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Chris Guillebeau shares product launch and new business hurdles

Episode 408: Product Launch Lessons From Adventure Capital by Chris Guillebeau on New Business Hurdles

Chris Guillebeau is a New York Times bestselling author and modern-day explorer. He is the author of 5 books and his daily podcast, Side Hustle School, is downloaded more than 2 million times a month. Every summer in Portland, Oregon, Chris hosts the World Domination Summit, a gathering of creative, remarkable people with thousands in attendance. Chris is also the founder of Pioneer Nation, Unconventional Guides, the Travel Hacking Cartel, and numerous other projects. During a lifetime of self-employment that included a four-year commitment as a volunteer executive in West Africa, he visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his 35th birthday.

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Mike Smerklo talks about entrepreneurship and new business challenges

Episode 407: Entrepreneurship and the False Positives of Early Sales Win by Mike Smerklo on New Business Challenges

Mike Smerklo is an experienced entrepreneur, investor and business leader driven by the desire to turn ideas into reality. Having bought and scaled a small business into a publicly traded company worth nearly a billion dollars in value, he has a deep understanding of the hard work, dedication and grit that truly powers successful entrepreneurship. Today, as the co-founder and managing director of Next Coast Ventures, Smerklo is a champion for a new generation of entrepreneurs building disruptive companies in big markets. His new book, Mr. Monkey and Me (Scribe Media, Nov. 17 2020), is a “real talk” guide for entrepreneurs who want to cut through the noise to cultivate a mindset that supports greatness.

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Stephen Warley of Life Skills That Matter tells you how to talk to your family about working for yourself

Episode 406: How To Talk To Your Family About Working For Yourself by Stephen Warley of Life Skills That Matter

Stephen is a solopreneur business coach and founder of Life Skills That Matter. He is an advocate for your inner voice to help you finally create work that works for you! He’s frequently referred to by LSTM Accelerator Members as a “professional nudger” because he’s so passionate about seeing aspiring solopreneurs succeed.

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Carl Pullein tells you how to do a weekly planning session

Episode 405: How To Do A Weekly Planning Session by Carl Pullein on Productivity Hacks & Getting Things Done

Carl has written three books on productivity and time management and coaches companies and individuals around the world through his Time and Life Mastery and Your Digital Life courses. 

His passion and dedication to helping people become better at managing their time so they can focus on what is important to them is legendary and his presentations and workshops are highly interactive, entertaining and educational.

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Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle talks about how to be a consultant

Episode 404: How to Be a Consultant by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle on Building A Consulting Career

Colin Wright is a professional author and international speaker who co-founded a publishing company and travels full-time, moving to a new country every four months or so--that country determined by the votes of his readers! He also blogs.

Colin's a minimalist in that he owns very few things and is careful in how he consumes. He tends to buy less, but invest in quality when he does, and trends toward the same in relationships, business endeavors, and just about everything else.

He's left-handed, blue-eyed, scary good at Tetris, and can’t cook.

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Jeff Goins of Goins Writer gives you 4 keys to creating powerful launches

Episode 403: The 4 Keys to Creating Powerful Launches by Jeff Goins of Goins Writer on Marketing & Promotional Tips

Jeff Goins is the best-selling author of five books including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don't Starve. On his blog, he shares his thoughts on writing, life, and creative work.

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Mike Lieberman of Money Mini Blog has a message for those thinking about starting a business in retirement

Episode 402: Thinking About Starting a Business in Retirement by Mike Lieberman with MoneyMiniBlog on Side Hustles

Kalen Bruce is the founder of MoneyMiniBlog. His story is simple… he and his wife were $24,000 in debt and became a student of finances to get out. They are now debt-free and building wealth. Kalen shares everything he has learned on his blog, writing informative, entertaining, mini blogs to help you with your finances. Finances can be intimidating, so he keeps his posts short, sweet, and simple.

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Tim Sullivan with Get Rich Slowly talks about teaching kids to be entrepreneurs

Episode 401: Think Different: Teaching Kids To Be Entrepreneurs by Tim Sullivan with Get Rich Slowly on Entreprenuerial Lessons

J.D. Roth has been reading and writing about personal finance for a decade. Today he’s financially independent, but ten years ago, his money life was a disaster, with over $35,000 in consumer debt. He started turning everything around in 2004. By being the boss of your own life, you, too, can be the master of your own financial fate.

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Nir Eyal of NirAndFar talks about how to repair a toxic work culture

Episode 400: This is How to Repair a Toxic Work Culture by Nir Eyal of NirAndFar on How to Create A Successful Work Team

Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.”

Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the bestselling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.

In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today.

Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include: Eventbrite, Product Hunt, Pantry, Marco Polo, Presence Learning, 7 Cups, Pana, Symphony Commerce, Worklife (acquired by Cisco) and Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn).

Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University.

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Kevin Mulligan of Good Financial Cents teaches you the art of leverage

Episode 399: Want to Succeed as an Entrepreneur - Learn the Art of Leverage by Kevin Mulligan with Good Financial Cents

Jeff Rose, CFP® is a Certified Financial Planner™, founder of Good Financial Cents, and author of the personal finance book Soldier of Finance. Jeff is an Iraqi combat veteran and served 9 years in the Army National Guard. His work is regularly featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Inc.com and Entrepreneur.

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