The Business Method: Interviewing Billionaires, Billion Dollar Founders & the World’s Most Successful People 🎧🔥

Nadia Masri ~ Founder of Perksy and Forbes 30 Under 30

~ Current Series ~

There are so many different aspects to influence. It is quite eye-opening to see people in different stages of their lives use influence and understand how to use it.  Today’s guest is no exception and quite a prodigy when it comes to business and influence. Although she might not call herself that. Nadia Masri is the founder of Perksy a revolutionary market research app that is helping businesses get much more effective results when conducting market research and it also gamifies the surveying with rewards for those that are replying to the research. On top of that, Nadia is a recent featuring winner of Forbes 30 Under 30.

Today on the show, we talk with Nadia about how she created Perksy from a project at college and building it into a company highly recognized by Forbes and the business world today by the age of twenty-eight. We also chat about how she sees and designs quality platforms for users, how she was a driven entrepreneur from a young age, how she uses high-performance productivity and how Nadia blends influence and leadership into one.

03:09: Who is Nadia Masri?

14:29: Being Successful Rapidly at a Young Age

19:59: Nadia on Resilience

23:29: Creating a Leading Platform for Market Research

30:09: Gamifying Market Research

33:24: Well Designed App Examples

35:34: Getting on Forbes 30 Under 30

43:39: Influence Equals Leadership

50:44: Nadia on Productivity & Open Office Space

Contact Info:

https://www.getperksy.com/

[email protected]

Kiersten Rich ~ Forbes Top 10 Travel Influencer & Founder of The Blonde Abroad~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Kiersten Rich was named by Forbes as one of the Top 10 Travel Influencers in the world and has been featured worldwide on major publications for her photography and influence in the travel space. Kiersten's blog, The Blonde Abroad, started as an online journal where she could share her travel stories and help inspire women to travel the world, and it has now evolved into a travel-focused media company with multiple brand extensions that is set to hit her first 7-figure year in 2019. Kiersten and The Blond Abroad are a perfect example of taking online influence and turning into a legitimate multi-faceted business.

Currently, The Blonde Abroad has over 550,000+ followers on Instagram, nearly half a million monthly blog visitors, 5 million monthly Pinterest viewers, over 200,000 Facebook fans, and over 2.5 million YouTube views. On the show today, we get the backstory of how Kiersten started this project and spent the time and effort over the years to become a serious entrepreneur and build a solid, sustainable business. We chat about how she handles priorities while traveling, where her traffic comes from, being an early adapter to social media platforms, and how she creates videos while travels. We also get into some fun chat about her favorite blogging perks, best travel experiences, favorite conferences, and of course, how to manage influence in a responsible way.  

  08:40: The Beginning of The Blonde Abroad

  20:00: Finding Synchronicity After Many Years of Travel

  25:33: Prioritizing When Running a Successful Location-Independent Business/Blog

  30:25: Being a Good Friend and Analyzing Friendships

  33:38: Becoming a Forbes Top Travel Influencer

  37:53: Where Does The Blonde Abroad Get Their Her Traffic?

  41:18: Moving from Blogger to Entrepreneur and Being an Early Adapter

  47:38: Blending Influence w/ Entrepreneurship

  50:58: Giving the Online World Boundaries

  55:28: Creating Your Own Videos While Traveling

1:04:38: Top Blogging Perks

1:08:28: Top Travel Experiences

1:12:58: Top Conferences & Groups

Contact Info:

https://theblondeabroad.com/

https://questcreativeagency.com/

https://tbaescapes.com/

Clayton Morris ~ From News Anchor to Entrepreneur, Best Selling Author, and Influencer

~ Current Series ~

Would you quit a high-paying job at the #1 cable news show in the world?  It would be a difficult decision to make, especially if you were quitting to go out on your own to invest in real estate and build your own business.

Clayton Morris is our guest today and is a former News Anchor for Fox. He wanted to work in media since he was a child and after having a successful career he decided to leave Fox to become a full-time entrepreneur.  Many people told him he was foolish to leave the network and security of a great job, but Clayton was ready for the move because he has been investing in real estate and creating passive income for years before he made the leap.  

Since, leaving Fox, Clayton has built a top-rated podcast with over 10,000,000 downloads, a successful YouTube channel with over 6.5 million views and has created the Financial Freedom Academy where he teaches others to invest and find financial freedom for themselves.

02:40: Our Favorite Book ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’

11:25: Who is Clayton Morris?

