Evan Tardy is President of the company Dr. Axe. This year they are shooting to $100 million in revenue for their health and wellness online company. This podcast explores the driver of this 6 and ½ year explosive growth- providing value through insightful, not informative, content. Show Notes: 00:09 Evan Tardy, President of Doctor Axe 03:49 The INC 500 list 05:11 Snapshot of the current team 07:10 What kind of things have you done to get to $100m 08:49 Put a lot of effort to providing a lot of v...
Jun 03, 2017•31 min•Ep. 67
Chris Laub is a research copywriter and is in the quest for understanding what customers truly want by asking them questions in surveys or through phone conversations. He’s going to share the questions he asks and how to get beyond surface level information. Show Notes: 00:04 Episode highlights and summary 00:46 Introducing Chris 01:45 Helping the Shark Tank product sell 04:38 Getting inside the mind of the consumer 06:50 The Market Research Pyramid 10:29 Using the surface level information 11:0...
Apr 10, 2017•29 min•Ep. 66
Adam Hudson is the founder of www.reliable.education and he is making millions selling his own products on Amazon. In our conversation we’ll talk about finding the right products to sell and the best ways to build your product brand so you can eventually sell for multiples. Show Notes: 00:04 Episode highlights and summary 01:18 Adam’s background 04:34 Why he decided to sell products on Amazon 05:23 The experience of selling his first business 07:57 How selling a business forces you to be more di...
Mar 24, 2017•42 min•Ep. 65
Kevin Davis is the founder of PaidTraffic.com which is one of the top Facebook Ad Agencies in the world. Together we talk about how business owners can use their existing email lists and databases with Facebook custom audiences to increase sales. Show Notes: 00:04 Episode summary and highlights 00:45 Kevin’s intro and experience with Facebook advertising 03:06 Understanding Facebook custom audiences 04:21 Why custom audiences are the springboard to running any type of ads 05:30 How newer busines...
Mar 16, 2017•32 min•Ep. 64
Part 2 of our interview with John Price, the President of CleanerFilters.com. John is sharing insights about getting employees to buy in to the company vision, productivity tips to get more done every day, and why to focus on sales and not branding. Show Notes: Listen to Part 1 of the interview: www.businessgrowthpodcast.com/62 00:04 Summary and episode highlights 00:46 How to share the company vision with the team and set priorities 03:37 Getting employees to “buy in” and celebrate wins with th...
Mar 07, 2017•21 min•Ep. 63
John Price is the President of CleanerFilters.com and he’s sharing what it’s like to go from managing 2-3 people in an virtual environment to having a team of 50 people in an office setting. He also shares the vision of their customer service and team success. Show Notes: 00:04 Summary and episode highlights 01:35 John’s background and his current position 03:28 The current phase of the business 04:41 Management tips of going from a small team of 2-3 people to 50 people 06:28 Outsourcing vs havi...
Mar 07, 2017•21 min•Ep. 62
Dan Norris is a serial entrepreneur and his ability to take quick action and iterate is impressive. We talk about the businesses he’s currently running and the recent sell of his last business to GoDaddy. By the end of this interview you’ll have a different view on failure, taking action and getting momentum on your side. Show Notes: 00:04 Summary and overview of the episode 00:45 Dan’s background 02:01 Failing at his first software company 02:17 Then had successes with WPCurve , Black Hops Brew...
Mar 02, 2017•24 min•Ep. 61
Hugh Culver www.hughculver.com is an extraordinary business owner with experience in many industries. He co-founded the world’s most exclusive adventure company, is a master public speaker and best-selling author. Hugh teaches about productivity, sales and business. In this episode you’re going to learn about productivity and how to use persuasion to increase sales and business relationships. Outside of business he is an elite athlete and volunteers his time with local non-profits. Show Notes: 0...
Feb 28, 2017•31 min•Ep. 60
Cris Chico is the creator of virtual wholesaling www.crischico.com and revolutionized the real estate investing industry. His superhuman ability is to create systems and processes that make businesses run with minimal effort for maximum results. In this caffeine infused episode, Cris shares the workings of his real estate business and processes for building a successful team. Show Notes: 00:05 Summary and highlights of this episode 01:32 Cris’s background 02:03 Why he does business different tha...
Feb 28, 2017•37 min•Ep. 59
Jake Larsen is the founder of www.videopower.org and has figured out the formula to get YouTube ads to pull in revenue for businesses. Together we talk about the creative and sales process that leads to profits. Jake is a world class guy and a true friend who I trust and you should get to know. Follow his family vlog Larsen Family Soul on YouTube . Show Notes: 00:04 Summary and highlights of the episode 01:14 Introducing Jake Larsen 03:01 Visiting YouTube headquarters 03:29 Linking the bridge be...
