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

  Simon Lovell, Founder of Fitpreneur and The Simon Lovell Show   ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Location Independent Entrepreneurs That Have Over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue Simon Lovell is joining us today on the podcast! I was recently introduced to Simon by a friend and guest of our show Brad Hart. Simon is the founder of Fitpreneurs.com and the host and founder of The Simon Lovell Show. Simon recently wrote a powerful Facebook post that was turned into a blog article talking about the difference between $5,000/month habits vs. $100,000/month habits.  He also shares about how he went from being bullied, in debt, using alcohol and drugs to creating $1,000,000 in 18 months and the importance of being aware and changing your environments. “I am always asking myself this question. Where am I leading people to?” Simon Lovell   01:15: Who is Simon Lovell? 06:53: Recognizing and Moving Away from Living a Double Life 10:38: Changing Your Environment to Change Your Life 14:31: Why Simon Invests 20% of His Income Into Himself 17:45: Fitpreneurs and The Simon Lovell Show 20:39: Should You Have a Personal Brand in Addition to Your Business? 21:55: Communicating the Right Image of Your Personal Brand 25:53: $5,000/Month vs. $100,000/Month 34:01: $5,000/Month Taking a Month to Make Decisions vs. $100,000/Month Making a Decision in 30 Seconds   “I moved out of the area I was living in to remove the triggers and toxicity that was around me.” Simon Lovell   Honorable Mentions: Brad Hart The Lunch Box Diet by Simon Lovell Gary V Lewis Howes The $5k Per Month Habits vs. $100k Per Month Habits That Helped Me Turn My Life Around by Simon Lovell   “Having a personal brand in 2018 is so key in parallel to the business that you have.” Simon Lovell   Contact Info: http://www.fitpreneurs.com/ https://www.simonlovell.com/ simon@simonlovell.com Instagram: @simonlovellofficial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boylovell   Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes

Tim Calwell, eCommerce Expert ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue Could you imagine going from 0 to $1.1 million in less than 7-months?  I know I could! Today’s guest is Tim Calwell and he did just that! Tim is a native Australian and hops on the show to tell us about how he created an eCommerce store that took off like he never expected.   Throughout the show Tim shares his steps going from 0 to $100/day on Shopify, how he handles email marketing, his most important tipping points, and the mentality needed to go from a 6-figure entrepreneur to a 7-figure entrepreneur.   “The whole concept of dropshipping is you just launch a lot of products and just keep testing to see what works and what doesn’t work.” Tim Calwell   02:15: Who is Tim Calwell? 03:12: Tim on Being Broke 08:34: Making $1.1 Million on Shopify in 7 Months 12:03: Tipping Points for Tim’s Business 13:58: Five Steps for Going From 0 to 100 Days on Shopify 18:00: Advertising That is Working 19:18: Tips on Building a 7-Figure Location Independent Business 22:32: Tim’s Recommended Systems for Wealth 26:52: Tim’s Email Marketing Strategies 32:23: Healthy Revenue to Expenses Balance 34:08: 6-Figure Mentality vs 7-Figure Mentality   “It should be like 10-30% of your revenue as an eComm store coming from email.” Tim Calwell   Honorable Mentions: ~Tim’s YouTube Videos ‘$0 - $1.1 Million Dollars in Less Than 7 Months with Shopify Dropshipping’ ‘How to Go From Noob to $100 per Day on Shopify’ The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss eCommerce World Summit Sugar and Cotton eCommerce Store iStack Training Mentor Box  The Tan Brothers Klaiyo Email Marketing   Contact Info: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timothycalwellofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timothycalwell/  Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes

