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Josh Felber is focused on challenging himself and those around him to consistent excellence. Josh’s Mission in life is to help over 100 million people design, develop and deliver their passion and expertise to the world so they can have the time, freedom and life the lifestyle of their design as well as make more money. He has co-authored two books one with Brian Tracy and with Steve Forbes as well as he is an executive producer on a documentary about Peter Diamandis “Visioneer” and the Miami Heat wheelchair basketball team “The Rebound”. Josh has appeared as a guest expert on TV which was seen on NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox as well as his biography was picked up by the E channel. He is an active contributor to Entrepreneur.com, Inc.com, businessinsider.com as well as Forbes.com Josh helps entrepreneurs make the shifts needed to transform their lives and create momentum in their business and balance in their lives. This episode is for you if you have been stuck or challenged in moving past the mental roadblocks hol

What do you do first thing in the morning? I used to check my email, get my coffee, shower and get down to business. I had a routine but it wasn't productive at all. I heard about the importance of morning rituals but I tend to hate mornings, so I never did anything about it. Then I read The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod and it changed everything... In addition to being one of the highest rated keynote speakers in America, Hal Elrod is the #1 bestselling author of what’s being widely regarded as one “one of the most life-changing books ever written,” The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life… (Before 8AM). He’s also a Hall of Fame business achiever, one of America’s top Success Coaches, an ultra-marathon runner, and grateful husband & father. Known as “Yo Pal Hal” since hosting his first radio show at age 15, his greatest triumph came at age 20 after he was hit head on by a drunk driver (at 80 mph) and found dead at the scene… Despite being dead for six minutes, in

If a computer or robot CAN replace you it will, it's inevitable and it's happening faster than ever. Even if you're not in a minimum wage role, you're not safe... Unless you are doing these 3 things in your life and business. This episode is a solocast in response to this article http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mcdonalds-shoots-down-fears-planning-202513285.html Agree? Disagree? Email me at askbrad@baconwrappedbusiness.com and let me know.

WARNING: EXTREME INSPIRATION AHEAD What did you want to do when you were 4-1/2? Do you remember? Wesley Chapman​ wanted to die. His 1st (of 12) suicide attempts was at age 4-1/2 to escape the emotional, physical and sexual torture of his biological mother's husband. But Wes wasn’t SUPPOSED to die. He was supposed to change the world. And he is... Abandoned at age 1 by his famous TV father and then again by his biological mother at 6, Wes wasn't supposed to amount to anything but trouble... He also wasn’t supposed to find a loving family until a kind hearted woman named saw what everyone else dismissed and discarded as a problem-child, taking him in and loving him)... He wasn’t supposed to become an entrepreneur at age 8 1/2, but did out of necessity... He wasn’t supposed to become a multi-millionaire before he was 30, living a luxurious life with 9 cars, $3,000 suits, marry a beautiful woman and raise his amazing kids... He wasn’t supposed to give it all up and start over because of the emptiness he felt ins

You may have the best product, service or advice in the world, but if nobody knows who you are, what you do or how you help them, you don't really have a business. Advertising helps you get noticed, but it requires a significant investment (plus people tend to trust ads less and less these days). That's where Publicity comes in and helps to "bring home the bacon" (Sorry, couldn't resist) Publicity is a very wide field and is often times confusing. It rarely has a direct and measurable ROI (return on investment) and many business owners don't know how to do it correctly, thus they fail to use publicity at all. That's why I asked renown publicity expert, Esther Kiss, to be on the show today and share her strategies and insights with you. Esther Kiss is the producer and host of the popular podcast Born To Influence where she interviews highly successful entrepreneurs and NY Times bestselling authors about their marketing and PR strategies. She helps her clients integrate their publicity and marketing

We live in a time where celebrity (real and perceived) is a very powerful force for getting your message across and accepted by the public. Business owners, authors, experts and consultants who understand this can go very far in their careers when they know how to get this type of publicity and then leverage it. That's why I invited Clint Arthur on the show today to discuss his methods. Clint is the only mentor in the world who helps Authors, Speakers, Coaches & Entrepreneurs create Celebrity and Unique Positioning using Local TV News & Talk Show interviews. His students — he calls them Magic Messengers — have booked more than 1,000 appearances on ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates across America, and on major TV shows including the Daily Buzz, Good Morning America, and the Today Show. If you always thought it would be cool to showcase yourself or your business on TV and weren't sure how to do to it, this episode will give you the answers. To get more info on Clint and his methods visit ClintArthur.tv

Go to BaconWrappedBusiness.com/whoareyou to join the Golden Rolodex. Who Is Brad Costanzo, really? Today the table was turned and instead of me interviewing a guest, the guest is interviewing me... about me. Sound narcissistic? It would be if the interview was all about my wins, successes, skills, etc. But this is very different. You may recognize Dr. Laurie Emery from a previous episode when I interviewed HER. (If not, you can watch it there). Dr. Emery is a business and life transformation coach and one of the top experts in the world working with high performance individuals, entrepreneurs, executives and families. And I hired her to work with me after that episode. We were going to do our weekly private coaching session together but she suggested that she interviewed me for the podcast instead. She only told me that she would be asking me to be very vulnerable with you about my life and my story. Dr. Emery knows how to ask some very tough questions and this was no exception. I've never been this r

