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

“Men lie, women lie, children lie, data doesn’t lie.” Peter Shankman On this episode, we are going to talk with the serial entrepreneur Peter Shankman who is the founder of Faster Than Normal. Faster Than Normal is a movement that focuses on changing the way people view ADD and ADHD. Peter has spent the past twenty years starting, building and selling companies. He also spends his time writing best-selling books, speaking internationally, making almost daily TV appearances, and teaching hundreds of thousands of people how to improve their personal and professional lives. He does all this by using his ADD as a gift instead of a curse. And that is what he wants to share with people. Further along in the episode, we dive into Peter’s life with ADHD and how he structures his life to create constructive outcomes. He gives parents some great suggestions that have children with ADD/ADHD and we talk about how diet plays a role in his life. Peter used his passion for helping others, with something that he struggled with, and made it into a movement to create a lasting change. “There is a reason I am an entrepreneur. I don’t play well with others.” Peter Shankman 6:24: How Peter Used ADHD to Create Constructive Outcomes 10:51: Peter’s Suggestions for Parents with Children That Might Have or Have ADD/ADHD 12:41: Peter on His Diet to Manage ADHD 15:38: What to Do if You Think you May Have ADD/ADHD “The money comes, the money always comes alright, what can you do to make people happier.” Peter Shankman Honorable Mentions: ‘Delivered from Distraction’ by Edward Hallowell Hallowell Institute Faster Than Normal Podcast Peter’s Apps to Manage ADD/ADHD Run Keeper Fitness Pal ‘Faster Than Normal’ a book by Peter Shankman will be Released October 2017 Peter's Faster Than Normal Course Contact Info: Faster Than Normal Website Peter Shankman http://shankman.com

“Maybe, school or the academic environment doesn’t always reveal the true potential people have.” Karsten Aichholz Today listeners we are welcoming Mr. Bangkok, Karsten Aichholz to the show! Karsten has been living in Bangkok for 11-years and runs an authority site about the country of Thailand. This serial entrepreneur is the founder of two companies that create and operate their own web applications. Karsten is the founder of Brewed in Bangkok podcast and has been an entrepreneur for over a decade specializing in affiliate marketing, monetization, and conversion optimization. Today we are going to talk about how Karsten got his start as a gamer back in the 90’s. We will dig into his long-term business partnership, the importance of defining your own freedom and life as an entrepreneur in Bangkok. “I got my start from teaching people how to play video games.” Karsten Aichholz Honorable Mentions: Tim Ferriss Karsten’s Living Expenses in Bangkok https://www.thailandstarterkit.com/money/cost-of-living-in-bangkok/ Brewed in Bangkok Podcast https://www.thailandstarterkit.com/podcasts/brewed-in-bangkok/welcome/ ‘From High School Dropout to Coffee Czar’ https://www.thailandstarterkit.com/podcasts/brewed-in-bangkok/bib017/ “Lots of people think about entrepreneurship as freedom, as fulfilling. Though it really depends on what you are looking for.” Karsten Aichholz Contact Info: https://www.karstenaichholz.com/ https://www.thailandstarterkit.com/

“When you operate through the right legal structure, you can do so in a way where you are not paying US tax each year on the profits of the business.” Stewart Patton Today listeners it is my honor to welcome the founder of U.S. Tax, Stewart Patton to the show. Stewart is a U.S. tax attorney and expat entrepreneur currently residing in Belize. He specializes in helping U.S. citizens who live and invest outside of the U.S. understand and optimize their tax situation. Everyone knows the challenges one can have with taxes. Entrepreneurs have a much bigger job dealing with taxes than the average person, and those expat and digital nomad entrepreneurs have even another layer to figure out. Stewart, being one of us himself has figured out how to handle these challenges and he makes it as easy as possible to handle your finances while abroad. I have been studying this stuff for years but, I am surprised how many entrepreneurs don’t know about or understand how their taxes work. So today, we are going to talk to Stewart about some of the little-known advantages of being an entrepreneur abroad, how to move money where you need it, when you need it, and how we can maximize our business profit and minimize our taxes. 6:48: What are the advantages to creating a business inside the US vs outside the US? 10:51: Which is the best, Wyoming LLC, Nevada C-Corp, Delaware LLC, Texas LLC? 13:00: For Digital Nomads - What qualifies for not living in the US? 13:33: Foreign Earned Income Exclusion 21:23: Where are some good places to incorporate abroad? Panama Hong Kong Jersey Ireland Gibraltar Singapore St. Kits St. Lucia Belize 26:16: Panama Papers Half-Pat: Not an expat, just half in (The U.S.) and half out. You don’t spend enough time outside the U.S. to incorporate outside the U.S. Contact Info: Website: http://www.ustax.bz Stewart’s Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tax-savvy-expat-podcast/id1182538684