Feb 25, 2017•29 min•Ep. 58
Josh Rossi was just named as one of the top Dad’s in People magazine and his photography work is going viral worldwide. He’s the Dad and creative genius behind the little girl Wonder Woman and the most recent Beauty and the Beast hit. He shares what work he did to go viral and how he’s using it to grow his business. Show Notes: 00:05 Summary highlights of our interview 01:27 Josh’s background 03:30 Why Josh’s photography work is going viral worldwide 05:05 Planning it to go viral 06:29 In a mult...
Feb 18, 2017•24 min•Ep. 57
Karen Waksman of Retail MBA talks about getting your product into major retail stores like Wal-Mart, Costco, CVS or Walgreens. She explains how retail is not selling and is a well thought out formula. She also explains the #1 thing retail buyers care about when looking at new products and debunks the myth that you need social proof and sales to start. The retail world has some shocking upsides that may be the thing that unlocks higher valuations for Amazon sellers and E-Commerce owners. Show Not...
Feb 16, 2017•29 min•Ep. 56
Travis Chambers is the founder of Chamber Media , an agency that makes scaleable social videos. Over the past 2 years Chamber Media has had experienced massive growth and worked on the world's largest business marketing videos. He shares what it’s been like seeing the company grow, how he pivoted and saw skyrocketing growth, and what it takes to assemble a world class team. Show Notes: 00:13 Introduction snapshot with Travis 02:09 What Chamber Media does 02:58 Creating the NERD Skincare video 03...
Feb 15, 2017•16 min•Ep. 55
Craig Garber joins us on the podcast to talk about creating your USP aka unique selling proposition. The USP is the core differentiator of your business and he shares how to find that message and avoid the trap of making your business different by price or other low value ROI tactics. Show notes: 00:31 Introducing Craig Garber 02:12 Getting to know and meet the legendary copywriter Gary Halbert. 05:49 How to create your USP - Unique Selling Proposition. 07:11 Look at your business and see what’s...
Feb 13, 2017•28 min•Ep. 54
Primoz Bozic is the founder of Skyrocket Your Productivity and has mastered the habit of taking massive action. He’s from Slovenia and went from being a computer programmer making $7hr to making over $400hr within a short couple years because of his ability to find good mentors and his dedication to taking action quickly. He was on episode #35 of the podcast and this is a excerpt from that conversation. Show notes: 00:08 Introduction 01:17 Primoz explains how he developed the habit of taking mas...
Feb 10, 2017•12 min•Ep. 53
Patrick Combs is a master storyteller and has a fascinating past of having a show on HBO, consulting with Google and selling out theaters doing a one-man show. Patrick shares the mechanics of a good story so business owners can raise more capital, hire better employees, and convert more prospects into customers. Spencer runs a real time experiment and shares his story for doing the podcast while Patrick deconstructs the story to make it 100X better. Show notes: 00:29 Introducing Patrick Combs 01...
Feb 09, 2017•31 min•Ep. 52
Ty Crandall from CreditSuite.com talks with Spencer about business funding and business credit in today’s episode. On BGP episode #49 Spencer interviewed Gerri Detweiler from Nav.com and talked about building your business credit, so in this episode we dive deeper into another approach to business credit and financing. Show Notes: 00:30 Introducing Ty Crandall 02:31 Where to start with your business credit 03:56 Using business credit to protect yourself from liabilities 06:20 Why most people don...
Feb 08, 2017•25 min•Ep. 51
Garrett Robins is currently working on a venture in the home automation industry. They talk why you can’t do it all as a business owner and how putting yourself out there by creating a good ole boys club sets you up for success. Show Notes: 00:30 Introducing Garrett Robins 03:29 What he’s working on right now 03:52 From making $100k a summer selling home security systems to making $8/hr to learn internet marketing 05:42 His newest venture in home automation 08:04 Why he considers his business a ...
Feb 07, 2017•33 min•Ep. 50
Business owners that know their credit score are 41% more likely to be approved for a business loan. In this episode we talk with Gerri Detweiler the Head of Market Education at Nav where she shares insights on how business owners can establish and build their business credit. You can get your business credit score from www.nav.com for free. Show Notes: 00:28 Introducing Gerri Detweiler 03:08 Only 72% of small business owners know their business credit scores 03:58 Nobody needs your permission t...
Feb 03, 2017•28 min•Ep. 49
Miguel Hernandez is the founder of Grumo Media . They talk about his fascination of learning and then deconstructing the information and applying it to creating online courses. You can see some of his best courses on the Udemy platform . This is a special interview because Miguel was in BGP Episode 20 a couple years ago. Show Notes: 00:29 Introducing Miguel Hernandez 03:08 How Miguel learns and processes information 05:03 Why he listens to audio and video at 2x speed or faster 06:45 Consuming in...
