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

“The rational mind is the servant to the intuitive mind.” Albert Einstein “The quality of the answer comes from the quality of the question.” Michael Light On this episode, we are joined by Michael Light. Michael is an expert on business intuition. He is an author, coach, software entrepreneur, and now his book is a best-seller. Michael and I will talk about our issues with YouTube and Facebook. We then address business intuition and using it in a very rational way. He discusses how he uses intuition to speed-line his hiring process. Lastly, we talk about launching a book and how Michael got his book on Amazon’s Best-Seller list. Many top business entrepreneurs use their ‘gut’ to make decisions faster. But how does one learn to improve that ‘gut’ decision-making process? Check out this episode to learn more! “Often, lack of clarity is a protection mechanism.” Michael Light 3:50: Michael on Improving Your Intuition 12:24: Einstein Using Intuition 23:00: On Hitting Amazon Best Seller List 36:30: Outtakes: Michael and Chris chat about YouTube and Facebook today “If it’s not a ‘hell yes’ I wouldn’t hire them.” Michael Light Honorable Mentions ‘Create vs. Hate’ Dan Norris http://dannorris.me/portfolio/create-or-hate/ Gregory Diehl https://www.amazon.com/Gregory-Diehl/e/B017USY7IU Michael’s FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/302805270081675/ Thunderclap https://www.thunderclap.it/ Contact Info: Website http://intuitiveleadershipmastery.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AbundantMichael Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AbundantMichael LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/abundantmichael

“My business plan was to feed myself, have gas in the car, and have the rent paid.” Ike Shehadeh Today podcast listeners we are welcoming a good friend, Ike Shehadeh to the show. Ike is the founder of Ike’s Place, a sandwich shop that started in San Francisco and now has 36 locations all over the west coast of the U.S. Ike is a fellow bare-knuckle entrepreneur that started out with little to nothing and built his empire in a relatively short period of time using his mental game to create success. His story is quite inspirational and today we are going to dig into how he created this empire restaurant chain using expert marketing and showmanship. “Every person that works the cash register at every Ike’s (sandwich shop) is way more important than me.” Ike Shehadeh 3:46: Ike’s Lowest Point as an Entrepreneur 33:33: Ike on Building a Brand 42:00: Ike on Running His Own Social Media Accounts 53:54: Ike’s Bottom to Top Philosophy on Business Foundation on Branding -Fans don’t actually care about you and your product. They care about what your product can do for them. “Find out what your customers actually care about. Ninety-nine percent of the time it’s not you, it’s not your brand.” Ike Shehadeh -Close --Inform the audience where they can get ahold of you at.  Honorable Mentions: Noah Kagan App Sumo Contact Info: https://www.facebook.com/ToBeLikeIke/ https://www.facebook.com/ikes “As I wanted to get back into business, I thought, what were the things that I wanted to do, coupled with the things that I new I could do.” Ike Shehadeh

“Just sell lemonade, don’t worry about the tax. That is something you can figure out later.” Mike Michelini Today listeners we are welcoming Mike Michelini to the show. Michael is the founder of Global from Asia. Today, we are going to speak with Mike about his vast knowledge of China and Hong Kong. Business and life is booming in this region and the place to be for many businesses and entrepreneurs. We will learn how Mike got set up there and how he is helping other businesses do the same. 10:30: Advantages and Disadvantages of Banking or Incorporating in Hong Kong 15:46: Benefits of Living in China or Hong Kong 19:31: Visas for Living in China Honorable Mentions: Dynamite Circle http://www.tropicalmba.com/dc/ DCBKK http://www.tropicalmba.com/dcbkk-in-25-photos/ Cross Border Summit https://www.globalfromasia.com/events/ Hong Kong Trip https://www.globalfromasia.com/events/ Qianhai Free Trade Zone https://www.globalfromasia.com/events/ USA Trip https://www.globalfromasia.com/events/ Pat Flynn https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/ Contact Info: https://www.globalfromasia.com/ http://mikesblog.com/

“It (Steven’s agency) was a body shop. It was trading other people's time for dollars. Hoping I could do that fast enough so I wouldn’t have to trade my own time for dollars. At the end of the day, it was the same trade.” Steven Moody On this episode, we are happy to introduce whom I call The Anti-Entrepreneur, Steven Moody. Steven built a marketing agency in Vietnam and after a while, he began to realize that something was terribly wrong. He realized that he was trying to fit into an entrepreneurial box and that he didn’t belong in. He also began to realize the traditional role as an entrepreneur was just not for him. So he closed the doors on his business and experienced a sense of freedom. He now focuses on freelancing and self-employment and enjoys this much better. Today we will dig into Stevens struggle as the ‘typical’ entrepreneur and why he chose out. “I see entrepreneurship as a vehicle, but it has become an identity for many people. And I try to limit my identities.” Steven Moody Outtakes: 34:45 -100 True Customers -10 True Clients -1 True Boss “There is no idea that I care about so much, that I want to lose myself for it.” Steven Moody Honorable Mentions: ‘Stumbling on Happiness’ Daniel Gilbert Socionics Personally Test http://www.sociotype.com/ ‘The Millionaire Fastlane’ MJ DeMarco http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18872437-the-millionaire-fastlane ‘One Billion Digital Nomads’ Pieter Levels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IYOZ6H0UNk Hashtag Nomads https://nomadlist.com/ Michael Moore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moore “You should never start a business unless someone asks you to.” Derek Sivers https://sivers.org/ Contact Info: http://beachhead.io beachhead.io/newsletter

