The StartupCamp Podcast with Chris Graebe

By Chris Graebe

Each week, we deliver advice from some of the greatest thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and influencers. Tune in to a show created for the startups, entrepreneurs, and everyday dreamers that want to le... more

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April 06, 2016 How To Make Sense Of Social Media, Traffic, And Engagement with Laura Roeder
Social media can be overwhelming. In a marketing world where everything is changing at breakneck speed, it can be difficult to keep up. Today’s lesson will give you hope and confidence from two people who understand this arena quite well.

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Today’s guest is Laura Roeder. She’s the founder of Edgar. A social media automation tool with over 5,000 customers paying $49 per month. Laura’s an expert in social media and has been featured in almost every major business magazine. She’s also keynoted to thousands bloggers and small business owners at conferences around the globe.
Powerful Quotes From This Episode
Content isn’t king, usefulness is.
Consistency is greater than frequency.
How we spend our days is of course, how we spend our lives.
Speak to people how they need to hear it, not how we need to say it.
What rule are you following for no reason?
Don’t get discouraged by the data that doesn’t matter
This Episode’s Sponsor: Freshbooks. Get a free month trial (no credit card needed) just simple visit FreshBooks.com/StartupCamp and enter StartupCamp in the “How did you hear about us” section.
What’s working in your social media campaigns? Was any part of our conversation helpful? Let me know in the comments below.
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March 30, 2016 How To Lead Yourself Before Leading Others With Daniel Harkavy
Self leadership always precedes team leadership. The idea that we can become strong leaders by learning what to teach others before adopting lessons ourselves, is foolish.

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Today’s guest is man of incredible success. Daniel Harkavy has more than 25 years of level 5 leadership experience and is the Wall Street Journal best selling author of “Living Forward: A Proven Plan To Stop Drifting & Get The Life You Want“.
Daniel has coached thousands of business leaders to peak levels of success, performance, and profitability. His company Building Champions and their 40 employees serve as executive advisors to companies like Nike, Morgan Stanley, Pfizer, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, MetLife, US Bank, Chick-fil-A, Northwestern Mutual, Merrill Lynch and many others.
Powerful Quotes From This Episode
We don’t just care about the 9-5 but 5-9 as well.
Our pace equals empathy to those we lead.
The goal of an argument is to win their heart, not just their mind
Teach us to number our days so that we may gain a heart of wisdom – Psalm 92
Growing old is unavoidable but growing up is optional.
Books Recommended
Leading An Inspired Life: This influential book contains the foundational principles that anyone can learn to achieve success in both business and in life. It’s a compendium of the very best of Jim Rohn’s philosophies.
Boundaries: Offers guidelines on how to recognize and establish healthy boundaries, while providing assistance on how to deal with such issues as disappointing others, saying no, and overcoming fear and guilt.
Oh The Places You’ll Go: Seuss’s message is simple but never sappy: life may be a ‘Great Balancing Act,’ but through it all ‘There’s fun to be done.
Management: Peter Drucker discusses the tools and techniques of successful management practice that have been proven effective, and he makes them meaningful and easily accessible.
The Advantage: This book provides leaders with a groundbreaking, approachable model for achieving organizational health–complete with stories, tips and anecdotes from his experiences consulting to some of the nation’s leading organizations.
The 5 Dysfunctions of A Team: Lencioni reveals the five dysfunctions which go to the very heart of why teams even the best ones-often struggle. He outlines a powerful model and actionable steps that can be used to overcome these common hurdles and build a cohesive, effective team.
Rework: Rework shows you a better, faster, easier way to succeed in business. Read it and you’ll know why plans are actually harmful, why you don’t need outside investors, and why you’re better off ignoring the competition. The truth is, you need less than you think.
What about you? Are you leading yourself well? What stood out about this interview? Let me know in the comments below.
This Episode’s Sponsor: Freshbooks. Get a free month trial (no credit card needed) just simple visit FreshBooks.com/StartupCamp and enter StartupCamp in the “How did you hear about us” section.
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March 23, 2016 How To Capture Ideas, Make Money, And Have Fun With Carlos Whittaker
How is it that some people are able to achieve far greater wealth, success, and freedom than others with same amount of time, same education, and same opportunities? Today’s guest shares what makes the difference.

