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Did you know that 97% of customers never complete an online course? Customers that don't complete courses don't get results. Customers that don't get results don't stick around and continue to purchase more or tell their friends.The industry, soon to be $350 billion according to Forbes, is saturated with mediocre information products. It doesn't have to be this way. Today's guest, Marisa Murgatroyd, will explain how she disrupted the online education industry and has her sights on the way the world learns by "experiencifying" the process of learning and getting results.Some Topics We Discussed Include:Why info products and course sales are falling and what to do insteadCritical elements that will transform any online course into a viral phenomenonHow to create “super-sticky” online courses that sell like gangbusters and deliver massive resultsHow to “experiencify” your online courses and create raving fans for lifeHow Marisa gamified her way to 700+ pages of testimonials for My Online CourseHow gamifying her

Everyone knows that Amazon's success is driven by the genius of its founder Jeff Bezos. Regardless of you opinion of Bezos's methods, the growth of the company has been one of the most remarkable business successes in history. But how did Bezos do it?  Clues to his success lie in Bezos' letters to shareholders. However they can be difficult reading for the average business owners.  Fortunately, my guest on the show today, Steve Anderson, has distilled them down into 14 principles that any business owner, large or small, can use to capitalize on the ideas and strategies used by Amazon to become a trillion-dollar company and produce the world's richest man. In this episode we break down several of the principles and topics range from risk and reward, to customer obsession, the Amazon flywheel and the 3 types of decisions that every business owner makes. To grab a copy of The Bezos Letters for yourself and receive multiple bonuses, visit https://thebezosletters.com/bacon About The Guest: Steve Anderson Steve And

Direct marketing response titan Brian Kurtz makes a comeback in this episode to share more sizzling business advice from his decades of expertise in marketing. This time, he focuses on having the marketing stamina to build a business for a lifetime. Brian and host Brad Costanzo share some of their first-hand experiences in applying the methods they discuss. Brian also shares some juicy details from his book, Overdeliver: Build a Business for a Lifetime Playing the Long Game in Direct Response Marketing, and what future endeavors he plans to undertake. Some Topics We Discussed Include: The number one mistake new marketers make that old marketer don't How to incorporate direct mail with online operations Turning your VIPs into life-long customers Customer acquisition vs customer retention How to empower your team for better customer experience Why start live videos and how it affects your ad spending Standing out in a crowd of “experts” How to spot and compensate a great copywriter Genius ways to use direct ma

"Flow always wins. If you have any doubt, just look at the Grand Canyon." There are few worse fates than spending your life doing something that drains your energy and doesn't reward you. On the other hand, when you feel fully engaged, with meaningful work that you enjoy and get energized by, the rewards often come effortlessly. That's why I brought Chad Mureta on the show today, co-founder of ProjectEvo.org along with Arman Assadi, to discuss their groundbreaking system that allows you to find your Flow and harness it for more energy, productivity, success and peace of mind. Some Topics We Discussed Include: The difference between flow and fun The four brain types and how each of them harnesses their flow uniquely Chad and Brad's personal brain types and what those mean The most important characteristic you can have for success What Brad struggles with the most as he tries to find his flow To learn more about Chad and Project EVO, visit https://baconwrappedbusiness.com/finding-your-flow-and-harne

Growing a service business (whether it's coaching, consulting or another professional service) can be challenging. In the beginning, it's important to focus on customer acquisition and service delivery. But after a certain point, once success starts to set in, it's important to get a real grip on how to grow and scale your business without being overwhelmed. That's where the growth journey begins. Zion Kim, the co-creator of the R.O.I. Method, join us in this episode to talk about how you can scale and grow your service business while making a big impact at the same time. Zion reveals the quickest way to go from six to seven to multiple figures, no matter what business you are in. **Some Topics We Discussed Include: ** How Zion co-created the R.O.I. Method with previous guest, Scott Oldford. Building a repeatable, duplicatable process to achieve a certain outcome The journey from hustler to business-owner The quickest way to go from six to seven figures no matter what business you’re in Niching down and why

It's one thing to figure out the US Amazon market. It's a whole other thing to go globally and make this thing work and tackle logistics and all of this other stuff. Our guest, Stephen Somers, is the Founder of Marketplace SuperHeroes which is an online education and service company that helps people across the world learn how to sell their products globally on Amazon. In today’s show, Stephen talks about how they built the company into an eight-figure business from scratch and take it globally. To learn more about Stephen Somers and his seven-day free training series please visit https://marketplacesuperheroes.com/home For the full shownotes visit https://baconwrappedbusiness.com/how-to-take-your-products-global-with-stephen-somers Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How To Rate and Review Us» Join the Bacon Wrapped Business Community today: Bacon Wrapped Business on Facebook Brad Costanzo on Facebook Brad Costanzo on LinkedIn Brad Costanzo on YouTube Brad Costanzo on Twitter

