Craig Ballantyne has been the Editor of Early to Rise since

Craig is also the author of "The Perfect Day Formula: How to Own

Key Takeaways:

[4:06] Controlling the morning

[6:12] The proactive morning approach

[7:38] Identifying your OCD loops

[11:06] Starting to script out your day

[12:48] Where to start in the Perfect Day Kit

[14:38] Defining Magic Time

[15:54] Why Craig believes you should really try and be a

[18:33] The app that makes Jason's morning

[20:27] The 5 Pillars

[23:35] Making the afternoon productive

[25:23] Creating a Not To Do List

[24:48] The new Law of Attraction...the Law of Action

Resources Mentioned:

www.earlytorise.com

A serial entrepreneur turned investor, Matt is driven by the idea that you don't have to put your family or your future in jeopardy to start and run a successful business. A graduate of the #1-ranked undergraduate entrepreneurship program in the United States, the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Houston, Matt graduated summa cum laude with a double-major in finance and entrepreneurship.After a stint in corporate finance, he founded his first business at the age of 22 and grew that business into a multi-million dollar, industry-leading enterprise with thousands of products. Over the next four years, he launched and grew three more multi-million dollar businesses focused on bottom line profitability. Matt is now hyper-focused on practical things that business owners can do to drive growth and profitability, which he considers the true measure of any business. Learning and teaching these practices has become Matt's personal passion and the mission of Amazing.com. He has authored numerous articles for some of the world's most respected business publications, including Forbes, Business.com, and Under 30 CEO. Matt is determined to teach would-be entrepreneurs all over the world how to start and run a business without making the same catastrophic mistakes as nearly eighty percent of those who try.Key Takeaways:[4:47] How people have gone from government assistance to making a business selling tens of millions in sales and paying for a house with cash[10:06] Starting up your business on Amazon[14:01] The importance of making your own brand on Amazon[17:53] How Amazing.com is helping people start their business[24:41] What ONE THING you need to do to be on your way to having your own successful businessWebsites Mentioned:www.amazing.comwww.alibaba.com

A serial entrepreneur turned investor, Matt is driven by the idea that you don't have to put your family or your future in jeopardy to start and run a successful business. A graduate of the #1-ranked undergraduate entrepreneurship program in the United States, the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Houston, Matt graduated summa cum laude with a double-major in finance and entrepreneurship.

After a stint in corporate finance, he founded his first business at the age of 22 and grew that business into a multi-million dollar, industry-leading enterprise with thousands of products. Over the next four years, he launched and grew three more multi-million dollar businesses focused on bottom line profitability. Matt is now hyper-focused on practical things that business owners can do to drive growth and profitability, which he considers the true measure of any business. Learning and teaching these practices has become Matt's personal passion and the mission of Amazing.com. He has authored numerous articles for some of the world's most respected business publications, including Forbes, Business.com, and Under 30 CEO. Matt is determined to teach would-be entrepreneurs all over the world how to start and run a business without making the same catastrophic mistakes as nearly eighty percent of those who try.

Key Takeaways:

[4:47] How people have gone from government assistance to making a business selling tens of millions in sales and paying for a house with cash

[10:06] Starting up your business on Amazon

[14:01] The importance of making your own brand on Amazon

[17:53] How Amazing.com is helping people start their business

[24:41] What ONE THING you need to do to be on your way to having your own successful business

Websites Mentioned:

www.amazing.com
www.alibaba.com

Jason Hartman talks with Mitch Russo, former CEO and President of Business Breakthroughs with Tony Robbins, co-found of Timeslips Corp and author of The Invisible Organization: How Ingenious CEOs are Creating Thriving, Virtual Companies.Key Takeaways:[5:10] How he got into creating virtual companies[9:30] The real issue you HAVE to understand in order to be prepared to take your company virtual[15:22] Dealing with staff output and hours with a virtual company[20:15] How to screen all the available technologies and which ones he likes[26:17] When creating virtual companies hit an inflection pointWebsites Mentioned:www.invisibleorganization.com

Jason Hartman talks with Mitch Russo, former CEO and President of Business Breakthroughs with Tony Robbins, co-found of Timeslips Corp and author of The Invisible Organization: How Ingenious CEOs are Creating Thriving, Virtual Companies.

Key Takeaways:

[5:10] How he got into creating virtual companies

[9:30] The real issue you HAVE to understand in order to be prepared to take your company virtual

[15:22] Dealing with staff output and hours with a virtual company

[20:15] How to screen all the available technologies and which ones he likes

[26:17] When creating virtual companies hit an inflection point

Websites Mentioned:

www.invisibleorganization.com

Rising tuition cost and insufficient “real world” education programs are frustrating to young adults in the U.S. who feel forced into traditional universities. A degree or accreditation is often used as a dangling carrot to lure potential students into high debt status. Non-traditional, creative career paths often take a back seat to traditional majors. Julia says CreateU is designed to teach the mindset of participation in our ever evolving, global world.

