Hack The Entrepreneur: Passive Income |business Ideas | Marketing

My guest today is an outdoors enthusiast, marketer, and an entrepreneur. Back in 2015, he was approached by another entrepreneur with an idea to design, manufacture, and sell a powerful yet simple daily planner and journal. This idea became the Self Journal. When their initial Kickstarter campaign raised $322,000 in just 34 days, they knew they were onto something — this something became known as BestSelf — a ecommerce business that wants to own your office. In the discussion, we talk about the power of daily action, strategic partnerships, and how BestSelf acquires their customers. Now, let’s hack… Allen Brouwer.  

My guest today has built his life around the things he loves building things, music and entrepreneurship. He is a label owner, artist manager, writer, consultant, and an entrepreneur. He is the Co-founder of Heroic Recordings, a record label and full-service agency. He has also launched Villain Recordings for the release of darker and heavier sounds, and provides a platform for up-and-comers on Heroic Hearts. My guest also writes about music marketing and digital media, and is the author of The Soundcloud Bible. His latest project, the Music Marketing Academy, an online video school about music marketing, is a follow-up to The Soundcloud Bible. Now, let's hack... Budi Voogt. In this 32-minute episode Budi Voogt and I discuss: Building success with deliberate actions Why you can never see Point C from Point A Having goals principle based goals How Budi found his business idea on the beach The Show Notes BudiVoogt.com Heroic Recordings The Soundcloud Bible Authority by Nathan Barry Budi on Twitter Jon on Twi

My guest today is the founder, CEO, and serial entrepreneur behind three companies within the real estate and mortgage industries. My guest has been building and growing Lyons Realty for the past 10 years. During this time, my guest has also started Revestor, the only residential real estate search engine that can run investment calculations over live listings. On top of this, nearly four years ago, my guest started Griffin Funding, a mortgage lending company. In this conversation, we discuss finding confidence as an entrepreneur, preeminence, and why revenue is only good for your ego. Now, let’s hack… Bill Lyons.

My guest today is an App Store Optimization specialist, hustler, entrepreneur, idea machine, and a very good friend of mine. When I met my today’s guest, he had a team developing over 30 apps per month — but he will tell you that he is not an app developer. In fact, he couldn't care less about apps. He looks at an app and doesn't see a coding challenge or an opportunity for creativity; he sees a revenue stream. My guest has an uncanny ability to see business ideas, unlike anyone I have ever known. He is a modern day hustler that bounces from business to business and has become truly unemployable. Now, let’s hack… Gabriel Machuret. In this 40-minute episode, Gabriel Machuret and I discuss: Become the person you want to have a beer with Embrace your own inner stupidity How to fail faster by going all-in on your ideas The best moments are when you are driven by passion The Show Notes ASO Professional Gabriel's Mixery Interview Machuret.com Jon on Twitter Show Sponsor Onlinejobs.ph: Go to OnlineJobs.ph/hack,

My guest today is the founder of Saddleback. Saddleback is the result of several years he journeying across North America with his dog to create bags and other products made to outlast their owners. Their slogan is: They’ll fight over it when you’re dead. His founding story is one of legend. He spent three years living in a $100 a month apartment in Mexico with his dog Blue and dodged a crooked Mexican Federale who was sent to kill him, all while trying to start his business. Saddleback currently has over 250 employees in the US and Mexico, where they have built their own leather factories. In this conversation, we discuss the importance of being principled in life and business, hiring business coaches, and sticking with it long enough to succeed. Now, let’s hack… Dave Munson.

My guest today is an author, web developer, SEO grunt, and an entrepreneur. During the past nearly 20 years, my guest has enjoyed a busy and successful career path. From starting a software company in Asia, raising over $1 million in venture capital, and exiting three years later. To helping dozens of US startups and tech companies raise strategic venture capital (over $20 million). Just over 11 years ago, he moved back to the US and founded his current company Kansas City Web Design and SEO. In this conversation, we discuss building out a content strategy, affiliate marketing, and why you need to focus on building a track record. Now, let’s hack… Phil Singleton.  

