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 326: How Sticking with Things Can Be Good for Entrepreneurs | Anita Campbell
March 09, 2017 15:19 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBMy guest today is the founder and CEO of Small Business Trends, an award-winning online publication, which offers breaking news and advice for small business owners. My guest is a former corporate attorney that left corporate life and founded Small Business Trends in 2003. She is considered an authoritative voice on small business issues and has been noted and quoted in respected publications, such as the Wall Street Journal. Her name has appeared in multiple top lists and she was ...
HTE 325: The Art of Serious Playfulness | Simcha Gluck
March 07, 2017 14:54 - 37 minutes - 35.4 MBMy guest today is a former real estate agent, current keynote speaker, and an all-out entrepreneur. Just over five years ago, my guest was introduced to a new way of teaching entrepreneurship — the idea was learning while playing a newly designed board game. So, he took a chance and headed to the UK to try running a workshop based on this new board game, and he found his calling. Upon his return to his home in Israel, he became a co-founder in what is now known as FreshBiz, a gamified ...
HTE 324: Managing Your Thoughts | Angela Lauria
March 06, 2017 08:30 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBMy guest today is a marketer, writer, and entrepreneur. She spent the first 18 years of her career as the founder of Nimble Cricket Marketing, a full-service marketing, and communications consulting firm. Today, my guest is the founder and publisher behind The Author Incubator, where her and her team help life coaches, how-to writers, and solo entrepreneurs increase their bottom line through book publishing. Now, let’s hack… Angela Lauria.
HTE 323: Where Do You Want to Spend Your Time? | Dan Andrews
February 28, 2017 08:30 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBMy guest today is a former digital nomad, writer, podcaster, and a smart entrepreneur. In 2007, my guest and his business partner started an eCommerce business. They spent eight years growing it into a multiple 7-figure per year business and then sold it in 2015. In this time, he also started the Dynamite Circle, a private community, and forum of lifestyle entrepreneurs — of which I am a part of. They also host an annual conference in Bangkok called DCBKK. As a podcaster, he is the hos...
HTE 322: Finding Your Superpowers | Dominic Johnson-Hill
February 27, 2017 08:30 - 33 minutes - 31 MBBefore today’s guest built a successful company in China, he was just a wandering 20-year-old backpacker, only looking for an adventure. He planned on making a brief stop in the city of Beijing to earn some funds, see the Great Wall and move onto his next adventure. Turns out it would do more than just earn him enough funds to travel, it would lead him to become a pillar of Beijing’s pop culture. He is the founder and Creative Dictator of China’s first streetwear clothing brand, Plas...
HTE 321: Understanding Business as a System of Inputs | Liston Witherall
February 21, 2017 08:30 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBMy guest today is a copywriter, funnel maker, and an entrepreneur. Back in 2014, my guest ran marketing and sales for a $10M consulting firm. While there, one of his focuses was digital marketing. After studying it relentlessly, he found out how much he enjoyed helping businesses grow. He is now the founder of GoodFunnel, where he and his team help small businesses grow their online sales channels with better messaging, copy, and email marketing. Now, let’s hack… Liston Witherall.
HTE 320: [GOING DEEP] What Entrepreneurs Need to Know About SEO in 2017
February 20, 2017 08:30 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MBAs entrepreneurs, we tend to focus on building products and providing services. We have a tendency to think that if we create something valuable enough, customers will flood in the door. Yet, we hear crickets. SEO — or search engine optimization — is not only about getting visitors to your website, it’s about getting people who are buyers to your site. Our customers go to Google when they want to solve a problem. It’s our job to make sure we can be found. In today’s episode, we are goi...
HTE 319: Hiring Smart People is Key to Building a Great Business | Thomas Smale
February 16, 2017 14:34 - 31 minutes - 29.9 MBToday’s guest is an entrepreneur that is doing some awesome things, has a great business and I feel that he is going to do some seriously big things in the coming years. He co-founded FE International in 2010, growing the business with zero start-up funds from scratch to the 7-figure business it is today. He specializes in brokering the sale of established websites. His company also actively invests, owning and managing a portfolio of websites which generate over 100 million page v...
HTE 318: Collecting Advisors and Building FreshBooks | Mike McDerment
February 14, 2017 13:25 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBMy guest today is a former designer, collector of advisors, and Canadian entrepreneur. In January 2003, he was running a four person design agency. He was using Microsoft Word to create his firm’s invoices. One day, he accidentally saved over an old invoice, and something in him snapped – he knew there had to be a better way. Over the next two weeks, he coded up a solution for his clients and eventually turned that side-project into what is now FreshBooks. My guest and his team spent t...
HTE 317: The Power of Self-Education | Bridget Hilton
February 13, 2017 08:30 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBToday’s guest is a social entrepreneur. About 10 years ago, she took some off-the-cuff advice that said, you should build your career around three things you are passionate about. For my guest, these three things are music, charity, and the environment. She is presently the founder of LSTN Headphones, a headphone company with a goal of giving the gift hearing to those without. Perhaps you are one of the millions of people to see the commercial on YouTube: where they put headphones into ...
