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

“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

“Training your attention is like training a muscle, and I believe training your attention is some of the most important work you can do!“ Jiro Taylor On the podcast today, I am very happy to introduce entrepreneur, personal growth leader, and flow state master Jiro Taylor. Jiro is the founder a movement that helps entrepreneurs grow personally and find a deeper awareness in their work and lives. It is called FlowState Collective. Today we will learn why Jiro dissolved a very successful company after creating a high level of income in a very short period of time. It can be a bit counter-intuitive to leave hundreds of thousands of dollars on the table to follow your passion. This is exactly what Jiro did, and he shares why it was one of the best decisions of his life. For those of you out there that are in this spot, and are wanting to make a leap into the next stage in your life, this is the episode for you and those that want to learn more about the science of flow state, this episode is for you. “The cost of that (distractions) could take up to 20 minutes to get back into that previous state of flow.” Jiro Taylor 01:49: Jiro’s Story 13:13: Deciding to Step Away From a $400,000/Year Business 22:39: Is Stepping Away From Your Business a Good Decision 26:43: What is Flow State? 28:46: Ways to Get Into Flow State 32:00: What is Front Loading the Thinking? 37:30: Difference Between Flow-State and Presence “As we evolve…what we demand from life changes. And for me, that was reflective of the amount of value I could provide” Jiro Taylor Steps to Become Better at Flow-State 1. Prioritize It 2. Flow Follows Focus, Focus is the Doorway to Flow 3. Mindfulness and Single-Tasking “I actually design my whole life to be in flow-state as much as I possibly can.” Jiro Taylor Honorable Mentions: Flow State Collective Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/tfpp-flowstate-collective/id1049563447?mt=2 Contact Info: jiro@theflowstatecollective.com http://www.flowstate.co http://www.flowtribe.co/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

“Everything that we know about ourselves, everything we think about ourselves, but also everything we think about the world is a narrative that we tell in a particular way.” Jeremy Hendon On today’s show, we have the serial entrepreneur and co-founder of three online magazines, Jeremy Hendon on our show. Jeremy has built multiple six-figure businesses, is an expert in and storytelling, and a brilliant mind to learn from. Today, we get to hear the story behind the man. We chat about Jeremy’s success mentality, and the first three businesses he built, selling two of them in just a few short years. Towards the latter part of the show, Jeremy dives deep into narrative and the importance of using narrative in business. He divulges into the psychology behind the stories that we have as people, and how you can apply this to your business to attract more clients or customers. “Narratives really do change the way we interact with the world and the way the world interacts with us.” Jeremy Hendon 01:30: Jeremy’s Story 17:19: Jeremy on Success Mentality 22:08: Narrative and It Affects a Persons Stories and Myths 35:36: Are Entrepreneurs Good at Narrative? 36:51: Examples of Good Narrative “One of the ways big companies don’t keep up with social media, is they don’t realize that their customer’s narrative is changing constantly.” Jeremy Hendon Honorable Mentions: Paleo Living https://paleoliving.org/ ‘Sapiens’ by Yuval Noah Harari http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens Joseph Campbell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell Eugene Schwartz http://www.mindvalleyinsights.com/eugene-schwartzs-8-rules-of-great-copywriting/ ‘The Boron Letters’ by Gary Halbert http://www.thegaryhalbertletter.com/Boron/BoronLetterCh1.htm Steve Jobs iPhone Launch Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7qPAY9JqE4 Old Spice Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE The Blaze http://www.theblaze.com/ Uber https://www.uber.com Contact Info: http://jeremyhendon.com/ http://paleomagazine.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

