Jon Nastor's Hack the Entrepreneur
221 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 401 ratingsUnlike other business podcasts. No filler and no fluff. HTE is a show for people looking to take charge of their lives and build a successful online business. People who are looking for their next business idea, getting started online, and how to start a business. We understand that starting a business and doing work that matters is not always easy, but it is worth it. Learn more at https://hacktheentrepreneur.com/podcasts/
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HTE 426: How to Start Learning From Day One | Charles Manning
June 04, 2018 07:30 - 50 minutes - 46.9 MBGo to https://LinkedIn.com/hack to redeem a free $100 LinkedIn ad credit. Charles Manning is the founder and CEO of Kochava, a technology company integrated into more than 3,500 networks and publishers and is trusted by the biggest companies in mobile gaming, news and media, and consumer goods. Back in 2007, he founded PLAYXPERT which started as a gaming technology platform. After licensing the PLAYXPERT technology to Razer, Charles built a team that focused its time on building engagem...
HTE 425: Action Before Clarity | Kamila Gornia
May 31, 2018 07:30 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBKamila Gornia began her career as a social media and email marketing strategist before going out on her own. For the past four years, she has been running and growing Kamila Social, an online marketing agency, and more recently Heart Behind Hustle, where she helps coaches generate leads and get more clients. Heart Behind Hustle is a movement of incredible coaches and experts who have a bold vision for their lives and businesses. They are driven to help entrepreneurs become leaders, innov...
HTE 424: The Story Behind Search Engine Journal | Loren Baker
May 28, 2018 07:30 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBGrab our sponsor offers: Take back your Internet privacy TODAY and find out how you can get 3 months free, go to ExpressVPN.com/hack Get your first domain and save 10% at Hover.com/hack My guest today made the seemingly insignificant decision to start a personal blog -- this was in 20013 -- and the blog was SearchEngineJournal.com. Today that SEJ has morphed into a thriving media company, and has become one of the most popular marketing blogs online. In 2013, with SEJ thriving he cof...
HTE 423: Website Personalization With RightMessage | Brennan Dunn
May 21, 2018 07:30 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBTry Fin, your new on-demand executive assistant for free at Fin.com/hack Get 5 stunning photos for free at Twenty20.com/hack Brennan Dunn was on the show nearly three years ago. At the time, he had recently sold his software business and started Double Your Freelancing to help freelancers grow their businesses. Double Your Freelancing is now a $100k per month business and my guest worked to free himself up -- with this time he has jumped back into software with a brilliant new product ...
HTE 422: Entrepreneurship is Part Nature and Part Nurture | Ryan Simonetti
May 13, 2018 18:02 - 33 minutes - 31 MBGet ONE MONTH FREE from Convertkit. Click: https://hacktheentrepreneur.com/convert Turn Your Ideas Into Pages with Thrive. Go to: https://hacktheentrepreneur.com/thrive My guest today began his career in finance -- spending a year at Lehman Brothers Real Estate Group before moving onto become Vice President at Gramercy Capital. What seemed as a career most people would dream of, became the jumping off point into building a truly impressive business. He is the cofounder of Convene, comm...
HTE 421: Autism and Entrepreneurship | Joe Biel
May 07, 2018 07:30 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBTo redeem your free $100 LinkedIn ad credit, go to https://LinkedIn.com/hack. Get your 5-photo free trial right now, go to http://Twenty20.com/hack I was introduced to my guest today way back in 1998 or 1999. Just prior to that, in 1996, he had started a part-time mail order business out of his bedroom in Cleveland, Ohio -- this mail order business eventually became Microcosm Publishing an independent publisher and distributor. During the past 20+ years, Microcosm has relocated to Port...
HTE 420: How to Get From Idea to Offer | Harry Duran
April 30, 2018 07:30 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBGrab our sponsor offers: Take back your Internet privacy TODAY and find out how you can get 3 months free, go to ExpressVPN.com/hack. Go to WordPress.com/hack for 15-percent off a brand new website. To take advantage of the 15% discount you heard about on the show, use the promo code PODCAST when you check out. My guest today is a friend of mine who is building an impressive business -- and he got started while he was still fully employed. A few years ago we met at a conference. At t...