  Jonathan Levi, Superhuman  Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue Today listeners, joining us is the Superhuman entrepreneur and author Jonathan Levi. Since 2014, Jonathan has been one of the top-performing instructors on the web, with his course series Become a SuperLearner that has over 110,000 students. After successfully selling his Inc. Magazine 5,000 rated startup in April of 2011, he has become a proficient lifehacker, optimizing and "hacking" such processes as travel, sleep, language learning, and fitness. Jonathan is the author of ‘Become a Superlearner’ the book, the host of Becoming Superhuman Podcast. Jonathan has been featured on publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, TEDx, Entrepreneur On Fire, Mixergy, Eventual Millionaire, Dream. Think. Do, Nana10 Television, The Silicon Valley Business Journal, The SoloPreneur Hour, The Smart People Podcast.   If you want to learn more about becoming superhuman, this is the show for you!   “A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” Robert Heinlein   02:13: Jonathan on Tel Aviv, Israel 03:01: People that Want to Be Something They're Not vs. Someone That Wants to Be a More Complete Version of Themselves 09:17: Building and Selling an Inc. Magazine 5000 Rated Startup 14:37: What Does Becoming Superhuman Mean? 16:31: Jonathan’s Favorite Superhumans 17:00: Jonathan’s Learning Hacks Train your Visual Memory Connecting All New Information to Existing Information/Knowledge in Your Mind Speed Reading 19:54: Who’s Most Impressive Superhuman Jonathan has Interviewed? 23:23: Jonathan’s Favorite Podcast 23:38: Unconventional Book Recommendations 26:30: Learning Faster in Business to Scale Rapidly   “I really live by the credo that all depression comes from living in the past and all anxiety comes from living in the future.” Jonathan Levi   Honorable Mentions:   Noah Kagan   Cameron Herald   Robert Heinlein   Tim Ferriss   Richard Feynman   Hebb’s Law   David Heinemeier Hansson   Basecamp   Ruby on Rails   Becoming Superhuman Podcast with David Heinemeier Hansson   ProductHunt Golden Kitty Award   Entrepreneurs Organization   Verne Harnish   Becoming Superhuman Podcast with Craig Ballantyne   Becoming Superhuman Podcast with John Lee Dumas   I Love Marketing Podcast   Paleo Solution Podcast with Rob Wolfe   Surely You Must Be Joking Mr. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman   The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber   A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle   Calling in the One by Katherine Woodward Thomas   The Boron Letters by Gary Halbert   Frank Kern   Dan Kennedy   BrandingYou.Academy     “One of the healthiest things you can do is have a rich social life with the right people.” Jonathan Levi   Contact Info:   https://becomingasuperhuman.com/   Personal website & portfolio: http://jle.vi Online courses: http://becomeasuperlearner.com Blog & Podcast: http://becomingasuperhuman.com Book: http://jle.vi/abook Facebook: http://fb.com/jonlevi Twitter: http://twitter.com/entreprenewer YouTube: http://jle.vi/youtube Instagram: http://instagram.com/entreprenewer LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/jonathanlevi   Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes

  Dan Schwartz, on Essentialism  Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue What is an Essentialist?  It is a buzzword in entrepreneur circles around the world today and the book ‘Essentialism’ by Greg McKeown has been changing the way entrepreneurs tackle business and life. Essentially, an essentialist is a person that prioritizes his or her life focusing mainly on the essential things.  Now, that can vary from person to person, but even Bruce Lee said: “It’s not the daily increase, but the daily decrease, hack away the unessential.” Today’s guest is a natural and a master at Essentialism. Dan Schwartz has been on the show before, but we invited him back after he posted on Facebook about how he dissects and chooses to live as an essentialist. When I read it, it blew me away and we reached out to him immediately to interview him a second time on the podcast to talk about this post and to dive deeper into the study of Essentialism.   “Most of what people do are not revenue generating activities. They are just 100% time-wasting activities that aren’t going to affect their bottom line.” Dan Schwartz   Dan’s Essentialism Post from Facebook I’m an essentialist…I don’t own a car. I don’t watch the news. I don’t have an office. I rarely buy clothes or shop for consumer goods. I only spend money on my health and in fleeting epic life experiences like travel, activities, amazing food, music, and recreation. I don’t have any social apps on my phone, so I only check social media 3-4 times a week on my computer. Most days I have zero plans. I only focus on and execute the most important thing and let my intuition guide my days. My business runs the day-to-day itself and is based on recurring revenue. I don’t have a 401K or fancy financial situation…just checking, savings, and basic investment positions. I don’t let many people into my personal life (especially negative people) so as to go deeper with existing relationships and let new ones flourish organically. I don’t talk on the phone a lot, on average two important business calls a week. I only respond to texts so as to avoid spam. I don’t check business email as I have an assistant. I use a virtual postbox to receive mail so I can travel and still get important mail. Day to day I literally just do what I want to do at any given moment, and trust myself enough to only want positive things… All this comes at a cost. I often feel isolated, disconnected from the world, and blissfully ignorant, which is often perceived as apathy or selfishness. I sometimes feel misunderstood and I often feel a sense of guilt for not doing “more” with the freedom I have…almost an unfulfilled sense of obligation that’s followed me around my whole life, even after big accomplishments. I accept that. I accept myself and these decisions. Luckily, I don’t really care what people think or how weird all these decisions may seem to the majority, as I’ve surrounded myself with people, like you all, that normalize the concept of “living life on your own terms.” Badass! Perhaps, it’s an experiment in finding the edges of what freedom means to me, so that I can share these lessons with others who seek to explore what freedom means to them. I believe we are at the apex of human civilization, billions of years in the making. I believe that with technology and increased interconnectedness, we are entering a period where billions of additional people will begin to realize this potential for freedom as well. I am willing to fight for this. Above all, I fucking love my life. I realize this freedom gives me the capacity to serve the world in a big exciting way. I accept the different seasons of my life. The ebbs and flows. I feel a calm before the storm, something big brewing, and I’m excited for what this upcoming “spring” season of life will help me manifest. I’m insanely grateful for the lightness, peacefulness, and mental clarity that comes from living free from a lot of the shackles of modern day living. I wish more people chose less over more, the essential few vs. the trivial many, the 80/20 of living an epic life. We are all blessed to live in the conditions that allow us to shape our lives as we wish. To choose how we want to be, feel, and show up in the world. So fucking blessed. I’m grateful for you all for reading this and being part of this group. Please share more here if you haven’t yet so we can learn more about you. Love your life. It makes things a lot easier.

