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

Today on the episode we have author and founder of Green Belly, Chris Cage on the show. Chris is a master trekker and entrepreneur creating a business around his passion and what he loves to do. After quitting his accounting job he went on a 10,000 mile backpacking trip through Asia, a 3,000 mile bike tour of New Zealand and a 6-month 2,185 mil hiking trek along the Appalachian Trail. What he noticed during his travels is that nutrition is a constant struggle for extreme adventurers like Chris. So he created a business that helps eliminate that problem. Thus, GreenBelly. Green Belly creates trekking and backpacking food packages using whole foods to feed the adventurers of the world the most nutritious, ready-to-eat meal on the planet. 01:26: Guatemala 03:54: Coming Up With the Idea For GreenBelly 08:58: Creating a Product in Mom’s Kitchen 16:44: Chris’ Book ‘How to Hike the Appalachian Trail’ 20:06: GreenBelly and Chris Get Mentioned on Joe Rogan’s Podcast 22:35 Building a Brand Honorable Mentions: Appalachian Trail http://www.appalachiantrail.org/home/explore-the-trail GreenBelly in Bicycling Magazine http://www.bicycling.com/food/greenbelly-peanut-apricot-meal-bar ‘How to Hike the Appalachian Trail’ Chris Cage https://www.amazon.com/How-Hike-Appalachian-Trail-Comprehensive/dp/152030062X/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&keywords=appalachian%20trailπ=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&qid=1488151767&ref_=mp_s_a_1_2&sr=8-2 Joe Rogan Ep. 921 - GreenBelly mentioned in first 0:45 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7L-KB__GxM ‘Traction’ by Gino Wickman https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QWLLV2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Contact Info: chris@greenbellybar.com https://www.greenbelly.co/ https://www.facebook.com/greenbellymeal https://www.youtube.com/user/PunkfortheSoul/videos Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-house-live-in/id1069958541?mt=2

On today’s show, we welcome world traveling digital nomad and serial entrepreneur Jesse Schoberg to the show. Jesse Schoberg is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of DropInBlog.  Jesse shares with us about how he started selling Thigh Masters online in high school and has been growing businesses ever since. ​ Throughout the interview we talk about hiring in Ukraine vs. America, recruiting and work/life balance.  Jesse shares in thorough detail about his hiring process, and then chats a bit about why he thinks Slack is completely inefficient.  Lastly, Jesse shares the details about his newest project Crickets.org a business dedicated to informing people about edible crickets and insects as an alternative source of protein. It is a high-energy podcast and a very good time chatting with Jesse. ​ “Project management systems are so much more efficient than using Slack because everyone can actually get their work done instead of sitting in the chat room all day.”   Jesse Schoberg ​ 01:29 Panama City 05:53: Hiring Domestic vs. Abroad 14:15: Jesse Shares His Recruitment Process 18:23: Jesse on Why Slack is Inefficient 18:50: What Works Better Than Slack 22:47: Jesse on Work-Life Balance 25:41: Stopping the Work to Enjoy Life 29:15: Diversification on Your Projects/Businesses 31:08: Jesse on Edible Crickets ​ Honorable Mentions: ​ Basecamp Freedcamp FormToEmail DropInBlog ​ Contact Info: ​ https://schoberg.net https://dropinblog.com  https://schoberg.net/#press

“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/