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

“Team building is the essence for creating a profitable, sustainable business model for the long-term” Paul Austin On today’s episode, we are joined by international entrepreneur and speaker, Paul Austin. Paul is the founder of TOEFLSpeakingTeacher.com and currently on a world tour speaking in many different countries about thinking bigger, expanding your thought process and productivity. He joins us on this episode to chat about the growth of his business and what he has learned about replacing himself. Paul and I also chat for a while about Chiang Mai, Thailand, This has been known for a few years as the digital nomad capitol of the world. Paul and I chat about the benefits of living there and what cities compare to it. 11:35: Paul’s Key Lessons About Replacing Himself in His Business 13:57: Essential Vehicles That Grew Paul’s Business 23:43: Paul and Chris Chat About Chiang Mai, Thailand “If you build a business around yourself, it makes it incredibly difficult to replace yourself.” Paul Austin Honorable Mentions: DCBKK http://www.tropicalmba.com/dcbkk-in-25-photos/ Ben Kruger Cashflow Podcasting http://cashflowpodcasting.com/ Clayton Cornell from 'Spartan Traveler' http://spartantraveler.com/ Contact Info: https://toeflspeakingteacher.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cosmo119 Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

“If you give people too many choices, then they choose nothing.” Quinn Zeda On today’s episode, we have the founder of Zeda Labs, Quinn Zeda on the show. Zeda Labs helps entrepreneurs sell more digital products and services using data-driven design & conversion tactics. Quinn has a brilliant mind about User Experience and User Interface, and today she will share some of her best tips and tactics for entrepreneurs and their website. What I’m really excited to share is Quinn’s story about taking 6-months off to build a solid brand for her business. She walks us through her journey of building this brand, why she spend so much time to hone in the specifics of her brand and what she and the Zeda Labs team learned along the way. It is a highly informative show especially if you have an interest in UX, UI and branding. Quinn’s Rule “One page, one goal. If you’re asking too many things at once, then you end up overwhelming your main goal.” Quinn Zeda 06:01: Quinn on Conscious Capitalism 11:03: Why Quinn Took Off 6-Months to Build the Zeda Labs Brand 13:07: Knowing That Your Branding is Headed in the Right Direction 19:35: Quinn’s Must Do’s to Create a Solid Brand 23:51: One Page, One Goal 25:15: Quinn Walks Us Through the Zeda Labs Design 26:29: Good and Bad Examples of One Page, One Goal Websites “Design doesn’t make a product valuable…design doesn’t turn crap into gold” Quinn Zeda Honorable Mentions: Peek User Testing http://peek.usertesting.com/ CraigsList http://craigslist.org Charity Water https://www.charitywater.org/ Do It In a Dress http://www.doitinadress.com/ “The website acts as an ambassador for you. So when it comes to online business, the strength of the customer relationship depends on the experience they have doing business with your ambassador.” Quinn Zeda Contact Info: https://zedalabs.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

On today’s episode we are joined by the power entrepreneur and founder of 40 Plus Style, Sylvia van de Logt. Sylvia is a huge proponent of both female entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs that are over the age of forty. She started her blog 40 Plus Style and has grown it to have 33,000 monthly subscribers and 500,000 monthly visitors. Today, Sylvia shares how she did this, how she monetizes her blog and how she is using Facebook to stay connected and in communication with her community. It is a great podcast with an incredibly experienced entrepreneur. 12:11: Sylvia on Adsense 13:25: 40PlusStyle Stats 14:25: Staying Connected and Building a Successful Blog and Community 17:13: Facebook Live to Connect to Your Community 18:45: The Next 5-Years for Sylvia 21:14: Sylvia’s Biggest Challenge as a Female Entrepreneur Contact Info: http://40plusstyle.com/ http://40plusentrepreneur.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

On today’s episode, we welcome professional digital nomad and founder of the Nomad Cruise, Johannes Voelkner to the show. Johannes has been creating events for entrepreneurs and digital nomads for years and he runs one of the largest Facebook groups for digital nomads called WebWorkTravel with over 16,000 members. A couple years ago Johannes got the wild idea to create a cruise across the Atlantic Ocean for just digital nomads. He launched his idea and got over 100 sign-ups in 3 weeks….the Nomad Cruise was officially born. Fast forward to today and Johannes and his team are running 2 cruises each year complete with workshops, masterminding, networking, sports and a whole lot of fun for those looking to spend a couple weeks at sea with some other bright minds and world travelers. 01:38: Cape Town, South Africa 05:33: Creating one of the Largest Digital Nomad Facebook Groups ~ WebWorkTravel 08:25: The Creation of Nomad Cruise 14:57: The Average Day on the Nomad Cruise 20:56: Johannes Most Important Lessons from Building the Nomad Cruise 22:55: Branding for the Nomad Cruise Honorable Mentions Jericoacoara, Brazil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericoacoara_Beach The Four Hour Work Week http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/368593.The_4_Hour_Workweek WebWorkTravel Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/webworktravel/ Contact Info https://www.nomadcruise.com https://www.facebook.com/nomadcruise/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

