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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

670: Shaahin Cheyene | Top Amazon Consultant on Breaking a Billion in Sales

When you start from nothing, you have nothing to lose - and that is what can give you the grit and ambition to continue. Starting from nothing, Shaahin Cheyene dropped out of high school and went on to discover that you can't learn the principles that make you wealthy in this economy at any school. Starting his work at the age of 16, he made over a billion dollars by the time he was 18. Shaahin is the serial entrepreneur who invented Herbal Ecstasy, The Vapir Vaporizer and is now a leading Amazo...

Aug 05, 202156 min

668: Sam Palazzolo | Becoming an Influential Leader

What defines a great leader is how they face challenges. Being told he wasn’t good enough, was the fuel for the fire that drove Sam Palazzolo forward into success. Today, Sam is an Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, Author, Leadership Professor, and Nonprofit Philanthropist, who brings a variety of value creation topics to entrepreneurs and business leaders. His ideas and actionable takeaways are captured in his five books, the most recent being The Influential Leader: Leading at the Tip of the S...

Aug 03, 202129 min

667: Laura Rike | How Pinterest Can Build Your Business

If you’re on social media, have websites, looking to grow a client base, and have plenty of content, you absolutely should be leveraging Pinterest to promote yourself. Laura Rike is a Pinterest Strategist who helps high-performing business owners implement content growth plans, outsource their visibility and steadily grow their monthly revenue through her signature growth to greatness framework with done for you services and course packages. In this episode, Laura offers advice on best practices...

Aug 02, 202149 min

666: BYN Breakdown | Kobe's Mindset Off the Court

Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischapel.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show! If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook , Instagram , and Twit...

Jul 30, 20219 min

665: Ed Vincent | Building Successful Models for Subscription Services

There’s a huge opportunity out there to build a sustainable long term model that is good for consumers and good for your business and no one understands models better than Ed Vincent. Ed is an entrepreneur with over 25 years of business, technology and management experience including 6 years in banking and evaluation. He founded an e-commerce business in 1999 which was sold to a competitor in 2001. Ed’s other founded businesses include SimplyEngage, myProducer, & Predict Ventures; and he is ...

Jul 29, 202142 min

664: MASHUP | Just Get Started (Ft. Mia Hewett, Los Silva, and Mike Ashabi)

Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischapell.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show! If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook , Instagram , and Twi...

Jul 28, 202129 min

663: Tom Bancroft | From Hobby to Veteran Disney Animator

When you have a motivation beyond career building, what you do becomes a mission. Veteran Disney animator Tom Bancroft (“Beauty and the Beast,” “Aladdin,” “The Lion King,” “Pocahontas,” “Mulan,” “Mary Poppins Returns”) is the founder of Pencilish Animation Studios, the world’s first, brand new crowd-owned animation studio - where fans become the owners. Its vision is to create high-quality animated projects that connect with audiences of all ages. Tom, having animated on a number of top box offi...

Jul 27, 20211 hr 2 min

662: Ralph DiBugnara | Recovering From Loss by Playing the Long Game

Struggling in his early years, Ralph DiBugnara knew he wanted more for himself than generational poverty as his future. Now he holds the prestigious roles of President of Home Qualified, a digital resource for buyers and sellers, and Vice President at Cardinal Financial, a nationally recognized mortgage loan company. Ralph is a successful serial entrepreneur and real estate expert. This expertise led him to start The Real Estate Disruptors, a network where he interviews guests on investing, prop...

Jul 26, 202149 min

661: Brent Sprenkle | How to be Successful Selling Anything

There is a secret sauce to selling anything and everything, and while it may be hard at times, anyone can do it if they’re determined. Brent Sprenkle, author of Billion Dollar Portfolio, has worked as a commercial real estate broker and investor in Los Angeles for two of the nation’s top firms, Berkadia and Sperry Van Ness, specializing in apartment sales. He brings more than twenty years of experience and expertise helping people achieve their objectives of exchange, expansion, consolidation, a...

