The Journey with Jordan Paris

Jeremy Miller discovered entrepreneurship as a vehicle for helping others and building community while also searching for an escape from depression. He was sixteen when he opened his first custom longboard manufacturing business that focused on creating a safe space for young people to talk about life. Although the business closed with a deficit, he was drawn to entrepreneurship because of how pos...

Don Wettrick is the founder of StartEdUp (a company focused on developing future-ready kids and not just good test-takers), he's the author of Pure Genius , and he taught a class called "Innovation and Open Source Learning" at Noblesville High School in Indiana. Don is known for his award-winning work as a middle school and high school teacher; educational and innovation consultant; and...

Josh Perry (@JoshPerryBMX) is a former pro BMX athlete, holistic brain health coach, keto consultant, and multiple brain tumor survivor. Josh focuses on the power of his story to inspire others to foster new perspectives and take new action in their lives. Providing tools for mental strength, health, manifestation, business, and nutrition, Josh’s story illustrates how challenges come in every shap...

James Altucher (@altucher) is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor, chess master and prolific writer. He has started and run more than 20 companies and is currently invested in over 30. He is the author of 21 books, including WSJ best-sellers: Choose Yourself and The Power of No . His recent book, Reinvent Yourself , was #1 in the Amazon store shortly after its release. His writing has appear...

Garrain Jones ( @Garrainjones ) dealt with homelessness for 2 ½ years, living out of his car and feeling like he was drowning in misery, as well as being sent to prison for 2 ½ years. Yet, going through both of those difficulties, and more, he found a way to turn his life around. Garrain’s story is a perfect example of how you can go through so many difficult things in life, but that it doesn’t me...

Naveen Jain ( @naveenjainceo ) is a billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist driven to solve the world's biggest challenges through innovation. A man who knows no limits, Naveen pushes big dreams into action, spurring massive cultural and technological change. His audacious vision and magnetic personality continually inspires others to follow what feels impossible. The founder of Moon Express ,...

With a career path made for movies, Steve Jordan was launched into the world of health and fitness by rehabilitating himself after a traumatic brain injury in 1994. His holistic approach using his mind and body created a miraculous recovery that Dr’s and people are in awe of. Steve found his passion in this life-changing experience to create miracles in other people through health and fitness. Ste...

James Howard Kunstler is the author of at least 20 books. He has been a regular contributor to the New York Times Sunday Magazine and Op-Ed page, where he has written on environmental and economic issues. Mr. Kunstler was born in New York City in 1948. He moved to the Long Island suburbs in 1954 and returned to the city in 1957 where he spent most of his childhood. He graduated from the State Univ...

Hala Taha started her career in radio at WQHT Hot97 on “The Angie Martinez Show.” Later she focused on an entrepreneurial endeavor with the launch of an entertainment news site, “The Sorority of Hip Hop." She led an all-female team of 50 bloggers, and together they ran the popular site, interviewed celebrities, produced radio shows, and hosted parties/concerts. When the blog site boom slowed...

Josh Steimle ( @joshsteimle ) is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, and executive coach. He has written over 300 articles for publications like Fortune, Time, Forbes, Inc., Mashable, TechCrunch, and Entrepreneur, and is the author of Chief Marketing Officers at Work, which contains 29 interviews with CMOs from organizations like GE, the Harvard Business School, Spotify, Target, and PayPal and was r...

Johnny Wimbrey ( @Wimbrey ) trains and encourages thousands through coaching, seminars and speaking engagements. His inspirational story of overcoming life’s adversities has empowered others to follow on the Journey to Wealth. Author of From the Hood to Doing Good , Wimbrey is marked with life memories of living in a battered women’s shelter to growing up on the street as a young drug dealer. Afte...

"Tired of going through the motions just to fit in? Life is about so much more than that! Brian talks about his "Doing it for the story" mentality that completely changed the trajectory of his life. What Brian discovers, and what he shares, are the opportunities that await when you simply put yourself out there. You never know what might happen or what you were missing! Brian is pas...

Jairek Robbins ( @JairekRobbins ) is a bestselling author and decorated performance coach. He has delivered trainings and speeches to millions of people worldwide, speaking to businesses and organizations including Harvard University, the United States Air Force, BMW, and the United States Olympic Team. He was awarded the US CONGRESSIONAL AWARD MEDAL at the age of 23. Jairek’s book, LIVE IT! recei...

