Wealthy and Well-Known Podcast

The most elegant marketing plan will always be restricted by real-world limitations. But when it comes to getting results, it doesn't have to look pretty. It just has to work. Today we speak with Duct Tape Marketing Founder and world-famous practical marketer John Jantsch about what you can do to get your product in the hands of customers. Early in our conversation, John shares his ever-relevant m...

Dr. Josh Axe perfectly embodies our strategic approach to building a personal brand. For Josh, this approach has been incredibly lucrative — he's converted his personal brand into a 9-figure business. Today we reflect on our previous episode with Josh, highlighting our top takeaways from the conversation. For our first takeaway, we discuss the importance of forming your brand around one core messa...

There is no guarded ninja hack to propel your brand forward. Instead, success is achieved by working hard and following tried and tested marketing formulas. Just ask natural health expert Dr. Josh Axe — he followed these formulas to build his nine-figure p ersonal brand, along with the number one natural health website in the world. Today we speak with Josh about creating businesses and the power...

Being vulnerable and talking to the individual and not the crowd is a powerful way to write books that relate to your readers. This key insight comes from today's conversation with New York Times best-selling author and immensely popular Christian voice Lysa TerKeurst . After chatting about how Lysa first met hosts Rory and AJ Vaden, she opens up about her journey of discovering her husband's infi...

Personal brands are a lot like golfers — they lie about their score. Today we recap the key takeaways from our conversation with successful entrepreneur and business fixer Mike Michalowicz, who highlights that your high score, whether it's your revenue or follower count, is nowhere near as important as your profit. As we open this episode, host Rory Vaden reflects on the fallacy of top-line thinki...

Many seemingly successful influencers brag about their huge follower numbers and the high fees they charge for speaking events. What they don ' t tell you about is how little of this translates to profit. Today we speak with best-selling author, entrepreneur, and business fixer, Mike Michalowicz , about putting your profits first and creating a sustainable business. We open our conversation with M...

While it seems glamorous to have a personal brand, the most successful brands have earned their appeal through consistent hard work. That's one of the main takeaways from our informative conversation with Chris Ducker. In this episode, we recap Chris's many insights, including how you can highlight your unique value by focusing on being someone's favorite resource within your niche. Another key le...

Author and serial entrepreneur, Chris Ducker has built an income stream by following a simple formula — show up every week and create content that answers a question or solves a problem. This insight comes from today ' s conversation with Chris, in which he candidly explains the steps he ' s taken to create his successful subscription service, Youpreneur Academy. Early in our discussion, we talk a...

When Rebecca Louise answered a casting call to appear in a YouTube video, she never knew that it would set her on the path to owning a fitness empire, complete with an app and YouTube channel. Today we recap our key takeaways from our conversation with Rebecca, whose story highlights that starting something is often more important than knowing the direction that you ' re headed. An early ta keaway...

Turning your content into a hefty and steady income stream is an eternal challenge, especially when you ' re competing with ' free. ' Today we speak with author and fitness coach Rebecca Louise about how she blended her personal and network marketing brands to make money through her fitness app. After chatting about her start on YouTube and how she first discovered the power of network marketing,...

When we ' re thrust into uncertain times, your mindset is often the deciding factor on whether your business survives or fa i ls. Today we recap our inspiring conversation with Dan Thurmon, a mindset champion and keynote speaker whose source of income was taken away by the pandemic. We reflect on the devastating effect that uncertainty can have in our lives before reflecting on our first key takea...

We always face a level of uncertainty. But the more we improve ourselves, the more certain the future becomes. Today we talk with phenomenal keynote speaker, Dan Thurmon , who has given keynote addresses for some of the world ' s biggest companies. A driving theme in this episode, we dive into what Dan has done to improve his business as he transitions from event speaking to giving talks in the vi...

While many see public speaking as an art, Vanessa Van Edwards has reduced it to a science that can be taught. Today we recap key insights from our conversation with her on what you can do to be a more effective speaker. Our first takeaway, we talk about how hand gestures can build trust with your audience and how your body can be used to convey your message. After touching on Vanessa ' s data-driv...

