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

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

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

  • Ep.183 ~ Dissecting a 7-Figure Business ~ Mike O’Donnell
    On today’s episode we welcome Mike O’Donnell the founder of CaveTools to the show. Mike and I dig into his story growing CaveTools into a 7-figure business. What is great about this episode is Mike really opened up to describe is process on creating effective SOP’s, using the 80/20 Method for marketing, a new thought on content. Towards the end of the podcast Mike shares his thoughts on the difference between the 5-figure, 6-figure and 7-figure mentalities. He also offers his thoughts on what it would take for him to reach 8-figures in his business.
    13:34: Mike on Effective SOP’s
    14:07: Training Your Team to Follow SOP’s
    17:36: What Most Businesses Miss with Operations
    18:54: Mike on 80/20 Marketing
    21:32: Would you Pay $100 for One Piece of Content?
    27:05: YouTube Marketing
    27:58: Mike’s KPI’s for Marketing
    31:24: 5-Figure vs. 6-Figure vs. 7-Figure Mentalities
    What do most entrepreneurs miss when it comes to Operations? “Process” Mike O’Donnell
    “Would you go spend $100 on one piece of content? Until that conversation, I probably would have been like, ‘Hell no!’” Mike O’Donnell
    “Five-figures, your strategy is the quickest way to money. Six-figures is more about delegation, starting to build the team around you and letting go of control. To grow from six-figures to seven-figures is more about breaking down yourself.” Mike O’Donnell
    Honorable Mentions:
    Sovereign Academy/Blacksmith Camp
    DC
    Dynamite Circle
    ‘Top Grading’ by Bradford D. Smart
    http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/915182.Topgrading
    ‘Who: The A-Method for Hiring’ by Geoff Smart
    http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9344385-who?ac=1&from_search=true
    ’80/20 Sales and Marketing’ Perry Marshall
    http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17214272-80-20-sales-and-marketing?from_search=true
    Josh Dunlop
    http://joshuadunlop.com/
    Contact Info:
    https://www.facebook.com/CaveToolsGrilling
    Mike’s Personal FB Page
    https://www.facebook.com/Michael.C.ODonnell2
    CaveTools YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/user/GrillBrush
    Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
    37 min
  • Ep.182 ~ 0 to $260,000 in One Year ~ Casey Ames
    On today’s episode, we are joined by Casey Ames the founder of Harkla. Harkla is a newer business that focuses on creating and delivering high-quality products for special-needs children and children with Autism. Today, Casey shares about his journey starting and growing Harkla for the past fourteen months. Harkla and Casey have experienced a rapid spike in growth their first year hitting $260,000 in revenue. Casey shares the up’s and down’s of this story and we wrap up the podcast learning about Casey’s thought on why we should avoid famous 10,000-hour rule.
    “The foundation of a good sales funnel is good copywriting.” Casey Ames
    03:50: Starting Harkla
    09:59: Experiencing Rapid Growth in Year 1
    12:57: Handling Year 2 and Lessons Learned From Year 1
    13:53: On Harkla’s First Hire
    16:45: Growing a Facebook Group
    18:29: Tips on Advertising on Google
    19:43: Casey on Sales Funnel Creation
    24:14: Why You Should Avoid the 10,000 Rule
    “Look at the top rated critical review on Amazon. It is usually the most intelligent review” Casey Ames
    Honorable Mentions:
    Chris Guthrie
    http://upfuel.com
    ‘The Four Hour Work Week’ by Tim Ferriss
    Podcast – The Tim Ferriss Show
    Drew Sanocki
    Nerd Marketing
    http://www.nerdmarketing.com/
    “Why You Should Ignore the 10,000 Rule’ by Casey Ames
    http://caseyames.com/10000-hour-rule/
    Contact Info:
    Twitter
    https://twitter.com/caseyames
    https://harkla.co/
    https://www.facebook.com/harklaproducts
    Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2
    32 min
  • Ep. 181 ~ PPC Expert, Company Culture and Buenos Aires ~ Dave Aarons
    “Many people don’t weigh the importance of…expanded associations. How do I get around people, that are playing the game 1,2,3 or even 10 levels higher than I am?” Dave Aarons
    Today listeners I am happy to introduce the PPC expert and founder of Unbundled Attorney, Dave Aarons to the show. Unbundled Attorney, is a premium lead generation service that delivers leads for those in the legal industry. Dave started his entrepreneurial career in the network marketing industry first becoming an expert at sales and marketing. After realizing he was still trading time for dollars he began to shift his mindset and look for ways to earn residual income and gain more freedom. Dave has been running a lead generation business for over five years and now has the time a freedom to live where he wants to and how he wants.
