Everything you want is outside your comfort zone. Otherwise you would already have it! In this episode we explore making sales fun, reaching out to new people and blowing your own trumpet!
Feb 18, 2021•21 min
Co-founder of Starbucks, Zev Siegl, shares stories of building the furniture for the first ever Starbucks store in his parents basement and how they started the business. Even the biggest businesses in the world started with an idea, in someone’s basement, garage or spare room. You just need to start where you are and build!
Feb 15, 2021•57 min
The number 1&2 things entrepreneurs need help with when growing their side hustle or launching their own business are Sales and Marketing. Without customers you don’t have a business. In the first episode Alan coaches Christina through target marketing, the dream 100 client campaign and finding customers.
Feb 11, 2021•23 min
Part 2 of the PopUp Principles we discuss trust, debt, and unrelenting drive and positivity! In this episode Simon, Alan, and Katie Coombes work through the overriding principles that we have used to build successful businesses and help other people. We have never shared these guiding principles outside of the PopUp courses but now they are here for you to use.
Feb 08, 2021•57 min
The number 1&2 things entrepreneurs need help with when growing their side hustle or launching their own business are Sales and Marketing. Without customers you don’t have a business. In the first episode Alan coaches Christina through target marketing, the dream 100 client campaign and finding customers
Feb 04, 2021•42 min
Why do some businesses succeed and some fail spectacularly? What make the difference? Simon, Alan and Katie Coombes share the PopUp Principles. Developed over 12 years of starting our own businesses and helping 10,000+ people start other businesses these are the guiding principles that we believe will help you make a success of your next venture. Part 1 discusses the first 6 PopUp Principles
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 3 min
This is a podcast takeover episode and Shawn Jenkins has taken control. Alan gave him completely free realm to ask anything and boy did Shawn use it. Find out what Shawn asks, hear Alan squirm and learn about the origins of PopUp and the startup methodology that Alan created. This episode is packed full of stories, practical tips on starting businesses, and ways of thinking about entrepreneurship.
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Can you build a restaurant with no debt? In this episode Alan talks with Keith Hunt of RedHeaded Step Taco who has just managed to borrow a restaurant to launch his Taco business. Listen to learn about mini-experiments, borrowing space, and launching your food business. Keith has a wealth of tips and experiences from the cutting edge of food.
Oct 12, 2020•47 min
Should you start with passion, or should you work on financial independence first and only launch your business when you get there? Millennial Revolution Kristy and Bryce have become serial entrepreneurs in retirement. We unpack why they waited till after retirement, the benefits of FU money, and what they have learned from creating and building blogs and books.
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Your business is successful! You are making money! HOLIDAY! In this episode Alan, Simon, and the author of The Simple Path to Wealth, JL Collins, explore what you should do with your money as you earn it. Clue: the answer is not blow it all on a nice holiday or new car!
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Never, ever, ever give up – Winston Churchill. Quitting has a bad rap but is it deserved? Simon and Alan unpack quitting, knowing when to quit, and why you should quit regularly. By saying no to something you are allowing space into your life for something else.
Sep 21, 2020•52 min
You are going to fail. The only way you don’t fail at some point is if you don’t try. Entrepreneurship is about trying despite the fact that you will probably fail at some point. Simon, Sean, and Alan unpack failure; does it really exist; how to cope with it, how to get value from it, and how to create excitement about it.
Sep 14, 2020•54 min
Can you get free stuff to help you launch your business? One of the early inspirations for PopUp Business School was a book written by Mike Essex; Free Stuff Every Day. Alan and Mike unpack getting free stuff, Mike’s entrepreneurial journey, and e-book creation and marketing.
Sep 07, 2020•51 min
How do you create something out of nothing? One of the biggest differentiators between successful entrepreneurs and the people that talk about it is the ability to make things happen. It is an art and a skill. Sean and Alan unpack how to build things, make things happen, and follow through.
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 12 min
The biggest killer of small business is cash flow. In this Episode Henry Nicholson who manages the finances at PopUp and our accountant and entrepreneur Emma May explore how to manage your money, cashflow, systems, and finances for small businesses.
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Turn your hobby into your business. How do you do it? Ask for the sale. It is one of the hardest things to do when you start but it is the step you must take. In this episode Alan works with Brittany to help her get comfortable asking for the sale, valuing her product, and working out how much to charge.
Aug 17, 2020•56 min
Sales is one of the toughest challenges that new entrepreneurs face. As the founder your ability to sell or not will make or break your business. Join us as we coach new business founder, Curtis Jackson, through niche marketing, sales, and a focus on profitability from the start.
Aug 10, 2020•48 min
You don’t have a business if you don’t sell anything. Sales is the life blood of ANY business and this is the most important thing you need to master to get going. We explore sales as a process with James Headspeath and PopUp’s Head of Sales and Entrepreneur, Patrick Venn.
Aug 03, 2020•58 min
Mr Money Mustache has spent a decade helping us to live frugally, manage our money, and get to Financial Independence. The principles of Mustachianism (The name of Pete’s cult) can be applied just as well to entrepreneurship. Alan and Pete explore managing your money, how to start businesses, and how to think about your finances.
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Got a few different business ideas? Don’t know where to start? In this episode Simon and Alan talk on how they think about which opportunities to pursue, which business ideas to launch, and how to start. Find out how to make decisions based on your values that will create long term happiness.
Jul 20, 2020•27 min
Jul 13, 2020•53 min
It takes money to make money doesn’t it? You need to write a business plan and get a loan to get going don’t you? What if there was a way you could use customer’s money to build the business of your dream? Sean, KC, and Alan unpack how to get going using the customer’s money not your own.
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 1 min
The Rebel Entrepreneur Coaching Series: Join Alan as he works with Shawn Jenkins on his next venture. Shawn is thinking through niche market, how to get going quickly, and marketing for his new podcast: The Shawn Jenkins Podcast. https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-shawn-jenkins-podcast
Jun 29, 2020•49 min
The Rebel Entrepreneur Coaching Series. Join Alan as he works with Darcy to help her take her Yoga Business to the next level. Darcy is working to find a permanent space to operate from and to grow her community.
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 11 min
In Episode 1 we unpacked the biggest barriers to starting up a business and this episode gives you one of the most powerful tools to overcome them. Join Simon Paine and Alan Donegan, co-founders of PopUp, as they unpack the unexpected power of mini-experiments. How to get your business going quickly!
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Matt left woodwork college with bleak career prospects. He took his future in his own hands and built his own business teaching woodworking online. Matt Estlea – Woodworking YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxWzA3ZlYEOLr1JkKH0ZMyg
Jun 08, 2020•56 min
If you follow your passion you’ll never work another day in your life! Sounds like a nice dream doesn’t it! But is it true? Can you make money doing what you love? Is passion enough? We unpack passion in this episode.
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Even the biggest companies in the world start somewhere. In this episode we find out how Shawn Jenkins started a NASDAQ listed software company.
May 25, 2020•58 min
How do you get a building for free to use for your business? In this episode Katie and Andrew from TimeTrap Escape Rooms tell us their story including how they borrowed a room for their first escape room for free!
May 18, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Episode 2 debunks the myth that it takes money to make money. You can build a business without debt and the PopUp Business School trainers show you 5 ways to get going quickly.
May 11, 2020•1 hr 19 min
