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Barney Waters ~ CEO of K-Swiss Shoe Company ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers We are five podcasts into our new ‘100 Major Influencer’ series and I have to tell you I am really inspired by our guest today! Recently, I was introduced to the CEO of K-Swiss shoe and apparel company Barney Waters.  Barney agreed to come on the show and I am very glad he did. Barney and K-Swiss are taking their marketing strategy to a completely different level that I have never seen before. They are focusing on making ‘the shoe’ for CEOs and entrepreneurs. I have to be honest, at first, I was a bit taken back by the strategy, but after talking to Barney and learning more about their purpose and focus I am completely on board with what they are doing. In fact, during the show, I thought to myself a few times...I have to get me a pair of those shoes!.  K-Swiss is using influencer marketing for new and young hip CEO’s and entrepreneurs to promote and they have even created a very unique partnership with the legendary Gary Vaynerchuk and Barney share exactly how that partnership and partnerships with other influencers were created and handled.   06:43: How did Barney Wind Up at K-Swiss 09:01: A Behind the Scenes Snapshot of the Sneaker World 12:43: The Peaks and Troughs of K-Swiss 15:59: Making K-Swiss the Show for the CEO and Entrepreneurial World 19:41: Picking Fights You Can Win in Business 21:31: Recognizing if You're in a Market You Can’t Win 24:55: K-Swiss’s Influencer Marketing and Establishing a Partnership w/ Gary Vaynerchuk 28:17: Sending a Freezing Cold Email to Gary V and Having Success 29:29: Creating Partnerships w/ High-Profile Partnerships 36:29: Barney on Authenticity & Transparency   Contact Info: https://kswiss.com/ CEO’s Wear Sneakers Podcast Social Media: @barneywaters

Silvia Christmann ~ Founder of SilviaChristmann.com & Long-Term Location Independent Entrepreneur ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   Hey listeners, welcome to The Business Method Podcast, I am your host Chris Reynolds and we have another amazing episode coming to your earbuds right now.  Silvia Christmann is a good friend, fellow podcaster and one of the most impressive location independent entrepreneurs that I know. Silvia started out traveling the world solo back in 1999 and has been location independent for nearly two decades. On top of that, she has worked in and with the tech scene with some major players and high-level executives for many years. As she continued to live out her dreams of traveling and building business she noticed people wanted to learn more about her, and follow her.   Over the years, Silvia has built up a pretty impressive amount of influence rubbing shoulders with some of the most well-known entrepreneurs in the world and now hosting the DNX Podcast which is one of the top English speaking podcasts in Germany, and also very popular all around the world. Today we chat with Silvia about handling influence, her struggles as a solo female traveler and entrepreneur, the change in business environments and importance of a stronger female presence in the business world, and we dive into the importance of podcasting and how it has helped both of our careers.   03:13: Sewing Buttons and Productivity Hacks 10:55: Traveling the World for 17 Years and Becoming an Entrepreneur 18:52: Becoming an Influencer 21:32: Challenges as a Female Traveling Entrepreneur 25:47: Significant Moments in a 17 Year Location Independent Career 30:05: Using Influence to Grow Business and Have a Positive Impact in the World 30:57: Seeing Major Political Leaders That Ignore the Progress of Women in Business 35:56: Helping Leaders Grow and Scale Rapidly 40:51: Using a Podcast for Influence 44:03: Relating to Podcast Guests 46:02: Suggestions for Being a Good Podcast Guest   Contact Info:   https://silviachristmann.com/  

Tyrone Shum ~ Founder and Host of Property Investory ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   From toilet deodorizing to having a top ranking real estate podcast on iTunes. Tyrone Shum the founder of Property Investory and Property Investory podcast is joining us today.  Tyrone started his podcast a little over a year ago when realizing there was a need in Austrailia for some better and more frequent real estate podcasts. He launched his show, and over 12 months grew it to where he is getting 40,000 downloads per month. Today we dive into the nitty-gritty of podcasting. Tyrone shares the specific details on how he grew his podcast rapidly, the importance of iTunes stats and iTunes reviews, and a few little hacks that he uses to publish daily and get ranked faster.   02:34: Strang and Random Elon Musk Bashing Email 05:22: Starting Out w/ a Toilet Deoderizing Business 08:13: Who is Tyron Shum? 11:05: Using a Podcast to Learn a Trade and Grow Wealth 13:55: Tyrone’s Real Estate Golden Nugget 16:25: Growing Property Investory Podcast to One of The Top Real Estate Podcast on iTunes 21:42: The Amount of Man Hours and Cost to Run a Podcast 24:20: Finding Interns to Help Grow Your Podcast 25:50: Making Sure Your Interns Know Working for You is a Good Internship 29:26: Difference Between a Download vs. a Listen vs. a Play on Podcasts 31:01: Where do Tyrone’s Listeners Come From? 32:01: iTunes Competition 33:31: iTunes and Podcasting Hacks 39:44: Importance of Rates and Reviews on iTunes 41:31: Publishing Daily vs. Publishing Weekly 43:05: The Future of Podcasting Contact Info: https://propertyinvestory.com/

