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- #59 - How to launch a podcast
If you are thinking about launching your own podcast listen to this episode and find out:
- What do you need
- How does it work
- How much does it cost
Why are you not doing it already?
12 min - #58 - Dr. Travis Zigler - It's not about the sales, it's about the relationships
Dr. Travis Zigler is an optometrist turned entrepreneur, and a true rockstar when it comes to Amazon, charity and helping others. Travis is the owner of the online business Eye Love, and the creator of Amazon PPC Pros, an agency that coaches others to rapidly scale their businesses. In this episode he shares how he became an entrepreneur, his failures and what he learned from them. He and his wife are currently on a mission to help 1M dry eye sufferers naturally by the year 2030.
- 00:37 - Intro
- 03:40 - The first entrepreneurial journey
- 04:37 - Graduating optometry school and starting to work as an employee
- 05:08 - Starting a new business and a practice
- 06:45 - The big turning point: shifting to eastern medicine
- 11:45 - Who Eye Love cater to
- 14:44 - The roadblock: focusing on service vs. focusing on sales
- 19:17 - The biggest mistake when selling online
- 23:00 - The most common mistake when selling on Amazon
- 25:42 - The agency’s name
- 29:00 - What works with Amazon video
- 30:51 - Focusing on ACoS
- 33:40 - Back to video ads
- 38:30 - Amazon FBA vs. Amazon FBM
- 42:25 - Rapid fire question round
- 43:07 - What superhero would you be and why?
- 44:35 - What is one thing that people incorrectly assume about you?
- 47:08 - What is the most pointless subject taught at schools and what would you replace it with?
- 49:33 - What is one random act of kindness you either witnessed or done yourself?
- 53:43 - What unusual or underrated food or drink should more people try out?
- 56:54 - What is one mistake in your life and what did you learn from it?
- 01:00:16 - What does the first 30 minutes of your day look like and when does it start?
- 01:03:10 - What do you do or where do you go to get inspired?
- 01:06:19 - Who do you idolize above everyone else and why?
- 01:10:41 - What book do you read or gift the most?
- 01:11:52 - What silly thing should people do more of?
- 01:14:00 - If you could change one world problem with one wish, what would it be?
- 01:17:30 - Would you rather always be 10 minutes late or always be 20 minutes early?
- 01:18:00 - Would you rather move to a new city or town every week or never be able to leave the city or town you were born in?
- 01:19:10 - What makes you happiest?
- 01:23:45 - Any asks or requests for the audience?
1 hr 28 min - #57 - Depesh Mandalia (Live) - Pivoting your business during the pandemic
Welcome to the first-ever live version of the Smarter Destiny Podcast. I’m joined by Depesh Mandalia, an experienced internet marketing entrepreneur who recently overcame the deadly coronavirus. Today we discuss the current business situation amid the pandemic, focusing on customer experience and Facebook advertising. Depesh has been on the show already, so if you are interested in learning more about him and internet marketing, you can check out episode 32.
- Bullet points
- 00:37 - Intro
- 01:30 - Overcoming coronavirus
- 06:05 - Ordering COVID-19 home test kit
- 07:35 - Dropshipping and considering customer experience
- 10:23 - The first coronavirus symptoms
- 14:15 - Clients situations amid the pandemic
- 19:50 - Pivoting your business
- 22:20 - What people expect from online retailers
- 24:00 - The most purchased item in the UK right now
- 28:28 - Finding ways to keep the business going
- 30:11 - Keeping your customers informed
- 32:20 - Promoting Facebook groups
- 34:22 - Local business digital marketing
- 36:20 - Incentivize your customers to buy for the future
- 39:00 - Rapid fire question round
- 39:26 - What superhero would you be and why?
- 40:35 - What is one thing that people incorrectly assume about you?
- 44:37 - What is the most pointless subject taught at schools and what would you replace it with?
- 48:05 - The number-one strategy for engaging people online
- 52:00 - Handling stressful situations
- 57:10 - What is one mistake you made in your life and what did you learn from it?
- 59:55 - What book do you read or gift the most?
- 01:02:15 - What do you look for when hiring?
- 01:05:32 - What silly thing should people do more of?
- 01:06:54 - If you could change one world problem with one wish, what would it be?
- 01:10:25 - Would you rather always be 10 minutes late or always be 20 minutes early?
- 01:12:05 - How would you motivate your lazy 18 year old son?
- 01:14:27 - Do you have days where you have no motivation and how do you turn them around?
- 01:19:50 - What inspired you to be an entrepreneur and what keeps motivating you to push forward?
- 01:22:56 - What unusual or underrated food or drink should more people try out?
- 01:25:02 - What makes you happiest?
