Today I have a special guest on the show, Philip Wang Of WongFu Productions. If you’re Asian, you probably know exactly who Philip is and he’s one of the OG YouTubers on the Internet. The WongFu YouTube channel has over 3.2 million subscribers with billions of views. WongFu’s films have been featured in a number of international film festivals like the LA Film Festival, the San Diego Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival. In this episode, you’ll learn exactly how he...
Dec 12, 2022•51 min
Today I have my friend Zach Mitchem on the show. Zach runs a YouTube consultancy called We Are Video Makers and manages the YouTube channels for many famous creators with millions of subscribers. As you guys probably know, I recently hit 100K subs on YouTube and it took me about 2.5 years to get there. But since then, Zach has been helping me with my channel and I have grown about 50k more subs in a span of just 2.5 months. Enjoy the episode! What You’ll Learn Strategies to grow a successf...
Dec 05, 2022•54 min
Today I have my good friend Jeff Rose back on the show after 7 years and a lot has changed since we last spoke. His partners have changed, his strategies have changed and the content business has changed. Jeff runs the popular blog GoodFinancialCents.com, a popular YouTube Channel called Wealth Hacker that has 380K subscribers and a portfolio of other websites in the finance space. In this episode, we have a candid discussion about his failed partnerships and what it takes to make money with con...
Nov 28, 2022•56 min
Today I have my friend Mike Jackness back on the show to talk about a sensitive topic that is rarely discussed. Can successful entrepreneurs live a balanced life? Do you have to make sacrifices in order to make money in business? In this episode, we discuss the brutal truth about success and the curse that all entrepreneurs have. Enjoy! What You’ll Learn The brutal truth about success in business The secret weapon for entrepreneurs to live a balanced life The curse that all of the successf...
Nov 21, 2022•51 min
Today I have my friend Jadah Sellner back on the podcast. The last time I had Jadah on the show, she and I discussed how she created Simple Green Smoothies with her partner Jen Hansard. But since then, Jadah has exited that company and is now on a mission to help others build sustainable small businesses without burning out. In this episode, you’ll learn how to build a business you love. What You’ll Learn The dark side of entrepreneurship How to create a business that suit your life ...
Nov 14, 2022•46 min
Today I have my friend Charlie Hoehn on the show. Charlie is a best-selling author who has worked with many entrepreneurs such as Tim Ferriss, Ramit Sethi, Seth Godin and Tucker Max. His book “Recession Proof Grad” was one of my favorites and his bestselling book “Play For A Living” was referred to by Tony Robbins as the cure to all stress. Having Charlie on the show is timely because we are going into a recession. We discuss ways to navigate a downturn and how make money...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Today I have my friend Nick Loper on the show. Nick is the host of the popular Side Hustle Nation podcast where he and I share similar goals. We highlight entrepreneurs who run businesses on the side or full-time. One of the common complaints that we often get is not being able to decide what type of business to start. In this episode, Nick and I brainstorm million-dollar business ideas that you are welcome to take for yourself. What You’ll Learn 17 million-dollar business ideas for the ta...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Today I have my long-time friend Kurt Elster on the show. Kurt is the host of The Unofficial Shopify Podcast and a Shopify store consultant. As part of his job, he often runs split tests for his clients. And over the years, he’s amassed many counterintuitive strategies that can grow your sales. Some of these make no sense but they work. Enjoy the episode! What You’ll Learn How to improve and grow your Shopify Store sales Counterintuitive learnings from running many split tests How to...
Oct 24, 2022•51 min
Today I have my friend Michael Epstein on the show to talk about an old school marketing tactic that’s making a huge comeback. With the latest iOS updates limiting the performance of Facebook ads and email marketing, this strategy comes at a great time. In this episode, we discuss how to use postcard marketing to grow your sales. What You’ll Learn How Mike and Drew became business partners How postcard and direct mail marketing works How to grow your audience with postcard marketing ...
Oct 17, 2022•48 min
Today I have my favorite outspoken Zoroastrian friend back on the show, Neville Medhora. Neville is the founder of CopywritingCourse.com where he runs an incredible copywriting community and teaches people how to write persuasive copy. In this episode, we discuss how written content creation has evolved over the years and how to be successful with a content based business today. What You’ll Learn The best way to grow your audience with content today Why WordPress is no longer the best plat...