~ Rory Stern, founder of RFS Digital Media ~ Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue  Many of us entrepreneurs have years of struggle before we finally hit our tipping points and money starts to flow in easily.  This gestation period is really what stops most people from starting a business and it can be some of the hardest times in a person's life.  Today’s guest is Rory Stern and we talk about the years that Rory struggled, while being a husband and father, to hit his tipping point and then how he handled business, family, and life after this change. Rory is the founder of RFS Digital Media and in the past eighteen months has experienced an incredible amount of business and revenue growth.  Stay tuned for a fun and exciting episode! “If you’re a serious business owner and you want to get somewhere, money is not important.” Rory Stern   03:01: Who is Rory Stern? 12:05: How Rory Kept Motivated During Years of Struggle 14:46: Does a Doctorates in Psychology Help with Entrepreneurial Skills? 27:33: Rory on His 7-Figure Mentality Shift and How Much His Time is Worth 33:35: The Key to Rory Hitting Rapid Business and Revenue Growth 37:39: Tips on Building a 7-Figure Location Independent Business “I care less about what people say, and I care more about what people do, don’t do and don’t say.” Rory Stern Honorable Mentions: Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki Contact Info: RFSDigitalMedia.com http://rfsdigitalmedia.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rorystern Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes

 ~ Justin Cooke, Co-founder of Empire Flippers ~ Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue Welcome to the show today and I am ever excited for this episode. Today, we welcome the co-founder of Empire Flippers, Justin Cooke to the show! I have known about Justin and his company for some time now and I’ve had the opportunity to watch Empire Flippers grow over the past few years.  Currently, Justin and his team have sold over $35,000,000 in online businesses. They are listed on Inc. Magazine’s Top 500 businesses for the past two years and brokered around 1,800 businesses. Throughout this episode, Justin gets into the specifics of buying and selling websites and why you might want to consider looking at these types of opportunities. Later in the show, Justin shares about the process of building a 7-figure location independent business and some of the challenges of keeping it a location independent. “Don’t settle for what you think the business needs to be, build the business you want to have.” Justin Cooke 01:43:  Justin on Month-Long Retreats for His Company 05:29: Starting Empire Flippers 10:52: Thinking About Selling Your Website, Justin Walks Us Through The Empire Flippers Selling Process 13:27: Buying vs Building Your Own Website 15:54: Is Buying a Website a Valid Retirement Option? 17:53: Some of Empire Flippers Most Interesting Businesses 21:03: Turnover Rate for Empire Flippers 22:47: Making Inc. Magazine’s Top 500 24:49: Justin On Building a 7-Figure Location Independent Business 29:21: Traits to Look for When Hiring Specifically for a Location Independent Business 33:16: The Biggest Challenge Building a Location Independent Business   “If you have less than $10,000 to spend in the business, you’re probably better off...building the business from scratch.” Justin Cooke Honorable Mentions: Flippa https://flippa.com/   Authority Hacker http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/mark-webster/   Digital Marketer https://www.digitalmarketer.com/   Contact Info: Empire Flippers https://empireflippers.com/   Empire Flippers Podcast https://empireflippers.com/podcasts/   Twitter: @empireflippers https://twitter.com/empireflippers  