“Most people invest…being effected by fear and greed. The fear and greed index measure the emotion that drive the market.” Noah Laith Today listeners we are joined by the international real estate mogul and serial entrepreneur Noah Laith. Noah was born in Iraq but grew up in Amsterdam. His entrepreneurial drive kicked in at a very young age after the passing of his father. He felt the pressure to step in as the man of the household and he began building businesses at 18. Today, Noah has a real estate empire having done business in Dubai, Marrakesh, Amsterdam and Barcelona. We get into the mind of Noah and how he chooses which businesses to get involved in. He also talks about indicators that helped him completely avoid the crash of 2008 and the best market to be involved in today. Noah’s story is quite impressive and he offers some incredible tips to entrepreneurs while telling about how he became the entrepreneur that he is today. 02:15: Noah and Chris Barcelona 08:44: Finding Personal Growth as a Young Boy 18:05: Noah’s Economic Indicators and How He Predicted the Crash of 2008 23:42: Real Estate in Dubai 25:10: Noah’s Recommendation for Entrepreneur Interested in Real Estate 27:54: Extreme Real Estate Growth in Barcelona and Golden Visa Program 32:00: A Good Niche for Online Marketing 36:59: Outtakes with Noah and Chris Noah’s Most Important Tips for Entrepreneur 1. Mentor 2. Learn Everyday 3. Pay it Forward “Better to sell everything too early, than to lose everything.” Noah Laith Honorable Mentions: ‘Awaken the Giant Within’ by Tony Robbins http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25784056-awaken-the-giant-within?ac=1&from_search=true ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ Robert Kiyosaki http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69571.Rich_Dad_Poor_Dad CityScape Real Estate Conference http://www.cityscapeglobal.com/ The Golden Visa Program https://riereta.com/golden-visa-spain/ The Four-Hour Work Week http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/368593.The_4_Hour_Workweek?ac=1&from_search=true Contact Info: https://www.riereta.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

On the show today we are welcoming Vincenzo Villamena to the show. Vincenzo is the founder of OnlineTaxMan.com a company that handles taxes, trusts, estates and investing for US Expats, entrepreneurs, retirees and digital nomads. Vincenzo tells us his story of how he left a high-paying corporate accounting job in New York and headed to Argentina to start a new life and embrace some culture and adventure. He started as an accountant online and after a few years built Online Taxman into what it is today. During the show, Vincenzo shares with us about his experience investing in Medellin, Colombia. He talks about investing opportunities in Brazil and Colombia and the places he would spend an extra $100,000. We then talk about some lesser-known investment vehicles, foreign trusts. and asset protection for location independent entrepreneurs. 01:24: Medellin, Colombia 10:15: Real Estate Investing in Latin America 11:40: What Vincenzo Would Invest in with an Extra $100,000 13:45: Is it Difficult for a Foreigner to Invest in Colombia 14:57: Self-Directed IRA’s 20:17: Asset Protection for Location Independent Entrepreneurs 28:29: Vincenzo on Foreign Trusts Contact Info: https://onlinetaxman.com/ vincenzo@onlinetaxman.com Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

Today on the episode we have author and founder of Green Belly, Chris Cage on the show. Chris is a master trekker and entrepreneur creating a business around his passion and what he loves to do. After quitting his accounting job he went on a 10,000 mile backpacking trip through Asia, a 3,000 mile bike tour of New Zealand and a 6-month 2,185 mil hiking trek along the Appalachian Trail. What he noticed during his travels is that nutrition is a constant struggle for extreme adventurers like Chris. So he created a business that helps eliminate that problem. Thus, GreenBelly. Green Belly creates trekking and backpacking food packages using whole foods to feed the adventurers of the world the most nutritious, ready-to-eat meal on the planet. 01:26: Guatemala 03:54: Coming Up With the Idea For GreenBelly 08:58: Creating a Product in Mom’s Kitchen 16:44: Chris’ Book ‘How to Hike the Appalachian Trail’ 20:06: GreenBelly and Chris Get Mentioned on Joe Rogan’s Podcast 22:35 Building a Brand Honorable Mentions: Appalachian Trail http://www.appalachiantrail.org/home/explore-the-trail GreenBelly in Bicycling Magazine http://www.bicycling.com/food/greenbelly-peanut-apricot-meal-bar ‘How to Hike the Appalachian Trail’ Chris Cage https://www.amazon.com/How-Hike-Appalachian-Trail-Comprehensive/dp/152030062X/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&keywords=appalachian%20trailπ=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&qid=1488151767&ref_=mp_s_a_1_2&sr=8-2 Joe Rogan Ep. 921 - GreenBelly mentioned in first 0:45 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7L-KB__GxM ‘Traction’ by Gino Wickman https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QWLLV2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Contact Info: chris@greenbellybar.com https://www.greenbelly.co/ https://www.facebook.com/greenbellymeal https://www.youtube.com/user/PunkfortheSoul/videos Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

