The Solopreneur Hour Podcast with Michael O'Neal

Welcome to episode 706 of The Solopreneur Hour! I love episodes like today’s when I get to speak to not just one guest, but two. And today’s duo is even better: they are a married couple who now run a super successful online business helping other couples do the same. Shane and Jocelyn Sams of Flipped Lifestyle are here to chat about what it’s like to run a business together, what led them to crea...

Today I go over 10 ways to monetize your solopreneur business, whether you’re running a podcast, youtube channel, blog, or any other solopreneur biz! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Free Coaching Friday from The Solopreneur Hour! If you’re new and don’t know how this works here goes: once a week I ask you to send me your questions and I answer them on Friday. If you want to be part of the fun for next week’s Q&A show join us in the Facebook group here or grab my free course called CONFERENCETOPIA.  Look for my post on Thursdays, write your question in the comments or respond...

Joel Comm stops by the show to talk about his new book: The Fun Formula – How Curiousity, Risk-Taking, and Serendipity Can Revolutionize How You Work., in stores June 5. Pre-order Joel’s Book Here On this episode we chat about Joel’s career, and how “fun” is the connective tissue between all of his projects, between the Bad Crypto Podcast, or the world famous iFart App in App Store. Follow Joel on...

Abbey Ashley has created an amazing Virtual Assistant business.  Can you write?  Can you talk on the phone?  Can you send an email?  Then you can become a virtual assistant too! Get her Virtual Assistant Launch Checklist and Starter Kit – This checklist contains the exact method that she took to go from $0 to 5k-10k months in her virtual assistant business in just FOUR months!  https://www.thevirt...

Welcome to an epic Free Coaching Friday episode 700 from The Solopreneur Hour! If you’re new and don’t know how this works here goes: once a week I ask you to send me your questions and I answer them on Friday. If you want to be part of the fun for next week’s Q&A show join us in the Facebook group here or grab my free course called CONFERENCETOPIA.  Look for my post on Thursdays, write your quest...

Rich Brooks is the founder of the premier digital marketing conference on the east coast, which will be celebrating it’s 7th annual https://www.theagentsofchange.com/ in Portland Maine Sept. 20-21. On today’s show we talk about becoming an “agent of change”, and what that actually means.  He also gives insights as to what makes a great conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Stephen Warley is the former co-founder of Unstuckable.  His new business is https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/  where he’s helping 9-5’ers become Solopreneurs.  On this chat, we talk about the pivot from Unstuckable, and how he had to come to grips with his true calling, which is teaching people how they can pivot from their 9-5, start working from home, and start building their new life. One of m...

Free Coaching Friday from The Solopreneur Hour! If you’re new and don’t know how this works here goes: once a week I ask you to send me your questions and I answer them on Friday. If you want to be part of the fun for next week’s Q&A show join us in the Facebook group here or grab my free course called CONFERENCETOPIA.  Look for my post on Thursdays, write your question in the comments or respond...

Ajit Nawalkha is the Co-Founder of Mindvalley.com and the Host of Evercoach. His life was transformed by smart, gifted coaches and mentors, and this motivated him to become a coach himself. His mission is to empower dedicated educators, coaches and teachers to facilitate positive change in the world. On today’s episode we talk all about the pitfalls of coaching, how to get better results for your...

You’re a Solopreneur. Talented, creative, inspired. You work your butt off, and work well one-on-one. But how do you scale that into a larger business? How do you remove yourself from the equation? It’s especially hard if you’re in a creative field, like being an artist, musician, or performer.  On today’s show, artist Sean Dietrich shares how he’s gone from paint on canvas to rock concert artist...

