Introduction: Debbie Drum is a full-time marketer, content creator, and author. She has self-published several of her books on Amazon under various pen names but recently published the book Read Better Faster under her pen name, and the insights in that book will be the focus of today’s episode. Quotes To Remember: “If you can’t do something good, or you’re mediocre at it, there’s always something you can do to get better.” “The great thing about being an entrepreneur is that you can decide your...
Nov 08, 2017•34 min
Introduction: Anne Rainbow is the content editor and creator behind Scrivener Virgin where she takes us through her journey of mastering the popular writing tool while providing insights into the realms of self-publishing and marketing. Anne also created the Red Pen course where she teaches writers how to self-edit and enjoy the process. Quotes To Remember: “That’s what makes it so compelling, you can’t give up, because you’re in a team.” “It’s all in the planning.” “It doesn’t matter where you ...
Nov 01, 2017•40 min
Jamie Stenhouse is an entrepreneur and marketer who specializes in assisting business owners and clients to generate customers online—in any industry. Jamie founded his first business, JCP Creations, as a 19 year old. That business specializes in website design and online marketing. Since then he has helped customers online across over 70 industries and has personally worked 1-on-1 with over 150 businesses spanning from startups to multi-million dollar brands Quotes To Remember: “Let me begin to...
Oct 25, 2017•24 min
Amy Morse is a restless authorpreneur and the protagonist in the story of her business. She helps authors turn their business book dreams into realities. Amy equips these authors with the tools and confidence to tell the stories of their businesses. Her range of services includes eBooks and advice guides, 1 to 1 support, workshops, and copy editing. With her help, businesses can be better at writing and writers can be better at business. Quotes To Remember: “Do what you do best and outsource the...
Oct 18, 2017•22 min
Liane R. Grant has a knack for finding the most efficient way to accomplish a task with excellence. Her experience in fulfilling the responsibilities of multiple roles has helped her hone her planning and productivity skills into a highly efficient personal time management system. She just recently published her new book Schedule Your Dream: 8 Steps To Maximizing Your Time And Mobilizing Your Vision Quote To Remember: “This ability…it’s like a muscle, it gets stronger the more you use it.” What ...
Oct 11, 2017•32 min
Jeff Goins is a blogger, speaker, and the author of multiple bestselling books such as The Art Of Work and his latest book Real Artists Don’t Starve . He believes that great ideas can change the world and creates content that allows us to tap into our inner creativity. He has trained tens of thousands of communicators to tell their stories online. Quotes To Remember: “Books don’t get written, words get written, sentences get written, paragraphs get written…..it starts small.” “The Story you tell...
Sep 20, 2017•48 min
Ryan Grant worked in the accounting field for a little over a year and a half before he decided to quit so he could create his own future. Ryan walked away from a $50K/yr job and now crushes it with Amazon FBA and other platforms. Ryan trains other people how to do the same, and everyone who has been in Ryan’s program for more than one year made at least $100,000 in sales in 2016 with the top client eclipsing $1 million in sales in 2016 for the first time. Quotes To Remember “The biggest thing i...
Sep 06, 2017•32 min
Gary Szenderski is an author, speaker, teacher, and branding specialist. He specializes in helping people and organizations to navigate change, and frequently speaks and writes on the topic of emerging brands, personal branding, and companies in transition. Gary is an award-winning writer, author of the Book of Szen, often quoted marketing expert, and recipient of the Distinguished Instructor Award from the University of California in Irvine where he teaches branding. Quotes To Remember: “We sho...
Jul 26, 2017•24 min
Hamilton Perkins is the founder and CEO of Hamilton Perkins Collection, a brand that focuses on creating affordable designer bags that look good, perform well, and make a difference. With a sea of options, HPC sets itself apart with the level of care it puts into each product. Hamilton sees philanthropy and giving as an essential part of running a business today. Quotes To Remember: “We started because we couldn’t find what we were looking for from other brands, so we decided to do it ourselves....
Jul 19, 2017•26 min
Nitin Chhoda is an immigrant who arrived in the U.S. penniless in 2002. He started by delivering pizza, sleeping in his car, and not having enough money to afford winter clothing. However, his hustling mentality allowed him to transcend the grip of poverty to become a licensed physical therapist, entrepreneur, author, and public speaker. Now he owns and runs several multi-million dollar companies with over 30 employees worldwide. Quotes To Remember: “Going for zero to $100,000 is all about hustl...
