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May 6, 2021 • 1h 15min

Jenna Larson - How To Automate Your Facebook Group

Today we have Jenna Larson from Drive Performance Coaching and GroupTrack which is her cool CRM software that helps manage interactions and tracks messages on Facebook, and includes a boatload of other helpful options which we discuss on the show. This tool makes all of your customers feel like they are getting heard and are getting your attention so they will stay in your group know that you are invested in their success. We also talk about the potential of linking across various platforms, tracking these messages in the software, and the fact that it automatically saves the questions that are asked when people join your group, plus recommendations for you to send specific messages at the right time. Jenna looks at every problem as an opportunity that has led her to be like Nike - as her attitude is to just do it! We also talk about getting engagement through Facebook Messenger which will, in turn, get more engagement in the group, and then show your posts more often and get that algorithm going. When you’re done, get more advice about connecting with your ideal customers on Facebook from our conversations with Nicholas Kusmich and Molly Mahoney. “I take things and I make them super simple and repeatable, so not only I can get the same results consistently but also have other people do the same strategy and get those same results too.” - Jenna Larson   Some Topics We Discussed Include: Taking what you know, finding a problem in a business, and applying those same principles, even if you have never ventured into that business in the past Following up on social media with Jenna’s new software so you don’t miss out on leads, clients, and money High-level follow-ups that will earn trust and automatic customers for life Using Facebook to your advantage and all that it offers, including pages, groups, newsfeed and even messenger Why we love yellow cars so much! How to name your Facebook group and set your intention for your members Get people to join your Facebook group without even asking All you have to do is this one thing and people will stay and buy Advice for people who are naturally lazy  Why bucket lists are dumb   Resources From Jenna Larson: Drive Performance Coaching GroupTrack Group Track CRM on Facebook   References and Links Mentioned: Women Helping Women Entrepreneurs Watch Molly Mahoney test drive Group Track Are you ready to be EPIC with us?! Then grab our EGP Letter here! Did you know we have an awesome YouTube Channel?  Join the Facebook Community - be sure to hop in our Facebook group to chat with us, our other amazing guests that we’ve had on the show, and fellow entrepreneurs! This episode is sponsored by Easy Webinar - be sure to check out these special deals for our listeners. The Perfect Facebook Ad Funnel - Nicholas Kusmich Leveraging Facebook For Free Organic Reach - Molly Mahoney
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May 4, 2021 • 1h 1min

Tom Gaddis - Using Product Launches As Your Best Traffic Source

We’ve got Tom Gaddis from Offline Sharks and TomGaddis.com on the show today and he shares with us some modest wins and how he went from working for the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company to winning a ClickFunnels Two Comma Award. We also talk all about a blast from our past, the Warrior Forum, and Warrior Plus, and how it’s such a great way to see what’s trending and get feedback. Tom has a very cool perspective on how you can get into this market, test things out and grow an audience.  He has some awesome live stream concepts as well, and he uses it as an amazing opportunity to promote affiliate products, plus he’s having fun with it. We discuss how Tom is able to cultivate a buying community and a bond with his customers that most people never get, plus the ways in which he engages with them and keeps that momentum going while selling them more stuff on the journey based on what they need. Once you’ve had a chance to listen, be sure to check out our chats with Molly Mahoney for more ideas on using Facebook to grow your audience and Jason Fladlien and his tactics on webinars, audience retention, and how to reframe your audience’s problem in a different way to make them take action. “A lot of people don’t realize the reality of that statement...that building a big business is a process that happens over time.” - Tom Gaddis   Some Topics We Discussed Include: How Tom was able to get support with his first product by being a good customer Making between 100-200 sales just by talking about the offer on Facebook Creating a list of raving fans that want to buy all the time The dark side of promoting on Warrior Plus What you can do to get traction when you are just starting out How to find the affiliates who are the movers and shakers Tom’s Facebook live and group strategy that gets people pumped The secret to getting people to resonate with what you have to say Cultivating a buying  The M.I.L.K it Method   Resources From Tom Gaddis: The M.I.L.K. It Method What’s The Secret podcast Offline Sharks TomGaddis.com Join Tom’s group: Offline Sharks on Facebook   References and Links Mentioned: ClickFunnels JVZoo ClickBank Warrior Plus Are you ready to be EPIC with us?! Then grab our EGP Letter here! Did you know we have an awesome YouTube Channel?  Join the Facebook Community - be sure to hop in our Facebook group to chat with us, our other amazing guests that we’ve had on the show, and fellow entrepreneurs! This episode is sponsored by Easy Webinar - be sure to check out these special deals for our listeners. Frameworks To Obliterate Sales Objections - Jason Fladlien Leveraging Facebook For Free Organic Reach - Molly Mahoney
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Apr 29, 2021 • 1h 25min