On today’s show we welcome world traveling digital nomad and serial entrepreneur Jesse Schoberg to the show. Jesse is the founder LJHost.com. LJHost is a development agency that he started in 2001. Jesse shares with us about how he started selling Thigh Masters online in high school and has been growing businesses ever since. Through out the interview we talk about hiring in Ukraine vs. America, recruiting and work/life balance. Jesse shares in thorough detail about his hiring process, and then chats a bit about why he thinks Slack is completely inefficient. Lastly, Jesse shares the details about his newest project Crickets.org a business dedicated to informing people about edible crickets and insects as an alternative source of protein. It is a high-energy podcast and a very good time chatting with Jesse. “I was selling Thigh-Masters on Ebay when I was sixteen!” Jesse Schoberg “Project management systems are so much more efficient than using Slack because everyone can actually get their work done instead of sitting in the chat room all day.” Jesse Schoberg 01:29 Panama City 05:53: Hiring Domestic vs. Abroad 14:15: Jesse Shares His Recruitment Process 18:23: Jesse on Why Slack is Inefficient 18:00: What Works Better Than Slack 22:47 Jesse on Work-Life Balance 25:41: Stopping the Work to Enjoy Life 29:15 Diversification on Your Projects/Businesses 31:08: Jesse on Edible Crickets Honorable Mentions: Basecamp https://basecamp.com/ Freedcamp https://freedcamp.com/ FormToEmail https://formtoemail.com/ DropInBlog https://dropinblog.com/ Contact Info: https://schoberg.net http://ljhost.com/ http://crickets.org/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

“Take everything you hear about SEO with a very serious grain of salt” Karl Kangur On today's show, we have one of the youngest serial entrepreneurs I have ever met as a guest. His name is Karl Kangur. Karl is only just 20 years old. But, don’t let his age fool you. He has been in the entrepreneurial game for eight years already. He started out hacking away at the age of 12 on his family’s home computer. The main reason he did this? To support his family. Karl is from Estonia and his family came across a time when money was tight and there weren’t many opportunities in the economy. So Karl, as a young boy did what any ambitious son would do. He found a way to make money and help his family out. Fast forward 8 years later, Karl just wrapped up selling his business which he picked up 13 months earlier and grew it 1000%. But get this, this wasn’t the first business he sold. He has sold a couple others and has been growing as an entrepreneur at rapid rates. Karl shares about buying and selling a business at a rapid rate, the highs and lows of this process and tips on making sure the sale went as smoothly as possible. 02:04: Karl’s Starts Working Online at the Age of 12 07:16: Acquiring and Selling a Business in 13-Months 11:55: Key Lessons from Growing a Business 1000% in One Year 17:46: Things To Handle Beforehand if You Want to Sell Your Business 19:56: Essential SEO Tips for 6-Figure Entrepreneurs Honorable Mentions: DCxSaigon Conference http://www.dcxsgn.com/ KISS Metrics https://www.kissmetrics.com/ Backlinko http://backlinko.com/ Contact Info: karl@resultcompas.com mrr.media Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

On today’s episode we welcome Mike O’Donnell the founder of CaveTools to the show. Mike and I dig into his story growing CaveTools into a 7-figure business. What is great about this episode is Mike really opened up to describe is process on creating effective SOP’s, using the 80/20 Method for marketing, a new thought on content. Towards the end of the podcast Mike shares his thoughts on the difference between the 5-figure, 6-figure and 7-figure mentalities. He also offers his thoughts on what it would take for him to reach 8-figures in his business. 13:34: Mike on Effective SOP’s 14:07: Training Your Team to Follow SOP’s 17:36: What Most Businesses Miss with Operations 18:54: Mike on 80/20 Marketing 21:32: Would you Pay $100 for One Piece of Content? 27:05: YouTube Marketing 27:58: Mike’s KPI’s for Marketing 31:24: 5-Figure vs. 6-Figure vs. 7-Figure Mentalities What do most entrepreneurs miss when it comes to Operations? “Process” Mike O’Donnell “Would you go spend $100 on one piece of content? Until that conversation, I probably would have been like, ‘Hell no!’” Mike O’Donnell “Five-figures, your strategy is the quickest way to money. Six-figures is more about delegation, starting to build the team around you and letting go of control. To grow from six-figures to seven-figures is more about breaking down yourself.” Mike O’Donnell Honorable Mentions: Sovereign Academy/Blacksmith Camp DC Dynamite Circle ‘Top Grading’ by Bradford D. Smart http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/915182.Topgrading ‘Who: The A-Method for Hiring’ by Geoff Smart http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9344385-who?ac=1&from_search=true ’80/20 Sales and Marketing’ Perry Marshall http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17214272-80-20-sales-and-marketing?from_search=true Josh Dunlop http://joshuadunlop.com/ Contact Info: https://www.facebook.com/CaveToolsGrilling Mike’s Personal FB Page https://www.facebook.com/Michael.C.ODonnell2 CaveTools YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/GrillBrush Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2