guest today is a former digital nomad, writer, podcaster, and a smart entrepreneur.

In 2007, my guest and his business partner started an eCommerce business. They spent eight years growing it into a multiple 7-figure per year business and then sold it in 2015.

In this time, he also started the Dynamite Circle, a private community, and forum of lifestyle entrepreneurs — of which I am a part of. They also host an annual conference in Bangkok called DCBKK.

As a podcaster, he is the host of the Tropical MBA show, now in its fifth year.

Now, let’s hack…

Dan Andrews.