Entrepreneurs on Fire

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2019. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Chima Nwala is the founder of Hangout Corporation, which he founded in his college dorm room after graduating from Foster School of Business at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has over 30 years of experience in the digital music space. An independent music publisher, writer and podcaster, he shares the same challenges and opportunities digital music presents to artists, fans, and users alike. His passion for Finance, Technology and Music led him to create PODBUM® Podcast and soon PODBUM® Coin. His book “The Secret Sauce Behind Podcasting,” was just published and is available on Amazon. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. You have the power to make it happen. Believe in yourself and take action. 2. Blockchain for artists, music industry professionals, and even those who sell merchandise holds the key to Smart Contracts. 3. A Smart Contract is when you have a contract between two parties with variables that will determine what happens if a certain transaction takes place. Check out what Chima has going on - Podbum.com Sponsors: HubSpot: Building a business is challenging enough; your tech stack shouldn’t make it harder! Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at Hubspot.com. Thrivetime Show: Is this your year? Visit ThrivetimeShow.com/eofire to see how Clay Clark’s business coaching helps thousands of entrepreneurs to dramatically increase profitability.

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2019. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Adam Kaufman is Co-founder and Managing Director of ArborCrowd, the first crowdfunding platform to be launched by a real estate institution. In this role, he oversees ArborCrowd’s corporate growth strategies. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Do research before committing to something. 2. It’s not about volume, it’s about quality. 3. Being passionate about what you do will make it easier for you to do the hard work. Create an account on ArborCrowd to join the community today - ArborCrowd Sponsor: HubSpot: Building a business is challenging enough; your tech stack shouldn’t make it harder! Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at Hubspot.com.

Scott Williams is a highly accomplished executive with over 25 years in retail and e-commerce, who joined Batteries Plus as the company’s CEO in January of 2019. During his six-year tenure, his achievements included driving significant results by improving retail operations, revamping marketing, as well as many others. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. From a leadership point of view, some of the basic things that you read seems so basic that you tend to overlook. Build a world-class team, put the right people in the right place, drive a strategy, allow everyone to know how to win together, and share the fruits of success. 2. The tagline “Power it, Light it, Fix it.” is action oriented and shows how to drive absolution. 3. Trust in your workforce pays off multiple times over. Join Our Leading Batteries, Cell Phone Repair, and Lighting Franchise - Batteries Plus Franchise Sponsor: HubSpot: A platform that’s easy for your entire team to use! Learn how HubSpot can make it easier for your business to grow better at Hubspot.com!

Martin Mao is the co-founder and CEO of Chronosphere, the provider of the leading observability platform for cloud-native. He previously held roles at leading tech companies including Uber, Microsoft, Google and Amazon. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Luck and timing play a significant role in the result of your success. 2. More industries are now adopting the same technology, and Chronosphere is there to provide better solutions. 3. Be ready when an opportunity presents itself. Take a step back, look at more significant trends in your economy and industry, and be prepared to capitalize on these opportunities. Visit and take back control of Observability - Chronosphere Website  Sponsor: HubSpot: A platform that’s easy for your entire team to use! Learn how HubSpot can make it easier for your business to grow better at Hubspot.com!

Andre Kay is a husband, father of 3 boys, author, investor, and successful entrepreneur. He is the founder of Sociallybuzz and Best Date Ever. He is also the co-founder of MetAiBlock and Kids Maker Lab. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Metaverse and NFTs are the new ways to connect with audiences to monetize and drive more business revenue. 2. Being present in both the physical and virtual world gives an incredible opportunity to build a market and monetize within the Metaverse. 3. Metaverse will power the future, embrace it, learn it and test it first to have the experience to see how you can implement it in your business. Do not be left behind. Check out to bring your franchise into the metaverse! - Metaverse + Artificial Intelligence + Blockchain Website Sponsors: HubSpot: A platform that’s easy for your entire team to use! Learn how HubSpot can make it easier for your business to grow better at Hubspot.com! Roll by ADP: Ready for a lot less stress in your life? Get 3 free months of unlimited payroll processing when you visit RollByADP.com/fire! Terms and conditions apply.

