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

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2 “Marketing starts before a product is created…and that determines what you’re actually going to build.” Phil MacNevin Today listeners, we are joined by Phil MacNevin. Phil is the founder of a top-notch digital marketing agency called LiftMedia.co and a master at conversation funnels, product launches, and membership sites. Phil as spent years working side by side with Eban Pagan, one of the biggest names in the internet marketing world. From that experience, Phil decided to go out on his own and land some other big name clients such as Jordan Belfort from ‘The Wolf of Wallstreet’, Christian Michelson and the team from The Foundation. On this episode, we get the opportunity to pick Phil’s mind about conversation funnels, product launches creating a marketing plan and conversion funnel before a business is created, and his new podcast. Phil offers some key tips on what he learned from working with these high-level entrepreneurs, how he implements his knowledge into his business, and how you can too. “The most important thing as an entrepreneur no matter what you’re doing is to contribute value. That’s the number one thing.” Phil MacNevin 04:18: Phil Meets Evan Pagan 09:11: Key Takeaways Working For Eban Pagan 16:35: Phil on Conversion Funnels 21:27: Conversion Funnels for Podcasts Create a pre-launch list Run a contest to maintain position on the ‘New and Notable’ List on iTunes 24:24: Phil on Product Launches “If you are not thinking about how you are adding value to your customer's lives, then you probably should not be in business.” Phil MacNevin Honorable Mentions: Eben Pagan https://ebenpagantraining.com/ Automate and Convert Podcast http://liftmedia.co/podcast Tim Paige https://www.linkedin.com/in/timthepaige Jason Swenk https://jasonswenk.com/ Amy Porterfield http://www.amyporterfield.com/ Jordan Belfort http://jordanbelfort.com/ The Foundation https://thefoundation.com/ “The more that you can create value because you can, the easier it is to build authority.” Phil MacNevin Contact Info: http://liftmedia.co/ phil@liftmedia.co Twitter: https://twitter.com/philmacnevin Facebook https://www.facebook.com/philmacnevin

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2 “We were taught, ‘Follow your passion and the money will follow.’ but we were taught that in the framework of go to school and get a good job.” Katie Krimitsos On today’s episode, we are joined by the founder of BizWomenRock.com, Katie Krimitsos. Katie is the super passionate entrepreneur and movement builder that is working hard to help elevate female entrepreneurs to the next level of their game. Together the movement is a blog, a podcast, coaching, retreats, a popular Facebook group, and a business. Today we spend some time getting to know Katie on a more personal level. She shares with us the challenges of changing from a blue collar mentality to an entrepreneurial mentality and offers some really great suggestions on how others can do the same. She talks in detail about how to create a profitable retreat for community builders and how to create, manage, engage and make a profitable Facebook group. It is a highly passionate episode with a highly passionate female entrepreneur and one you won’t want to miss. “If you’re putting emotion and passion into something that is not making money, it’s not a business, it’s a hobby.” Katie Krimitsos 05:42: Learning the Entrepreneur’s Mentality 10:30: Lessons Katie Will Teach her Children About Entrepreneurship 1. Talk about money 2. Talk about abundance 3. Talk about educating people 21:25: How to Hose a Successful and Profitable Retreat 26:40: How to Grow and Monetize Facebook Groups 30:44: Tips and Tricks to Get FB Group Audience to Engage “Facebook groups allow you to engage in relationships in a dynamic way that not all platforms give you.” Katie Krimitsos Honorable Mentions: Podcast http://bizwomenrock.com/category/interviews-with-the-pros/ Contact Info: http://bizwomenrock.com/

“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 Schoberg is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of DropInBlog.  Jesse shares with us about how he started selling Thigh Masters online in high school and has been growing businesses ever since. ​ Throughout 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. ​ “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 18:50: 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 Freedcamp FormToEmail DropInBlog ​ Contact Info: ​ https://schoberg.net https://dropinblog.com  https://schoberg.net/#press