Brennan Dunn is the author of This Is Personal, The Art of Delivering the Right Email at the Right Time. For the last decade, Brennan Dunn has been building "email-first" businesses. Currently, he owns and operates two companies: RightMessage, a software company that builds personalized marketing software, and Double Your Freelancing, an online community offering courses, events, and other resources to 60,000+ freelancers and agencies. In this episode, we discuss: 📚 Brennan's New Book, The...

Kyle Mau is the founder of HireUA and a partner in Selo Olive. HireUA helps American companies tap into Ukrainian talent. Selo Olive is a luxury Croatian Olive Oil brand, with more than 10,000 bottles sold. Originally from California, Kyle made a bold move at the age of 24 to leave corporate engineering and move to Eastern Europe as a digital entrepreneur. Prior to HireUA, Kyle was a popular blogger, reaching over 10 million readers. In this episode, we discuss: 💡 The Talent Pool in Eastern...

Andrew Moses is the host of the "Everybody Pulls The Tarp" podcast, having interviewed over 175 top performers, spanning Olympians, pro athletes, TV stars, CEOs, and more. He also is Vice President at MorganFranklin, where he aids finance, technology, and business leaders in navigating complex transformational challenges. Additionally, he co-founded Autism Speaks U, a national initiative that raised over $7 million and engaged students from universities and colleges across 25+ states in...

Andre Haykal Jr is the co-founder of Client Ascension and ListKit. At Client Ascension, the goal is to build the #1 coaching program & community for agency owners. Andre has helped countless businesses achieve their goals by improving their marketing strategies and internal operations. In this episode, we discuss: 🎯 Investing in Coaches and Accelerating Progress 🌍 Hiring Talent from Lebanon 📖 The Bible as the Original Self-Help Book 📊 The Importance of Diversifying Traffic Sources 💪...

Matt McGarry, "The Newsletter Guy," is a highly successful entrepreneur. As the founder of the agency GrowLetter, Matt is a thought leader and operator in newsletter growth and customer acquisition. Additionally, Matt generated over 5 million subscribers and $15 million in sales just last year. In this episode, we discuss: 💰 Building an eight-figure business 📬 The evolution of newsletter marketing 📈 Scaling a freelance business 💼 B2B newsletter marketing opportunities 🌱 Using evergreen...

Adam Hergenrother is the Founder & CEO of Livian, Host of The 200% Life Podcast, and the author of "The 200% Life" and "The Founder & The Force Multiplier." An entrepreneur at heart, Adam is passionate about using business to transform lives and believes that focusing on personal growth is the key to business success. In this episode, we discuss: 🌱 Embracing Purpose & Personal Growth 🌟 Elevating the Moment and Living with Purpose 📘 Learning from Michael Singer 🌬️ Accepting Reality...

Kristen Butler is the founder and CEO of Power of Positivity, a thriving community with over 50M followers from all the world dedicated to empowering individuals to live their best lives. With features in SUCCESS, Forbes, and Entrepreneur, Kristen is a respected leader in the field of personal development. She also is the author of "The Comfort Zone", the "3 Minute Positivity Journal" and the "3 Minute Happiness Journal". In this episode, we discuss: 🌊 The Path to Less Stress and Greater...

Charles Tichenor IV is a renowned media buyer and educator who has driven over $1 billion in revenue through his mastery of paid advertising. As the creator of the 3:2:2 Method, PSM, 4Pi, and the Facebook Ads MBA Program, Charles has a track record of disrupting the industry. His diverse advertising experience spans across notable clients including CBS Television, MGM Hotels, and Disney Movie Club, to name a few. In this episode, we discuss: 🔥 Charles’ most controversial opinions about...

Noah Kagan is the founder and CEO of AppSumo.com. He’s also the author of The Million Dollar Weekend, The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours. Previously, Noah was employee #30 at Facebook. Outside of AppSumo, he’s launched six other million-dollar businesses (Kickflip/Gambit, KingSumo, SendFox, Sumo, TidyCal, and Monthly1k). This episode was a relaxed conversation covering questions like: * Why Noah wrote this book 📚 * What Noah learns from making his YouTube...

Michael Girdley has spent the last 30 years building a $100M+ holding company. He's also built a 200k+ Twitter following and a newsletter with over 20k readers. He's also a major tech evangelist in San Antonio, enabling the creation of 1,000+ new tech jobs in the area through entrepreneurial and leadership roles at numerous companies and nonprofits. Most importantly, he loves Chilis 🌶️ This episode covers the power of joining peer groups, the importance of thinking in decades not years, the...

At 18, Shegun moved to Birmingham Alabama to escape violence surrounding him in Nigeria. Two decades later, he sold Therapy Brands for $1.25 Billion — one of the largest exits in Alabama history. In addition, Shegun has been recognized as EY's Entrepreneur of the Year and the Aspen Institute’s Henry Crown Fellow. Shegun is now the CEO of Copysmith AI and the Founder and CEO of Harmony Venture Labs. This conversation covers Shegun's story of building Therapy Brands and the lessons learned...

Andrew Yeung has earned the title "The Gatsby of Silicon Alley" by hosting over 25,000 guests at his exclusive tech parties across major North American cities like NYC, LA, Toronto, Boston, San Francisco. Previously, Andrew worked as a Global Product Lead at Google and a Business Planning & Ops Lead at Facebook. He also is an active angel investor and writer to over 30,000 readers. His parties have been sponsored by companies like Silicon Valley Bank, Fidelity, Techstars, and Founders...

