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

“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

On today’s episode, we are joined by Casey Ames the founder of Harkla. Harkla is a newer business that focuses on creating and delivering high-quality products for special-needs children and children with Autism. Today, Casey shares about his journey starting and growing Harkla for the past fourteen months. Harkla and Casey have experienced a rapid spike in growth their first year hitting $260,000 in revenue. Casey shares the up’s and down’s of this story and we wrap up the podcast learning about Casey’s thought on why we should avoid famous 10,000-hour rule. “The foundation of a good sales funnel is good copywriting.” Casey Ames 03:50: Starting Harkla 09:59: Experiencing Rapid Growth in Year 1 12:57: Handling Year 2 and Lessons Learned From Year 1 13:53: On Harkla’s First Hire 16:45: Growing a Facebook Group 18:29: Tips on Advertising on Google 19:43: Casey on Sales Funnel Creation 24:14: Why You Should Avoid the 10,000 Rule “Look at the top rated critical review on Amazon. It is usually the most intelligent review” Casey Ames Honorable Mentions: Chris Guthrie http://upfuel.com ‘The Four Hour Work Week’ by Tim Ferriss Podcast – The Tim Ferriss Show Drew Sanocki Nerd Marketing http://www.nerdmarketing.com/ “Why You Should Ignore the 10,000 Rule’ by Casey Ames http://caseyames.com/10000-hour-rule/ Contact Info: Twitter https://twitter.com/caseyames https://harkla.co/ https://www.facebook.com/harklaproducts Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

“Many people don’t weigh the importance of…expanded associations. How do I get around people, that are playing the game 1,2,3 or even 10 levels higher than I am?” Dave Aarons Today listeners I am happy to introduce the PPC expert and founder of Unbundled Attorney, Dave Aarons to the show. Unbundled Attorney, is a premium lead generation service that delivers leads for those in the legal industry. Dave started his entrepreneurial career in the network marketing industry first becoming an expert at sales and marketing. After realizing he was still trading time for dollars he began to shift his mindset and look for ways to earn residual income and gain more freedom. Dave has been running a lead generation business for over five years and now has the time a freedom to live where he wants to and how he wants. On today's episode, we will dive into PPC for 2017. Dave addresses how he is using this for his business, shares some great tips on maximizing PPC to work for you. Later in the show, he then talks about his strategy to grow his network and mindset. “Who are the people that I want to get around the most, that are going to hold me to that next level and then, how can I get around them?” Dave Aarons 01:33: Buenas Aires, Argentina 15:18: Dave on PPC 20:45: Google Search vs. Bing Search Engine 24:16: Leadership and Appreciation in Company Culture Honorable Mentions: Gary V. https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ Tim Ferriss http://tim.blog/podcast/ Neil Donald Walsh http://www.nealedonaldwalsch.com/ Kimbal Musk (Elon Musk’s Brother) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimbal_Musk Tony Robbins https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ Bryan Bayer https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-bayer-9981b9/ Jim Rohn https://www.jimrohn.com/ ‘The Art of Exceptional Living” by Jim Rohn http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/657773.Jim_Rohn ‘Challenge to Succeed’ by Jim Rohn https://www.amazon.com/Challenge-Succeed-Jim-Rohn/dp/B0012E3UQY ‘Cultivating Unshakable Character’ by Jim Rohn https://www.amazon.com/Cultivating-an-Unshakable-Character/dp/B0009X4ZY0/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488937419&sr=1-2-spell&keywords=cultivating+unshapable+character Contact Info: Unbundled Attorney https://www.unbundledattorney.com/ https://immigration.unbundledlegalhelp.com/ Twitter: dave_aarons...https://twitter.com/dave_aarons Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2

On today’s episode, we are featuring the founder of ZenMaid, Amar Ghose to the show. Today, Amar and I chat about Thailand, the strategies that he used to grow ZenMaid, his private Facebook group, and podcasting. Amar was calling from is temporary home on the island of Ko Phangan. He shares with us what life is like on a daily basis there. We then chat about how he uses his business to build a tight-knit community of other entrepreneurs that have maid service businesses and how he converts them into clients. And lastly, we both talk about getting a great podcast started. 01:11: Ko Phangan Island, Thailand 10:25: Strategies Used to Grow ZenMaid 16:48: Tips on Growing a private Facebook Group 22:43: Amar and Chris Talk Podcasting Honorable Mentions: Ko Phangan Island , Thailand http://wikitravel.org/en/Ko_Pha_Ngan Scott Adams http://blog.dilbert.com/ Anthony Fasano Content Marketing Equation http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/ep-149-the-content-marketing-equation-anthony-fasano/ Contact Info: amar@zenmaid.com http://www.zenmaid.com/ http://unitedstatesofamarica.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2