Therapy Session - We're Not Having Fun Anymore

We’re back with another Therapy Session! Join us on today’s show as we dish about the time where we almost got eaten by a wild bear on a camping trip, some great questions we answered from the “What the Heck?” deck, as well as some fun we had with a new online tool we found. We also chat about the meaning behind the title of this show, how some recent time off has changed our perception about the business and what lies ahead. Not only do we share our memories of our earlier days (some good and some bad) and how they were pivotal to getting us to where we are today, but you’ll also hear all about our plans for our new podcast space, and our focus on even more creativity and fun than we’ve ever had before! Once you have listened, be sure to tune in to our previous shows with Erin Pheil and Marx Acosta-Rubio to get more insight on how to use your time more wisely, increase your happiness, and change your life for the better. “There’s a lot of stuff going on, and when we do things I want to make sure we are serving the best way possible and doing the best work we can.” - Joe Fier “Getting back, I was thinking how do I keep this feeling going? How do I focus on having more fun, creating more experiences, doing more cool stuff while simultaneously making sure that the business keeps on pushing forward?” - Matt Wolfe   Some Topics We Discussed Include: What’s the funniest place we had ever fallen asleep? Matt’s fresh perspectives after his big road trip Dealing with the cycle of expansion and contraction Revisiting why we started a business in the first place Dealing with guilt when we are having too much fun Would you quit your job right after you bought a house and two days before your wedding? One of us did just that… Hold us accountable to what you’ll hear us say Our next big move for the show - literally! Why FUN is on the horizon and some of the new things you can expect from us An episode where we bring in dogs as reviewers?   Resources From Us: PodHacker - Learn the new way of using a podcast to build a tribe, grow your business & create multiple streams of income by simply copying our plug & play PodHacker System   References and Links Mentioned: Pod Decks  Conversion.ai Are you ready to be EPIC with us?! Then grab our EGP Letter here! Did you know we have an awesome YouTube Channel?  Join the Facebook Community - be sure to hop in our Facebook group to chat with us, our other amazing guests that we’ve had on the show, and fellow entrepreneurs! This episode is sponsored by Easy Webinar - be sure to check out these special deals for our listeners. How To Make Time Move Slower To Accomplish More - Marx Acosta-Rubio How To Change Your Beliefs To Change Your Life - Erin Pheil
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Apr 27, 2021 • 1h 21min

Jackson Millan - How To Take A 12-Month Vacation While Running A Business

Today’s episode with Jackson Millan is a great look into how he’s able to set up a business so we can be doing more of what’s fun and important. We all have this pull-back effect and let our minds wander when we are away from home. We need to figure out how to be the operators of the business, and one of the things that stood out for us was that we loved Jackon’s process with marketing, sales, delivery, and growth.  Marketing is only one piece of the puzzle of a successful business. We’ve figured out how to systemize marketing, but we still feel like we are stuck in the delivery elements of it. Jackson specializes in wealth creation for business owners and you’ll hear how he creates this for his clients, his F4 framework to get you there, how he prepared to take his year-long trip traveling to places where others couldn’t go, the importance of outsourcing, and how to look at your long term game plan to achieve what you really want. He’s got a lot of great frameworks which will get you thinking, no matter how big or small your business is currently. After you’ve listened, be sure to check out our conversations with David Jenyns, the master of systemizing, and Moe Abbas to help you find the right folks so you can scale your business and focus on your genius.    “We all have the ability to create a business that allows us the financial means to support whatever it is that we want.” - Jackson Millan   Some Topics We Discussed Include: How to take your business from relying on you as the expert technician to one where your team handles it the same, if not better Dealing with the death of the ego More discussion about brussel sprouts! The F4 Framework to create your dream life The important questions to ask before you can consider stepping away Allowing things to break to determine the weaknesses in your business Simplifying your systems so that you can outsource your workflow Enjoying the journey and making your business fun Jackson’s set up to travel off the beaten path How to live for today, and plan for tomorrow Creating wealth and working smarter, not harder   Resources From Jackson Millan: Aureus Enjoy The Journey Podcast on Spotify 40 Point Business Scorecard Jackson’ Free Facebook group Schedule a Call to help remove cash-flow bottlenecks, increase profits and build personal wealth    References and Links Mentioned: Enjoy the Journey by Jackson Millan Are you ready to be EPIC with us?! Then grab our EGP Letter here! Did you know we have an awesome YouTube Channel?  Join the Facebook Community - be sure to hop in our Facebook group to chat with us, our other amazing guests that we’ve had on the show, and fellow entrepreneurs! This episode is sponsored by Easy Webinar - be sure to check out these special deals for our listeners. Business Systems That Create Time, Reduce Errors And Scale Profits - David Jenyns  Done For You Marketing Help For $50 Per Month - Moe Abbas
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Apr 22, 2021 • 1h 12min