Chuck Knabusch is a business consultant and author of Hope Is Not A Business Strategy, How To Take Control Of Your Business So It Won't Take Control Of You. In this episode we discuss: 📅 The Importance of Planning and Project Management 🎓 The Illusion of Expertise 🤔 The Value of Outsourcing Decision Making 🚹 Understanding People and Building Corporate Efficiency ⚖️ Helping Small Business Owners with Work-Life Balance ⏰ Time Blocking To Manage Chaos 🧠 Using Psychology to Increase...

Alex McShane is a writer, speaker, and talented operator in the Bitcoin industry. His range of experiences includes serving as the Director of Programming at the Bitcoin Conference, Unconference Director for Nostr, General Partner at Lightning Ventures, editor of The Bitcoin Standard, The Fiat Standard, and Principles of Economics by Saifedean Ammous. He's also a talented martial artist with a specialty in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). In this episode we cover… 🥊 The intersection of MMA and...

Mike O'Connor is the founder of NexusPoint, a US based BPO focused on connecting small and medium sized businesses with world class, outsourced talent. Mike is also a talented real estate investor with additional business interests in home services companies and the manufacturing industry. In this episode we cover… 🤖 How to think about AI-assisted operations 🌍 The best countries to source global talent 💻 How to make your digital ops more efficient 👥 Major considerations for hiring and...

Adriel Lubarsky is a trailblazer in corporate sustainability and the acclaimed author of Attainable Sustainability: Building Your Corporate Climate Strategy. As the Director of Sales at GreenPlaces, Adriel is at the forefront of assisting companies of all sizes in measuring and mitigating their environmental impact. In this episode, we cover: 📚 Adriel's book and the nuances of ESG and Corporate Climate Strategy. 💰 The relationship between CEO compensation and sustainable business...

Nick Hutchison is the founder and CEO of BookThinkers, a marketing agency for authors that Nick launched based on his success growing a massive Instagram audience of nonfiction enthusiasts. This conversation focuses on lessons from Nick’s new book, Rise of the Reader: Strategies For Mastering Your Reading Habits and Applying What You Learn. We cover: * How to get the most out of the books you read 🧠 * Nick’s most reread books 📚 * The impact of BookThinkers around the world 🌎 * Growing your...

Eric Jorgenson is a writer, builder, and investor. In 2020, Eric released the "Almanack of Naval Ravikant," a bestseller with over a million copies sold. This conversation discusses the "The Anthology of Balaji", Eric’s long awaited followup book (released today). The Anthology distills the best ideas from futurist Balaji Srinivasan into three main sections, Technology, Truth, and Building the Future. Our discussion covers: * How to be "truth-literate" * The most exciting opportunities for...

Tim Calise is a business coach, investor, and advisor to over 15 privately held businesses with annual revenues from $250,000 to $10,000,000. In addition, Tim: * Worked closely with Alex Hormozi to scale GymLaunch, Prestige Labs, and ALAN * Raised $325mm before the age of 25 * Founded or grew 6(!) companies to 7 or 8 figures In this episode, we discuss: * Why entrepreneurs get stuck and how to become unstuck ✅ * How to compress time in your career and move faster ⏰ * The value of "paying for...

In this episode, we sit down with Adam Nathan, founder and CEO of Almanac, to talk about his ambitions to reshape the future of remote work. Drawing from insights gained from over 5,000 interviews with experts at companies like Apple, Stripe, and Netflix, Adam has pioneered the Modern Work Method. This method seeks to redefine how we work on the internet, advocating for structured, asynchronous, and transparent collaboration. In the conversation, we discuss: * Why the future of work needs a...

Arthur Petropoulos spent nearly a decade on Wall Street, with involvement in investment banking, private equity, and serving as the head of corporate development, strategy, and M&A for a diversified B2B services company. Now, Arthur provides M&A, Business Exit, and Capital Advisory Services for Middle Market companies (up to $10 million in EBITDA) through his firm, Hill View Partners. This conversation covers the role of obsession in business, how to prepare your operations for a...

Nick Huber is a self storage operator with 1.9 million square feet and 50 employees. He also sold a service company for 7 figures and sends a weekly email to 200K+ people. His 300,000+ follower twitter account, @SweatyStartup, has become extremely popular with business owners. This conversation discusses small businesses versus real estate, tips for hiring remote talent, advice for scaling a service business, Nick's opinions on the value of a college education, Nick's best practices for...

New episode of The Louis and Kyle Show! Nick Huber is a self storage operator with 1.9 million square feet and 50 employees. He also sold a service company for 7 figures and sends a weekly email to 200K+ people. His 300,000+ follower twitter account, @SweatyStartup, has become extremely popular with business owners. This conversation discusses small businesses versus real estate, tips for hiring remote talent, advice for scaling a service business, Nick's opinions on the value of a college...

Matthew Jaeh co-founded ProctorU, an EdTech company that grew to over $1 Billion. Now, Matt is the Managing Director of Techstars in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition, Matt is an avid triathlete and musician.   This conversation covers lessons from building ProctorU, the Alabama startup ecosystem, the power of short form video, Matt's favorite restaurants, the power of music, and much more.   Chapters: 00:00:00 - The Connection Between Music and Focus 00:04:21 - Prioritizing Health and...