Episodes
My guest today is an impulsive writer, family man, and founder of three companies with two successful exits under his belt. Back in 2007, and while still in college, he founded what would become Woocommerce. After six years growing the company, we exited to start something new and exciting. The following year, he started Conversio. He grew this company and team until August 2019 when the company was acquired by Campaign Monitor. Now, let's hack... Adii Pienaar.
Published 01/27/21
My guest today is a master of low-risk cash flow investing, structuring deals, and disciplined investment systems to consistently produce profitable results. His ethos is to create wealth without creating a job. Justin is also the author of The Lifestyle Investor: The 10 Commandments of Cashflow Investing for Passive Income and Financial Freedom. Now, let's hack... Justin Donald.
Published 01/13/21
My guest today has been an entrepreneur for 25 years and has no plans to stop anytime soon. During his career, he has built multiple businesses in the UK, Germany, Poland, and the United States, and currently sits on the board as a director of three companies. His most successful venture has been Escape Fitness, which he cofounded in 1998. Since then he has grown the company from a small start-up idea into a world-renowned fitness equipment brand. Now, let's hack... Matthew Januszek.
Published 12/23/20
Back in the late 90s, my guest left his home in Australia to pursue his dream of working in Hollywood. He had no real plan, and up until that point, he had never left the country. But he took the leap and went after it. But he's also an entrepreneur who has sold hundreds of thousands of dollars in products and trainings. Early on in his career he began creating video tutorial to help other people learn visual effects, and eventually began selling products and services. Allan McKay.
Published 12/18/20
Bryan Clayton is a former lawn mower turned landscaping entrepreneur. In this conversation, we discuss: - Why you need to be willing to do things that don't scale - Marketplace disintermediation (and what it means to Bryan as the CEO of GreenPal) - How business is simply an extension of your day to day life Now, let's hack... Bryan Clayton.
Published 12/11/20
My 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. Now, let's hack… Lindsay Ostrom. In this episod,e Lindsay Ostrom and Jon Nastor discuss: Letting go of the scarcity mentality Accepting the tension of being an online entrepreneur The importance of setting timelines and goals in your business Taking actions on your ideas
Published 12/04/20
One of the most popular pathways to entrepreneurship is taking a skill you possess and selling your services as a freelancer. Then if you do it right, you can sell enough work to hire other people to help you now you've got an agency! The really interesting thing about Stephen's journey is that he has completely removed himself from the day-to-day operations of the agency. In fact, as you will hear, he only has one meeting per week with his management team. Now, let's hack... Stephen...
Published 11/13/20
My guest today is a Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, and 13x Bestselling Author. Today, Mike Koenigs is the founder of The Superpower Accelerator, where he is known for being a media master who knows how to help his international clients get attention, create premium brands, and elevated status in days. Now, let's hack... Mike Koenigs.
Published 10/29/20
Grant Cordone is a New York Times bestselling author, international speaker, and obsessive entrepreneur. He's also one of my more confrontational guests it seems people either love him or they hate him. It also seems that he's completely fine with this. Now, let's hack Grant Cardone.
Published 10/23/20
Tibor Laczay of Zenni Optical, is truly disrupting and transforming an industry fighting to retain its hold on the market -- and losing the battle. In this conversation we discuss: - Why disruption is inevitable and you can't stop innovation - How to ignore your competition (and leave them trailing behind) - Why you should forget the money and follow an extreme passion Now, let's hack... Tibor Laczay.
Published 10/16/20
Victoria Montgomery-Brown is the author of a brand new book called Digital Goddess, and CEO, and an entrepreneur who uses her anxiety to her advantage. Since 2007, Victoria has been the cofounder and CEO of Big Think, a media and education company focused on short-form, digital, and immediately actionable content. Most recently, she has written her first book called Digital Goddess: Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur. Now, let's hack... Victoria Montgomery-Brown.
Published 09/25/20
My guest today is a driven and strategic leader, creator, and mentor. Ross Kimbarovsky immigrated to the United States from the Ukraine in 1979. Following a 13 year career as a successful trial attorney, and then about 14 years ago Ross founded Crowdspring. What began as an idea to scratch his own itch has turned into a pioneer and forerunner in the world of online design. Now, let's hack... Ross Kimbarovsky.
