

Travis Makes Money
Travis Chappell
You can't save your way to your dream life anymore. The truth is, you’re gonna need to learn to make more money. The Travis Makes Money Podcast is not your typical personal finance show. Rather than shaming you for buying a Starbucks coffee or pressuring you to become a billionaire, we focus on empowering you to make more money so you can enjoy life today while preparing for your future. You don’t have to cut back so much that you miss out on the present, and you don’t need to become the next Jeff Bezos either. Hosted by veteran podcaster Travis Chappell, each daily episode features interviews with regular people just like you – yes, you – who have learned how to make more money in unique and unconventional ways. From turning side hustles into an extra six figures to building massive business empires, these conversations dive into the mindset shifts, hard-earned lessons, and simple strategies that helped these individuals succeed. With over 1,000 podcast episodes under his belt, Travis has developed a unique ability to pull out inspiring stories and practical advice you can apply to your own financial journey that you just won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you’re looking for strategies on side hustles, skill building, investing, building generational wealth, or just motivation to take your next steps, this podcast is your resource. Tune in daily for insights, actionable tips, and inspiration from some of the most successful and interesting money-makers on the planet.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Mar 3, 2021 • 39min
556: Mashup | How to Quit Your 9-5 (and Survive) ft. Ronsley Vaz, Jasmine Star, and Jason Ferrugia
Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischapel.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website a travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be sure to join The Lounge to become part of the community that’s setting up REAL relationships that add value and create investments. Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 1, 2021 • 42min
555: Landon Stewart & Chris Stapleton | $850kMonth with Facebook Groups
In the networking space, social media and relationships are key, and today’s guests are the experts of utilizing it and helping others do the same. Landon Stewart and Chris Stapleton are the Co-Founders of Clients & Community, a company that helps people all over the world build and maintain client acquiring Facebook groups. They’ve built themselves up from consulting 7-figure brands and now have branched out to their own Facebook group boasting a $4M run rate.Let’s really lean in here and learn practical strategies around how you can generate $850K a month with Facebook Groups.Things you will learn in this episode: [00:01 - 07:50] Opening Segment
Sponsored ad
I introduce today’s guest Landon Stewart and Chris Stapleton
Clients & Community
Growing clients through Facebook groups
Be sure to check out guestio.com and start booking
Landon shares some of his backgrounds
Father as an insurance salesman going door to door
Got into affiliate marketing
Bypassing the college route
Chris shares some of his backgrounds
The process of dropping out of college
Struggling to see the money
Choosing the entrepreneurial path
Meeting Landon through mentorship with Mark Hoverson
[07:51 - 13:37] Watering the Seeds
Chris shares his experience in affiliate marketing
The first time making money
Staying consistent and patient
Landon talks about getting into the social space
The effects of the apprenticeship
Starting on the public space
Getting stuck and growing from a Mastermind
Chris talks about the value of mentorship
How can we/I fix this problem?
Who can we hire to fix this problem?
Reaching out for help when needed
[13:38 - 23:07] Going From $20,000 a Month to Almost a Million
Landon talks about how they scaled their Facebook group
The offers and client acquisition strategy
Building the Facebook group
How to provide content and conversion
Utilizing ads to drive the right people
Chris talks about reinventing the FB group
Communities and building cultures
The quintessence of groups
Revelations through a new study
A word from our sponsor
[23:08 - 38:04] How to Grow Your Facebook Group
Landon talks about strategies to generate growth
80% from ads
Finding a way to advertise the FB group
The trifecta lead
The scalability
Chris breaks down the content aspect
The mistakes coaches make on content
2 to 3 posts a week
The content is strategic
Handling objections before they come up
Promotion over creation
Landon follows up with conversion
The problem with selling in a group
Getting people to raise their hands
Super introduction questions
Talk to many, sell to one
[38:05 - 41:13] Closing Segment
The value of this content
Who you know, or What you know?
