Rebel Entrepreneur

Gary Vaynerchuk is all about the hustle. We are told by so many sources to push, push, push. Hustle, hustle, hustle. If you are already a type A personality, is this the advice to follow? Do you need balance between your business, job, and family? Does Balance exist and should it be sought after? In this episode Alan and Andrew start with A/B testing, wind their way through giving tough feedback,...

Are entrepreneurs born or created? If you believe they are created then how do you teach entrepreneurship? What’s the best way to learn business, entrepreneurship, and the startup mindset? In this episode Jessica Yox, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship from Cleveland State University, joins us to talk about running entrepreneurial classes, what the goal of those classes should be, and how we...

The allure of creating your own clothing line, product line, or brand. You get sucked into the wholesalers, line up the logos, and start to buy everything before you even know if there is market demand! STOP. Before you buy anything; sell it. Selling before you create is the key to risk free entrepreneurship.

The right way to start a business is with a business plan and a loan, right? Meet Will who was on the verge of borrowing $2 million to launch his glamping business before he restructured to run a mini-experiment and test the idea in a different way. Before you launch your business, consider what you are actually building and how much risk you are willing to take on!

How do you know if your marketing is working or not? There is only one way! Measure the success through sales, views, subscribers, and money earned. Marketing is a constant state of testing and measuring to find out what is working, refining it, and testing it again. In this episode Alan and Andrew review what he has tested since the last episode and what he is going to do next.

Have you ever sat down and tried to compose a cold introduction email to someone you want to sell to or meet? Did it work? Did you get a response? In this episode Eric Finnigan is back on the Rebel Entrepreneur Podcast unpacking how to create new opportunities out of thin air through cold email. If you need to generate new business then get out your laptop and start composing as you listen!

What is the difference that makes the difference in a content business? How do you stand out amongst all the other blogs, YouTube channels, and podcasts? In this episode Matt and Rob from MattEstlea.com coach Andrew in developing his YouTube channel and building his online presence through quality content.

Start selling. Can you create wealth out of nothing? Can you find something on Facebook market place and sell it? Can you find something lying around you can re-sell? In this episode, our podcast editor, Andrew, gets coached by Stephen to build his side-hustle. Learn more about how to find deals, get prices, and create profit margins.

It doesn’t matter if you have a blog, a YouTube channel, or a mailing list, there are certain ways you can monetize it. In this episode Alan coaches Andrew Alinda from Cali to the Crowd through different ways he can generate revenue from his new YouTube Channel.

When you are launching your business you need everything ready to launch don’t you? Everything has to be perfect, website has to be created, business cards need to be printed, and your trademark needs to be in place? In this episode, we meet Stephen who has built an incredibly successful business finding value where others don’t always see it. Get the money first baby!

Coaching Series Collide! In this special episode of the Rebel Entrepreneur Coaching Series we have Christina from Season 1, Jaymie from Season 2 and the star of Season 3, Andrew, who you haven’t even met yet on the coaching series. Find out what it is like to be coached by Alan, what each person learned, and also get a huge number of tips, ideas, and tricks that you can apply to your business righ...

Making millions from YouTube! What does it really take?? In this episode Alan meets Andrew Alinda who started his YouTube channel (Cali to the Crowd) 18 months ago. We find out what it takes to get going, how long it takes to see income from YouTube ads, and Andrew’s guide to you getting going on your own channel. Let’s start creating content!

Spend as much time working on your confidence as you do working on your business. It is amazing how much time we as human beings spend doubting ourselves, beating ourselves up, and worrying about our performance. If we just took all that time and invested it in creating, building, and having fun, how much better would life be?? In the final episode Jaymie and Alan discuss imposter syndrome, dealin...

If you don’t sell you don’t have any customers. It is as simple as that. What isn’t simple is how to sell, market, and find those customers. Patrick left a high paying corporate sales and sponsorship job to build his own business. In this episode, Alan and Patrick explore his journey into entrepreneurship and what he has learned about sales during that first year. Be prepared for an episode full o...

You’ve sold it now you have to deliver it. After getting her Kickstarter campaign funded, Jaymie is now deep into the delivery phase of her kick starter. Sometimes life gets in the way. Is Jaymie enjoying creating the comic book? Is turning your hobby into a job a good idea? How do you manage getting the work done and a full time job? Sometimes following through on the promises you have made is th...

Sales is a divisive word. Some people think sales is pushy, sleazy, aggressive, and a bad thing; in fact a large percentage of the population believe this! For some of us we have realized that sales is a force for change, sales is a force for good, sales is something that we need to make happen to build a business, earn money and create a better world. In this episode Jaymie Dylan from the coachin...

You can’t control the results but you can control your daily activities. After 12 episodes of focusing on the daily marketing activities, sales, and making progress, Jaymie and Alan review the results of the Kick Starter Campaign. Avoid the boom bust cycle of small business and carry on the marketing even though you are focused on production.

Elliott Lester directed Aftermath starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, he has collaborated with HBO, Brad Pitt, and Plan B, and is working on a movie with Peter Dinklage. But how did it all start? How do you get going? How do you end up making money doing something you love in one of the most incredible industries in the world. For years Alan has been intrigued by the difference between someone who mak...

If you don’t market and promote your business you aren’t going to get sales! In this episode Jaymie and Alan discuss the overwhelm that can come from marketing, how to choose marketing ideas, and the daily actions it takes to build the business of your dreams

You’ve built your website. WOOHOO! Celebrate. Then what? No-one is visiting it? I am afraid that “If you build it, they will come” is one of Hollywood’s biggest lies. If you built it NO ONE will come until you promote it, share it, get it on google, and shout about it to the world. What are you doing to get people to visit your website, see your product or service, and take notice of your offer? I...

So you’ve set some goals, you hit them, you’ve failed to celebrate! What next? In this episode Jaymie and Alan unpack where the Kick Starter project goes next after hitting its goals. We explore stretch goals, the best time to make a sale, and how to engage your audience.

Have you ever thought about hiring someone to help you with your marketing? Alan has been wondering for sometime whether it is worth hiring someone from People per Hour, Upwork, or Fiverr to help with your marketing. In this Episode Patrick (Rebel Podcast Manager) and Alan test out four contractors to see if they can actually make a difference. Test and measure baby!

You have created the product, you have put it out there for sale, and now you are waiting for the results! Will anyone buy? Will you get customers? This week we find out the results for Jaymie’s first 6 days of her kick starter campaign and what has happened. You have got to listen to this one for the results and the surprising lessons from the launch!

92% of all internet searches happen on Google. Getting to the top of the google rankings for what your customers are searching for can be an incredible boost to your business. But is it even possible to do it? Should we be investing our valuable entrepreneurial energy and time into SEO and climbing the rankings, or should we just be paying for it as Ryan suggested in the last episode? In this epis...

If you build it they will come! The movie Field of Dreams and Kevin Costner convinced us that all we have to do is build it. They forgot to add the small print which is “NO ONE will come unless you promote it! This episode is all about promotion, marketing, and getting your message out there.