- 01:27:25 - Any asks or requests for the audience?
1 hr 31 min - #56 - 2 Hacks to Increase your Conversion rate AND AOV at the same time
Where do you drive your traffic when you have a Shopify store? How can you boost your Average Order Value?
12 min - #55 - Stephen Esketzis - How To Build A World-Class Conference For Marketers
Steven Esketzis is an entrepreneur, digital marketer and sales funnel architect. He is the founder of multiple digital marketing companies, including the events company Digital Marketers Australia and the agency Media Property Collective. Obsessed with productivity, Steven is devoted to helping others grow their businesses using online marketing.
- Bullet points
- 00:44 - Intro
- 02:45 - Phase one: launching the app
- 06:45 - Phase two: interviewing DJs
- 07:45 - Phase three: the platform
- 09:14 - The beginning of the evolution: learning digital marketing
- 10:55 - Pivoting to the next thing
- 12:15 - Starting a new SEO job
- 13:00 - Blogging about new software
- 14:00 - Becoming Head of Content Marketing
- 16:00 - Learning and growing skills
- 17:43 - Building a team
- 18:15 - Building sites
- 20:00 - Monetizing content websites
- 20:50 - The importance of link acquisition
- 22:25 - Great tools for SEO
- 23:00 - Outsourcing and automating the process
- 23:35 - The first events
- 28:25 - Event planning
- 32:54 - Two types of audiences
- 35:41 - The next thing: a new ecommerce business
- 37:40- Rapid fire question round
- 38:20 - What superhero would you be and why?
- 38:50 - What is one thing that people incorrectly assume about you?
- 39:58 - What is the most pointless subject taught at schools and what would you replace it with?
- 41:40 - The most common mistakes in teaching marketing
- 42:25 - What is one amazing act of kindness you either witnessed or done yourself?
- 43:13 - What unusual or underrated food or drink should more people try out?43:54 - What is one mistake in your life and what did you learn from it?
- 44:56 - What does the first 30 minutes of your day look like and when does it start?
- 46:10 - What do you do or where do you go to get inspired?
- 47:18 - Who do you idolize above everyone else and why?
- 48:13 - What book do you read or gift the most?
- 49:09 - What silly thing should people do more of?
- 50:00 - If you could change one world problem with one wish, what would it be?
- 50:26 - Would you rather always be 10 minutes late or always be 20 minutes early?
- 51:16 - Would you rather move to a new city or town every week or never be able to leave the city or town you were born in?
- 51:45 - What makes you happiest?
54 min - #54 - Ryan Daniel Moran - Profit With Happiness
Ryan Daniel Moran is an entrepreneur, digital marketer, investor, speaker and best-selling author. He is the Founder and CEO of Capitalism.com and the host of The One Percent podcast, where he shares his thoughts on wealth, personal responsibility, and capitalism. Ryan is on a mission to empower others to release the power of capitalism so that they can build businesses and invest the profits, creating the change they want to see in the world.
- 00:30 - Intro
- 03:00 - Comparing yourself to others
- 05:00 - College and first jobs: being great with money / Being good at earning money, but not having a purpose
- 07:00 - Moving to Austin, Texas
- 08:30 - Applying the skills to ‘real business’ / Building sellable businesses
- 09:30 - Why Austin
- 10:50 - The meaning of money
- 11:10 - Amazon in 2013
- 14:30 - Influence, traffic and attention / There are plenty of opportunities
- 18:35 - The strategy behind everything
- 21:10 - How the first conference came around / Surrounding yourself with the right people / the strategy behind the first event
- 24:25 - Building the parachute as you fall
- 25:20 - Breaking even and the opportunity cost and thinking long term
- 27:30 - The power (and mistakes) of marketing
- 30:30 - Deciding to exit
- 32:50 - What happened next
- 34:00 - Making mistakes and needing a break / Giving yourself a break
- 36:35 - The importance of paying attention to what your body is saying / of listening to yourself
- 39:44 - Deciding what to do next
- 42:14 - The person who stops is the one who makes the most progress
- 44:37 - The two types of grind
- 47:33 - Dialing in with what you want
- 51:40 - 12 months to $1 million
- 54:43 - Rapid fire question round
- 55:22 - What superhero would you be and why?
- 56:49 - What is one thing that people incorrectly assume about you?
- 58:41 - What is the most pointless subject taught at schools and what would you replace it with?
- 01:01:03 - What is one amazing act of kindness you either witnessed or done yourself?
- 01:03:02 - What unusual or underrated food or drink should more people try out?
- 01:05:16 - What is one mistake in your life and what did you learn from it?
- 01:06:57 - What does the first 30 minutes of your day look like and when does it start?
