The Business Method: Interviewing Billionaires, Billion Dollar Founders & the World’s Most Successful People 🎧🔥

Raoul Davis ~ Founder & CEO of Ascendant Group ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers     Raoul Davis founded Ascendant Group in 2004 which is a company that helps CEO’s become recognized industry experts. Ascendant Group has worked with the world's leading CEOs and execs ranging from Fortune 50 executives, CEOs at middle market companies with $5-100 million in revenue, New York Times best-selling authors, Inc 5000 fastest growing businesses, elite athletes and many, many more. Prior to founding Ascendant, Raoul was in management roles for Paramount, and the General Wesley Clark for President Campaign.  Raoul also holds an interest in a number of innovative enterprises including, a real estate planning company, and a real estate technology company.  A few years ago, he joined 150 entrepreneurs who were selected to participate in small business economics forums at the White House, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Senate, and Ascendant Group was awarded as one of the top 25 small businesses to work for.   02:06: Who Is Raoul Davis? 05:09: The Beginnings Of Ascendant Group Branding 09:30: Personal Branding For Executives 19:37: Positioning To A New Audience 29:26: How To Increase Impact Through Branding 37:24: Deposits VS Withdrawals In Relationship Building 43:29: Managing Your Brand 48:24: Where To Find Raoul   Contact Info: https://www.ascendantgroupbranding.com/   Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/raoul-davis Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po    

Akbar Sheikh ~ Author of 7-Figure Funnels ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers       Akbar Sheikh has gone from homeless to helping create several 7- figure funnels. He specializes in the psychology of sales and has helped entrepreneurs scale businesses all around the world.   He is an award-winning funnel coach, & a #1 best-selling author of a book titled 7-figure Funnels. He is an international keynote and TEDx speaker. He has helped hundreds of people scale their businesses including many to 6 and 7- figures using his proven methodology.   Akbar went from living in an electrical closet and 50 pounds overweight with a crippling anxiety order, and no passion to rising to the top 1% earners in 12-months. He has been awarded one of the top 30 social entrepreneurs.   02:13: Who is Akbar Sheikh? 16:25: The Anatomy of 7-Figure Funnels 21:50: Building A 7-Figure Empire of Giving 31:31: Competition is Irrelevant 33:23: With Content, Consistency is Key 38:50: Akbar on Managing His Influence 44:43: Where to Find Akbar Sheikh Contact Info:   https://akbarsheikh.com/ Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/akbar-sheikh Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po    

Jordan Harbinger is a Wall Street lawyer turned talk show host, often referred to as “The Larry King of podcasting,”  he is also a communications and social dynamics expert. Jordan has hosted a top 50 iTunes podcast for over 12 years and receives over six million downloads per month, on The Jordan Harbinger Show one of the most popular podcasts in the world. The show was awarded Apple’s “Best of 2018”. On his podcast, Jordan deconstructs the playbooks of the most successful people on earth --from intelligence operatives to legendary musicians, iconoclastic writers to visionary change-makers, on top of that, Jordan is a networking and social engineering pro!   He has spent several years abroad in Europe and the developing world, including South America, Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and he speaks five languages. He has also worked for various governments and NGOs overseas, and traveled through war zones. He’ll tell you the only reason he’s still alive and kicking is because of his ability to talk his way into (and out of) just about any type of situation.       02:32: Who is Jordan Harbinger? 06:08: The Social Engineering Experiment That Caught the eye of the NSA 13:53: Networking Tips 18:04: How To Maintain Long Term Connections 23:02: Dig The Well Before You’re Thirsty 25:21: If You Hoard Your Network, It Atrophies 31:31: Jordan’s Podcasting Predictions 36:16: Becoming Top iTunes Podcast In Under a Year 46:16: How Jordan Prepares for a Podcast  49:24: Where to Find Jordan Harbinger Contact Info:   https://www.jordanharbinger.com/   Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/jordan-harbinger Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po  