Key Takeaways:

[2:09] How do we empower creatives to be profitable?

[4:05] CreateU is a fast track to learning with relevance to current funding sources

[6:04] We teach the mindset, so individuals can participate in a global evolving world.

[7:00] A 3-phase, 1-year online program within a global community

[11:54] The initial sections are the most intensive, a course is required every day

[13:38] A track/path is similar to a major in a traditional university

[16:11] Accreditation programs will transition to move past the fear element

[18:34] We are working on a global goal campaign with the UN

[19:46] Our goal is to keep CreateU under 10K

[20:26] We are taking 10% of tuitions and putting it towards a graduate fund for projects

[21:01] Contacting CreateU

[22:11] The .life extension just fit our ideals perfectly

Mentions:

CreateU

Khan Academy

The Foundation

Integrative Nutrition

Rising tuition cost and insufficient “real world” education programs are frustrating to young adults in the U.S. who feel forced into traditional universities. A degree or accreditation is often used as a dangling carrot to lure potential students into high debt status. Non-traditional, creative career paths often take a back seat to traditional majors. Julia says CreateU is designed to teach the mindset of participation in our ever evolving, global world.

Key Takeaways:

[2:09] How do we empower creatives to be profitable?

[4:05] CreateU is a fast track to learning with relevance to current funding sources

[6:04] We teach the mindset, so individuals can participate in a global evolving world.

[7:00] A 3-phase, 1-year online program within a global community

[11:54] The initial sections are the most intensive, a course is required every day

[13:38] A track/path is similar to a major in a traditional university

[16:11] Accreditation programs will transition to move past the fear element

[18:34] We are working on a global goal campaign with the UN

[19:46] Our goal is to keep CreateU under 10K

[20:26] We are taking 10% of tuitions and putting it towards a graduate fund for projects

[21:01] Contacting CreateU

[22:11] The .life extension just fit our ideals perfectly

Mentions:

CreateU

Khan Academy

The Foundation

Integrative Nutrition

David Weliver is an authority on millennials and money. His website, Money Under 30, provides financial advice to over 500,000 young professionals every month. David and Jason talk on the subject of student loan debt and how it is affecting millennials. David recommends millennials to invest in a ROTH IRA and to think about their retirement as a way to achieve financial freedom. 

Key Takeaways:

[1:40] Millennials are starting their lives with student debt. 

[6:10] The average college grad has $36,000 in debt. 

[9:40] David paid off his college debt before he hit 30, but he had to work his butt off to do it. 

[14:10] David recommends millennials take advantage of the ROTH IRA. 

[18:50] Don't think retirement, think financial freedom. 

[21:10] Technology is helping to drop prices in a lot of industries. 

Mentioned In This Episode:

http://www.moneyunder30.com/

David Weliver is an authority on millennials and money. His website, Money Under 30, provides financial advice to over 500,000 young professionals every month. David and Jason talk on the subject of student loan debt and how it is affecting millennials. David recommends millennials to invest in a ROTH IRA and to think about their retirement as a way to achieve financial freedom. 

Key Takeaways:

[1:40] Millennials are starting their lives with student debt. 

[6:10] The average college grad has $36,000 in debt. 

[9:40] David paid off his college debt before he hit 30, but he had to work his butt off to do it. 

[14:10] David recommends millennials take advantage of the ROTH IRA. 

[18:50] Don't think retirement, think financial freedom. 

[21:10] Technology is helping to drop prices in a lot of industries. 

Mentioned In This Episode:

http://www.moneyunder30.com/

Frank Bruni is the author of Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be and talks to Jason on the mania both parents and children experience when applying to an Ivy League school. He says many of these high-end colleges have a less than 7% acceptance rate and tells Jason how there are plenty of other options out there for kids to get a great college education. 

Key Takeaways:

2:15 – Frank's newest book tries to restore some sanity to the college admission process.

4:20 – Colleges have turned themselves into a country club, but that doesn't mean they aren't useful.  

10:40 – Stanford's college acceptance rate is 5%. For Harvard, it's 6%. 

15:00 – Frank recommends students to develop great faculty relationships and to study abroad if you can. 

19:10 – Instead of worrying about where kids are going to college, focus on what kids are going to get out of college. 

Mentioned In This Episode:

Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni. 

http://www.frankbrunibooks.com/