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Adrienne Dorison is a no-nonsense success expert for online entrepreneurs helping them get better results in less time by doing the right things. She is also the host of the daily podcast The School of Mastery, a national triathlete, and passionate dog mom.   Adrienne never thought she’d become an entrepreneur; however when she was able to pay off over $40k in debt from the income she earned on the side through her blog, she finally took the leap and left her corporate job to work full time for herself.   In This Interview You’ll Learn: 5:35 - About Adrienne and her early career as a consultant for a fortune 500 company. 10:47 - How to avoid the “leaving too early syndrome”. 15:08 - How to balance the distinction between your full time job and your side hustle, as well as how to handle the fear of being “found out” by your boss. 19:38 - How to use your corporate experience to your advantage towards your entrepreneurial endeavors. 23:20 - How to use the S.I.M.P.L.E system to overcome common entrepreneur obstac

Dan Martell is an award-winning Canadian serial entrepreneur, and the founder of the recently acquired Clarity.fm, a venture-backed startup that makes it easy to connect with top business minds over the phone. In 2012, he was named Canada’s top angel investor, having completing over 33 investments with companies like Udemy, Intercom, and Unbounce.   Dan is back on the podcast giving us actionable steps on launching a startup from scratch. He shares why it’s easier to start a company today than ever before, how to determine your most important tasks as a CEO, and the common mistakes to avoid when launching your first startup.   In This Interview You’ll Learn: 2:08 - How Dan uses the seven pillars to measure his life, and orient his actions to get what he wants. 6:37 - How to focus on high-income tasks with the entrepreneur scorecard. 12:59 - Why the opportunity for anyone with a great idea to start a company is greater than ever. 18:46 - The truth about what it takes to become part of the one percent in Americ

  At the age of eighteen, Jules Schroeder ran her first six-figure business teaching other college students how to run their own businesses. Four years later, at age 22,  she co-founded a publishing company that made seven figures its first year in business, specializing in making books #1 Best Sellers on the Amazon Kindle platform. Today Jules runs CreateU, a one-year online education program that focuses on learning the specific skills you need to create the career & lifestyle you want.   In this episode, we talk to Jules briefly about her company CreateU, and some lessons she’s learned from her experience running three businesses. Then we go in depth to break down the three parts of becoming who you are. Jules shares her insights on relationships, creativity, and improving your skills.   In This Interview You’ll Learn: 2:08 - About CreateU. 10:21 - How to determine if you should go to college. 12:40 - Why you should get hands on experience and limit your consumption of how-to information. 15:33 - How t

Cliff and Jessica Larrew are partners in business and in life. Better known as The Selling Family, Cliff and Jessica teach others how to start selling on Amazon.   In This Interview You’ll Learn: 0:37 - About Cliff and Jessica 7:04 - The difference between retail arbitrage and Amazon FBA 9:00 - What you can expect when transitioning from a hobby to real business 14:21 - How to define roles in a husband/wife business partnership 16:33 - What mistakes to avoid when you first get started with Amazon 28:17 - How to keep up with Amazon’s constant changes 34:24 - The mistakes people make with retail arbitrage 39:11 - How Amazon is like modern day treasure hunting    Show Notes: Their Website – TheSellingFamily.com

Jordan Gray has built an amazing business over the past two years coaching and consulting entrepreneurs in relationships. He's been one of the most consistent people who publishes steady content over and over and over. Not many people can create content like he does. In this interview we talk to about his creative process and the incredible momentum he’s had over the past two years.   In This Interview You’ll Learn: 1:43 - About Jordan 10:33 - The difference between Jordan’s online and offline income 14:48 - How Jordan went from fighting for coaching clients to getting millions of hits on his website 18:53 - How Jordan was able to stay persistent with his goals 24:20 - The balance between discipline & structure, and whimsical play 30:00 - How to use sexual energy to fuel your purpose, your business, etc. 38:02 - What Jordan would have improved if he could go back in time    Show Notes: Jordan’s Consulting Website - JordanGrayConsulting.com    

Tom and his brother run a development company called DomAndTom, which provides mobile apps and UX experiences for iOS, Android, and Web.   In This Interview You’ll Learn: 2:11 - What expertise you need in a particular area to start a company 8:22 - What to look for in an ideal client 22:05 - How to effectively communicate with clients 25:49 - How to think about company culture 34:53 - Biggest lesson learned    Show Notes: Dom and Tom domandtom.com