One of the Holy Grails for a lot of business owners is how to convert cold traffic into customers. My guest today is Justin Goff, who is an amazing marketer and entrepreneur who has had a very wild ride over his career. In this conversation, Justin talks about his journey to becoming the co-founder of a supplement company that sold $23 million in sales, getting bought out for a multi-million dollar payday, then traveling and facing depression. He shares some real-world stories and opens up about what happens if you chase the wrong priorities in life. After finally realizing that money didn't buy happiness, he recounts how he went on to consult and help some of the most successful entrepreneurs and business owners by showing them how to scale cold traffic. To learn more about Justing Goff and get more of his fantastic advice please visit http://www.justingoff.com/ For the full show notes visit https://baconwrappedbusiness.com/how-to-scale-cold-traffic-with-justin-goff Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, an

If you’re making any type of social media videos on the web, whether it's for your business or your personal brand, you're going to want to pay attention to this episode. Our guest is Gideon Shalwick, the Founder of Splasheo, a video captioning service where real people manually transcribe your videos and then burn captions right into your videos. Gideon's software and service make it a lot easier to turn your ordinary videos into snappy clips that will have your viewers instantly glued. We're going to talk to him about what's working now, what might not be working so well, some of the things that have been challenging, and that have been effective in launching Splasheo. For more information on Splasheo, Gideon has a very special link for you. Click Here: Splasheo.com/bacon For the full show notes visit us at baconwrappedbusiness.com Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Bacon Wrapped Business Community today: baconwrappedbusiness.com Bacon Wrapped Business Facebook Brad Co

Effectively managing and team is one of the key skillsets of any entrepreneur, yet it's the skill that many of us (me included) learn last. Mads Singers is a serial entrepreneur and management coach with multiple businesses he and his team runs. Today he talks about some of the big mistakes many business owners make and how to overcome them. You can learn more about him at http://madssingers.com/management-academy and see his innovative outsourcing company http://aristosourcing.com

Back with another episode on one of our hottest topics, buying and selling businesses. Today's guest is Greg Elfrink, the director of marketing for EmpireFlippers.com. Read more about Greg here and get the full shownotes at: https://baconwrappedbusiness.com/empire/ Today we discussed: why you might think about buying a business instead of building it why you might think about selling a profitable business Which businesses are in high demand How to determine your buying criteria How much money you need to buy a business What to do if you want to own a business but don't have the money to buy it and don't want to borrow it And a lot more I asked a lot of questions that I personally wanted to know the answers to. Greg delivered sizzling hot advice and you can read even more at this free resource: State of the Industry Report https://empireflippers.com/industryreport As always, send questions to askbrad@baconwrappedbusiness.com Read more about Greg here and get the full shownotes at: https://baconwrappedbusine

If there’s one piece of entrepreneurial advice I’ve heard more than any other it’s to “stop chasing shiny objects.” It’s a good thing that Thomas Edison never followed that advice. “Pick one thing, say ‘No’ to everything else, blinders on, focus deeply”. It's sound advice, but the problem is that when I hear this advice I simply hear: “stop pursuing new opportunities… stop trying new things.” In this episode I give you an alternate perspective on this common wisdom and how it might not be right for everyone.

Warning: This episode is loaded with tactical advice that you can begin implementing immediately if you use YouTube as a marketing channel. Do not attempt to multitask while listening or you may miss one of the most effective traffic generating strategies available now. Download the Free Cheatsheet Notes on this here Why You Should Listen To This Episizzle… A unique and effective strategy you can use to get insanely effective results with YouTube. Hack the YouTube search algorithm with white-hate tactics that will never get banned and will actually reward your efforts. How to give YouTube more of what they want so you can get more of what you want How to structure your YouTube videos like a campaign that feeds other videos and creates momentum that propels you to the top of both YouTube search and discovery Usable by any business, but particularly useful for professionals, consultants, coaches, experts, thought leaders, course creators and affiliate marketers. A special offer for the first 12 listeners to

A Political Marketing Strategist Reveals Big Time Secrets Of Influence Phillip Stutts is fighting a rare, incurable disease. Diagnosed in 2012 with the esophageal disease, Achalasia, he spent five years ignoring it. Frankly, he put his head in the sand, taking medications that did more harm than good, and waiting for the inevitable. Then he woke up and said no more. His mission today is to find a cure and pursue a life of constant growth and giving. And he’s making progress. Phillip is also the author of "FIRE THEM NOW - The 7 Lies Digital Marketers Sell...And The Truth About Political Strategies That Help Businesses Win", an Amazon bestseller, and one of the masterminds behind the curtain of political marketing. With more than 20 years of political and marketing experience, Stutts has worked with multiple Fortune 200 companies, has over two decades of experience working on campaigns with billions of dollars in political ad spend, and contributed to over 1,000 election victories. Buckle down as Phil