Molly Mahoney - The 3-Day "Spaghetti Launch" That Generated $300k

We’re back with another amazing show with Molly Mahoney, from The Prepared Performer today! In this episode, Molly is so tactical and we highly recommend you go to HustleAndFlowchart.tv as this is one of the few ones where she shows her screen. You’ll see her dive into her Spaghetti Launch, where she pulled off a crazy successful launch. The beauty is she didn’t even have a ton of people going through there but still got crazy results.  We are in awe of all the live videos Molly puts out and she gives a boatload of tips on how to change up your Facebook newsfeed so that you can engage more with the content that you want to see, how to best use your Facebook memories to increase engagement, her daily STARS tactic. We also talk about ramping up our Facebook engagement in the groups, and with other social platforms, best practices for group posts, and how to track them as well as using friends lists the right way. After you’ve taken all this in, be sure to listen to our previous chat with Molly (where you’ll hear the brussel sprouts strategy) as well as our conversation with Curt Maly for even more Facebook golden nuggets. “It revives your group and I’m always wanting to add more people to it, but more than that I don’t want to add a bunch of people into a group that makes it dead. I’d rather talk to the people who are there and increase the engagement.” - Molly Mahoney   Some Topics We Discussed Include: How to raise awareness to the free challenge from the get-go Opening up your own bottle of social media champagne How Molly went from giving free content to generating $300K in a short time An important distinction of where to put your training videos for your challenge How to up your community engagement How to implement your own daily STARS effort in your group What’s almost as good as brussel sprouts? Tune in to find out! How to create your own giant orb of information and show the algorithm who you want to be connected with How to repurpose your content and stay top of mind on Facebook Leaning into JOMO and how we are using ClubHouse today   Resources From Molly Mahoney: LiveVideo.club InVideo The Prepared Performer GLAM: Go Live And Monetize Podcast   References and Links Mentioned: Be.Live Group Track CRM Are you ready to be EPIC with us?! Then grab our EGP Letter here! Did you know we have an awesome YouTube Channel?  Join the Facebook Community - be sure to hop in our Facebook group to chat with us, our other amazing guests that we’ve had on the show, and fellow entrepreneurs! This episode is sponsored by Easy Webinar - be sure to check out these special deals for our listeners. Leveraging Facebook For Free Organic Reach - Molly Mahoney How To Force Facebook To Give You Cheap Opt-ins - Curt Maly
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Apr 20, 2021 • 1h 3min

Bob Burg - Creating Influence Through Being A Go-Giver

Bob Burg is the author of quite a few books, notably The Go Giver series, which is one of the very early ones we still reference, and it’s such a smooth read as it’s told in a story form. Being open to receiving is probably one of the things most people struggle with, and this came up in our conversation today as there’s this feeling that we want to constantly give value. For anyone who wants to give non-stop, the receiving does tend to make you feel guilty, so you need to be open to receiving.  Bob explains how to not only be open to receiving, but mastering your emotions an having empathy, even if you cannot completely relate to another’s situation, as well as letting go of the need to be right, communicating with tact and setting up a proper frame ahead of time so that the results of what you do will be beneficial and lead others to  react in a positive light. After you’ve listened, go check out our conversations with Nir Eyal and Brian Kurtz for more insight into how to build upon positive habits and promote values that are important to your life and business.  “Money is an echo of value. It’s the thunder to value’s lightning which means that the value must be the focus and the money you receive is a natural result of the value you are providing.” - Bob Burg   Some Topics We Discussed Include: How to address the separation of how we communicate online What to do if you feel like you are being taken advantage of in business Being congruent in your giving and staying true to your values Mastering your emotions How to let go of the need to be right all the time while also influencing others A coffee shop story you can learn from to set up your matrix The importance of communicating with tact   Resources From Bob Burg: Burg.com/books Go Giver Influencer  Bob Burg on YouTube Adversaries Into Allies   References and Links Mentioned: Think Again by Adam Grant Are you ready to be EPIC with us?! Then grab our EGP Letter here! Did you know we have an awesome YouTube Channel?  Join the Facebook Community - be sure to hop in our Facebook group to chat with us, our other amazing guests that we’ve had on the show, and fellow entrepreneurs! This episode is sponsored by Easy Webinar - be sure to check out these special deals for our listeners. Now This Is How You Overdeliver - Brian Kurtz How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life - Nir Eyal
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Apr 15, 2021 • 1h 20min

