Tom Morkes | business, marketing, writing, and publishing

In The Trenches

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In The Trenches with Tom Morkes tells the story of entrepreneurs, business owners, founders, inventors, and leaders who are doing the hard, creative work of building businesses that matters. Tom Morkes interviews these high-impact world-changers and cuts through the fluff so you can get right inside the brain of these creators. Listen to In The Trenches and you'll hear from bootstrapped startup founders, to self-made millionaires, to bestselling authors, to people who turned their creative pursuit into full-fledged businesses, and more. Here are some of the subjects we cover: hot to start a bu...

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Tom Morkes | business, marketing, writing, and publishing

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Sep 10, 2024

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ITT 114: How to Become a Successful Solo Consultant with Jake Jorgovan 05.08.2017

Jake Jorgovan, the Founder of Outbound Creative and Agency Scout, is on the show to talk about his entrepreneurial journey that almost saw him get evicted from his apartment to now being a successful solo consultant who's running multiple businesses. In this broadcast, Jake Jorgovan and I talk about: How a downside to entrepreneurship almost got Jake evicted from his apartment Why entrepreneurs ne...

ITT 113: How to Become Better at Managing Your Time with Jordan Baker 05.08.2017

Jordan Baker is the Founder of Focuster, a software and app solution to help you better manage your time and organize your day. I personally use this software and it's made a big difference in my productivity so I'm really excited for you to learn more about how to better manage your time. In this broadcast, Jordan Baker and I talk about: What is Focuster and why did Jordan create it? Jordan’s tip...

ITT 112: How to Run a Successful Travel Blog with Caz Makepeace 05.08.2017

Caz Makepeace is one-half of the successful y Travel Blog and she's here to explain how her blog has helped her family travel all over the world. We also discuss how she manages to balance a successful business with a full-time travel lifestyle. In this broadcast, Caz Makepeace and I talk about: What led Caz’s Australian family to the United States? How Caz’s travel blog helps her family travel th...

ITT 111: How to Succeed in Business While Others Fail with Michael Kawula 10.07.2017

Michael Kawula is the CEO of Social Quant and has built several million dollar businesses over the course of his entrepreneurial career. Today, we’re discussing why 90% of businesses fail within the first five years and how you can make sure it doesn’t happen to you. In this broadcast, Michael Kawula and I talk about: Why 90% of companies fail in the first five years Michael s four ways to move yo...

ITT 110: How to Create Evergreen Sales Funnels with Summer Tannhauser 03.07.2017

Summer Tannhauser is the founder of Lady Boss League and Evergreen Sales School. It’s the dream of every entrepreneur to obtain the elusive passive income. One way to do this is by creating digital content and evergreen sales funnels to continuously market the product with little effort beyond the initial set-up. This episode is jam-packed with action advice straight from Summer herself. In this b...

ITT 109: How to Create Friction Free Sales with Matt Fox 26.06.2017

Matt Fox is the founder of Friction Free Sales, the author of Friction Free Sales and Marketing, and the host of the Fail to Learn podcast. He’s spent the past 20 years studying strategies and skills in persuasion and neurolinguistics, hypnosis, direct marketing, and much more. This conversation was so interesting that I’m determined to get Matt back on the show so we can dive even deeper! In this...

ITT 108: How to Get More Work from Your Existing Clients with Christopher Hawkins 19.06.2017

Christopher Hawkins is the host of the $100K Freelancing podcast and he’s helping service providers realize the power of selling to your existing and previous clients instead of focus on bringing in cold leads. He’s written multiple books and will be launching a course around this topic later this year. I loved this information packed interview so much, I actually had to stop and take notes in the...

ITT 107: How to Build Multiple Businesses at Once with Anthony Tran 12.06.2017

Anthony Tran noticed a gap in the market when his WordPress design clients constantly asked if he knew anyone who could help provide ongoing WordPress support and website management. So, he filled that gap by creating his latest business, Access WP. He continues to successfully grow both businesses at the same time and that’s why I can’t wait for you to check out this episode. He continues to succ...

ITT 106: How to Build A Business Beyond Being An Author with Matt Stone 05.06.2017

Matt Stone is the Founder of Buck Books and multiple other businesses. Several years ago, Matt realized the importance of building a business around his expertise and expanding his products beyond just books and this is what we’re diving into today. In this broadcast, Matt Stone and I talk about: How Matt first started making money online using Clickbank How Matt stands out in a competitive market...

ITT 105: How to Use Quizzes for Lead Generation with Josh Haynam 29.05.2017

Josh Haynam is the Co-founder of Interact which is a quiz building and lead generation platform. I found myself taking a lot of notes during this interview because Josh had some incredible information and really got me fired up to start using quizzes as a lead generation tool in my own business. In this broadcast, Josh Haynam and I talk about: The psychology behind quizzes The key to creating a qu...

ITT 104: How to Become a Six-Figure Social Media Marketer with Matt Astifan 22.05.2017

Matt Astifan is a self-proclaimed “failed Realtor” who turned into an internet marketing expert. He’s been in the business for nearly ten years and is on the show today to talk about the model he used, and now teaches, to become a six-figure freelance social media marketer. In this broadcast, Matt Astifan and I talk about: How Matt went from being a failed realtor to an internet marketer Why Matt’...

ITT 103: How to Succeed by Working for Free with Charlie Hoehn 15.05.2017

Charlie Hoehn, in my opinion, is one of the smartest online marketers in the world so I’m incredibly honored to have him on the show. Charlie’s worked with people like Ramit Sethi, Seth Godin, and Tim Ferriss. He’s recently launched a new book, Play for a Living, and he’s got a ton of incredible information for us today. In this broadcast, Charlie Hoehn and I talk about: Charlie s take on the Fyre...