Jul 24, 202130 min

660: BYN Breakdown | Don't Take Advice from Quitters (ft. Grant Cardone)

Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Calm is offering a free well-being ebook for HR and Benefit leaders and one month free after you attend a free demo when you go to Calm.com/travis Jump on over to travischapell.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!...

Jul 23, 202114 min

659: Ed Kressy | Relationships Can Save Your Life

We all know relationships are important, but in some cases, 'who you know' can even save your life. Ed Kressy went from being arrested by the FBI, to being recognized with a community service award by the FBI Director. Ed's 20-year drug addiction led to stints in jails, rehabs, and homeless shelters. Thanks to relationships astonishing in their spiritual depth, Ed became a volunteer entrepreneur coach inside maximum-security prisons, delivered a guest lecture at MIT, and wrote for the Washington...

Jul 22, 202147 min

658: MASHUP | When to Quit Your Job with Mark Asquith, Amy Porterfield, Rylee Meek

Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Calm is offering a free well-being ebook for HR and Benefit leaders and one month free after you attend a free demo when you go to Calm.com/travis Jump on over to travischapell.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!...

Jul 21, 202142 min

657: Stephen Somers | Becoming a Marketplace Superhero

If you want to learn how to make $18,750 a month selling $5 dollar products, this episode is for you! Stephen Somers is the co-founder of Marketplace SuperHeroes, an online education and services company that helps people all over the world learn how to sell their own products globally on Amazon from scratch. Together with his business partner, Stephen has won 5 Two-Comma Club awards for Marketplace SuperHeroes, which is now an 8 figure business, and they have also helped over 8,000 people to cr...

Jul 20, 202152 min

656: Scott Shute | LinkedIn's Head of Mindfulness and Compassion

There is a secret to long term fulfillment in life and the workplace and it is not tied to your results. Scott Shute has been an active advocate for customers and employees in the technology space for several years. Previously, he was the Vice President of LinkedIn’s Customer Operations organization. In his current role as Head of Mindfulness and Compassion at LinkedIn, Scott blends his lifelong practice and passion with his practical leadership and operations experience. His mission is to chang...

Jul 19, 202137 min

655: Elliot Roe | Prime Your Mind to Unlock Your Full Potential

If you feel like you’re not living up to your potential, or there is something holding you back, this episode may be exactly what you need to break through and refocus. Here to help is Elliot Roe. Elliot is a world-renowned Mindset and Performance Coach who helps those in highly demanding industries (athletes, Olympians, UFC champions, etc...) unlock their full potential, perform on-demand, and live a limitless life. He is the host of The Primed Mind Podcast, and is the voice of the Primed Mind ...

Jul 17, 202132 min

654: BYN Breakdown | How to Maintain a Consistent Customer Experience (Ft. Emily Chang)

Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischapel.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show! If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook , Instagram , and Twit...

Jul 16, 20218 min

653: Brett Helling | How to Leverage the Gig Economy

“Leveraging the gig economy for long-term success is more of a dream than a reality for most people,” but that could all be changing. Brett Helling is an entrepreneur who specializes in building, growing, and maintaining successful websites. He has worked in the rideshare space since 2014, when he left corporate America behind and started driving for Uber and Lyft. inspired by the love of the freedom and flexibility that comes with owning a business, he started Gigworker.com, the website that co...

Jul 15, 202135 min

652: Mashup | Mastering the Art of the Company Exit ft. Zvi Band, Murray Hidary, and Michael Coles

Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischapel.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show! If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook , Instagram , and Twit...

Jul 14, 202118 min

651: Jennifer Turliuk | How Minecraft is Creating the World’s Next Tech Leaders

We have a responsibility to train the next generation, and part of that is developing a good relationship with technology. Jennifer Turliuk is an entrepreneur, writer, and speaker with her work having been featured in the New York Times, Huffington Post, Fast Company, Wired, and more. Jennifer is the CEO of MakerKids, which started the first and largest makerspace for kids in the world and now runs award-winning virtual programs, Coding, Robotics and Minecraft, to teach social skills and a posit...

