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

“Be so great that you cannot be ignored.” Anil Gupta quoting Steve Martin Today listeners we are welcoming Anil Gupta to the show. Anil is the founder of Immediate Happiness and has taken his passion of helping others and built a movement and business that does exactly that. After becoming a multimillionaire and then losing it all, Anil began to question what was truly important in life. When this happened, he realized what the world needed most, that was for people to spread happiness. Nowadays, that is exactly what he is doing. He has made a very successful business out of spreading happiness and being an happiness expert. Today we will dive into Anil’s story, creating a business around your passion and the most important subject, how you can be happier with practical methodologies that you can immediately use. “Knowledge is not power unless you implement.” Anil Gupta 2:10: Anil’s steps on getting out of a suicidal mental state 3:28: Tips for entrepreneurs on gaining clarity 4:20: Steps on becoming more aware 4:54: Anil’s happiness formula 7:23: Questions to ask your business or life partner to improve the relationship “In the moment that you give authentically without wanting anything back. There is no pain, there is no despair, there is no suffering.” Anil Gupta Honorable Mentions Tony Robbins myhappinessscore.com ‘Immediate Happiness’ by Anil Gupta Richard Branson “Awareness gives you clarity, clarity gives you focus, focus gives you action, action gives you results.” Anil Gupta Contact Info: http://www.immediatehappiness.com/ Immediate Happiness Podcast https://www.facebook.com/AnilGInspires

“Every subscriber on YouTube is worth 50-times a Facebook or Instagram follower.” Conni Biesalski On this episode, we are welcoming Conni Biesalski to the show. Conni is the founder of Germanys biggest travel blog, Planet Backpack. Through Planet Backpack, Conni has also done an incredible job growing her personal brand. She has a very popular YouTube channel, created a blogging camp for German bloggers and is an international speaker. Today, we are going to talk about creating successful online launches, her personal YouTube strategy, using drones and how Conni handles being internet famous. “I would sit down and watch Casey Neistat videos, I would write down, for every scene, what he was doing and achieving with it.” Conni Biesalski 16:56: Conni on Successful Online Launches 21:55: Conni’s YouTube Strategy 30:01: On Using Drones for Videos 32:38: How Conni Handles Her Internet Fame “People don’t connect with products, people connect with people.” Conni Biesalski Honorable Mentions: http://outsite.co/ Chris Guillebeau https://chrisguillebeau.com/ Sean Ogle https://www.locationrebel.com/ The Four Hour Work Week https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307465357/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=theentrepr01f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0307465357&linkId=af3a7a74d0846220ccd4ca9d80877348 A Life of Blue Blog http://www.alifeofblue.com/ Noah Kagan-Validating Ideas http://okdork.com/ ‘Launch’ by Jeff Walker https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1630470171/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=theentrepr01f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1630470171&linkId=10ebe479c0efc7acbe1ce7215cf4f9b2 Casey Neistat - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/caseyneistat True Fans - Kevin Kelly http://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/ 30 Days of Venerability Challenge https://www.youtube.com/user/planetbackpack/featured DJI Mavik https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LZ8QTSU/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=theentrepr01f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01LZ8QTSU&linkId=ce9868f84eb2d9feb42d225946adae08 Canon G7X https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NEWYE12/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=theentrepr01f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00NEWYE12&linkId=765c46ee8c2baca57c80e9c460f12d8f Contact info: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/planetbackpack/featured Website http://www.connibiesalski.com/ Planet Backpack http://www.planetbackpack.de/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/planetbp Instagram https://www.instagram.com/conni.biesalski/

“As a 6-figure entrepreneur you are more willing to say ‘No’….you are willing to turn down money.” Chris Van Patten On this episode listeners, we are privileged to have Chris Van Patten on our show. Chris is the founder of Van Patten Media and Tomodomo. Van Patten Media and Tomodomo are both web development creative agencies that focus on working with community-based businesses. Today we talk about growing a business from 5-figures to 6-figures. Chris dives deep into the exact actions and steps about how he took his business to 6-figures. He also talks about how he landed clients such at Broadway actors, large bloggers, record labels and some of the biggest entrepreneurial communities out there today. “Business growth goes hand-to-hand with personal growth.” Chris Van Patten 01:53: Chris Talks About Being at the First Entrepreneur House in Barcelona 15:01: Chris’ Tips on Making Your Website More Engaging 17:09: Chris on the Future of Web Design 18:40: Difference Between the 5-Figure and 6-Figure Mentalities 27:24: Chris’ Tips on Hitting the 6-Figure Level 34:00: Outtakes Honorable Mentions: Alexa Echo Dot Dynamite Circle Forum Ecommerce Fuel Vanilla Forum Contact Info: Website Tomodomo https://tomodomo.co/ Twitter: Chris Van Patten 01:53: Chris on Being in the First Entrepreneur House in Barcelona 15:01: Chris’ Tips on Making Your Website More Engaging 17:09: Chris on the Future of Web Design 18:40: Chris on the Difference Between the 5-Figure and 6-Figure Mentalities 27:24: Chris’ Tips on Hitting the 6-Figure Level 34:00: Outtakes “As a 6-figure entrepreneur you are more willing to say ‘No’….you are willing to turn down money.” Chris Van Patten “Business growth goes hand-to-hand with personal growth.” Chris Van Patten Honorable Mentions: Alexa Echo Dot https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DFKC2SO/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=theentrepr01f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01DFKC2SO&linkId=9bfa7d75111a8c6ab932fe4707baf0d2 Dynamite Circle Forum http://www.tropicalmba.com/dc/ Ecommerce Fuel https://www.ecommercefuel.com/ Vanilla Forum https://vanillaforums.com/en/software/ Contact Info: Website Tomodomo https://tomodomo.co/ Twitter: Chris Van Patten

“For me, getting to 7-figures and being able to run it with hardly any input, was all about documentation and hiring the right people.” Nigel Moore “If you want to get to 7-figures, mission, value and purpose are ridiculously important.” Nigel Moore On this episode, we are welcoming Nigel Moore to the show. Nigel recently sold his 7-figure serviced based business and is currently running a community for entrepreneurs that have IT businesses. There are many highlights in this episode because Nigel really digs into the details of starting, running and selling his business. He talks about the five, six, and seven figure mentalities. How he spends twenty-thirty hours a week learning about business, leadership and personal growth. He then talks about the importance of building a business that creates an incredible amount of value for the world. Bottom line, this episode with Nigel was incredible and a show you will not want to miss. 4:06: Nigel on Hiring the Right People 6:31: Lessons Nigel Learned from Building a 7-Figure Service Bases Business 8:12: Managing 1,100 SOP’s 11:04: Nigel On 5,6, and 7-Figure Mentalities 30:37: Outtakes Nigel’s Rule “Everything must be continually incrementally improved.” Honorable Mentions ‘Traction’ by Gino Wickman Headspace Six Phase Meditation Seconds App ‘Doing Good Better’ William Macaskill Contact Info http://nigel.me MyTechnololgy Business http://mytechnologybusiness.com/

“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