Entrepreneurs on Fire

Mickie Kennedy founded eReleases 22+ years ago to help small businesses, authors, and startups increase their visibility and credibility through press release marketing. He lives in the Baltimore area. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. The headline and writing are essential aspects, but the most critical part of the press release is its strategy - What are you announcing? 2. The most important metric that you can use to measure your press release performance is your sales. 3. Press Release is an effective way to get yourself out there and share what makes you different from the media. How To Build A PR Campaign  Designed To Get Massive Media Coverage - FREE PR Strategy Video Training Sponsors: Klaviyo: Customers want more from brands. Delivering more means owning the customer experience. Klaviyo calls this “owned marketing” and they believe it’s the best path to growth. For more, visit Klaviyo.com/fire! 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.

Rebecca Zung is a Narcissism Negotiation Expert. She was recognized as Best Lawyer in America by U.S. News. She has two bestselling books and 6 million views on YouTube. She Featured on Extra, Dr. Drew, NPR, Forbes, Time, Huffington Post, Newsweek and many more media outlets. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. You alone define your value. Your value is not defined by that narcissist, nor by anything external. You are inherently valuable. Regardless of how the other person makes you feel, you have the power to not give them the permission. Narcissist will do everything to bring you down. 2. The key negotiating with a narcissist is to build a strategy and leverage that actually threatens a source of narcissistic supply that is more important for the narcissist to keep and retain than the supply that they get from jerking you around and keep you miserable. 3. When you’re creating a “magic bullet” leverage, think about what’s going to motivate and squeeze that narcissist, and incentivize them into wanting to come to the table with you by coming up with things that potentially exposes them. Check out Rebecca's Website - RebeccaZung.com Sponsors: HubSpot: Listen, learn, and grow with the HubSpot Podcast Network at HubSpot.com/podcastnetwork! 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.

Leo Kanell and his team have secured funding for thousands of entrepreneurs for hundreds of millions of dollars. He’s the founder of 7 Figures Funding & authored the Business Funding Formula. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Mentoring and coaching helps business owners so much to have the success. They not only need to pay for coaching but also need to have the extra money to implement the growth strategies. 2. In order for your business that doesn’t have financials to get financing, we need to look at your history of personal credit. Good things on your personal credit will make financing more comfortable. 3. A mixture of different financing types on your personal credit, that will be pivotal in qualifying for the 0% interest rate. Get Your Free Pre-Approval From our Proven Funding Marketplace…with Rates as Low as 0% for up to 20 Months - The Business Funding Formula Sponsors: Thinkific: It has never been easier to create an online course than with the Thinkific App Store. Learn more and sign up for a free trial at Thinkific.com/firefree! 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!

Michael is a lifelong entrepreneur who has been emersed in eCommerce for the past 7 years, who documents his entire journey along the way via the EcomCrew blog and podcast. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. The bad thing about affiliate sites via e-commerce is that you don’t own anything except for the content in your site. 2. Differentiate a little bit. If you do what everyone else is doing exactly, there’s going to be 15 other people doing the exact same thing. If you can make small improvements, it could go a long way because now you have something that’s differentiated. 3. Dig deep and realize that entrepreneurship is such a long road. Explore FREE video courses below to master everything from building the perfect Amazon Listing to Importing from China - Free Video Courses Sponsors: LaunchMyBiz: With complete end- to- end training & support LaunchMyBiz guarantees your success and revenue! Apply today at LaunchMyBiz.com! MDHearingAid: If you’re experiencing hearing loss, or know someone who is, visit MDHearingAid.com and use promo code FIRE to get their Buy 1 / Get 1 $299 each offer!

Michael is the Chairman and Founder of Michael Hyatt & Company. Under his leadership, Michael Hyatt & Company has been featured in the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in America for three years in a row and Inc.'s Best Workplaces in 2020. He is the author of several New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling books, including Platform, Living Forward, Your Best Year Ever, Free to Focus, Vision Driven Leader, and his newest book Win at Work and Succeed at Life. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. People would like you to think that it work-life balance is a myth because people haven’t figured out an alternative strategy, or they have a misunderstanding what a balance is. 2. The double win is when you don’t have to choose between winning at work and succeeding in life. 3. Establishing constraints, whatever they are, is the secret to productivity, creativity, and greater freedom. It also gives you space in other aspects of your life. Buy Michael’s book in your favorite retailer sites and get $500 worth of bonuses when returning your receipt - Win at Work Succeed at Life Sponsors: Thinkific: It has never been easier to create an online course than with the Thinkific App Store. Learn more and sign up for a free trial at Thinkific.com/firefree! 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.

