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The magic of accounting is all about taking data and turning it into valuable information. On today’s Awesomers Authority episode, Steve Simonson introduces us to Jeremiah Kovacs, Founder of MuseMinded. He and his team have worked with hundreds of Amazon Marketplace sellers to automate and outsource their financial systems. Here are some key points on today’s episode: What MuseMinded is and how it...

The first step towards overcoming your fears is to face them. On this episode, Steve introduces Brad Axelrad. Brad is an event producer, consultant, strategist and podcast host having produced over 150 live events with top business leaders and best-selling authors. Here are more awesome takeaways on today’s episode: The philosophy behind Face Your Dragon. How to transform your fears into strengths...

“Be willing to put in the work to get to where you want to be; no more, no less.” On today's episode, Steve introduces us to guest Casey Gauss, CEO and Co-Founder of Viral Launch. Here are some key points on today’s episode: How Casey built his company, Viral Launch. Casey’s origin story as a young entrepreneur. How important it is to focus on your happiness. His prediction for Amazon and why it’s...

Your personal why is what gives you motivation. It really is an extraordinary opportunity for you to find yourself empowered to go on and take on the world. For today’s Awesomer Insights episode, Steve talks about the importance of finding out your personal whys. Here are more gold nuggets on today’s episode: What you need to establish your personal why. The different phases of building a company...

What if you can make your business operate without you day to day? On today’s podcast, Steve Simonson introduces us to another book of the week episode, Built to Sell by John Warrillow. John made a story instead of a long checklist that addresses this particular question. Here are more gold nuggets on today’s episode: The main philosophy behind Built to Sell. How to engineer your desired outcomes....

Dropshipping on Shopify is one of the easiest ways for beginner entrepreneurs to start their own store. On today’s Awesomer origin story, Steve introduces us to Huy Nguyen, a young entrepreneur who leveraged the power of Amazon to grow his business. Huy is a global traveler who is now offering services to other sellers to help them start their own Shopify dropshipping store. Here are more gold nug...

As entrepreneurs, we all face challenges along the way. Surrounding yourself with the right people, having a positive mindset and plan of action can help you get through it all. On today’s episode, we get to know Tyrone Odiowei and his classic rags to riches story. Tyrone is a consistent Amazon top earner and founder of the Inner Circle Mastermind. Here are more awesome details on this podcast: Ho...

Some people start one successful business after another while others fail to succeed. On today’s episode, Steve introduces us to Paul Baron, co-founder of Physical Product Pros, a second-generation Colorado native and lifelong entrepreneur. Paul is also a sought-after consultant and many of the things that he's doing in his life today are focused on helping others. Here are more gold nuggets on to...

One of the biggest challenges faced by entrepreneurs is deciding on the patents, trademarks and other protection mechanisms for their business. On this episode, Steve introduces Richard Goldstein, a patent attorney, entrepreneur and marketer. He is also the author of the American Bar Association's Consumer Guide to Obtaining a Patent. Here are more awesome takeaways on today’s episode: How Rich wo...

Join us as we present a live question and answer session with entrepreneurs and Awesomers from around the world. In this episode, Steve tackles the important questions about Amazon, dropshipping, Shopify and consumer-driven products. More interesting tidbits on today’s episode: What is Amazon review purge and how it can affect your business. What service elements to include in a feedback sequence...

On this episode, Steve introduces Hugh Taylor, the president of EconomyPR.com. Hugh is a seasoned marketer and he's a passionate player about helping companies go from where they are to where they want to be. Here are more awesome things you will learn on this episode: Why you need a niche so you can focus on your target customers. The importance of SEO on getting your profile found on Linkedin. W...

The best benefit of digital marketing is the ability to scale and spread your brand message to a large audience. On today’s episode, Steve introduces Yev Marusenko. Dr. Yevgeniy "Yev" Marusenko received his Ph. D. from Arizona State University as the first ever graduate from the new Environmental Life Sciences program. He is also the director of E-commerce and growth analytics at Heroclip. Here ar...