Bruce Clay - The Father of SEO Shares How To Future-Proof Your Rankings

Bruce Clay of SEOTraining.com brings the heat on our show today, because the way he described how there’s a different algorithm for different keywords and different keywords you have to treat in different ways on the intent, the way he describes it, really simplifies the SEO game. You don’t have to make up rules and do all this trick stuff. Even when you use tools, all of our “competition” is getting the same data, you just need to be less bad at it than everyone else.  You have an advantage if you have this information, and one of the things that was fascinating is this is the first we have heard about this update in May which you’ll hear about on the show. You’ll learn about NitroPack.io a plug-in, which will get your site speed to run quickly so you don’t lose visitors, and he’s been so entrenched in this world, you can tell he’s clearly the father of SEO. Once you’ve got your SEO wheels spinning, be sure to check out our chats with Gert Mellak and Nikhil Aitharaju & Ryo Chiba to go down the rabbit hole of ranking even more.  “Along comes this thing called a search engine which is entirely software and algorithm and if you win, you make money. It’s almost like a slot machine that you can program yourself.” - Bruce Clay   Some Topics We Discussed Include: What was it like selling SEO services back in 1996 What does Google’s algorithm have to do with camping, brain surgery, and Rubik’s cubes? Is the keyword informational or transactional and why you should know How Featured Snippets and Answer Boxes have changed the world of rankings What’s Google up to in May and how to be prepared so you do not lose rankings Javascript secrets to get your site to load faster Geek out with us when we discuss core web vitals, largest contentful paint and cumulative layout shift   Resources From Bruce Clay: SEOTraining.com SEOTools.com BruceClay.com   References and Links Mentioned: Lighthouse Nitropack.io Are you ready to be EPIC with us?! Then grab our EGP Letter here! Did you know we have an awesome YouTube Channel?  Join the Facebook Community - be sure to hop in our Facebook group to chat with us, our other amazing guests that we’ve had on the show, and fellow entrepreneurs! This episode is sponsored by Easy Webinar - be sure to check out these special deals for our listeners. Algorithms Be Damned – This SEO Method Will Always Work - Gert Mellak Artificial Intelligence, SEO, and Copywriting - Nikhil Aitharaju & Ryo Chiba
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Apr 13, 2021 • 1h 3min

Sue B. Zimmerman - How To Create Engagement And Drive Traffic From Instagram

We’re chatting with Sue B. Zimmerman today, who is a go-to authority on all things Instagram. You can also check out a bunch of screen shares at HustleAndFlowchart,tv so you can follow along to get the visuals she shared with us.  Sue B. started her journey on the platform with her case study based on her retail experience, and she has evolved to use it in her business today with all the tactics and various functions available that most people are not utilizing. We talk about her use of a text expander and having pre-saved messages which are a huge time saver. Sue B. also has a very successful YouTube channel and we dive into her tactics, our own mistakes in trying to grow our Instagram channel, and how we’ve had to undo a lot of those errors.  From Instagram guides to Instagram reels to Instagram posts to carousels to  IGTV to IG Live and more, Sue has got you covered! She is truly an Instagram expert and is currently one of only 20 beta testers using Instagram’s new Mobile Monkey engagement tool, which she says is a game changer. We also talk about the role of ClubHouse and how it relates to Instagram, how to properly set up your messages in your DM’s, what to do if you do not have the ‘swipe up’ capability as well as the difference between business accounts and personal accounts. This show is one you do not want to miss as it’s packed full of tactics! Once you’ve got some ideas, make sure to tune into our chats with Gary Henderson and Los Silva to dive into even more tactics on how they are using Instagram to its fullest potential.  “There is a conversation hub for every hashtag and if the conversation does not align with your business, values, audience or interests, you shouldn’t be using that hashtag.” - Sue B. Zimmerman   Some Topics We Discussed Include: How we botched our own Instagram account Priming the pump to grow your organic reach How to utilize the carousel feature effectively to get your audience engaged How to direct link to your highlight reels Creating an Instagram guide using your content or someone else’s How Sue B. creates her flow, with teaser trailers and live links The Instagram version of Tik Tok and why you need to use it now What to do if you don’t have the swipe up capability Adding your guest’s image to your content: why or why not?    Resources From Sue B. Zimmerman: Sue B. Zimmerman Sue B. Zimmerman on YouTube   References and Links Mentioned: Katie Brinkley on Instagram Flick Planable Instagram Guides Mobile Monkey $1.80 Strategy Linktree Sue B. Says highlight Are you ready to be EPIC with us?! Then grab our EGP Letter here! Did you know we have an awesome YouTube Channel?  Join the Facebook Community - be sure to hop in our Facebook group to chat with us, our other amazing guests that we’ve had on the show, and fellow entrepreneurs! This episode is sponsored by Easy Webinar - be sure to check out these special deals for our listeners. How To Connect And Network With The Most Influential People  - Gary Henderson How To Be An Influencer On Instagram - Los Silva
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Apr 8, 2021 • 1h 6min