Verne Harnish ~ Founder of EO ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   Verne Harnish is the founder of the largest and one of the most influential communities of entrepreneurs in the world, Entrepreneur’s Organization, or EO as many people call it. EO is in 62 countries, it has over 195 chapters and around 14,000 members.   Verne is the author of The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, & Scaling Up, the book that has won 8 major international book awards.   If that’s not enough, Verne is also the founder of Gazelles, and Scaling Up, a global executive education and coaching company with over 180 partners all over the world.       02:16: Who is Verne Harnish? 08:33: The Origins of EO 22:53: How To Attract High-Profile Connections 32:39: Curating The Culture of EO 39:53: How Verne Scaled EO 53:13: Key KPIs for Influencers 58:16: Where to find Verne      Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/verne-harnish Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Jeffrey Harmon Co-Founder of Harmon Bros. & VidAngel ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   If you haven't heard of Harmon Brothers. there is a good chance you have seen a commercial or advertisement that was created by this company. Our guest today is Jeffery Harmon, one of the famous Harmon brothers. Jeffrey was one of the first people to figure out you could advertise on YouTube and make money and he did it. In January of 2011, Jeffrey said this…”If my calculations are correct then I can safely estimate that at least 500 channels on YouTube have already created full-time jobs. Hindsight is 20/20 and it was suggested to me by a mentor of mine back in 2011 to start a YouTube channel and use it to make money. I ignored this advice and we see where YouTube has gone in the past 9 years. Now...if you have seen a commercial for Poo Pourri, Clickfunnels, Woodwind Grills, Purple Mattress, Chatbooks, and my favorite the legendary Squatty Potty then you have seen an ad that made the Harmon brothers legends in the marketing world. They now have over $350 Million in sales as a direct result from their video ads, and nearly 1.5 billion cumulative client video views.  Now, that is just scratching the surface of Jeffery Harmon, Jeffery is also the co-founder of VidAngel, a program that filters violence, profanity, racial slurs, disturbing images and sex from regular TV so families can keep it clean for the kids, or for the adults. He then created Dry Bar Comedy which is a place for people to enjoy clean comedy. They have a YouTube channel and app for Dry Bar Comedy. The YouTube channel has 834,000 subscribers and their app is used close to 30 minutes per use! Dry Bar Comedy is an actual comedy show that now goes on tour around the country to give live clean humor to the world, and now Jeffrey and his partners are working on Chosen App which is the first app of its kind to keep a movie series, and its community completely on the app and has spread to 1 million downloads in just over 2 months using a giving model!          02:11: Who is Jeffrey Harmon?      10:26: Orabrush- The Beginning of Harmon Brothers      22:05: Why Youtube?      27:14: Jeffrey's Predictions      30:45: Drybar Comedy      43:09: The Chosen App      53:21: Jeffrey's Creative Process 01:07:03: Where to find Jeffrey Harmon Contact Info:   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyharmon/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffreyharmon Dry Bar Comedy: https://www.drybarcomedy.com/ The Chosen App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-chosen/id1473663873 VidAngel: https://www.vidangel.com/   Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/jeffrey-harmon Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Benton Crane ~ CEO of Harmon Bros. ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers     Our guest today is Benton Crane the CEO of Harmon Bros. and if you haven't heard of Harmon Bros. there is a good chance you have seen a commercial or advertisement that was created by them.  If you have seen a commercial for Poo Pourri, Clickfunnels, Woodwind Grills, Purple Mattress, Chatbooks, and my favorite the legendary Squatty Potty video ads that made them legends and who was also interviewed on our podcast about 3 years ago, those are the typical viral video ads they create.   Harmon Bros. has over $350 Million in sales as a direct result from their video ads, and nearly 1.5 billion cumulative client video views. They have a now top-rated podcast called From Poop to Gold and a book by the same name.  ​   02:00: Who is Benton Crane/ Harmon Bros? 05:55: Starting Harmon Bros 14:28: Harmon Bros Creative Process 26:41: The Hero’s Journey 34:06: Pillars of a Viral Video 39:54: The Squatty Potty Video Breakdown 53:46: Where to Find Harmon Bros?   Contact Info: ​https://harmonbrothers.com/home   Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/benton-crane Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po  