Today’s Book of the Week talks about the importance of assigning and delegating tasks to the right people in your organization. On today’s episode, Steve shares with us one of his favorite books, One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey. Here are some of the awesome things you will get to hear on this episode: The 4 key rules on how to deal with the monkey. The difference between abdication and delegat...

Amazon is a large and complex ecosystem which can be hard to navigate. In Episode 7, we learn from James Thomson, former head of Amazon Services and partner and co-founder of Buy Box Experts and the PROSPER show, about his journey from being a top Amazon executive to starting his own businesses. You will also learn valuable key points such as: How he created educational opportunities for sellers a...

Learn from Matt Clark’s entrepreneurial journey; how he became a CEO and co-founder of Amazing.com and how he has helped thousands of entrepreneurs build their businesses around the world. In this episode, Matt tells us his origin and backstory. We also have a lot of awesome takeaways including: How Matt joined his university’s Entrepreneurship program and understood the context of business firsth...

As business owners, we should know how to protect our assets to the best of our interests. In this episode, Paul Rafelson, a tax attorney and executive director of Online Merchants Guild talk about the legal aspects in running and keeping E-commerce businesses afloat. Here are more key points in today’s episode: How the modern economy has outpaced the government and state laws Expert insights abou...

Find out how you can successfully validate your business in as little as a three-day period, before even launching and raising capital. In this episode, Danny McMillan explains how he went from a struggling student with learning difficulties to an Amazon FBA expert and a serial entrepreneur. Here are more awesome gold nuggets about today’s episode: How Danny overcame lightning bolts and adversity...

On this episode, Steve Simonson and his guest Manny Coats discuss the main issues that entrepreneurs face. Manny Coats, the host of the AM/PM Podcast, CEO and Founder of Helium 10, and co-founder of the Freedom Ticket, shares his personal and professional background, visions and insights on E-commerce and entrepreneurship. Here are more key points discussed in this episode: Manny’s origin story an...

SHOW TRANSCRIPT: What are the keys to being a more effective leader? On this episode, Steve introduces the Awesomers Book of the Week, Strengths Based Leadership written by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie. The book is based on Gallup’s StrengthsFinder program that has been instrumental in many of his organizations. Here are more gold nuggets you will learn from this episode: The Barrier Labels of stren...

On this episode, learn how you can break the traditional system and build your own. Discover the journey of Kevin King, a serial entrepreneur who’s sold millions of products in Amazon. He's also been featured on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Entertainment Tonight, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. Here are more gold nuggets on today’s episode: How Kevin developed an entrepreneurial minds...

“Go take action, do something, get into motion, go be an athlete, be an artist, be in love, be somebody, be yourself. You've got to make a difference, go be strong.” These are just some of the few words of wisdom that today’s guest shares with us. On this episode, we get to know Michael Pinkowski, President of Parsimony.com. Michael has been involved in E-commerce since building his very first tra...

Just because you own a business doesn't mean you are a business owner. In this episode, Steve introduces the Awesomers Book of the Week. Written by Michael E. Gerber, E-Myth and E-Myth Revisited talk about entrepreneurial management and leadership. Here are more awesome things you will learn from this episode: Why having great technical skills does not mean you know how to run a business. The thre...

Jeff Cohen spent the past 15 years helping grow E-commerce businesses from small start-ups to multi-million dollar companies. On this episode, we learn more about Jeff Cohen of Seller Labs. Jeff shares his knowledge and viewpoint about the E-commerce world. Here are more gold nuggets in this episode: Why your network truly is your net worth. Today’s business is fast-paced and you need to embrace c...

E-commerce cooperatives make the E-commerce world a better and less lonely place. In this episode, Steve introduces Barth Getto of Empowery E-commerce cooperative. Barth wants to live in a world where no E-commerce entrepreneur ever feels alone and shares valuable lessons to the young Awesomers: The significance of a cooperative and its origin. There's always somebody smarter than you and why you...

China offers extraordinary and game changing opportunities to entrepreneurs, but there are also caveats, road mines and lightning bolts that can happen along the way. On today’s expert insight episode, Steve Simonson talks about the top seven mistakes that business owners often make when dealing with China. Here are some of the awesome things you will hear in this episode: Steve’s axiom number zer...