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Travis Makes Money

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You can't save your way to your dream life anymore. The truth is, you’re gonna need to learn to make more money. The Travis Makes Money Podcast is not your typical personal finance show. Rather than shaming you for buying a Starbucks coffee or pressuring you to become a billionaire, we focus on empowering you to make more money so you can enjoy life today while preparing for your future. You don’t have to cut back so much that you miss out on the present, and you don’t need to become the next Jeff Bezos either. Hosted by veteran podcaster Travis Chappell, each daily episode features interviews with regular people just like you – yes, you – who have learned how to make more money in unique and unconventional ways. From turning side hustles into an extra six figures to building massive business empires, these conversations dive into the mindset shifts, hard-earned lessons, and simple strategies that helped these individuals succeed. With over 1,000 podcast episodes under his belt, Travis has developed a unique ability to pull out inspiring stories and practical advice you can apply to your own financial journey that you just won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you’re looking for strategies on side hustles, skill building, investing, building generational wealth, or just motivation to take your next steps, this podcast is your resource. Tune in daily for insights, actionable tips, and inspiration from some of the most successful and interesting money-makers on the planet.
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Episodes

307: Topic | Top Networking Tips Part 2 with John Maxwell, Jason Feifer, and Brian McRae

John Maxwell author of LeaderShift, and Jason Feifer and Jen Miller authors of Mr. Nice Guy, and Brian McRae founder of Mastermind St. Louis give your host Travis Chappell their best networking tips. Episode Highlights: John Maxwell The go-to leadership expert in the world with books selling over 30 million copies worldwide. How we can be sure we’re building our relationships the right way. Everyone is either a plus or a minus in relationships, they’re either elevating or detracting. You have to...

Aug 07, 201950 min

306: Zvi Band | How to Build and Sell a NINE Figure Software Company

Zvi Band is the co-founder and CEO of Contactually, a Software as a Service company which was founded in 2011 and has raised $12 million in venture backing. Zvi is also the author of Success is in Your Spere. Zvi talks to your host Travis Chappell about the publishing process, what it was like to have a nine-figure buyout, and how to build relationship capital. Episode Highlights: The two things that led to the creation of Contactually. Zvi started out being very bad at networking and needed pro...

Aug 05, 20191 hr 5 min

305: Freestyle Friday | 3 Things You Need In Order to Start a Podcast

In this episode of Freestyle Friday with your host Travis Chappell, he discusses a subject that means a lot to him for obvious reasons: podcasting. He shares the three things that you need to start a podcast. Be sure to stick around for the bonus fourth step for success as well. Episode Highlights: Travis Chappell introduces the topic of podcasting. Why do you need a ‘blue ocean’ for your podcast? What does ‘blue ocean’ mean as it pertains to podcasts? What type of mic does Travis use for his po...

Aug 02, 201917 min

304: Topic | Top Networking Tips Part 1 with Mark Wade, Brendan Kane, and David Meltzer

During this episode, you will have access to some top-level networking advice from three highly experienced gentlemen: Dr. Mark Wade, Chief Scaling Officer at HustleandScale.com and the Creator of Virtual Summits Software, Brendan Kane, Author of OneMillionFollowers.comand Growth Hacker at Katie Couric Media, and David Meltzer CEO and Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Executive Producer & Judge of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch and Host of The Playbook Podcast. Dr. Mark Wade, Brendan Kane, and ...

Jul 31, 201934 min

303: Joel Marion Part 2 | $0 to $100 Million in Sales in ONE Year?

This is the second part of the interview with Joel Marion, the co-founder and CMO of BioTrust Nutrition, with over $600 million in sales. In this section, Joel Marion shares how he transitioned from teaching in high school into the business that he runs now, how he connected with some of the top marketers in his space to achieve his many magnificent milestones, and how he scaled his supplement company from zero dollars to $100 million in sales in the first full calendar year. Joel also grew his ...

Jul 29, 201951 min

302: Freestyle Friday | How to Have Clarity in Your Goals

In this episode of Freestyle Friday, your host Travis Chappell talks about how to get clarity in your goals. When was the last time you sat down and made sure you were still on track to hit your goals? Learn why it’s important to recalibrate early and often. Episode Highlights: You have to ask yourself whether your goals are important to you. Take the time to ask yourself four questions: What’s the truth about where you are? Write down your one-year goals. Write down why these goals are importan...