19:25: Clayton on Mentors and Teaching

26:27: Moving from Fox News to an Online Influencer

31:20: Clayton’s Thoughts on the Current & Future Real Estate Economy

36:51: Getting 10,000,000 Downloads on Clayton’s Podcast

51:45: Clayton on Influence

Contact Info:

https://financialfreedomacademy.com/

https://morrisinvest.com/

Clayton’s Real Estate Podcast

Clayton’s Financial Freedom Cheat Sheet

Ray Zinn ~ Longest Running CEO from Silicon Valley

~ Current Series ~

Building a successful business requires focus on one important thing….profit!  Today’s guest is a master at focusing on profit. Ray Zinn is the longest running CEO from Silicon Valley, running a company for thirty-seven years and thirty-six of those years his company Micrel was profitable.  

This isn’t the only astounding fact about Ray.  In 1994, Ray went legally blind during Micrel’s IPO on the stock market. He was torn on what to do, but ultimately decided to continue to run the company for another eighteen years. Throughout the show, we get to hear Ray’s story about building and running a company in Silicon Valley for almost four decades. We talk to Ray about his challenges being an influencer, how he prioritizes time, and what he is up to today with his newest project ZinnStarter.

02:30: Being a Polyglot?

06:10: Who is Ray Zinn?

15:30: Running a Profitable Business 36 Out of 37 Years

18:20: The Changes of Silicon Valley and Having a Significant Part of the Technological Revolution

26:30: Ray on Prioritizing Time

29:55: Going Legally Blind During an IPO

38:30: Thoughts on Being the Best in All Areas of Life

39:35: Ray on Influence

Contact Info:

http://toughthingsfirst.com/

Ocean Robbins ~ Author and Founder of FoodRevolution.org

~ Current Series ~

We have often talked about health on our podcast occasionally chatting with guests about diet and how they maintain a healthy lifestyle.  On today’s show we go a step further and really learn about what you absolutely should remove from your diet and understanding the exact science behind it.

The grandson of the famous Baskin-Robbins legacy, Ocean Robbins joins us on the podcast to talk about health!  Yes, health!

Ocean’s father left the family business that was paved with gold because he how bad ice cream was for people. Ocean continued down the path of his father making it his mission to help people understand health and why the “Standard American Diet” is causing so many diseases. Ocean really gets into the “nuts and bolts” of heath, food, the food industry, and what you need to have in your diet to maximize a healthy lifestyle.  It was such an eye opener, that as soon as the show finished I went and downloaded his book from Amazon.

If you are interested in your health whatsoever, this episode is a must listen.

02:09: Intro

11:24: Who is Ocean Robbins?

15:55: Ocean’s Father Leaving the Baskin-Robbins Legacy

17:25: What is the 3 Most Import Things to Remove From the Your Diet?

19:40: What to Fry Food WIth?

24:59: A Recommended Standard Diet

29:50: The B12 Debate

34:53: Ocean on the CBD Industry

38:11: The Big Pharma Companies

41:28: Major Shifts For Food in the Near Future

43:03: The 31 Day Food Revolution

46:07: Superfoods, Magic Mushrooms and Soy

51:09: Ocean on Influence

Contact Info:

https://www.31dayfoodrevolution.com/

https://foodrevolution.org/

www.foodrevolution.org/complement

https://www.oceanrobbins.com/

Alexandra Jimenez ~ Founder of Travel Fashion Girl

~ Current Series ~

Those that travel abroad are almost certain to run into another traveler that has the dream of starting a blog about traveling. This is a passion for many and it is exciting when we get to meet someone who has actually done it and made it into a successful business.

Our guest today is Alexandra Jimenez and she is the founder of one of the world’s most trafficked travel blogs, Travel Fashion Girl. Alexandra started the blog out while traveling with the intention of just helping females travel the world in a carry-on suitcase.  The idea took off and now she has turned it into a very successful business that has thousands of community members and 1,000,000 monthly readers.

Alexandra and I get to chat about influence today, How she build her blog and community. How she grew her Pinterest to 2.6 million monthly viewers and her blog to 1,000,000 monthly readers!

02:56: Starting Travel Fashion Girl

09:45: Alexandra on Influence

16:40; Inspiring Others w/ Influence

19:00: Being Aware of Your Communication & What You're Creating as an Influencer

20:59: Creating a Community without Internet Trolls & Negativity

28:00: Tips to Hit 1,000,000 Monthly Followers

33:50: Which Social Media Platform is the Most Effective for Travel Fashion Girl?

