BiggerPockets Business Podcast
110 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 693 ratingsWelcome to a real-world MBA, where entrepreneurs guide you through what it really takes to start, scale, and sell your own business.
Your hosts: J and Carol Scott, who left careers in corporate management to launch their own house-flipping business. Every Tuesday, you'll meet a new guest and learn actionable tips for hiring, firing, marketing, raising capital and more.
So whether you're looking to boost profits or bring a new idea to life, you'll come away informed and inspired. Tune in, and learn how to treat your business like a business!
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Episodes
9: The Secret to Starting a Risk-Free, Debt-Free Business QUICKLY with Alan Donegan
June 25, 2019 06:00 - 1 hourYou’ve got your idea, and you’re ready to take over the world. Now, where should you start? Should you... write a detailed business plan? Buy the equipment? Take out a loan? Wrong, wrong, and WRONG, according to our guest today. Alan Donegan founded the PopUp Business School to teach a different approach—one that encourages entrepreneurs to measure feedback well before they go into debt or get themselves stuck in a rat race of their own making. In this episode, Alan shows us how to experiment...
8: How to Use Words That SELL With Copywriting Ace Christina Gillick
June 18, 2019 06:00 - 1 hourWhat if we told you that mastering this one skill could allow you to replace your W-2 income, boost sales immediately, AND help launch your own thriving online business? Christina Gillick used copywriting to do all three of those things! In this episode, she shares her story and guides us through a crash course on persuasive writing. You’re going to love Christina’s tips for writing like you talk and using stories to grab your audience’s attention. And you’ll learn how to overcome objections ...
7: Crafting a 5-Star Experience that Keeps Guests Coming Back with Surf Resort Owner Ru Hill
June 11, 2019 06:00 - 1 hourA data-driven approach. Cutting-edge technology. A rethinking of the traditional corporate reporting structure. We’re willing to bet you wouldn’t associate these concepts with surfing. But Ru Hill is not an ordinary surfer. He’s a scientifically-minded entrepreneur who has used these ingredients to build an extraordinary business called Surf Simply in Nosara, Costa Rica. In this episode, Ru reflects on why more than 30% of his guests are repeat visitors (that’s 10X the industry average!) and ...
6: How to Manage Your Time Like a Millionaire With Jay Papasan
June 04, 2019 06:00 - 1 hourWe all share the same 24 hours… so how do peak performers seem to squeeze in so much more? Today, you’ll learn the tools author Jay Papasan uses to lead the publishing arm of Keller Williams Realty, all while growing a thriving family business (and raising two kids and a dog named Taco). For Jay, it’s not just about saying yes or no to opportunities. It’s about setting up systems (a virtual FAQ has saved him countless hours) and putting conditions around his commitments (use the words, “Yes, ...
5: Disrupting an Ancient Industry by Thinking Differently with Daniel Santana and Chris Bossio
May 28, 2019 06:00 - 1 hourToday’s guests are harnessing technology to change the face of a blue-collar, brick and mortar business that’s been around for 7,000+ years : barbering. Daniel and Chris break down exactly how they opened their first barbershop in the Tampa Bay area, and how reinvesting the profits allowed them to open 6 more in a few short years. They explain why every entrepreneur should set aside some funds for “oopsies.” And they offer tips on projecting expenses, choosing a location, hiring a team, and c...
4: Building a 6-Figure Business Buying and Selling Items Online with Bill and Maida Webster
May 21, 2019 06:00 - 1 hourWhat does it take to jumpstart your own ecommerce operation right from your home? That’s the topic of today’s show with Bill and Maida Webster, a “retired” Connecticut couple who launched second careers as eBay sellers in the early 2000s. They came to love the wheeling and dealing—and soon realized the earnings would allow them to avoid dipping into their retirement savings. As Maida says, “eBay (literally) floats our boat!” You’ll learn Bill and Maida’s tips for researching comparable sales ...
3: How to Attract Media Attention and Turn Publicity Into Profit with Brent Underwood
May 14, 2019 06:00 - 1 hourDo you want to know how to get your business noticed by reporters and generate positive press? Today’s guest has made a career out of doing just that. In this episode, he teaches you exactly how to make a splash through innovative (some would say crazy), outside-the-box techniques. Brent Underwood is a creative marketer who’s done publicity for musical artists, best-selling authors, and his own projects—including a ghost town he bought and plans to turn into a high-end resort. Today, Brent te...
2: Your Business Shouldn’t Make You Miserable. How to Ensure It Doesn’t with Trevor Mauch, Founder of Carrot.com
May 07, 2019 06:00 - 1 hourThink about your typical work day. Which activities drain you? Which energize you? And which do you wish you were doing more of? Asking these questions changed Trevor Mauch’s life for the better. In this episode, he guides us through an exercise that can help you do the same! For Trevor, it all began after a scary wake-up call. It wasn’t that his software company wasn’t doing well. In fact, Carrot—which builds high-converting websites for real estate investors and agents—recently landed on In...
1: How to Turn a Hobby Into a Booming Business (Then Get Your Life Back): The BiggerPockets Story with Joshua Dorkin
May 02, 2019 00:00 - 1 hourIf you think you know Joshua Dorkin’s whole story... think again. In this debut episode, the BiggerPockets founder reveals exactly how he bootstrapped a hobby site into the world’s biggest online community of real estate investors. How he worked 100-hour weeks in his basement (and boxers). And how somewhere along the way, it dawned on him that he’d built a “lifestyle business” that left him with no real life. Joshua traces the business back to the days when Myspace was hot, and gives tips for...
Trailer!
April 16, 2019 00:51 - 1 minuteWelcome to a real-world MBA for entrepreneurs. This show guides you through what it's really like to go into business for yourself. Your hosts are J and Carol Scott, former corporate managers-turned-house flippers. Every Tuesday, you'll meet founders, marketers, and side hustlers and learn lessons from the trenches of entrepreneurship. From the team that brought you the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast and the BiggerPockets Money Podcast (65 million combined downloads)... This is BiggerPocke...