Chris talks about the ‘who’ teaching you the ‘what’
Landon talks about the value of who you know
How to reach out to Landon and Chris
Links below
Final words
Tweetable Quotes: “I made my first official dollar online and from that point on the seed was planted, and I continued to water that seed, put sunshine on that seed, and now it’s sprouted into a forest…” - Chris Stapleton“We really felt like communities and building cultures around a program is where the future’s headed. And we wanted to be ahead of that.” - Chris Stapleton“We see the value, of course, in a group, but we also see the value in other communication platforms and being able to follow up with those leads elsewhere.” - Landon StewartResources Mentioned:
https://buildyourgroup.com/ Connect with Landon and Chris. Be sure to go and become part of the community yourself at https://www.facebook.com/groups/clientsandcommunity. Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischappell.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website a travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be sure to join The Lounge to become part of the community that’s setting up REAL relationships that add value and create investments.Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 28, 2021 • 30min
554: Eric Siu | Leveling Up How to Master the Game of Life
Not all entrepreneurs start as someone who was successful in academics or social skills. Eric Siu found his success starting as a serious eSports and poker player then converting his experience into the world of digital marketing. Eric is the CEO of ClickFlow, a content intelligence software that helps grow SEO traffic.He is also an investor and an advisor to many who look to bring their businesses to the next level. He’s worked with companies such as Amazon, Uber, and Salesforce as a digital marketing advisor and now shares his expertise through two podcasts and his new book, Leveling Up. I’m looking forward to getting into today’s episode and learning more about mastering the game of life from the master himself.Things you will learn in this episode: [00:01 - 07:26] Opening Segment
I introduce today’s guest Eric Siu
Founder and CEO of ClickFlow
Podcaster
Digital marketing expert
Be sure to check out guestio.com and start booking
Eric shares a bit about his book and what to expect
Available as of Feb 24th, 2021
Acquiring power-ups in life
The wealth ladder
The game as life
Link below
Eric’s background
Feeling like a failure as a kid
Into gaming
No interest in school
The lessons learned from games
[07:27 - 14:36] Failing Up; Mastering the Game of Life
Combining the lessons learned and applying it to business
Eric’s experience in negotiating deals
Failing your way up
How Eric formed his marketing skills
Getting hooked on digital marketing
Consuming content through books
Failing constantly
The beauty of business - hitting the home run
You just have to get it right once
Taking the time to turn things around
Reinvesting
[14:37 - 20:33] Diagnose Your Unfair Advantage; Leveraging the Best Channel
Eric breaks down the best marketing channels to focus on
Strategy is not the goal
Diagnose your unfair advantage
Executing tactics with strategy
Eric talks about channels to look for
Clubhouse
Leveraging Twitter
Algorithm strength of TikTok
LinkedIn organic strength
What works best for what you want to achieve
[20:34 - 29:27] Closing Segment
Who you know or what you know?
Who - the power of peer groups
Learning and teaching
The network effect
One relationship that changed everything
Experience with hiring someone
Finding someone at a conference
ThE RaNdoM RoUnD
How to reach out to Eric
Links below
Final words
Tweetable Quotes:“The reason why it’s not called level up, it’s called Leveling Up, because the game doesn’t end, you continue to play the game… for me, business is the ultimate game.” - Eric Siu“At some point you get so numb to failure, it’s the ticket to success.” - Eric Siu“If you want to go far you go with a team, if you want to go fast you go alone.” - Eric SiuResources Mentioned:
Marketing School Podcast
Leveling Up Podcast
Leveling Up: How to Master the Game of Life
Let My People Go Surfing
Good Strategy/Bad Strategy
A Nordic Theory of Everything
The Great CEO Within
Connect with Eric on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. Be sure to visit https://www.levelingup.com/ to learn more.Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischappell.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website a travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be sure to join The Lounge to become part of the community that’s setting up REAL relationships that add value and create investments.Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 26, 2021 • 11min
553: BYN Breakdown | Why Katie Couric is Transitioning from TV to Podcasts
Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischapell.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website a travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be sure to join The Lounge to become part of the community that’s setting up REAL relationships that add value and create investments. Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 24, 2021 • 40min
552: Mashup | Creating Successful Partnerships (ft. Mikaila Ulmer, Andrew Phelps, & Mark Brazil)
Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischapel.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website a travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be sure to join The Lounge to become part of the community that’s setting up REAL relationships that add value and create investments. Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 22, 2021 • 32min
551: Erik Smith | Get Your Health and Finances in Check
Built on knowledge, integrity, and excellence, Erik Smith is committed to helping health care professionals with financial education. Having seen and experienced firsthand, the lack of financial knowledge in the healthcare industry and lack of loyalty and security in corporate America, Erik began traveling the country to serve and educate clients. He is also the host of the Healthy Wealth Podcast, where he is passionate about setting people up for healthy wealth in this broken healthcare system. In this episode, we’ll dive into Erik’s story and start learning a bit about how you can get your health and finances in check!Things you will learn in this episode: [00:01 - 07:23] Opening Segment
Sponsored ad
I introduce today’s guest Erik Smith
Financial health
Podcast host
Erik gives us some background on his story
Always active as a kid
Parents worked in defense
Experiencing his dad’s job loss
His dad’s entrepreneurial vision
Adjustment period
A desire to go into the medical field
Taking care of his ill father
Passionate about the numbers
[07:24 - 14:23] The Decisions We Make Always Include Our Finances
Erik talks about pivoting away from the career path
Getting into business
A desire to help with people’s finance
The decision to go into healthcare finances
Connections
Understanding what it’s like
The epidemic of financial illiteracy
[14:24 - 27:49] Get Your Health and Finances in Check
Erik shares about getting financially literate and in order
Understanding compound interest
The Rule of 72
Understanding 401K’s
Know what you’re investing in
Take advantage of the free money
Reallocate - do something beneficial tax-wise
A word from our sponsor
How to get educated about finances
Find someone you trust and who is credible
Ask your advisors what they focus on
They work for you not the other way around
Network with the right people
Getting your health in order
‘Deck of Cards’ workouts
Utilizing your body weight
Starting with the basics
Choose your hard
[27:50 - 31:49] Closing Segment
Who you know or what you know?