Hey listeners, thanks for tuning in once again. We have a special episode today where we chat about our upcoming event...Digital Detox Camp coming this Feb. 2018 in Brazil.  We are joined by four incredible people, three of which are co-producers of the camp June Bui, Marcelle Bottini, and Jeremy Ginsburg. In the middle of the show, Ana Marqes joins us. Ana might be considered a professional digital detoxer spending up to 3 months at a time offline. We caught up with her while she was on six-month adventure working on farms in SE Asia just using the internet once or twice a week.  She is currently writing a book about digital detoxing and we got some insight on how powerful these experiences can be. We first chat first with Jeremy and June to learn why digital detoxes are so important and what are some of the activities that will happen at the camp.  And last but certainly not least we speak with the mastermind behind the event Marcelle Bottini as she shares about the campgrounds and some specific details on what to expect during the event.   Honorable Mentions: Ginsburg Expeditions http://www.ginsburgexpeditions.com/   Daily Cafe Hustler Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahmYg22VeEY   Fala Brasil School http://www.falabrasilschool.com/   Contact Info: Digital Detox Camp Info http://digitaldetox.camp Ana Marques anacgmarques@gmail.com

Russ Perry ~ Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue   Today listeners, we are honored to have with us the founder of an incredible business and business model, Russ Perry. Russ founded Design Pickle a graphic design business just three years ago and built it into a business that already produces half a million dollars a month.  Design Pickle has approximately 125 employees working with them, mostly all remote and Russ is here to share what has made the business so successful.   On the show, Russ will share about hitting rock bottom as an entrepreneur and as a person. He shares how he came face-to-face with transparency and why it was the only way for him to move forward.  I ask Russ about the simplicity of the Design Pickle model and why he chose a one-tier pricing structure. Towards the end of the show, Russ will talk about building an incredibly successful location independent business model.   “I was never going to make the mistake again of accepting a business or an idea that didn’t serve me first, and wasn’t some sort of delayed payoff bet that people tend to make.” Russ Perry   02:00: Why Phoenix, Arizona USA? 07:45: Who is Russ Perry and What is Design Pickle? 10:45: Rock Bottom for Russ 16:12: Russ on Creating a Business Model that Serves YOU 19:46: The Value of Becoming Transparent About Business and Life Struggles 25:01: Why Design Pickle Uses Only One Tier Pricing 30:38: Russ on Having a Simple, Low-Tech Landing Page 32:24: Scaling to 125 Employees in 3 Years 35:17: Russ’ Recommendation for Entrepreneurs Hustling to Get to the Next Level 39:03: Becoming More Location Independent     “If you are not running paid advertising, you don’t believe in your product or service.” Russ Perry    Honorable Mentions:   Dan Norris author and founder of The Seven Day Startup http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/dan-norris/   Design Pickle’s Pricing Model https://designpickle.com/pricing/ Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com/   PodBean https://www.podbean.com   Yes Insights https://www.yesinsights.com/   Dynamite Circle http://www.tropicalmba.com/dc/   Tropical MBA http://www.tropicalmba.com/   Florence Fighting Sport ~ Calcio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW-wxTW7OCI   Sober Entrepreneur by Russ Perry https://soberentrepreneur.com/lead-magnet   Contact Info:   Design Pickle https://designpickle.com/   Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/russkperry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/russperry/  

