Elaine had a very distinguished journalism career working for Fortune Small Business Magazine, however, with 4 young children she decided to become a freelancer and work from home.

In this interview, Elaine gives her own account of building her business. The struggles and triumphs. She also reveals the key secrets of success to build a million-dollar one-person business based on dedicated research.

This is a must listen to interview.

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• ScheduleOnce
• Everlance
• Google
• The Tim Ferriss Show
• Scaling Up Services
• Company of One
• Book: The Million-Dollar, One Person Business

Connect With Elaine Pofeldt

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @ElainePofeldt
• elainepofeldt.com

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive
• On Facebook
• On Instagram: @BuildLiveGive

Mary Henderson had a stellar career in the IT industry until she realised that her natural ambition was better suited to running her own business.  She ran a very successful agency to the Higher Education market and then turned her skills to helping coaches and consultants develop their own personal brand.

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• ClickFunnels
• SamCart
• GetResponse
• OptimizePress
• ScheduleOnce
• WordPress
• Teleprompter Lite, Teleprompter Premium
• Zoom
• TED Talks Daily
• Human 2.0
• Entrepreneur Stories
• 10 Minute Mindset Podcast

Connect With Mary Henderson

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @6figureexpert
• Mary Henderson Coaching

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive
• On Facebook
• On Instagram: @BuildLiveGive

Kim Barrett was frustrated by the lack of freedom his employer gave him, so he up and quit. In hindsight, he wished he had stayed 6 months longer to build a war chest.

He hustled for a long time and has the war wounds to show for it. He now educates agencies on how to scale whilst practising what he teaches in his own services business. You will get great value from this podcast

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• Why you should plan better before you take the leap from corporate
• The importance of not having a vanilla offer
• The importance of nailing your first clients and using it as a testimonial for others
• How social media is focusing on the individuality of message
• Why Facebook ads is still the best paid option for service-based businesses
• Who is suited to LinkedIn paid ads and the benefits of organic posts
• How to leverage interns to build your team

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Slack
• Podio
• Monday - team management software
• Momentum Podcast
• Confessions of a Business Owner Podcast
• The Hustle & Flowchart Podcast
• Business Lunch Podcast

Connect With Kim Barrett

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @RealKimBarrett
• On YouTube
• Your Social Voice
• kimbarrett.com.au

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive
• On Facebook
• On Instagram: @BuildLiveGive

John Nemo started as a reporter and then worked his way into corporate PR.

One day he sat in a meeting and thought, is this as good as it gets? - and decided to quit.

He used LinkedIn to blow up his marketing agency and the rest is history.

John is a global expert on LinkedIn and gives enormous value on the podcast. A must-listen!

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• 600m reasons why Linkedin is the place to be for service-based businesses
• The three essential actions to get leads on Linkedin - Client facing profile, niches and engagement
• Why money is in the messages on Linkedin
• How to reverse engineer on who to target on Linkedin
• The three killer tips to get results in your online courses
• Why the numbers don’t matter
• How he made a $75K mistake and how you can avoid it
• How to get people to like know and trust you 

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• Calendly
• Gmass
• Ontraport
• The Ransomed Heart Podcast
• Webinarjam
• Armchair Expert
• Ray Edwards
• How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Connect With John Nemo

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @JohnNemoPR
• LinkedInRiches

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive
• On Facebook
• On Instagram: @BuildLiveGive

Jürgen Strauss spent 27 years in Corporate travelling the world and running remote teams. Then finally the travel and values of the business he worked for influenced him to reconsider and take a voluntary redundancy.

Now Jürgen helps business coaches to improve their marketing to get more clients. Jürgen gives some great marketing tips in this podcast. One not to miss

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• How to identify, create and use an ideal client profile
• The power of finding the right mastermind
• Why you need to test and measure and run marketing experiments
• How marketing is through the line and what to do to make customers sticky
• How to create a winning culture in a remote team
• How to start a podcast
• Running your business in seasons and matching this to your cash flow
• How to get the most out of referrals

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• WP Elevation
• Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute
• Children’s Medical Research Institute
• Slack
• Loom
• Notion.so
• Bonjoro (check out Matt Barnett’s interview for the Corporate Escapees podcast)
• Local Business Leaders podcast
• Podcast Talent Coach
• The Marketing Book Podcast
• All Selling Aside podcast

Connect With Jürgen Strauss

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @Innovabiz
• Innovabiz Pty Ltd
• innovabiz.co/MAS

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive
• On Facebook
• On Instagram: @BuildLiveGive

Cindy Nicholson started as a teacher and soon realised that there was little real world value in what she was teaching. She then applied her mathematical brain to financial planning and then led her into instructional design and course creation.

She was overlooked for a promotion whilst on maternity leave and this inspired her to start her own business helping entrepreneurs to gain additional revenue by developing courses which get results.

