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

On today's episode, we welcome attorney at law David Lizerbram to the show. David is the founder of David Lizerbram & Associates a firm that provides high-quality legal services to entrepreneurs. David is also the and the host of Products of the Mind Podcast, a #1 ranked podcast about the intersection of business and creativity. Today we are bringing David on the show to chat about copywriting and trademark laws and why entrepreneurs need to know at least a little bit about this subject. Later in the show we also discuss how you can protect your brand and business assets. “Intellectual property law is a set of laws that were created to allow you to own things that you create just out of your mind…..at its very base it was created to reward innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship.” David Lizerbram 01:46: David’s Intro 02:33: Copyright Law 07:57: Trademark Law 10:32: Using a Trademark Internationally 14:52: When is it time to Trademark? 18:07: Social Media Law in 2017 22:12: How Far Can One Company Go in a Trademark or Copyright Lawsuit? 25:49: What Do We Do If We Have ‘Entrepreneur’ In Our Business Name? “A trademark is anything that identifies your business as the source of the goods and services that you provide.” David Lizerbram Contact Info: Website: productsofthemind.net Podcast Law Guide: podcastlawguide.com David's Podcast: http://lizerbramlaw.com/podcast/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

On today’s episode, Dr. Alexis Shields joins us to talk about the future of modern medicine. Dr. Alexis is a world traveling naturopath with an online business that specializes helping professionals reduce their health risks by monitoring blood work, diet, lifestyle, and supplements. Modern medicine today is shifting with new developments in health and science happening almost daily. Today, we know more about our food, water, and health than any generation before us and it is a very exciting time for health. Dr. Alexis and I talk about how she started her business as a naturopathic doctor online, why people are afraid of this new school of thought, what type of diet she prefers and monitoring the type of water we drink. For those of you that want to learn more about health, the future of medicine, and Dr. Alexis check out this episode. “Really what I am concerned with is helping people to maintain their health, and to do things to restore health,” Alexis Shields 02:30: Alexis’ Background 08:30: How Alexis Grew Her Online Medical Business 14:44: What’s The Difference Between Traditional Medicine and Naturopathic Medicine? 17:00: Why Are People Resistant to Naturopathic Medicine? 21:09: What Type of Diet Does Dr. Alexis Follow? 23:00: The Health Boom 25:37: Alexis on Water Quality "For entrepreneurs and CEO's the biggest thing that is plaguing people is stress" Dr. Alexis Shields Honorable Mentions: Clayton Cornell from Spartan Traveler http://spartantraveler.com/ Paleo Diet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic_diet Contact Info: http://dralexisshields.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DrAlexisShields Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

“Travel is really the ultimate education, it is the ultimate chance for reinvention.” Danny Flood On the show today we are joined by another modern day Indiana Jones entrepreneur that has been traveling non-stop while growing his business for the past six years, Danny Flood. Danny is the founder of Open World Magazine, Open World Podcast and the author of six books. What I like about Danny is that he really takes traveling, adventure, productivity and entrepreneurship to another level. The last time I saw him was in Thailand taking hot air balloon flying lessons so he could fulfill his goal of flying a hot air balloon around the world! Today, Danny shares about his journey as an adventrepreneur, some of the crazy travels he has been on, how he applies his adventurous mentality to being an entrepreneur and his new book. Danny also shares an interesting perspective on growth hacking, and some great tips on how he maximizes his personal development, free time and adventure in his life. “I take on adventures because it provides a new perspective on life….I just feel like I’m face to face with the raw essence of life.” Danny Flood 03:35: Danny’s Story 09:50: On Growing Your Network 17:59: Danny’s Short-Term Goals 21:55: Danny on Balancing His Time 23:55: Hacks to Grow Your Social Media 28:57: Danny’s New Book on Growth Hacking “If you really want to learn things very quickly, you should teach things.” Danny Flood Honorable Mentions: Scott Brills Ep.158 ~A Modern Day Indiana Jones Entrepreneur ~ Scott Brills http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/ep-158/ Gregory Diehl Ep.108 ~ Brand Identity Breakthrough ~ Gregory Diehl http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/brand-identity-breakthrough-the-new-book-to-be-launched-may-20th-gregory-diehl/ ‘Art of Learning’ by Josh Waitzkin http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/857333.The_Art_of_Learning Danny’s Books https://www.amazon.com/Danny-Flood/e/B00SOQXFEU Mass Planner http://www.massplanner.com/ Benny Lewis founder of Fluent in 3-Months https://www.fluentin3months.com/ “If you want to learn faster, you need to make at least 200 mistakes a day.” Danny Flood quoting Benny Lewis Contact Info: http://www.openworldmag.com/ https://www.instagram.com/openworldmagazine/ https://www.facebook.com/openworldmagazine https://twitter.com/dandanflood Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

