Marketer of the Day with Robert Plank: Business Growth & Entrepreneur Stories

Brandon T. Adams from Live to Grind is a serial entrepreneur, owning a stake in a number of businesses, including the Accelerant Media Group, Live to Grind, Young Entrepreneur Convention, Arctic Stick (sold on Amazon), and an ice distributorship that serves three states. He's the V.P. of Business Development for Think Rich Films on the film Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy and the youngest person t...

Matt is a professional at helping people “fire their boss” and “punch their day-job in the mouth”, which is something that MANY Americans are dying to do. Listen in to hear about his entrepreneurial ups and downs and what he's learned about gratitude as well as "the journey" from his struggles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9K8SoU6pP0 Quotes:                                                     ...

In today's episode, Robert talks about his book The Checklist Mindset (which you should grab on Kindle, paperback, and Audible audio format) to talk about how you can compress/collapse time (and later delegate) using checklists, spreadsheets, and templates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltcl46UVDBI Quotes:                                                                                           ...

Alicia Cramer wants to know... as an entrepreneur, do you sometimes struggle getting motivated? What about failure, psyching yourself out, and worrying? Welcome to being human. Having worked with hundreds of private clients from startups to owners of multi-million dollar companies, Alicia understands the mindset pitfalls that affect entrepreneurs. Her own struggles with depression and self-esteem...

Bryan Falchuk went from being obese and depressed to running marathons. He's faced nearly losing his wife to illness while their young son watched. He became vegan in just one day. He got his masters from a top school and rose to a senior executive position in a successful business. He’s transformed his life and developed an approach to help others do the same that he teaches in his best-selling b...

What's your excuse? Maxwell Ivey is the totally blind former carnival owner turned amusement equipment broker after the death of his father lead to the closure of his small traveling show. He had to learn so many things about business in general and being online in particular. He learned how to hand code HTML, write copy, recruits clients, set fees, write a blog, record videos, build an email list...

Joel Neustaedter from KlientBoost is an expert at Google AdWords pay-per-click traffic and webpage optimization. His agency focuses more on just metrics and lead generation, they also ask you and your team about their goals and dreams. Today, Joel shares about what makes his mindset and process unique and shares some surprising testing and tracking results with us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

Let's talk about creating your online funnel (opt-in page, follow-up sequence, sales letter, download page, membership site, blog, traffic, and more) by dumbing things down and keeping them simple... Ugly websites sell better: what matters most is that visitors do what you want them to do on your web page Absorb your competitors (they absorb you back, arms race) Strengthen Your Content Muscle: get...

Lance Tamashiro from Income Machine returns to the show to talk about the missing pieces in your online business. There are two major categories: first, have the right mindset (the goal is LESS time to make MORE money) and second, avoid email and other distractions. Lance also unpacks how your business should solve a problem, narrow down into a niche. Focus on Traffic, Lead Capture, and Offers. Do...

Abhi Golhar is a managing partner with the Atlanta real estate investment firm Summit & Crowne. He's also the host of the Real Estate Deal Talk podcast. Whether you're looking to up your game with real estate, or you have disposable income and are looking to grow your money, Abhi is here to tell you that you can get more creative with real estate. You aren't stuck choosing between flipping or rent...

Yvonne Heimann from Ask Yvi wants to know: do you want to get more done in a day? Do you want to enjoy your (limited) time more? Do you want to have fun now and balance work and life at the same time? If you'd like to get more organized and stop wasting time, these are the steps Yvonne says you need to follow: Start using her Protopreneur Planner to get your business goals and daily activities cle...

David C. Barnett from Easy Small Biz Systems returns to the show, and his most recent passion is getting your business into a "sellable" state to make it easier to offload or easier to hold and continue. It's possible using David's "12 plus 1" step program. No matter what your business is or does, it still requires capital, people, and a place. Instead of "winging it" you should describe your idea...

