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Hundreds of Ways

20 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -

Hundreds of Ways is a podcast celebrating entrepreneurship. Each week, our hosts James and Eliot sit down with individuals who have found their ideal path in life, so they can show you exactly how they found their way. We'll be chatting with real entrepreneurs doing everything from art to personal training, from animation to writing. You'll hear stories from freelancers, startup founders, and small business owners, as well as people who work with and have advice for aspiring, budding, and existing entrepreneurs. Join our mailing list at https://list.hundreds.ofways.com

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Episodes

How to Build a Lifestyle Blog to Stand the Test of Time w/ Kat Jamieson, Founder @ With Love From Kat (withlovefromkat.com)

May 20, 2022 13:00 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MB

Kat Jamieson (formerly Tanita) started writing her blog; With Love From Kat 11 years ago. While working in the fashion industry and living in NYC, Kat found herself endlessly inspired. What initially began as a creative outlet, quickly turned into a blossoming career. Today, Kat is an expert in all things lifestyle. She is known for her elevated yet attainable style across the fashion, beauty, travel, food and decor sectors. Her goal remains to inspire and uplift women through every piece of...

How to Raise $500K on Kickstarter and Build The World's Greatest Outdoor Chair w/ Steven Wilcox, Founder & CEO at PARKIT

November 06, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MB

This week's guest is Steven Wilcox, founder of the PARKIT Movement and creator of "the world's greatest outdoor chair," The Voyager.  Since Steven was our first product-founder, we spent a lot of time talking about the intricacies of Product design and development. If you've ever had an idea for a physical product, but were never sure how to make it a reality, this week's episode is for you. Learn more about PARKIT: https://parkitmovement.com/ Buy the Voyager chair: https://parkitmovement....

How to Build a Brand That Reflects Who You Are w/ Anna Bogdanova, Founder & CEO @ Shiba500

October 16, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MB

On this week's episode, Anna Bogdanova—founder at Shiba500 and expert in all things branding—shares her experience building one of the most fun and innovative brands in startup marketing.  We also talk about: What makes a brand work. The importance of positioning your business. Building an all-remote, global team. Working alongside the world's foremost dog marketing expert, Brutique, Chief Shiba Officer at Shiba500. Learn more about Anna and Shiba500 at their site: https://shiba500.com...

How to Work a 9-5 While Traveling Full-Time w/ Drew Sing, Technical Growth Marketer and Author of "Work From Abroad"

October 02, 2020 04:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB

This week's guest is Drew Sing, author of recently released book "Work From Abroad". We chat about how he manages to travel full-time, all while maintaining his 9-5 job back home. You can learn more about Drew at his site: https://www.wfabroad.com

How to Get Discomfortable With Shame w/ A.J. Bond, Writer & Shame Breakthrusiast

September 18, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MB

This week's guest is A.J. Bond, founder of Discomfortable: a "shame education" platform and podcast. We discuss how shame and other negative emotions can hold entrepreneurs back, and A.J. shares some tips for getting comfortable with discomfort. We also talked about his work on Discomfortable, including his successful podcast, and his upcoming book. Here's A.J. describing a bit more about Discomfortable: “A few years ago, I had a crazy breakthrough about shame that dramatically improved ...

How to Be 10x in The Talent Economy w/ Rishon Blumberg, Talent Agent and Author

September 14, 2020 10:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MB

This week we chat with Rishon Blumberg—founder of 10x Management and author of upcoming book "Game Changer: How to be 10x in the Talent Economy"—about what it means to be 10x across all aspects of your life. He shares his 25 years of experience protecting talent, starting with rockstars at Brick Wall Management, then "rockstar developers" at 10x Management. We also give you a sneak peek into his upcoming book, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at what the non-fiction writing and publishing...

How to Stay Healthy and Focused on Your Goals w/ Dr. Anthony Balduzzi, Founder of The Fit Father Project

September 04, 2020 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MB

If you're interested in learning more about Dr. Anthony Balduzzi, check out: The Fit Father Project The Fit Mother Project Revivery The Fit Father Project on Youtube

How to Grow Your Influence by "Thinking in Public" w/ Tom Critchlow, Independent Strategy Consultant

August 28, 2020 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MB

This week, Tom Critchlow talks to us about his career as an Independent Strategy Consultant. We cover his early days in SEO, through his time as a Product Marketing Manager at Google, as well as his transition to working as a freelance strategy partner for clients like the New York Times and Gartner. We also chat about his prolific writing career, how "thinking in public" has helped him grow his network, and discussed his newest project, "Little Futures." You can learn more about Tom at hi...

How to Network Your Way Out of Corporate America w/ Julia Xu, Independent Startup Business Consultant

August 21, 2020 09:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MB

This week's episode features Julia Xu, Independent Startup Business Consultant. Unlike our previous guests, Julia has just recently made the shift into entrepreneurship, having left her job at Alibaba North America earlier this year. We talked about what drove that decision, going in-depth into what that change was like and how she found her first clients, We also chat about: How Julia uses modeling to help startups chart their path forward. How being a consultant has allowed Julia to exp...

How to Stay Focused in a Year of Crisis w/ CJ Johnson, Digital Marketing Consultant and Influencer

August 14, 2020 04:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MB

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" It's a simple question. But for being so simple, it rarely has a straightforward answer. Maybe that's why we stop asking it so soon. For most of us, the last time we heard the question was when we were kids—or maybe one last time at the end of high school. After all, having arrived at the terminus of our youth, haven't we grown up? For CJ Johnson, that question comes up daily. And the answer keeps changing. At six, he wanted to be Batman. When t...