Jul 26, 201913 min

301: Topic | Adding Value Part 2 with Chris Winfield, Bedros Keuilian, and Billy Gene

Chris Winfield, The Super Connector, Bedros Keuilian, founder of Fit Body Bootcamp, and Billy Gene from Billy Gene is Marketing talk to your host Travis Chappell about how to add value to those around you. Episode Highlights: Chris Winfield Has more connections in the media world that just about anyone. Ask people questions about themselves and get to know them. Rarely there are cases where you won’t be able to help someone. Enthusiasm is really underrated - show up and care. Careers and money a...

Jul 24, 201926 min

300: Joel Marion Part 1 | $0 to $100 Million in Sales in ONE Year?

Joel Marion is the co-founder and CMO of BioTrust Nutrition with more than $600 million in sales, 3.5 million customers and 17 million email subscribers. Joel is also the founder of transformation insider. Joel is one of the top email marketers in the world. Joel helped propel BioTrust to be one of the fastest-growing companies in history. Episode Highlights: Joel went to a private Christian school and was athletic growing up. The lessons Joel learned in a team atmosphere playing basketball. Bei...

Jul 22, 201951 min

299: Freestyle Friday | Book Review: How to Get a Meeting with Anyone

Your host Travis Chappell reviews one of the best networking books he’s ever read, How to Get a Meeting with Anyone. The book has practical strategy you can implement right away. The book gives away some of the behind the scenes secret stuff. Episode Highlights: The book is very similar to everything Travis teaches but written more for C-level executives and salesmen looking to get to those execs. Travis is about the newer ways of building relationships. Contact marketing campaigns can have 100%...

Jul 19, 201914 min

298: Topic | Adding Value Part 1 with Brian McRae, Amy Portorfield, and Jon Gordon

Brian McRae, founder of Mastermind St. Louis, Amy Porterfield, from the Online Marketing Made Easy Podcast, and Jon Gordon, author of The Power of a Positive Team talk to your host Travis Chappell about adding value to people. Learn how adding value to people will benefit you and your business in the long run. Episode Highlights: Brian McRae Brian runs a really large meet up every month in St. Louis and is a mortgage broker. A great question to ask is “tell me how you got started?” to glean wisd...

Jul 17, 201925 min

297: Mark Mascia | From Nothing to Over $1.5 Billion in Real Estate

Mark Mascia is the founder of Mascia Development LLC and has over 17 years of real estate investment experience and has a career portfolio of over $1.5 billion dollars. Mark has two masters degrees from NYU and George Washington University. He is an adjunct professor at NYU’s Institute of Real Estate. Mark believes in being transparent, honest, and ethical to bring the best results. Mark talks to your host Travis Chappell about the value of going to college, how he landed big clients and got to ...

Jul 15, 201949 min

296: Freestyle Friday | This One Time in Costa Rica...

Are you experiencing life? In this episode of Freestyle Friday with your host Travis Chappell tells the story of one of his Costa Rica adventures and talks about why your attitude is what makes a situation good or bad. Episode Highlights: Travis was in Costa Rica with some friends on a 6-7 country tour. Travis and his group went off-roading to find a giant waterfall and encountered a lot of problems. Their car got stuck on the side of a big hill because it didn’t actually have 4WD like it was su...

Jul 12, 201912 min

295: Topic | Entrepreneurship with Brendan Kane, Jill Stanton, and Bedros Keuilian

Brendan Kane author of One Million Followers, Jill Stanton from Screw the Nine to Five, and Bedros Keuilian founder of Fit Body Bootcamp and author of Man Up talk to your host Travis Chappell about the entrepreneurial journey. Learn how your environment can affect your success, how to spot a fake online entrepreneur, and how your response to failure can determine your resiliency. Episode Highlights: Brendan Kane Brendan had the entrepreneurial spirit from an early age. He learned about business ...