    On today's episode, we will dive into PPC for 2017. Dave addresses how he is using this for his business, shares some great tips on maximizing PPC to work for you. Later in the show, he then talks about his strategy to grow his network and mindset.
    “Who are the people that I want to get around the most, that are going to hold me to that next level and then, how can I get around them?” Dave Aarons
    01:33: Buenas Aires, Argentina
    15:18: Dave on PPC
    20:45: Google Search vs. Bing Search Engine
    24:16: Leadership and Appreciation in Company Culture
    Honorable Mentions:
    Gary V.
    https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/
    Tim Ferriss
    http://tim.blog/podcast/
    Neil Donald Walsh
    http://www.nealedonaldwalsch.com/
    Kimbal Musk (Elon Musk’s Brother)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimbal_Musk
    Tony Robbins
    https://www.tonyrobbins.com/
    Bryan Bayer
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-bayer-9981b9/
    Jim Rohn
    https://www.jimrohn.com/
    ‘The Art of Exceptional Living” by Jim Rohn
    http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/657773.Jim_Rohn
    ‘Challenge to Succeed’ by Jim Rohn
    https://www.amazon.com/Challenge-Succeed-Jim-Rohn/dp/B0012E3UQY
    ‘Cultivating Unshakable Character’ by Jim Rohn
    https://www.amazon.com/Cultivating-an-Unshakable-Character/dp/B0009X4ZY0/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488937419&sr=1-2-spell&keywords=cultivating+unshapable+character
    Contact Info:
    Unbundled Attorney
    https://www.unbundledattorney.com/
    https://immigration.unbundledlegalhelp.com/
    Twitter: dave_aarons...https://twitter.com/dave_aarons
    Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2
    43 min
  • Ep.180 ~ ZenMaid, FB Groups, Podcasting and Ko Phangan Island, Thailand ~ Amar Ghose
    On today’s episode, we are featuring the founder of ZenMaid, Amar Ghose to the show. Today, Amar and I chat about Thailand, the strategies that he used to grow ZenMaid, his private Facebook group, and podcasting. Amar was calling from is temporary home on the island of Ko Phangan. He shares with us what life is like on a daily basis there. We then chat about how he uses his business to build a tight-knit community of other entrepreneurs that have maid service businesses and how he converts them into clients. And lastly, we both talk about getting a great podcast started.
    01:11: Ko Phangan Island, Thailand
    10:25: Strategies Used to Grow ZenMaid
    16:48: Tips on Growing a private Facebook Group
    22:43: Amar and Chris Talk Podcasting
    Honorable Mentions:
    Ko Phangan Island , Thailand
    http://wikitravel.org/en/Ko_Pha_Ngan
    Scott Adams
    http://blog.dilbert.com/
    Anthony Fasano
    Content Marketing Equation
    http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/ep-149-the-content-marketing-equation-anthony-fasano/
    Contact Info:
    http://www.zenmaid.com/
    http://unitedstatesofamarica.com/
    Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2
    34 min
  • Ep.179 ~ Does Your Freedom Limit You? ~ Natalie Sisson
    “I worked so hard to get all this freedom, and….it was paralyzing.” Natalie Sisson
    Today listeners we have the founder and CEO of The Suitcase Entrepreneur. The Suitcase Entrepreneur is one of the largest blogs in the digital nomad world. Natalie has been traveling the world almost non-stop for years while building The Suitcase Entrepreneur and helping thousands of people become location independent and redefine their lives.
    Today we talk about a few of the strategies that Natalie uses to build her business and travel the world. We will talk about how she became a featured author for Forbes, and Business Insider. Also, how she landed a TedTalk. Then Natalie and I talk about an interesting idea about how chasing freedom can actually entrap you.
    “Freedom to me was the ability to drop anything at any moment to be with the ones I love.” Natalie Sisson
    00:47: Natalie’s Story
    07:38: How Natalie Became a Featured Author for Forbes
    10:24: Pitching to Get on Large Platforms i.e. Business Insider and Forbes
    12:25: Getting a Ted Talk
    16:15: Is Chasing Freedom Limiting You?
    23:57: Natalie’s Sabbatical
    “Chasing freedom, or always putting freedom first, had in many ways become debilitating.” Natalie Sisson speaking about her podcast with Conni Biesalski
    Honorable Mentions:
    Is Freedom Really Free?
