Entrepreneurs on Fire

John Lee Dumas of EOFire
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Oct 7, 2021 • 29min

How Business Schools Set Founders Up for Failure with Robin Copernicus

Robin Copernicus is an author, startup mentor, and startup community influencer. He is the founder of Vertical Liftoff (VLO): the first startup accelerator that helps founders skip investor funding. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Success is doing what you want whenever you want to do it. Be yourself and be comfortable with who you are. 2. Building a brand story and connection with your users are the things that copycats cannot take away from you. 3. Empower yourself by building a vertical startup that puts all the power in the founder's hands – enjoy and profit simultaneously. The Vertical Method – Learn how to skip investor funding by going vertical with this free audio course! Sponsors: Thinkific: It’s time to stop trading time for money and start reaching more clients and making a bigger impact - with online courses! Try Thinkific for free today at Thinkific.com/eof. HubSpot: Ditch the over-engineered, clunky and unreliable platforms that are costing you more time and money than they’re worth, and check out the HubSpot CRM Platform today at HubSpot.com!
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Oct 6, 2021 • 36min

How to Build a Customer Lifecycle with Saumil Mehta

Saumil Mehta leads Square’s Square Point of Sale and CRM business unit. His responsibilities include overall ownership and organizational management across multiple functional disciplines, including Product, Engineering, and Design. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Success The Square's mission is to democratize access and participation in the economy for traditional or underserved audiences. 2. As entrepreneurs, you can now use the most robust tools available to design an exceptional customer life cycle that helps your brand be omnichannel friendly. 3. It is not too early to get started today to produce outstanding customer experiences and brand advocates. Visit for more information on how to start, run, and grow your business - Square's Business Resource Center Sponsors: Klaviyo: The email and SMS platform built specifically to help ecommerce brands earn more money by creating genuine customer relationships. Give it a try with a free account at Klaviyo.com/fire! Idea to Store Contest: It’s time to turn your ecommerce idea into a reality with the Idea To Store contest! For details visit www.ideato.store today!
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Oct 5, 2021 • 29min

This Two-Minute Trick Will Help You Make the Right Business Decision Every Time with Julie Reisler

Featured in Forbes, Julie Reisler is an expert transformation coach with a Masters degree in coaching and is on faculty at Georgetown. Julie is a bestselling author, 2x TEDx speaker and founder of the Life Designer® Coaching Certification program. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Whatever you are starting, you have to fire it up with heart coherence and greater wisdom. 2. You often miss tapping into your greater intelligence. The more you learn to trust and practice, the more likely you will get powerful results with coaching. 3. There is so much intelligence and so many gifts within each of us. The answer to uplifting our planet is leaning in and opening your treasure box. Get your FREE e-copy of Julie's best-selling book: Get a PhD In YOU: Business Edition - JulieReisler.com/fire Sponsors: Thrivetime Show: Looking for a business coach who has helped thousands of entrepreneurs just like you to increase their profitability by an average of 104% per year? Schedule your free consultation today with Clay Clark at ThrivetimeShow.com/fire! SuperBeets Heart Chews: Feeling fatigued or having a lack of endurance can be a real drag, but with SuperBeets Heart Chews you have a NEW way to start your day! Get a FREE 30-day supply with your first purchase at SuperBeets.com/fire.
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Oct 4, 2021 • 26min

Thursday is the New Friday with Joe Sanok

Joe Sanok is the author of Thursday is the New Friday: How a four-day week boosts productivity and creativity. He’s a mental health counselor, keynote speaker, and podcaster. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Doing work in the pacing that you need in your life produces more joy, happiness, and more impact in the world. Be able to genuinely enter into the business world and have it be good for your clients and to you. 2. Slowing down a bit and then doing the best work after that is where we see the biggest success. 3. The best connections within the brain is when different parts of the brain can speak to one another in a way that’s different from when we’re stressed out. If you want to connect with Thursday is the New Friday - Go to ThursdayIsTheNewFriday.com Sponsors: Thinkific: It’s time to stop trading time for money and start reaching more clients and making a bigger impact - with online courses! Try Thinkific for free today at Thinkific.com/eof. ZipRecruiter: When you post a job on ZipRecruiter, their matching technology finds qualified candidates and invites them to apply! Try it for free at ZipRecruiter.com/fire.
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Oct 3, 2021 • 9min

Jose Gonzales' Commencement Address

Jose Gonzales is an author, and this is his commencement address at Three Rivers College, Norwich 2017. Sponsors: Thinkific: It’s time to stop trading time for money and start reaching more clients and making a bigger impact - with online courses! Try Thinkific for free today at Thinkific.com/eof. HubSpot: Ditch the over-engineered, clunky and unreliable platforms that are costing you more time and money than they’re worth, and check out the HubSpot CRM Platform today at HubSpot.com!
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Oct 2, 2021 • 16min