Jul 10, 201928 min

294: Jon Ferrara | How to Build a $100 Million Software Company

Jon Ferrara is a successful entrepreneur and firm believer that we’re all on this planet to grow. He builds products that help people achieve their passion, plan, and purpose. He launched Goldmine back in the 90’s and launched Nimble CRM two decades later. John is a noted speaker who’s been recognized in Forbes. Jon talks to your host Travis Chappell about how he innovated an entire industry and became the genius behind CRM’s. Episode Highlights: Jon was born and raised in L.A. in the 60’s and s...

Jul 08, 201950 min

293: Freestyle Friday | Stop Living Your Life for Others

On this episode of Freestyle Friday your host, Travis Chappell talks about how to not really care what other people think about you. It’s probably not possible to not care at all what people think about you, but you can distance yourself from other people’s opinions. Episode Highlights: Travis grew up in a very religious context with a lot of rules and guidelines. Travis graduated kindergarten through college on the exact same campus. We are all a product of our environment especially when you c...

Jul 05, 201918 min

292: Topic | Real Estate with Grant Cardone, Cole Hatter, and Brandon Turner

Grant Cardone, New York Times Best Selling Author and $1 Billion owner of real estate, Cole Hatter from Thrive, and Brandon Turner from Bigger Pockets talk to your host Travis Chappell about real estate investing and what you need to know to make active or passive income by investing in real estate. Episode Highlights: Grant Cardone Multiple NYT Bestselling author. Manages a fund with over $1 Billion in real estate properties. You do not want to buy a house to live in, it’s a liability. Grant on...

Jul 03, 201928 min

291: Judge Graham | How to Scale to Nine Figures and Sell

Judge Graham a hard-hitting, action-oriented entrepreneur with a successful track record of growing companies and selling them for hundreds of millions of dollars. His companies have won numerous high profile business accolades and he has been featured in multiple media outlets. Judge hosts the Scale and Exit podcast and is an acclaimed author and speaker. Judge talks to your host Travis Chappell about how to scale your business, how to build a sellable company, and why you should be building a ...

Jul 01, 201952 min

290: Freestyle Friday | How to Network on Facebook

On this episode of Freestyle Friday your host, Travis Chappell talks how to use Facebook to grow your network. You don’t have to spend money on Facebook ads to use the platform as a powerful tool. With the right mix of content and engagement and a great looking timeline you can grow your network. Episode Highlights: Optimize your Facebook timeline. Many people expect Facebook to be easy to harness, but they don’t spend any time on it. Optimize your profile and cover photos as free advertising sp...

Jun 28, 201917 min

289: Topic | Investing with Scott Smith, Hither Mann, and Cole Hatter

Your knowledge of investing could make or break your future. You want to make your money work FOR you, so in this episode, we learn from the best. Hear from Scott Smith from Real Estate Nerds Podcast, Hither Mann from Fortune Academy, and Cole Hatter from Thrive. Your host Travis Chappell talks to these guests about how to invest, protect, and grow your assets. Learn the best ways to invest and how to get the most out of your investments. Episode Highlights: Scott Smith Scott is an attorney who ...

Jun 26, 201931 min

288: Trent Shelton | How to Guarantee Success

Trent Shelton is a former NFL wide receiver and is now considered one of the most impactful global speakers of this generation. Trent reaches over 50 million people weekly through social media and non-profits. He travels the world sharing the message of creating lasting change in life and is the author of The Greatest You. Trent speaks to your host Travis Chappell about becoming the greatest possible version of yourself, the one thing that can make you better than everyone else over time, and th...

Jun 24, 201953 min

287: Freestyle Friday | How to Get People to Connect with You

On this episode of Freestyle Friday your host, Travis Chappell talks about how to become a person that people want to connect with. Learn three tangible ways you can grow a good size audience and become a sought after connection. Episode Highlights: There’s a big difference between trying to connect with other people and being the person people want to connect with. Constantly be working on yourself to be sure you’re the type of person people want to connect with. Three ways to become a person p...

Jun 21, 201916 min

286: Topic | Confidence with Chris Harder, Aubrey Marcus, and David Meltzer

It’s the million dollar question - how do you build confidence? In this episode of Build Your Network hear from Chris Harder, founder, and host of the hit podcast For the Love of Money, Aubrey Marcus, founder of Onnit and NYT Bestselling author of Own the Day, Own Your Life, and David Meltzer CEO of Sports One Marketing and Host of Entrepreneurs Elevator Pitch and the Playbooks. Most success comes down to confidence and one point or another, your host Travis Chappell talks to today’s guests and ...

