Rebel Entrepreneur

There is no point creating a podcast, building a website, or launching a product if you don't promote it. People aren't going to just stumble across it. It always shocks me how many entrepreneurs think that just by launching their business they are guaranteed success. Once you launch, the hard work of building an audience or finding customers really begins. Join Alan as he helps Kim work out her i...

The difference that makes the difference is your productivity, your ability to get things done, your relentless drive to build your business. Join Alan as he meets one of his most chilled out guests ever: Thanh Pham from Asian Efficiency. We talk about how to make things happen, focus, and improve both your energy and your drive. If you want to get the most out of your day and feel the drive, this...

Kim tells us how recording episode 1 went, and we work out what she is going to do for episode 2. "If you build it they will come" is one of Alan's most hated expressions, so the team started to think about how to promote the episode and get it out into the world. Alan sets Kim homework to help her create her own podcast marketing strategy

So many people say to Alan: "I'm (insert age, 35, 40, 50). Is it too late for me to get to financial independence?" In this episode, Jaymie Dylan from coaching season 2 comes back to talk about the possibility of her getting to FI. She feels behind because she found out about FI after she was 40 years old and is wondering if it is even possible for her. Ever felt like you are behind everyone else?...

You've decided to create a podcast, and you want to create your first episode. But where do you start? What are you going to say? How are you going to structure it? Join Alan, Patrick, and Kim as they work out the flow of episode 1, the style, and how Kim is going to promote what she is doing.

How do financial independence and entrepreneurship fit together? What is the goal of financial independence? What is the goal of entrepreneurship? Why are we all doing this? In this episode of the Rebel Entrepreneur Tim Desmond takes over the show and we get deep about the only logical pursuit in life and why we are all doing. We explore traditional retirement, the only true job security, and work...

Have you ever thought about launching a podcast? Creating a content business? Sometimes it can be daunting when starting a new project. In the new Rebel Coaching Series Alan meets Kim who has an existing business and wants to launch a podcast but just doesn't know where to start. Patrick the podcast manager and Alan work with Kim to help her figure out her style of show, equipment, and how to get...

Is entrepreneurship a viable tool to get to financial independence? Many people in the financial independence community complain of starting small businesses and not earning very much money or making too little progress on their route to financial independence. For a completely different view of entrepreneurship and how it works with FI, I invited Brad Barrett from Choose FI on to the show to talk...

Do you remember Keith Hunt of Red Headed Tacos? In Season 4 of the Rebel Entrepreneur, we went on a mad scramble as Keith got a food truck, tried to get the health certificates, and launched. Join Keith and I as we find out what happened to the food truck, where Keith is heading next and learn from that mad dash at the beginning of Keith's journey. One of the most important things you can do in bu...

Rebel principles aren't just for business. This episode was inspired by a listener e-mail, which said: "I didn't fill out the feedback form because I don't have a business." Alan wanted to find out what this listener had been doing with the Rebel Principles. Join Alan as he meets Melissa and finds out how she uses the skills she's learned from our podcast to make her life, and the lives of those a...

Time-travelling 6 months from the last episode, what has happened to Adam and Craft Box Club? How is the business going? Is he thriving? In this episode we get an update from Adam, and Alan helps guide him through the process to re-focus his business and continue to make progress every day. Alan shares his post-it note process for coming up with ideas and the frame for choosing which actions to ta...

Does work/life balance even exist? In this episode Lucy Branch of Antique Bronze takes over the show and grills Alan about work/life balance, getting things done, and what Alan actually does with his days. Find out more about how Alan got started in FI, what propelled him on his journey to FI, and how he ended up running events at the Mr Money Mustache World Headquarters in Longmont, Colorado.

We recorded this episode in mid-December of last year. How did the sales go? Has the work that Adam has been doing for the past six months to get ready for Christmas paid off? Are these results enough to help him build the business of his dreams and get to the split of financial independence and entrepreneurship that will allow him the freedom to live the life he wants to live? Join us as we revie...

Does what you believe about money affect your financial future? Have you ever taken the time to consider what you believe about money - to create a personal money philosophy? In this episode, Craig Davenport takes over the Rebel Entrepreneur to grill Alan about money beliefs, his personal money philosophy, and how to actually build a philosophy from scratch. The question Craig keeps coming back to...

In the run-up to the Christmas sales, Adam is working hard on his website. He is driving traffic through social media, Google Adwords and e-mail campaigns. But the website isn't turning that traffic into sales. In this very special episode of The Rebel Entrepeneur Coaching Series, Henry from Rebel takes over the podcast and works with Adam to get his website converting. If you are getting lots of...

Should you start a side hustle? Is it time to start making some extra money? Join Alan and Simon as they work through a conversation to help you decide if you should start a side hustle, if so what type of side hustle should you start, and their best tips on how to get going quickly. The final section of the podcast covers why you shouldn't start a side hustle and is super critical to listen to! Y...

Twenty percent of ALL retails sales happen in the six weeks leading to Christmas with Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the Christmas push. Adam from Craft Box Club is gearing up for Christmas, setting up the website, creating the marketing materials, and wondering if the Christmas sales will come or not. Join Alan and Adam as they discuss the frustration of taking all the "right" actions and not se...

After finding out the loan Peter started his business with was interest only, and realizing he still has a huge debt after the income is long gone, we work to understand how we got here, come up with a plan to get out of debt, and put to bed the past issues. This episode is all about debt and how to dig your way out of it. Join Alan as he talks about how to negotiate on debt and the Debt Attack St...

Alan received a disturbing message from Adam on Whatsapp saying "I am wondering if this is still a business?" Join Alan as he finds out what is going on, works with Adam to think about the business and positives and whether it's worth pushing through with this business and seeing if Christmas will bring the presents that Adam really wants.

You started your business with a business plan and a loan. You took out debt to build your business! But what if it doesn't work out? What if it goes wrong? Join Alan as he works with Peter from the Rebel Business School Charleston event and helps him tackle the aftermath of a failed business. This is a crucial episode to listen to and share with anyone thinking of building a business the traditio...

After looking into the website traffic numbers on Google anayltics Adam has realised the traffic to his website has fallen dramatically since last year. Join Alan as they attempt to diagnose the business problem, uncover the cause, and work out what to do next. When things going wrong you need to become a detective and work to really understand the numbers.

When you start your business there is only one of you. Just you on your own. Maybe you will have a friend or two to help but it is all up to you. This is daunting and exciting because you have complete autonomy over what you do. The question is how do you get the most out of your week? How do you make sure you get the key things done? How do you make progress? In this episode Alan is joined by Dem...

Last week, we talked to Adam from Craft Box Club about mindfulness exercises and visualizing success for the business. This week, we check in to see how those exercises have been going. Adam, like so many entrepreneurs, is facing a lull. For his crafting business, his challenge is the warmer weather luring people outside instead of crafting indoors. But lulls (seasonal or otherwise) are something...

Is selling a product different to selling a service? Join Alan as he meets CheyAnne the founder of Shine Athleisure and they figure out together the best way to sell her products. CheyAnne could sell directly or she could work to sell through retailers. What is the right approach? How will she find the customers she needs? Answer the questions Alan asks alongside CheyAnne and this episode will hel...

Are you a pessimist that looks for everything that could go wrong and always looks at the worst case scenario? Or are you a dreamer with your head in the clouds, always looking at the moon shot possibilities and wondering about the size of your imminent success? How do you balance the two in your business? You need to protect from the downside and the risk but you also need to push forward with en...