Frugalpreneur: Building a Business on a Bootstrapped Budget

Brendan Kane (author of One Million Followers and Hook Point ) has worked with Fortune 500 corporations, brands, and celebrities including Taylor Swift, Rihanna, MTV, NHL, Sony, Paramount, Lionsgate, and more. He talks to us about what does and doesn't work in social media, the future of social media, algorithms, how to go viral, and how to create a captivating hook point.

This episode is different. This is a feed drop of an episode of Be Bold Begin that I appeared as a guest on. I talk to Christina Barsi about repurposing and creating content once that you can use for other iterations (podcast, book, course, community, etc) to build a stronger brand.

Mike Capuzzi of Bite Sized Books talks to us about the importance of having a short, helpful book (what he refers to as a "Shook") to get new leads, customers, and clients. He also talks to us about the importance of giving away books for free via a book funnel.

Rob Neuner of Boost Oxygen® talks to us about landing a deal with Kevin O'Leary on Shark Tank®: what the process is like, what it's like to work with MR WONDERFUL®, and more.

Learn about the massive growth and money in podcasting, and discover how podcasting is different than any other form of content creation. Discover how to use a podcast as a business card, and front-end sales funnel. Learn the different ways you can grow your business with podcasting, and the additional monetization options. Plus, free bonus:  PDF copy of my book: "Podcastpreneur: How to Produ...

Matt Dixon of CodeProgram.io and Front Range Systems teaches us about growth/team culture, fixed vs growth mindset, hiring the right people, and more.

Noah St John talks to about how to get rid of head trash about money and avoiding the 3 big money mistakes even smart people make.

Bob Wheeler of The Money Nerve discusses the 3 Financial F's: Fears, Fitness, and Freedom. We also discuss inflation, diversification, crypto, mortgages, paying off debt, building 6 months of savings, and more.

Phil and Jenn Tompkins from RentTheChicken.com tell us how they started their chicken rental service with just $300 and scaled it all over North America. They also talk to us about the benefits of having chickens, eating fresh chicken eggs, and share some touching stories.

Alex Cleanthous of Web Profits tells us the reasons why the agency model is one of the quickest and easiest ways to start and scale an online business. It's affordable to start, it's recurring revenue, and a scalable business model. He tells us it's easier to sell your services (time) than to sell products. Alex also walks us through how I can grow and scale my podcast production agency, PodSeam.

Gordon Firemark discusses the 4 basic legal elements all podcasters should have in place: Business Structure/Entity, Legal/Team Structure, Protecting Intellectual Property (IP), and Customers/Clients.

Austin L Church teaches us the 6 levers of a successful freelance business: positioning, packaging, pricing, pipeline, psychology, and process. He also discusses pricing techniques.

Jaryd Krause of Buying Online Businesses tells us about when you might consider buying an existing online business to starting a new one from scratch. He also talks to us about due diligence, negotiation, and more.

Sean Adams with Leveraged Life Management teaches us the differences, pros, and cons of different types of life insurance and how life insurance compares to savings, 401ks, and retirement accounts.

John Wooten of Artillery Media and Break Into Web teaches us how to earn a 6 figure income designing and maintaining websites for others.

On this short episode, I talk about my successes and failures in 2021 and changes in 2022.

Robert Riopel discusses the 6 life-changing habits to achieving your dreams while keeping it real, relevant, and repeatable. He also talks about the 4 phases of life and the 4 currencies.

Mickie Kennedy of E-Releases talks to us about how and why press releases are still one of the simplest, easiest, most affordable, and relevant ways to get massive media coverage in a short period of time.

Ben Gutkovich shows us how we can collaborate with our audience on recruiting, business development, investment scouting, and beyond.

Dr Hank teaches us how our thoughts become things and how this impacts our life, business, relationships, and more.

William Glass and Andrew Holliday, founders of the Ostrich app, talk about how they created their app with under $100, and how their app helps you achieve financial goals.

Brian R Johnson of Canopy Management teaches us about all the different ways to make money on Amazon: book publishing, print-on-demand t-shirts, merchandise, private label, white label, dropshipping, and more. He also talks about how to create good Amazon ads, how to get rankings, and reviews.

Learn how to commit to get leads in 5 minutes a day for 66 days

Jennie Wright tells us all about how to run a successful virtual/online summit.

Devin Miller educates us on the differences on copyrights, trademarks, and patents, and when you need which.