How to Find a Way Forward When Trapped by Success w/ Tim Chow, Videographer & Photographer

August 07, 2020 21:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MB

The sun rises.  We wake, shower, dress. And then it's off to work. The daily commute. Traffic, or waiting for the train. We arrive at our office. We sit. The day goes by. Meetings, calls, and deliverables. A break for lunch, then back we go. Eight hours pass and we pack our things and leave for home—maybe stop for happy hour on the way. We rest, we eat. The sun sets and we go to bed. Tomorrow, it will rise again. Days become weeks, then months, then years. And those years become careers....

How to Land a Gig with LEGO by Sharing Your Work Online w/ Justin Poore, Freelance Animator and Travelogger

July 31, 2020 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB

Earlier this year, people everywhere faced restrictions as lockdowns went into effect around the world. For most of us, we met these challenges from cities we call home.  Justin Poore isn't like most of us. Justin's spent the last three years of his life living out of a suitcase, documenting his travels on YouTube, and building a following of over 18K subscribers in the process. Since starting this journey, he's embedded himself in over fifty different cultures, living like a local for a m...

How to Collect 18K YouTube Subscribers While Living Out of a Suitcase w/ Justin Poore, Freelance Animator & Travelogger

July 29, 2020 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB

Earlier this year, people everywhere faced restrictions as lockdowns went into effect around the world. For most of us, we met these challenges from cities we call home.  Justin Poore isn't like most of us. Justin's spent the last three years of his life living out of a suitcase, documenting his travels on YouTube, and building a following of over 18K subscribers in the process. Since starting this journey, he's embedded himself in over fifty different cultures, living like a local for a m...

How to Make Your Home Abroad w/ Lauren Simonis, Entrepreneurship Coach & Yoga Teacher

July 24, 2020 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MB

Running a business is tough, but running two takes something special. And launching that second one in the midst of a global pandemic—now that's a challenge of Herculean proportions. For Lauren Simonis, overcoming such challenges—and coaching others to do the same—is all in a day's work.  On this week's episode, Lauren shares her experience working as an Entrepreneurship Coach online and starting Cozy Yoga + Community in Porto, including:  How Lauren transitioned from helping African entr...

How Entrepreneurship and Travel Keep You Curious w/ Eliot Raymond, Creative Director & Digital Strategist

July 17, 2020 04:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

On this week's episode of Hundreds of Ways, Eliot plays the role of interviewee as we chat about his experience traveling the globe while running a digital marketing agency. He describes his journey from Hollywood editor to global brand storyteller, talks about how he nails big-name marketing clients like McDonalds and United Airlines, and shares the life experiences that started him down his path towards independence.  We also chat about what makes entrepreneurship different—how the challe...

Traveling the Globe While Running a Marketing Agency w/ Eliot Raymond

July 15, 2020 04:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

On this week's episode of Hundreds of Ways, Eliot plays the role of interviewee as we chat about his experience traveling the globe while running a digital marketing agency. He describes his journey from Hollywood editor to global brand storyteller, talks about how he nails big-name marketing clients like McDonalds and United Airlines, and shares the life experiences that started him down his path towards independence.  We also chat about what makes entrepreneurship different—how the challe...

How to Write Code from the Beaches of Spain w/ James Knight, Expat Entrepreneur & Product Consultant

July 10, 2020 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MB

This week, Eliot interviews James as he shares his journey as an entrepreneur: from teaching himself to code in college, through moonlighting as a freelance iOS developer while working at Google, all the way to his current life as an independent developer and agency owner on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Throughout the episode, James and Eliot provide actionable advice for anyone looking to start down the road towards career independence. They discuss the omnipresent fear before you tak...

From Google Engineer to Expat Entrepreneur w/ James Knight

July 08, 2020 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MB

This week, Eliot interviews James as he shares his journey as an entrepreneur: from teaching himself to code in college, through moonlighting as a freelance iOS developer while working at Google, all the way to his current life as an independent developer and agency owner on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Throughout the episode, James and Eliot provide actionable advice for anyone looking to start down the road towards career independence. They discuss the omnipresent fear before you tak...

About Hundreds of Ways

July 03, 2020 08:00 - 7 minutes - 5.34 MB

2020 has been a change-filled year. While change can bring difficulty, it can also open us to new opportunities. These shake-ups offer a chance to make drastic changes in our lives under cover of greater trends. Whether you're one of the 30 million Americans who lost their job due to COVID, one of the 200 million worried if yours is next, or just one of the 850 million full-time workers unsatisfied with their careers worldwide, there has never been a better time to become an entrepreneur. I...

Episode 1 - Welcome to Hundreds of Ways

July 01, 2020 08:00 - 7 minutes - 5.34 MB

2020 has been a change-filled year. While change can bring difficulty, it can also open us to new opportunities. These shake-ups offer a chance to make drastic changes in our lives under cover of greater trends. Whether you're one of the 30 million Americans who lost their job due to COVID, one of the 200 million worried if yours is next, or just one of the 850 million full-time workers unsatisfied with their careers worldwide, there has never been a better time to become an entrepreneur. I...