Contact Info:

https://www.travelfashiongirl.com/

https://compassrosetravelaccessories.com/

Chris & Noah Talk About What They Have Learned From Interviewing Major 25 Influencers 

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Tyler Jack Harris ~ Founder of My Living Legacy

~ Current Series ~

100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers

Sales and influence are the words of the day! Today we have Tyler Jack Harris joining us on the podcast who is a master at sales and influence both. Tyler has achieved some absolutely incredible feats in his career. He is a master in hustle and productivity selling over 8,000 life insurance plans face-to-face in 3.5 years. He went from unemployed to millionaire during this time. He has achieved staggering results with his personal brand having a weekly reach of 49 million people.

Today on the show we dive deep into influence, sales, legacy, personal brands and of course mastermind the hustle.

11:30: Who is Tyler Jack Harris?

18:22: Obedience to Desperation

24:40: Closing 8,000 Deals Face-to-Face in 3.5 Years

29:25: Finding Motivation to Work 16,18,20 Hours a Day

32:00: Do You Need to Believe in What You’re Selling?

37:15: Building a Personal Brand

54:30: Energy Management for Little Sleep and Hard Hustling

58:04: Tyler on Influence

Contact Info:

https://tylerjackharris.com/

Alex Nerney ~ Location Independent Blogger, Founder of Create & Go

~ Current Series ~

Creating a blog to travel the world is the dream of so many travelers. There are graveyards all around the world full of peoples blogging dreams. Many people try and many people fail….myself included. However, even though blogging can be a tough nut to crack these days, there are people that are doing it, and teaching others how to find success in the blogging world.

Today’s guest is Alex Nerney the co-founder of Avocadu.com and Create & Go. Alex, and his partner quit their jobs to start blogging just over three years ago and as luck would have it, they had nearly immediate success. Their first month earning, $170, then $900 in the second month and doubling it almost every month after until their seventh month when they hit $40,000 in one month. They had achieved the bloggers dream and now consistently produce over $100,000+ per month.

On the show, we chat with Alex on what is really working in the blogging world and what is not.  We chat about how Pinterest has become their top-performing social media platform giving them around 4.4 million views per month and around 200,000 visits to their website. We also chat with Alex on the theme of this series, influence.  Alex and I get into a great conversation about how people are using and abusing influence in today’s world, and how to find the “right” influencers to follow.

03:00: Alex on Austin, Texas

06:40: Starting a Blog w/ Instant Success

11:35: What are Most Bloggers Missing

16:15: Alex on Influence

23:25: What is Working for Video Marketing

26:35: 4.4 Million Monthly Views on Pinterest

27:50: The Misuse of Pinterest

33:19: Alex on Starting a New Blog

36:50: The Personal Brand Balance

41:36: Running Two Business at Once

44:10: Finding the Right Guru

Contact Info:

https://createandgo.com/

https://alexnerney.com/

https://avocadu.com/

https://createandgo.com/pinterest-marketing/

Adi Arezzini~ Founder of TeaMi Blends

~ Current Series ~

Hey listeners welcome to The Business Method Podcast. I am your host Chris Reynolds and we are currently interviewing 100 major influences on our show with my co-host Noah Laith to get behind the minds, the tools and the methods it takes to build major influence in business and handling it in a positive way.

Today on the show, the founder and CEO of TeaMi Blends, Adi Arezzini is joining us to talk business and influence.  Adi started this company from her mother's bedroom and has grown TeaMi to a multi-million dollar brand. One of the ways she did it was influencer marketing.  Currently, Adi and her team work with 1500 influencers a month and have grown their Instagram follow up to nearly 1,000,000 followers.

Throughout the interview, Adi shares with us how she grew her following using influencer marketing, how she managed the massive growth and how her and the TeaMi team manage working with so many influencers.  We also chat with her about health today, and how her own challenges with gut health and digestion has inspired her to help millions around the world with their own health.

02:48: Adi on Balancing Health, Work, & Lifestyle

05:33: Staying Productive on Days w/ Less Sleep

07:23: Who is Adi Arezzini and Gut Health

13:33: Understanding Detoxing

15:58: Educating Your Followers/Potential Clients

17:33: Toxins in Your Body

21:18: Simple Communication for Marketing & Growing an Audience

24:03: Managing a Multi-Million Dollar Brand

26:33: Finding People on the Same Mission as You

28:53: Adi’s Best Practices for Connecting w/ Influencers

34:53: 1,000,000 Followers on Instagram

41:28: Being a Mentor for Her Employees

45:08: Having the Hard Conversations w/ Your Team

51:23: The Future of the Health Industry

Contact Info:

https://www.teamiblends.com/

[email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamiblends/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teamiblends

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Teamiblends/