“I worked so hard to get all this freedom, and….it was paralyzing.” Natalie Sisson Today listeners we have the founder and CEO of The Suitcase Entrepreneur. The Suitcase Entrepreneur is one of the largest blogs in the digital nomad world. Natalie has been traveling the world almost non-stop for years while building The Suitcase Entrepreneur and helping thousands of people become location independent and redefine their lives. Today we talk about a few of the strategies that Natalie uses to build her business and travel the world. We will talk about how she became a featured author for Forbes, and Business Insider. Also, how she landed a TedTalk. Then Natalie and I talk about an interesting idea about how chasing freedom can actually entrap you. “Freedom to me was the ability to drop anything at any moment to be with the ones I love.” Natalie Sisson 00:47: Natalie’s Story 07:38: How Natalie Became a Featured Author for Forbes 10:24: Pitching to Get on Large Platforms i.e. Business Insider and Forbes 12:25: Getting a Ted Talk 16:15: Is Chasing Freedom Limiting You? 23:57: Natalie’s Sabbatical “Chasing freedom, or always putting freedom first, had in many ways become debilitating.” Natalie Sisson speaking about her podcast with Conni Biesalski Honorable Mentions: Is Freedom Really Free? Podcast with Conni Biesalski and Natalie Sisson http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-suitcase-entrepreneur Tony Robbins https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ Natalie’s Ted Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNNCMu1OjRQ Contact Info: The Suitcase Entrepreneur http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com Personal Website https://www.nataliesisson.com/ Social Media https://www.instagram.com/nataliesisson/ https://www.facebook.com/suitcaseentrepreneur/ https://www.youtube.com/user/NatalieSisson/videos Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2

“I wasn’t shooting to make a 5-Figure business, I wanted a million dollar business.” Brandon Nolte On today’s episode, we have Brandon Nolte, the founder of Healthy Hemp Oil on the show. Healthy Hemp Oil is an eCommerce store that has experienced rapid growth since the launch of the business in 2014. Brandon shares about how he started this business with the idea that it would be a 7-Figure business. He never even thought about running a 5 or 6-Figure business. His only focus was on creating something that would reach the million dollar mark and he did it very quickly. We talk with Brandon about the growth of his business, the health benefits of hemp oil and the current state and future of the hemp industry. This is an industry that is on brink of making a big change in the world and here to share his knowledge is Brandon Nolte. “The most exciting thing for me is having control of what I get to learn, and owning your own business is a great way to do that.” Brandon Nolte 17:46: Why the Hemp Business 18:56: Experiencing Rapid Growth 21:39: The Benefits of Hemp Oil 26:30: Brandon on the 5,6, and 7-Figure Mentalities “My life philosophy is healthier and happier….I take that as a sense for the projects I want to work on.” Brandon Nolte Honorable Mentions: ‘The Four Hour Work Week’ Tim Ferriss http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/368593.The_4_Hour_Workweek Contact Info: https://healthyhempoil.com/ brandon@healthyhempoil.com Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2

Today listeners we have Ankur Shukla on the show. Ankur is a serial digital entrepreneur that has created many software businesses. Currently, he has over twenty software products for his businesses. One of his businesses, Kudos Interactive, a product development and digital marketing company currently has over 50,0000 customers. Ankur is a master at taking an idea, harnessing it in a short amount of time and launching it to the world as a product rapidly. He runs masterminds, creates events and leads his team which is the vehicle to keep his businesses running. Today we talk about Ankur as an entrepreneur, and as a leader and he dives into some great strategies for creating and implementing sales funnels. 01:57: Ankur’s Current Sales Funnel Strategy 05:41: How Ankur Got 50,000 Clients in the First 12-Months 08:04: Ankur on List Building 09:07: Why Ankur Keeps Business Simple 12:35: Ankur on 6-Figure and 7-Figure Mentalities Honorable Mentions: Kudos Interactive http://kudosinteractive.com/ PayDrill http://paydrill.com/ Funnel Hacking Live http://blog.clickfunnels.com/funnel-hacking-live-2017-overview/ Contact Info: http://www.ankurshukla.com/