Jennifer Lee's Commencement Address

Jennifer Lee is the screenwriter and director of 'FROZEN'. This is her speech last May 2014 at University of New Hampshire. Sponsors: Thrivetime Show: Looking for a business coach who has helped thousands of entrepreneurs just like you to increase their profitability by an average of 104% per year? Schedule your free consultation today with Clay Clark at ThrivetimeShow.com/fire! Idea to Store Contest: It’s time to turn your ecommerce idea into a reality with the Idea To Store contest! For details visit www.ideato.store today!
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Oct 1, 2021 • 23min

From Borrower to Business Owner: How to Leverage Debt to Secure Your Financial Independence with Eric Brotman

Eric Brotman is the CEO of BFG Financial Advisors, host of the Don’t Retire… Graduate! Podcast AND author of the Don’t Retire… Graduate! book, and regular contributor to Forbes.com. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. It is not morbid to protect someone’s human life value. 2. Leverage your opportunities. 3. Start immediately. Don’t wait until there’s a trigger event before you do this. Time is on your side. Connect with Eric on LinkedIn - Eric’s LinkedIn Sponsors: Thrivetime Show: Looking for a business coach who has helped thousands of entrepreneurs just like you to increase their profitability by an average of 104% per year? Schedule your free consultation today with Clay Clark at ThrivetimeShow.com/fire! Klaviyo: The email and SMS platform built specifically to help ecommerce brands earn more money by creating genuine customer relationships. Give it a try with a free account at Klaviyo.com/fire!
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Sep 30, 2021 • 37min

The Comeback - My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Dave Scatchard

Dave Scatchard is a former 14 year NHL Pro, international speaker, author of The Comeback - My Journey Through Heaven and Hell. He is regarded as one of the top peak performance life and business coaches in the industry. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. If you can’t bring your mindset and your energy to it, you’re going to default back to old patterns. Do something big with the energy and shift the old way of thinking, being, and focusing, and build a new one based off of your champion moment. 2. When somebody is in a state of overwhelm, they can’t see the way out. It’s almost like it doesn’t exist because their energy is so diffused, spread across too many areas. 3. To gain confidence, do things and make it your mission. Know what you can do every single day that will bring you an edge and a better chance to win. Learn more about Dave's coaching program - All Star Coaching Sponsors: HubSpot: INBOUND 2021, hosted with love by HubSpot, takes place online October 12-14! Learn more and register now for FREE at Inbound.com! Uprising Food: The amount of fake ingredients we consume every single day should be a concern, and the people at Uprising Food are here to help! Get $10 off the starter bundle at UprisingFood.com/EOF!
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Sep 29, 2021 • 32min

How We Sold Over $1,000,000 of a Triangle Piece of Fabric in Under 2 Years with Andy Isom

Andy Isom is an entrepreneur and business coach who helped build a $1 Million Pet Brand in under 2 years. His coaching program helps others launch and grow their businesses. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. With determination, consistency, and patience - anyone can be successful. 2. Being unique and being able to provide quality products helped them stay on top of their competitors. 3. Have a long-term vision, reinvest your profits, and be patient. Grab Andy's Amazon FBA Starter Pack for only $7 - Andy Isom Coaching Sponsors: Thinkific: It’s time to stop trading time for money and start reaching more clients and making a bigger impact - with online courses! Try Thinkific for free today at Thinkific.com/eof. Klaviyo: The email and SMS platform built specifically to help ecommerce brands earn more money by creating genuine customer relationships. Give it a try with a free account at Klaviyo.com/fire!
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Sep 28, 2021 • 29min

The Cheat Sheet: How to Build Your Platform and Control the Mic in 2022 with Pete Vargas

Since 2003, Pete Vargas (aka The Stage Whisperer) has taught thousands of people how to grow their business through leveraging the power of their signature talk and stages. Pete has worked with leaders like Grant Cardone, Tony Robbins &Daymond John. Advance Your Reach was founded in 2015, and reached the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in America by 2019. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Good people can win. 2. The foundation of any great platform is taking care of yourself. 3. Be committed to building your platform to have revenue, have freedom, and make a difference in this world. Register for FREE! Learn from 30+ powerful speakers, including JLD! Over 20 hours of exclusive training. Learn How To Build Your Platform and Impact Million of Lives - Advance Your Reach Platform Tour Sponsors: Thrivetime Show: Looking for a business coach who has helped thousands of entrepreneurs just like you to increase their profitability by an average of 104% per year? Schedule your free consultation today with Clay Clark at ThrivetimeShow.com/fire! Thinkific: It’s time to stop trading time for money and start reaching more clients and making a bigger impact - with online courses! Try Thinkific for free today at Thinkific.com/eof.

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