HTE 419: Make Things Happen | Greg Mercer
April 26, 2018 07:30 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBOn today's episode, our sponsor Twenty20 is offering a 5-photo free trial. To start yours right now, go to Twenty20.com/hack At 22 years of age, due to pressure, uncertainty, and not knowing what else to do, my guest got a real job as a corporate civil engineer. It was during this time that he was introduced to the potential of selling on Amazon -- and in 2013 he made his first sale. From there he kept working evening, nights, and weekends building his Amazon business. One year later, ...
HTE 418: Find the Few Things That Will 10x Your Business | Joe Kashurba
April 19, 2018 07:30 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MBWelcome Hack the Entrepreneur listeners! To take advantage of the 15% discount you heard about on the show, use the promo code PODCAST when you check out. Go to WordPress.com/HACK to create your website. My guest today started a web design business in high school and grew it into a digital agency with clients around the world. In this conversation, we are going to dive into how he went from charging $300 to $30,000 for designing and developing websites. Now, let's hack... Joe Kashurba.
HTE 417: How to Put Together the Pieces of a Business | Ali Boone
April 16, 2018 07:30 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBIf you're looking to positively inspire your audience on social media or on your blog, you'll want to use engaging, fresh photos that are unique. Visit Twenty20.com/hack today for your 5-photo free trial. Convertkit: If you're ready to get started, for as little as $29/month, visit HacktheEntrepreneur.com/convert today and get your first month free. My guest today is a former aeronautical engineer turned (self-proclaimed) lazy entrepreneur. Back in 2012, she gave up her engineering c...
HTE 416: Turning a Forum into a Thriving Business | Patrick Curtis
April 09, 2018 07:30 - 38 minutes - 36.1 MBI wrote a book. 9,264 people bought it. You can get it free at Hack the Entrepreneur. To redeem your FREE $100 LinkedIn ad credit, go to LinkedIn.com/hack. My guest today spent the first two years out of college in investment banking and four years in private equity. During this time he launched called WallstreetOasis.com, a forum-based site for investment bankers and those who wanted to become investment bankers -- this was in 2006. He spent the first few years running the site on ...
HTE 415: 10x Marketing Funnel | Garrett Moon
April 01, 2018 21:44 - 41 minutes - 39 MBMy guest is the co-founder and CEO of CoSchedule where he leads the amazing team that is building the worlds #1 marketing calendar. CoSchedule began in 2013 as an idea on a flight between Atlanta and North Dakota. Less than a year an a half later, they had received $500k in seed funding and acquired their first 5,000 customers. This growth seems staggering until you hear my guest talk about his 10x Marketing Formula and how he focuses on 10x not 10% projects. 10x Marketing Formula is a...
HTE 414: Focus on One Thing Only | Ezra Firestone
March 26, 2018 07:30 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBMy guest today is the founder and CEO of Smart Marketer. In the past six years, they have grown to a team of 15 and he his thought by many to be the leading eCommerce expert in the world. He is also the co-founder and CMO of Boom!, the world's first pro-age cosmetic line for every generation. In addition to this, he is the founder of Zipify, a Shopify app-creation company. Now, let's hack... Ezra Firestone.
HTE 413: Filling Your Funnel with Facebook | Tamara Baranova
March 22, 2018 07:30 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBMy guest today spent the early part of her career as a computer programmer working -- but she felt like she never quite fit into the corporate life. In 2007, after stumbling across the idea of working as a virtual assistant, she decided to become a VA. After six months of working full-time and also running her VA business, she took the leap and quit her day job. Then in 2014, she transitioned into digital marketing and launch consulting. Now, let's hack... Tamara Baranova.
HTE 412: Revolutionize Your Business (From Ordinary to Exceptional) | Brian Scudamore
March 19, 2018 07:30 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBBrian Scudamore of O2E Brands is anything but ordinary. He dropped out of high school and talked his way into college only to drop out again. Finally, Brian Scudamore decided to take his last $700 and start 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Having built this company into a multi-million dollar home services empire, he is now passionate about empowering other small business owners to take the lead in their own companies. He is the founder of O2E Brands, the banner company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1- Day P...
HTE 411: Understanding Business as One Big Puzzle | PJ Taei
March 12, 2018 07:30 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBPJ Taei is forward-thinking and confident tech entrepreneur. After spending a couple years as a network technician before ventured out on his own and started a web hosting company. Over the next 14 years, he grew WebNet Hosting until it was acquired in 2016. Then he started Uscreen, a video platform that enables content owners to launch their own streaming service. They now have over 1000 customers including ToysRus, Wanderlust, and Zumba. During this conversation, we discuss how busin...