“Training your attention is like training a muscle, and I believe training your attention is some of the most important work you can do!“ Jiro Taylor On the podcast today, I am very happy to introduce entrepreneur, personal growth leader, and flow state master Jiro Taylor. Jiro is the founder a movement that helps entrepreneurs grow personally and find a deeper awareness in their work and lives. It is called FlowState Collective. Today we will learn why Jiro dissolved a very successful company after creating a high level of income in a very short period of time. It can be a bit counter-intuitive to leave hundreds of thousands of dollars on the table to follow your passion. This is exactly what Jiro did, and he shares why it was one of the best decisions of his life. For those of you out there that are in this spot, and are wanting to make a leap into the next stage in your life, this is the episode for you and those that want to learn more about the science of flow state, this episode is for you. “The cost of that (distractions) could take up to 20 minutes to get back into that previous state of flow.” Jiro Taylor 01:49: Jiro’s Story 13:13: Deciding to Step Away From a $400,000/Year Business 22:39: Is Stepping Away From Your Business a Good Decision 26:43: What is Flow State? 28:46: Ways to Get Into Flow State 32:00: What is Front Loading the Thinking? 37:30: Difference Between Flow-State and Presence “As we evolve…what we demand from life changes. And for me, that was reflective of the amount of value I could provide” Jiro Taylor Steps to Become Better at Flow-State 1. Prioritize It 2. Flow Follows Focus, Focus is the Doorway to Flow 3. Mindfulness and Single-Tasking “I actually design my whole life to be in flow-state as much as I possibly can.” Jiro Taylor Honorable Mentions: Flow State Collective Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/tfpp-flowstate-collective/id1049563447?mt=2 Contact Info: jiro@theflowstatecollective.com http://www.flowstate.co http://www.flowtribe.co/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2 “The key to anyones success is, honestly reflecting on and understanding where your weaknesses are.” Idahosa Ness On today’s episode we are joined by the musician, artist, creative genius and founder of The Mimic Method, Idahosa Ness. The Mimic Method is a system of learning a foreign language that uses sounds and accent before learning the words of a language. Idahosa came up with this concept while practicing music in Brazil. This is the way children learn to speak, and learn rapidly, why couldn’t adults do it too? Fast forward to today, and The Mimic Method has helped thousands of students grow their language skills. Idahosa chats with us today about the ups and downs of growing this business, his own personal struggles of team building and we also chat about life/business philosophy. 01:26: Idahosa’s Story 05:39: How Idahosa Grew the Mimic Method 10:12: Understanding Your Weaknesses to Grow Your Team 14:27: Managing the Working in Sprints with Life Balance 18:14: Idahosa on Letting Go of Control for Business and Personal Growth 25:33: Idahosa on Product Invention and the Idea of Quadrupling Down on It 28:16: Idahosa on Life Philosophy 32:56: Chris and Idahosa Talk About Lisbon, Portugal 39:46: Podcast Recommendations “Really it does come down to hiring early…if you have any ambition to do anything significant, it will inevitably involve other people. Therefore, you need to learn how to work with other people.” Idahosa Ness Honorable Mentions: ‘Traction’ by Gino Wickman http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8549192-traction Personality Tripology ‘Please Understand Me’ David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/104191.Please_Understand_Me Benny Lewis founder of Fluent in 3 Months https://www.fluentin3months.com/ ‘Innovators DNA’ by Jeff Dyer http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10054210-the-innovator-s-dna?from_search=true ‘Principles’ by Ray Dalio https://www.principles.com/ Paul Austin The Psycadelia Podcast https://thethirdwave.co/ “Values are the most important thing to hire for.” Idahosa Ness Contact Info: http://www.MimicMethod.com FB Page https://www.facebook.com/mimicmethod/

On this episode, we are joined by a good friend Kean Graham. Kean is the founder and CEO of MonetizeMore. MonetizeMore helps businesses optimize their ad revenue to its full potential. Kean shares with us how he built his business to have 300 clients and 71 remote employees. We will learn about how Kean manages his employees, important leadership lessons and decisions he uses and towards the end of the podcast, Kean will share some tips on how you can increase your ad revenue. Kean was calling in from Cape Town, South Africa, so he also shares about why he enjoyed Cape Town so much. “Be more of a Yoda, instead of a Superman type of leader.” Kean Graham 01:35: Cape Town, South Africa 12:35: Kean on Managing a 70+ Person Remote Team 16:57: Keeping a Core Culture Amongst a Large Team 19:03: Lessons On Leadership Building a Large Remote Team 20:17: Being a Responsive Leader While Removing Oneself From the Business 25:26: Kean’s Must Do’s to Increase Your Ad Revenue Implement an Ad Server Implement the Premium Version of Adsense (Google Ad Exchange) Implement Header Bidding Honorable Mentions: Richard Branson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson PennySaverUSA.com https://pennysaverusa.com/classifieds/usa/california/index.html?gclid=CjwKEAjw_PfGBRDW_sutqMbQsmMSJAAMpUapsW-2YDZrA50-OIqxY_duKgWE9CjgQgac2iHa597zzBoCbLzw_wcB Online Classified Media Association http://www.icmaonline.org/members Double Click for Publishers https://www.google.com/dfp Google Ad Exchange https://www.google.com/adx Contact Info: Kean@monetizemore.com Twitter: @monetizemore https://twitter.com/monetizemore http://www.monetizemore.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MonetizeMore/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/3029488?pathWildcard=3029488 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQI2U5c8n9bmEd_rv5K2s9g Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2 “I think it’s really important to hire a good tax accountant, and I think this is a mistake that a lot of entrepreneurs make.” Sophia Bera On today’s episode, we are joined by the media hacker and financial planner for Generation-Y and the Millennials, Sophia Bera. Sophia founded Gen-Y Planning to cater to an underserved niche in the financial planning world. After hearing many times from experienced financial planners that it would be a horrible idea to serve this market, Sophia started the business anyway and nailed it! On the show, we get behind the mind of Sophia and where the younger generation should put their money. We also talk about some really great investments for the younger entrepreneurs and digital nomads that are listening. We will address the importance of saving, investing, and setting some financial goals to diversify your income. Sophia also talks a lot about her media coverage. She has been featured on dozens of popular media outlets. She will share some of her hacks to get ‘in’ with the media and exactly how she did it. 05:49: Sophia and Chris Discuss ‘Taboo Rules’ Around Money 15:23: Gen-Y Planning Business Model 18:32: Sophia’s Strategy to Get in the Media 25:14: Case Studies for Entrepreneurs and Digital Nomads That Want to Invest I’m an entrepreneur with $60,000 in personal income. I spend less than $20,000 in expenses. What should I do with my money? I am a coder that is living paycheck to paycheck and has about $15,000 in gold and silver with $2000 in monthly income. What should I do with my money? I am an entrepreneur that has a software business and making over $100,000 in personal income a year? What should I do with my extra money? 36:09: What is Sophia Investing In? Honorable Mentions: HARO https://www.helpareporter.com/ SEP IRA http://www.businessinsider.com/save-for-retirement-if-i-earn-too-much-for-a-roth-ira-2016-6 Self-Directed IRA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-directed_IRA Health Savings Account http://genyplanning.com/2014/11/19/hsas-for-millennials/ Contact Info: http://genyplanning.com http://genyplanning.com/apply https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2NCbmSGofHzcoAQFHDM5iitwcwVNDgUn4kiq02iXuP-JsoA/viewform https://www.facebook.com/genyplanning Twitter: @sophiabera https://twitter.com/@sophiabera

