Jon Nastor's Hack the Entrepreneur

My guest today is a fashion designer, intimate apparel expert, and an entrepreneur.

As a true serial entrepreneur, my guest (as you will hear) has been hustling and starting businesses since she was a kid.

After spending some time in the fashion industry, my guest founded Charmed, a junior undergarment company. Charmed was acquired by Maidenform in 2011.

In 2014, my guest founded Jewel Toned, a lingerie and shapewear product developer, designer, and manufacturer. In March 2014, Jewel Toned received seed round funding of $185k and in March of 2015, they received their second round at $600k.

Now, let’s hack…

Rachael McCrary.

My guest today is a media producer, drummer, and entrepreneur.

He grew up in the family restaurant business but had the urge to set out on his own. Since he was 17 years old, my guest made his way as a professional musician —recording and touring.

In 2011, he went back into the restaurant business — this time with his brother.

Then in 2013, he went back to music and started a podcast called Drummer’s Resource. In the past three years, my guest was transformed Drummer’s Resource into a full-fledged media platform — including a podcast, blog, and social — with entertaining, inspiring and lifestyle-focused content for drummers.

Now, let’s hack…

Nick Ruffini.

My guest today is a marketer, ever-evolving and learning CEO, and serial entrepreneur.

At the age of 15, he raised $120,000 to start a software company. The company did ok, but eventually it fizzled and then failed. So, he went to college, dropped out, and eventually graduated.

Then in 2013, he co-founded Leadpages. Today, Leadpages has well over 100 employees, and 10s of 1000s of customers. They’ve also raised $38 million in venture capital.

In the conversation, you will hear how he runs Leadpages while only knowing what he’s doing about 25% of the time. And we talk about laddering up, and how to use it to start and grow your business.

Now, let’s hack…

Clay Collins.

My guest today is a world traveler, Princeton Graduate, and an entrepreneur.

As co-founder and COO, he has lived in 55 countries while building his most recent business Toptal, into a team of over 100 employees and well over $100 million in annual revenue.

In this conversation, you will learn how Toptal has scaled as a fully-distributed team — no offices and as few meetings as possible.

Now, let’s hack…

Breanden Beneschott.

My guest today is an Emmy Award-Winning Media Producer, bestselling author, and an entrepreneur.

During my guest’s final year of university, while traveling through Europe, she started a blog that accidentally became a business, and has since grown to become a full-blown media company called She Takes On the World.

She has been featured in countless magazines, websites, and TV shows — including CNN, Forbes, Mashable, and The Wall Street Journal.

She is also the author She Takes On the World, The Conquer Kit, and the just released planner Conquer Your Fear: The Ultimate Planner to Get More Done, Grow Your Business, and Achieve Your Dreams.

Now, let’s hack…

Natalie MacNeil.

My guest today is a YouTuber, blockchain evangelist, and entrepreneur. He also loves to curse, so please be warned.

He is the founder of BlockGeeks, an online hub covering the rapidly evolving world of blockchain technologies. 

He is also a marketing strategist and has worked with global brands such as 5Minute Journal, Luxy Hair, and Q-Con.

In addition to all of this, my guest can be found on YouTube talking about everything from marketing and business growth to bio-hacking and privacy.

Now, let’s hack…

Ameer Rosin.

My guest today is a leader, golf addict, and an entrepreneur.

He is currently the co-founder of The Athlete Activation System, which provide Strength Coaches and Personal Trainers with the system they can use to become more effective as trainers.

He is also the co-founder of WPUP, a service to proactively manage, secure, and support your WordPress website.

Now, let’s hack…

Jeremy Choi.

In today’s episode we are going deep into the Entrepreneurial Myth — AKA the E-Myth.

My guest is an innovator, best-selling author of 29 books, and an entrepreneur.

His book, The E-Myth, was named by The Wall Street Journal as the #1 business book of all time. It is also the most discussed book ever on Hack the Entrepreneur, and one of my personal favorites.

The E-Myth just celebrated it’s 40 year anniversary, and in honor of it, my guest is releasing his final book in the E-Myth series — this one is entitled, Beyond the E-Myth.

I had a bunch of questions and a solid plan for this interview, but in our pre-interview conversation, my guest told me he was tired of answering interview questions, so said throw them all out and let’s just have a conversation and see what we can get to.

My guest was exactly my age when he started building his business empire, this is what happens when two people 40 years apart talk entrepreneurship and business. I hope you enjoy it.

Now, let’s go deep with…

Michael Gerber.

My guest today is a former engineer, self-proclaimed terrible surfer, and an entrepreneur from Belarus living the American dream in San Francisco.

He spent his formative years finding creative ways to make money and honing his sales skills. In 2007, he co-founded his first tech company Coding Staff. After running the company for four years, he and his co-founder sold the company to their employees.

In January 2011, he and his co-founder struck again when they started PandaDoc, all-in-one software to create, deliver, and eSign quotes, contracts, and other sales documents.

Now, let’s hack…

Mikita Mikado.

My guest today is a former Product Manager, consultant, writer, snowboarder, after of four, and an entrepreneur.

As you will hear in this conversation, my guest was born with the entrepreneurial instinct and desire to create. And even though life tried to get in his way, he continued to write and create while working full-time and still having time to hang out with his family.

He is a relentless maker. With a list including Marketing for Developers, Product People Club, Network Effects, and Remote Workers.

He is the author of several books including Amplification, The Product Hunt Handbook, and his latest book Jolt.

He is also the host of the MegaMaker podcast.

Now, let’s hack…

Justin Jackson.