Jay Scott who is a personal trainer who battled food addiction, obesity, a binge eating disorder, and overcame it all. He’s helped hundreds of people do the same with his information training. Jay is the founder of iScienceFit personal training, and host of the Full Disclosure Fitness Podcast. He has written for sites like the Good Man Project and Mind Body Green, and he’s had over 30 TV appearances on ABC, NBC and CBS.   In This Interview You’ll Learn: 1:25 - About Jay’s upbringing 12:07 - How Jay started building his personal training business 25:30 - The biggest challenge in growing a business 27:00 - The process Jay puts in place to get better at networking on a regular basis 31:30 - How Jay positioned himself for 30+ tv appearances 34:10 - What Jay would do differently if he were to start over today   “The specific outcome of something is not that big of a deal. Action comes before anything. It comes before motivation, it comes before momentum. One thing leads to another.”   Downloads: MP3 Transcript   S

Danielle Tate is the founder and CEO of MissNowMrs, a multi-million dollar online name change company. As a female founder in her 20s, she noticed that few businesses offered step-by-step advice to smart, but inexperienced entrepreneurial women. This void inspired Danielle to author Elegant Entrepreneur, the female’s founder’s guide to starting and growing your first company.   In This Interview You’ll Learn: 1:35 - How Danielle went from aspiring cardiologist to launching her first company 4:09 - Factors that played a role in Danielle’s leap into entrepreneurship 7:54 - How Danielle found and hired her CTO 10:45 - How Danielle acquired her first customer 14:16 - One way Danielle felt she limited the company’s growth in its first few months of business 15:37 - Danielle’s giveaway with David’s Bridal 17:35 - What Danielle would go back and do differently 18:48 - The importance of finding a mentor 19:29 - About the Elegant Entrepreneur and the first few steps of what people should be thinking about when they’r

Mike Pisciotta is an online marketing strategist, funnel fanatic, and business coach, whose no nonsense, results-driven approach has helped thousands of entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Mike is no stranger to failure and adversity. While spending 10 years in a Florida prison, Mike used his time there to transform his mind, and he emerged as a new man with a mission and purpose to empower others. In today’s show, we’re going to talk about Mike’s transformation, and the tactics he used to crush it in business.   In This Interview You’ll Learn: 2:05 - Mike’s prison story 6:45 - How Mike met his wife, and how they started getting active in their business community 8:58 - How Mike bootstrapped his business by selling trash 11:40 - The importance of focusing on and mastering one social media tool at a time 18:00 - Mike’s simple strategy he used to get leads 27:30 - How Mike and his wife validate their business ideas for less than $100 38:43 - Creating successful Facebook ads   Downloads: MP3 Transcript  

Caitlin Pyle is student The Foundation, and the founder of Proofread Anywhere and Transcribe Anywhere. In less than a year, she grew her business from $47k to $680k. In today’s show, we’re going to talk about the evolution of both of Caitlin’s companies.   In This Interview You’ll Learn: 4:20 - How Caitlin turned Proofread Anywhere from a blog to a course 14:19 - Tips on Building Your Own Affiliate Network 21:58 - How to Scale Your Course 25:06 - On Dealing with Haters and Trolls 35:30 - Components of Caitlyn’s 7 Day Intro Course / Value-Added Sales Funnel 43:50 - How Caitlin is monetizing someone else’s genius with Transcribe Anywhere 47:25 - Building a business while traveling, AND getting a tax break  Downloads: MP3 Transcript   Show Notes: Caitlin’s previous SFN episode com/podcast/episode107 Proofread Anywhere com Transcribe Anywhere com Caitlin’s Blog com

Kim Ades is the president and co-founder of Frame of Mind Coaching, and the Journal Engine software. She’s an author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach, and mother of 5. Kim is one of America’s foremost experts on coaching with a focus on mindset and thought mastery.   In today’s show, we’re talking about the business of coaching, and how to use Kim’s teachings to immediately impact your day-to-day life.   For full show notes, head to TheFoundation.com/Podcast   Links From This Episode:   Frame of Mind Coaching website - com Take the Frame of Mind Coaching Assessment - http://journal.frameofmindcoaching.com/assessment/1018 Send journaling exercises to kim@frameofmindcoaching.com

Sean Ogle is one of the world's leaders in location independent entrepreneurs, giving him the freedom to live his life travelling and experiencing what the world has to offer. He moved to Thailand in 2009 having quit his job in Oregon after a life changing experience at Rio's carnival, and hasn’t looked back. Sean has released a number of products which relate to his online skills, and his website, Location Rebel is designed to help other budding entrepreneurs fulfil their dreams, leave their 9-5 and have the freedom to live the life that they want. In today’s show, Sean and Frank chat about how Sean made the leap of faith to quit his job and go out on his own, how he has created longevity in his business and what he has learned along the way.