Feb 02, 2017•57 min•Ep. 48
Joel Widmer is the CEO of Flux Digital Marketing and talks about his success as a content creator and teacher. They dive into the Udemy platform and share insights on creating high quality courses with different strategies for marketing your material. Show Notes: 00:29 Introducing Joel Widmer 01:38 How to find a topic to teach 03:10 Using reviews to get ideas 04:10 Why most people don’t do the correct research 04:55 Creating a system for putting all your research and ideas together 06:38 Get fee...
Feb 01, 2017•49 min•Ep. 47
John Michael Morgan is one of the most inspiring individuals you will meet. He’s worked with some of the greatest companies in the world and authored a best-selling book. In our conversation we talk about how to overcome self sabotage, create a massive turnaround and set up each day for success. If you check out his blog www.johnmichaelmorgan.com you’ll see he writes engaging articles about goals, success, and becoming an achiever in life. More important than his business success, he puts his fa...
Jan 31, 2017•48 min•Ep. 46
Kevin Davis is the best Facebook Ad expert in the world and he shares advanced strategies to understand your audience and to grow and E-Commerce business. He’s explains where to get priceless market research data, how to start ad sets, and strategies for growing your business with Facebook ads. Some of these advanced tips he’s sharing have changed businesses overnight. You will walk away with a clearer understanding of how to grow your business with Facebook advertising. Show Notes: 00:30 Introd...
Jan 31, 2017•50 min•Ep. 45
We’re talking about that one bank account that all of us business owners have but never talk about… the emotional bank account. 0:48 Quote from Gene Simmons “Self-confidence is your greatest business partner. An enormous, almost delusional sense of self-confidence. It is neither genetic, inherent, nor for sale. But it is learnable and 100 percent essential to success.” 1:25 I’m borrowing the term Emotional Bank Account from Dan Pena The 50 Billion Dollar Man 2:12 Hard work is one of the greatest...
Jan 28, 2017•4 min•Ep. 44
Spencer Shaw shares the exact template he uses to grow his personal and business network. This episode came from a conversation with Allison Harden our Social Media Manager at PodKick . 0:58 The warm introduction and cold introduction template 1:23 I learned this approach from Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich 2:16 A world class connector I met through Ramit’s group was Naveen Dittakavi 2:58 Always start with the warm introduction through mutual connections 3:40 Pre-write the email for ...
Jan 28, 2017•5 min•Ep. 43
Jeff Poulton is the co-founder at Rocketmade and talks the importance of having a founding team. Spencer connected with Jeff through Scott Paul’s feeder network strategy. 01:29 Describing the startup personality element 03:42 Explanation of the management success 05:44 Benefitting with a founding team 07:23 Exploring Jeff’s partnership with Scott Paul 11:14 Scott’s desire to build a feeder network 12:44 The beginning of Rocketmade 15:35 Uncovering and handling issues with partners directly and i...
Sep 17, 2015•28 min•Ep. 42
Steve Daar says any business can experience business growth through Profit Hacking by focusing on 3 core areas: Traffic, Conversion, and Economy. The Profit Hacking principles will get you focused on the right KPI’s with the ultimate goal of growing your business and making more money. Make sure you pick up a copy of Steve’s book Profit Hacking on Amazon
Sep 15, 2015•35 min•Ep. 41
Peter Sage is truly a limitless serial entrepreneur and has created multiple million dollar companies and continues to coach and inspire entrepreneurs around the world. His latest venture is a multi-billion dollar company in the clean energy space so he has built businesses in many different sizes and verticals. In this episode Peter shares lessons on how you can get that winning mindset you need in your personal life and in business. He also shares the powerful statement of “I Am” and how you t...
Sep 15, 2015•57 min•Ep. 40
Dan Peña is the 50 Billion Dollar Man who mentors high performance people to take quantum leaps with their business. By the end of this interview you will either love Dan Peña or hate him. There is no middle ground. He has no filter. He says things as they need to be said, and has the goal to bring you and me across the finish line of success. This has been edited with bleeps for the harsh language. It may make you uncomfortable. We take questions I received from Dave Asprey from the Bulletproof...
Sep 15, 2015•58 min•Ep. 39
In our interview Matt talks about using stories to grow a business, meet new people, develop stronger relationships, and be more interesting. Most people just rattle off facts, but normal people forget the details and only remember the stories… even if you’re one of the weirdos who remembers obscure stats you’ll get something out of this interview too. Matthew aka Turndog talks about the 3 parts to the storytelling experience. He breaks it down to 1) Discover 2) Create and 3) Share Listen to thi...
Sep 15, 2015•39 min•Ep. 38
