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Matt Kowalak ~ Founder of Agile Travel Bag Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue Today listeners we are joined by the founder of HighCappin.com and Agile Travel Bag, Matt Kowalak.  Matt is the ‘go-to man’ when it comes to manufacturing apparel in China. High Cappin focuses on improving procurement and production processes for their clients that could typically encounter communication, logistical and quality problems with manufacturers. Matt also created the Agile Travel Bag and recently launched it on Kickstarter. Today we address the current state of manufacturing in China and where it is headed in the near future. In the middle of the show, Matt and I talk about the work that it takes to launch a successful Kickstarter and creating a travel bag from idea to releasing it on the market. Towards the end, we will address Matt's productivity levels from living, working and eating in the same building versus being location independent. “You end up thinking that your presence is more important to your business that it is, and really, you’d probably do better if you just got out of the way.” Matt Kowalak 03:12: Matt Kowalak and Manufacturing in China 12:31: Creating a Travel Backpack for the Traveling Professional 13:06: Living and Working in the Same Building 15:39: Launching a Kickstarter 19:31: The Future of Manufacturing in China 27:17: Working, Living, Eating and Working Out in the Same Building 31:36: The Positive Impact on Being Location Independent 35:28: Tips on Building a 7-Figure Location Independent Business “Kickstarter really is for brand building.” Matt Kowalak Honorable Mentions: D.C. http://www.tropicalmba.com/dc/ AliExpress https://www.aliexpress.com/ Alibaba https://www.alibaba.com/ Peter Keller, Founder of Fringe Sport http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/peter-keller/ Eric Bandholz, Co-founder of BeardBrand https://www.beardbrand.com/ Greg Mercer, Founder of Jungle Scout https://www.junglescout.com/ Ian Schoen, DC and Tropical MBA Co-Founder http://www.tropicalmba.com/ Agile Travel Bag https://getagiletravel.co/ Agile Travel Bag Affiliate Program https://getagiletravel.co/pages/affiliates Contact Info: http://www.highcappin.com/ matt@highcappin.com Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

JF Brou ~ Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue Some of my favorite podcast guests are young entrepreneurs that started off with an idea, a dream, and nothing to lose, then getting to work and starting up their business.  I really think this a special time in entrepreneurs lives when they are incredibly optimistic about what is possible and they tune out the background noise to build something that will change their life forever. Today’s guest is JF Brou and he did just that. JF just turned 30 and has already started six businesses one of them hitting over $1,000,000 in its third year. JF is the founder of Interstude, Exchange Your Life, Rep Your Flag Festival, Poutine Canada, TravelReadyStore.com, and Oui Are Entrepreneurs. All of these businesses are about creating experiences for the 19 - 24 age range of millennials to travel and create lifelong memories.   JF and I chat about how he built his businesses up, going through the hard times being a young bootstrapper, redesigning his business models to be location independent and the mentality shift needed to reach 7-figures. “I think it’s to the core of human beings growth. By giving the best experiences possible, you can totally change people's lives.”  JF Brou 02:25: How JF Balances Location Independence 04:10: JF Brou and the Success He Has Created Before 30 09:22: JF on Creating Mainly Events and Service-Based Businesses 12:25: Challenges with a Service Based Business 14:16: If You Received $10,000,000, What Would You Do? “I paid myself for the first time three and a half years after launching the company.” JF Brou Honorable Mentions: The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss Elon Musk 10 Million Dollar Question Article Contact Info: JFBrou.com Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

