If you’re not growing, you’re dying. Yet too often, entrepreneurs grow their skills — but not their business.  Here’s what I mean:  As you evolve your skills, you also need to evolve your client avatars and language you use. Otherwise you’ll get stuck working with low-quality clients who don’t value what you do.  If you work with these kinds of clients long enough, you’ll burn out or your business will die.  In this episode, I’m revealing 3 ways to evolve your marketing and land...

Being the smartest person in the room puts you at a serious disadvantage. You’re embarrassed to show weakness. And the pressure is on you to do all the thinking. When you’re always the “team brain,” it creates dependent workers who keep you trapped in mediocrity.  To escape mediocrity, you have to find the right people. If you're around the wrong people for too long, you mirror the same behavior.  In this episode, you’ll discover why working dumb attracts the people ready to take your...

Most people never achieve what they want.  But it’s not because they’re lazy or can’t work hard. Some of the hardest workers today are also the poorest among us.  But it doesn’t have to be that way. It takes work to “unlearn” all the bad advice you’ve heard your entire life, but it’s possible. And every successful person from a blue-collar background is proof of this.  In this episode, Kyle Newell interviews me and I reveal how you can go from a flailing career you hate to living your...

Your clients are bombarded by 5,000 ads per day.  They have shorter attention spans than ever before.  And there are more distractions in their front pocket alone than any other time in human history.  So how do you stand out and convince them to fork over their hard-earned cash to you?  You have to become unforgettable. You have to trap them in an ecosystem they can’t ignore, where the only way to escape is by paying you.  In today’s episode, I’m sharing the exact system I use to make...

Something strange happens when you physically write your goals down.  Your brain internalizes it and your subconscious starts working to achieve whatever goals you have.  That is the idea behind an exercise two of my mentors gave me. To write a letter to myself from 10 years in the future.  And it’s been one of the most impactful and eye-opening exercises I’ve ever done.  In this episode, I’m challenging you to write a letter to yourself from 10 years in the future so you can accomplish...

Most people overcomplicate business.  The most successful amongst us aren’t smarter or better than us. They’re just better at dumbing everything down so anyone can understand it.  In today’s episode, I’m joined again by Matt Hudgins so he can share how he helps people make (and keep) more money by simplifying everything.  Show Highlights Include: The simple, 4-word question to ask yourself that instantly springs you into action (2:51) The single most important thing you can tell your...

Too many entrepreneurs feel “guilty” for not working 16 hours per day.  But the truth is, the amount of money you make has nothing to do with how many hours you work if you understand this crucial business secret.  In this episode, I’m joined by Matt Hudgins so he can share this secret with you so you can become ultra successful without becoming a slave to your business.   Show Highlights Include: How to get away with working 20 hours per week or less (0:47)  The trick for playing 132...

A Podcast Factory client recently asked me about the future of podcasting.  So I recorded a private video sharing the massive growth podcasting has already had.  And you know what? Podcasting is only getting bigger. There are more opportunities now than I can ever remember in over a decade of podcasting. In today’s episode, I want to share that private video with you so you can tap into the enormous opportunity of podcasting before it’s too late.   Show Highlights Include: The sneaky...

Improving yourself is no easy task.  You’ll have to make a lot of tough decisions like cutting ties with your former friends.  But there’s a certain “shortcut” most successful people take to become wildly successful in less time than they would’ve thought.  In today’s episode, Nick Bradley is back to talk about this “shortcut” to success as well as how to handle making tough decisions without regret.  Show Highlights Include: Why the only way to give more is to become ruthlessly selfish...

Nick Bradley was so stressed from his corporate job that he literally broke his teeth in the middle of the night. And you know what?  Most people are in the same situation as Nick was — trapped in a job you don’t like with no leads on living a better life.  But that’s okay. Nick used to be in that spot too.  In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with Nick Bradley so he can share with you how he went from shattering his teeth from stress to living an intentional life for his wife, his kids,...

My friend and mentor Mark Evans recently challenged me to write a letter to myself 20 years ago.  Nothing I’ve ever done has given me more power and clarity than writing this letter — not only for my own life, but for my son’s life.  And in today’s episode, I want to share my story with you and challenge you to write a letter to yourself 20 years ago — so your children can avoid all of your mistakes and achieve massive success.  Show Highlights Include: The single most important thing...

