My guest today has been practicing, learning, and teaching the art and process of increasing sales and improving customer experience with simple, personal videos for more than a decade. He has personally sent more than 10,000 videos himself. In 2019, he co-wrote a book called Rehumanize Your Business, the definitive guide to using simple, personal videos in emails, text messages, and social messaging for clearer communication, human connection, and higher conversion. Now, let's...

Over the years, I've had the pleasure of interviewing people growing businesses in almost every market imaginable – from trampoline parks to peanut butter. And from the farthest reaches of the world – from Ukraine to South Africa. My guest today is a brilliant writer and entrepreneur who can't move anything but his face. It's not a joke. And yet he has created an amazing life for himself. Now, let's hack... Jon Morrow.

After nearly two decades in the corporate world of strategic branding and marketing, Kirsty found herself without a job and one year's salary to keep her afloat. Seven years, and over $16M in Physical Product sales on Amazon, Kirsty is also the co-founder of Real Coaching, where she has coached over 1,000 Amazon business owners. Now, let's hack... Kirsty Verity.

My guest today is Jim McKelvey, a business person turned glassblower turned entrepreneur turned billionaire -- who has become a philanthropist, investor, and now an author. Jim spent the next ten years working to understand what it was that made Square, along with other uber-successful companies, a success. During his analysis, he discovered what he now calls the Innovation Stack, which is also the title of his brand new book. Now, let's hack... Jim McKelvey.

My guest today is grateful, blessed, and excited about her business and life. She is one of three co-founders of Beautiful Disaster, a clothing company with a mission to empower the beautifully broken and the perfectly imperfect with the clothing that we wear. The story of Beautiful Disaster is one of perseverance and determination, mixed with an insatiable desire to make their customers lives better with their clothing. Now, let's hack... Christina DuVarney

Should You Niche Down? Yes, then down and down again. At least that's what today's guest did back in 2016 when he created BarBend, a website dedicated to strength training sports. David is a veteran of the health & fitness industry, with nearly a decade of experience building and running editorial teams in the space. This intersection of commerce and editorial experience lead David and his team to transform BarBend into a market-leading website and impressive business. Now, let's...

Jeff Platt had just graduated from college when he found himself in an interesting position -- his dad had just opened two trampoline parks, but he also needed to step back from the business. Somewhere along the way he decided that the real path to growth was in franchising parks to people around the world -- and this is exactly what he did. From those first two locations, they grew to over 200 locations around the world. Now, let's hack... Jeff Platt.

Nick Ruffini of Drummer's Resource is a media producer, drummer, and entrepreneur. Then in 2013, he went back to music and started a podcast called Drummer's Resource. In the past three years my guest was transformed Drummer's Resource into a full-fledged media platform including a podcast, blog, and social with entertaining, inspiring and lifestyle-focused content for drummers. Now, let's hack Nick Ruffini.

Marc Merrill is the co-founder of Riot Games, the company behind the worldwide gaming sensation League of Legends. As of the beginning of 2020, League of Legends has over 100 million monthly players. In this conversation we discuss: - Why you need to put your players and customers first (and trust that the revenue will follow) - The value finding solutions to every problem before it becomes a problem Now, let's hack... Marc Merrill.

Jim DeCicco, is an ambitious, intense, and determined entrepreneur. After college in 2015, he worked in finance for a few month before teaming up with his two brothers to create the world's first Super Coffee. This is a great conversation about the overlap between professional and personal life, why innovation needs to be complimentary to your offerings, and how Jim and his brothers got their start by being scrappy and making sales. Now, let's hack... Jim DeCicco.

My guest today is David Meerman Scott and he is one of the few repeat guests I've had on the show -- and I'm really excited to have him back on the show today. When he was on the show the first time, we discussed framing your work around what you love doing. He is a digital marketing strategist and author of several books on marketing, most notably The New Rules of Marketing and PR with over 300,000 copies sold to date. Now, let's hack... David Meerman Scott and Fanocracy.

Caroline Carter today home transition expert and an entrepreneur. She is the creator of the Perfect Listing, the Total Home Transition process and founder and CEO of Done In A Day. Caroline's Total Home Transitionâ„  process has been featured in local and national media including The Washington Post, The Washington Times, Washingtonian, Washington Home & Garden, The Northwest Current, Home, Fox News, HGTV, and The Wall Street Journal. Now, let's hack... Caroline Carter.

