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

Brad Birkenfeld~ Exposing the Largest Tax Fraud Scheme in the History of the World w/ the Author of 'Lucifer’s Banker' ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   The Swiss banking system is one of the most powerful and secretive banking systems we have in the world. They have been known for years as the go-to place for wealthy from all countries to store their money and according to Swiss law they absolutely cannot share their clients information with any person, government or entity around the world. Our guest today, Bradley Birkenfeld is a former top employee of the Union Bank of Switzerland, known as UBS. He ran the United States division of the company in Geneva for years. While working for UBS, he found some documents that were written to protect the bank from illegal activity that the bank was condoning in the United States. These documents were worded in a way that they could throw their employees “under the bus” if they needed to direct the blame elsewhere.  When Brad approached the company about it, they ignored him. This was a huge red flag for Brad, and after numerous attempts, he eventually resigned from the company.   This inspired a series of events which led Brad to approach the Department of Justice in the United States government, about the problem and illegal activity the bank had been conducting on US soil. To his surprise, the Department of Justice didn’t welcome him with open arms. In fact, they even turned the case against him. Eventually, Brad had to turn to the US Senate and IRS to expose what turned into the largest case of tax fraud the US government has ever seen, and Brad became largest whistleblower the US Government and the Swiss banking system has ever come across. On today’s show Brad tells his story and outlines what he has written in his book Lucifer’s Banker: The Untold Story of How I Destroyed Swiss Bank Secrecy.  Now, because of Brad’s participation with the bank, he was actually sentenced to 30 months in prison by the United States. What is shocking, is the out of the 19,000 names Brad exposed to the US government not a single sole went to jail, except him. That’s right, the only person that went to jail is the man that exposed billions of dollars of tax fraud against the United States.  So far, the US government has collected somewhere near $16 billion in unpaid taxes from Brad’s case. Now there is some good new at the end of this tale! Because the government collected so much from Brad’s case, the IRS rewarded him $104 million...yes, you heard me right. The US government put the man in jail that blew the whistle on the largest tax fraud scheme in the history of the world with the Swiss banks, they then gave him 30 months in jail, and then rewarded him with $104 million….and yes, it is all a very true story!   05:05: Lucifer’s Banker the Book   07:41: The Swiss Banking Background   17:11: Brad Starts Working for the Swiss Banks   19:56: Seeing Red Flags While Working for a Swiss Bank   27:59: The Whistleblowing Law   29:36: Brad Brings 19,000 Names of People Committing Tax Fraud to the Department of Justice   36:31: Exposing a Partner to Saddam Hussein   41:06: Taking the Case to the Senate, the IRS and the SEC   47:06: Brad Goes to Jail and is Rewarded $104 Million   57:11: What Has Gotten Better Due to Brad’s Whistleblowing? 1:01:11: Are the Banks Really Too Big to Fail? 1:05:11: What is the Solution for the Future of Banking? 1:08:11: How Can the Average Person Support Whistleblowers and Stopping Corrupt Banking? 1:12:16: Brad’s Experience in Jail 1:14:51: Brad’s Investment Advice 1:16:51: Brad on Influence Contact Info: https://lucifersbanker.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-birkenfeld

Matt Artisan ~ Dating Coach, Founder of The Attractive Man & YouTube Influencer ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   Imagine having over 500,000 YouTube subscribers and 80% of those were we the past 11-months. Today’s guest is a good friend, founder of The Attractive Man and world-renowned dating coach Matt Artisan. In the past year, Matt’s YouTube channel and influence has skyrocketed!  Matt has a been a dating coach since 2006 teaching men how to communicate and date women. He started out by helping a couple clients one-on-one. Over the years, he has turned this service into a business that helps thousands and thousands of people and they consistently run events all over the world. Today, Matt and I chat about the influence he has acquired over the years. We talk about how he grew this simple service into a business and he shares his secrets to his massive YouTube growth in 2018! 05:06: Matt Getting His Start Helping Guys Talk to Girls in College 15:32: Results from Coaching Men About Dating 17:59: 420,000 YouTube Subscribers in the Past 12 Months 23:08: Experiencing Rapid Growth 24:09: What is Working on YouTube? 26:49: Time and Effort Matt Puts Intro a YouTube Video 28:59: What is a YouTube Subscriber Worth vs Other Platforms? 31:34: Matt’s Habits That Keep Him Going 33:09: Recommended Books & Podcasts 36:04: Handling Major Influence in a Constructive Manner 38:19: Challenges Maintaining Influence 41:18: Tips on Growing Influence Contact Info: Website: https://www.theattractiveman.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theattractiveman1