Miami-based singer/songwriter Judah Holiday delivers a timeless breed of pop music full of infectious melodies and hypnotic beats, a dynamic that makes every track instantly euphoric. On his forthcoming debut LP, that warm and breezy sound serves as a backdrop for his deeply reflective lyrics—and ultimately turns his unflinching honesty into something powerfully life-affirming. The lead single fro...

Follow-Up Friday is a new series where I follow up on the interviews from earlier in the week, give a preview of next week, talk about what I've learned, books I'm reading, answer listener questions, and more. As Tim Ferriss would say, it's just a little salt of fun before you head into your weekend. The idea here is to develop a relationship with you, the listener. On Mondays and Wednesday, I tal...

Tom Kuegler is a full-time vlogger, but it wasn't always this way. After graduating college and doing 20 job interviews, he got sick of trying to convince corporate America he was worth anything--so he started freelancing. Nine months after he started freelancing he began contributing to big sites like the Huffington Post and made enough money to go on a 5-month solo road trip across America. He v...

Vanessa Van Edwards ( @vvanedwards ) is Lead Investigator at Science of People . She is the bestselling author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People . Her book has been translated into 15 different languages and more than 20 million people watch her on YouTube. Vanessa shares tangible skills to improve interpersonal communication and leadership, including her insights on how people w...

Follow-Up Friday is a new series where I follow up on the interviews from earlier in the week, give a preview of next week, talk about what I've learned, books I'm reading, answer listener questions, and more. As Tim Ferriss would say, it's just a little salt of fun before you head into your weekend. The idea here is to develop a relationship with you, the listener. On Mondays and Wednesday, I tal...

Ryan White ( @RyanWhite ) is a 7-figure digital entrepreneur, influencer, investor, press contributor, and speaker. Ryan founded the social media marketing company Social Revelation , which helps business and personal brands increase their digital footprint and brand awareness online. Ryan's company manages the social media strategy for several seven to eight-figure earners who are top performers...

As the founder of Bluefish, one of the most successful personal concierge services, and an expert marketer within the luxury industry, Steve Sims has been quoted in various publications including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, London’s Sunday Times, and many more. Steve is a best selling Author with " BLUEFISHING - the art of making things happen ”, sought-after consultant and a speaker at...

Follow-Up Friday is a new series where I follow up on the interviews from earlier in the week, give a preview of next week, talk about what I've learned, books I'm reading, answer listener questions, and more. As Tim Ferriss would say, it's just a little salt of fun before you head into your weekend. The idea here is to develop a relationship with you, the listener. On Mondays and Wednesday, I tal...

Jason Feifer ( @heyfeifer ) is editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, and host of two podcasts: Pessimists Archive , a history show about why people resist new things, and Problem Solvers , about how entrepreneurs solve unexpected problems in their business. He was previously an editor at Fast Company, Men's Health, Maxim, and Boston, and has written for New York, ESPN, Slate, GQ, New York Time...

FOR CHARTS REFERENCED THROUGHOUT THE EPISODE, PLEASE VISIT https://JordanParis.com/ep107. Is network marketing a scam? It depends on who you ask. I have long been skeptical of network marketing, so when I learned Ray Higdon, one of the world’s premiere leaders in network marketing, was in the area, I knew I had to meet him to hear what network marketing is all about. Ray Higdon ( @RayHigdon ) is t...

Follow-Up Friday is a new series where I follow up on the interviews from earlier in the week, give a preview of next week, talk about what I've learned, books I'm reading, answer listener questions, and more. As Tim Ferriss would say, it's just a little salt of fun before you head into your weekend. The idea here is to develop a relationship with you, the listener. On Mondays and Wednesday, I tal...

Evan Carmichael believes in entrepreneurs. At 19, he built then sold a biotech software company. At 22, he was a venture capitalist helping to raise $500,000 to $15 million. He now runs a YouTube Channel for entrepreneurs with 1.9 Million subscribers. He breathes and bleeds entrepreneurship. He's obsessed, aiming to help one billion entrepreneurs and change the world. He has set two world records,...