Daniel records this solo episode next to a boarded up church in Southern Florida just a day after Hurricane Irma pounded the area with damaging wind and rain. Daniel keeps the podcast, the blog, and the newsletter going because he believes in what he does. He understands his life choice to be an entrepreneur has afforded him the ability to go protect his great-grandparents even when he had other shit going on. Daniel cares about his work so deeply that he found a way to send a dose of daily encouragement to his followers even when things got tough.

Key Takeaways:

[:16] Heading into Hurricane Irma.

[5:05] Entrepreneurship gives you the freedom to follow your moral code.

[10:10] As you get older more death is more apparent in your life.

[17:47] Making good decisions is easier without fear.

[25:16] Total commitment pays off and makes you proud.

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Rich20Something

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Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

Daniel welcomes the founder of Tradesign, Hursh to the podcast. Hursh was a member of Daniel’s Freelance Domination tribe. He has grown his business based on the principles he learned during the course and he finds himself at the precipice of calling his team an agency. Hursh isn’t afraid to put himself out there, he works hard, he networks, and he knows that taking care of his employees is just as important as taking care of external factors. His growth in the digital space knows no bounds.

Key Takeaways:

[2:13] Hursh knew he wanted money and time to do things and to be self-employed.

[7:12] You have to put yourself out there.

[8:41] You can’t skip the work when building your own business.

[13:54] Distinguishing your business as an agency.

[22:33] Your internal stakeholders are more important than your external stakeholders.

[26:41] You are an extension of your network.

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Rich20Something

Daniel@rich20something.com

Rich20Something on YouTube

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The New Psycho-Cybernetics, by Maxwell Maltz

Tradesignaus

Daniel welcomes Strategic Sauce Founder, Dustin Lien to the show to discuss Dustin’s freelance history and how he built his business based on his interests, not just cash. Dustin put in his time doing various jobs trying to find his niche. He decided his love of the fitness industry paired well with his marketing skills and now helps fitness industry influencers sell their service-based products.

Key Takeaways:

[2:08] Dustin shares the importance of follow-up during the job interview process.

[9:26] Freelancing requires an actual skill set.

[16:14] Driving people around is boring.

[18:04] Deliver more value than you charge for.

[22:37] Dustin helps Fitness Influencers create and launch products.

[27:32] Self-employment offers a sense of control and freedom.

[32:29] What is risk?

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Rich20Something

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Rich20Something on YouTube

Under 30 CEO

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Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You, by John Warrilow

Strategic Sauce

Daniel welcomes leadership guru Dov Baron to the podcast to discuss the basics of being a successful leader. Be it an organization or an individual, being purpose-driven is the basic element every business entity needs to succeed. Without a purpose, a company cannot build a loyal culture amongst its employees and it will dissolve into nothingness. Dov is a Leading Expert at Full Monty Leadership for the millennial generation. He is a sought-after, authentic, leadership-driven speaker who also has the #1 podcast for Fortune 500 leaders.

Key Takeaways:

[1:18] Deep self-knowledge is the key to becoming a great leader.

[7:38] What do quantum physics, psychology, and metaphysics have to do with leadership?

[12:08] Purpose-driven organizations are 700% more profitable.

[17:02] The cult of personality has a downside.

[21:04] How to create a Fiercely Loyal culture.

[25:01] Three simple questions to transform the way you live.

[30:42] Your passion is a vehicle for your purpose.

[33:29] A speaker should create a movie in the audience’s head.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Rich20Something

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Rich20Something on YouTube

Under 30 CEO

Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

Full Monty Leadership

Dov Baron’s Leadership and Loyalty Tips

Matrix.Full Monty

Fiercely Loyal, by Dov Baron

Leadership Unscripted Video

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Daniel’s guest, Drew Little, is comfortable with making money and he wants to make sure Millennials feel comfortable with it too. Drew has built several scalable businesses that essentially run without him, including Red Giant, LifeFlix, and others. He hires the right people to do the right jobs and empowers them to grow the business as they see fit. Drew doesn’t measure success by the life you give up when building a business, but by the life the business affords you to live.

Key Takeaways:

[1:31] Drew Little’s bio.

[5:04] Is the dot com boom resurfacing?

[8:25] Getting comfortable with benevolent profit.

[12:53] Red Giant is a profit party.

[16:22] Getting Things Done is a magic book.

[25:20] The side hustle, aka moonlighting, can be done with very little money.

[36:05] A company is a group of human beings coming together to accomplish something.

[41:22] How to use money to improve your health.

[50:49] Achieving financial independence through compound interest.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Rich20Something

Daniel@rich20something.com

Rich20Something on YouTube

Under 30 CEO

Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

Red Giant

Tool Farm

Moment Park

LifeFlix

kNew Health

Just Start Go

Getting Things Done, by David Allen

Shopify

Daniel walks through important strategies to help you deal with a crisis in your personal relationships and in your business. He identifies three specific things you can do to make a personal issue easier to process and to handle. And, he provides tools you can use to work through a business crisis, so it actually improves your business and doesn’t consume your life.

Key Takeaways:

[2:52] Overcoming a relationship crisis — Daniel shares a real life example.