Jul 12, 2017•37 min
Jonathan David Lewis is an engaging and authoritative speaker who shares how to survive and thrive in today’s uncertain world. He is the author of several books including Brand VS Wild which will be the focus of this episode. In addition to writing books, Jonathan has also written several articles on places like Forbes, DigiDay, and Advertising Age where he explores that factors that lead to stalled growth and the principles proven to help companies navigate the ambiguities and dangers of the br...
Jul 05, 2017•36 min
Timothy Pychyl is a passionate teacher at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He has researched and written about procrastination for over 20 years which he has published on procrastination.ca . Timothy has culminated this research into his book Solving The Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide To Strategies For Change which is available on Amazon. Quotes To Remember: “Procrastination is a negative form of delay.” “The moment we look too far down the road, we can have a panic attack.” “We a...
Jun 28, 2017•20 min
For the first time ever, I’m interviewing a duo for the Breakthrough Success Podcast! Ivy LaClair and Blake Brandes are the Co-founders of Motivational Millennial. Ivy is a personal motivation coach and Blake is a TEDx Speaker. In this episode, we’ll discuss why the duo started the Motivational Millennial Podcast which highlights successful millennials. Within this episode will be several highlights such as how to deal with rough patches, conquering fear, and personal development. Quotes To Reme...
Jun 21, 2017•42 min
Wondering how to get more sales as an affiliate marketer and how recruiters get the affiliates in the first place? Those are two of the many topics we explore in this episode. Matt is the guy who people like Ray Edwards, Michael Hyatt, Chandler Bolt, Brian Tracy, Jeff Goins, and many more. He’s been the mastermind of several six and seven figure affiliate launches that have transformed businesses. He recently decided to share his insights in a daily podcast called The Affiliate Guy Daily where h...
Jun 14, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Shopify is a site with great revenue potential in the ecommerce. For this episode, Dan Rusu and I discuss how people can get started with their very own Shopify stores. Dan is the owner of Lighting Shoes, an E-commerce site that uses Shopify. Google AdWords has been the ignitor to Dan’s successful business. We discuss how he uses AdWords, some of the challenges he faced along the way, and how to buy and sell websites just as Dan bought Lighting Shoes and made some changes so he could make a prof...
Jun 07, 2017•36 min
Our motivation fuels our ability to accomplish our biggest goals. So how do we fuel that motivation as much as possible? That’s what Trevor Oldham and I discuss in today’s episode. Trevor started as an entrepreneur before he was 10 years old. He’s now an ambitious young entrepreneur and host of the Become The Lion podcast show. He inspires others to pursue their dreams. Learn: —How to motivate yourself to work harder and smarter so you accomplish your goals quicker —How to break your limiting be...
May 31, 2017•33 min
Wondering how to make a big profit from webinars…regardless of the size of your email list? This podcast episode will shed the light to those questions. For this episode, I got to interview Jon Schumacher. Jon is a Webinar specialist and webinar consultant. He is the founder of Webinar Mastery Academy, and was the co-host of the Webinar Mastery Summit. After creating thousands of webinars and videos, he’s learned the nuances of hosting a webinar that brings in revenue. “It’s not what’s happening...
May 10, 2017•34 min
If you get into a conversation about starting your own podcast, it won’t take long before JLD gets mentioned. John Lee Dumas, otherwise known by his cool nickname, is one of the most successful podcasters on the planet. He regularly brings in six figures from his podcast… every month! And he took some time to share his secrets. We talked about growing your podcast to a seven figure revenue generator. He talks about pitching to sponsors and sprinkling call-to-actions throughout his episodes. We a...
May 03, 2017•18 min
The Go-Giver reveals the unconventional secrets to success that are all based on five special laws. Interested in learning more? That’s what this episode is all about! For Episode 37, Bob Burg was nice enough to stop by and talk about his book The Go-Giver . Bob has sold over 500,000 copies of his book Go-Giver which provides valuable insights on how to become successful by following the unconventional method of giving. He’s spoken in front of audiences ranging from 50 to 16,000 attendees and ha...
Apr 19, 2017•36 min
Want to know how to grow a targeted Instagram audience that will expand your brand’s reach. In this episode, Ksenia Avdulova shares the insights you need to take your Instagram account to the next level. Ksenia is the mastermind behind Breakfast Criminals, a global movement with a goal to inspire people in every part of the globe to start every day with love, one acai bowl at a time. Her life mission lies in connecting people to their hearts through healing food, public speaking engagements, tri...