Justin Donald - Investing For Cashflow And Covering Your Monthly Expenses

Today we’re chatting with Justin Donald who has a podcast of his own, has authored the book The Lifestyle Investor, and he’s got a great way of thinking, as a lot of people are really good at making money, but Justin makes you consider what to do with it. He’s got a cool paradigm shift in regards to what you do with both your money and time.  You’ll learn all about how Justin has been able to create his investment lifestyle where not only are his monthly bills being met, but he is able to compound upon that income and use any excess to invest in some well thought out deals which are not run of the mill but also not high risk. He talks about what to do if you are just starting out with no assets, how to get your original principal back quickly, and well as his commandments for investing which had us nodding along. When you’re done, get some more financial advice from our conversations with Danielle Town and Markian Sich “Lifestyle investing is living life on your terms, and investing in a way that provides an income based on assets that you own or unique investments so that you don’t have to work, you get to work.” - Justin Donald   Some Topics We Discussed Include: Using leverage and applying it to investment opportunities You don’t need hundreds of thousands of dollars to invest in real estate Breaking free from the golden handcuffs How to set yourself up to invest with as little as $1,000 The beauty of other people’s money Recourse vs. Non-recourse loans Frictionless transitions Carving off thinking time Ways to get your principal back quickly that most people don’t consider   Resources From Justin Donald: The Lifestyle Investor  JustinDonald.com/podcast   References and Links Mentioned: The Road Less Stupid by Keith Cunningham Love Justice International Are you ready to be EPIC with us?! Then grab our EGP Letter here! Did you know we have an awesome YouTube Channel?  Join the Facebook Community - be sure to hop in our Facebook group to chat with us, our other amazing guests that we’ve had on the show, and fellow entrepreneurs! This episode is sponsored by Easy Webinar - be sure to check out these special deals for our listeners. How To Make Stock Investing “Not Scary” - Danielle Town How To Create Passive Income From Real Estate - Markian Sich
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Apr 6, 2021 • 1h 13min

Bing Howenstein - Behind The Scenes of a Shark Tank Pitch

Bing has used his history of movie-making (he produced the movie “The Bachelor, for one”) to transform into physical goods with great success and with an appearance recently on Shark Tank and his amazing chair which you can find on his site All33.com. On the show today, we have a fun chat about his experience appearing on the show, how he prepared his pitch ahead of time, his conversations with some of the sharks which did not make it on air, and what it’s really like to walk down that hallway and make your presentation. We also dive into his plans ahead with his chair technology, how he plans to expand his line of chairs to other markets such as gamers, as well as his involvement over the last with Intellihelp.org, a much-needed organization that matches up people who want to help others affected by the covid crisis with those in need. After you get your mind reeling with ideas, be sure to check out our chats with Jeff Vacek and Robo Hendrickson for more tactics and insight on how to get more traction to get your products out to the world. “You should be keeping your body moving throughout the course of the day. Pretty much every other chair out there, are 3,000-year-old designs. You can go into the British Museum and see this 3,000-year-old chair. It’s the same thing we are sitting on right now.” - Bing Howenstein   Some Topics We Discussed Include: Everyone needs to experience something like…. How Bing got on the show The vetting process everyone goes on What you did not get to see happen on the show Will we get to see Joe on a future episode of Wipeout? (fingers crossed!) How to prepare your pitch, especially if you know not all the sharks are going to be a good fit for you What you need to have prepared beforehand Coming soon to a desk near you… The two must-have things that you do not want to skip when you are an entrepreneur A simple question you need to answer that goes beyond just knowing your numbers   Resources From Bing Howenstein: All33.com Intellihelp.org   References and Links Mentioned: Are you ready to be EPIC with us?! Then grab our EGP Letter here! Did you know we have an awesome YouTube Channel?  Join the Facebook Community - be sure to hop in our Facebook group to chat with us, our other amazing guests that we’ve had on the show, and fellow entrepreneurs! This episode is sponsored by Easy Webinar - be sure to check out these special deals for our listeners. Growing Digital Businesses With Physical Products - Jeff Vacek How to Prototype and Patent Your Ideas - Robo Hendrickson

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