“Peer pressure is hard, but what’s harder…is knowing you had the potential to do great things, and you were afraid of what people think.” Anna Wickham Today listeners we are privileged to have Anna Wickham on our show. Anna is a blogger, coach, and entrepreneur that helps entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs leverage online marketing to grow their business. Recently, Anna wrote an article that inspired me to reach out to her. The article was titled, ‘What I Learned When I Stopped Drinking Alcohol - 1 Year Later’. It was Anna’s journey of finding a point in her life where enough was enough with drinking and partying. She went one-year without a drop of alcohol and dives into how it was one of the most empowering and impactful years of her life. I wanted to bring her on the show for a couple reasons. First, to show entrepreneurs, and non-entrepreneurs that feel the pressure to drink, there are alternative options. And second, because I had a similar experience myself and thought it would be great to have a dialogue about this topic with a fellow entrepreneur. At the beginning of the show, we talk business and then switch to the topic of alcohol towards the end. I think any listener will get a lot of value from this podcast whether they are thinking about quitting drinking or not. The lessons Anna learned from this goal are lessons we can apply to everyday business! “There is a lot of people having this experience, wondering what to do about it.” Anna Wickham 7:21: What Are Some Things Working Today for YouTube 13:57: Anna on Facebook Live 16:19: Balancing Multiple Social Media Accounts 20:18: Anna’s Year without Alcohol 29:30: Anna’s Biggest Lesson Being Alcohol-Free 34:46: Using Work to Check Out of Life “I really wanted to change the conversation around alcohol.” Anna Wickham Anna’s Blog Post ‘What I Learned When I Stopped Drinking Alcohol - One Year Later’ Honorable Mentions: Huffington Post Marcelle Bottini Ep. 147 ~ A Female Entrepreneur Creating a Business Where Everything Thing is Against You Charm House Influence and Brown Bag Anna's Influence School Headspace Self-Compassion Meditations by Kristen Neff Gabby Bernstein Contact Info: Website: https://www.annawickham.com/ Anna’s Influence School http://influence-school.com/ Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/annawickhampage Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/aewickham Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aewickham/ http://theentrepreneurhouse.com/ep-153/

“For 2 1/2 years now, I don’t need an alarm and every day starts waking up with the sunrise no matter what country I am in.” Marcus Meurer Today listeners we are welcoming Marcus Meurer to the show. Marcus runs the Life Hackz Podcast, but not only does that, he and his girlfriend/business partner (Feli) run the DNX Movement, DNX Global, and DNX Camp. Between all of these businesses, Marcus and Feli are putting together conferences, retreats, and experiences for digital nomads and those that want to become digital nomads. Marcus and I go back a couple years when we met in Barcelona. Both being location independent entrepreneurs with businesses that bring entrepreneurs together, we hit it off. Marcus took his game to a whole new level, beyond what any digital nomad movement has before. I am personally amazed at everything he has done and continues to do. While recording this podcast there is something that struck me about Marcus. The word is 'genuine'. Because I know Marcus personally I can say that this word fits him very well. I can tell you also, that this has a lot to do with the success that he has created. The way he communicates is genuine and you will notice that on the podcast. He is speaking to teach and help. I think this is an incredibly important trait when creating and building your tribe. You will eventually arrive at a point where your mission becomes to teach those in your tribe so they can empower themselves and continue to grow the tribe, or create their own tribe. It is powerful and necessary to create strength and unity amongst a group. “The Golden Rule is not to go into Social Media before starting your Most Important Tasks for the day.” Marcus Meurer Marcus’ Morning Routine 1. Wake with the sun 2. Make the bed 3. Coconut oil in your mouth for 20 min to remove toxins 4. 7 Min App Stretching Routine 5. Guided Meditation 6. 5 Minute Gratitude Journal 7. Vegan Diet Breakfast 8. Most Important Tasks/Eat the Frog for Work -No Social Media or Email 9. Use the Pomodoro Technique 46:10 ~ Marcus on Going Vegan, Staying in Shape and Traveling the World “More people (employees) won't let you grow quicker, or faster or easier….you have to be more reliable.” Marcus Meurer Honorable Mentions: Travelicia ~ Marcus and Feli’s Travel Blog https://www.travelicia.de/ Betahaus: https://www.betahaus.com/berlin/ Mark Manson https://markmanson.net/ Derek Sivers https://sivers.org/ Natalie Sisson https://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/ Pieter Levels https://levels.io/ Pat Flynn https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/ Coconut Oil Detoxification http://www.naturallivingideas.com/10-reasons-why-you-should-swish-coconut-oil-in-your-mouth-every-morning/ Headspace https://www.headspace.com/ Calm https://www.calm.com/ Five-Minute Journal https://www.amazon.com/Five-Minute-Journal-Happier-Minutes/dp/0991846206/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485803705&sr=1-1&keywords=five+minute+journal Eat the Frog http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/eat-the-frogs-first-a-guide-to-prioritizing.html Pomodoro Technique https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique Tomato Timer https://tomato-timer.com/ Wunderlist https://www.wunderlist.com/ Miracle Morning http://www.miraclemorning.com/ Jodi Ettenberg http://www.legalnomads.com/ Tal Gur http://talgur.me/ Contact Info: http://www.marcusmeurer.com/ LifeHackz Podcast http://www.lifehackz.co/welcome/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meurermarcus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcusmeurer95/ Snapchat: snapchat.com/add/marcusmeurer Medium: medium.com/@marcusmeurer DNX Movement DNX Global in Lisbon Sept 9-11, 2017 http://www.dnxglobal.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/dnxglobal/ dnxcamp.com