HTE 410: [Going Deep]The Heart to Start | David Kadavy
March 08, 2018 08:30 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBIf you ever felt apprehension when getting started putting your thoughts and ideas out into the world, then this conversation is for you. Today's guest was originally on the show back in 2014 when we discussed entrepreneurship as an artistic process. Since that interview, he has moved from Chicago to Medellin, Colombia, as he goes all-in on the artistic side of entrepreneurship. In this conversation, we go deep in his new book The Heart to Start, the true value of documenting our proce...
HTE 409: Zero to $43k MRR in Seven Months | Jake Jorgovan
March 05, 2018 08:30 - 46 minutes - 43 MBSeven months ago, Jake Jorgovan was in the unenviable position that many of us have found ourselves in at one point or another -- lots of ideas that seemed great at the start and an equal number that had to be shutdown for one reason or another. He'd had a lot of success with consulting over the years, but he wanted to build something bigger. Then he came up with another big idea and on July 15, 2017 he sent the first email pitching a new Linkedin outreach service called Lead Cookie. Now, ...
HTE 408: Roadmap to Revenue | Kristin Zhivago
March 01, 2018 08:30 - 37 minutes - 35 MBKristin Zhivago started her first business with her husband in 1979. Since then she hasn't rested. In fact, she spent nearly 35 years as a Revenue Coach for hundreds and hundreds of companies. During the past four years, she has co-founded Cloud Potential and Cloud Wise Academy, both of which she has now parted ways from. She is currently the founder of Zhivago Partners, a digital marketing management company. Kristen is also the author of a new book called Roadmap to Revenue: How to Se...
HTE 407: Rise of the Youpreneur | Chris Ducker
February 26, 2018 08:30 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBToday we are going deep with a friend of mine, Chris Ducker, and his brand new book Rise of the Youpreneur. I first met Chris four years ago in the Philippines, and a masterminding session at that time was the inception point for me starting Hack the Entrepreneur. Chris' new book Rise of the Youpreneur: The Definitive Guide to Becoming the Go-To Leader in Your Industry and Building a Future-Proof Business. In this conversation, we answer a bunch of questions to help you move ahead in y...
HTE 406: Why You Should Always Compare Down, Not Up | Adam Witty
February 22, 2018 08:30 - 39 minutes - 37.1 MBAdam Witty is an author, speaker, and publishing entrepreneur. Back in 2005, from a spare bedroom in his house he started Advantage Media Group. Over the past 12 years, Advantage has grown from that bedroom to an international publishing company that has helped over 1,000 busy professionals publish their books. In 2016, Advantage launched a historic partnership with Forbes, to create ForbesBooks, a business book publisher for top business leaders. During this conversation we discuss em...
HTE 405: Utilizing the Power of Your Personal Network | Mike Kafka
February 15, 2018 08:30 - 33 minutes - 31.5 MBMike Kafka is a quarterback in the NFL, playing last season for the Minnesota Vikings and is currently a free-agent. He is enrolled at the university of Miami School of Business and is an entrepreneur to watch out for. Not one to take it easy in the off-season, my guest founded and oversees operations, product development, marketing and sales of Roo Outdoor, a lifestyle outdoor apparel company. Using his network and connections from his day job as a professional athlete, my guest has gro...
HTE 404: How to Reprogram Your Mindset | Troy Dean
February 12, 2018 08:30 - 38 minutes - 36 MBTroy Dean is former voice over artist, marketer, and online entrepreneur. After spending nine years as a WordPress plugin developer and consultant, he noticed a gap in the WordPress market, and he aimed to fill it. In 2013, he co-founded WP Elevation, which has since become the world's largest business accelerator devoted to helping WordPress consultants build their businesses. From a simple idea, they have grown to a team of 15 with a healthy community forum and live events throughout t...
HTE 403: Stop Trying to Be Everywhere | Matt Ruedlinger
February 08, 2018 08:30 - 39 minutes - 37 MBHe is the founder and CEO of Triple R Marketing, where him and his team help clients become leaders in their industries, by utilizing his 20 plus years experience in sales and marketing. In this conversation we discuss understanding the true value of relationships, why windshields are larger than rear view mirrors, and why your business doesn't nee to be everywhere. Now, let's hack... Matt Ruedlinger.