    Podcast with Conni Biesalski and Natalie Sisson
    http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-suitcase-entrepreneur
    Tony Robbins
    https://www.tonyrobbins.com/
    Natalie’s Ted Talk
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNNCMu1OjRQ
    Contact Info:
    The Suitcase Entrepreneur
    http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com
    Personal Website
    https://www.nataliesisson.com/
    Social Media
    https://www.instagram.com/nataliesisson/
    https://www.facebook.com/suitcaseentrepreneur/
    https://www.youtube.com/user/NatalieSisson/videos
    Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2
    35 min
  • Ep.178 ~ A 7-Figure Hemp eCommerce Store ~ Brandon Nolte
    “I wasn’t shooting to make a 5-Figure business, I wanted a million dollar business.” Brandon Nolte
    On today’s episode, we have Brandon Nolte, the founder of Healthy Hemp Oil on the show. Healthy Hemp Oil is an eCommerce store that has experienced rapid growth since the launch of the business in 2014. Brandon shares about how he started this business with the idea that it would be a 7-Figure business. He never even thought about running a 5 or 6-Figure business. His only focus was on creating something that would reach the million dollar mark and he did it very quickly.
    We talk with Brandon about the growth of his business, the health benefits of hemp oil and the current state and future of the hemp industry. This is an industry that is on brink of making a big change in the world and here to share his knowledge is Brandon Nolte.
    “The most exciting thing for me is having control of what I get to learn, and owning your own business is a great way to do that.” Brandon Nolte
    17:46: Why the Hemp Business
    18:56: Experiencing Rapid Growth
    21:39: The Benefits of Hemp Oil
    26:30: Brandon on the 5,6, and 7-Figure Mentalities
    “My life philosophy is healthier and happier….I take that as a sense for the projects I want to work on.” Brandon Nolte
    Honorable Mentions:
    ‘The Four Hour Work Week’ Tim Ferriss
    http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/368593.The_4_Hour_Workweek
    Contact Info:
    https://healthyhempoil.com/
    Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2
    34 min
  • Ep.177 ~ Keeping it Simple, Funnels, List Building and Rapid Growth ~ Ankur Shukla
    Today listeners we have Ankur Shukla on the show. Ankur is a serial digital entrepreneur that has created many software businesses. Currently, he has over twenty software products for his businesses. One of his businesses, Kudos Interactive, a product development and digital marketing company currently has over 50,0000 customers.
    Ankur is a master at taking an idea, harnessing it in a short amount of time and launching it to the world as a product rapidly. He runs masterminds, creates events and leads his team which is the vehicle to keep his businesses running. Today we talk about Ankur as an entrepreneur, and as a leader and he dives into some great strategies for creating and implementing sales funnels.
    01:57: Ankur’s Current Sales Funnel Strategy
    05:41: How Ankur Got 50,000 Clients in the First 12-Months
    08:04: Ankur on List Building
    09:07: Why Ankur Keeps Business Simple
    12:35: Ankur on 6-Figure and 7-Figure Mentalities
    Honorable Mentions:
    Kudos Interactive
    http://kudosinteractive.com/
    PayDrill
    http://paydrill.com/
    Funnel Hacking Live
    http://blog.clickfunnels.com/funnel-hacking-live-2017-overview/
    Contact Info:
    http://www.ankurshukla.com/
    24 min
  • Ep.176 ~ Flow State and Achieving Your Deepest Desires ~ Clay Green
    “What your parents did…and how they made money affects how you see the world, how the 10% see the world versus the 90%.” Clay Green
    On today’s episode, we have the high-performance coach Clay Green on our show. Clay has coached hundreds of founders and entrepreneurs to grow their business dramatically. His biggest impact is helping individuals and small groups understand their fears and desires and then empower them to become leaders.
    Today with Clay, we really dig into the state of flow. Clay had a jolting experience in his life which redefined the science and importance of flow-state and using it to achieve our most desired goals. Clay talks about this experience and really drills down the understanding of the state of flow. If you are into productivity and focus, check out this episode.
    “My number one premise is think, do not react.” Clay Green
    18:45: Three Foundational Requirements for the Optimal Flow-State
    1. Meditation
    2. Journal
    3. Gratitude
    19:45: Getting In and Out of Flowstate
    24:05: The Four Stages of Flow
    1. Struggle
    2. Release
    3. State of Flow
    4. Recovery
    “What can you do in order to be happy and excited about being confused?” Clay Green
    Honorable Mentions:
    ‘The Rise of Superman’ by Steven Kotler
    http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18222878-the-rise-of-superman
    Pomodoro Technique
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique
    Contact Info:
    http://enthusiasticlay.com/
    Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2
    33 min
  • Ep.175 ~ Roasting The Entrepreneur Life ~ JP Sears
    On today's episode, we are welcoming the ultra spiritual life coach JP Sears to the show. JP has been called the honey badger of the spiritual kingdom and is the creator of the popular YouTube channel ‘Awaken with JP.’ Not only that, JP is a spiritual guru, international teacher emotional healing coach, entrepreneur, and the author of his new book ‘How to be Ultra Spiritual.”
