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One of the most popular topics I cover on this show involves deal making and buying businesses. Once you have the realization that it can be much more advantageous to buy a business than to build one. And if you really want a great payday, that happens when you sell. Today's guest, Micahel Bereslavsky bought his first site back in 2004 for $120 and sold it to a larger affiliate business for $2500....

WealthFit is the Netflix for learning wealth, investing, entrepreneurship, business, and mindset. In this episode, host Brad Costanzo talks with Dustin Mathews , the Co-Founder and Chief Education Officer of WealthFit , an online learning startup focused on teaching all the stuff you never learned in school about money, investing, and entrepreneurship. Dustin talks about some of the educational co...

It takes an amazing amount of energy and clear thinking to thrive in today's business world. Energy and vitality are fundamental to feeling good and performing well. If your chemistry is off, you're pushing a boulder up a hill. I know this because for several years, my chemistry was off. From nutrient deficiencies to low testosterone, I had no idea what was causing my drops in peak performance unt...

Some apps get such explosive growth while others languish in the app store. Today's guest, Sean Casto of PreApps.com , knows how because he's helped launch and market thousands of apps to achieve millions of downloads. Sean dives into the 7 pillars to creating a million dollar app as well as the 10 Step Skyrocket Method to making an app go viral. He also differentiates organic traffic versus socia...

In order to capture the attention of a potential buyer, you must sell the problem that you have solved in your company and not the product. In this episode, host Brad Costanzo talks with John Warrillow about the questions you need to ask yourself in order to have a profitable exit when selling your business. John is an entrepreneur and author with over twenty years of research experience into the...

These days, attention is currency. If you own a business or are trying to build a personal brand (or both) you need to get discovered. But creating enough social media content to stay cool and relevant can be expensive and time consuming. Creating short, snackable social media content is one of the most effective things to do but it's a pain to manage it all. That's why I invited Shaina Weisinger...

There is a process when it comes to growing your business; but before that, it is important to think about marketing first. Brand development and marketing strategy consultant, Benjamin Shapiro , dives deep into some of the strategies that he uses to help growth-stage companies. He shares how to build an effective marketing strategy and shows the importance of understanding your identity and custo...

Building a business selling products on Amazon is one of the simplest, proven ways to create a business. But although it's simple, it's not necessarily easy. Today's guest is Jason Katzenback, the Cofounder of Amazing which provides the most successful training program for building a successful Amazon business. It’s about more than just learning how to sell on Amazon, it’s a program designed for b...

Acquisition and positioning are significant when selling your business, as well as knowing your cash flow before buying another company you are interested in. In this episode, Terry Lammers of Innovative Business Advisors discusses techniques and ways for you to be able to sell your business or buy another company effectively. With your company, it is not about sales and net income; instead, it is...

Finding the right people who will surround you while building your business to the top is a key move towards long-term success. David Osborn , the Cofounder of Gobundance , shares how he came to be one of the largest franchise owners of Keller Williams Real Estate. David also talks a little bit about some of his journey and what it has taken him to build not just his real estate career, but also s...

LinkedIn is one of the most powerful tools in generating leads. Jimmy Coleman, the Chief Giving Officer of Grow and Give , teaches on how to get the best out of the platform and turn contacts into clients in the shortest time possible. Creating a system on LinkedIn that generated over $2,000,000 in the first year of the startup he was a partner in, Jimmy has made a great mark in the industry. Afte...

Sales is the lifeblood of any business and as a CEO or entrepreneur, building an effective sales team can be critical to your success. We've had episodes talking about how to sell, but this is focused on how to build sales teams that can help you scale. Today's guest is Mark Evans, the founder of Standard Sales Company. He's helped multiple companies build a 7-figure sales team and individuals rea...

Did you know that 97% of customers never complete an online course? Customers that don't complete courses don't get results. Customers that don't get results don't stick around and continue to purchase more or tell their friends. The industry, soon to be $350 billion according to Forbes, is saturated with mediocre information products. It doesn't have to be this way. Today's guest, Marisa Murgatro...

Everyone knows that Amazon's success is driven by the genius of its founder Jeff Bezos. Regardless of you opinion of Bezos's methods, the growth of the company has been one of the most remarkable business successes in history. But how did Bezos do it?  Clues to his success lie in Bezos' letters to shareholders. However they can be difficult reading for the average business owners.  Fortunately, my...

Direct marketing response titan Brian Kurtz makes a comeback in this episode to share more sizzling business advice from his decades of expertise in marketing. This time, he focuses on having the marketing stamina to build a business for a lifetime. Brian and host Brad Costanzo share some of their first-hand experiences in applying the methods they discuss. Brian also shares some juicy details fro...

"Flow always wins. If you have any doubt, just look at the Grand Canyon." There are few worse fates than spending your life doing something that drains your energy and doesn't reward you. On the other hand, when you feel fully engaged, with meaningful work that you enjoy and get energized by, the rewards often come effortlessly. That's why I brought Chad Mureta on the show today, co-foun...

Growing a service business (whether it's coaching, consulting or another professional service) can be challenging. In the beginning, it's important to focus on customer acquisition and service delivery. But after a certain point, once success starts to set in, it's important to get a real grip on how to grow and scale your business without being overwhelmed. That's where the growth journey begins....

It's one thing to figure out the US Amazon market. It's a whole other thing to go globally and make this thing work and tackle logistics and all of this other stuff. Our guest, Stephen Somers, is the Founder of Marketplace SuperHeroes which is an online education and service company that helps people across the world learn how to sell their products globally on Amazon. In today’s show, Stephen tal...

One of the Holy Grails for a lot of business owners is how to convert cold traffic into customers. My guest today is Justin Goff , who is an amazing marketer and entrepreneur who has had a very wild ride over his career. In this conversation, Justin talks about his journey to becoming the co-founder of a supplement company that sold $23 million in sales, getting bought out for a multi-million doll...

If you’re making any type of social media videos on the web, whether it's for your business or your personal brand, you're going to want to pay attention to this episode. Our guest is Gideon Shalwick, the Founder of Splasheo , a video captioning service where real people manually transcribe your videos and then burn captions right into your videos. Gideon's software and service make it a lot easie...

Effectively managing and team is one of the key skillsets of any entrepreneur, yet it's the skill that many of us (me included) learn last. Mads Singers is a serial entrepreneur and management coach with multiple businesses he and his team runs. Today he talks about some of the big mistakes many business owners make and how to overcome them. You can learn more about him at http://madssingers.com/m...

Back with another episode on one of our hottest topics, buying and selling businesses. Today's guest is Greg Elfrink, the director of marketing for EmpireFlippers.com. Read more about Greg here and get the full shownotes at: https://baconwrappedbusiness.com/empire/ Today we discussed : why you might think about buying a business instead of building it why you might think about selling a profitable...

If there’s one piece of entrepreneurial advice I’ve heard more than any other it’s to “stop chasing shiny objects.” It’s a good thing that Thomas Edison never followed that advice. “Pick one thing, say ‘No’ to everything else, blinders on, focus deeply”. It's sound advice, but the problem is that when I hear this advice I simply hear: “stop pursuing new opportunities… stop trying new things.” In t...

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A Political Marketing Strategist Reveals Big Time Secrets Of Influence Phillip Stutts is fighting a rare, incurable disease. Diagnosed in 2012 with the esophageal disease, Achalasia, he spent five years ignoring it. Frankly, he put his head in the sand, taking medications that did more harm than good, and waiting for the inevitable. Then he woke up and said no more. His mission today is to find a...