Adam Clarke ~ Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue Hello entrepreneurs, soon to be entrepreneurs, founders, influencers, digital nomads, thought leaders and people looking to get out there, grow business, scale rapidly and change the world, welcome to the show! Today we have a special guest who just happens to join us because of a random meeting with his roommate. A few weeks ago we interviewed JF Brou, JF mentioned after the show that his roommate was one of the top SEO specialists in the world and recommended we interview him. So we did and voilà...Adam Clarke’s episode is here! Adam is the author of a best selling SEO book on Amazon for the past five years. He started a digital marketing agency over seven years ago in Australia and built it into a very successful business. He has achieved over one thousand #1 listings in Google for customers and grew an online store from $20,000/month to $600,000/month in just three years. He recently released his new book SEO 2018 and today on the show we get behind the mind of another SEO master. He will share some of his best tips on scaling your business using SEO, some email marketing tips and share what exactly Google is looking for to rank a website. Towards the end of the show, Adam shares what the future of SEO looks like.  If you need some insight into ranking better online and getting many more visitors to your site, check out this episode. “Between 60% - 70% of websites are getting all of their traffic from mobile.” Adam Clarke 05:07: Why Adam Chooses Chiang Mai as a Successful Entrepreneur 09:58: Differences Between SEO’s at the Top of Their Game 10:57: Who is Adam Clarke? He Grew an Online Store from $20,000/month to $600,000/month in 3 years 13:22: What Does SEO Look Like for 2018? 16:36: Using SEO to Scale from 5-Figure to 6-Figure or 6-Figure to 7-Figure 19:51: Adam on Email Marketing Schedule and Why He Prefers Sending to His List 2-3 Times/Week 21:46: Insight on How Businesses Can Help SEO Rankings 26:37: Main Things That Google is Looking For in Their Algorithm. 1. Facebook Activity 2. Backlinks 3. Https:// SSL Certificate 4. User Activity / How people are behaving on your website. 5. Bounce Rates 6. Content Relevance 21:26: The Next 5 Years For SEO 35:07: Using Social Media to Multiply Results “There are two things you should do if you don’t want to get wiped out by a Google update. The first one is, don’t rely on one tactic….and number two is, you always have to stay up to date with the current SEO best practices.” Adam Clarke “There are two things you should do if you don’t want to get wiped out by a Google update. The first one is, don’t rely on one tactic….and number two is, you always have to stay up to date with the current SEO best practices.” Adam Clarke Honorable Mentions: JF Brou http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/jf-brou/ SEO 2018 by Adam Clarke http://www.simpleeffectiveness.com/ Matt Diggity http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/matt-diggity/ Gary Illyes, spokesman for Google http://www.stateofsearch.org/gary-illyes/ Noah Kagan https://okdork.com/about/ Russell Brunson http://www.russellbrunson.com/myname Uber Suggest https://ubersuggest.io/ Contact Info: SimpleEffectiveness.com Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

Rob Barry ~ Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue I am continually inspired by entrepreneurs that push the limits of what is possible to follow through with their dreams of finding their own definition of success. Today guest is Rob Barry and during the interview, he shares with us how he went from being unemployed with $4680 left to his name, to a multi-million dollar exit.  It just goes to show the process of entrepreneurship is one that many times requires a period of ‘volunteer poverty’ and a sincere drive to make things happen. Rob goes into the details about his experience mentioning a huge mistake that actually paid off big. He also addresses why he took a period away from location independence so he could focus on the growth of his business which led to another level of location independence. Lastly, Rob shares about life after selling his business and a few things that people need to be sufficiently happy. “A lot of times I find in life, the truly valuable people to know, are the ones who don’t want everyone to know that they’re truly valuable to know.” Rob Barry 01:51: Who is Rob Barry? 07:38: From $4680 Left and Unemployed to a Multi-Million Dollar Exit 16:11: Making a Huge Mistake that Paid off Big 19:29: Rob on Not Regretting Mistakes 21:13: Going From Location Independent, To No Longer Location Independent, To Location Independent Again To Grow the Business 27:41: Deciding to Exit His Business 32:13: Life After Selling His Business 34:37: Three Things a Person Needs to Be Sufficiently Happy “You don’t need to go out there and try to be the next Facebook. You don’t need to create some...brand new concept...that is going to revolutionize everything. What you need to do, is find a market, and deliver value to it.” Rob Barry Honorable Mentions: Tranquility Labs http://www.tranquilitylabs.com/ Nate Ginsburg http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/nate-ginsburg/ Steven Van Der Peijl http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/steven-van-der-peijl/ DCBKK Conference http://www.tropicalmba.com/dcbkk-in-25-photos/ Contact Info: Rob@robbarry.com Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2