    I wanted to bring JP on the Podcast after seeing his video ‘The Entrepreneur Life’. In JP’s terms “The entrepreneur life is a hard life of hustle, scaling, creating apps, starting startups, telling people that you're hustling, and pretending to be a billionaire. It's a lot of hard work, but it's a glorious life where you're a rock star of the business world who does things on your terms.”
    I personally couldn’t agree more, so here to talk about his new book and ‘The Entrepreneur Life’ is the honey badger of the spiritual kingdom, JP Sears!
    “I think that the best form of spirituality is the religion called ‘Entrepreneurship,” JP Sears
    “If you’re not scaling something, then get the hell out of my life. Why are you wasting my time.” JP Sears
    “If we don’t spend time with any other person, they can’t bring us down.” JP Sears
    “The only thing better than our listeners hustling, is them watching us hustle. Why? Because we can’t monetize their hustle, we can monetize our hustle through them watching our hustling.” JP Sears
    “The best way to become a leader is to get your followers, to follow you.” JP Sears
    03:37: JP’s Tips On How Entrepreneurs Can Become More Spiritual
    16:52: JP On How to Monetize the Hustle
    18:15 JP On Tech Being the One True Industry
    22:49: JP’s Gary Vaynerchuk Impression
    26:24: JP’s Steps on Spiritual Superiority From His New Book
    29:55: How to Create the Four Hour Spiritual Week
    32:51: The Anti-Spiritual Entrepreneur
    Honorable Mentions:
    The Entrepreneur Life Video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ-ELYdxmHE
    ‘How to be Ultra Spiritual’ by JP Sears
    http://howtobeultraspiritual.com/
    Gary Vaynerchuk
    https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/
    Elon Musk
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
    Steve Jobs
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
    Richard Branson
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson
    Tim Ferriss
    http://tim.blog/podcast/
    ~JP has some other great videos that can apply to the entrepreneurs out there
    Pursuing Your Passion vs. Accepting What Is
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6U4yR62xuE&t=27s
    How to Deal with Rejection
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_3Xia5oZqs&t=9s
    Balancing Work and Family Life
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzl0hGCtcn8&t=7s
    Becoming Successful on YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajSQuI0m63o&t=2s
    The Four Hour Spiritual Week
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i89D44etRys&t=128s
    Self Discipline - Is it Helping or Harming You?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXGlMrfcdAQ&t=2s
    The Dark Side of Goal Setting
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16qUOuB-yE4&t=2s
    How to Be a Life Coach
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjPkwLL77Jw&t=4s
    Contact Info:
    Pick up JP’s book now for free with a mandatory donation: How to Be Ultra Spiritual
    Landing Page: http://howtobeultraspiritual.com/
    Social Media Links
    http://www.facebook.com/AwakenWithJP
    http://www.youtube.com/AwakenWithJP
    http://www.Instagram.com/AwakenWithJP
    http://www.twitter.com/AwakenWithJP
    SnapChat: AwakenWithJP
    Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnGPzSR9EgE&t=48s
    37 min
  • Ep.174 ~ Teaching English Abroad and Making it a Digital Business ~ Shayna Oliveira
    Today listeners, we have Shayna Oliveria the founder of EspressoEnglish on the show. Shayna went from teaching English abroad to creating a full-on digital business that kept her living overseas without being limited by annual English teaching contracts. She started this business with a laptop, $1500 USD and has continued to grow the business over time into what it is today.
    Espresso English sells info products teaching English as a second language online. Today, we are going to talk about Shayna’s email marketing strategy, content production, hitting a glass ceiling in business, and pre-selling info products. Towards the end of the episode, Shayna and I jump into a conversation about feeling like an entrepreneurial fraud. This is something that happens to many entrepreneurs sooner or later. We don’t feel like we hit a certain level of success in a certain time period and Shayna gives some great tips on how to get out of that mentality, and keep your business moving forward.
    04:11: Growth of Espresso English
    05:52: What Kept Shayna Motivated in the Early Days as an Entrepreneur
    10:46: Shayna on Optimizing Traffic and List Conversion
    13:14: Reaching a Glass Ceiling In Business
    16:15: How Shayna Get’s Into the Minds of Her Customers and Email Marketing
    18:50: Shayna On Content Production
    20:28: How Shayna Pre-Sells Products
    Honorable Mentions:
    Espresso English Podcast
    https://www.espressoenglish.net/podcast/
    Contact Info:
    https://www.espressoenglish.net/
    Entrepreneurs in Motion Podcast
    http://www.entrepreneursinmotion.com/
    Twitter:
    ontripinmotion
    36 min

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