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Goals aren’t exclusively for the start of the new year, and you should always revisit and re-evaluate your goals as the year progresses. A comment I saw on the private Youpreneur community forums, where members of the Youpreneur Mastermind Community receive real-time advice, encouragement, and accountability to help them reach their goals, inspired this podcast episode. The comment that caught my...

Nowadays, business owners face a relentless workload of pressing tasks and impossible deadlines. More often than not, it can feel like a cascading avalanche is about to come crashing down on you. A lot of people in a situation like this one, find themselves asking “ How can I manage all of this on my own ?” In this episode, my good friend Jess Ostroff joins the show to talk about her growth as a p...

In this episode, I share the origin story of my latest book  Rise of the Youpreneur,  how the initial idea wasn't meant for a book and what was the catalyst to turn it into the book it is today. I also talk about how we developed the Youpreneur Roadmap, the difference in my working process between my two books and so much more. I hope this episode shows that it doesn't take moving mountains to get...

Niching down in business can have a powerful impact on the short, medium and long term growth of your business. In this episode I speak with Christopher Lochhead all about differentiation and niching down your business.  Chris is a smart guy and he is one of the most hard-working individuals I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. He hosts the podcast, Legends and Losers , which helps people design a...

Are you ready to jump into the DeLorean with me? In this podcast episode we’re going back in time to the Youpreneur Summit that took place last November in London! It was at this fantastic event and thank you to all 350+ of you who attended. For those of you who were there, you’ll remember I took to the stage and hosted four ‘Coaching with Chris’ sessions. I loved delivering these sessions - I got...

It’s not very often I speak to television ‘celebrities’ on the podcast, so this episode is a little bit different. Join me as I speak with Joseph Valente, 2015 winner of the BBC television program The Apprentice . Joseph has a very interesting story to share – from becoming Lord Sugar’s business partner to later buying him out, to his current personal branding mission. After ending his partnership...

I'm all about growth when it comes to business. I'm a firm believer that if you aren't growing, then you are stagnating. This is where the importance of testing comes in: whether testing out a new marketing or product idea, or even a business relationship. Whatever it takes to help you find what works for you and grow your business faster. In this episode, I share my ideas and examples of what gro...

With the rise of audio and video content in today's market which doesn't seem like it's going to be slowing down anytime soon, a lot of people find themselves asking "Is blogging dead?". In this episode, the Blog Tyrant Ramsay Taplin joins the show to share his thoughts on where a blog has its place in the online landscape and how powerful a blog can be from both a marketing and earning perspectiv...

Social media is unavoidable for us entrepreneurs and grows even more competitive as time goes by. This is especially true for us as we build our businesses around our personal brands, but we also need to watch out as social media can also become a big timesink if we aren't too careful with how we manage it. In this episode, I share my own personal tips and strategies on how to become super product...

By now everyone probably knows that I’m a big believer in the P2P “people-to-people” philosophy when it comes to engaging with my audience. This is why I wanted to talk about one of my favorite ways to reach out to them and make someone’s day. It all comes down to considering your community, what they would appreciate and taking a little more time, effort and that personal touch to make it happen!...

During our journey as entrepreneurs, we’ve come across different kinds of teachers. From the ones we meet during webinars or masterminds to the people we meet during conferences who have made an impact on us. In this episode, I talk about how teachers are a crucial ingredient when it comes to what we can accomplish, how we as Youpreneurs are also teachers ourselves and whether we are stepping into...

During our journey as entrepreneurs, we’ve come across different kinds of teachers. From the ones we meet during webinars or masterminds to the people we meet during conferences who have made an impact on us. In this episode, I talk about how teachers are a crucial ingredient when it comes to what we can accomplish, how we as Youpreneurs are also teachers ourselves and whether we are stepping into...

A lot of us entrepreneurs can often get lost in the routine of chasing our goals down that we forget to look up and recognize what we’ve accomplished and what we were looking forward to in the first place. In this episode, entrepreneur and IT specialist Richard Tubb joins the show to talk about the power of journaling, how it’s helped him recognize how far he’s come in business and what it can do...

When you’ve put in the effort and hours of growing your business, how do you know when you’ve made it? In this episode of Two Minute Tuesday, I talk about reaching the summit of success as a Youpreneur. Success can look like different things to different people. It can look like finally quitting your day job, hitting a target or even having to turn away customers. There is one underlying them...

Chasing that balance between a healthy work and life balance is always something that us entrepreneurs are gunning for which is why today's episode is centered around scheduling your time around the real priorities in life while continuing to serve your clients and building your business. In this episode, entrepreneur James Schramko returns to the show to talk about his latest book  Work Less...

In this episode, I dive into the dreaded f-word.. failure. Tune in as I talk about why so many personal brand entrepreneurs are so afraid to fail, what failure can teach us and why it’s become a goal of mine to almost fail at least once with every new project or venture I get into. So have you failed yet today? It’s time for you to go out and find something about your business that doesn’t work so...

We’re all aiming to attract the ideal customer, but how do we start to figure out who that ideal customer actually is? In this episode, photographer, podcast host and author Jeffrey Shaw joins the show to talk about determining your ideal customer, what lingo means and how to discover your customer’s ideal language. Tune in as Jeffrey talks about the goal of lingo, understanding and empathizing wi...

My home office is one of my favorite places to be – it’s colorful, comfortable and decked out with my favorite Union Jack knick-knacks that always put me in a good mood. But here’s the thing, as much as I love working in my home office there are times when I know I need to shake things up a little bit. In this episode, I talk about the importance of stepping out of your comfort zone sometimes...

There is a lot of prep work when it comes to setting up a guest interview on your podcast, but what about if you were the one being interviewed? The truth is, podcast hosts are always looking for great podcast guests which is why it’s always a good idea to prepare and make sure you have all your bases covered before coming on the show. In this episode, I share my six tips on becoming an amazi...

We’re quickly zooming into the beginning of the second quarter of the year which is a great time to pause, reflect and recommit to some goals you might have set at the beginning of the year. In this episode, I bring up some questions to help you determine how you’ve handled the first quarter of this year so far and why you should consider adding another goal to your list this year. Let me know how...

Nowadays, your website has 10 seconds to convince a passing visitor that your brand, message and business are the real deal. Good design matters, whether it comes from your site or branding, it can do so much more than play the part of eye-candy, it can convert too. In this episode, the founder of GiF Design Studios and designer Joana Galvao joins the show to talk about how design can negativ...

With the rise of so many platforms where you can be heard, more and more people find themselves wanting to take that next step from entrepreneur to influencer. In this episode of Two Minute Tuesdays, I share my quick guide on how you can become a trusted authority and the characteristics you need to develop so you can start influencing others. Stay tuned as I talk about sharing what you know,...

This week's episode is a little different from the show's usual format but it does give you a sneak peek into how I was getting ready to gear up for the Rise of the Youpreneur launch. This episode actually started out as a casual and candid conversation between myself and live video expert Luria Petrucci over Zoom to talk about live video launches, but the call quickly turned into a full-blown mas...

Online entrepreneurship can seem like a lonely business but as the old saying goes "no man is an island" and that can certainly be applied when it comes to building your brand and business. We all need a group of dedicated people to give us feedback, cheer us on and even dish out some tough love on some occasions, but it can be tricky to figure out who to include. In this episode, I talk about the...

It's been a while since we've had a good old-fashioned origin story on the podcast for a while, which is why today's episode features the perfect guest to share the different businesses he's built. Clay Collins joins the show to talk about his own entrepreneurial journey as he shares the struggles he faced when starting out, the pivots he's taken and how it has lead to what we now know as Leadpage...