Most of us grew up with broken beliefs about money. Daddy included.  But one little book forever changed how I thought and interacted with money.  And today, I’m sharing that with you because I want you to make all the money in the world and finally break free from your bad beliefs about money. Show Highlights Include: The one true way to raise the amount of money you have (Hint: it has nothing to do with how much you make) (5:49)  How nothing but a few envelopes will save you from...

The most frequently asked question I get from other podcasters is about how to increase their downloads.  There’s only one small problem with that…  ...podcast downloads don’t matter!  In this episode, I’m giving you a “sneak peek” into the inner workings of The Podcast Factory and revealing what you should be focused on instead of downloads.  Show Highlights Include: Why your podcast doesn’t need more downloads (1:03)  The only true “measuring stick” you need for your podcast (hint:...

There’s a certain “law” to success.  The trouble is, only the successful people understand and leverage this “law.”  Until today.  In today’s episode, I’m shattering the mold and sharing with you the most powerful law of success I know…  Show Highlights Include: The single biggest mistake you’re making in your business (3:03)  How to pinpoint exactly what gives you the most bang for your buck in your business (3:50)  The brain dead simple way to expand your mind (5:09)  A fail-proof,...

Balancing your attention between your business and family is no easy task.  Too much attention on your business and your kids will grow up without you. Too much attention on your family and your business will crumble.  In this episode, Scott Doucet is back to explain how he balances both his family life and his business.  Show Highlights Include: How to overcome your depression — especially when it seems you have everything your heart desires (5:52)  Why you must learn to kill yourself...

Being a father is hard enough. It becomes much harder when you’re trying to build a business on top of it.  And it becomes even more difficult if you let your nasty emotions get in the way and cloud your judgements.  In this episode, I’m sitting down with the formerly angsty and angry Scott Doucet about how to channel your emotions in a positive and productive way.  Show Highlights Include: How your angst is sabotaging all of your goals and how to “siphon” that energy in a more...

There’s no shortage of right answers when it comes to growing your business, becoming more fit, or living a better life.  It’s much harder trying to figure out which right answers deserve your attention.  In today’s episode, Josh Schoenly is back to talk about some of the right answers he’s discovered — especially those that defy “common knowledge.”  Show Highlights Include: How to build a generational business that you can give to your children (3:39)  The #1 best marketing channel for...

We all face obstacles in life.  Ordinary people use their obstacles as an excuse to have something else to complain about. While the successful ones use their obstacles as an excuse to grow and expand.  In today’s episode, I’m chopping it up with Josh Schoenly as he shares his secrets for pivoting from a failing real estate business to a successful one smack dab in the middle of the recession. Show Highlights Include: How to handle all the frustrations in your business without ripping...

Have you ever had the feeling that your business is taking over your life? You’re successful, but sometimes it seems that it may be costing you your relationships. Your kids are growing up faster than you can believe, and your spouse wishes they had more time with you. In this episode, Kyle Miller discusses the way he balances his work and family life, the most important attributes you can possess to get ahead and changes you can make to get yourself unstuck.  Show Highlights Include: ...

Do you feel like you’re stuck in a rut? That your life is controlling you, rather than you controlling your own life? Accomplished real estate investor Kyle Miller once felt that way too. In this episode, we discuss how he took back control of his life and the habits and mindset shifts that contributed to the success he has had so far. Show Highlights Include: The one simple step you must take to destroy impostor syndrome (2:43) Turn your commute from waste to the most valuable part of...

It’s not easy balancing all of life’s challenges – from growing your business to parenting your kids and everything in between.  Especially when you don’t know what you’re doing and have nobody to turn to for advice.  Today, I’m joined by Nick Nanton – Nick is my “North Star” for parenting and today he’s breaking down how to be a good parent when you have a business and a million other things to focus on.  Show Highlights Include: Why disciplining your kids the wrong way could backfire...

How is it that some people accomplish so much while others accomplish so little in the same amount of time? There’s a cheat code for success, but only the uber successful know about it and use it. Today, I’m talking to Nick Nanton – an 11-time Emmy-award winning director, producer, and best-selling author about what his cheat code for life is.  Show Highlights Include: An 11-time Emmy-award winning and best-selling author’s secret to success (1:32) How one “sample-sized” interaction with...

Struggling to find a mentor to help you get to the next level? You’re likely going about it the wrong way. Follow the advice in this episode and have mentors beating a path to your door. In the second part of this episode, Brian and Jonathan discuss the right and wrong ways to find a mentor, some of the lesser-known opportunities the internet provides marketers, and how to outwork everyone and still have a life. Show Highlights Include: Become an irresistible mentor magnet (25:22) Why...