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Carlos Whittaker is an entrepreneur, signed musician, viral video maker, author, and moment maker. In today’s interview, we discuss ways to make the ordinary extraordinary. To make something from nothing. And to see the potential that most people miss.
Powerful Quotes From This Episode
Mimic the masters
When hearts change, direction changes, and when direction changes, lives change.
If you’re not ready prepared to capture ideas, you’ll always be dreaming and never doing.
Your must glance at life and gaze at God.
You can live your life or it will live you.
The most creative companies in the world are those with the smallest budgets.
I’ve been too focused on the plan and not on the planner.
Books Recommended
Carlos’s Book Moment Maker: Carlos explains his methodology for living intentionally and claiming moments that touch the lives of others, whether that be his family, his friends, his colleagues, or total strangers.
Boundaries: Offers guidelines on how to recognize and establish healthy boundaries, while providing assistance on how to deal with such issues as disappointing others, saying no, and overcoming fear and guilt.
Idea Spotting: Written in a punchy style with easily digestible single-page messages, the book inspires creativity simply through the way it looks and feels, but it is also packed with stories, interviews, quotes, tips, exercises, and real-world examples that show readers how to think outside the box.
What about you? Are you a moment maker? Or do you miss opportunities often? What stood out about this interview? Let me know in the comments below.
This Episode’s Sponsor: Freshbooks. Get a free month trial (no credit card needed) just simple visit FreshBooks.com/StartupCamp and enter StartupCamp in the “How did you hear about us” section.
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March 17, 2016Overcoming Doubt And Finding Your Calling With Steven Furtick
This interview is off-the-charts powerful.
The feeling of being unqualified to launch a business, start a non-profit, or chase a dream is common. But it can be a dangerous place. In this episode Steven Furtick and I close the gap between weaknesses and dreams.

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Steven Furtick is a New York Times Bestselling Author and the Lead Pastor of one of the largest churches in America. His new book Unqualified dives deep on helping people realize the power of not feeling ready.
Powerful Quotes From This Episode
Do you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be?
God can’t bless who you pretend to be. Our calling is often found in the journey of becoming comfortable with who we are, not who we think we should be.
Feeling unqualified isn’t the problem, it’s your relationship with that feeling.
If you don’t feel intimidated from time to time, you might not have a vision worth pursuing.
We must look to our past to have the faith to push toward our future.
If I changed anything, it would change everything, so I wouldn’t change anything.
The internet can make 3 critics feel like 3,000. But in reality, it’s a few people with too much time on their hands.
What did you get out of today’s lesson? Anything that hit hard? Let me know in the comments below.
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March 10, 2016How To Overcome Defeat And Reinvent Your Life With Michael Hyatt
The average person spends almost 25 intentional hours buying a new car and almost zero intentional hours planning their life. Today’s guest puts this absurd reality into perspective for us.

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Michael Hyatt is a New York Times Bestselling Author and Former CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishing. Michael is also a keynote speaker to fortune 500 brands, his blog pulls over a half million monthly readers, and he’s been featured in Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Inc Magazine as a thought leader on personal development.
Takeaways From This Episode
It’s sad to win at work and not win at life.
Imagine your funeral as a scene in a movie. When family and friends stand to speak, what are they saying?
Whatever it is, busyness often forces us to take Plan-B. And a Plan-B routine typically ends as a Plan-B life.
Too often we leave these gaping undefined holes in the most important areas of our lives.
Unless we have a destination in mind, it’s tough to separate the opportunities from the distractions.
Discipline is doing things we don’t necessarily like to achieve something we love.
No one wakes up and says, “Today I want to DRIFT.” However, if you’re not living a life according to design, then you’re living a life according to DRIFT.
Without a Life Plan, you most likely end up far from where you hoped to be, regretting the decisions or inaction that shape your life.
People lose their way when they lose their why.
If you’re interested in picking up Micheal’s new book Living Forward, you can pick up a copy here. You can also follow Michael on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
How did this podcast make you feel? Were you motivated to be more intentional about planning your life? Let me know in the comments below.
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March 01, 2016 How To Become A Leader Worth Following With Jim Van Eerden
My name is Dale Partridge. I’m a millennial. And it hurts. My generation has such a poor definition of leadership it almost causes me anxiety. The internet, though it has brought incredible value and information to our world, has also given a voice to many who shouldn’t talk.
If you’ve spent anytime reading the pages of old books, hearing the stories of great men and women of time’s past, you’ll see this visible degradation of maturity. You’ll see this generation advertise their ignorance when they speak on direction, wisdom, and success.
And as the great Winston Churchill once said, “If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time.”
I believe that’s exactly what we do in this podcast. And as I say in today’s interview, I offer my loyalties and followership to very few people. But today’s guest is one of them. Jim Van Eerden is not just a rare leader, but a heritage man, stellar entrepreneur, husband to a radiant wife, and father of 11 children. Yes… eleven. 10 natural and one adopted (who also has Downs Syndrome).
In this episode, Jim and I discuss marriage, children, and leadership. As you might know, I’ve interviewed high caliber leaders from Jeff Foxworthy and Donald Miller to New York Times Bestselling Authors and social media influencers. But today’s show is top notch. You can listen by using the podcast player below.