Sharon Savariego is the former business development manager of uTest, community advocate, and serial social entrepreneur. Today, Mobilize serves as an online hub for over 1,000 communities and 1,000,000 members. This is a fascinating conversation where we discuss creating compelling reasons to buy, why everything has an element of community, and honing a vision. Now, let's hack! Sharon Savariego

Jill Van Gyn is a Canadian who had hit absolute rock bottom before crawling her way up to the top. It has not been easy but her hard work is definitely paying off. She is the founder of Fatso Peanut Butter, an all-natural peanut butter that began as a side hustle in the back kitchen of a local restaurant. In the end, she walked away from the deal. Now, let's hack... Jill Van Gyn.

See the full show notes: https://hacktheentrepreneur.com/podcast/neil-patel/ Neil Patel is the co-founder of the analytics companies KISSmetrics, Crazy Egg, and Quick Sprout. He is a frequent contributor to publications, such as Inc. Magazine, Fast Company, Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine. He also helps companies such as Amazon and Viacom grow their revenue. Now, let's hack... Neil Patel.

Today's guest is a professional blogger, adventure junkie, and digital entrepreneur. He got started online in 2012, right after he graduated from college, by creating an ebook called "A College Guy's Guide to Getting Ripped" -- yes, really. If you've ever had an inkling to start a blog or you have a blog and have always wondered how to scale it to over $100,000 a month, then this conversation is for you. Now, let's hack... Alex Nerney.

My guest on the show today started his career as a lawyer, where he spent 4 years before becoming an entrepreneur – this transition happened over 40 years ago. He's what I would call a serial entrepreneur, having started 11 companies of varying degrees success. This conversation takes a couple fascinating turns as Ken discusses $100+ million dollar exits and business ideas that have continued to pay him every year for 10+ years. Now let's hack... Kenneth Aldrich.

My guest today is one of the most influential photographers of the past decade, is a diehard creative, and an entrepreneur. Chase has spent over two decades mastering the craft of photography. In 2009, this led him to creating the world's first photo app called Best Camera, and it went onto becoming Apple's 2009 App of the Year. Now, let's hack... Chase Jarvis.

My guest today is a bestselling author, award-winning advertiser, and entrepreneur. Jason Harris is the CEO of the creative agency Mekanism and the cofounder of the Creative Alliance. At Mekanism, Jason has helped the agency produce campaigns for such companies as HBO, Muscle Milk, The North Face, PepsiCo, MillerCoors and Ben and Jerry's. This past summer Jason published his first book The Soulful Art of Persuasion, already a Wallstreet Journal Bestseller. Now, let's hack... Jason Harris.

Dave Munson of Saddleback Leather Co. spent several years journeying across North America with his dog to create bags and other products made to outlast their owners. Their slogan is: They'll fight over it when you're dead. His founding story is one of legend. He spent three years living in a $100 a month apartment in Mexico with his dog Blue, and dodged a crooked Mexican federale who was sent to kill him, all while trying to start his business. Now, let's hack! Dave Munson.

My guest today is a triple Pisces, marketing and growth coach, and a smart entrepreneur. She is the founder of IttyBiz, where her and her team turn smart, quirky people into smart, quirky entrepreneurs. She has been coaching and teaching online marketing since 2006 and has been featured in major outlets such as Forbes, Cosmopolitan and USA Today. Plus, her newsletter has attracted over 50,000 subscribers from across the globe. Now, let's hack! Naomi Dunford.

At the age of 39, my guest, Weldon Long, found himself walking out of prison after seven years and living in a homeless shelter -- this was 15 years ago. He is now a NY Times bestselling author, speaker, and sales trainer. During this fast-moving conversation, we discuss: - How to determine what you really want out of life and business - Why the biggest mistake you can make is not focussing on the right things - Why all businesses are sales companies Now, let's hack... Weldon Long.

The bestselling author of Pitch Anything is back to flip your entire approach or persuasion and selling. In his decades of pitching, presenting, and closing high-stakes deals, Oren Klaff has learned that people are sick of being sold to. What people love is coming up with their own great idea, even if it's the same idea you were guiding them towards. Now, let's talk to Oren Klaff and learn how to flip the script.

Today's guest is all about passion, people, and perseverance. Founded in 2017, Bonjoro enables business owners and customer success teams convert and retain more customers through personal video. Through a lot of hard work, process creation, and personal growth, Bonjoro has grown to now have locations across three countries -- England, the U.S., and Australia. Now, let's hack... Matthew Barnett.

My guest on the show today is a speaker, coach, and facilitator of career reinvention. She has the unique ability to guide others through the difficult transition of changing careers or moving from employee to entrepreneur. Over the years, she has been invited across the globe to coach team leaders seeking better solutions to their unique challenges, and teams to maximize their personal and professional potential. Now, let's hack... Lyn Christian.