Igor Khalatian is the founder and CEO of iris, an AI dating app that pairs users based on ideal physical preferences in a partner, he's also Oracle's former VP of Development. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Being successful is not about competing; instead, you compete with yourself by being better each day. 2. There is no guarantee, but things are much easier when you start from mutual physical attraction. 3. The probability of mutual attraction is extremely low; however, with the help of new advances in Artificial Intelligence, such as the Iris App, it will be possible for you to find the person of your dreams, be persistent and make a follow-through. Visit and download. AI can now predict your attraction - Iris Website Sponsor: HubSpot: A platform that’s easy for your entire team to use! Learn how HubSpot can make it easier for your business to grow better at Hubspot.com!

Kindra Hall is a best-selling author and the former Chief Storytelling Officer of SUCCESS Magazine, whose work teaches individuals and brands to harness and leverage the power of their stories. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Becoming successful is an ongoing process, and your pain in your entrepreneurial journey is not what defines your success or will make you successful. 2. Storytelling is fundamentally the building block of what makes our species who we are today. 3. Think about the essential thing that you want right now and trust in the fact that a story is a thing that is going to get you there. Use that story to propel you forward. Check out and sign up to get messages from Kindra - Kindra's Website Sponsors: HubSpot: A platform that’s easy for your entire team to use! Learn how HubSpot can make it easier for your business to grow better at Hubspot.com! ZipRecruiter: Outstanding talent is crucial for a successful business. And if you’re hiring, you can find talent for any role at ZipRecruiter. Try it for free today at ZipRecruiter.com/fire! Shopify: The platform trusted by millions of entrepreneurs to create their online store - and so much more! Sign up for a FREE trial today at Shopify.com/onfire!

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2019. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Marisa Murgatroyd is the founder of Live Your Message and the creator of the Experience Product Masterclass. Her mission? To reinvent online education so that results and engagement become the norm and not the exception. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. If you want to get people hooked on getting results, taking action, and buying from you again, then you have to create products in a fundamentally different way. 2. Give your customers clarity on exactly what to do. 3. When you return to focusing on your audience and helping them get results, all of a sudden your business takes off. The 10 Critical Elements Every Product Must Have to Deliver Huge Results, Create Raving Fans & Turn on the Referral Engine in Your Business - Free Download: The Viral Product Checklist! Sponsors: HubSpot: A platform that’s easy for your entire team to use! Learn how HubSpot can make it easier for your business to grow better at Hubspot.com! Roll by ADP: Ready for a lot less stress in your life? Get 3 free months of unlimited payroll processing when you visit RollByADP.com/fire! Terms and conditions apply.

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2019. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Kim Constable is a vegan yoga teacher turned competitive bodybuilder who built a multi million dollar fitness empire in 18 months, from her kitchen table, whilst homeschooling her four young kids. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Natural defiance is a good thing in some ways. 2. Believe in the value of your product and sell it. 3. Don't give up when it gets hard because when it gets hard, that's when the real work begins. Check out what Kim has going on! - The Sculpted Vegan Sponsors: HubSpot: A platform that’s easy for your entire team to use! Learn how HubSpot can make it easier for your business to grow better at Hubspot.com! ProsperSpark: Anything and everything you can imagine in Excel, ProsperSpark can create and deliver it for you! Book a free project call today at ProsperSpark.com/fire! Mention Entrepreneurs On Fire to receive a 10% discount up to $1,000 on your project or service agreement!

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2019. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Christina Stembel is the founder of Farmgirl Flowers, a $23M company that's reinventing the floral industry's business model to eliminate waste and elevate the customer experience. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Identify what problem you're solving and what you want your company to do. 2. It's important to have a team that appreciates the transparency within the company and that will get through anything with you. 3. Know your KPI’s; know your numbers. Check out what Christina has going on! - FarmGirlFlowers Sponsors: HubSpot: A platform that’s easy for your entire team to use! Learn how HubSpot can make it easier for your business to grow better at Hubspot.com! Closers.io: A world-leading sales training and certification company. For more info on their sales certification visit Closers.io/eof!