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

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

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