“Position yourself to be THE choice, rather than A choice.” Jason Swenk “Position yourself to be THE choice, rather than A choice.” Jason Swenk On today’s episode, we are joined by the digital agency expert, Jason Swenk. Jason started off building websites online way back in 1999 and eventually grew that business from zero to a multi-million dollar agency selling it after 12 years. Today Jason shares with us his story about growing his digital agency business. He also shares some valuable tips on his growth and vision strategies. Then towards the end of the show, he gives us some recommendations on what both digital agencies and entrepreneurs should be doing in business today. “So many of us (entrepreneurs) try to do everything ourselves and it’s actually a mistake.” Jason Swenk 01:40: Jason’s Story 05:54: Key Tactics That Grew Jason’s Business Clarity ~ Know where you want to go, not just for yourself, but for your businesses’ team. Positioning ~ Position yourself to be THE choice, rather than A choice Offering ~ How can you get them to raise their hand first, to get them to opt in? 11:14: Steps to Have Between the First Contact of Clients and Selling Them the Big Product 12:54: What Are Entrepreneur Really Missing When it Comes to Growing Their Business? 15:02: How to Know When You’re Doing Too Much and Time to Hire 16:19: How to Avoid Being Comfortable in a Business 18:53: The Questions Jason Asks Himself Before Bed Each Night? 21:27: Podcast Recommendations 24:22: Where Jason is Headed in the Next 5 Years “Look at yourself in the mirror and say, ‘What do I do really well, and what do I need help on?’ and hire for that” Jason Swenk Honorable Mentions: Jason’s About Page http://jasonswenk.com/about/ Agency University http://jasonswenk.com/agency-university-terms/ Tony Robbins Podcast https://www.tonyrobbins.com/podcast/ Gary Vaynerchuk https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/podcast/ Jason Swenk YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/jasonswenk “That’s the cool thing about all your other competition, they’re not patient. And you can smoke them in the long run. You’re in a marathon, not a sprint.” Jason Swenk Contact Info: swenk.me http://swenk.me https://jasonswenk.com/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcHycBFrSxkPWyMTZ1s-74g Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jasonswenk Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

Today listeners we are joined by the founder of Craft Your Content, Elisa Doucette. Elisa has worked for years creating compelling content and writing for many businesses and publications such as The New York Times, Forbes, Yahoo, The Huffington Post and many, many more. Basically put, Craft Your Content helps authors and entrepreneurs sound smart by creating better content articles. On the show today we chat with Elisa about her journey learning to become a great writer, how she developed her skills to start writing for major publishings and why she decided to set out on her own and start a business helping entrepreneurs and authors do the same. And…we touch on why the is in Oaxaca, Mexico. 02:44: Elisa’s Story 10:13: How Much Has Content Changed in the Past 10 Years? 13:18: How Much Time Does Elisa Put Into a Really Good Piece of Content? 17:01: Mentally Getting Prepared for the Writing Process 24:32: Oaxaca, Mexico Honorable Mentions: Jodi Ettenberg founder of Legal Nomads http://www.legalnomads.com/about/ Forbes.com https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https://forbes.com/&refURL=&referrer= Tropical MBA http://www.tropicalmba.com/ Dynamite Circle http://www.tropicalmba.com/dc/ Trello as an Editorial Calendar by Elisa Doucette http://www.craftyourcontent.com/trello-editorial-calendar/ Glenn Allsopp with Viperchill http://www.viperchill.com/ Contact Info: http://www.craftyourcontent.com/ Twitter: @elisadoucette Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