Who you know and who knows you
What you do with who you know
Mutually beneficial relationships
ThE RaNDoM RoUnD
How to reach out to Erik
Links below
Final words
Tweetable Quotes: “The decisions we make, most of the time, are because we either have the money to do so, or because we don’t have the money to do so.” - Erik Smith“I’ve met some people that are in my industry and work closely with and they were finance majors in college, and THEY didn’t even learn some of the things we learn about… the system is completely broken.” - Erik SmithResources Mentioned: Healthy Wealth PodcastConnect with Erik on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Visit https://healthywealthpodcast.com/ to learn more.Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischappell.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website a travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be sure to join The Lounge to become part of the community that’s setting up REAL relationships that add value and create investments.Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 21, 2021 • 38min
550: Chad Collins | How LEGOS Built His Business
Who knew that loving LEGOS as a kid could lead to world-class success! Chad Evan Collins is an American entrepreneur. He is an inventor, author, speaker, podcast host, active philanthropist, and a staunch LEGO fanatic.His event production company produces nationally acclaimed family events that include Brick Fest Live, a LEGO Fan Experience & Comic Con for Kids and he currently holds the Guinness World Record for selling the most tickets to an event for a single video game. Chad is also the host of the Marketing On Demand Show, a podcast that focuses on marketing strategies that are working right now to grow online businesses.Let’s dive right into the episode and learn from Chad how LEGOS actually built his business and how it informs the way he works today.Things you will learn in this episode: [00:01 - 07:35] Opening Segment
Sponsored ad
I introduce today’s guest Chad Collins
Entrepreneur & Founder of Collins Commerce Inc
LEGOS fanatic
Video Game events
Featured in “Crushing It”
Thought leader within text message marketing
Be sure to check out guestio.com and start booking
Chad gives us some background to his story
Far from the top of the class
Accepted to Penn State but left to do his own thing
Hard time knowing what to pursue
Interest in IT
Graduated computer science top of the class
[07:36 - 22:09] LEGOS Built My Business
Chad shares about his early career
Bringing high company skills into a startup
Learning the frameworks that work
Chad’s experience at the startup
Parking industry
Recruited from networking
Left to start on YouTube
Starting the YouTube Channel
Inspired by LEGOS
Caught on quick
Becoming eligible for monetization
Starting LEGOS events
Creating a convention in the Philly market
Sold 5,000 tickets the first weekend through local deals
Working backwards from the perfect outcome
A word from our sponsor
[22:10 - 29:47] Marketing On Demand
Chad talks about his venture into marketing
The effects from Covid
Success from text messaging
Working through the network
Getting asked for help
Marketing On Demand
Frequency and what you’re saying
The vision for 2021
Predicting hosting live events starting in September
Events scheduled into next year
Utilizing a passion for marketing
Chad shares his marketing strategies
Awareness based meets response based
‘Scurgency’
Chad shares his experience in podcasting
[29:48 - 37:48] Closing Segment
Who you know or what you know?
The relationships and people you meet along the way
We already all have something we know
The amplifier
Relationships that led to success?