HTE 316: Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone | Kalvir Sandhu
February 09, 2017 14:41 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBMy guest today is a software developer, team builder, and an entrepreneur. He has been building for the web since 1996 and has not looked back. He started his career at Complinet, where he helped build a division for delivering software to clients like GE and Lehman Brothers, he started working in startups. For a short time, he was the CTO of Jobs Go Public, before stepping out on his own as the Founder of HopHive. He is now the founder of Goodbits.io, where they build solutions for ...
HTE 315: Move Up the Food Chain | Ryan Vasso
February 07, 2017 15:06 - 38 minutes - 36.1 MBMy guest today is a former pet insurance salesman turned entrepreneur. In 2013, he started a company called BasedIn, an aggregator of small business local reviews. Almost a year and a half later, he and his team made the decision to end BasedIn, and evolve it into something better. He is now the founder of Reply Pro, software that enables companies to respond to reviews faster and easier — all from a single platform. Now, let’s hack… Ryan Vasso.
HTE 314: Confidently Optimistic | Dr. Karen Litzy
February 06, 2017 08:30 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBMy guest today is a doctor of physical therapy, confident optimist, and an entrepreneur. My guest spot the first seven years of her career working within the hospital system in New York before deciding to start a side hustle. She began taking physical therapy clients on the side and before she knew it, she had realized she wanted to start her own practice. She is now the founder of a concierge physical therapy practice in New York City. In her spare time, she hosts a podcast for prof...
HTE 313: Learning As You Go | Nathan Resnick
February 02, 2017 15:44 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBMy guest today is writer, traveler, and entrepreneur. His first real business was Yes Man Watches, a watch company he started while in college. Having brought dozens of products to market, and gaining years of experience in product sourcing, and eCommerce. He decided to combine his expertise into a business. My guest is now the founder of Sourcify, where he connects product creators with the world’s top manufacturers from their vetted sourcing pool. Now, let’s hack… Nathan Resnick....
HTE 312: Build Your Own Inner Circle | Dalia Asterbadi
January 31, 2017 08:30 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MBToday’s guest is an inspiring entrepreneur who defies the odds in a male-driven industry and has many thoughts on changing this status quo. Rather than focusing on issues, she collaborates with organizations to provide a gateway for young people to develop an interest in technology and entrepreneurship. When she was 8 years old she submitted her first marketing plan, managed a non-profit event at 12, led a team of marketers in one of Canada’s best managed companies at 24 and was a Directo...
HTE 311: Work From a Position of Strength | Craig Ballantyne
January 30, 2017 08:30 - 39 minutes - 37.2 MBMy guest today is an author, strength and conditioning coach, and an entrepreneur. He is the author of The perfect Day Formula and a Men's Health magazine contributor. He is also the creator of the popular workout program, Turbulence Training. You can read his daily wisdom at EarlyToRise.com Now, let’s hack… Craig Ballantyne.
HTE 310: Asking For What You Want | Brad Hart
January 24, 2017 16:56 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBMy guest today is a battle hardened investor, seasoned trader, advisor to top brands, and an entrepreneur. After spending a couple years as a real estate agent, my guest founded Hartwood Capital, a private investment fund focused on high risk, high profitability options trading. He is currently the founder of Make More Marbles, a productivity, personal development, and finance hub. Taking what he's learned from starting a and managing a successful private investment fund, my guest now ...
HTE 309: Build Your Dream Network | Kelly Hoey
January 23, 2017 14:38 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBMy guest today is a writer, networking expert, and an entrepreneur. Her career started in corporate law, and eventually transitioned to the management side of Big Law. A chance opportunity in 2009 to work with a visionary leader sparked her transition from earning a paycheck to seeking equity.My guest co-founded a startup accelerator, Women Innovate Mobile. She is also the author of the recently released book Build Your Dream Network. It was written to help you cut through the networki...
HTE 308: Accepting the Tension of Being an Entrepreneur | Lindsay Ostrom
January 19, 2017 14:16 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBMy guest today is blogger, food enthusiast, and entrepreneur. Along with her husband and business partner, they have created the Pinch of Yum and Food Blogger Pro. My guest spent the last five years teaching elementary school by day and blogging about food by night. She always went back and forth about becoming a full-time blogger, but in June 2014, she officially made the jump to living this crazy full-time-food-blogging dream. Now, let’s hack… Lindsay Ostrom. In this 28-minute ep...
HTE 307: Hiring Coaches and Building Relationships | Mike Arce
January 17, 2017 15:32 - 37 minutes - 35.2 MBMy guest today is a marketing expert, sports fan, and entrepreneur. Just over seven years ago, he started a web development company called Loud Rumour. The business has since evolved into a marketing and lead generation company. During this conversation, we will hear the story of why during the past year they have niched down to become a marketing company exclusively for fitness studios to get more clients. Now, let’s hack… Mike Arce.
HTE 306: Only Hire the Best | John Rampton
January 16, 2017 08:30 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MBMy guest today is a writer, connector, and an entrepreneur. My guest spent the past 8 years following his passions, honing his marketing skills, and building businesses for himself and others. After countless different positions at numerous companies, my he finally settled upon his latest company, Due, a global online payments company. Now, let’s hack… John Rampton.