Rock Thomas ~ World's Top 50 Realtor Selling 5000 Homes in a Year, Serial Entrepreneur and Investor ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   Influence is an interesting aspect of being an entrepreneur. As each person climbs the ladder of success, their influence is bound to grow. How we manage that influence will say a lot about our character and help or hinder our continued growth. Today, on the podcast we are joined by Rock Thomas. Rock a person that has built a considerable amount of influence over the years from becoming one of the top 50 realtors in the world selling over 5000 houses in a year. He has spoken and worked with some of the most famous entrepreneurs and thought leaders in the world, had his speeches and videos viewed over 55 million times and built 34 streams of income. Throughout the show, Rock and I chat about the influence he has achieved and how he maintains it in the good times and not-so-good times. Rock’s underlying message is, “Influence begins with influencing self”.   02:58: Managing Energy Levels and Daily Routine 05:32: Transferring Past Pain to Create the Result you Desire 08:52: Who is Rock Thomas? 14:10: Ways to Increase the Constructive Challenges in Your Life 15:52: Major Takeaways from Being on the World’s Top 50 Realtors 19:32: Creating 35 Streams of Revenue 26:42: Reverse Engineering 28:51: Creating an A-Team 32:12: Rock on Influence 37:32: Biggest Challenge as an Influencer   Contact Info: https://rockthomas.com/ https://gom1.com/ http://www.gobundance.com/ Instagram: @rockthomas Facebook: @RockThomasOfficial  

Johan Ernst Nilson ~ Adventure Activist ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   Could you imagine trekking eighteen months from the North Pole to the South Pole?  Or what about spending three-thousand nights in a tent? Or Kayaking from Sweden to Africa? Walking the Serengeti? Dog Sledding the Arctic? Riding a bike across the Americas? Or Kitesurfing across Greenland?  Well, today’s guest can and he has done it all! Not only has he completed those adventures he has completed nearly fifty more treks throughout 168 countries setting world records and making it on TIME magazine. Johan Ernst Nilson joins us on the podcast today to chat about his life and mission as one of the world's top adventure activists. Johan and I, chat for an hour and a half about his life and the journeys he has been on. He has some great tips about finding the motivation to achieve impossible challenges. We chat about having a champion's mindset, never giving up and about the most inspiring and scary moments he has had trekking the earth. We wrap up our interview listening to Johan talk about what he has experienced with climate change, and how he is using the influence he has gained to make a positive impact in the world.     04:03: The Placebo Effect and Branding   09:42: Who is Johan Ernst Nilson?   28:28: Johan on the Importance of Having a Why   33:31: The Scariest Situation Out of All Johan’s Adventures   37:11: Johan’s Most Cathartic Experience   42:54: What Johan’s Thinks About on Long Solo Treks   46:29: Johan’s Most Impactful Reads   48:09: Climate Change Today   58:04: Using Influence to Create a Positive Impact 1:06:04: Financing Non-Stop Adventures 1:16:54: Johan’s Future Treks Contact Info:  Instagram: @johanernst http://johanernst.com

Emma Jakobi ~ Founder of mmmEnglish ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   One point six million YouTube subscribers in three years, going from a teaching job to having a massive platform to build a business and help people along the way. This is exactly what happened to today’s guest. Emma Jakobi is the founder of mmmEnglish. mmmEnglish started out as a YouTube channel created by Emma to help her students learn English when she wasn’t teaching in class. The channel took off pretty rapidly and after a year and a half, Emma saw the opportunity to build a business helping people learn English online using her channel as the main platform. Today on the show, Emma and I talk about the growth of her YouTube channel. Emma shares about all the methods she had used to make this a success. Towards the end of the show, we chat about how Emma has handled her new influence in a responsible way creating a positive impact with her content and her business. 05:10: Who is the YouTube Sensation Emma Jakobi? 09:15: mmmEnglish YouTube Channel 16:33: Hitting 100,000 Subscribers on YouTube 20:38:: Getting 1,000,000 Subscribers in the Past Year 27:28: Hooking People on YouTube with Authentic Videos 36:33: Emma on Handling Haters 38:38: What is a YouTube Subscriber Worth? 42:13: Emma on Influence   Contact Info:   mmmEnglish YouTube Channel https://www.mmmenglish.com/

