Jon Nastor's Hack the Entrepreneur

My guest today has built companies in several different industries and has been successful enough to hand the companies over to someone else to manage and run.

He had more or less retired when he co-founded Examine.com, an independent and unbiased evidence-based organization that investigates the science behind supplementation and nutrition.

My guest is trying to make a difference in this industry and with over one million people visiting the site every month he appears to be making that difference.

My guest is also fitness adviser at Schwarzenegger.com and, in 2014, he was recognized as a Game Changer by Men's Fitness.

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Sol Orwell.

In this 32-minute episode Sol Orwell and I discuss:

He is now the founder of Design Pickle, a graphic design subscription service that offers unlimited requests and revisions for a monthly fee.

My guest is also a creative consultant at Digital and Disruptive, where he hosts workshops to help companies rapidly develop marketing or brand strategies.

He is a charitable guy and has been on the board of directors for the Alzheimers Association and is the co-founder of One Small Business, which provides entrepreneurial education for young people.

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Russ Perry

. In this 31-minute episode Russ Perry and I discuss:

My guest today has a passion for assisting small business owners and entrepreneurs in starting and protecting their businesses.

Along side her husband, she pioneered the business filings industry with MyCorporation.com in 1997, whilst they were both at law school. A Fortune 500 company acquired MyCorporation.com in 2005, which allowed her to retire at the young age of 30.

She hated being retired and soon grew restless, so she and Phil founded Corpnet.com. Corpnet prepares and files the documents necessary to start a new business in any state or county in the U.S., and sends alerts to up-and-running businesses when annual reports and other business filings are due.

My guest's companies combined have helped more than 100,000 corporations and LLCs get started.

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Nellie Akalp.

In this 33-minute episode Nellie Akalp and I discuss:

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My guest today is a dad, husband, drummer and entrepreneur, who builds awesome stuff online and helps people with their lives and businesses.

He spent his early years travelling around Canada whilst playing in punk-rock bands, which taught him the D.I.Y. work ethic of ‘if you want something to change you have to do it; get it done or stop complaining about it’. This is a work ethic that he still swears by.

He is the host of Hack The Entrepreneur and co-host of The Showrunner podcast and Podcasting Course..

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Our very own Jon Nastor.

In this 47-minute episode Jerod Morris and Jonny Nastor discuss:

Almost 4 years ago I read a truly inspiring book called The Flinch.  The premise of this great book is to overcome the flinch or fears that we all have every day, in order to live a more free and fulfilling life.

The part that really stuck with me was on cold showers and taking them to overcome the basic flinch to ice cold water.  There has rarely been a day that I have stepped into a shower and not thought of this challenge -- but I had yet to step up to the 30 day challenge presented in the book.

This past March, my family and I went to the Philippines for a work vacation.  The country and people are some of the most beautiful I have seen anywhere, and most of the hotels had hot water.  Hotels are fun, but sometimes you need to adventure a little further. We decided to spend three weeks on a more remote island and stay in a more rustic style lodging. Here we had NO hot water, none at all, not a drop.  This was quite off-putting at first, but then it brought me back to The Flinch and its cold shower challenge.  
Three weeks with no hot water, showering at least once per day and I am now 100% over my fear towards cold water.

Julien Smith is the author of the Flinch (free download included below) and I am very excited to have him as a guest on the show.  

Julien is the CEO of Breather, a New York Times Bestselling author, and a world-renowned speaker.

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My guest today is a public speaker, blogger, best-selling author, entrepreneur and businessman.

My guest researches, writes, and speaks on how to think better, plan smarter and act on what matters. He has presented over 1,000 speeches to companies and spoken to over 250,000 people.

He has started or co-founded five companies, including being a co-founder of an exclusive tour company and the only private airline in Antarctica. He is also the host of the Experts Enterprise podcast.

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Hugh Culver.

In this 33-minute episode High Culver and I discuss:

My guest today is a website developer and designer, graphic artist, podcast producer, music and video maker, as well as an entrepreneur.

He wants to teach people how to make money and have a blast in the process, as he believes that it's possible to make money online by simply being yourself and being creative.

My guest has built a passive income stream through what he calls passion mashing, which involves trying to blend a business idea with a personal passion. His current projects include Roasty Coffee, a resource on how to find, brew and drink great coffee, and Swim University, a website that teaches people how to take care of their pools and hot tubs.

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Matt Giovanisci.

In this 36-minute episode Matt Giovanisci and I discuss:

My guest today is the founder and CEO of multiple successful businesses, including StickeJunkie.com and Delinquent Distribution.

Most recently, and alongside Dan "Punkass" Caldwell (the founder of Tapout clothing), she has created Lessons.biz, which offers a 6-week course on how to run a successful t-shirt business.

My guest skipped college and started her first business, Rhythm Sticks, at age 23.

She also appeared in season 5 of The Apprentice and won two tasks as project manager, before being offered by Donald Trump in week 9.

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Andrea Lake.

In this 34-minute episode Andrea Lake and I discuss:

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:

My guest for today wasn’t always an entrepreneur, in fact, my guest attended Harvard and worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, policy work for the National Economic Council at the White House,and political organizing for the Service Employees International Union. But then he gave it all up to become an entrepreneur.

He is the CEO and co-founder of Mic, a leading news and media company for young people.Each month, more than 20 million readers rely on Mic’s unique sensibility to stay informed and make sense of the world.

My guest was also named to the 2014 Forbes’s 30 Under 30 list.

Now, let’s hack… Chris Altchek.

In this 30-minute episode Chris Altchek and I discuss: