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Current Series: 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue What are some of the key skills needed to build a location independent business that pulls in over $1,000,000 a year? Would it surprise you if ‘building relationships’ was at the top of that list? Today’s guest answers that question telling us how important relationship building has been in his business. Nate Ginsburg is the founder of an Amazon business he recently sold for nearly $1,000,000. He started out 4.5 years ago and shares with us the incredible importance of relationships and why he values them at the top of his list when becoming successful. Nate talks about being broke and moving home in 2012 and how he built a truly location independent business that keeps him traveling the world while making a lot of money, and the importance of being a good person during this process. “Take the most advantage of the opportunity now, and when the time is right...get out and take your chips off the table to roll into whatever is next.” Nate Ginsburg 01:21: Nate on Ho Chi Minh City 02:31: Who is Nate Ginsburg? 08:55: The Key to Success for Building and Selling a $1,000,000 Business 11:32: Creating an Incredible Work Environment 16:45: The Future of Amazon 21:53: Nate’s Process of Selling His Business 25:38: What’s Next for Nate Ginsburg? 27:05: What it Takes to Build a 7-Figure Location Independent Business 33:24: Establishing and Maintaining Friendships with Entrepreneurs on a Higher Level Honorable Mentions: Pai, Thailand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pai,_Thailand Contact Info: http://www.nateginsburg.com/ Upperlimitventures.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 On the show today, we have a 28 year old serial entrepreneur who started out selling books online in his college dorm room. Over a short period of time, he created an Amazon business that sold over $20 million in the marketplace managing over 500,000 products and working with over 1,000 drop shipping suppliers. His name is Nathan Hirsch. Today we dive into Nathan’s story, how he has created so much success and his current focus, FreeeUp.com. Currently, FreeeUp services over 2,000 online businesses and will hit around $3-4 million this year. Nathan also shares some great tips on building a 7-figure business, hiring remote workers, and discuss the future of Amazon. “Drop shipping is a lot of quality assurance.” Nathan Hirsch 01:12: Who is Nathan Hirsch? 05:47: Management and Leadership Tips on Running an Online Business with 500,000 Products 09:46: Hiring a Large Team of Remote Workers 11:38: Nathan on Delegation Growth 13:03: Where is Amazon Headed in the Next 5 Years? 14:53: Amazon US vs. Amazon UK 15:54: Key Tips on Building a 7-Figure+ Digital Business? 17:55: What Nathan’s Typical Day is Like 20:17: The Importance of Diversification in Business Contact Info: https://freeeup.com/ Mention you heard about FeeeUp on The Entrepreneur House Podcast and get $1 off a worker's hourly rate forever! 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 Our world is changing every single day. The advancement in technology and business in the past five years has skyrocketed.  Today, guest runs a business that is on the front lines of all the tech, software and business development. His name is Peter Moriarty and he is the founder itGenius. Peter has been named one of Australia’s Top 10 Entrepreneurs under 30 by Smart Company multiple times. His company works as a partner with Google to take other businesses to the next level by smoothing out their systems, operation and automation. Today on the show, we will address how Peter grew itGenius to one of Australia's most recognizable businesses, how technology is affecting business today, and what Peter recommends to create a 7-figure location independent business. “You have to learn from these younger businesses. You have to learn from the Facebooks and the Googles and the Amazons...and start reinventing yourselves.” Peter Moriarty 01:24: Who is Peter Moriarty 08:24: How Peter Became Australia’s Top 10 Entrepreneurs Under 30 10:55: On Creating a True Location Independent Business 14:32: Tools Peter Recommends to Clean Up Operations 19:07: The Future of Tech and Automation 24:39: Why Fear Plays a Role for Peter When Keeping Up with Competition Honorable Mentions: Candice Galek http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/candice-galek/ DialPad https://www.dialpad.com/ Asana.com https://asana.com/ Podio https://podio.com Trello https://trello.com/ Slack https://slack.com/ ZenDesk https://www.zendesk.com/ GSuite https://gsuite.google.com/ Contact Info: www.itgenius.com itGenius YouTube Page https://www.youtube.com/user/itGeniusAustralia Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

The idea of setting up and running a business seems pretty self explanatory and really simple. You just find a product or service and give it to people. Why then do 90% of businesses fail?   On today’s episode, we welcome Philippe Bourdeau Founder of HammockUniverse.com.  Philippe has been selling hammocks online since 2001 and is now based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Throughout the show Phillippe and I discuss the growth of his business over the past sixteen years.  We go in depth about his automation and outsourcing process and towards the end of the show we get into the exact reason why 90% of businesses fail. There is a growth process in entrepreneurship that isn’t talked about enough and most of the time is very difficult to go through.  Philippe shares what worked and what didn’t work going through this process, and how he came out on the other end of it with an incredible business and an incredible experience.   “The natural tendency for an entrepreneur is that you think you can do everything yourself. You think you can do everything better yourself.” Philippe Bourdeau 01:33: Philippe’s Online eCommerce Business Hammock Universe 05:57: Selling Hammocks 08:08: After Building a 7-Figure Location Independent Business What Would Philippe Do Differently? 09:23: Phillippe’s Process of Outsourcing 12:16: Automating and Outsourcing Without Compromising Customer Service and Quality 22:17: Would Philippe Duplicate His Business Model? 23:20: The Period of Suffering Entrepreneurs Go Through 26:08: Tips on Life Balance and Keeping a Strong Character While Suffering Through the Entrepreneurship Process 31:20: Why Successful Entrepreneurs Stay in Chiang Mai 32:46: Arriving in Chiang Mai with No Contacts and Building a Power Network Honorable Mentions: Essentialism by Greg McKeown https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18077875-essentialism Upwork https://www.upwork.com Contact Info: https://www.hammockuniverse.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

Show 22 of 100 podcasts with 100 7-Figure Location Independent Entrepreneurs “Just start tracking everything. Just gather all the data you can in whatever activity you do.” Matt Diggity Today Matt Diggity joins us to tell us how he built a 7-figure SEO Location Independent business in four years. Matt is the founder of Diggity Marketing a very well respected SEO company that gets their clients ranked ASAP to catapult their business. On this episode, Matt and I chat about a few things that hit home for location-independent entrepreneurs. We talk about the home-based/travel life balance and Matt shares why he prefers a 60/40 split. Matt digs into the science of building and maintaining a 7-figure business with plenty of travel involved. Lastly, he shares about where SEO is headed and ways that you can manage your SEO to get better results. “There is no such thing as two identical websites in Google.” Matt Diggity 01:31: Why Matt Loves Chiang Mai? 02:50: Who is Matt Diggity? 06:15: What Diggity Marketing and Lead Spring Offers 09:19: Mastering Tracking and Testing 11:06: Tracking SEO 13:35: The Future of SEO vs. Google 15:39: Will Google Ever Fill Search Results with Only Advertisements? 16:09: What’s the 80/20 of SEO vs Google Ads? 18:07: Balance Work/Travel with a 7-Figure Location-Independent Business Honorable Mentions: 'The 4-Hour Work Week' by Tim Ferriss https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/368593.The_4_Hour_Workweek Matt’s SEO Conference http://diggitymarketing.com/chiang-mai-seo-conference/ Contact Info: http://diggitymarketing.com/ http://leadspring.org/ http://diggitymarketing.com/chiang-mai-seo-conference/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

Could you imagine running a business that has over one thousand events per year?  Many entrepreneurs struggle with running one event and have dozens of problems making it profitable. Today’s guest is Beri Meric the founder of Ivy. Ivy is a twenty-thousand member social university that exists in seven cities across the U.S and brings together people that are interested in entrepreneurship, arts, social impact, policy, well-being, science and philosophy. It was incredible getting into the mind of Beri and understanding how he makes a business like this work. His focus is on change and making a difference, and this is what drives the business. On the show we dig into how Beri and his partner started to grow Ivy. We discuss how the events for Ivy are managed, and talk about how they structure the business in a manageable way. Towards the end of the show Beri shares with us about what he thinks is most important when maintaining a business of this magnitude and how he can still run things from anywhere in the world. "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." — Quote on Ivy’s Website by Howard Thurman 01:29: Who is Beri Meric 12:22: Growing a Business to 100 Events per Month 17:30: Branding a Business Like This 19:26: Getting People to Join Ivy in the Early Days 27:10: Recognizing Leaders to Add to a Movement 28:20: What Many Entrepreneurs Should Consider When Creating Events 34:31: What Other Tribes/Communities Does Beri Belong To? 38:19: Tips for Building a 7-Figure Events Business and Keeping Your Location-Independence Honorable Mentions: Ivy.com https://www.ivy.com/ ‘Self-Made Man’ Podcast with Mike Dillard https://mikedillard.com/ Contact Info: https://www.ivy.com/ beri@ivy.com Ivy TV http://tv.ivy.com/ Ivy Magazine http://magazine.ivy.com/ Ivy Podcast http://tv.ivy.com/podcast/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

“So for me, it has always been about how much not only you are making net profit, but also how much you save.” Johnny FD Are you transparent with your business financial statements?  More and more entrepreneurs are starting to show how well or how poorly they are doing. They believe that it is essential to help other entrepreneurs grow.  A few to name are Pat Flynn from Smart Passive income, John Lee Dumas from Entrepreneur On Fire, Buffer with their open salary policy and Johnny FD from Travel Like a Boss Podcast. Today we get to talk with one of those entrepreneurs, Johnny FD. Johnny has had quite a bit of business growth in the past five years going from $600/month to over $300,000+ profit. He shares about this growth one month at a time on his blog JohnnyFD.com. Today, we get behind the entrepreneur that chooses to be transparent with his business. On top of that, Johnny has helped Chiang Mai become one of the digital nomad capitals of the world, started two successful podcasts and kept a work/life balance full of lots of success and lots of adventure. “I’ll work a lot for two to three months, then I’ll do almost nothing for two to three months and just travel.” Johnny FD 01:34: Why Johnny Loves Ukraine? 04:51: Balancing Growth Modes vs Passive Modes 05:52: Who is Johnny FD? 09:00: Johnny Writing His First Book ‘12 Weeks in Thailand - The Good Life on the Cheap’ 09:44: Why Johnny Believes in Being Completely Transparent With His Business Finances 12:27: Going From $600/month to $30,000/month 15:04: Rich vs. A High Paying Job 17:28: Johnny’s Thoughts on Current Investments Honorable Mentions: Johnny Blog http://www.johnnyfd.com/ Travel Like a Boss Podcast http://www.travellikeabosspodcast.com/ Invest Like a Boss Podcast http://investlikeaboss.com/ Johnny’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/JohnnyJ3N/featured Sam Marks http://investlikeaboss.com/ Nomad Summit http://www.nomadsummit.com/ Johnny FD Income Reports http://www.johnnyfd.com/search/label/Income%20Report Contact Info: http://johnnyfd.com Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

This is our 19th podcast interview of 100 entrepreneurs that have built successful location independent businesses that generate over $1,000,000 in annual revenue and today’s guest is the founder of Insider Internet Success, Kavit Haria.  Kavit started out as a musician and very intelligently learned that the majority of popular musicians were also master marketers. By understanding this, he applied it to his music career and his fame grew rapidly.  Kavit then began applying this to business building a successful automated business where he could step away for a year and travel the world while the business ran on its own.  Today, he shares how he did this. “The true definition of an entrepreneur is someone who can leave their business for a significant period of time, and their business still produces the same revenue, the same result.” Kavit Haria quoting Derek Sivers 01:10: Who is Kavit Haria 10:30: Using Marketing with to Become a Well Known Musician 14:19: The Process of Automating a Business to Take a Year Off 21:18: What Kavit Would Have Done Differently When Automating His Business 25:09: The Biggest School of Life is Traveling 26:31: What Entrepreneurs are Dropping the Ball On Today? “I empowered the lady running customer service to make the decisions that would cost up to $200 on her own so she didn’t have to ask me anything.” Kavit Haria Honorable Mentions: Derek Sivers founder of CD Baby https://sivers.org/ MySpace https://myspace.com/ Contact Info: http://insiderinternetsuccess.com Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

“I didn’t know doing a million was a very rare thing, for a business.” Dan Martell   He’s thirty-seven and has started and sold three multi-million dollar businesses. He has been an advisor to HootSuite and regularly rubs shoulders with the founders of Airbnb, Dropbox, Uber, Mark Cuban, and Richard Branson. He has been a mentor for over five-hundred startups, raised more than $2,000,000 for his own businesses, and has invested in over thirty startups...a few of those including Unbounce, Udemy, and Intercom. His name is Dan Martell, and he is a legend in the internet entrepreneurial world and he is joining us today as we dive into his life story. Dan will also share with us some essential tips on growing location independent businesses, why he disagrees with many businesses using the “freemium” business model, and what Dan does to be a power networker! Don’t miss a second of this episode!   “I’m an invest-in-myself, not buy-fancy-shit kind of guy.” Dan Martell   02:51: Drugs, Guns, Jail, and Dan Turning His Life Around 10:32: Dan’s Three Multi-Million Dollar Startups 12:18: What Keeps Dan Motivated? 15:04: When Dan Thought He Was Failing After Making $1,000,000 16:23: On Hiring a Business Coach 18:52: Why Dan Still Hires a Coach 20:55: Tips for Entrepreneurs Building Location-Independent Businesses 24:13: Maybe You Shouldn’t Be Giving Things Away for Free When Building Your Business 28:07: Creating Founder Dinners 33:44: What Does Dan Love About Helping Others?   “The more relationships you build, the more exciting life gets!” Dan Martell   Honorable Mentions: ‘E-Myth’ by Michael Gerber https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81948.The_E_Myth_Revisited Tim Sanders, former COO of Yahoo http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/tim-sanders/ ‘Love is the Killer App’ by Tim Sanders https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8997432-love-is-the-killer-app?from_search=true Taki Moore https://milliondollarcoach.com/ Dan’s Newsletter http://www.danmartell.com/newsletter Dan Martell Contact Info:https://www.danmartell.com/   Listen to More Episodes on The Business Method Podcast: https://thebusinessmethod.com

“A lot of times what I do is outsource the outsourcing.” Mark Podolsky Systems and automation, systems and automation, systems and automation! Entrepreneurs hear about it all the time. We want to implement them into our businesses, but “How?” is the question that always comes up in our overflowing minds.   For those of you that need and want to automate your business, even more you are going to love today’s guest. Mark Podolsky is the founder of LandGeek.com, Frontier Equity Properties, he is the host of three podcasts, he has built his own SaaS products to automate his businesses and built an outsourcing team in the Philippines that runs on its own. Mark is a master at creating large scale automated businesses where he only works three days a week and can take a month off of work whenever he wants. Today, we will dive into how Mark did this and he gives us a huge list of software and programs he uses and recommends. “I give myself a 30:1 Rule. Say for example it takes me 10 minutes to do that task. I will multiply that by 30, then budget that training time to teach somebody how to get rid of that 10 minutes for the rest of my life.” Mark Podolsky 01:42: Working While Walking on a Treadmill 02:44: Mark and Chris Talk Phoenix, AZ, USA 06:19: Who is Mark Podolsky? 07:10: Why Mark Invests in Land Online? 10:10: Building a SaaS for His Own Business 12:26: Mark’s Philosophy on Creating Systems and Automation 14:43: What Entrepreneurs are Missing When it Comes to Systems 15:47: Automation Tools That Mark Recommends 17:29: How Mark Outsources His Outsourcing? 23:30: Finding Great Virtual Assistants in the Philippines 23:22: Letting Go of Control to Automate Your Business 25:46: Signs You Need to Automate or Delegate Something 26:54: More of Mark’s Favorite Automation Tools 29:57: How Mark Automates His Podcasts 33:21: Mark on Cold Showers Honorable Mentions: Geek Pay https://www.geekpay.io/ Phoenix Digital Mailbox http://phoenixdigitalmailbox.com Been Verified https://www.beenverified.com/ Customer Relation Management (CRM) Airtable https://airtable.com/ Zapier https://zapier.com/ Fiverr http://fiverr.com Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com/ Basecamp https://basecamp.com/ Podio https://podio.com/ File This for Book Keeping https://filethis.com/ Profit First Method http://profitfirstbook.com/ Trello for Team Communication https://trello.com/ Smartsheet for Spreadsheets https://www.smartsheet.com/landing-b Slack https://slack.com/ Many Chat for Marketing Automation https://manychat.com/ If This Then That https://ifttt.com/ Zoom https://zoom.us/signin Deep Work https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25744928-deep-work Essentialism https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18077875-essentialism?from_search=true Searching for Bobby Fischer https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/383778.Searching_for_Bobby_Fischer?from_search=true Crwdboost.com https://www.crwdboost.com/ The Land Geek Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-land-geek-podcast-archive/id1040221974?mt=2 The Best Passive Income Model Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-passive-income-model-podcast/id962468381?mt=2 The Art of Passive Income Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-art-of-passive-income-podcast/id1125069143?mt=2 Contact Info: https://www.thelandgeek.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2