“What your parents did…and how they made money affects how you see the world, how the 10% see the world versus the 90%.” Clay Green On today’s episode, we have the high-performance coach Clay Green on our show. Clay has coached hundreds of founders and entrepreneurs to grow their business dramatically. His biggest impact is helping individuals and small groups understand their fears and desires and then empower them to become leaders. Today with Clay, we really dig into the state of flow. Clay had a jolting experience in his life which redefined the science and importance of flow-state and using it to achieve our most desired goals. Clay talks about this experience and really drills down the understanding of the state of flow. If you are into productivity and focus, check out this episode. “My number one premise is think, do not react.” Clay Green 18:45: Three Foundational Requirements for the Optimal Flow-State 1. Meditation 2. Journal 3. Gratitude 19:45: Getting In and Out of Flowstate 24:05: The Four Stages of Flow 1. Struggle 2. Release 3. State of Flow 4. Recovery “What can you do in order to be happy and excited about being confused?” Clay Green Honorable Mentions: ‘The Rise of Superman’ by Steven Kotler http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18222878-the-rise-of-superman Pomodoro Technique https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique Contact Info: http://enthusiasticlay.com/ Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2

On today's episode, we are welcoming the ultra spiritual life coach JP Sears to the show. JP has been called the honey badger of the spiritual kingdom and is the creator of the popular YouTube channel ‘Awaken with JP.’ Not only that, JP is a spiritual guru, international teacher emotional healing coach, entrepreneur, and the author of his new book ‘How to be Ultra Spiritual.” I wanted to bring JP on the Podcast after seeing his video ‘The Entrepreneur Life’. In JP’s terms “The entrepreneur life is a hard life of hustle, scaling, creating apps, starting startups, telling people that you're hustling, and pretending to be a billionaire. It's a lot of hard work, but it's a glorious life where you're a rock star of the business world who does things on your terms.” I personally couldn’t agree more, so here to talk about his new book and ‘The Entrepreneur Life’ is the honey badger of the spiritual kingdom, JP Sears! “I think that the best form of spirituality is the religion called ‘Entrepreneurship,” JP Sears “If you’re not scaling something, then get the hell out of my life. Why are you wasting my time.” JP Sears “If we don’t spend time with any other person, they can’t bring us down.” JP Sears “The only thing better than our listeners hustling, is them watching us hustle. Why? Because we can’t monetize their hustle, we can monetize our hustle through them watching our hustling.” JP Sears “The best way to become a leader is to get your followers, to follow you.” JP Sears 03:37: JP’s Tips On How Entrepreneurs Can Become More Spiritual 16:52: JP On How to Monetize the Hustle 18:15 JP On Tech Being the One True Industry 22:49: JP’s Gary Vaynerchuk Impression 26:24: JP’s Steps on Spiritual Superiority From His New Book 29:55: How to Create the Four Hour Spiritual Week 32:51: The Anti-Spiritual Entrepreneur Honorable Mentions: The Entrepreneur Life Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ-ELYdxmHE ‘How to be Ultra Spiritual’ by JP Sears http://howtobeultraspiritual.com/ Gary Vaynerchuk https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ Elon Musk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk Steve Jobs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs Richard Branson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson Tim Ferriss http://tim.blog/podcast/ ~JP has some other great videos that can apply to the entrepreneurs out there Pursuing Your Passion vs. Accepting What Is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6U4yR62xuE&t=27s How to Deal with Rejection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_3Xia5oZqs&t=9s Balancing Work and Family Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzl0hGCtcn8&t=7s Becoming Successful on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajSQuI0m63o&t=2s The Four Hour Spiritual Week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i89D44etRys&t=128s Self Discipline - Is it Helping or Harming You? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXGlMrfcdAQ&t=2s The Dark Side of Goal Setting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16qUOuB-yE4&t=2s How to Be a Life Coach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjPkwLL77Jw&t=4s Contact Info: Pick up JP’s book now for free with a mandatory donation: How to Be Ultra Spiritual Landing Page: http://howtobeultraspiritual.com/ Social Media Links http://www.facebook.com/AwakenWithJP http://www.youtube.com/AwakenWithJP http://www.Instagram.com/AwakenWithJP http://www.twitter.com/AwakenWithJP SnapChat: AwakenWithJP Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-business/id1069958541?mt=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnGPzSR9EgE&t=48s