“I think I probably would make more money if I would have just picked Amazon and just learned everything about Amazon, and then just rinsed and repeated. But, I think I would be really bored.” Derek Pankaew On today’s show, we have a really interesting story. Most entrepreneurs see entrepreneurship as a sense of freedom. In fact, freedom is one of their highest values. The idea to build something that is yours, make your own decisions and be independent of a boss. Today we chat with Derek Pankaew. Derek is a serial entrepreneur in the truest sense of the word. He has built multiple businesses from different countries around the world, one of his most recent selling t-shirts using only Facebook Ads and selling $600,000 in only 9-months. But guess what Derek is doing now? He’s got a job! No, not because he went broke, but because he wanted to. You see, Derek has a vision to build numerous multi-million dollar companies in his life. He really wanted to learn how to build a $100 million business. So he found a successful startup, moved to New York and landed a job to learn exactly how things are ran. It’s a great show and one that opened my eyes as a path for the typical entrepreneur. “Approach it (Facebook Ads) with the mindset that most of what you are going to do isn’t going to work, and be okay with that.” Derek Pankaew 02:08: Derek’s Story 03:45: Should you Attend University if You Want to be and Entrepreneur 07:25: Why Have You Built So Many Businesses Derek? 09:03: Derek On Team Building for Multiple Businesses 13:03: How Derek Created a $600,000 T-Shirt Business Using Facebook Ads 18:55: The Downfall of the $600,000 T-Shirt Business 21:50: Derek On Facebook Ad Marketing 26:16: A Business That Could Use FB Ads for Quick Success 27:24: Using FB Ads to Direct to Webinars and High Ticket Items 28:10: After All This, Why Would Derek Get a “Real Job”? “I want to find something that is already working, and follow that train of thought, to a destination that hasn’t been explored yet.” Derek Pankaew Honorable Mentions: ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ by Robert Kiyosaki http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69571.Rich_Dad_Poor_Dad Warrior Forum http://www.warriorforum.com/ ‘DotCom Secrets’ by Russel Brunson https://dotcomsecretsbook.com/get-it-free T. Harv Eker http://www.harveker.com/ Dan Andrews Ep.195 ~ The Real Dan Andrews http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/dan-andrews/ Contact Info: derek@pankeaw.com Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

“People really don’t care about how their problems are being solved, they just care about their problems being solved, at all.” Dan Schwartz On the show today, Dan Schwartz the founder of InvestorFuse joins us to tell us about the recent rapid growth of his business. Dan used to be a touring musician for a funk band and decided to leave that life to pursue his long-term dream of entrepreneurship. Two years ago, he created a SAAS business for real estate investors called InvestorFuse and it has nearly hit seven figures. Dan shares with us about how he grew the company so fast, what he is doing in year two compared to the first year. How he decided to control the growth of the business to perfect internal systems and he will also share some fun tips on maintaining zero inbox freedom. “It (InvestorFuse) was 100% controlled growth, and the reason why I wanted to go with controlled growth, is so we can dial in our internal team systems through that first year.” Dan Schwartz 01:52: Dan’s Story 07:42: Achieve Zero Inbox Freedom 12:50: Growing InvestorFuse 17:56: InvetorFuse’s Growth Fluctuations 19:39: Year 2 Growth vs Year 1 22:07: Biggest Lessons from Handling Rapid Growth From InvestorFuse “Bring on people you would regret not working with.” Dan Schwartz Honorable Mentions: ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ by Robert Kyiosaki http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69571.Rich_Dad_Poor_Dad Boomerang http://www.boomeranggmail.com/ FrontApp https://frontapp.com/ Unroll.me https://unroll.me/ Podio.com https://podio.com/ Contact Info: http://investorfuse.com Dan@investorfuse.com http://dasbeats.net https://clarity.fm/danschwartz1 Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

“Whether I am doing the interview or I’m the person being interviewed, my goal is to bring out as much helpful information for that audience member as possible.” Ben Krueger On today’s show, we are joined by the voice of Cashflow Podcasting, Ben Krueger. Ben joins us today to talk…you guessed it, PODCASTING! Cashflow Podcasting is not only a podcast, but it is a productized service that helps podcasters grow their audience, authority, and everything involved with the podcasting world. Today, Ben and I get into the nitty gritty of running a podcast. We chat interview psychology, the future of podcasting, how often businesses with podcasts should be publishing, and interviewing famous people. Ben shares his thoughts on what types of businesses should have podcasts, and which ones probably should not. Towards the end of the show, Ben will share some of his favorite podcasts, and some recommendations if you have a podcast or thinking about starting one. “They found that when they went to a weekly podcast as opposed to daily episodes, it actually increased both the number of opt-in’s they were getting and the number of actual customers they were getting out-the-end, from the podcast.” Ben Krueger 02:34: How Ben and Chris Prepare for a Podcast 05:06: Interviewing Famous People 06:29: Drawing a Blank While Interviewing Someone? 11:05: Ben’s Favorite Podcasts 16:43: The Future of Podcasting 22:35: Should You Start a Podcast for Your Business? 25:19: What Types of Businesses Should Not Use Podcasting? 27:42: How Often Should You Publish? 35:18: Ben and Chris Chat About Podcasting Hosting and Recommendations 38:25: Podcasting Hardware and Software Recommendations Honorable Mentions: Noah Kagan Presents Podcast http://okdork.com/podcast/ 'I Love Marketing Podcast' with Dean Jackson and Joe Polish http://ilovemarketing.com/podcasts/ 'More Cheese Less Whiskers Podcast' with Dean Jackson http://www.morecheeselesswhiskers.com/ Terrifying Robot Dog Podcast http://show.terrifyingrobotdog.com/ The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast http://podcasts.joerogan.net/ 'Leadpages - Conversion Podcast' with Tim Paige https://www.leadpages.net/blog/category/conversioncast/ Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com/ Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/theentrepreneurhouse Blubrry https://www.blubrry.com/ Sticher https://www.stitcher.com/ Google Play https://play.google.com/ Audacity http://www.audacityteam.org/ Skype Call Recorder http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/ Contact Info: http://cashflowpodcasting.com/ http://thepodcastchecklist.com ben@authorityengine.com Twitter: @BenWKrueger https://twitter.com/benwkrueger?lang=en Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