Tim Campos ~ Former CIO of Facebook ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   Tim Campos was responsible for the productivity of the entire Facebook workforce from 2010 - 2016.  Two weeks after Tim started as CIO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg summoned him to his office for an urgent meeting. Once there, he met with Zuckerberg’s Executive Assistant, who lambasted the company’s internal calendar app and urged Tim to fix it. From that moment, Tim set to work designing creative tools that would help Facebook employees easily find optimal times and places to meet. It was so successful that it helped Tim double Facebook’s productivity from $900,000 to $1.8 million per employee making it the most productive company in the world — five times more than most tech companies.   In 2016, Tim left Facebook to co-found Woven, an intelligent calendar that helps busy professionals maximize their most valuable asset - time. ​ ​   02:00: Who is Tim Campos 21:30: How Tim Doubled Facebook's Productivity 34:21: Leadership Lessons from Mark Zuckerberg 37:55: Combat Creative Burnout with Better Organization            Why You Need "No Meeting Wednesdays"            Business Meetings Aren't a Waste of Time 55:01: Time Management Tools for Freelancers            The Best Time To Get Creative 59:00: Where to find Tim Campos? ​ ​ ​ Contact Info:   https://woven.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tcampos           Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/tim-campos Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Joel Comm ~ Creator of iFart ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   Our guest today, has been building online businesses since 1995. His first website was amongst the first 18,000 sites in the world, and his efforts have brought experience in creating and selling websites, licensing content, affiliate marketing, Internet marketing, blogging, podcasting, online video creation, social media marketing, joint ventures, mobile app creation and marketing, authoring books, public speaking, conducting live training events and more.    He hosted and produced the world’s first competitive Internet reality show, The Next Internet Millionaire. He also created a #1 best-selling iPhone application which became one of the most talked about novelty iPhone apps of all time. He is always exploring new methods of leveraging his expertise and technology to educate, inspire and entertain others. His name is Joel Comm.   In July 2017, Joel and Travis Wright went down the rabbit hole of blockchain technology. They took their excitement and channeled it into the creation of The Bad Crypto Podcast. The show, heard in 180 countries around the world, is one of the top crypto-related shows in the world. With over 400,000 downloads / month, the show provides an informative and entertaining take on the Blockchain revolution that is changing the world.       02:54: Who Is Joel Comm?      10:32: 40 Years In The Online Game      19:57: Easiest Money Made Online      24:53: Biggest Takeaway From Creating iFart      33:43: Positioning Yourself For The Future - Cryptocurrency      39:27: Google vs Brave/Duck Duck Go      45:26: Wikipedia vs Everipedia      51:19: Joel's Tech Predictions 01:02:52: Where To Find Joel Comm Contact Info:   https://joelcomm.com/ https://www.instagram.com/joelcomm/ https://badcryptopodcast.com/

Stephen King ~ President & CEO GrowthForce ~ Current Series ~ Entrepreneurs Surviving & Navigating the Corona Crisis       From bootstrapped tech founder to billion-dollar executive, he is regarded as one of the accounting industry's top thought leaders, he's currently serving as President & CEO of GrowthForce, one of the nation’s largest cloud-based accounting services. Stephen has worked with Fortune 100 companies and he’s been an executive at a $4bn company and a fundraiser at a non-profit. He’s launched bootstrapped startups and piloted an industry-leading tech company.   Importantly, for today’s talk, Stephen has also successfully navigated five previous recessions as an entrepreneur.           Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/stephen-king Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po

Dan Schwartz ~ CEO InvestorFuse ~ Current Series ~ Entrepreneurs Surviving & Navigating the Corona Crisis 02:11: Who is Dan Schwartz? 17:15: Pivoting during COVID-19 46:30: The Importance of Building a Community 01:04:20: Where to Find Dan Contact Info:   dan@investorfuse.com www.claritywithdan.com https://investorfuse.com/           Website: https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/dan-schwartz-covid Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-method-podcast/id1069958541?mt=2 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVidXNpbmVzc21ldGhvZC5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q8Q9t78sCL6kNkWlnV1Po