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Jeff Goins of Goins Writer gives you a guide to launching your first product quickly and well Episode 560: Your Guide to Launching Your First Product Quickly and Well by Jeff Goins on Marketing Your Services Jeff Goins is the best-selling author of five books including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don't Starve. On his blog, he shares his thoughts on writing, life, and creative work. The origin...

Seth Godin talks about selling ideas to a big company Episode 559: Selling Ideas to a Big Company by Seth Godin on Networking and Fundraising for Business Owners Seth is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 19 best-selling books, including The Dip, Linchpin, Purple Cow, Tribes, and What To Do When It'...

Dr. Jeff Cornwall shares two short posts covering the lost art of business communication and how to expand your dashboard Episode 558: The Lost Art of Business Communication AND Expand Your Dashboard by Dr. Jeff Cornwall Dr. Cornwall has spent more than forty years as a serial entrepreneur and teacher of entrepreneurs. In the 1970’s he started several small businesses and was involved in various f...

Karl Staib tells you how to deal with a failed project Episode 557: How to Deal With a Failed Project by Karl Staib of Dig to Fly on Overcoming Personal and Professional Adversity Karl Staib is an author that seeks out growth at every turn. It's why he writes. He wants to process his thoughts and emotions, learn from them and share them with the world. He grew up in a little town in Pennsylvania c...

Lucy Rose with Carl Pullein tells you how to display effective leadership in a remote working environment Episode 556: Displaying Effective Leadership in a Remote Working Environment by Lucy Rose With Carl Pullein Carl has written three books on productivity and time management and coaches companies and individuals around the world through his Time and Life Mastery and Your Digital Life courses. ...

Zach Bulygo with Neil Patel teaches you how to leverage your product to discover new growth channels Episode 555: How to Leverage Your Product to Discover New Growth Channels by Zach Bulygo with Neil Patel Neil Patel is a New York Times Bestselling author. The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says he...

Michael Levitt of Breakfast Leadership tells you how to improve your business' finances and cash flow Episode 554: How to Improve Your Business' Finances and Cash Flow by Michael Levitt of Breakfast Leadership Michael Levitt is the founder & Chief Burnout Officer of The Breakfast Leadership Network, a San Diego and Toronto-based burnout media firm. He is a Certified NLP and CBT Therapist, and is o...

Margo Aaron of That Seems Important talks about how to truly connect as an entrepreneur Episode 553: The Problem With "Tell Your Story" by Margo Aaron of That Seems Important on Connecting as an Entrepreneur Margo Aaron is a proud graduate of Emory University, Columbia University and altMBA where she won the prestigious Walker Award. In 2017 she founded The Arena, the first virtual coworking space...

Christine Comaford shares 3 reasons that great companies stop growing and how to avoid them Episode 552: The 3 Reasons Great Companies Stop Growing-And The Solution by Christine Comaford of Smart Tribes Institute Christine Comaford is a Leadership and Culture Coach who specializes in applied neuroscience, which helps her clients achieve tremendous results in record time. She is a human behavior ex...

Stephen Warley of Life Skills That Matter provides you with 6 ways to make rejection suck less Episode 551: 6 Ways to Make Rejection Suck Less by Stephen Warley of Life Skills That Matter on Resiliency For Entrepreneurs Stephen is a solopreneur business coach and founder of Life Skills That Matter. He is an advocate for your inner voice to help you finally create work that works for you! He’s freq...

Brian Tracy lays out questions that business owners should never stop asking Episode 550: Questions To Never Stop Asking As A Business Owner by Brian Tracy on Business Development Brian Tracy's goal is to help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier than you ever imagined. Brian Tracy has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,0...

Michelle Schroeder-Gardner of Making Sense of Cents tells you why you need to grow your affiliate income Episode 549: Why You Need To Grow Your Affiliate Income by Michelle Schroeder-Gardner of Making Sense of Cents Michelle Schroeder-Gardner created Making Sense of Cents in order to help improve her own finances. With diligence, she was able to pay off $38,000 in student debt in 7 months, kept tr...