“The last 5 years, I’ve averaged between 20-30 countries per year.” Scott Brills “99.9% of the people are good in the world, even if that’s not what you hear.” Scott Brills Today listeners we have a real life modern day Indiana Jones on our show. His name is Scott Brills. In this episode, we get to learn how Scott created a business that keeps funding his adventures all around the world. In the past three years, Scott has averaged twenty to thirty countries visited per year. He has raced a car from London to Mongolia, raced a tuk-tuk across India twice and road-tripped all across the European and African continents all for charity and the thrill of the adventure. We will learn more about what Scott is up to these days, his safari company that helps villagers in Tanzania and where he is headed next. Enjoy the show! “If I don’t have an adventure that I am either looking for or doing, it feels like a part of me is missing.” Scott Brills Honorable Mentions: Mongol Rally http://www.theadventurists.com/mongol-rally The Four Hour Work Week Blog http://tim.blog/ Rickshaw Run http://www.theadventurists.com/rickshaw-run/ Charity Water https://donate.charitywater.org/donate/home-variant Brothers Design - Scott’s Web Development Company https://brothersdesign.com/ Pamoja Safari’s - Scott’s Safari Company http://www.pamojasafaris.com/ “I broke down in Tajikistan and had to get a ride from a gangster.” Scott Brills Contact Info: Scott’s Websites: http://scottbrills.com/ http://www.pamojasafaris.com/ https://brothersdesign.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scottbrills/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scottmbrills

“What you perceive, persists.” Henry Leeds Today listeners I am excited to tell you that we have an incredibly experienced entrepreneur on this show, Henry Leeds! Henry started his first business in New York City in 1969. He has been an entrepreneur every day since that moment and is still an entrepreneur today at the age of 77. We brought Henry on the show for a couple reasons. First, Henry has a wealth of knowledge and experience. He has been an entrepreneur for nearly 50 years and someone all business people could learn from. Second, we wanted to compare the difference between being an entrepreneur today and being an entrepreneur in the 70’s and 80’s. We wanted to see if it is true that many things remain the same for business even though today we operate in the digital age. “I was tenacious in going after business.” Henry Leeds Honorable Mentions: Camino de Santiago Contact Info: http://henryleeds.com/ henry@henryleeds.com +1-678-637-4000

“Men lie, women lie, children lie, data doesn’t lie.” Peter Shankman On this episode, we are going to talk with the serial entrepreneur Peter Shankman who is the founder of Faster Than Normal. Faster Than Normal is a movement that focuses on changing the way people view ADD and ADHD. Peter has spent the past twenty years starting, building and selling companies. He also spends his time writing best-selling books, speaking internationally, making almost daily TV appearances, and teaching hundreds of thousands of people how to improve their personal and professional lives. He does all this by using his ADD as a gift instead of a curse. And that is what he wants to share with people. Further along in the episode, we dive into Peter’s life with ADHD and how he structures his life to create constructive outcomes. He gives parents some great suggestions that have children with ADD/ADHD and we talk about how diet plays a role in his life. Peter used his passion for helping others, with something that he struggled with, and made it into a movement to create a lasting change. “There is a reason I am an entrepreneur. I don’t play well with others.” Peter Shankman 6:24: How Peter Used ADHD to Create Constructive Outcomes 10:51: Peter’s Suggestions for Parents with Children That Might Have or Have ADD/ADHD 12:41: Peter on His Diet to Manage ADHD 15:38: What to Do if You Think you May Have ADD/ADHD “The money comes, the money always comes alright, what can you do to make people happier.” Peter Shankman Honorable Mentions: ‘Delivered from Distraction’ by Edward Hallowell Hallowell Institute Faster Than Normal Podcast Peter’s Apps to Manage ADD/ADHD Run Keeper Fitness Pal ‘Faster Than Normal’ a book by Peter Shankman will be Released October 2017 Peter's Faster Than Normal Course Contact Info: Faster Than Normal Website Peter Shankman http://shankman.com

