How do you get customers to come to you? In this episode Henry, Alan, and Christina work through SEO, getting your website to show up, and bringing customers that are already searching for your services to your business. What is the centre of your online universe for your business? Is it your website? Your YouTube channel? How do you optimize that for SEO and get people to contact you asking for your service or product. Find out if Christina’s Google My Business Profile has risen up the ranks an...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr
Mentors, energy, and a can do attitude. In this episode of the podcast, Micheal Redford is back! Michael’s first appeared on the show was in, “The Failed Mini-Experiment,” when he told us all about his first dive into business. This week’s episode is about going back to the beginning, exploring the mentality of a successful entrepreneur, whether you ever really stop learning, and what happens when the mentee, becomes the mentor.
Apr 04, 2022•52 min
You are working hard on your business. You are making things happen while you run from task to task to task. Do you ever take a moment to reflect on how it is going? Where are we? What is working and what isn’t? One of the most important things you can do with your business is check in on the progress, ask what is and isn’t working, and then focus on accelerating the positives and not just fixing the negatives! In this episode, Alan and Christina explore business reflection and taking action to ...
Mar 31, 2022•37 min
Have you been pitching for new business? Finding leads online, applying for business, and trying to get clients? The process of getting clients can be infuriating to say the least. Patrick the podcast manager has been looking for new clients and more work over the last few weeks, and after a frustrating week reached out to Alan for support. Join Patrick and Alan as they talk about how to overcome objections, break through the noise, and uncover work that you didn’t even know existed!
Mar 28, 2022•46 min
We all have the same number of hours in a day. Time is one of the most important non-renewable resources we all have. However, some people get so much more done with their time than others, and I believe the difference is energy! How much juice, energy, and passion do you have to put into your hours? Do you flop on the sofa or couch devoid of energy at the end of the day? This episode is all about what sucks the energy out of you and what gives you energy and builds you up!
Mar 24, 2022•48 min
Wondering what is going to happen to the Rebel Entrepreneur Podcast? In this show Alan speaks directly to you to give you an update on the show since the funding changed. He discusses your ideas for the podcast, gives you an update on the Donegan’s life, and then shares the biggest gift Rebel can give you. Stay tuned to the end for Alan’s closing remarks and our gift to you.
Mar 21, 2022•34 min
Is your website bringing you business? Are people finding you on google? Is your social media driving traffic and winning customers? When you are a solo-preneur you only have so much time and energy and you have to choose where to focus to create the most impact possible. In this episode Henry from Rebel Business School helps Christina think through her business Digital life and where to focus next.
Mar 17, 2022•49 min
When you start your business you are probably going to have competition. There is probably going to be people that already do what you do. Some of this competition is going to react to your launch from a place of fear. They may attack you and your business, they may try and stop you. The question is not if this will happen, but how are you going to respond when it does?? In today’s episode BC Kowalski and Alan talk competition, strategies for dealing with it, and positivity.
Mar 14, 2022•37 min
You’ve won your first client! YAY. Should you send them a contract? Do you need terms and conditions? In this episode Christina and Alan talk through contracts, why you need them, and what goes in them. Contracts are designed to facilitate clear communication, expectations, and trust, but somewhere along the way we have lost sight of the purpose of having a contract. Let’s make contracts fun.
Mar 10, 2022•44 min
Who do you surround yourself with? How do you work with your partner? Business or otherwise? Who you spend most of your time with directly affects your beliefs, attitude, and therefor your actions. In this episode of Rebel Entrepreneur, Stephen Peyton is taking over and grilling Alan with questions about his key relationships, how he works with others, and his mental diet. Alan ends up talking about the voices in his head and we find out if he is actually mad or not?!?
Mar 07, 2022•55 min
How do you use Linkedn to win business? Patrick Venn has a new strategy to share with us and Christina has offered to be the guinea pig! So let’s get testing. We run a marketing mini-experiment live on the show where Christina records her first video and sends it out! Test and measure. Listen along and we will show you the step by step guide to using LinkedIn to find sales leads.
Mar 03, 2022•50 min
What do you do when you have too many ideas? How do you choose which idea to focus on? Are you telling me I have to pick one idea and stick with it for the rest of my life? In this Episode, Stephen Lockyer of Escapages takeovers the Rebel Entrepreneur podcast and asks Alan all about creativity, choosing ideas, running mini-experiments, and letting go of ideas when they don’t work.
Feb 28, 2022•49 min
How do people find your business? How do you get discovered? Google My Business is one of the most under utilized and powerful tools in an entrepreneurs arsenal. If you want to be found, get a pin on the map, develop your account, and work to promote your business. Let’s get you on Google My Business and started.
Feb 24, 2022•35 min
You have these HUGE ideas. You want to launch it but the sheer size scares you! How are you going to get it all done? How are you going to make it work? You’ve got kids and how do you fit this huge project around them? In this episode we refine the idea of the mini-experiment, we look at launching quickly, and making the best of the precious time you have. Join this week’s host Sherry Zeisel as she grills Alan on mini-experiments, marketing, and building a business around family responsibilities...
Feb 21, 2022•44 min
When you first launched your business you probably threw up a website. How long has it been since you updated it? Does it still reflect what you do, how you think of your business, and what your customers want? In this episode, the resident Rebel Website expert Henry Nicholson helps Christina to see her website with a fresh pair of eyes, work out what to do, and break it down into clear action steps. Tune in and work on your website alongside Christina and Henry.