WTF is a mental model? You're about to find out. This is a special episizzle because I uploaded an interview of ME I just recorded on my friends and business partners podcast: Hustle And Flowchart, available at EvergreenProfits.com Some of the topics covered include: Why you might need to take your focus off execution How to stop aborting your best ideas too soon A 4-step process to pursue the right ideas Balancing your internal critic with your optimist How to get free of “fixing problems” and find real solutions Using constraints to brainstorm powerful ideas The "Effectual Thinking" mindset that makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial Why physics and knowledge can solve any problem Tactics to shift your mindset (not just woo woo stuff) Getting on the journey of sucking less Defining criteria for an idea you’ll actually see through Find out if you are a laser or a floodlight How to know if your current “problem” is really a symptom of deeper business troubles

Joel Runyon is the founder of ImpossibleHQ. He is an endurance athlete and entrepreneur, and his blog, Impossible, focuses on physical fitness, mental toughness, and the worthwhile challenge of doing something you never thought you could do. He's run 7 ULTRA Marathons on 7 Continents and... "HE HATES RUNNING" We dive deep into his WHY and his business model that lets him travel the world doing impossible things while making a living helping others. This is a special video episode which you can view at https://baconwrappedbusiness.com/impossible

Todd Tresidder, a serial entrepreneur, financial coach and educator, author and podcaster as well as a former hedge fund manager who “retired” at age 35. He loves playing the money game like a kid loves playing Monopoly and remains an active investor to this day. He’s also a financial educator and pro-consumer advocate having authored 5 personal finance books. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Forbes, NPR, and MarketWatch, among other places. If you like what you hear from him today, you can get more of his insights on the Financial Mentor Podcast, or get his free email course, “52 Weeks To Financial Freedom,” teaching you how to invest smart, build wealth, retire early, and live free. Visit: https://www.financialmentor.com

At nineteen years old, Moe Abbas founded his first two companies. Since then he has founded or co-founded over a dozen startups which, over the last 10 years, have employed thousands. At 26 he won the NKBA 30 under 30 award and was the youngest ever recipient of the OBJ 40 Under 40 Award. He is a Co-Founder of the Canadian General Contractors Group which in 5 years he led from a basement office to Canada’s leading residential design build company with $20 million in sales. Today, Moe is on a mission to transform education from the ground up. He is inspired by the hidden potential in relationships between students and business and wants to unlock that potential. To realize his goal, Moe founded GenM back in 2016. GenM is a free education system providing students with free courses, apprenticeships with vetted business owners, certifications, and opportunities to earn money as freelancers on the platform. Moe has revolutionized what it means to outsource business details while investing in the next generation o

Ty Crandall is an internationally known speaker, author, pod show host, and business credit expert. With over 16 years of financial experience, Ty is recognized as an authority in business credit building, business credit scoring, and business credit repair. Ty is the author of two popular books on credit called “Perfect Credit” and “Business Credit Decoded.” He is often interviewed on radio and news shows, TV programs, and for magazines including Entrepreneur and Inc. Ty currently serves as the CEO of Credit Suite where he has helped create and grow one of the largest and most credible business coaching operations in the United States. On today’s episode, Ty will discuss… How to build your credibility and qualify for business credit The importance of public vs private information and how to keep yourself safe How to fund your own business growth while avoiding personal risk How to get your DUNS number for free and avoid scams Why business credit allows for bigger risks that lead to greater returns Quote “K

In her late twenties, Mariko Hirakawa transitioned from life as a professional ballet and contemporary dancer to becoming a full-time yoga instructor. She has studied pre-medical courses at NYU, Chinese medicine at an acupuncture school, energy healing & shiatsu from a Master, and Ayurveda - a time-tested system of healing that integrates seamlessly with yoga. After extensive study with experts and 27 years of yoga instruction experience, Mariko has become an internationally recognized yoga and Ayurveda expert. Mariko has since founded Visionary Yoga, an interdisciplinary approach to peak performance and personal mastery by blending the ancient wisdom of yoga and Ayurvedic traditions with the latest research on brain science and personal development. She works with business leaders, entrepreneurs, and high performers to create a highly attuned physical, mental and emotional state for optimal performance. But how does this relate to you? Let’s unpack Mariko’s teachings... How to identify fear and other me

I've been wanting to do this podcast for several years now. Alexandra Cattoni and Leanne Kallal are 2 very close friends of mine and 2 of the smartest business women I know. Several years ago they discovered a way to use their social media skills to **SCORE 30 NIGHTS AT a 5-STAR RESORT ON ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BEACHES TOTALLY FREE...**without having to be a social media influencer (if you are, this is 10x more powerful) It's one of my favorite stories from two of my favorite people and now they're revealing exactly how they did it at http://baconwrappedbusiness.com/fivestarfreedom This is also a video episode if you'd like to watch us here: https://youtu.be/YuO1-XSQrg4