“Maybe, school or the academic environment doesn’t always reveal the true potential people have.” Karsten Aichholz Today listeners we are welcoming Mr. Bangkok, Karsten Aichholz to the show! Karsten has been living in Bangkok for 11-years and runs an authority site about the country of Thailand. This serial entrepreneur is the founder of two companies that create and operate their own web applications. Karsten is the founder of Brewed in Bangkok podcast and has been an entrepreneur for over a decade specializing in affiliate marketing, monetization, and conversion optimization. Today we are going to talk about how Karsten got his start as a gamer back in the 90’s. We will dig into his long-term business partnership, the importance of defining your own freedom and life as an entrepreneur in Bangkok. “I got my start from teaching people how to play video games.” Karsten Aichholz Honorable Mentions: Tim Ferriss Karsten’s Living Expenses in Bangkok https://www.thailandstarterkit.com/money/cost-of-living-in-bangkok/ Brewed in Bangkok Podcast https://www.thailandstarterkit.com/podcasts/brewed-in-bangkok/welcome/ ‘From High School Dropout to Coffee Czar’ https://www.thailandstarterkit.com/podcasts/brewed-in-bangkok/bib017/ “Lots of people think about entrepreneurship as freedom, as fulfilling. Though it really depends on what you are looking for.” Karsten Aichholz Contact Info: https://www.karstenaichholz.com/ https://www.thailandstarterkit.com/

“When you operate through the right legal structure, you can do so in a way where you are not paying US tax each year on the profits of the business.” Stewart Patton Today listeners it is my honor to welcome the founder of U.S. Tax, Stewart Patton to the show. Stewart is a U.S. tax attorney and expat entrepreneur currently residing in Belize. He specializes in helping U.S. citizens who live and invest outside of the U.S. understand and optimize their tax situation. Everyone knows the challenges one can have with taxes. Entrepreneurs have a much bigger job dealing with taxes than the average person, and those expat and digital nomad entrepreneurs have even another layer to figure out. Stewart, being one of us himself has figured out how to handle these challenges and he makes it as easy as possible to handle your finances while abroad. I have been studying this stuff for years but, I am surprised how many entrepreneurs don’t know about or understand how their taxes work. So today, we are going to talk to Stewart about some of the little-known advantages of being an entrepreneur abroad, how to move money where you need it, when you need it, and how we can maximize our business profit and minimize our taxes. 6:48: What are the advantages to creating a business inside the US vs outside the US? 10:51: Which is the best, Wyoming LLC, Nevada C-Corp, Delaware LLC, Texas LLC? 13:00: For Digital Nomads - What qualifies for not living in the US? 13:33: Foreign Earned Income Exclusion 21:23: Where are some good places to incorporate abroad? Panama Hong Kong Jersey Ireland Gibraltar Singapore St. Kits St. Lucia Belize 26:16: Panama Papers Half-Pat: Not an expat, just half in (The U.S.) and half out. You don’t spend enough time outside the U.S. to incorporate outside the U.S. Contact Info: Website: http://www.ustax.bz Stewart’s Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tax-savvy-expat-podcast/id1182538684

“Peer pressure is hard, but what’s harder…is knowing you had the potential to do great things, and you were afraid of what people think.” Anna Wickham Today listeners we are privileged to have Anna Wickham on our show. Anna is a blogger, coach, and entrepreneur that helps entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs leverage online marketing to grow their business. Recently, Anna wrote an article that inspired me to reach out to her. The article was titled, ‘What I Learned When I Stopped Drinking Alcohol - 1 Year Later’. It was Anna’s journey of finding a point in her life where enough was enough with drinking and partying. She went one-year without a drop of alcohol and dives into how it was one of the most empowering and impactful years of her life. I wanted to bring her on the show for a couple reasons. First, to show entrepreneurs, and non-entrepreneurs that feel the pressure to drink, there are alternative options. And second, because I had a similar experience myself and thought it would be great to have a dialogue about this topic with a fellow entrepreneur. At the beginning of the show, we talk business and then switch to the topic of alcohol towards the end. I think any listener will get a lot of value from this podcast whether they are thinking about quitting drinking or not. The lessons Anna learned from this goal are lessons we can apply to everyday business! “There is a lot of people having this experience, wondering what to do about it.” Anna Wickham 7:21: What Are Some Things Working Today for YouTube 13:57: Anna on Facebook Live 16:19: Balancing Multiple Social Media Accounts 20:18: Anna’s Year without Alcohol 29:30: Anna’s Biggest Lesson Being Alcohol-Free 34:46: Using Work to Check Out of Life “I really wanted to change the conversation around alcohol.” Anna Wickham Anna’s Blog Post ‘What I Learned When I Stopped Drinking Alcohol - One Year Later’ Honorable Mentions: Huffington Post Marcelle Bottini Ep. 147 ~ A Female Entrepreneur Creating a Business Where Everything Thing is Against You Charm House Influence and Brown Bag Anna's Influence School Headspace Self-Compassion Meditations by Kristen Neff Gabby Bernstein Contact Info: Website: https://www.annawickham.com/ Anna’s Influence School http://influence-school.com/ Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/annawickhampage Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/aewickham Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aewickham/ http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/ep-153/