HTE 402: Awareness is the Key to Success | Diana Dyer
February 05, 2018 08:30 - 32 minutes - 30.8 MBDiana Dyer is an independent financial advisor and founder of Triumph Capital. Diana has been in the financial services industry for nearly twelve years and she have been recognized as one of the top 30 financial advisors in Canada for five consecutive years. Triumph Capital is a financial planning and advisory firm created to give young professionals access to unbiased, independent, and accessible resources when it comes to financial literacy and planning. Their mission is simple: they ai...
HTE 401: How to Get What You Want From Any Meeting | Warren Hogarth
February 01, 2018 08:30 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MBWarren Hogarth started out with a PhD in chemical engineering and moved onto receiving his MBA from Harvard Business School. Then in 2008, he became a partner at the #1 VC firm in the world, Sequoia Capital, where he spent the next eight years as lead investor and a board member for billion dollar companies. And then he walked away from it. He is now the co-founder and CEO of Empower, an app that helps entrepreneurs and side hustlers stay on top of their finances. This is a fascinating...
HTE 400: Business is a Team Effort | Suuchi Ramesh
January 29, 2018 08:30 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBSuuchi Ramesh is a former engineer and analytics consultant turned brilliant entrepreneur building an innovative company in a traditionally slow-moving industry. Suuchi is the founder of Suuchi Inc, a design & manufacturing partner for the most innovative, forward-thinking American fashion and apparel brands and Fortune 1000 companies. In addition to this, Suuchi Inc is proudly makes everything in USA and is women owned & the fast-growing team of over 100 is 70% women-operated. This is a...
HTE 399: Working From Project to Project | Kevin Kelly
January 25, 2018 08:30 - 46 minutes - 43.6 MBKevin Kelly has been writing on the Internet since 1982 and Tim Ferris calls him the Most Interesting Man in the World. He has spent the past 40+ years living project to project, accomplishing some truly impressive feats in the process without ever attending college or university. From 1984 to 1990, Kevin Kelly was the publisher and editor of the Whole Earth Review. In 1993 he co-founded Wired magazine and served as its Executive Editor for the first seven years. He is now Senior Maveric...
HTE 398: Turn Hurdles into Opportunities | Cavan Klinsky
January 22, 2018 08:30 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBCavan Klinsky is an entrepreneur who loves programming, sports, business, and music. When he’s not working on his business, he is dreaming up project ideas, picking up heavy things, and eating sushi. When he was 14 years old he started CJK Web Design where he spent almost seven years building sites for local businesses and did pro bono work for charities. He accomplished all this while in high school and then college. He is now the co-founder and CTO of Healthie Inc, a software company m...
HTE 397: Start with One Thing Every Day | Stephynie Malik
January 18, 2018 08:30 - 41 minutes - 39 MBStephynie Malik is an active listener, strategist, and entrepreneur. For the past 16 years, she has been the founder of Malik Co, a management consulting firm working with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. During a 16 year tenure building her company many things have changed, including herself and her goals. So this past November, my guest stepped down as leader Malik Co, and started a brand new company called Chique Speak. In this conversation, Stephynie Malik and Jon discuss t...
HTE 396: Your Business. Your Rules | Michelle Green
January 15, 2018 08:30 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBMichelle Green is a chef, cake decorator, super connector, and relentless entrepreneur. She began decorating cakes at 16 years old and spent countless years honing her skills. Then in 2004, she started her own bakery called Three Sweeties. During the next 10 years, she grew her business, began teaching and mentoring others, and eventually sold her bakery to move full-time into teaching and blogging. She now runs the popular blog, The Business of Baking, and I absolutely love how she su...
HTE 395: Doing What Seems Impossible | Tara Gentile
January 11, 2018 08:30 - 40 minutes - 38.1 MBTara Gentile is a writer, community builder, and a brilliant entrepreneur. Back in 2008, an aggravating incident at work pushed her to decide to leave the job market and start building her own vision and business. Tara got her start with founding the premier website for promoting arts & crafts in Pennsylvania before moving on to creating an online publication called Scoutie Girl. For the past five years, my guest has been growing her now main business called CoCommercial a fluff-free s...
HTE 394: Create a New Future | Aviv Shahar
January 08, 2018 08:30 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBAviv Shahar is an author, former air force pilot, and an entrepreneur. He has spent the past 17 years building his consulting business by helping senior executives at some of the world’s largest companies. The most impressive thing about his business is that 98% of his new client acquisition is based on referrals from previous clients — and yes, we dive into how he accomplishes this. He is also the author of a new book called Create New Futures. Now, let’s hack… Aviv Shahar.