[9:41] Look at your family members as people, instead of their role.

[14:23] Create time for yourself.

[14:59] Be open to repair.

[21:50] Tools help you deal with a business crisis.

[25:03] Think of a business crisis as feedback.

[29:19] How to be aware of emerging patterns.

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Rich20Something

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Rich20Something on YouTube

Under 30 CEO

Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

“How to Survive a Crisis,” by Daniel DiPiazza

“How to Evolve,” by Daniel DiPiazza

“How to Apologize Like a Human,” by Daniel DiPiazza

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers, by Ben Horowitz

The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself, by Michael A. Singer

The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life’s Perfection, by Michael A. Singer

Daniel welcomes his long-time friend, Mark Dhamma, to the show to discuss how living healthy can help your business reap big rewards. Mark is an executive fitness coach whose focus is to help people look, feel and perform their best. His unique understanding of fitness, food, energy and psychology allow him to coach high-end professionals to be at the top of their game in business and in life.

Key Takeaways:

[:17] Once you master something, you are always a master.

[4:35] How Daniel uses a ‘sprint’ to accomplish his goals.

[19:14] Thought leader is a fancy term for influencer.

[27:10] Looking at food at an energetic level.

[35:37] Agricultural farming has increased the food supply, but decreased overall nutrition.

[47:04] The golden time to start lifting is during pubescence.

[54:26] Taking testosterone/steroids causes bitch tits and screws up your liver.

[1:06:12] Using blood tests to manage your health.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Mark Dhamma

@MarkDhamma on Twitter

Rich20Something

[email protected]

Rich20Something on YouTube

Under 30 CEO

Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

Nassim Taleb

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari

Want to know what you will get out of a coaching call with Daniel? This episode is a recent coaching call with Jessica. Jessica wants to build her business, starting with a dating app, but she is not sure where to start. She has all the pieces, but needs Daniel’s advice to put the puzzle pieces together. Daniel guides Jessica through setting up a Kickstarter campaign, building her personal brand, developing her product, and identifying her target market.

The Freelance Workshop is an enhanced 6-week online course on how to find your freedom through freelancing, building a business, client relations and more. It’s an entirely new way to develop your entrepreneurial skills online.

Key Takeaways:

[2:37] Jessica shares information about her dating style.

[10:12] Jessica shares the core ideas of her dating app.

[18:02] How should Jessica start building her personal brand?

[25:47] Finding your target market while launching your product with a Kickstarter campaign

[34:10] Just get your product out there, so users can test it and share their experience.

[48:35] Bootstrap or find capital.

[55:20] You have to put yourself out there and do the work.

Mentioned in This Episode:

The Freelance Workshop

How to Get Paid to Write

DIVE — A one hour deep dive with Daniel

Rich20Something

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Rich20Something on YouTube

Under 30 CEO

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The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield

Daniel paints a picture of his latest international travel adventure before introducing us to his new tool kit. The progressive Freelance Workshop employs a Socratic approach to collaboration, and raises the bar of online courses. “How to Get Paid to Write” is a course that provides all the resources you need so you can finally get paid to write. And for those of you who have one specific piece of your business that could use another set of experienced eyes, Daniel is opening up hour-long sessions to take a deep dive into the places where you feel stuck, to help you up-level your business.

The Freelance Workshop is an enhanced 6-week online course on how to find your freedom through freelancing, building a business, client relations and more. It’s an entirely new way to develop your entrepreneurial skills online.

Key Takeaways:

[1:08] There is an entirely different type of hustling outside of the U.S.

[10:57] What it’s like to stay in the heart of Marrakesh, Morocco.

[18:38] Santorini, Greece has jagged landscapes and an angelic glow.

[22:46] The Freelance Workshop has cracked the code of online courses.

[30:07] “How to Get Paid to Write” will help you learn the business of writing.

[34:04] Have a business problem? Do a deep dive with Daniel.

Mentioned in This Episode:

The Freelance Workshop

How to Get Paid to Write

DIVE — A one hour deep dive with Daniel

Rich20Something

[email protected]

Rich20Something on YouTube

Under 30 CEO

Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

Daniel welcomes investor, author, advisor, and father, Chris Yeh to the podcast. Chris is the ultimate example of a balanced, high-performer who believes taking the time to produce quality work saves more time and resources than taking shortcuts ever will. Chris co-authored the books, The Alliance and the tentatively titled, Blitzscaling to help startups scale up efficiently.

Key Takeaways:

[01:43] What shifts are affecting the workforce in today's outdated corporate landscape?

[05:23] The Alliance is about having a realistic approach to employment.

[06:56] Who are the Optimistic Realists of our time?

[10:18] Why Chris invested in TrackR, a startup many other investors ignored.  

[18:29] How Chris is able to tackle urgent and important daily tasks.

[27:08] Taking the time to do quality work pays off every time.

[34:41] Chris's new book is about growing a business quickly aka blitzscaling.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Rich20Something

Daniel@rich20something.com

Rich20Something on YouTube

Under 30 CEO

Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

The Alliance by Chris Yeh

Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker

TrackR

The Eisenhower Matrix