WSJ Bestselling Author, award-winning cardiac surgeon, Dr. Brain Lima, performed the 1st heart transplant on Long Island. He received degrees from Cornell, Duke University Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Heart health is not separate from our overall self. It is part of us. You can’t be yourself if you’re not physically in good form. 2. Let things fall as it may. 3. Working harder than those around you would make up of what you lack of natural talent and intellect. Get Brian's book, Heart to Beat - BrianLimaMD.com Sponsors: HubSpot: Listen, learn, and grow with the HubSpot Podcast Network at HubSpot.com/podcastnetwork! BLUblox: Get 20% off BLUblox blue light blocking glasses at BLUblox.com/fire or enter code FIRE20 at check out!

James Altucher has started and ran more than 20 companies and is currently an investor in and advisor to over 30, but at one point, James lost everything. In a matter of months, his account drained from $15 million to $143. Depressed and on the floor, James realized today's standard view of success comes with conditions and the only effective way to be successful is to “choose yourself.” Now, James Altucher is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor, chess master, and the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of "Choose Yourself." You can find his best and most controversial advice in The Altucher Report, which provides you with James' personal research in business, finance, and entrepreneurship. James also has a new book, Skip The Line. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. It's not enough to be good with what you are doing; you also have to monetize it to have continuity. 2. You can experiment with anything in life. 3. If you do a hundred experiments in the area you love, you will be successful. Skip the Line: The 10,000 Experiments Rule and Other Surprising Advice for Reaching Your Goals - Skip The Line Book Sponsors: Thinkific: It has never been easier to create an online course than with the Thinkific App Store. Learn more and sign up for a free trial at Thinkific.com/firefree! Klaviyo: Customers want more from brands. Delivering more means owning the customer experience. Klaviyo calls this “owned marketing” and they believe it’s the best path to growth. For more, visit Klaviyo.com/fire!

Dan is an award-winning entrepreneur and speaker. He is also the Founder and CEO of McGaw.io, an analytics and marketing technology consultancy. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Using a marketing automation tool will allow you to measure how people are using your website. 2. Personalization is imperative to push somebody down the funnel. 3. You do better in your business and have more free time by building a lot of marketing stack, personalize and automate as much as you can. Text FIRE to 415.915.9011 - Get a FREE copy of Dan’s book – Build Cool Sh*t: A Blueprint To Creating A Marketing Technology Stack. Sponsors: Thinkific: It has never been easier to create an online course than with the Thinkific App Store. Learn more and sign up for a free trial at Thinkific.com/firefree! 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!

Quddus is an acclaimed TV host, celebrity interviewer and media coach. As the founder of Media Mastery Academy, Q helps leaders own their voice and share their story. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. You are enough exactly as you are. There’s nothing else you need to do. There’s no mistake that’s ever happened in your life that’s unredeemable and you’re luxuriating exactly as you are. 2. Be authentic and clear in connecting with your audience about why it matters. 3. Between two products in a shelf, people would rather buy the product that they know the origin story of its founder and the struggle that they went through to put the product in the shelf overtime. Check out Quddus’ website - Quddus.co Sponsors: Thinkific: It's never been easier to create an online course than with the Thinkific App Store. Learn more and sign up for a free trial at Thinkific.com/firefree! 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.

Destinee Berman is a seven-figure launch strategist and marketing expert who specializes in working with offline business owners, entrepreneurs, experts and educators. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Each launch is a calculated experiment. Even with the most experienced launchers, it’s impossible to get it 100% perfect. 2. It’s important to know that when you are launching a course, you are birthing or rebirthing yourself. It requires you to have a new identity. 3. If you overthink and talk yourself out of the process, it’s so much easier to lose sight of your vision and your dreams. The 5 Shifts to Go From Maxed-Out Offline Business Owner to Profitable Online Course Creator - Free Training with Destinee Berman Sponsors: LaunchMyBiz: With complete end- to- end training & support LaunchMyBiz guarantees your success and revenue! Apply today at LaunchMyBiz.com! BrandCrowd: Take control of your business’s branding with BrandCrowd. Get 55% off your logo at BrandCrowd.com/fire!