Andres Zuleta ~ Founder of Boutique Japan Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue Today listeners, we have a friend and another 7-figure location independent entrepreneur joining us from Austin, Texas. His name is Andres Zuleta and he is the founder of Boutique Japan, a high-end luxury travel service that creates amazing trips and experiences for travelers in Japan.   Today we dig into Andres’ experience starting two businesses that failed and then returning to the 9-5 life. Andres shares about the moment when he realized that he could no longer work for someone else, and made the leap to try his hand at entrepreneurship once again. He also shares the simple tactics he used, and continues to use, to grow Boutique Japan into the incredible business that it is today. “You shouldn’t be looking for these innovative business ideas necessarily. A lot of times, the best business idea is actually transferring your own skills that you have already validated in the real world, and turning that into a business.”  Andres Zuleta 02:14: Who is Andres Zuleta? 04:44: The Making of a Top Producing Salesperson 07:23: The Four Hour Work Week Enters Andres’ Life 12:43: Boutique Japan 18:39: Hitting 7-Figures in 3 Years 20:26: Starting it All From a Napkin 26:14: Andres’ Content Process 32:54: Building a 7-Figure Service/Events Business 37:29: Tips On Building a 7-Figure Location Independent Business “A fundamental thing, is work with the types of clients that you want to work with.” Andres Zuleta Honorable Mentions: ‘The Four Hour Work Week’ by Tim Ferriss https://tim.blog/overview/ The Tropical MBA Podcast http://www.tropicalmba.com/podcasts/ John Lee Dumas, founder of ‘Entrepreneur on Fire’ https://www.eofire.com/ Contact Info: Website: https://boutiquejapan.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boutiquejapan/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue What are the pictures in your mind that come up when you think of traveling the world with children?  Most people think of the challenges, the fears, the lack of support and the money.  Of course, you would need to be very rich to make this happen, right? Our guest today has been traveling the world almost non-stop with his wife for nearly 20 years and everywhere they go, their kids come along. And guess what? They don’t just have one or two kids. Not three or four...they have six!  Yes six, and they are one of the few truly nomadic/location independent entrepreneurs of the world that travel long term as a family and without a home base. On top of that, they are very successful in business, but they didn’t start out that way.  They started out as poor backpackers in their early years trying to get by while traveling the world, and they forged a life of their own when the world told them they were wrong. Now, people can’t wait to ask them how they did it! They are The Sundance Family and today the father, Ka Sundance, joins us from Slovakia to share about how he and his wife Katie made this dream a reality. “I felt like a lot of people, and I still feel a lot of people are living lies. Lies toward themselves, trying to live a life that is supposedly normal, but is making them unhappy.” Ka Sundance “Home is where the heart is, and my heart is with the family.” Ka Sundance 01:38: The Sundance Family 05:26: The Dawn of the Sundance Family as Entrepreneurs 06:32: The Sundance Family’s Decision to Go Raw Food and Vegan to Save Their Son’s Life 14:22: Finding Out a Baby is On the Way in South America, and Deciding to Keep Traveling 20:21: Ka’s Family Reaction to World Travel with Small Children 22:52: Ka On Making the Leap to Travel with Kids 26:57: How Ka and Katie Define Security for Their Family 31:40: Maintaining Healthy Long-Term Intimate Relationships while Traveling 38:37: Ka’s Dream for His Children 45:55: Tips on Growing a 7-Figure Location Independent Business “True security comes from within!” Ka Sundance Honorable Mentions: The Sundance Family YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/rawfoodfamilylife Clutiva Cultiva.org Days for Girls https://www.daysforgirls.org/ Contact Info: http://www.thesundancefamily.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SundanceFamily/

Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue Hang on entrepreneurs because I am excited about today’s guest. Joining us today is a woman who was ranked by Inc. Magazine as one of ‘The Top 27 Female Entrepreneurs Changing the World and her name is Jules Schroeder. Jules started her first six-figure company at the ripe old age of 18 and by the time she was 22 she had her first 7-figure company. She is the founder of Unconventional Life, which operates a podcast on the Forbes Under 30 Channel. Jules joins us today to talk about a variety of topics ranging from self-care to her amazing talent of improv singing.  We dig into some great ideas about how to better understand yourself as an entrepreneur, the ‘Hell Yes, or No’ game, and the near death experience that completely shifted Jules’ life. “I found that when it wasn’t a ‘Hell Yes’ it turned into being not a ‘Hell Yes’ experience. And when it was a ‘Hell Yes’, it truly was a ‘Hell Yes’ experience!” Jules Schroeder 01:32: Who is Jules Schroeder? 04:00: Jules on Self Care 06:47: Triggers to Recognize It Is Time for Self Care 10:49: On Healing Yourself After Being Sick 14:49: Jules’ As An Entrepreneur 24:21: Learning to Understand Yourself Better 26:22: The ‘Hell Yes, Or No’ Game 31:14: How to Tell if Your Business is Still a ‘Hell Yes’ 35:48: Jules’ Near Death Experience 43:13: Improve Singing “The degree to which one can hold massive success is also the degree in which one has held and continue to holds massive failure.” Jules Schroeder Honorable Mentions: Chosen Experiences http://chosenexperiences.com/ Five Element Acupuncture https://www.rennwellness.com/five-element-acupuncture.html DNX Conference https://www.dnxglobal.com/ Contact Info: http://unconventionallifeshow.com/ http://www.julesschroeder.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue “Do what you want, when you want, where you want, with who you want!” is the advice Nadav Wilf, successful entrepreneur, business coach, life enthusiast, and guest on our show today.  Nadav joins us today to chat about becoming freer in your decision making and tapping into the abundance of the world. He started out as a hustlin’ entrepreneur in his early twenties working hard to build sustainable businesses. After years of hard work he sold two of his businesses and hit the peak of his success, only to find out, that the dream he had chased all those years didn’t fulfill him. So he went on a mission to find out what did fulfill him. It took him on a journey that landed him on an airplane with Peter Diamandis going to meet Elon Musk. “Do what you want, when you want, where you want, with who you want!” Nadav Wilf 05:31: Who is Nadav Wilf? 13:14: Nadav’s Superpower 15:32: Moving From Building Business Based on Insecurities to Making Decisions with Peace of Mind 27:06: Nadav on Building a High Powered Network 33:50: Nadav’s Heros 35:36: The Daily Adventure “Feeling good is the destination.” Nadav Wilf Honorable Mentions: Imiloa Institute http://www.imiloainstitute.com/ DNX Conference http://www.dnxglobal.com/ Landmark Forum http://www.landmarkworldwide.com/ Jordan Brown and X Prize https://www.xprize.org/about/our-team/jordan-brown Peter Diamands http://www.diamandis.com/ Singularity University https://su.org/ Human Longevity Inc. http://www.humanlongevity.com/ Planetary Resources Inc. http://www.planetaryresources.com/ Elon Musk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk Hero X https://herox.com Gayle Jennings O’Byrne http://harrietfund.com/team/ The Rise of the Sheros by Nadav Wilf http://lifestyleperfected.co/rise-of-the-sheroes/ Contact Info: n@lifestyleperfected.co http://lifestyleperfected.co/ Instagram: nadavyluv

Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue He learned from a young age how to sell and negotiate business by getting haggled by Russian vendors. His family moved from Poland to the US to escape communism, and his parents took any job they could to survive. Seeing all this as a young man motivated our guest today to never want a job and keep moving forward as an entrepreneur, publisher, salesman, and one of the top Polish hip hop artists. His name is Tom Libelt. Tom joins us today from Chiang Mai, Thailand and shares about his life, his successes, and his mindset.  Tom seems like one of those guys with the Midas Touch, where everything he works on turns into gold. He has published around 2000 Kindle books, built a successful SEO business, owned a coffee shop, a retail store, a record label, created a documentary, and released two albums with five hits on top ten Polish radio.   “If you can’t sell, then you’re not in business. Marketing and Sales are the backbone of a company.” Tom Libelt 01:37: Why Tom Likes Chiang Mai, Thailand 03:27: Who it Tom Libelt? 10:52: Getting Ripped Off by Russians as a Kid 14:44: Tom on the Importance of Understanding Sales 17:12: Becoming a Top Hip Hop Artist in Poland 26:14: The Long-Term Travelers Timeline 27:09: Publishing Over 2000 Books on Kindle 29:06: Tom’s Midas Touch 32:31: Managing Stress Honorable Mentions: Your Own Way Out https://yourownwayout.com/ Travis Jamison https://twitter.com/Travis_Jamison We Create Online Courses Wecreateonlinecourses.com Tom’s Polish Hip Hop Group https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CciS217gCpE Contact Info: https://smartbrandmarketing.com/ http://libeltyseo.com/

Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue Could you imagine being in a bar in Singapore, having a few drinks and getting into a conversation with another guy at the bar about starting a business? The next night, you and your new found friend meet up and start working on the idea. Fast forward a few years and now you run a business generates over $1 million per year while living in your favorite city in the world. Our guest today is Mark Webster. Mark the co-founder of AuthorityHacker.com and HealthAmbition.com.  On the show today. Mark shares his story about meeting his now business partner and how they built their business up into a 7-figure location independent business.  Mark also discusses the science behind 6-figure launches, selling high-ticket 4-figure courses, and getting a half-million visitors per month to their website. “The more scarcity points we can create within a launch. The more sales we get, by a huge amount.” Mark Webster 01:27: Budapest, Hungry 02:30: What Mark Dislikes About Dubai 04:14: Meeting His Business Partner in a Bar 07:23: Authority Hacker 12:04: Selling Courses at High 4-Figures 15:18: Tactics to Get 500,000 Monthly Website Visitors 20:00: Mark on 6-Figure Product Launches 24:35: Do Payment Plans Really Increase Sales? 26:00: Transparency in Mark’s Businesses 28:02: Money Management in a 7-Figure Business 31:12: Paying Yourself a Salary 34:44: Mark on Work/Life/Travel Balance “When you’re moving from a six to a seven-figure business mindset, you’re going to have to relinquish control.” Mark Webster Honorable Mentions: NomadList https://nomadlist.com/ Hardcore History with Dan Carlan http://www.dancarlin.com/ Brian Dean founder of Backlinko https://backlinko.com/ VideoFruit.com https://videofruit.com/ Xero Online Accounting Software https://www.xero.com/ Authority Hacker Podcast https://www.authorityhacker.com/podcast-2/ Contact Info: https://www.authorityhacker.com https://www.healthambition.com/

Hey podcast listeners, we are making a special show for you guys about our 12-Day Productivity Workshop this coming October in Chiang Mai, Thailand. If you have been craving an environment where you can excel at getting A LOT done for your business in a short amount of time while collaborating with other established entrepreneurs, …then join us for a 12-Day productivity sprint designed for entrepreneurs to get real tangible results! In this show, we have a couple guests that have attended The Entrepreneur House in Chiang Mai and are returning again this year.  We get behind these entrepreneurs and learn more about the results they got from the experience, and why they decided to come back. First, we chat with Esther Jacobs. Esther is an international speaker and author. She has given more than 1000 keynote speeches, inspiring entrepreneurs and decision makers all over the world. She has also authored, published and contributed to sixteen books. Esther shares with us about her experience last year at The Entrepreneur House and what she is excited about this year. Our second guest is Omer Bar. Omer is the founder of  FBLab.co.il which is a marketing community for Hebrew speakers. We interviewed Omer earlier this year for one of my favorite interviews.  Omer chats specifically about how he created $25,000 from one of our productivity sessions!

He went from a kid getting beat up and bullied in Long Island, New York to building a successful hedge fund and hanging out with Richard Branson and Tim Ferriss.  He has dropped approximately $650,000 on personal development work and is working to create a global mindset shift. He is the founder of Mark More Marbles movement and podcast and his name is Brad Hart. On today’s episode, we get behind the story and mindset of such an accomplished individual.  We get to learn how Brad thinks, how he build a hedge fund that got 106% returns, and why he is crazy...or intelligent enough to spend so much time and money on his own personal growth. “Finally, you can get to this place where life happens just by the very virtue of you showing up. When Richard Branson walks into a room, millions of dollars start moving.” Brad Hart 02:23: San Diego’s Tech Scene 03:56: Who is Brad Hart? 12:20: Brad Meets Richard Branson 21:13: Why Brad Invested $650,000 Into Personal Development 27:08: Keeping Focus on the Bigger Picture 31:06: How Brad Releases Stress and Frustration 33:45: Building a Hedge Fund That Gives 106% Returns 42:06: What You Need to Build a 7-Figure Location Independent Business “One of my goals was to have ten $100 million+ mentors, and I have six now, including two well-known billionaires. So that’s pretty cool!” Brad Hart   Honorable Mentions: Organovo https://www.forbes.com/sites/gcaptain/2012/03/06/will-3d-printing-change-the-world/#3bf9bc3e3f7c Chattanooga, Tennessee USA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee Crypto Currency Cheat Sheet mrbls.co/mmmcrypto Wealth Dynamics Test http://mrbls.co/mmmwdconsults Contact Info: http://makemoremarbles.com/ Subscribe on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2