Part 3/3: Building your business with remarkable referrals Go to BaconWrappedBusiness.com/whoareyou to join the Golden Rolodex. Los Silva is a successful serial entrepreneur, the co-founder of BuildGrowScale.com and the Black Label Mastermind. He's a brilliant businessman, consumate deal-maker, business development specialist and one of my closest personal friends and confidants. He's also the person who first inspired me to create a podcast and get this out in the world. Los and I speak daily and help each other develop into better entrepreneurs and better people. We serve as each others psychologist and sounding board and share each other's victories. We are cut from the same cloth and often feel like we're living inside the same head. That's why I invited Los on the show today to have an open discussion about the topics we talk most about so that you can benefit from what happens behind the scenes. In Part 3... Obviously when we wrap up the series, we do it with Bacon.  So Los shares his strategy for getti

Part 2/3: Building authentic connections with influencers without being a cheesy networker Go to BaconWrappedBusiness.com/whoareyou to join the Golden Rolodex Los Silva is a successful serial entrepreneur, the co-founder of BuildGrowScale.com and the Black Label Mastermind. He’s a brilliant businessman, consumate deal-maker, business development specialist and one of my closest personal friends and confidants. He’s also the person who first inspired me to create a podcast and get this out in the world. Los and I speak daily and help each other develop into better entrepreneurs and better people. We serve as each others psychologist and sounding board and share each other’s victories. We are cut from the same cloth and often feel like we’re living inside the same head. That’s why I invited Los on the show today to have an open discussion about the topics we talk most about so that you can benefit from what happens behind the scenes. In Part 2 Picking up where part 1 left off, we dive into how both of us approa

Part 1/3: Inside the (sometimes dark) entrepreneurial mind Los Silva is a successful serial entrepreneur, the co-founder of BuildGrowScale.com and the Black Label Mastermind. He's a brilliant businessman, deal-maker, business development specialist and one of my closest personal friends and confidants. He's also the person who first inspired me to create a podcast and get this out in the world. Los and I speak daily and help each other develop into better entrepreneurs and better people. We serve as each others psychologist and sounding board and share each other's victories. We are cut from the same cloth and often feel like we're living inside the same head. That's why I invited Los on the show today to have an open discussion about the topics we talk most about so that you can benefit from what happens behind the scenes. In Part 1 Starting off on a low note, we discuss what REALLY goes through the minds of entrepreneurs like us and many people we're close with. Do you feel like your struggling, frustrated,

Watch The VIDEO of this here: http://baconwrappedbusiness.com/vinniefisher One thing that all entrepreneurs I know have in common is that we are great "strategists." Give us a whiteboard or a bar napkin and we can map out a million dollar business quickly. But how many times have YOU mapped out a plan and failed to implement or execute it? (I have dozens of these in my files and it's a very frustrating feeling). That's why I invited Vinnie Fisher to join me today and discuss his approach to Executing great Strategies and how he cultivates quarterbacks in his business that allow him to do his best while he trains and inspires others to do theirs, growing multiple multi-million dollar businesses in the process. Meet Vinnie Fisher: businessman, entrepreneur, author, husband, and father A lawyer by trade, Vinnie practiced tax and business law for 10 years before leaving the field in 2007 to pursue entrepreneurship full-time. From starting and selling a chain of workshop centers helping adults with

I'm all by myself on this one. No guests, just me and you. and it's a short show with several topics I decided to discuss, that's why I call it "Bacon Bits." I've been giving some thought to changing a bit of the format of the show and giving it more coherence based on what I'm doing in my life what I'd like to see the show become. I also divulge some personal stuff like where I struggle in business and in life and what I'm doing to overcome these struggles and be a better version of myself. You'll hear me talk about things like this: Standing on the shoulders of giants. You don't need to know everything as long as you... Mentors, Masterminds and Books Dealing with a lack of clarity Personal challenges setting big goals A new morning routine 2 quotes on the importance of reading My 2 greatest empowering beliefs about me Books Recommended In This Show The Miracle Morning Storyselling Wizard Of Ads Essentialism Now, I'd love to hear your thoughts. (And if you like this episizzle, share it and le

For the past few years, I've personally been using a website called Clarity.fm to seek out experts and also to be sought out and give advice to other business owners and entrepreneurs. I've been recommending this company to everyone I know in the industry.That's why I was honored to sit down with the Founder of Clarity, Dan Martell, who recently sold the business to Startups.co, thus continuing an impressive run of starting and investing in businesses. Dan has personally done over 1,500 calls on Clarity and it’s not hard to see why.Over the last decade Dan has built five businesses, raised venture capital twice, and personally invested in 33 other companies as an angel, and more on the way!Landing in rehab as a teenager for drugs, it was during this time that Dan learned to code and changed his path forever, coupled with his entrepreneurial drive and spirit.Dan shares his remarkable story as well as amazing and powerful insights, revealing what makes him tick, how he stays on top of his game, what he really w