“It’s really more about the value that you deliver to clients rather than, what it actually costs you to put it into place.” Leon Bennetts On today’s episode, we welcome the founder of Rapid Contractor Marketing and young entrepreneur Leon Bennetts to the show. Today we will go through how Leon build his business talking about the tipping points that helped him along the way and why Leon still cold calls prospective clients today. He will give us some tips on high conversion landing pages, tell us why the hustle mentality doesn’t work for him and towards the end of the show Leon shares with us why he loves Melbourne, Australia, and why you should too! “If you build skills that can compliment each other, it dramatically increases your odds of success, and you don’t have to be an expert at any one of them.” Leon Bennetts talking about Scott Adams’ Talent Stack Concept 01:37: Leon’s Story 13:20: The Tipping Point for Leon in Business 15:49: Leon on Cold Calling and Why He Still Does It 17:36: Tips on High Conversion Landing Pages 23:03: Why the Hustle Mentality Doesn’t Work for Leon 30:10: Leon and Chris Discuss Melbourne, Austraila Honorable Mentions: The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss http://fourhourworkweek.com/ The Foundation by Dane Maxwell https://thefoundation.com/ ‘How to Fail at Almost Everything and Win Big’ by Scott Adams http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17859574-how-to-fail-at-almost-everything-and-still-win-big Pomodoro Technique https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique DCBKK http://www.tropicalmba.com/dcbkk-in-25-photos/ Contact Info: leon@rapidcontractormarketing.com http://www.rapidcontractormarketing.com/ http://www.leonbennetts.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

“The strength of a founder can become the weakness of a company.” Peter Keller On today’s show, we are joined by the eCommerce expert and founder of Fringe Sport, Peter Keller. Peter has been engulfed in eCommerce for the past seventeen years. He launched Fringe Sport back in 2010 and has grown it into a mid-seven figure business. This episode was exciting because Peter and I chat about something that I find very interesting, manufacturing and production overseas. Peter has spent a lot of time working with factories in Asia. He shares with us how to find factories that would be great partners, produce excellent products, and also how to spot those factories that treat their employees well. Towards the end of the podcast, Peter shares the difference between the 5, 6, 7 and Mid-7 figure mentalities. It is an excellent podcast with a brilliant business mind and one I highly recommend. The Goldie Locks Principle “You don’t want a factory that is way too small, you don’t want a factory that is way to big, you want a factory that is just right.” Peter Keller 03:06: Peter’s Story 04:54: eCommerce In the Early Days 16:29: How Peter Stayed Afloat When No Income Was Coming In 18:02: Growing a Team Then Scaling the Team Back 19:07: Becoming More Aware as a Leader 20:39: How Well do You Understand Your Own Business Processes? 24:16: Finding the Right Manufacturer in China 31:16: Finding an Ethical Manufacturer in China 39:36: 5-Figure vs. 6- Figure vs. 7-Figure vs. Mid 7-Figure Mentality 5 and 6-Figure's were the side hustle mentality 7-Figure's you really have to start thinking about how to leverage yourself and teaching your employees to do what you do Mid 7-Figure's the mindset becomes much more about leading and managing people “If you get poor quality products, it is your fault for not vetting the factory appropriately, for not communicating with the factory properly.” Peter Keller Honorable Mentions: Boys Life Magazine http://boyslife.org/ Living Direct https://www.livingdirect.com/ The Four Hour Work Week http://fourhourworkweek.com/ Alibaba https://www.alibaba.com EO-Entrepreneurs Organization https://www.eonetwork.org/ Toastmasters https://www.toastmasters.org/ Contact Info: https://www.fringesport.com/ peter@fringesport.com Twitter @petekeller https://twitter.com/peterkeller Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2