For this very special 600th episode of Natural Born Coaches, I’m bringing back the one and only Ben Settle to share why it pays to be a villain, the problem with virtue signalling, his strategies for dealing with “trolls” (and using them to build your business), and so much more!

Michael Zipursky has consulted for organizations and advised leaders throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Middle East in over 30 industries, from service providers to billion dollar multi-national corporations including Panasonic, Dow Jones, Financial Times, Royal Bank and many others. Michael is an in-demand speaker and gives keynotes and workshops for the Certified Management Consultants Association, Canadian Internet Marketing Conference, Social Media Camp and others. Michael’s work has appeared in MarketingProfs, Huffington Post, Financial Times, FOX Business, Maclean's, HR Executive, Business Edge, Marketing Magazine and in several other media and publications. He is the author of 5 books including Profitable Relations: How to Dramatically Increase Your Profits By Giving Customers What They Really Want, the Consulting Success System: How to Become a Successful Consultant, and the Masters of Consulting Interviews.

Adil Amarsi is an entrepreneur, speaker, podcaster and author. His audience reads, listens to and watches his material to discover how to use his unique brand of Old School Direct Response Marketing, coupled with this ability to make the complex stuff simple. As a result, they increase their sales, revenues and lead flow, and turn their passions in profitable businesses.

Sara Schulting-Kranz is an Adventurer at Heart. Through a highly-personalized coaching experience, Sara guides you to find or rediscover your values, inner strength, and life purpose. Combining coaching with hiking propels your mind and body into a new and adventurous environment, empowering your spirit to take flight.

Craig Handley is the founder and CEO of ListenTrust, the high-performance support partner for awesome brand experiences. As well as being an entrepreneur, Craig is also an author, speaker, musician and philanthropist.

After completing a BA in Psychology and MA in Digital Media, Erin blended her understanding of people with technology and founded, then ran an award-winning and nationally-ranked web agency for 16 years. She then went on to found MindFix after discovering the magic formula to getting out of one’s own way following a 3-year battle with pain and depression. Erin’s work and words have been featured in books, magazines, podcasts, webinars, newspaper columns, and events/conferences, she’s given keynote talks and presentations on instincts and human behavior, is Kolbe and DiSC certified, and has trained with the leaders of a variety of personal and professional development programs over the past decade and a half, ranging from Sandler Training to Strategic Coach.

As a co-founder of FreeeUp, Nathan Hirsch started FreeeUp out of frustration hiring freelancers from other marketplaces. He and his partner spent years hiring hundreds of freelancers while running their first eCommerce business, and found themselves spending hours every day recruiting and interviewing instead of focusing on growth. They faced turnover, disappearing freelancers, and poor communication. They decided that they wanted to create a BETTER solution to hiring freelancers online. In 2015, the duo founded the FreeeUp Marketplace with the goal of pre-vetting all freelancers and providing a hands-on experience for business owners, which has grown to a multi-million dollar business in just a few short years. You can register for Nathan’s free live training coming up on Thursday, February 21st, 2019 at http://www.naturalborncoaches.com/freeeup!

Bond Halbert, through his father, the late Gary Halbert, got one of the most in-depth marketing educations in history. His Dad was known as “The Greatest Copywriter Who Ever Lived”, and had more winners in more areas than anyone else alive. He passed all his knowledge on to Bond, and you can read about this hidden knowledge of making maximum money in minimum time in his book, The Boron Letters.

A return guest to the podcast, Glen Oliveiro designed and developed CoachVantage after speaking with over 80 coaches to understand their pain points and challenges in managing the practices on a day-to-day basis.

Just four years ago, Vin Clancy was living off government assistance. He then launched two websites that received over 20 million visitors, two rounds of funding, and got into the TechStars accelerator. After starting a six-figure copywriting and growth hacking agency, Vin started teaching others how to gain traffic, followers, and users without spending large amounts of money. In the last year his book on innovative marketing (growth hacking), launched on Kickstarter, raised over $100,000 in pre-orders, and Vin completed a 100-date speaking tour.