Cindy gives a wealth of rich learnings for those with an online course or are debating to do an online course. One not to miss.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• The importance of finding the right mastermind when you start your business
• Do what you are passionate about and have skills to do
• How to determine if your idea is the right one to create a course for
• What you should expect to pay for creating an online course
• Why having your content is a great place to start
• Why focusing on getting a result is so important in course creation
• How to get referrals in your business

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• United Way
• Dropbox
• Zoom
• Brain.fm
• Mind Your Business podcast

Connect With Cindy Nicholson

• On Linkedin
• On Twitter: @cindynicholson
• Her website
• Cindy’s free resources

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive
• On Facebook
• On Instagram: @BuildLiveGive

Derrek Hofrichter grew by on a corn farm and learnt how to be a jack of all trades thanks for his father's intuition.

He then went into the world of government and politics which took him to Arizona.

Believing in Tony Robbins’ saying - ‘burn your boats’, he did that and started his own martial arts practise through Krav Maga whose vision is 'so one may walk in peace'.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• How to get your first clients when you burn the boat
• Some personal safety tips if you are ever faced with danger
• His elevator pitch for his business - it is a ripper
• Why it is important to have multiple revenue streams
• The number one tip for running Facebook and Instagram ads
• How to recruit the best talent
• How to work with your life partner
• The power of automating your business

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Tony Robbins
• Slack
• The E Myth by Michael Gerber
• Never Split the Difference

Connect With Derrek Hofrichter

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @dhofrichter
• On Instagram: @derrekhofrichter
• EVKM Self Defense & Fitness
• Derrekhofrichter.com

Connect With Paul and Build Live Give

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive
• On Facebook
• On Instagram: @BuildLiveGive

Bri Seeley studied fashion in Italy and dressed the likes of Toni Braxton, in her own label. Life was great - all so it seemed. Bri had the limiting belief that she could not make money from what she loved. So she stayed in a job for too long and life become to unravel.

She signed a $25K contract for a coach, shut down her own label and totalled her car. She threw it all away to follow what she is truly passionate about - helping women entrepreneurs to find a pathway to their dreams.

Bri unpacks some great mindset myths in this podcast. One not to miss.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• How to change your negative mindset about money in one session
• Why the brain is like a hard drive and how to remove viruses  
• How to get over the fear of making live video
• The power of launching your own book
• Power of a morning routine
• The ability to say NO
• Setting rules around social media so you are in charge

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Productive app
• Slack
• Trello
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
• The Mind Illuminated
• The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

Connect With Bri Seeley

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @BriSeeley
• briseeley.com

Connect With Paul and Build Live Give

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive
• On Facebook
• On Instagram: @BuildLiveGive

Jason Swenk spent 6 months working for Arthur Anderson and realised 1) He was unemployable and 2) There was a gold rush on (internet) and he had great skills to capitalise on it.

Jason build up a hugely successful agency and sold out to do what? He wasn’t sure. After helping out some buddies, Kimberly his wife suggested that was it - An agency mentor.

Now he greats the stuff he wished he had when he run his agency.

Warning. Jason asks you to imagine something that is hard to take back.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• Two essential to leadership - hire right and delegate outcomes not tasks
• Why defining your North star and values is essential in business
• Common sense isn’t always common practise - especially when it comes to pricing
• Why systems and frameworks work - especially for creative agencies
• How to solve scope creep in your agency
• What the two essential skills he looks for in a great salesperson
• The importance of podcasting in lead generation

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Trello
• Infusionsoft
• American Heart Association
• Zoom
• Uberconference
• Zapier
• The Smart Passive Income podcast
• Perpetual Traffic Podcast

Connect With Jason Swenk

• On Linkedin
• On Twitter: @jswenk
• On Facebook
• On Instagram: @jswenk 
• Swenk.it
• Website: http://jasonswenk.com
• Podcast: http://smartagencymasterclass.com
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jasonswenk 

Connect With Paul and Build Live Give

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive
• On Facebook
• On Instagram: @BuildLiveGive

Denise Ann Galloni was voted the shyest student in her senior year and then she realised it was not a strength which would service her well. She worked her way through Corporate America until a downsizing exercise did not sit well with her. She gave 2 weeks notice and started her own company.

Denise talks about her struggles and how she got help to overcome them.

Denise provides some great tips and I highly recommend you to listen.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• How to surround yourself with the right people when you leave corporate
• Why done is better than perfect
• Changes and new trends in training people 
• Why it is important to have multiple revenue streams
• What tips work best on  LinkedIn
• The importance of affirmation statements
• Why Denise is passionate about empowering women

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• TedX
• Treasure House Fashions
• Google Docs
• Canva
• Buffer
• The Entrepreneur Way Podcast
• The TalentGrow Show

Connect With Denise Ann Galloni

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @deniseanng
• On Facebook
• DG Training Solutions Inc
• Email: [email protected]
• Empowering Women TV Show

Connect With Paul and Build Live Give

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive
• On Facebook
• On Instagram: @BuildLiveGive