Lindsay Gordon started work in Australia, moved to San Francisco and ended up working at Google doing customer support. She enjoyed it but saw a gap in recruitment and development and started a side business to re-risk the move.

Her passion for customer service was replaced with helping analytical people to find the right career and the rest is history.

Lindsay shares enormous value in the podcast on how to build your own career - be it working for someone or yourself.

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Google
• National Bail Out
• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
• TomatoTimer
• Acuity Online Appointment Scheduling
• How I Built This with Guy Raz
• How I Built This - Facebook group

Connect With Lindsay Gordon

• On LinkedIn
• A Life of Options
• Free resource: Define Your Priorities

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

Abby has a great corporate comms career but fell out of love with what she was doing. She started a side hustle and on 2 occasions left to get her business pumping. Both failed and she was in debt. She worked with a sales coach and a mindset coach and the rest is history.

The Vivian Lou brand helps women wear heels for 4 times longer without pain. You will get an amazing and honest account of how Abby has achieved enormous success whilst living the lifestyle she loves.  

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• UserGems
• Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
• Entrepreneurs On Fire
• How I Built This with Guy Raz
• YouTube
• Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
• The Tapping Solution App
• Facebook Ads
• Dress for Success
• Women's Bean Project
• Shopify

Connect With Abby Walker

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @iheartvivianlou
• Vivian Lou
• Book: Strap on a Pair

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

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Evan was in the right place at the right time to ride the rise of the IT industry in South Africa. He worked hard and learnt many valuable lessons.

He decided to provide his family with greater opportunities and wound up in Australia. He was successful and finally became an Action Coach, where he has coached hundreds of small business owners.

I left Evan to tell his story as it covers off many of the questions I normally ask. There is enormous wisdom and well worth listening through to the end to capture all the gold.

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Plan International: Advancing children's rights and equality for girls
• Product Hunt
• Zapier
• IFTTT
• This Week in Tech
• Hubspot
• ActionCOACH

Connect With Evan Rubenstein

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @evanrubenstein
• evanrubenstein.com

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

Ricardo left his home country Colombia to study Architecture in Australia. He felt pressure to continue his profession, but he knew it was not for him. So he turned his talents to design and communication to help attract other international students to Australia to study.

He saw a gap in the market for student accommodation and that is how Bedssi started. Ricardo gives 6 killer tips from his experience. Great interview and one worth listening to.

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Ready Fire Aim book
• G Suite
• Mixergy podcast
• How I Built This with Guy Raz

Connect With Ricardo Guiterrez

• On LinkedIn
• Twitter: @bedssi
• Bedssi
• Innovator Diaries Podcast

Connect With Paul and Build Live Give

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

Paul Moore was an engineer and worked at the Ford Motor company, but he has a burning desire to be an entrepreneur. He moonlighted on several until he finally took the leap at 29.

He has been a finalist for Entrepreneur of the year twice and made and lost millions. He gives an amazing account of his journey and a master class on commercial Real Estate investing.

His passion for eradicating human trafficking is inspiring.

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• wellingscapital.com
• How To Lose Money Podcast
• Book: The Perfect Investment
• One Thing book and podcast
• HubSpot
• BiggerPockets

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

Dustin had an entrepreneurial upbringing but found his way into the corporate world. He knew it was not for him but he tried different models to escape until he found the right one.

This was real estate and now he works for 1 hour a month. He loves to travel with his family and give back. Dustin has an amazing story and one worth listening to.

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Dale Carnegie
• Cozy
• Evernote
• The Briefing podcast
• The Lifestyle Builders Podcast

Connect With Dustin Heiner

• On LinkedIn
• masterpassiveincome.com
• The Master Passive Income Podcast
• Free resource: Learn How to Quit your J.O.B. (Just Over Broke) with Rental Properties

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

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