Business RPG

"Your network is your net worth" - Tim Sanders Have you considered what Discord can do for your network? Are you wanting to grow an organic community? Do you need someone to help you set that up? I am excited to introduce you to Zepheric, a Discord Producer who has been helping streamers set up and maintain quality discord servers so that they can keep building their communities even aft...

I get to talk with another past guest about how their business is grown and what the new ventures are they are taking on. Meet Brian from Poke NE. He has been featured on Vice and several podcasts but he always makes time for the Business RPG to talk about the back end of the business instead of just the cards. checkout PokeNE.com. [Apply 5% off to all products with the promo code "RPGPODCAST...

Can you get by on passion alone if you want to be a professional nerd? Does passion pay the bills? Do you just talk about it being nice if you do your hobby full time for a living or do you live it? Business RPG is a business podcast for nerds who are determined to turn their passion into a profession. Follow me on Instagram @BuisnessRPG . Learn how to become a Podcast Producer  from my teachers a...

One of my favorite industries in Nerd Culture is D&D. And I use the word “industry” intentionally. Its a very big cultural phenomenon that I think has a lot more potential then what has been explored so far, even in the face of Covid and the thousands who have been introduced to it during the course of the past 2 years. I dont view it as just a medium of entertainment but I see it as an avenue...

Ever wanted to get the most accurate grade for your cards? Do you think AI could do the job better than a person? Have you ever gotten a grade that you feel was incorrect? Today I talk to Jeremy who is the Content Director for Automated Grading Systems (AGS). AGS is an unbiased, transparent, and 100% accurate way to grade your pokemon cards. Listen in as I bombard him with my questions about the i...

Is your business ready to start moving new sealed pokemon product? do you know how to start the process of becoming a vendor?  Neeko and Lydia of the Poke Trade Emporium are BACK to celebrate their new business ventures. Last we spoke they were only selling used and opened cards but now they have started selling new sealed pokemon cards as well. I get to ask them how they did it and what the proce...

Is it worth your time to buy a course if it shaves years off the learning curve? For me the answer was yes. I am happy to introduce you to one of the coaches in my life that helped me get from recreational nerd to professional nerd. Hailey Thomas is the owner of Bran Space Optimized and teacher in the Podcast Production School . She is a small business coach and consultant, and Host of two podcast...

Self assessment! Have you done one for your business? What is the value in doing one? It seems all my major influences have been talking about doing one this past month so I decided Id make an episode that does one as an exercise instead of telling you how to do it. Questions I ask: 1) How am I unique? 2) How am I leveraging my uniqueness? 3) How am I being outshined by my competition? 4) How can...

What is the business model behind collecting? how do you get started? Can you collect professionally? Dr. Applesauce has all the answer to those questions and more. Listen to his business model behind what he does and get an idea of how you can go about it yourself. Check out his Primary Youtube Channel about collecting and Second Youtube Channel based around Pokemon as well as follow his work on...

If you have had an indepth conversation with me about podcasting, you know that I think Retro Gaming is one of the best niches to have a podcast in or any content for that matter. So it was my delight to be able to have Scott from Pixel Pie Podcast on to talk about his experience making his show and how he goes about it. Follow him on Instagram @skt73 and Listen to his podcas t. Leave a review ove...

What are you willing to invest to make your business a success? Time? Money? A job elsewhere? Are you willing to move? Today's guest has jumped through a number of hoops to make his dream a reality. This episode is a feather in my cap, I was able to have Paul from Skooled Zone on the show to talk about the business model behind a Youtube Gaming Channel, how he build his community, and his adv...

Getting started as an entrepreneur or with any project can be scary. It is even more intense when you start to go full time. So what works for you when it comes to getting past that fear? What does your support system look like? Is it enough to make you quit? Josh Edwards comes on and answers that question for me and shares his business and business model behind Nerd Wood Designs. Josh is a full t...

Getting started as an entrepreneur or with any project can be scary. It is even more intense when you start to go full time. So what works for you when it comes to getting past that fear? What does your support system look like? Is it enough to make you quit? Josh Edwards comes on and answers that question for me and shares his business and business model behind Nerd Wood Designs. Josh is a full t...