Feb 17, 2022•38 min
Do you get nervous on sales calls? Do you ever doubt what you are putting out for sale? Do you feel nervous putting out content online, posting videos, and sending emails? Imposter syndrome, perfectionism, and the fear of haters stops so many of us from fully following our dreams. Join Jillian and Alan as they talk through strategies and the mindset for overcoming these problems and launching your entrepreneurial adventure. Check out Jillian’s Book “Fire The Haters” Here!
Feb 14, 2022•47 min
There is a transition that happens when you go from working for someone else (employee) to running your own business. Being your own boss is one of the most exciting things. However, it can also be one of the most challenging! Every single day you have to make up what you are going to do, there is no one around driving the agenda for you. You have to take charge, organize, plan, and stay focused. In this episode Alan and Christina talk through that transformation and some of the tools that you c...
Feb 10, 2022•30 min
Have you had something big happen that threw you? Something that in a phone call or a moment changed everything? Well that happened this week for Alan and the Rebel Entrepreneur. Join Alan as he discusses where the podcast came from, what happened this week, and asks you want you want to change in the future of Rebel Entrepreneur, or if there even is one…
Feb 07, 2022•32 min
You’ve started a business, you’ve made some sales and now it is time to go all in. When you first quit your job and go full time it can be quite daunting knowing where to put your energy, effort and time. There is so much you could be doing, Instagram, Google, SEO, Cold marketing; where do you start? In this episode Christina and Alan explore where to focus in the first two weeks of being full time.
Feb 03, 2022•33 min
Julia dreams of building a bike experience business; of taking tours of people along the beach front in her home town in Florida. In this episode Alan looks to find out what is stopping her, what is getting in the way, and helps her to come up with the next action for her business. If you are in pre-launch mode this episode will help you to think through the first steps and get you closer to launch!
Jan 31, 2022•32 min
Did Keith take the year long lease? Did he go all in despite losing money on the mini-experiment? Did his wife talk him out of doing it? In the last episode of Coaching Season 5 we find out what Keith decided and his plans from here. With a full time job, 7 kids and another one arriving immenently Keith has a huge amount to balance alongside his desire to be an entrepreneur and business owner!
Jan 27, 2022•47 min
Staying consistent doesn’t sound sexy does it? But it is one of the most important things in business. Have you ever struggled to follow through on your goals? Got excited for a month and worked hard and then wondered why you haven’t kept it up? Started a fitness regime and stopped after two weeks? This episode is for you! Alan guides you through the process for getting excited and staying on track as you build the life of your dreams.
Jan 24, 2022•39 min
Is it time to go all in? Have you heard the expression burn the boats? The idea is that if you burn the boats you have no escape plan and you are “all in” and have to find a way to make it work or die. Sounds dramatic!! It is. Alan is not a big believer in the “burn the boats” strategy, but there are times in business where you are forced to make a binary or yes/no decision. This week we discuss if Keith should go “all in” on the food truck and take the year long lease after nearly passing out f...
Jan 20, 2022•53 min
Battling “startitis.” How do you get going when you have HUGE ideas, especially when they are so big that you don’t even know where to start. How do you take the huge ideas and get the cash flowing so you can spend it and start growing quickly? Welcome to Andrew Sridar’s podcast takeover where he asks ” I am someone who dreams big — like really, really big. But I know I need to get to cash flow quickly?”
Jan 17, 2022•47 min
Launching a food truck is a huge mission. From the health department certificate to the commissary and getting people to show up for the grand opening you have your work cut out for you. Did Keith get it all done? Did he survive the process let alone turn a profit and get happy customers? Find out in the episode of the Rebel Entreprenuer Coaching Series if Keith got to launch and how it went!
Jan 13, 2022•55 min
How do you start a business? What’s the best way to get going? Isn’t it different for products and services? Join Simon and Alan as they bring together all the strands of startup from the last two seasons into the definitive guide to the Rebel Startup method. We will run you through the process from idea generation to growth and highlight the different episodes and resources to help you get going. This is the guide to starting a business the Rebel way!
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Do you realize how much work it is to launch a business?? You have decided to have a go, you are pumped about the side-hustle, and now the real work starts. Join us as Keith is deep in setting up his food truck, working to get a license, a commissary, and ready for customers. Building a business is a huge undertaking and before you launch yours you need to experience what it really takes alongside someone who is actually doing it. Welcome to the Rebel Entrepreneur Coaching Series Season 4.
Jan 06, 2022•43 min
Why do you do what you do? What gets you up in the morning? In this episode Kristy and Bryce of Millennial Revolution takeover the Rebel Entrepreneur and go deep into Alan’s back story. We find out where Alan’s hatred of bullies come from, why Alan is so against debt, and how Alan turned the toughest moments in his life into the driving force behind the Rebel brand. There are certain moments in life that will either tear you into pieces or form you into the person you are today. You get to choos...
Jan 03, 2022•46 min
How do you set up your life and world for the best possible chance of success in the year coming? Happy new year and in this special episode Alan shares the annual review process he uses with Katie (his wife) and the Rebel team to reflect on the year passed and set up the next year for the best possible chance of success. Join Alan as we find out the questions he asks himself, how he thinks about reviewing the year past, and using that as the inspiration to build the year coming. Find out what’s...
Jan 01, 2022•16 min
You are desperate to dive in and launch. You see an opportunity that you grab with both hands; but have you given yourself enough time? Launching certain businesses can have a huge amount of paperwork attached to it. You need permits, plans, insurance, and more. In this episode we meet Keith half way through his original mini-experiment and find out what he needs to put in place to get going.
Dec 30, 2021•47 min
