Freedom Nation Podcast

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff interviews Avery Thatcher of Inner Stillness Outer Chaos in Canada. Avery and Jeff discuss: Avery created a business to fix the problems she saw in healthcare. She started her career as a registered nurse in the ICU where she worked for a number of year. She noti...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff interviews Brett Williams from Australia.  Brett and Jeff discuss: Going from being a Draftsman for a mining company to 2012 when the market imploded and he lost his job. He was forced to make a decision that there was no such thing as job security whic...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff interviews Vince Warnock. Vince and Jeff discuss: Vince trained as an engineer and has a passion for technology and people. He was on the radio which was his dream job. As Vince was working, a dream job on paper, at an Insurance company he was able to take the co...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff interviews Marcus Davis of the Breakfast Klub in Houston, TX.  Marcus  and Jeff discuss: Have to warn you that this is a longer interview than normal. We had so much fun we couldn’t stop. How Marcus’ family was always the house that people came to on Su...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff interviews Judy Vee.  Judy and Jeff discuss: Judy grew up in Ireland as a captive until she was 21, Judy escaped and got a job as a London Oil and Gas Trader. After several jobs, Judy finally founded her first business, a Teddy Bear company. She went on to f...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff interviews Courtney Wolf.  Courtney and Jeff discuss: How she worked in the corporate world for 8 months and found that it was not for her. After having her first baby she decided that she wanted to be at home with her baby, so she became a Virtual Assistant...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff interviews Carlos Franco.  Carlos and Jeff discuss: How Jimmie found what he loved through a program in high school. After College Jimmie went to work as a programmer for a small company eventually changing his role to Network Support. In 2008 after he was d...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff interviews Carlos Franco.  Carlos and Jeff discuss: His family emigrated from Mexico before he was born. Carlos was born in L.A. and feels that he was raised by a “Village” that is why he feels he is a “Community Guy” today. Thinking he would be an engineer,...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff interviews Sherri Dumbrell.  Sherri and Jeff discuss: Originally from Utah, Sherri found her way to England where she met her husband, an Aussie. They moved to Australia, where they raised their family for the last 30 years. As a young stay-at-home mom, Sher...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff shares his thoughts on building and using an email list: How an email list saved his business in 2020. Why every business needs to build an email list. What you should expect out of your email list. The steps to building an email list. Jeff spent the early part o...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff interviews Andrey Kozlov.  Andrey and Jeff discuss: How Andrey started his career in Digital Marketing right out of college. Having to support a new family, he was not making enough money. Andrey decided to begin selling things on Facebook Marketplace which...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff interviews Lance Graulich.  Lance and Jeff discuss: How Lance started working on Wall Street for his dad and decided that was not his dream. Taking a summer job working with his uncle led him to start five TGI Fridays franchises and going on to start franchi...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff interviews Jaemin Frazer from Australia.  Jaemin and Jeff discuss: How Jaemin went from being a Christian Pastor who was frustrated with not being able to help his congregation to start his own business as a Life Coach. How he quit his job and gave himself f...

In today’s episode, Jeff talks about how to sell anything to anybody. Selling is a formula and requires you to follow a process: Matthew Pollard’s Introvert’s Edge to Selling 7 Step ProcessBuild Trust and Stick with an Agenda. Mine for Gold: Ask Probing Questions Speak to the Right Person: Qualification Don’t Sell - Tell: Story-Based Selling Don’t Argue - Augment Take Their Temperature: Trial Clos...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring possible Freedom Engines. Jeff has been sharing some of his advice starting when starting businesses in this series. The biggest mistake most people make early on in business is first not having a budget and second not following one. Not Realizing that starting a business is work and things like time/life balance and family time have to t...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring possible Freedom Engines. In this show Jeff interviews John Papaloni from Canada.  John and Jeff discuss: John’s rise from working at McDonalds, to becoming a DJ and later one of the largest graphic designers and printers in North America. How the stress of running a successful business led him to sell it and take up a new Freedom En...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring possible Freedom Engines. In this show, Jeff shares his experience at what it takes to start a business. The first rule of starting a business. It needs to solve a problem. You have to test your idea on real people, not create a product and take to market. Start lean. Learn to Market and Sell. It is not always hearts and roses. Suck it up...

On today’s episode, Jeff interviews Crystal Gregory. Crystal is the epitome of a Freedom Day entrepreneur. In 2020 Crystal was laid off from her corporate job during the pandemic and had to find a new way to generate income for her family. We find out about Crystal’s inspiring story: How she took what she knew in the corporate world, added some additional training, and created a coaching business...

In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring possible Freedom Engines. In this show, Jeff shares his experience running an Amazon Store which became his first successful business. Jeff shares his story of how he and his wife started their Amazon Store. Why Amazon is such a powerful business to start and the ways that you can sell on Amazon. They said “No Glass or Large Items”, what...

On today’s episode, Jeff discusses simplified strategies for setting your goals for the next year. The end of the year is the best time to set goals that you will actually complete. Jeff discusses: The new way to do goal planning that I learned from Tony Robbins. Intro to the Profit Mindset Triangle - Get Your Mind in OrderPhysiology - What you Feel You Are Focus/Beliefs - What you aim at you will...

On today’s episode, Jeff shares what is known as the “Three Markets or Desires”. This is the process that you will use when you create your Freedom Engine to help you determine who your business will serve. Jeff covers: The Three Markets or Desires Understanding Blue Markets and Red Markets The Sub Markets The Niches How to Use the Sub Markets and Niches to target your Dream Customers Jeff spent t...

On today’s episode, Jeff talks about what he is doing to prepare for 2022. Annually Jeff begins his next year planning the week prior to Christmas and runs through the first week of the new year. During this time Jeff will be: This week Jeff will be finalizing all of his 2022 business plans for 4 of his 5 businesses in LivePlan . Tonight I will be participating in a Goal Planning session with my c...

In today’s episode, Jeff discusses one of the most common questions that he gets which is “How are you able to do so many things?” Jeff will share: His Daily Routine. How he tracks his time. How he sets up his calendar. The Lowtech solution that he continues to use to this day. Prioritization and the technique of being the most productive that he can be. Jeff spent the early part of his career wor...

In this episode, we discuss how the tax system is stacked against employees. Business owners have an advantage in the tax system because of how it was originally created. We will discuss: Origins of Income Tax System in the US. Why the System Rewards Business Owners How, even with a side business, you can take advantage of business tax deductions. Virtually anything can be tax-deductible. Why do y...

In this episode, we discuss Dale Carnegie’s, "How to Win Friends and Influence People". This is a book that I found in my Grandpa’s library after he died. For someone that was always an employee, 40 years with GM, my grandpa’s library had more to do with shaping my entrepreneurial process than anything else. The book is broken into several chapters with different sections. What I wish I would have...