HTE 393: How to Become Bulletproof | Dave Asprey
January 04, 2018 08:30 - 45 minutes - 42 MBDave Asprey is a biohacker, author, nutritionist, Bulletproof Executive, and entrepreneur. He had some early adventures in internet commerce going way back to 1994. But he is most known as the founder of Bulletproof Executive, as well as the creator of Bulletproof Coffee and the Bulletproof Diet. He began blogging at BulletproofExec.com in early 2010 while holding an executive position at Trend Micro. In 2013, he left the corporate world and went all-in on becoming Bulletproof. The com...
HTE 392: Finding Your Story Engine | Kyle Gray
December 28, 2017 08:30 - 43 minutes - 40.9 MBKyle Gray is a writer and entrepreneur who helps businesses create a powerful storyline that drives sales, growth, and engagement. He has helped hundreds of startups and small businesses create scalable content marketing strategies. His book The Story Engine outlines his process for creating content that drives sales. He is currently the founder of The Story Engine, a productized business based on his methods and strategies. Now, let’s hack… Kyle Gray.
HTE 391: Working in Systems and Processes | Syed Balkhi
December 21, 2017 08:30 - 37 minutes - 35.3 MBSyed Balkhi is one of the hardest working, smartest, and most successful entrepreneurs I have had the pleasure of speaking to. He was born in Pakistan and immigrated to the United States at the age of 12. Without a social life due to his lack of English skills, he turned to the Internet and entrepreneurship. Today, at 25 years old, Syed Balkhi is an award-winning entrepreneur and has been recognized as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs under the age of 30. He is the owner of several 7-...
HTE 390: Don’t Talk About it, Do it | Jaimee Newberry
December 18, 2017 08:30 - 44 minutes - 41.5 MBVisit HacktheEntrepreneur.com for full show notes, links, and special offers. My guest today is a professional experimenter, speaker, and entrepreneur. After a couple years working at Zappos and some major life circumstances, my guest suffered a nasty spell of life burnout back in 2012 and decided to redesign her life from the ground up. She spent the next year speaking around the world, podcasting, and writing. Then in August of 2016, she co-founded a business called Picture This Clot...
HTE 389: The True Value of Asking Why | Mark Sears
December 14, 2017 08:30 - 42 minutes - 39.8 MBMy guest today is a CEO, world traveler, and social entrepreneur. He is the founder of CloudFactory. Back in 2008 he and his wife went to Nepal for a two-week vacation — they ended up staying for six years. From training three young Nepali developers around one iMac, he has started and grown CloudFactory into 175 full-time staff and 2500+ part-time cloud workers on three continents. In this conversation, we discuss the ’land and expand’ strategy, scaling tech and people, and building a m...
HTE 388: Thinking Like an Entrepreneur | Emma Johnson
December 11, 2017 08:30 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBEmma Johnson is a former journalist, digital entrepreneur, and author of her brand new book — The Kick-Ass Single Mom. After 16 years of freelance writing, my she decided it was time to start blogging and voicing her thoughts and opinions. After three years of doing this on the side, she became the full-time blogger and entrepreneur behind WealthySingleMom.com. This is a great conversation about why women should be proud to like making money, learning to listen, and the entrepreneurial m...
HTE 387: Get Your Agreements in Writing | Bobby Klinck
December 07, 2017 14:45 - 47 minutes - 44 MBMy guest today is Bobby Klinck, a Harvard educated lawyer turned online entrepreneur. After spending more than eight years working in large law firms and nearly three years as a criminal prosecutor for the United States Attorney’s Office, he decided that he could no longer work for someone else. This led to the formation of his own law firm Klinck LLC and begin self-identifying as an online entrepreneur whose area of expertise is law. In this conversation, we discuss morning routines, ...
HTE 386: How to Create Compelling Reasons to Buy | Sharon Savariego
December 04, 2017 08:30 - 39 minutes - 37 MBMy guest today is the former business development manager of uTest, community advocate, and serial social entrepreneur. Back in 2014, she came up with the idea to build a platform to empower Community Managers around the world. Needing help with the tech side of things, she began the quest for a tech co-founder, which she found and they began planning, raising money, and building. Today, Mobilize serves as an online hub for over 1,000 communities and 1,000,000 members. This is a fascin...