Chad’s Superbowl story
Eagle’s Autism Foundation
ThE RaNDoM RoUnD
How to reach out to Chad
Links below
Final words
Tweetable Quotes: “If you can manage a project, no matter what the project is, if you start with, in your mind’s eye, what the perfect outcome will be, and then work backwards from there, that’s always been my go-to.” - Chad Collins“I genuinely believe that every business should be leveraging text message marketing.” - Chad Collins“The way I define marketing on demand is where awareness-based marketing meets response-based marketing.” - Chad CollingsResources Mentioned: Marketing on Demand ShowConnect with Chad on LinkedIn and Instagram and text ‘DEMAND’ to 90851 to get your free marketing guide! Visit https://www.chadevancollins.com/ to learn more. Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischappell.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website a travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be sure to join The Lounge to become part of the community that’s setting up REAL relationships that add value and create investments.Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 19, 2021 • 38min
549: BYN Breakdown | How NOT to Network on Clubhouse (Recorded LIVE in Clubhouse)
Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischapell.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website a travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be sure to join The Lounge to become part of the community that’s setting up REAL relationships that add value and create investments. Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 17, 2021 • 35min
548: Mashup | Level Up Your Writing Game (ft. Ben Hardy, Jason Feifer, Jennifer Miller, and Max Lugavere
Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischapel.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website a travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be sure to join The Lounge to become part of the community that’s setting up REAL relationships that add value and create investments. Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 15, 2021 • 42min
546: Harris III | Turn on your Wonder Switch!
Magic is real, and Harris III can help you find it. Harris III is a world-renown speaker, storyteller, author, and creative entrepreneur, who believes that too many people are living with their light off. Harris began as a professional illusionist traveling the world making $1,000,000 by the age of 21.With over 30 years of experience in entrepreneurship, he became the creator of the Transformation Theory and author of the book The Wonder Switch, helping people go from being stuck in their story, to living their dreams.If you’re not impressed already, you will be once you dive into this episode and learn from Harris about turning on YOUR wonder switch!Things you will learn in this episode: [00:01 - 08:30] Opening Segment
Sponsored ad
I introduce today’s guest Harris III
Professional illusionist
Worldwide speaker
Understanding our stories
Be sure to check out guestio.com and start booking
Harris give us some background on his story
Grew up with working-class parents in TN
Getting a magic trick kit as a kid
The contagion of wonder
Traveling doing a magic show in junior high
Employing his grandfather as a child
Harris talks about attempting college
Told to drop out
[08:31 - 19:56] Pain Into Purpose & Mess Into Message
Harris talks about his life on the road
50 to 100 live events a year
$1M business as a kid
Harris shares his negative turning point
Reinvesting the money
Navigating business with his parents
Moving out and becoming independent
The pivot point into Purpose
Turning the pain into purpose
Identifying your mess
Harris tells a story about sharing purpose
Helping people out of their straight jacket
Impacting people’s story
Revealing the power of storytellers
The power of your narrative
You are the story you adopt about yourself
Getting into storytelling
Reclaiming your wonder
A word from our sponsor
[19:57 - 28:40] Turning on the Wonder Switch
Harris talks about his dive into Research
The obsession with ‘how’ vs ‘why’
What really tricks people
Using it to help instead of hurt
Telling the difference between a con and a leader
Don't study deception, study truth
Fake currency analogy
Harris shares about Transformation Theory and his book
Rooted in story/narrative
All transformation comes from adopting a new story
Neuroscience of Wonder
Believing a story yet seen
Flipping on the wonder switch
The power of mindset
The attitude defines Mindset
Belief determines behavior
[28:41 - 41:30] Closing Segment
Who you know or what you know?
Information is very accessible
Building relational equity
Relationships that led to success?
Everything is a result of the relationships
Adopting a Serving mindset
ThE RaNDoM RoUnD
How to reach out to Harris
Links below
Final words
Tweetable Quotes: “What I’ve always done is sort of try to take my pain, and turn it into purpose… I’m able to identify the mistakes I have made, even if I don’t have the wisdom or the answers to course-correct immediately.” - Harris III“All behavior, all choice, all worldview, all our thinking as human beings is driven by narrative… the narrative that we adopt as true...” - Harris III“When we’re in a state of wonder it creates a sense of openness… I define wonder as what gives us permission to believe in a story that we have yet to see.” - Harris IIIResources Mentioned: The Wonder SwitchConnect with Harris III on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Visit https://harrisiii.com/ to learn more. Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischapel.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website a travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be sure to join The Lounge to become part of the community that’s setting up REAL relationships that add value and create investments.Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