This week you are going to hear from and see an amazing example of catering to your audience. Karla Sparks of Spark of Whimsey is here to talk about making professional nerd cakes. If you would like to follow along during the conversation, I recommend you check out the Spark Of Whimsey Facebook Page where you can see all the cakes we reference in this episode. You can also follow her on instagram...

Had a sit down with Sam Dyer, the owner and creative director of BitMap Books. I get to pick his brain about the business model he has, what goes into making his books, and any advice he as for kickstarter which is where he got his start. Check out their website here Follow them on Twitter @bitmap_books , Instagram @bitmapbooks , and their Youtube Channel Follow my store here Business RPG is busin...

Back in July, I challenged myself to only have guests that were a result of my network for the nest of the summer. Here are my results and the 5 lessons I learned from that process: 1 - Have a script 2 - How to deal with rejection 3 - Being Honest  4 - Communicating value 5 - Just ask Follow my store here Business RPG is business podcast for nerds who still dont know what they want to be when they...

How have you taken advantage of the Tech world to the advantage of your personal and professional life? Have you ever considered what Virtual reality does to your psyche? Have you ever considered what the virtual world can do your you professionally? Camille Attell is one of the first people to research the impacts of Virtual reality on people and the benefits it can have on their psyche. She is a...

Have you ever studied story telling? Have you considered the impact story telling could have on your businesses as a seller, marketer, content creator, dungeon master, etc? Casey Norris is the story writer, Game Master, producer, creator, director and Host of The Dreadful Tales Podcast. Check out The Dreadful Tales here, and Follow @PotatoCandyNetwork to keep up with him. Check out Puzzlingpackage...

Follow Shaun @DidSomebodySayRetro and his work with @NQ64 What have you done today, to help you move towards getting into the industry or the job or business that you love? Do you just talk about it? Im not saying its easy, Im not saying its a fast process, but have you taken any steps towards it? Today’s we have a return Guest. I am blessed to have on my friend, Shaun also known as DidSomebodySay...

Do you have a business model? Is it written out? Has it changed at all? This episode gives some thought to business models in general but also the importance of having one if you are going to start a nerdy business or project. Our guest this week is Daniel Smith, who is an escape room expert and owns and operates a mail order puzzle business. Check out Puzzlingpackage.com and use code BUSINESSRPG...

If you had the opportunity to press the reset button on your nerdy business or project and do it all over again from scratch, would you? What would you do different? What would you do the same? In this episode I give an in-depth behind the scenes look at my reselling business. I talk about what I think it is failing right now and what I plan to do to turn it around. I am going to make it part of t...

Do you remember why you started the project or business that you started? How do you handle burn out? What are your goals? And what goes into designing a video game? I get to sit down with Jon Nielsen aka Encifer, and get a behind the scenes look at his game Lost Nova . Check out his Instagram and Twitter and Pre-order Lost Nova on Steam today! Business RPG is a show where you can learn from succe...

Are you willing to learn new things to take your business to the next level? Does your next steps for growth mean getting our of your comfort zone at an inconvenient time? Gameboy Buttons and Online Stores like etsy, ebay, and shopify. We talk about quite a bit in this short interview. This week's guest is Matt aka @JellyBellyCustoms . He makes custom buttons for gameboy consoles and I invite...

Are you spreading the word about what you do? Have you considered being a guest on another podcast and tapping into other audiences? Are you fishing in the right Ponds? This week's Guest is Joe Ponds, Coach and Consultant, dnd nerd, and destiny gamer. And he is on a quest to be on as many podcasts as he can in order to grow his following.  I ask him about it in our interview here. Find joe on...

A day in the life as a professional Dungeon Master with DM Max. This is part 2 of a 2 part interview. In this interview we talk more about Max's business model and his tips for looking for a DM and for looking for a group to DM for. Check out his instagram and follow his crew over on the Help Action Podcast. Business RPG is a show where you can learn from successful nerds and find tools you n...