My guest today is a father, author, marketer, speaker, and an entrepreneur. I met my guest over dinner with about 10 other entrepreneurs here in Toronto, and when we got to talking about his business, I quickly became fascinated by it. He has been an entrepreneur for over 17 years. For the past nearly nine years, he has been the founder and CEO of PLR.me, a private label rights content provider servicing health and wellness professionals. In short, he has built an impressive team who create content and software that over 40,000 professionals have rebranded and used within their businesses. In this conversation we discuss content creation, using affiliates to grow your business, and signing international licensing deals. Now, let’s hack… Ronnie Nijmeh.

Today’s guest has more than two decades of experience as a technology executive, internal M&A lawyer, management consultant, and an entrepreneur. He was co-founder and CEO of a healthcare tech company called Health Access Solutions, which he and his team scaled and then sold in 2016. He is currently the founder of Ironheart Corporate Advisory, an operating partner to high-potential companies focused on making a disruptive impact. During this conversation we discuss being opportunistic, uncovering huge market opportunities, and The Entrepreneur’s Game. Now, let’s hack… Chris Mailander.

My guest today is a dedicated entrepreneur and an advocate for the poor. From 2013 to 2016, my guest lived with the world’s poorest people in Africa, where he built more than 100 houses for the homeless, and famously crowdfunded $100,000 to build a girls’ school in rural Malawi. He is now the Founder of DonorSee, a marketplace that lets you help the world's poorest people in seconds after downloading the app, and then proves it with raw video updates. In this conversation we discuss, how Donorsee went from idea to reality in just a few months, the science of scaling a business and doing charity the silicon valley way. Now, let’s hack… Gret Glyer.

My guest today is an author, fan of the color orange, and an entrepreneur. He is best known as the founder of Content Marketing Institute, and the largest in-person content marketing event in the world, Content Marketing World. He founded the company back in 2007 and spent nine years growing and scaling the business until it was acquired in June of 2016. During this time, my guest also published four massively successful books on marketing with content. His fifth book, Killing Marketing, set to launch September 2017. In this conversation, we discuss the true value of writing down your goals in the present tense, how CMI began monetizing its blog, and why now if the best time to start. Now, let’s hack… Joe Pulizzi.

My guest today is the self-proclaimed ‘coolest guy in SEO’, am Australian ex-pat living in Cambodia, and an entrepreneur. Over nine years ago, and after spending a few short years as a software engineer, my guest took the entrepreneurial leap and started Ardor SEO. Nearly a decade later, they have offices and teams in Australia, Cambodia, and the Philippines. In this conversation we discuss how to define success, using backlinks to increase SEO, and transitioning into a top-line business. Now, let’s hack… Kris Reid.

My guest today is a marketer, designer, and entrepreneur. In 2008, while employed as eCommerce Marketing Manager at Camping World, my guest began building websites and tools for graphic designers. What began as a side hustle with Brusheezy.com, my guest has spent the past 11 years building and growing the Eezy brand, which now includes four main products built in-house with their 18-person team, and several other companies they have acquired. In this episode we discuss, success as a sliding scale, using search engine optimization to get customers, and how to choose your next project. Now, let’s hack… Shawn Rubel.  

My guest today is a music lover, Blue Jays fan, and an entrepreneur. While still in university, my guest cofounded a company that seemingly failed. So after graduation, he went to LA to work for EMI Music, with the plan to permanently relocate for a long-term position. During the slight delay as he prepared to move, Microsoft found the website for his failed business and reached out to him. This was the official birth of LyricFind, now the world’s largest lyric licensing service. Now, let’s hack… Darryl Ballantyne.  

Sign up to receive the special offer for Hack the Entrepreneur listeners at ActiveCampaign.com/hack. My guest today is a Facebook Ads Strategist, writer, a qualified lawyer, and an entrepreneur. In 2010, my guest started a website called WritingHappiness.com. For the next five years, she honed here content writing skills, launched three online programs, and wrote for countless large publications. Two years ago, she merged WritingHappiness into her personal brand, where she now helps coaches and service-based entrepreneurs acquire customers with Facebook Ads. Now, let’s hack… Marya Jan.

My guest today is an author, runner, and entrepreneur. Back in 1996, my guest cofounded Omega Insurance Services, an insurance fraud investigation company. They went from a company of three to a company of 300 and were acquired for $20 million in 2003. After enjoying a mini-retirement of sorts, my guest launched a software company called SocialJukebox, a social media management system. He is also the author of Alphabet Success: Keeping it Simple. My Secrets to Success. Now, let’s hack… Tim Fargo.