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2 “It’s unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money, that’s all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything.” James Schramko Today listeners we are very excited to welcome James Schramko to the show. James is a super serial entrepreneur and founder of the Superfast Business Community, the Superfast Business Podcast, and the Silver Circle. James has been a salesman and entrepreneur for years and has worked and helped many very successful entrepreneurs take their business to an even higher level. Today we will get to know James on a personal level and really dive deep into his knowledge about sales and community building. James has trained hundreds of entrepreneurs and understands the science behind building an extremely loyal tribe. What is the key to success that James uses to build this loyalty? We will find that out on the podcast. “I’ve got the key ingredient you need to be a community builder, and that is being responsible.” James Schramko 01:44: James’ Story 04:41: How James Became the Top Salesman at BMW and Mercedes in Australia 14:40: James on Community Building 20:00: How to Create a Culture of Bonding and Brotherhood Amongst Your Team 25:47: James on Time Management 30:00: What the Future Looks Like for James 31:41: Tips for Community Builders “A sale is the process of change from one situation to a better alternative situation….that’s it!” James Schramko Honorable Mentions: SEO Partner http://www.seopartner.com/ Spin Selling by Neil Rackham http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/833015.SPIN_Selling Brian Tracy’s Psychology of Selling http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/115625.The_Psychology_of_Selling How to Master the Art of Selling by Tom Hopkins http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225390.How_to_Master_the_Art_of_Selling James Dyson http://www.dyson.com/community/aboutdyson.aspx The Warrior Forum http://www.warriorforum.com/ Optimize Press https://www.optimizepress.com/ Atlas Shrugged http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/662.Atlas_Shrugged Contact Info: https://www.superfastbusiness.com/ http://www.silvercircle.com/ http://www.superfastbusiness.com/tag/podcast/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes “It’s funny, you describe me as an entrepreneur at the top. And, sometimes I don’t think of myself as an entrepreneur.” Dan Andrews On today's episode, we are joined by one of the leaders in the location independent movement Dan Andrews. For those of you that aren’t familiar with Dan, he is the host of the Tropical MBA Podcast and the co-founder of the Dynamite Circle. Dan’s podcast happens to be one of the most popular podcasts for location independent entrepreneurs. The Dynamite Circle or DC for short is a private online community also for location independent entrepreneurs. Here is what is exciting about having Dan on the show. He is one of the key leaders of a movement that is transforming the way people work and live . Dan and the members of the DC are redefining lifestyle business. Think about the book 'The 4-Hour Work Week' and picture 1000 actual case studies from that book. That is the DC. The members live in cities and countries all over the world, running 5,6,7,8 figure businesses from their laptops with a remote team of international workers, and choosing where they want to go and when they do it. They live life and create business on their own terms. Today we will dig into Dan’s story and dig into the science of what it takes to build a location independent community like this. One community, I am proud to be a member of. We also get to know Dan on a more personal level, you can tell on the show that he is a very deep thinker and we get the chance to ask him some questions, that intrigue his thought process to understand why he does what he does. “What started as a community of people that left corporate life, ended up as a community of business leaders.” Dan Andrews speaking about the DC Community 02:43: Dan and Chris on Barcelona 07:00: Dan on Being a Seasoned Podcaster and Entrepreneur 09:37: Dan’s First Business 15:31: Why Would an Entrepreneur Sell a Good Cash Flowing Business? 18:08: The Dynamite Circle Today 29:43: Biggest Takeaways From Building the Dynamite Circle 31:53: The Biggest Challenge of Building the Dynamite Circle 34:29: Where is the Dynamite Circle and the Tropical MBA Headed? “When you have lots of liabilities….you sometimes think, you ought to get out while the gettin’ is good!” Dan Andrews Honorable Mentions: The Dynamite Circle ‘The 4-Hour Work Week’ by Tim Ferriss ModernCatDesigns.com John Jonah with Internet Business Mastery Podcast Tropical MBA Blog and Podcast Arnis Dan Norris Simon Black “I realized that….people wanted to travel and leave the conventional career path so bad, that they were willing to become interns if it meant they could get out of their jobs. .” Dan Andrews Contact Info: http://www.tropicalmba.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tropicalmba Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2