Jason Dent ~ Professional Rodeo Man ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers Hello listeners, today we have a special treat for you. I got someone on the podcast I have wanted to join the show for quite a while now, a good friend/partner/client Jason Dent.  Jason is his real name, but his stage name is Whistle-Nut the rodeo clown! True story, Jason is a professional athlete, stuntman, comedian, jokester, and former semi-pro bull rider in the rodeo world. On top of that, he is a farmer, family man, auctioneer, celebrity, and reality show contestant. This man is a rare breed of entrepreneur and influencer. I have known Jason for nearly twenty years and worked one-on-one with him over the past four years to ride along as he went from a small town rodeo entertainer with 2500 Facebook followers, to a national celebrity in the rodeo world and in the reality TV world with somewhere around 300,000 followers on social media.  It has been a wild ride to see my friend grow and incredibly fun to be a part of that journey and today Jason and I talk about the past four years and what it takes to be a major influencer in the rodeo world! 03:00: Who is Jason Dent? 05:07: The Professional Rodeo Life 09:50: The Whistle-Nut & Ole Rodeo Team Business Growth Over the Past 4 years 13:19: Going From Money Focus to Value Focus 17:56: What Does a Rodeo Entertainer Do? 27:59: Important Mental Shifts for Jason and Brand Growth 40:47: The Four C’s to Grow Towards Success 50:52: Most Important Lessons Being an Influencer   Contact Info: https://www.imaginerodeo.com/

Ajit Nawalkha ~ Co-Founder of Mindvalley & Founder of Evercoach ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   Hello listeners and welcome back to the show. I love spending time with like-minded entrepreneurs that have mindsets that almost seem like they are light years beyond most business mentalities. I am happy to say we have another one of those people on the show today. Ajit Nawalkha hops on the mic with us to share about how he went from a house of twenty-three people to becoming the co-founder of Mindvalley, the founder of Evercoach, an author and an entrepreneur on the forefront of business thought today!   Throughout the show, Ajit shares about his life starting in a small village in India living with twenty-three family members to becoming a co-founder and CEO of Mindvalley. Later in the episode, Ajit and I discuss concepts like The Matrix of Practicality, tapping into Flowstate, and the importance of Intuitive Intelligence.  His story is incredible, and the lessons that he learned throughout this process is a goldmine of knowledge.   04:47: Starting Life Living w/ 23 People in One House 20:47: Building Mindvalley 24:27: Measuring the Value of a Product 25:32: Killing Products That No Longer Add Value 26:37: Enjoyable and Ethical Marketing 31:07: Evercoach 32:32: What to Look for When Hiring a Coach? 34:42: Tips for People Looking to Start a Coaching Business 36:56: The Matrix of Practicality 41:29: Flow-State 43:57: Intuitive Intelligence Contact Info:   LiveBigTheBook.com

Jason Campbell ~ Leaving the World of Entrepreneurship to Work for Mindvalley ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   Many of you know of the company Mindvalley. They are without a doubt one of the most popular and fastest growing personal development companies in the world today. Today is a special show because we got the chance to sit down with ‘The Wildcard of Mindvalley’, Jason Campbell...and that is really his title. Jason and I start our chat talking about his process leaving the world of entrepreneurship because he had such a strong desire to work with Mindvalley. Most people are shocked at this reaction, but once you start to understand the inner workings of Mindvalley you quickly begin to realize that for many, this a really smart move. Mindvalley catapults its employee's careers and lives to a completely different level. They are incredibly passionate about helping their employees accomplish their dreams, even if their dreams take them away from their time with the company. This creates very passionate promoters and employees at the company and thus makes Mindvalley grow faster and better. Today we will chat with Jason about how Mindvalley creates and launches products, about their team building and company culture. Their very interesting and successful hiring and firing process, and what Jason would implement if he were building a remote team. 02:38: FreedomXFest 04:33: The Future of Education 09:36: Who is Jason Campbell? 16:08: Creating the 4-Hour Work Week and Finding Mindvalley 19:23: Leaving the Entrepreneur Life to Work at Mindvalley 26:05: Mindvalley’s Incredible Hiring & Firing Process 30:38: Jason’s Biggest Takeaway from Working With Mindvalley 32:35: Love Week 44:46: Creating Systems and SOP’s at Mindvalley 47:33: Building a Remote Team 54:38: Jason’s Productivity Tips Contact Info:   Social Media: jascampbell17  

Ron Lynch ~ GoPro Marketing Genius & Founder of Big Baby Agency ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers Listeners welcome back to the show and we are launching our first episode of the 100 Major Influencer series and do we have a special treat for you!  Ron Lynch is the marketing genius that helped take GoPro from $600,000 to over $600,000,000 by using video techniques to engage, enroll and sell. Ron chats with us and shares some of his favorite video marketing tips, how Hollywood played a role helping Ron get his start, some fundamental points successful marketing videos need and how to manage business and life as a major influencer.   02:25: Why Ron Loves Austin? 05:00: Who is Ron Lynch? 11:25: Big Baby Agency 13:00: Creating Successful Video Marketing 16:28: Where to Find Ideas for Successful Video Marketing 19:10: Formula for Creative Process to Create Video Marketing 24:28: Taking GoPro from $600k to $650 Million 30:00: Applying What Ron Learned Working w/ GoPro 35:13: Mixing Business Tactics with Values and Ethical Philosophy 41:30: The Way Media & Marketing Effects Reality 46:29: Balancing Influence 48:12: Ron’s Mentors     Contact Info: ron@bigbabyagency.com http://bigbabyagency.com/  

Get Shit Done Live 2018 Follow up   03:27: Who is Ben Dziwulski? 06:50: Taking a Year to Build an Audience Before Selling to Them 10:52: Why Ben Came to Get Shit Done Live? 15:34: The Accountability and Value From It At Get Shit Done Live 17:29: The Attendees of Get Shit Done Live 18:42: Ben’s Productivity Levels at Get Shit Done LIve   Contact Info:   ben@wodprep.com https://wodprep.com/

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~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue   That's a wrap!  It has been about 15 months of interviewing 100 7-figure location independent entrepreneurs and on this episode, I will highlight some of the lessons throughout the process and of course we address the difference between the 5-figure, 6-figure, and 7-figure mentalities!