Published 09/18/20
Michael Lennox is the Founder and CEO of Electric Hospitality and ATLFAMILYMEAL. With no one being paid and money running out, in August ATLFAMILYMEAL received a donation of $2 million from a local donor in honor of two Atlanta restaurant servers. This generous donation will enable them to continue supporting hospitality workers in Atlanta, grow its team, and adding new initiatives in the months and years ahead. Now, let's hack... Michael Lennox.
Published 09/03/20
Tim Chatfield is an advocate for the sharing economy, savvy executive, and an entrepreneur. He was born in Australia, spent several years starting his career, before spending almost five years in Singapore as CEO of Viocorp. 2020 and all that has thrown at us has caused all businesses to adapt and change to the new normals as they come, and JitJatJo's place within the hospitality industry exacerbated their need to adapt and change quickly. Now, let's hack... Tim Chatfield.
Published 08/26/20
A couple of years ago, my guest decided that she was through with working for digital agencies that didn't have their clients best interests in mind. But she had developed some serious marketing skills and loved helping clients succeed, so she decided to go out on her own. In this episode, we discuss: - How to prioritize your time to maximize your results - Why marketing yourself can be the hardest marketing to do well - Why social media is not about ROI Now, let's hack... Danielle Welch.
Published 08/20/20
About three years ago, my guest was working in his family-run ecommerce business, when a thought struck him, why isn't there a simple service to hire writers to write articles? Using what he likes to call "decision velocity", he jumped on the idea and took action. Today he is a co-founder and head of marketing at Content Cucumber, where they simplify content creation and enable companies to get content on demand. Now, let's hack... Chris Chasteen.
Published 08/12/20
My guest today is an advisor, board member to nonprofits, and a purpose-driven entrepreneur. Grant is CEO and Founder of OnlineDegree.com. He founded the company in 2016 with a purpose-driven mission to make higher education more accessible and affordable for everyone, and six years later they are well on their way. Grant has spent his entire career working in startups with nearly 15 years of experience. Now, let's hack... Grant Aldrich.
Published 07/30/20
My guest today is a serial entrepreneur and innovator, who has followed her passion and her heart while building several successful businesses. 25 years ago, she started a company and set out to create a caffeine-free herbal cappuccino, and in this she created Teeccino, now America’s top selling coffee alternative. Now, let's hack... Caroline MacDougall. Teecino.com
Published 07/22/20
My guest today is a growth engineer, investor, advisor, author, and serial entrepreneur who has had seven successful exits. He is also the author of Viral Hero, where he not only dispels the myths of viral marketing but also provides you with a proven playbook for creating explosive growth through marketing. Now, let's hack... Travis Steffen.
Published 07/08/20
My guest today had a dream to change the way consumers shop. A dream to build a brand that would help people make buying decisions based on peer endorsements. In 2007, that dream became Parent Tested Parent Approved, a seal of approval used by thousands of brands across North America and one of the most respected in the industry. Sharon has used the power of network television to grow her business, and has been featured on more than 200 shows. Now, let's hack... Sharon Vinderine.
Published 06/24/20
My guest today is an investor, triathlete, lover of handstands and and an entrepreneur who truly believes you can get paid to be yourself – and she's living proof that this is true. Today, she has settled down on a homestead in New Zealand and has refocused her attention on showing others how to build businesses around their unique skillsets. Now, let's hack... Natalie Sisson.
Published 06/12/20
My guest today is product creator, affiliate marketer, and an entrepreneur. Back in 2014, him and his business partner were running a digital marketing agency when they realized something -- they didn't like working with clients. Most recently, the Authority Hacker team spent 18 months building a site in the software review space, and after scaling the site to $15,000 a month in affiliate revenue, they sold the website for mid six figures. Now, let's hack... Mark Webster.
Published 05/28/20
David Ciccarelli is a Canadian entrepreneur who began his career an audio engineer running his own small recording studio. He often writes about these experiences in the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Forbes. Voices.com has successfully raised $2M in funding from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), followed by a $18M Series A funding from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital located in San Francisco. Now, let's hack... David Ciccarelli.
Published 05/14/20
Matt Hunckler is an international speaker, relationship builder, entrepreneur, and firm believer that you do not need to live in silicon valley to work and succeed in tech. He is also the host of award-winning podcast Powderkeg: Igniting Startups, a show that shares the most fascinating stories of professional growth and innovation coming out of communities across America. Now, let's hack... Matt Hunckler.
Published 05/01/20