- 01:07:50 - What do you do or where do you go to get inspired?
- 01:10:24 - Who do you idolize above everyone else and why?
- 01:12:26 - What book do you read or gift the most?
- 01:14:01 - What silly thing should people do more of?
- 01:15:01 - If you could change one world problem with one wish, what would it be?
- 01:17:12 - What makes you happiest?
- 01:19:22 - Any asks or requests for the audience?
1 hr 22 min - #53 - Revealing Your Customers Inner Desires
Secrets and tactics to better understanding your customers buying habits
8 min - #52 - Mike Sweigart - Doing Linkedin right
Mike Sweigart is the ultimate brand messaging consultant, a best-selling author and speaker. He helps businesses connect with their target market and generate massive revenue through social media and email campaigns. Mike is also a LinkedIn expert, and shares with us some of his best tips on how to create an engaging profile.
- 00:30 - Intro
- 00:16 - The entrepreneurial childhood
- 09:22 - The first “real” jobs
- 10:29 - Working with NSYNC
- 16:25 - Having a side hustle
- 19:50 - Learning B2B
- 21:20 - The most important lesson
- 23:44 - How to build trust
- 25:57 - The sale process
- 28:18 - Coaching
- 31:40 - The most common challenges 20 to 30 million dollar companies have
- 33:52 - Understanding Linkedin
- 53:55 - Rapid fire question round
- 54:47 - What superhero would you be and why?
- 55:43 - What is one thing that people incorrectly assume about you?
- 57:46 - What is the most pointless subject taught at schools and what would you replace it with?
- 59:33 - What is one amazing act of kindness you either witnessed or done yourself?
- 01:02:05 - What unusual or underrated food or drink should more people try out?
- 01:04:01 - What is one mistake in your life and what did you learn from it?
- 01:07:00 - What does the first 30 minutes of your day look like and when does it start?
- 01:09:06 - What do you do or where do you go to get inspired?
- 01:10:49 - Who do you idolize above everyone else and why?
- 01:12:21 - What book do you read or gift the most?
- 01:16:43 - What silly thing should people do more of?
- 01:17:20 - If you could change one world problem with one wish, what would it be?
- 01:20:27 - Would you rather always be 10 minutes late or always be 20 minutes early?
- 01:20:56 - Would you rather move to a new city or town every week or never be able to leave the city or town you were born in?
- 01:22:17 - What makes you happiest?
1 hr 26 min - SMARTER DESTINY PODCAST SEASON 2 - TRAILER
A new season of your favorite show is coming. New interviews with awesome guests! More podcasts weekly! Brand new Rapid Fire Q&A! And many surprises!
Starting April 24th.
5 min - #51 - Akbar Sheikh - The method for magnetic messaging
Akbar Sheikh is an entrepreneur, international best-selling author, speaker and philanthropist. He comes from a family of businessmen and after years of struggling he finally found massive success thanks to going into online marketing. Now Akbar runs his own coaching practice, which is on a mission to help people break through, the ethical way. He has won 9 7-figures funnel awards for helping 9 coaches hit the mark. He’s proud of his philanthropy work, which focuses on helping blind children get sight as well as on building water wells, which have provided clean water for thousands of people across Africa.
- Bullet points
- 00:37 - Intro
- 04:18 - Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs
- 08:35 - What am I supposed to do with my life?
- 12:20 - The turning point: getting a mentor
- 15:18 - What is network marketing?
- 17:00 - Leaving to work for a non-profit
- 22:20 - Starting a new business
- 24:50 - Teaching the fundamentals
- 29:00 - Giving group interviews
- 30:00 - The method for magnetic messaging: what you do + your why
- 37:40 - Philanthropy work
- 42:22 - Rapid fire question round
- 42:57 - Any unusual drinking or eating habits?
- 44:33 - How do you get into a state of flow?
- 45:42 - What habit or opinion do you have that people tend to disagree with?
- 47:38 - What non-traditional lesson would you teach at school?
- 48:45 - What books had the biggest impact on your life?
- 51:12 - What does the first 30 minutes of your day look like and when does it start?
- 52:30 - Any advice for your previous boss or bosses?
- 52:52 - What do you do or where do you go to get inspired?
- 53:15 - How would you double USD 5K in 24h?
- 55:30 - What’s the best advice ever given to you?
- 56:16 - What silly thing should people do more of?
- 57:31 - Would you rather fight one horse-sized duck or one hundred-duck sized horses?
- 58:47 - How would you convince someone to do something that is good for them, but that they don’t want to do?
- 59:20 - What makes you happiest?
- 01:01:00 - A gift for the audience
1 hr 4 min
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