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Powerful Quotes From This Episode
Marriage requires some highly mature character traits: commitment, selflessness, and endurance.
What if your greatest achievement is not something you do, but someone you raise?
A sixty-hour workweek will not compensate for a poorly led personal life.
Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement.
A leader is someone who has the courage to say publicly what everybody else is whispering privately.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations is an admirable work, and I studied it intently. The quotations when engraved upon the memory give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more.
What did you think? Were you challenged or inspired? Or maybe you hated it. Let me know in the comments below.
More About Jim’s Family
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February 24, 2016 How To Kill Busy And Steal Back Your Life With Alli Worthington
Crazy busy is a life without peace. Because busy is an addiction. It’s a mirage. It tells people that more effort equals more progress. And that’s simply not true. Today’s guest, and bestselling author Alli Worthington shares how we can kill busy and steal back our life.

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In Alli’s new book “Break Busy: How To Find Peace And Purpose In A World Of Crazy“, we learn how this mother of 5 boys has been able to manage an entrepreneurial career, a household, and a marriage.
Powerful Quotes From The Show:
Crazy busy is a life without peace. It’s marked by decisions made for the approval of the world, not the approval of God.
We have to break the cycle of busy in our lives if we are going to have enough room to discover our destiny.
The best way to make decisions is to ask yourself how you will feel about your decision after 10 minutes, 10 months, and 10 years.
Never get too busy making a living that you forget to make a life.
Busyness often forces us to take Plan-B. And a Plan-B routine typically ends as a Plan-B life.
More About Alli
You can pick up a copy of Alli’s book below. You can also find her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Are you too busy to succeed? What has helped you get back in control of your life? Let me know in the comments below.
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February 18, 2016How To Keep Your Heart Correct Regarding Money
I don’t think I need to remind you that 70% of lottery winners go broke within 7 years. Or that Kayne West tweeted to Mark Zuckerberg last week asking for $1 billion after admitting he is $53 million in personal debt.
Today’s show is about helping entrepreneurs avoid this thinking and maintain a healthy view on money.

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Takeaways From This Episode
Greed isn’t associated with an income bracket.
Where your treasure is, there also will be your heart.
We should be careful that we don’t “need” money. Or that our income is our source of security, happiness, and sense of control in our life.
Switch your focus from making a million dollars to helping a million people.
Stop buying things you can’t afford with money you don’t have to impress people you don’t like.
People think to themselves, “I’ll give when I make more.” Wrong.
Do you struggle to maintain a healthy heart toward money? Has this been a struggle for you in the past? What has helped you? Let me know in the comments below.
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February 08, 2016 How To Build Online Influence With Branden Harvey
It’s difficult to launch a product without first building an audience. This is the premise of today’s show. Our guest Branden Harvey shares his tips on influencing people through personality.

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Branden is a social media influencer with over 100,000 followers on Instagram and even more on Snapchat. And to top it off, Branden is one of few candidates up for Snapchatter Of The Year.
He’s clocking in at the ripe old age of 23. But this young man has had the chance to take photos of celebrities, Fortune 500 companies, and even the Pope.
Key Lessons For Building Influence With Your Personality
People Only Notice What’s Difference
People Connect With Our Failure More Than Our Successes
Be Authentic With Your Excitement
Know What You’re About and What You’re Not About
If you would like to know more about Branden, you can read his blog or follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Or you can watch Branden’s keynote presentation below.
Are you looking to build influence with your personality? What has worked well for you in the past? Does this freak you out? Let me know in the comments below.
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January 29, 20164 Benefits Of Starting A Business While Working A Day Job
The American dream used to be getting a secure job, working from 9-5, and retiring. For most of us, especially people born in the 80’s and 90’s, this is the American nightmare.

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Instead, the next generation of workers desire freedom, purpose, and significance. So in today’s episode, I’m going to speak to how aspiring entrepreneurs should be thinking about their job.
Powerful Quotes From This Episode
Your job is financial fuel for your dream.
Starting a business against the will of your spouse is a spirit of independence and a sign of selfishness.
Peak performance is predicated on an intense reason to perform.
Do not associate with those given to CHANGE; For their calamity will rise suddenly.
Discipline is doing things we don’t necessarily like, in order to achieve something you love.
There is a cost to building a business while working a day job. The question is, are you willing to make the payments?
You have to realize we can find time by removing items we think are necessary, but in reality are luxuries.
A budget is telling your money where to go, instead of wondering where it went.
I read my eyes out and can’t read half enough. The more one reads, the more one sees the need to read.
You must never expect your job to fund your dreams. Your dreams are probably bigger than your paycheck.
Ready To Start A Business While Working A Job?
Success requires two things: A dream and discipline. But one thing remains true… A dream without action is merely a wish. If you’re looking to take control of your life and to create a business that fuels your passions, consider enrolling in our 12 month, online entrepreneur and leadership coaching program.
Do you struggle with having a full time job? Has having a job taught you any valuable lessons? If so, let me know in the comments below.
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FAQs about The StartupCamp Podcast with Chris Graebe:

How many episodes does The StartupCamp Podcast with Chris Graebe have?

The podcast currently has 259 episodes available.