Sebastian Marshall ~ Ultraworking Founder & Expert ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   I think most listeners on the show know about my love and mild obsession with being productive. When I get around other productivity lovers it is always fun to jump down the rabbit hole of productivity hacks. Today’s show is just that!  Sebastian Marshall, the founder of Ultraworking.com joins us on the podcast and we chat about productivity on both business and personal levels. Sebastian shares in detail on how he sets and achieves goals, how he keeps motivated, and his daily ritual. We also chat about how Sebastian structures his life and business to ensure the most optimal productive result.   02:45: Why to Always Have a Spare Bedroom 04:02: Sebastian Becoming a Productivity Expert 10:37: Sebastian’s Rule of Spending Time with People 14:07: Biggest Challenge in the Work Place Today and Recording Your Time 17:52: UltraWorking’s Best Practices 24:08: Achieving 10% Growth per Week 32:23: Flow-State and 400% Productivity 40:57: Measuring Neurochemicals in Your Body to Increase Productivity 45:03: Sebastian’s Daily Routine Contact Info:   https://www.ultraworking.com/tbm http://sebastianmarshall.com

Rob Walling ~ Co-Founder of MicroConf ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   Many influencers use a conference as an incredible opportunity to build camaraderie with their community. A lot of times, it is this event that can really take a person’s influence to the next level. People need this type of event to build a tribe and to create personal one-on-one connections. Today’s guest is no different. Rob Walling is the founder of MicroConf, the first conference for software and SaaS entrepreneurs and enthusiasts. Today, MircoConf is known world-wide and it has two major events in the US and one in Europe. Rob hops on the mic to chat about building MicroConf to what it is today, the tools and methods he used to start his first event and building it to where it literally sells out in three minutes! On top of running MicroConf, Rob is a successful serial entrepreneur, blogger, the founder of Drip, Tiny Seed, Zen Founder Podcast and Startups for the Rest of Us Podcast   03:14: Who is Rob Walling? 06:42: The Importance of the Backend of an Online Business 15:36: Starting MicroConf 19:02: Selling the First Tickets 23:04: The Tipping Point for the MicroConf Brand 26:20: Starting Your Own Conference 29:39: How Blogging Played a Role to Gain Influence 37:17: To Create a Personal Brand vs Not 42:15: Using the Podcast and Conference to Grow Relationships Contact Info: RobWalling.com MicroConf.com

Andrew Henderson ~ Founder & CEO of Nomad Capitalist ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   Today listeners, my good friend, and co-host Noah Laith and I get to interview the Founder and CEO of Nomad Capitalist, Andrew Henderson. Andrew joins us on the mic to chat about how he legally reduced his global tax rate from 43% to 1%...no joke! Andrew has had quite a bit of success as an entrepreneur from a very young age and when his businesses hit 8-figures he realized that the tax checks he was writing to the government were getting pretty large. Andrew then started out on a journey to save those taxes legally to maximize his wealth. Throughout the show, we also get to ask Andrew about some of the best overseas investments, second residencies and citizenships, banking around the world, how to maximize on the nomadic lifestyle, and how to build influence along the way!   02:52: Who is Andrew Henderson? 10:48: Strategies to Legally Reduce Your Global Tax Rate 13:38: Go Where You Are Treated Best 16:07: Countries Abroad to Incorporate 22:33: Getting Second Residencies and Citizenships 33:09: Living Abroad and Second Residencies w/ a Family 37:52: Growing a Business By Giving Content Away for Free 42:16: Tips on Growing Influence 50:34: Andrew’s Recommended Books Contact Info:   https://nomadcapitalist.com/

Paul Levine ~ Founder of EverWeb App

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