Dawn Starks of Simple Money Pro talks about how difficult it is to start a business Episode 548: Starting a Business is Hard by Dawn Starks of Simple Money Pro on Challenges of Entrepreneurship Dawn Starks has been a financial planner for over twenty years. Her aim with financial planning work has always been to simplify things for clients. Making concepts easier to grasp and less scary is the goa...

Greg Audino of Vibely shares two short articles covering why creators should narrow down instead of expanding, and tips for handling criticism from your audience Episode 547: Why Creators Should Narrow Down Instead of Expanding AND 3 Tips For Handling Criticism by Greg Audino of Vibely Vibely is an all-in-one place to lead an interactive membership, and strengthen your online and offline communiti...

Jay Egger of Money Mini Blog tells you how to schedule time for a proper side hustle Episode 546: How to Schedule Time For a Proper Side Hustle by Jay Egger with Money Mini Blog on Entrepreneurial Planning Kalen Bruce is the founder of MoneyMiniBlog. His story is simple… he and his wife were $24,000 in debt and became a student of finances to get out. They are now debt-free and building wealth. Ka...

Mike Smerklo helps CEOs understand how they should spend their time Episode 545: I Am the CEO, So Why Am I Confused About How I Should Spend My Time by Mike Smerklo on Time Management Mike Smerklo is an experienced entrepreneur, investor and business leader driven by the desire to turn ideas into reality. Having bought and scaled a small business into a publicly traded company worth nearly a billi...

Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro talks about how continuous improvement can stifle innovation Episode 544: Overdoing It: When Continuous Improvement Stifles Innovation by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc....

Nick Loper with Side Hustle Nation talks about why he shut down his longest-running business. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 543: [Part 2] Killing My Baby: Why I Shut Down My Longest-Running Business by Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation is an entrepreneur involved in a variety of projects. He started the website because he believes in the hustle. After all, what’s ris...

Nick Loper with Side Hustle Nation talks about why he shut down his longest-running business. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 542: [Part 1] Killing My Baby: Why I Shut Down My Longest-Running Business by Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation is an entrepreneur involved in a variety of projects. He started the website because he believes in the hustle. After all, what’s ris...

Jayne Chater with Altris shares two short posts about making time for leadership and the value of social capital Episode 541: Making Time For Leadership AND The Value of Social Capital by Jayne Chater with Altris Altris has a range of specialised Leadership Development and Executive Coaching solutions. They believe that each leader, team and organisation is unique and therefore the solutions they...

Benjamin Hardy shares the main reason that people don't succeed Episode 540: The 1 Reason People Don't Succeed by Benjamin Hardy on Chasing Growth Instead of Status Benjamin Hardy has been the top writer on Medium.com since late 2015. He focuses on self-improvement, motivation, and entrepreneurship. His writing is fueled by his personal experiences, self-directed education, and formal education. H...

Leah Hamilton with Neil Patel shares 4 legal tips for using customer testimonials Episode 539: 4 Legal Tips for Using Customer Testimonials by Leah Hamilton with Neil Patel on Selling Principles Neil Patel is a New York Times Bestselling author. The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says he created on...

Glen Allsopp of Marc and Angel shares 5 practical steps for generating new ideas and insights Episode 538: 5 Practical Steps for Generating New Ideas and Insights by Glen Allsopp with Marc And Angel on Creativity Practices Marc and Angel Chernoff are New York Times bestselling authors, professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbe...

Nir Eyal of NirAndFar talks about the sneaky trick behind the explosive growth of the Kardashian game Episode 537: The Sneaky Trick Behind the Explosive Growth of the Kardashian Game by Nir Eyal of Nir And Far on Virality Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Tech...

Jay Harrington of Life and Whim talks about how to run a virtual business from anywhere. This is part 2 of 2 Episode 536: [Part 2] How to Run a Virtual Business from Anywhere by Jay Harrington of Life And Whim on Entrepreneurship Jay and Heather Harrington are the husband and wife team behind Life and Whim. They started Life and Whim after moving their family to Traverse City, a small town on the...