Entrepreneurs on Fire

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. 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. Brian is the President of Austin's Couch Potatoes in TX. He grew the company from selling broken couches out of his garage to opening his 4th location. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. We've got to evolve to be like any other industry. We need someone on our team who truly loves people and has the mind of a strategist. 2. Focus on three things: Loving people, bringing comfort, and practicing fair trade. 3. You need to set yourself apart from the competition — something that will keep you untouchable. Check out Brian's website - AustinCouches.com Sponsors: Podopolo: The best podcast listening app in the world is here! Visit Podopolo.com, download the app for free, mention John Lee Dumas (my Podopolo username) when you sign up, and start listening now! HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at HubSpot.com.

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. 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. John Jantsch is a marketing consultant, speaker, and author of Duct Tape Marketing, The Referral Engine, Duct Tape Selling, The Commitment Engine, and SEO for Growth. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Believe that your life is a work in progress. 2. Live and learn and then re-calibrate. 3. Put in the reps so you can remain strong. Check out John's website and learn more! - What it Means to be a Self-Reliant Entrepreneur Sponsor: HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at HubSpot.com.

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. Gideon Shalwick loves helping entrepreneurs get their message out to large, global audiences using the power of video. His company Splasheo makes it easy to create super engaging videos, ready for social media domination! Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Attention and engagement is what you need to get with your video marketing strategy. 2. One way to come up with content is to get out of your own head and get into the heads of your audience. 3. When you build a connection with your audience and they keep on watching your video content, you are going to have an influence; your message is going to get out there. Sign up for a free trial just for friends of JLD! Plus, get $99 worth of credits FREE! - Splasheo.com Sponsors: Thrivetime Show: Is this your year? Visit ThrivetimeShow.com/eofire to see how Clay Clark's business coaching has helped thousands of entrepreneurs to dramatically increase profitability! HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at HubSpot.com.

Skylar Lewis went from being bankrupt to becoming the founder of Rise Up Kings and best-selling author of The 2 Day CEO which has helped thousands of entrepreneurs gain freedom. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. To those struggling and having a difficult time getting the machine going, the journey and the destination is worth it. 2. There are four pillars, faith, family, fitness and finances. Have habits built for each of those pillars so that while you're building the business, your life still stays in order and doesn't have chaos in it. 3. Identify what needs an analysis of your business and looking at what of your business areas have inefficiencies, is there too much human interaction, what areas of your business is the ball dropping too much and then how do you build out processes. Get Skylar's book, The 2-Day-CEO: Systemize Your Business, Empower Your Team, and Leave a Legacy - The 2-Day-CEO Sponsors: Podopolo: The best podcast listening app in the world is here! Visit Podopolo.com, download the app for free, mention John Lee Dumas (my Podopolo username) when you sign up, and start listening now! HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at HubSpot.com

Brenden Kumarasamy is the founder of MasterTalk, a popular YouTube channel and coaching practice he started to help the world master the art of public speaking & effective communication. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. If you can make sense out of nonsense, you could make sense out of anything. 2. We always look for information, rest the truth is, the best way to speak is to speak. 3. The biggest problem with this industry, it's always focused on fear and what people don't want to do. Free Workshop to Improve your Communication Skills - Rockstar Communicator Sponsors: 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! HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at HubSpot.com.

Ron Bauer is a Venture Capitalist, with 20 years' experience. He's focused on the Life Sciences and Technology sectors, where he's created ventures alongside world leading entrepreneurs and scientists. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. The more successful you become, the more responsibility you have, and you lose some freedom. 2. Raising money from friends and family raises a sense of urgency for success. 3. Do not create a business just because you want to get rich; do what you love and find your passion. If you love what you do, the money and success will follow. Follow Ron on Instagram - Ron's Instagram Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at HubSpot.com. ZipRecruiter: Discover hiring joy with ZipRecruiter! Try ZipRecruiter for free at ZipRecruiter.com/fire. ZipRecruiter. The smartest way to hire.

Johnathan Price created Down4soundshop.com. In five short years, JP turned the shop he started out of his parent's attic into a global brand making 20,000,000 a year. This is unheard of in car audio. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. It is important to take care of your health. Health is wealth. If you lose your health, you lose everything. So, you got to take care of yourself. 2. Getting a team change everything because you just start duplicating yourself and before you know it, you're freeing up more and more time, and have your non-negotiables like Thursday nights with your family. 3. You'll get pushed. Sometimes you need to get pushed to take action and if you get pushed off of a ledge, then you better start feeling building your airplane on the way down or you better start flapping your wings or whatever it may be so you won't crash and burn. Subscribe to The Life of Price YouTube Channel - The Life of Price Channel Sponsors: Podopolo: The best podcast listening app in the world is here! Visit Podopolo.com, download the app for free, mention John Lee Dumas (my Podopolo username) when you sign up, and start listening now! HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at HubSpot.com.

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. Tabita Dietrich is the CEO of three companies where she helps her clients reinvent their businesses and sell 5- and 6-figure offers with integrity, ease and creativity. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Start with something you're passionate about. 2. You have to keep your mindset and emotions intact, otherwise you are not going to attract clients that you want. 3. If it is not happening in your time, just keep going and you will get there. Sponsor: HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at HubSpot.com.

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. Jeff Fenster is the Founder of the rapidly expanding SoCal-based superfood brand, everbowl.™ He is a serial entrepreneur focused on disruptive start-ups and revenue-driving innovation to grow and sustain successful brands leveraging vertical integration and a philosophy of making friends and having fun! Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Experience is great but no one has it until you get it, and you get it by jumping in. 2. When you know the right people who can get you the right introductions or make the right opportunities available to you, that can exponentially move your company forward. 3. Take a moment, look at what you are doing, and reflect on how can you Vertically Integrate certain elements of your company. Check out their latest creation: Super Fuel Coffee! - EverBowl Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at HubSpot.com. Podopolo: The best podcast listening app in the world is here! Visit Podopolo.com, download the app for free, mention John Lee Dumas (my Podopolo username) when you sign up, and start listening now!

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. Nir Eyal lectured at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and his first book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, is an international bestseller and taught Silicon Valley how to design behavior. His next book, Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, reveals the Achilles' heel of distraction and provides a guidebook for getting the best of technology without letting it get the best of us. Nir blogs at: NirAndFar.com. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. The antidote to impulsiveness is forethought. You can conquer destruction by planning ahead. 2. Everything you do is to escape physical or psychological discomfort, so when you procrastinate you're always escaping an uncomfortable sensation 3. You have more power than you think, and you can become indistractable! Order your own copy of Nir's next book today: Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life! - Indistractable.com Sponsors: HubSpot: 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 has helped thousands of entrepreneurs to dramatically increase profitability!