Oct 10, 2022•58 min
Today I have Alicia Reynoso on the show. Alicia is the founder of Live Infinitely which is a company that sells water bottles and outdoor gear online. Water bottles is one of the most saturated e-commerce products that you can sell online but she turned it into an 8 figure business with this one strategy. Enjoy the interview! What You’ll Learn Why Alicia chose to sell such a saturated product How Alicia build an 8-figure water bottle business Alicia’s single strategy that allowed her...
Oct 03, 2022•51 min
Today I have my partner Toni on the show to talk about my 2-and-a-half-year journey of making YouTube videos. Recently I hit 100K subs and the channel is making about $20,000/month on Adsense revenue alone. In this episode, I talk about what it took to get to this point, and what you have to do to build a successful YouTube channel. What You’ll Learn How I finally reached the 100K subscriber milestone How to create a successful YouTube Channel The one change that allowed me to follow throu...
Sep 26, 2022•48 min
I’m going to say this upfront. This episode may blow your mind. It’s about building an email list fast, but in a way that is slightly controversial. Your first reaction is probably gonna be “Oh my goodness, is this even legal? I would never do that.” But today, Adam Robinson is going to teach us the ins and outs of acquiring email addresses in this new and innovative way. What You’ll Learn A controversial strategy to build up your email list fast How you can apply t...
Sep 19, 2022•48 min
Today I have Ming Wang on the show. Ming is a student in my Create A Profitable Online Store course and she’s the founder of Alina Mae Maternity, a store that sells maternity clothing for business professionals. Despite being a very difficult niche to sell into, Ming has managed to make over $2 million per year selling clothing on Amazon and her own website. In this episode, Ming reveals exactly how she did it. What You’ll Learn Why sell apparel? How to make money in the women’...
Sep 12, 2022•58 min
Today I have one of my favorite authors on the show, Mike Michalowicz. If you don’t know who Mike is, he’s the author of the hit bestseller, Profit First, which has become the de facto manual for running a profitable small business. He’s also published other bestsellers like The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, Clock Work, Get Different and The Pumpkin Plan. All of his books are highly recommended. In this episode, we learn about the book business and how becoming an author can make ...
Sep 05, 2022•55 min
Today I’m doing a solo episode to give you a quick update on Bumblebee Linens and to provide you with a pretty cool tax strategy that e-commerce business owners are using to save on taxes. What You’ll Learn What’s up with Bumblebee Linens in 2022 The details about my latest purchase How opportunity zones can save your business money on taxes Other Resources And Books Create A Profitable Online Store Sponsors Postscript.io – Postscript.io is the SMS marketing platform that...
Aug 29, 2022•24 min
Codie Sanchez owns a $50 million dollar company that specializes in running “boring businesses”. By boring businesses, think ice vending machines, laundry mats, car washes…every day businesses that make a ton of money but are not considered sexy. In this episode. you’ll learn an unconventional way to think about entrepreneurship. What You’ll Learn Why you should take an unconventional approach to starting a business Why you are f*cked if you only have 1 income strea...
Aug 22, 2022•41 min
Today, I have my friend Norm Farrar on the show. Norm is a serial entrepreneur and leading Amazon expert with over 25 years of product sourcing and development experience. He runs 2 Amazon companies and 2 ecommerce podcasts. He’s always up to date on the latest Amazon strategies and in this episode, we’re going to cover unconventional ways to grow your Amazon sales. What You’ll Learn How Norm got started with Amazon Norm’s take on the overall Amazon landscape Unconvention...
Aug 15, 2022•53 min
Today, I’m thrilled to have Natalie Mounter on the show. Natalie is a member of both my courses and she runs TotallyDazzled.com which is a 7 figure business selling rhinestone accessories for weddings. She’s a regular at the Sellers Summit, one of my favorite people in the ecommerce space, a ball of energy and she really knows her stuff when it comes to marketing and sales. In this episode, Natalie walks us through how she grew her business selling “bling”. What You’...
Aug 08, 2022•49 min
Today I have my friend Spencer Jan show. Spencer is probably one of the most successful e-commerce entrepreneurs that I have had on the show who bootstrapped his business from the ground up. He started Solo Stove with his brother which went on to have a billion-dollar valuation with multiple 8-figure exits. In this episode, Spencer walks us through what he did and his thought processes in creating his company. What You’ll Learn How Spencer got into ecommerce and how he created Solo Stove W...