HTE 385: Work to Fix a Problem | Mike Trotzke
November 30, 2017 08:30 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBMike Trotzke is tech investor, advisor, and entrepreneur. He is co-founder and CEO of Cheddar, a billing platform built for developers. Since founding Cheddar in 2009, they have grown organically, and as of the summer of 2017, they’ve received their first funding round of $1.2 million. In this conversation, we discuss the power of partnerships, problem-solving as a skill set, and using persistence to deal with the ups and downs of running a business. Now, let’s hack… Mike Trotzke.
HTE 384: Faster Than Normal | Peter Shankman
November 27, 2017 08:30 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBMy guest today has jumped out of hundreds of planes, is an Ironman triathlete, and an entrepreneur. He started his career at America Online as a Senior News Editor. He helped to found the AOL Newsroom and spearheaded coverage of the Democratic and Republican 1996 conventions. He then started a PR firm called The Geek Factory. He then became the creator of Help a Reporter Out ("HARO"), a service for journalists which was acquired in 2010. He is now an international speaker and the creat...
HTE 383: Hustle Your Face Off | Ryan Urban
November 23, 2017 08:30 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBMy guest today is a CEO, he’s insanely focused, and is a brilliant entrepreneur. He started his career working for some fast-growing startups — in a few years he went from BrickHouse Security, BabyAge, and onto Bonobos. Almost five years ago, he co-founded BounceX and has scaled at an incredible pace to now running a team of 270 people. This is a fascinating conversation about how to hustle and acquire your first customers, drunk tests for employees, and understanding frustration zero....
HTE 382: Every Team Needs a Leader | Jack Welde
November 21, 2017 08:30 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MBMy guest today is a serial entrepreneur, product evangelist, and combat-decorated Air Force pilot. He started his career in the Air Force before moving into software and entrepreneurship back in the ‘90s, when he co-founded Trio Development, which was acquired by Apple. He is now the co-founder and CEO of Smartling, a translation software and service company helping ambitious brands access more markets. In this conversation, we discuss cocktail entrepreneurs, why everybody’s job is mar...
HTE 381: Mastering the Art of Delegation | Mike Faith
November 17, 2017 16:11 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MBMy guest today is Mike Faith of Headsets.com, which has over 943,722 customers. My guest started Headsets.com in 1997 when he couldn't find a supplier with a good selection of headsets, fast shipping, or good product support. My guest says he is fanatic about giving customer love; so much so that every package the company ships includes a Tootsie Roll. He is also the Founder of www.Reservedinners.com, a not-for-profit organization, which offers a dining with celebrities experience, and...
HTE 380: Be Lazy. Be Curious. Be Often | Michael Bungay Stanier
November 13, 2017 08:30 - 39 minutes - 37.2 MBToday’s guest left Australia 25 years ago to become a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. Today, he lives in Canada and is the founder and senior partner at Box of Crayons, a company that helps organizations do less good work and more great work. What started 15 years ago as a one-person show, has grown into a thriving team of 20+ people seeing exponential growth. He’s also the author of several books, including The Wall Street Journal Bestseller, The Coaching Habit. Now, let’s hack… ...
HTE 379: From Blogging to International Consulting | Heather Armstrong
November 09, 2017 08:30 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MBMy guest today is a speaker, a bestselling and award-winning writer, brand consultant, and an entrepreneur. She became an answer to a Trivial Pursuit and Jeopardy question after being fired from her job as a web designer for blogging stories involving her colleagues. My guest is now the Founder of and professional blogger at Dooce. She has been a part of the internet writing community for 14 years and has worked to create targeted content for global brands, including Ford, Nintendo, and C...
HTE 378: Build Your Wings on the Way Down | Karen Hoskin
November 06, 2017 08:30 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MBAfter spending the first 15 years as a graphic designer and growing her own agency, today’s guest decided it was time for a challenge — and a change. Twenty years after falling in love with rum during a trip to India, she and her husband decided to see if they could turn that love of rum into a business. At this moment, Montanya Distillers was born. Flash forward eight years and Montanya produces three rums, is distributed in forty-four states and seven countries and has won countless in...
HTE 377: Risk is Not an Essential Part of Entrepreneurship | Garrett Gunderson
November 02, 2017 07:30 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBGarrett Gunderson is an author, entrepreneur, and continuous debunker of financial myths. Garrett is the founder and Chief Wealth Architect at The Wealth Factory, which empowers its members to build sustainable wealth through financial efficiency and organization leading to clarity, peace of mind and financial confidence. In this conversation, we talk about Killing Sacred Cows, adding value and getting paid for it, and getting really, really good at hiring. Now, let’s hack… Garrett G...