“It took me 18-months to hit $1,000 a month. Once we hit $1,000 then the next month we hit $2,000….and it really started to snowball. Dominic Wells Today listeners, we have the founder of Human Proof Designs on our show. Human Proof Designs is a service based business that helps clients build online businesses through affiliate marketing and they create ready-made niche sites that are worth buying. Human Proof Designs has built over 600 affiliate websites, written 8400 articles and researched over 27000 keywords. Dominic is a specialist in web design, article outsourcing, oDesk, SEO, build and running a team and scaling a serviced based business. Today, we are going to talk with Dominic about affiliate and niche marketing in 2017. We will also dive into team building/managing, and the growth of his Human Proof Designs and how to scale a service-based business. “Most of my hires come from my audience.” Dominic Wells Lesson for Team Building -Hire someone that doesn’t have the same skill set as you Honorable Mentions: Flippa https://flippa.com/ Empire Flippers https://empireflippers.com/ Dynamite Circle http://www.tropicalmba.com/dc/ Superfast Business Membership http://www.superfastbusiness.com/ Human Proof Designs Membership https://www.humanproofdesigns.com/subscribe/ Jungle Scout Blog Post https://www.humanproofdesigns.com/junglescout-review-why-its-a-must-have-for-amazon-affiliate-research/ Contact Info: https://www.humanproofdesigns.com/ https://www.humanproofdesigns.com/contact/ Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1165987043433051/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Human_Proof

“The way to do content marketing…is having high-value content and being consistent.” Anthony Fasano Today listeners we have a content marketing specialist Anthony Fasano on the show. Anthony is the founder of EngineeredContent.com. Anthony has built several successful content brands and in the past five years, they have developed some very successful niche content websites. Including in his brands are fours niche podcasts that have been downloaded almost 2 million times. Engineered Content focuses on two special things…One, creating customized content and content plans, and Two, helping entrepreneurs reach the right markets with powerful and valuable content. Anthony is also the author of ‘The Content Marketing Equation’ which officially launches January 30th. Today we are going to dive into what it takes to build a successful brand. This is a topic that I am excited about because I know a lot of smart and successful entrepreneurs that have yet to take on the challenge of building a solid brand. Spend time on what works best for you, and the more tedious parts of content marketing, try to get help as early on as possible.” Anthony Fasano Brands that Anthony has Built The Engineering Career Coach The Civil Engineering Podcast The Italian American Podcast The Stem Cell Podcast Purpee the Purple Dragon Great Tips from Anthony 5:43: Content Marketing Tricks 6:43: Things that entrepreneurs miss with content marketing 9:37: Steps from ‘The Content Marketing Equation’ 10:48: Bringing the Family into your Entrepreneurial Ventures 15:03: Tips on Podcasting 18:29: The Future of Podcasting Anthony’s book ‘The Content Marketing Equation’ will launch on January 30th. Honorable Mentions: The Civil Engineering Podcast The Italian-American Podcast Anthony’s 1st Book Engineer Your Own Success Anthony’s 2nd Book “The Content Marketing Equation” Anthony Fasano Anthony's Brands: http://engineeredcontent.com/content Contact Info: EngineeredContent.com Book: http://engineeredcontent.com/book LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyjfasano Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnthonyJFasano

“I’m going to give you an honest answer…because I don’t recommend you do this with your business. We got addicted to the sales.” Freddy Lansky Today listeners we are welcoming and Alumni of The Entrepreneur House and co-founder of iChess to the show Freddy Lansky. Today Freddy and I talk about a variety of subjects from YouTube to living in Mexico City. But the highlights for me on this show were two things. First, Freddy’s business created $750k in revenue in 2016, doubling from 2015 and he talks about his email marketing strategy that has created the majority of this. The second was how his business was a disaster behind the scenes while Freddy, his partner, and their team were hustling away to make sure not so long ago they could keep this business afloat. Today they are doing much better but Freddy talks about a low point in their business where they were questioning everything they were doing and if it was wise to continue forward with iChess. “If you stop running the sales, our revenue will go from $70, $80k a month to $20k.” Freddy Lansky What was really refreshing in this podcast is that Freddy was an open book and open to share his highs and lows and the reality of being an entrepreneur. Freddy shared his numbers and what was happening behind the scenes with his business and I am really glad we got him on the show. If you take the time to listen to the podcast, I think any entrepreneur would really appreciate this episode and the take-a-ways we can learn from Freddy. And with that, let me welcome Freddy Lansky to the show! “In December 2016 we had a major milestone crossed, we hit 6-figures in monthly revenue for the first time ever and did nearly $50k profit for the month! We finished this year with 63% revenue growth and a mind-boggling 335% profit growth over 2015!” Freddy Lansky 3:00: Living in Mexico City and the Reality of Living in Mexico as a Foreigner Today 15:52: Business Disaster and Building Through It 18:22, 27:20: Using Email Marketing to Double iChess's Revenue 36:05: YouTube Today 1:06:10 Outtakes Honorable Mentions: Kunaki - Prints on demand for physical products http://kunaki.com/ Deadline Funnel https://deadlinefunnel.com/ DC - dynamitecircle.com http://www.tropicalmba.com/dc/ Minaal Backpack https://www.minaal.com/ Contact Info: freddy@ichess.net https://www.ichess.net/ https://www.ichess.es/ https://www.youtube.com/user/OnlineChessLessons Twitter: @onlinechessless

“In Brazil, we have a saying, ‘You have to kill a lion every day!’ This is a country that everything is against you, every little thing is against you.” Marcelle Bottini Today listeners we are joined by a Brazilian entrepreneur that I am very excited to have on the show. Marcelle Bottini is the founder of FalaBrasil a Brazilian cultural and language school. Marcelle started off bootstrapping her business as a teacher and has built FalaBrasil into a full brick and mortar and online school. She has nine people on her team and created a place for foreigners to come to Rio de Janeiro, get high-quality Portuguese classes and become immersed in the culture. Here is what is very impressive about Marcelle. Brazil isn’t a place where the entrepreneurial mentality is common and on top of that, the political infrastructure in Brazil makes it even more difficult to have a business. Marcelle created a successful business doing what she loves in a place that is very difficult to do it. After spending five months in Brazil and learning about the country. If you asked me which countries in the world would be easiest to create a business, Brazil would be one of the last on the list. Not only that, when I met her, she informed me that she uses mediation to make all her business decisions. This school that has had hundreds of students, and hired many employees over the years was all created first while Marcelle was meditating! I imagine this has the most impact on creating a successful business in an environment that does not cater to entrepreneurs. 3:00 Where Marcelle gets the idea to start a business as a Portuguese teacher 15:37 How Marcelle used meditation to build her business Honorable Mentions: NLP - Neuro-linguistic Programming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming Carioca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carioca Social Starters http://www.socialstarters.org/ United Nations http://www.un.org/en/index.html Contact Info: http://www.falabrasilschool.com/

“Everyone of us owe it to ourselves to hone the skill in so that we can perform in the zone on a continuous basis!” John Castagnini Today podcast listeners we have the founder of ThankGodI, John Castagnini on the show. ThankGodI is a movement that John started to help people understand the value of appreciation in all circumstances. When you visit ThankGodI.com you will see quotes from people that say things like “Thank God I have Cancer.”, “Thank God I was abused.”, “Thank God I was raped., and “Thank God I was a heroin addict.” Quotes like these can be very shocking to people and one might say to themselves, “How can someone thank God they were raped?” John wants all people to become aware of the empowerment of being appreciative of all events that happen in our lives and he has many stories from people who can be a testament to this. “Is it failing or is it changing?” John Castagnini I first ran into John when he was speaking at a conference in northern California. His speech was incredible and very inspirational. Needless to say, he had the crowd on the edge of their seats and is why I wanted to get him on the show. I believe the inspiration that he wants to give to the world has created a movement to truly help others while building a business at the same time. He is a perfect example of how this is possible. and without further adieu here is today's show with John Castagnini. When we tap into our uniqueness, our purpose, our vision…we activate the prefrontal cortex…so we literally access our creativity and genius that way. Now taking that genius and channeling it into a business is its own art.” John Castagnini Honorable Mentions: John Castagnini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Castagnini Dr. Wayne Dyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Dyer Discover the Gift -Film John did with the Dalaii Lama http://discoverthegift.com/ Thank God I am Blind Story https://www.thankgodi.com/stories/item/159-thank-god-im-blind Human Echolocation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_echolocation Thank God I Have Cancer Story https://www.thankgodi.com/stories/item/159-thank-god-im-blind Teleology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleology Contact Info: john.castagnini@thankgodi.com http://thankgodi.com