ITT 102: How to Develop a Killer Content Marketing Strategy with Kyle Gray 08.05.2017

Kyle Gray and I first met on a random island in Thailand several years ago and I’m thrilled to have him on the show today to talk about content marketing and, more specifically, how to develop a killer content marketing strategy. Kyle has so much experience and knowledge about this subject that he’ll soon be releasing his own book; The Story Engine . I was incredibly honored to write the forward f...

ITT 101 How to Manage and Monetize a Popular Blog with Bryce Bladon 01.05.2017

Bryce Bladon is a freelancer, consultant and one of the people currently behind one of the most popular Tumblr blogs in the entire world, Clients From Hell . In this broadcast, Bryce Bladon and I talk about: How Bryce started managing Clients from Hell Some examples of how Clients from Hell has grown to what it is today The importance of cyclical content How the Clients From Hell platform is monet...

ITT 100: How to Implement the Fundamentals of Business Growth with Chris Goegan 24.04.2017

Chris Goegan  helps entrepreneurs grow their business by utilizing the three fundamentals of business growth. He also hows them how to take advantage of the areas of highest opportunity within their business using easy-to-replicate systems to ensure they bring in as many clients and customers as they can handle. In this broadcast, Chris Goegan and I talk about: How Chris works with clients What is...

ITT 099: How to Embrace Connections and Vulnerability with Amber Hawken 17.04.2017

Amber Hawken is a qualified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner and a Deep State Re-Patterning Therapist who uses these qualifications to help her clients with emotional, mental, and spiritual self-mastery. She’s continuing this work with her recently launched book, The Unfu*kwithable Life . In this broadcast, Amber Hawken and I talk about: Why Amber chose such a unique and explicit title fo...

ITT 098: How to Discover Your Leadership Gap with Lolly Daskal 10.04.2017

Lolly Daskal is a top Executive Coach, the Founder and CEO of Lead From Within , was named the most inspiring woman in the world by The Huffington Post, and was named a top 50 leadership and management expert by INC. While Lolly could talk about a variety of topics, the main subject of our interview today are the principles mentioned in her upcoming book, The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You...

ITT 097: How to Write Daily Emails That Will Boost Revenue with Ben Settle 03.04.2017

Ben Settle is one of my personal favorite copywriters and I read his newsletter every single day. He’s also the author of a series of novels about a zombie cop and is on the show today to explain how, and why, you should start a daily email newsletter to help boost your revenue. In this broadcast, Ben Settle and I talk about: How Ben started copywriting and email marketing The fundamentals of star...

ITT 096: How to Overcome Destroyers of Wealth with Garrett Gunderson 27.03.2017

Garrett Gunderson is the Chief Wealth Architect at Wealth Factory and the author of the NY Times best-seller, Killing Sacred Cows . Wealth Factory helps entrepreneurs optimize cash flow, streamline their finances and keep more of their hard-earned money so they can make more powerful investments in their best wealth creator: their business. In this broadcast, Garrett Gunderson and I talk about: Ga...

ITT 095: How to Improve Your Customers' Course Completion Rates with Chris Badgett 20.03.2017

Chris Badgett went from managing a dog sled tour company in Alaska to creating LifterLMS; a software company that allows users to have complete control over the creation of their online courses. He’s also the host of the LMSCast podcast and is dedicated to empowering people to generate more impact, and income, with online education. In this broadcast, Chris Badgett and I talk about: What led Chris...

ITT 094: How to Minimize Risks When Scaling Your Business with Dave Bayless 13.03.2017

Dave Bayless is a business midwife who works with technology startups and small consumer product firms. He helps them determine the best financing options for their businesses, as well as, helps them build scalable operations. Dave walks business owners through what it looks like to go from six to seven figures, the concept of a cash flow cycle, and what happens when they start scaling their busin...

ITT 093: How to Get Massive Visibility at Virtually No Cost with Steve Olsher 06.03.2017

Steve Olsher is the Chairman and Founder of Liquor.com , a New York Times Bestselling Author for his book What is Your What? , the host of Reinvention Radio, and someone I’ve admired for a very long time. His topic of influence is helping people determine their “what” and then showing them how to utilize that information to achieve success in their business and life. In this broadcast, Steve Olshe...

ITT 092: How to Be Globally Competitive with Ben Green 27.02.2017

Ben Green has spoken to thousands of people about how to seek job and internship opportunities both at home and abroad. He speaks from experience, having held more than twenty jobs, traveled to twenty-four countries, and done business with people from more than thirty countries. He s worked in Japan, Spain, and Brazil, and served as the vice president of a British software company with offices in...

ITT 091: How to Become a Better Freelancer with Carrie Dils 20.02.2017

Carrie Dils is a WordPress Developer and Consultant who is currently using her expertise to write a book for freelancers. Real World Freelancing: A No Bullsh*t Survival Guide, will walk freelancers through client management, business strategies, processes & tools, marketing, mental health, and more. Click here to get on the waitlist and be the first to be notified once it’s been published. In this...

ITT 090: How to Use the SSF Method to Create a High-Converting Sales Funnel with Scott Oldford 12.10.2016

In June 2013, Scott Oldford was $726,000 in debt due to a failed business venture. For many people, that may have signaled the end of their entrepreneurial passions. The only way for Scott to get out of this situation was to find a working business model and leverage it. That’s exactly what Scott did, and three years later, not only did he pay off all the debt and but he generated multiple million...

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