Leslie Nolan is an entrepreneur, visionary artist, motivational speaker and founder of Leslie Nolan Design. She works with creative entrepreneurs who have lost their mojo and inspirational vision and helps them reclaim their power so they can find the courage to create their Great Work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beUvtXykCXU Quotes:                                                             ...

Alyson Lex is a copywriter who specializes in high converting sales letters and in empathizing with prospects to create more effective sales letters. She believes in four levels of research: socially (how prospects relate to friends) relationally (how prospects relate to you, i.e. have they bought or tweeted you) psychologically (what keeps them up at night) demographics (gender, age, location) ht...

Lance Tamashiro returns to the show (he was one of our earliest interviews) to talk about finding the sweet spot for your productivity, your day, your emotional state-of-mind and your online business. We talk about how to get excited, how to deal with any personal issue you have (step 1: vocalize it, step 2: get perspective, step 3: listen to advice). Don't keep a to-do list, use an online calenda...

Tune in right now to hear from early-stage growth hacker Nick Kullin, from Second Flight Consultancy. Nick believes that most people are too close to their product (or service), and that you need to identify what makes your audience tick. Instead of being one of those marketers 2-3 years behind who merely jumps on the bandwagon, be an innovator and see how communications are evolving. That means i...

Kay Sanders from KaySanders.com is a business coach who can transform your business and life to get more clients and more sales. It's all about you having the right strategies and systems, and you must be willing to invest in your future business. Kay helps her clients setup that foundation: niche down, find your target market, and establish that online presence. She also helps people become more...

I want you to have a podcast (an online radio show on iTunes) and I want to help you create it by getting you into our Podcast Crusher course. Listen in as I talk about the things you need to know when it comes to podcasting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYdz3Semuro What is a Podcast? "I'm an author and I make money... how can I use podcasting" Don't let numbers hold you up, but look back on yo...

Murray Priestley from 1MPayDay is an expert you need to listen to if you want to build online wealth fast. Murray buys and sells Amazon FBA e-commerce businesses. Instead of doing it the hard way (waiting years for a business to build up) he buys one with existing momentum, soups it up, combines similar businesses together and then sells that bundle of a business for a huge payday. Listen in as he...

Shane and Jocelyn Sams used to wonder if they had to compromise (settle) for a mediocre life until they finally had enough and decided to live the Flipped Lifestyle. Now, they earn passive income online from just 10-15 hours a week. For them, "life" comes before "work" and they now have time to enjoy their marriage, family, and everything else that matters most. Tune in to discover how they're don...

Ted Prodromou, The Social Media Guy, knows why you aren't getting business from LinkedIn. Many people use LinkedIn (and social media) as a spamming tool, and you should instead spend a few minutes a day to build relationships. Treat your job title as a headline, view the profiles of people you want to connect with, and connect with a few people a day. Ted walks those prospects up the ladder by ask...

Dave Rogenmoser is the co-founder of Proof, a simple pixel you can place on your website that displays social proof to your visitors. This notification appears in the bottom corner to show the first names and cities (with photos) of people who have recently purchased. Use it for social proof of any kind, such as email opt-ins or webinar signups. You can also display your "proof" directly on your c...

Ben Settle is the world's leading email copywriter and he wants to show you how to double your sales with email. Ben's goal is to build a relationship with an email subscriber by talking about problems (the product comes later). Vision drives decision. He speaks to his readers as if he's speaking 1-on-1 to entertain, educate, and elevate. Listen in to discover how you too can up your game with ema...

Ace Chapman from Portfolio Sharks is an expert when it comes to buying existing businesses, and he wants you to build that portfolio of income-producing websites. Listen in as he reveals his criteria for purchasing a business and how he creates monthly income with very little hassle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnG-dd-DPpI Quotes:                                                                ...

Richard Lowe, Jr. is the writing king. He's created a number of guest blog posts, books of his own, ghostwritten books for others and written countless LinkedIn profiles for clients. If you're curious about the secrets of super-productive and ultra-popular writers, then you'll want to hear about Richard's writing methods as well as his techniques for marketing books once they're published. https:/...