From Simon Sinek to Sir Ken Robinson, the most charismatic speakers have used the same secrets to captivate audiences and create viral videos. Today, we speak with behavioral investigator and incredible speaker, Vanessa Van Edwards, about what you can do to become a more effective speaker. After introducing Vanessa, we dive into her work analyzing TED Talks, and what factors separate the most and...

From how you define success to the limits that you set yourself, it's liberating to know that you have a huge amount of control over your branding journey. As we recap our episode featuring Hal Elrod, this key theme appears throughout our conversation — that you're in the driver's seat. Our first takeaway centers on how Hal is the poster-child for successful self-publishing, a path that is not rec...

A simple approach, creating the perfect morning routine will help you tackle the rest of the day as your best self. Starting every morning like that has a ripple effect with life-changing results. Today, we speak with the creator of the Miracle Morning, best-selling author and keynote speaker, Hal Elrod. But Hal wasn't always a morning person. Early in the episode, he talks about the events in his...

There's no secret to crafting an effective marketing strategy — the best marketers build their brands and drive sales by combining offline and online practices. This is one of the key takeaways from our conversation with Stacy Tuschl, creator of the Foot Traffic Formula. This recap episode, we highlight many of Stacy's other insights, including how mastering as many marketing strategies as you can...

Growing a local brick and mortar business comes with a unique set of challenges, especially as the pandemic is causing a shift into online spaces. Entrepreneurs need a proven method to help them carve their niche into the marketplace. Enter the Foot Traffic Formula, the genius marketing strategy developed by business expert and best-selling author Stacy Tuschl, today's guest. Stacy starts the conv...

Today we present you with the highlights and key learnings from our incredible episode with leading generational researcher, author, and speaker Jason Dorsey. We open by talking about how Jason built his success on research and how the more data he collected, the more in demand he became. As Jason has differentiated his business through researching Millennials and Generation Z, host Rory emphasize...

Without the right research, no one knows how to sell across the generation line. Instead, many companies rely on myths, like that Generation Z doesn't like to communicate — they do, they just prefer to text. Today we speak with Jason Dorsey, a leading generational researcher and speaker, about why the research will give you a competitive advantage. He also shares his insights into Generation Z, a...

Your personal brand is a business. And if you don't run it like a business, then it will never succeed as one. That's one of our first key takeaways from our previous episode with wildly successful entrepreneurs Kevin Harrington and Mark Timm. Today, AJ and Rory Vaden discuss the powerful insights that arose in that incredible conversation. Our second takeaway highlights the value of mentors in un...

While you may be a brilliant entrepreneur, everyone can benefit from having a mentor whose experience can unlock greater success. Today we speak with serial entrepreneurs Kevin Harrington and Mark Timm whose new book, Mentors to Millions , shows the power behind finding the right mentor. Reflecting this episode's theme of impactful mentorship, Mark and Kevin chat about having both been mentored by...

It was so amazing to introduce our audience to Paula Faris in our last episode! What an amazing and inspiring person from the top-tier of her profession, and as you probably heard, she did not disappoint! We had a personal and practical conversation, with Paula sharing actionable methods that you can apply to your business today! There were three main gems that Rory highlights in this recap, messa...

The skills necessary for television broadcasting and those needed in the online influencer and podcasting space have a great deal of overlap. With that in mind, we have invited the wonderful and inspiring Paula Faris onto the show today to share her wealth of experience and wisdom from a life hosting and broadcasting! Paula talks to us about taking initiative, making opportunities out of nothing,...

It's easy to succumb to shiny object syndrome, especially when that trendy new thing promises to triple your revenue stream. In this recap episode, we share our top takeaways from our conversation with Dan Miller, whose mega-successful business model is based on consistency and not chasing quick cash injections. Host AJ shares our first highlight about creating products and content around the prob...