Aug 01, 2022•55 min
Today I have my lovely wife Jennifer on the show to discuss a potentially significant event in her life. She might be going back to work! And in doing so, my entire blog, my podcast name, and my domain may need to change to MyWifeWentBackToWork.com But seriously, we need your advice. In this episode, my wife and I discuss the decision and would love your input. Enjoy! What You’ll Learn How my wife got this life changing opportunity Weighing the pros and cons of going back to work How this ...
Jul 25, 2022•37 min
Today I’m happy to have Andreea Matei on the show. Andreea is the creator of Launch Grow Joy where she helps e-commerce businesses get free publicity. She’s helped many shop owners get into Oprah, Vogue, Country Living etc…, and she has personally appeared in more than 200 magazines, newspapers, and TV shows. With the holidays right around the corner, Andreea is going to teach us how to get free press to maximize your Christmas sales. What You’ll Learn Where to find edito...
Jul 18, 2022•54 min
Today I’m thrilled to have Liran Hirschkorn on the show. Liran is the founder of Incrementum Digital where he helps Amazon sellers grow their businesses. Over the years, he’s helped many clients grow to 8 and 9 figures and he has his finger on the pulse of Amazon. In this episode, we talk about the latest strategies to maximize Amazon sales. What You’ll Learn How Liran got started selling on Amazon What strategies are working right now on Amazon The minimum bar you must meet to...
Jul 11, 2022•51 min
Today I’m thrilled to have a friend and long time student of my Create A Profitable Online Store Course on the show, Maria Finch. Maria is one of my favorite students in the class and what I love about her is her grit. She has gone through so much adversity in business and life and has prevailed through it all. She’s a fighter, a mindset coach, and a proud business owner of a mosquito net business that she’s grown to a healthy 6 figure income. In this episode, you’ll lear...
Jul 04, 2022•52 min
Today I’m thrilled to have Tori Gerbig on the show. Tori runs a $140 million business selling clothing and boutique fashion over at PinkLily.com. What’s amazing about Tori’s story is that she grew up in a working-class family in Kentucky and started with nothing. She didn’t take any funding and bootstrapped her business completely from the ground up. In this episode, she teaches us how she did it. What You’ll Learn How to build a boutique clothing brand from complet...
Jun 27, 2022•48 min
Today, I have my friend Raphael Schneider on the show and he runs a successful men’s clothing brand. Now men’s clothing is one of the most challenging niches to sell into but Raphael has managed to create an impressive 7-figure high-end men’s brand over at Fort Belvedere by leveraging the power of YouTube. In fact, Raphael is so popular that I can’t hang out with him without being randomly accosted by people on the street wanting to take pictures with him. In this episode...
Jun 20, 2022•56 min
In this episode, I have my friend Cody Iverson on the show. Cody is the founder of Viscap Media, an ad creative agency that works with influencers to create high converting ads. If you have been having problems with your Facebook Ads, it’s likely because you are using poor quality creatives. In this episode, Cody outlines his exact system for scaling eCommerce brands and the templates he uses to create effective ads. What You’ll Learn Cody’s formula for scaling the creation of ...
Jun 13, 2022•44 min
Today I’m thrilled to have Adam Turner on the show. Adam is the CEO of Postscript, the text messaging provider I use for all of my businesses. When I first installed Postscript in my store, I was a little skeptical about sending texts to my customers. But since then, it’s become a top 5 revenue source for Bumblebee Linens. In this episode, we talk about the ins and outs of SMS marketing from someone who lives and breathes it. What You’ll Learn The intricacies of SMS marketing W...
Jun 06, 2022•51 min
Today I have my friend Greg Meade on the show. Greg is the founder of CrossNetgame.com which is an amazingly fun game that is a combination of volleyball and four square. I have a set, my kids love it and in this episode we’re going to learn how to launch a successful game to the market. What You’ll Learn What is Cross Net and how to play How Greg invented the Cross Net game How to successfully launch a brand new game to the market Other Resources And Books CrossnetGame.com Sponsors ...
May 31, 2022•46 min
Today I’m doing a solo episode to tell you the story about why I eventually quit my $300k/year job and closed the book on my 21-year engineering career. Unlike most people, I really loved my job and the exact story of why and how I left was kind of funny. Ultimately, the reason why I quit wasn’t about the money and in this episode, I will share with you 8 important life lessons that I learned along the way. What You’ll Learn Why I finally decided to quit a job I loved 8 life le...
May 23, 2022•22 min