Apr 12, 2017•42 min
How does a deaf child make it in the NBA and go on to be a KeyNote motivational speaker with a TEDx under his belt? For this episode, I had the privilege of interviewing Lance Allred, the first deaf NBA player, KeyNote motivational speaker, and bestselling author. Hearing Lance’s story will make you question the gravity of any obstacle set in front of you. Lance was told at an early age that being deaf was a punishment from God for something he or one of his ancestors did in a past life. People ...
Mar 22, 2017•47 min
One thing I love about hosting my podcast is when I get to interview people who helped me for so much of my journey. Kim Garst is one of those people. She’s a live video pro who taught me much of what I know about social media. I read her blog posts, engaged with her tweets, and now have a big audience of my own. For this episode, Kim shares her insights on live video. Kim got attracted to live video because you can connect directly and immediately with your audience. Kim was (believe it or not)...
Mar 20, 2017•41 min
Preston Pysh is the founder of BuffettsBooks.com which deeply analyzes Warren’s favorite books. Preston’s journey began when he wanted to invest some of his earnings. He had no idea how to invest, and this was total guesswork for him. So he studied Warren Buffett. Studying Warren allowed Preston to become successful, and now he analyzes billionaires. He shared a few insights with us about how billionaires think and what it takes to become successful. Preston also explains the importance of curio...
Mar 15, 2017•51 min
Ray Edwards is the best copywriting expert I know. He’s written the copy for several million dollar sales pages and has had clients like Tony Robbins, Jeff Walker, Michael Hyatt, Jack Canfield, and many others. He created the Copywriting Academy course which he filled up with his deepest and most powerful copywriting secrets. I got to squeeze some secrets out of him in the latest episode of Breakthrough Success. Here’s the one-sentence summary: Know your customer and communicate why they need yo...
Mar 13, 2017•34 min
Anthony Iannarino is the author of The Only Sales Guide You’ll Ever Need . His book combines mindset and methods into the sales guide that will boost your sales. Anthony started as a musician in LA and is now an expert on generating sales. Anthony hosts a daily show on his YouTube channel where he shares some nuggets of wisdom to his audience. We start our discussion by exploring the successful salesperson’s mindset. How does a successful salesperson view adversity? How should you utilize your t...
Mar 01, 2017•31 min
Erin Chase is the mastermind behind $5 Dinner Mom, a brand that educates people on how they can get a tasty dinner for just $5. Her blog generates a massive amount of traffic, and Erin has turned that source of traffic into a source of recurring revenue for her products and services. Erin continues to monitor her traffic, members, and pages to optimize them for more growth. In this episode, she discusses how she monitors these areas of $5 Dinner Mom. We also discuss Facebook Live which she treat...
Feb 27, 2017•34 min
In this episode, I interview Mary Fernandez to discuss what makes a brilliant content marketing strategy, and more importantly, how you actually implement the strategy. Mary is a blogger, visibility strategist, the content marketing manager of Opt-In Monster, and host of the Persuasion Nation Series Podcast. Her blogging journey began as a teacher who wrote blog posts about ballet. The idea behind these blog posts was that her ballet students could visit her blog to learn beyond the formal lesso...
Feb 22, 2017•35 min
Mark Podolsky, the Land Geek, has several podcasts including the Best Passive Income Model podcast which I was recently a guest on. Now the tables have turned and he was the latest guest on my Breakthrough Success podcast. In this episode, we talked about how Mark operates several podcasts and uses them to build a passive income. Mark uses his podcast to generate income in the same way I use social media to generate income—via the indirect route. The podcast is designed to gain people’s trust an...
Feb 20, 2017•27 min
Wondering how you can live your ideal life? In this podcast episode, you’ll learn exactly how! Our guest for this episode is Jim Palmer, the bestselling author of several books including Decide: The Ultimate Success Trigger and he’s the founder of the Dream Business Academy. Jim sent me a copy of his book and I was quickly blown away by it’s value and Jim’s story. When Jim started his business, it took an entire year before he got his first client. During this phase, he nearly burnt the candle f...
Feb 15, 2017•36 min
Jasmine Star is an Instagram expert, public speaker, and business strategist. She goes wherever her camera takes her and uses Instagram to tell stories of her life. The visual storyteller turned her curiosity into creativity, and this creativity budded into a passion. She gave up law at UCLA to marry sooner so her mother (suffering from cancer at the time) would live to be there for her wedding. In this episode, Jasmine talks about that surreal experience and how she got through some hard times ...
Feb 13, 2017•29 min
