Rebel Entrepreneur

How do you generate new sales opportunities, contacts, and partnership opportunities from thin air? How do you just make it happen? At some point you are going to need to reach out to new people, and this episode shows you the tools needed to get cold email to work for you. Eric Finnigan from Transform Your Copy helps decode cold marketing emails and more.

Are you creative? Do you believe you are creative? In this Episode Alan interviews Travis Shakespeare, SVP of Unscripted Programming for BBC Studios Los Angeles and Emmy award winning TV maker about his creative process and how he thinks about creativity. As an entrepreneur you are faced with an endless list of challenges and crises and you need to get creative to overcome them!

You have a full time job, you have a side hustle, you’re making some money in the side hustle, but it isn’t quite enough to live on. How do you know when to quit the job and go full time on your own business? In this episode Alan and Christina discuss how to make that decision and the criteria to feel confident going full time in your own business.

Thomas Anglero has been an entrepreneur for over 20 years and the Director of Innovation for IBM Norway. Alan and he got into taking ownership for your world, creating, and innovating in your business. Feeling down about your business? Don’t know where to go next? Listen to this episode for energy, drive, and motivation.

Do you ever get the feeling that there is more to do than can be done? Does it ever get on top of you? Do you feel overwhelmed? Of course you do; you’re human! If you are building a business, have a job, and have friends then there is more to do than can ever be done. In this episode Christina and Alan discuss practical methods to deal with overwhelm and make progress on your business on a daily b...

After hearing the phrase “The extraordinary belongs to those that create it” in The Big Short, Alan was inspired to start creating and building the life of his dreams. After 2 decades of research into life design, goals, and making things happen Alan shares everything he has learned on the journey.

You have started a side hustle. It’s going well, you are bringing in money and you are having fun. It isn’t quite enough to live on but you are overwhelmed by doing a full time job, running a side hustle, and family! How do you know when it is the right time to quit the day job and go full time on your side hustle? When should I quit my job?

What business is furthest from the high tech start-ups of Silicon Valley? Alan’s answer was a craft business from Reading, Berkshire in the UK. In this episode Jennifer Vessels, an innovation expert from Silicon Valley who has worked with Google, Adobe and Netflix, takes what she has learned and helps Adam from Craft Box Club in the UK with his business. We talk innovation, marketing, and sales, a...

Sales come from two main places; people you know and people you don’t! What percentage of your time do you spend hunting for new business? What percentage of your time do you spend connecting with your network and speaking to existing clients? If you aren’t hunting and farming how do you expect to have customers?

If you listen to the Tim Ferris Experiment and other popular entrepreneurial podcasts they talk endlessly of venture capital, investors & huge tech start-ups. Silicon valley is all about business plans, venture capitalists, incubators, investors and getting the big money first! In this episode Jennifer Vessels, an innovation expert from Silicon Valley who has worked with Google, Adobe and Netflix...

Everything you want is outside your comfort zone. Otherwise you would already have it! In this episode we explore making sales fun, reaching out to new people and blowing your own trumpet!

Co-founder of Starbucks, Zev Siegl, shares stories of building the furniture for the first ever Starbucks store in his parents basement and how they started the business. Even the biggest businesses in the world started with an idea, in someone’s basement, garage or spare room. You just need to start where you are and build!

The number 1&2 things entrepreneurs need help with when growing their side hustle or launching their own business are Sales and Marketing. Without customers you don’t have a business. In the first episode Alan coaches Christina through target marketing, the dream 100 client campaign and finding customers.

Part 2 of the PopUp Principles we discuss trust, debt, and unrelenting drive and positivity! In this episode Simon, Alan, and Katie Coombes work through the overriding principles that we have used to build successful businesses and help other people. We have never shared these guiding principles outside of the PopUp courses but now they are here for you to use.

The number 1&2 things entrepreneurs need help with when growing their side hustle or launching their own business are Sales and Marketing.  Without customers you don’t have a business.  In the first episode Alan coaches Christina through target marketing, the dream 100 client campaign and finding customers

Why do some businesses succeed and some fail spectacularly? What make the difference?  Simon, Alan and Katie Coombes share the PopUp Principles.  Developed over 12 years of starting our own businesses and helping 10,000+ people start other businesses  these are the guiding principles that we believe will help you make a success of your next venture.  Part 1 discusses the first 6 PopUp Principles

This is a podcast takeover episode and Shawn Jenkins has taken control. Alan gave him completely free realm to ask anything and boy did Shawn use it. Find out what Shawn asks, hear Alan squirm and learn about the origins of PopUp and the startup methodology that Alan created. This episode is packed full of stories, practical tips on starting businesses, and ways of thinking about entrepreneurship.

Can you build a restaurant with no debt? In this episode Alan talks with Keith Hunt of RedHeaded Step Taco who has just managed to borrow a restaurant to launch his Taco business. Listen to learn about mini-experiments, borrowing space, and launching your food business. Keith has a wealth of tips and experiences from the cutting edge of food.

Should you start with passion, or should you work on financial independence first and only launch your business when you get there? Millennial Revolution Kristy and Bryce have become serial entrepreneurs in retirement. We unpack why they waited till after retirement, the benefits of FU money, and what they have learned from creating and building blogs and books.

Your business is successful! You are making money! HOLIDAY! In this episode Alan, Simon, and the author of The Simple Path to Wealth, JL Collins, explore what you should do with your money as you earn it. Clue: the answer is not blow it all on a nice holiday or new car!

Never, ever, ever give up – Winston Churchill. Quitting has a bad rap but is it deserved? Simon and Alan unpack quitting, knowing when to quit, and why you should quit regularly. By saying no to something you are allowing space into your life for something else.

You are going to fail. The only way you don’t fail at some point is if you don’t try. Entrepreneurship is about trying despite the fact that you will probably fail at some point. Simon, Sean, and Alan unpack failure; does it really exist; how to cope with it, how to get value from it, and how to create excitement about it.

Can you get free stuff to help you launch your business? One of the early inspirations for PopUp Business School was a book written by Mike Essex; Free Stuff Every Day. Alan and Mike unpack getting free stuff, Mike’s entrepreneurial journey, and e-book creation and marketing.

How do you create something out of nothing? One of the biggest differentiators between successful entrepreneurs and the people that talk about it is the ability to make things happen. It is an art and a skill. Sean and Alan unpack how to build things, make things happen, and follow through.

The biggest killer of small business is cash flow. In this Episode Henry Nicholson who manages the finances at PopUp and our accountant and entrepreneur Emma May explore how to manage your money, cashflow, systems, and finances for small businesses.