Jun 19, 201932 min

285: David Meltzer | How to Attract What You Want in Life

This is the second interview between your host Travis Chappell and David Meltzer. David is the co-founder and CEO of Sports 1 Marketing and S1MEDIA house, two-time number one best selling author, and has been named a top 10 keynote speaker by Forbes and Entrepreneur. Marshall Goldsmith has recognized David as a top 100 business coach and an advisory board member of over 45 companies and charities. He recently invested in Splice and is the Executive Producer and host of Elevator Pitch and host of...

Jun 17, 201947 min

284: Freestyle Friday | Stop Spending Money on Dumb Things

On this episode of Freestyle Friday your host, Travis Chappell talks about the stupid things you might be spending your money on. Many people walk around looking and acting the part of a wealthy person, but they’re far from it. Find out how to be the real deal. Episode Highlights: How Travis learned that a lot of people act like something they’re not when it comes to money. The waiter at an expensive restaurant in L.A. let them know that the people who are truly wealthy are the most unassuming. ...

Jun 14, 201917 min

283: Topic | Who or What Part 13 with Craig Ballantyne, Brian McRae, and Nicholas Bayerle

In Part 13 of the Who or What Series, on the only Business Networking Podcast on iTunes, Craig Ballantyne, author of A Perfect Day Formula and Unstoppable, Brian McRae founder of Mastermind St. Louis, and Nicholas Bayerle, from the Billion Dollar Body talk to your host Travis Chappell about whether they think who or what is more important, and why. Episode Highlights: Craig Ballantyne Great online marketer and influencer whose content is second to none. Listening is key, try to repeat back a sum...

Jun 12, 201931 min

282: Rylee Meek | $80 Million from Hosting Dinners

Rylee Meek is the founder and CEO of the Social Dynamic Selling System which turns dinner seminar marketing into a science. Rylee has produced over $80 million in sales over the past 8 years and is not on a mission to help other entrepreneurs and business owners to reach their goals. Rylee talks to your host Travis Chappell about how to use dinner seminars in your business, why everyone should use some sort of direct sales at one point or another, and why failure is such a huge part of success. ...

Jun 10, 201948 min

281: Freestyle Friday | How To Build Self Confidence

On this episode of Freestyle Friday learn the #1 way to build your self-confidence. Learn the three simple ways to build a stronger relationship with yourself and create a foundation for great relationships with others. Episode Highlights: The #1 way to build self-confidence is to have an impeccable relationship with yourself. How to have an impeccable relationship with yourself: Do what you say you’re going to do. Take your word more seriously. Be consistent. If you stay consistent in something...

Jun 07, 201910 min

280: Topic | Who or What Part 12 with Jay Papasan, Albert Preciado, and David Burkus

In Part 12 of the Who or What Series, on the only Business Networking Podcast on iTunes, Jay Papasan, co-author of The One Thing, Albert Preciado from The Mortgage Guys, and David Burkus author of Friend of a Friend explain to your host Travis Chappell whether they believe that who you know or what you know is more important and why. Episode Highlights: Jay Papasan You want a short path to people who do things that are remarkable. Know who you determine wealth for and who are your wealth determi...

Jun 05, 201930 min

279: Zack Friedman | Should You Go To College?

Zack Friedman is the author of The Lemonade Life and the founder and CEO of Make Lemonade, a leading personal finance company that empowers you to live a better financial life. Zack is a sought after speaker, writer for Forbes, and has an extremely impressive professional resume. Zack has degrees from Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, and Johns Hopkins. Zack talks to your host Travis Chappell about whether college is right for you, the number one way to improve your negotiating ability, and the bigges...

Jun 03, 201954 min

278: Freestyle Friday | My Advice for 20 Year Olds

You should be creating and releasing some sort of content no matter what business you’re in. In this Freestyle Friday episode of Build Your Network, the only business networking podcast on iTunes, your host Travis Chappel talks about how Episode Highlights: Get a job - learn something and start earning some money. Get a job with these qualifications: Earn while you learn. Work for someone you admire. Try a lot of things - industries, jobs, professions. Don’t spend money on things. Spend money on...

May 31, 20198 min
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