On today’s show we bang out your free coaching Friday questions, and I announce a new Pilot program:  A group podcast launch. 8 weeks until your first world class episode.  To become one of the limited (and discounted first time members, click here!) Program starts May 3.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Affiliate Marketing.  What is it?  Should you do it? How do you make any money?  Do you need to have money to make money in affiliate marketing?  How long does it take?  How large should my list be?  We answer all these questions and more on today’s episode of the Solopreneur Hour! Find Matt McWilliams at https://mattmcwilliams.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeffrey Shaw, author of Lingo, stopped by the show today.  A photographer by trade, Jeffrey is great at identifying and speaking to an audience in the most optimal way.  His new book Lingo, breaks down exactly how to do that. Find Jeffrey https://jeffreyshaw.com https://creativewarriorsunite.com/ Twitter @jeffreyshaw1 Creative Warriors Podcast, Monday and Wednesday on itunes The book: LINGO: Disco...

AJ Roberts reads a book every 2 or 3 days.  He was asked about his top 10 books on his Facebook page, and had this answer: Top 10 Books Of The Year Got the following message in my inbox “AJ, what are the Top 10 books you’d recommend?” Sounds like a simple question right… …but considering I go through a book every other day I find this to be extremely difficult. After all, it really depends on what...

Your questions for Free coaching (Sunday!) Welcome to our weekly Q&A edition of The Solopreneur Hour. If you haven’t been here before on Fridays we publish an episode devoted to answering YOUR questions dear listeners! To submit a question join the mailing list, contact me via the Contact page on the site or join our Proudly Unemployable Facebook group. You can ask your own question by popping on...

Today’s show is with podcast legend Gary Leland.  Not only is he in the podcasting hall of fame, but he has started multiple businesses in just about every industry you can imagine.  If there’s one thing about this episode, it should help you get over the fear of starting, and get out of your own way.  JUST DO IT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s FCF is brought to you by…me! After 15 years making a living as a designer and branding guy, I started a social media consulting agency in 2009, and a podcast consulting agency in 2012. It dawned on me the other day that many of you don’t know what I actually do for a living.  In addition to being a paid speaker, emcee, and doing live workshops, I do a lot of coaching with solopreneurs, net...

Every time I sit with Dana Malstaff I learn something…and so will you. Dana Malstaff is the CEO and Founder of Boss Mom. She is a mother, author, speaker, business strategist, podcaster, blind spot reducer, and movement maker. She launched the Boss Mom brand with her first book Boss Mom: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Business & Nurturing Your Family Like a Pro and quickly grew to a six-figure bu...

My buddy Joe Pardo, creator of MAPCON, (Mid atlantic podcast conference) stopped by to chat about his new book, Sales Won’t Save Your Business (available on Amazon for pre-order NOW).  We dug into what it’s like to create a conference from scratch, what kind of problems you can expect, and how much it costs. In Sales Won’tSave Your Business, Super Joe Pardo shares the secrets to his TOP formula. H...

JLD is in the house for a fun episode, that, is completely value-packed.  Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I sat down in Orlando with Harry Duran, the host of Podcast Junkies, (every Wednesday on iTunes) and had a great chat about what makes podcasting great, what his journey to the microphone was, and all kinds of other juicy business tidbits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Free Coaching Friday from The Solopreneur Hour! If you’re new and don’t know how this works here goes: once a week I ask you to send me your questions and I answer them on Friday. If you want to be part of the fun for next week’s Q&A show join us in the Facebook group here or grab my free course called CONFERENCETOPIA.  Look for my post on Thursdays, write your question in the comments or respond...

Free Coaching Friday from The Solopreneur Hour! If you’re new and don’t know how this works here goes: once a week I ask you to send me your questions and I answer them on Friday. If you want to be part of the fun for next week’s Q&A show join us in the Facebook group here or grab my free course called CONFERENCETOPIA.  Look for my post on Thursdays, write your question in the comments or respond...

Well, this is a treat.  We get to hear from a rock legend on today’s show. In this one-on-one conversation with sax player Scott Page (Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Toto) who has not only played music for millions…but is arguably more successful as a solopreneur after his main music career. This was so much fun to record. I could have gone another couple hours just talking music.  I couldn’t wait to put...