Vinay Patankar is a digital nomad who has carved out his career as an entrepreneur over the last five years. Having decided that he wanted to work while travelling, Vinay set up his first e-commerce business, which allowed him to see the world whilst maintaining a good income. After selling that business, he used what he learned and moved onto affiliate marketing, then an unsuccessful business (in terms of money, but rich in business lessons) and is now working on his current business – Process St. In today’s show, Vinay chats to Frank about e-commerce, having an exit strategy and what he learned from having a failed a company.

Serial entrepreneur and ex-hedge fund manager, Todd Tresidder, officially retired at 35 years old. Having learned the tricks of ho to invest money and grow businesses, Todd has managed to 'retire' and prioritise what is important to him in life. And surprise surprise, it isn’t all about the money. Like anyone who has a passion for something, Todd still works helping people to invest and grow their businesses. In today’s show, Todd and Frank chat about how to make the most out of the money that you’re making, Todd’s 7 steps to 7 figures and knowing when it’s the right time to take action.

When it comes to starting businesses, they don’t come much more experienced than Paul Singh. Having come from a small town himself, Paul has started hundreds of companies, moved to Silicon Valley – and out again, invested thousands of dollars and sees himself as a successful entrepreneur. But what he has realised is that if he stopped investing in companies, no-one would notice – his real calling is to help small town entrepreneurs across America. Paul believes that now, more than ever, entrepreneurs can build successful businesses from anywhere in the world, and his focussing his efforts on helping people in America´s small towns start and grow their businesses without having to relocate. In today´s show, Andy chats to Paul about the advantages of living in the real world, the common traits of successful entrepreneurs and his up-coming tour of America´s small towns.

Speaker, writer and thought leader in Internal Energetic Presence (IEP), Anese Cavnaugh is an old friend on Andy’s. Her work is based upon making sure that you are in the right place, mentally and with your energy at a maximum to give yourself success and fulfilment. We all go through rough patches – Anese knows this just like the rest of us – and in today’s show, her and Andy chat about how you can turn the tough times into positive, the value of finding beauty in the burn and how to start to come out of a ditch if you are struggling with the challenges that life throws at you.

Rob Scott, friend and teacher at The Foundation, helps students prepare psychologically for business success. Having had a difficult childhood, Rob managed to turn his life round, and transform the trauma that he suffered into a gift – one which many people will never receive. This has enabled him to start to understand the big questions in life which can help us to focus on what is really important – why are we here and what is our role? In today´s show, Frank chats to Rob about his ´fundamental shift´, what being alive means, overcoming addiction and the power of meditation.

Pat Flynn is an entrepreneur, speaker, author and presenter on his ´Smart Passive Income´ webcast. He has a number of successful businesses and bases everything that he does on the premise of helping people out – be it through his businesses, his podcast, blog or new book. Pat understands what it means to run a successful business – from ensuring that you have a market, to finding your place in the marketplace, to making sure that you are going to keep motivated. In today´s show, Andy chats to Pat about how to make sure that your business aligns with your life, why you don’t need to be loved by the whole world, and taking the scientific approach to testing your business.

John Lee Dumas first met Andy three years ago, when he was three months into his 7-day a week podcast, Entrepreneurs on Fire. He has now just recorded his 1200th interview and seen the success of his business go from strength to strength. By talking to successful entrepreneurs every day, John has been able to understand more able what has made them so successful, and figured out that a lot of it is thanks to great goal setting. In his bid to help other people become successful entrepreneurs, John has just released his ´Freedom Journal´ - a guide to helping people achieve their 1 big goal in 100 days. In today´s show, Andy chats to John about how to set goals which both stretch you and are achievable, why he has been so successful, the Freedom Journal and transitioning from success to significance.

Julie Austin is an author, inventor, futurist, speaker, and internationally reknown thought leader on innovation. She is the inventor and CEO of Swiggies – a wrist worn water bottle product, of which she has sold almost a million all over the world. Julie believes that whilst it is impossible to look into the distant future, innovators and businesses need to be looking into the near future to keep on top of their game. The world will never be rid of problems and this is how she comes up with increasingly diverse and innovative ideas. In today´s show, Frank chats to Julie about what it means to be a futurist and innovator, how she has taught herself about business through her own experiences – and is passing that knowledge on, and her new book – The Money Garden: How to Plant the Seeds for a Lifetime of Income.