Can you really take a pill and get smarter, more focused and more productive without negative side effects, addiction or damage to your brain? That's the topic we explore on this episizzle, codenamed: "Bacon Wrapped Brains" A few years ago a movie called "Limitless" with Bradley Cooper introduced many people to the idea that a "smart pill" could be developed that would give us instant IQ boosts and turn us into a genius overnight. Of course in the movie, Cooper's character has extreme effects both good and bad, there's not a single entrepreneur that I've spoken with who wouldn't take that pill in a heartbeat. But do such drugs really exist? And are they good for you? That's what my guest, Ilan Ferdman and I set out to explore. Ilan is the cofounder of SatoriPrime and the host of the Performance Enhancing Podcast and happens to be an amateur expert in the topic as well as a self-described guinea pig that experiments on himself responsibly to get the most out of his brain and h

Have you ever felt like sales and revenues are "stuck?" That no matter what you do, you're in neutral or running to stand still? Moving of any needle means making a noticeable difference in your revenue and getting unstuck and back to making money. Today I invited my friend Jonathan Drake on the show to discuss some very clever ways to move the needle in your business. You'll know this show is for you if you love cool tips and tactics that can be applied without a lot of complexity and just might move the needle to where you need it to be. You can see more of Jonathan at http://howtomovetheneedle.com

Watch the VIDEO At BaconWrappedBusiness.com/transformation Have you ever felt stuck, in your life or your business? And no matter how hard you try to dig yourself out of it on your own, you just dig deeper holes. And it always effects more areas of your life than you realize. Entrepreneurs and executives often find that business frustrations and failures create a vortex of negativity in their personal and family lives, which in turn impacts their business even more. It's a vicious circle. Salespeople who feast or famine based on their mindset seek me out to help them become peak performers so they don't only keep their job but start to love it again. Newsflash: We're ALL battling something, all the time. Meet Dr. Laurie Emery She has spent her entire life helping the members of her community become better people, partners, parents and professionals. Starting with her early career working with students with emotional and behavioral problems in Palm Beach County Public Schools, Dr. Emery has been singularly d

Watch the VIDEO by going here: BaconWrappedBusiness.com/dave-asprey Dave Asprey is the founder of Bulletproof.com and Upgraded Self. Today he joins us to reveal his #1 tip for maximizing your health and wellness in a really fun short episode. He revealed a really big AHA moment for me with health half way through and I think it will impact you as well. Watch the VIDEO by going here: BaconWrappedBusiness.com/dave-asprey

Most often than not, sales is attributed to manipulation. This is the reason why many people hate selling. In this episode, Gulliver Giles—described as “the best sales trainer on the planet”—is here to turn your perception around and make you hate not selling instead.Author of the book The Art of Sales, he comes prepared to clear your doubts once and for all. Gulliver made it his mission to re-educate the world about sales and salespeople and that despite the reputation, sales is not evil, and that real salespeople sell from a place of love, not manipulation.Some Topics We Discussed Include:How to wield the 2 sided blade of fear, slicing the fears off your clients and yourselfWhat the  “Shield of Perseus” has to do with overcoming your fear of salesHow to “be the accurate reflection of the projections of others so we can change their perception”“You can't close a door that isn't open”The difference between manipulation and persuasion is _____The armor of God objection handling system to turn a yes into a no i

Get the show notes and resources at http://baconwrappedbusiness.com/email-nick-quick Email marketing is still the most effective mass channel of communicating with your customers and prospects. However, I've found that many business owners have no clue how to write emails that not only get opened but engage the reader into taking action. Email marketing done right, however, allows you to cash checks on demand. I invited my good friend and email marketing copywriter Nick Quick from emailmarketingdone.com onto the show to spill some of his secret formulas and resources for getting emails opened and read and getting customers to buy more because of it. Listen closely as Nick shares his 3 most powerful resources for finding email subject lines and headlines. ONE of these sites will blow your socks off (it did mine). Share the show, review it on iTunes and if you'd like a second opinion on your business, email me askbrad@baconwrappedbusiness.com

Mike Campion is a serial entrepreneur that's built multiple brick and mortar businesses and sold them for 7 figures. He bought his first franchise at age 22 and through brute force and willpower grew it into a successful shop and sold it before age 30. Since then he's started a construction company, car dealership and more...and has successfully exited each of them. Now Mike is the host of the wildly popular podcast: Conversations With A Genius where you'll hear me (Brad Costanzo) as a featured host very soon. Mike and I discussed what it took to start and grow his businesses and the one big realization he had that changed the way he approaches every business now. Listen in and enjoy. If you like this episode, share it with your friends, on social media and leave a review on iTunes.