Jul 13, 202143 min

650: Twila True | Building an Empire

It’s amazing what you can accomplish with the simple desire to become self-sufficient. Twila True is a mega-successful entrepreneur who currently serves as CEO and Co-Founder of True Family Enterprises, a privately held investment firm with more than 50 companies in her portfolio. On the music front, Twila co-founded 1500 Sound Academy, a state-of-the-art music college in Inglewood, California, and subsidiary of Volume Ventures, with Grammy Award winners James Fauntleroy and Larrance “Rance” Dop...

Jul 12, 202128 min

649: Lance Tyson | Great Leaders Bring the Best Out of Their Team

How do you lead? Lance Tyson believes that people don’t leave a job for more money, they leave for a better boss. Lance is the Founder and CEO of Tyson Groups. Over the past two decades, Lance Tyson has followed his passion for developing strong business leaders and their salespeople by tapping into his natural ability to connect with people and foster an environment for learning and coaching. As owner, President, and CEO of Tyson Group, Lance facilitates, trains, and conducts over one hundred w...

Jul 10, 202142 min

648: BYN Breakdown | How to Find Your Dream Mentor

Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischapel.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show! If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook , Instagram , and Twit...

Jul 09, 202120 min

647: Dr. Valerie Fridland | Building Connections Through Linguistics

To some degree we all hold a linguistic bias, but if we can learn what they are in ourselves and others, it could help us build better relationships. Dr. Valerie Fridland is Professor of sociolinguistics at the University of Nevada. An expert on the relationship between language and society, her work has appeared in numerous academic journals and scholarly collections. She is co-author of the book, Sociophonetics and lead editor of three volumes on Western states English. Her language blog, Lang...

Jul 08, 202149 min

646: MASHUP | Get Your Game Face On (Ft. Sam Acho, Trent Shelton, and Matt Barnes)

Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischapell.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show! If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook , Instagram , and Twi...

Jul 07, 20211 min

645: Emily Chang | How Asking the Right Questions Can Build a Brand Like Apple

When you get comfortable asking uncomfortable questions, you may be surprised about what you learn and how it can benefit others. Emily Chang is currently the CEO for McCann Worldgroup, China, and previously served as the Chief Marketing Officer for Starbucks, China, and the Chief Commercial Officer for InterContinental Hotels group, Greater China. Earlier in her career, she led Retail Marketing for Apple in Asia-Pacific and began her career with eleven years at Procter & Gamble. She is an a...

Jul 06, 202144 min

644: Bill Ham | How to Make Money on Your First Deal

Education and preparation is key, but when the opportunity arises to put it to action, don’t hesitate, just go for it! Bill Ham is the Chief Operating Officer and the driving force behind Broadwell Property Group. He has more than 20 years’ experience in Real Estate with a proven track record of identifying, acquiring, operating, and divesting of large footprint Multifamily Housing. Bill educates others by taking his skills as a Real Estate Entrepreneur and sharing them through speaking, and his...

Jul 05, 202149 min

643: Sabrina Horn | Make It, Don't Fake It

We’ve all heard the phrase, ‘fake it till you make it,’ but this is no recipe for long term success. Here to talk about a better way is Sabrina Horn. Sabrina is an award-winning CEO, C-suite advisor, communications expert, and author. With only $500 and five years of work experience, she founded Horn Group, a public relations firm that for a quarter century, advised thousands of executives and their companies—from the hottest startups to the Fortune 500. What attributed to her success is that sh...

Jul 03, 202145 min

642: BYN Breakdown | How to ACTUALLY make Money Podcasting

Get a FREE $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/network Offer valid through June 30th, 2021. Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischapel.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show! If you want to learn how to...

Jul 02, 202111 min

641: Dr. Ron Friedman | How to Decode Greatness

There is so much incredible, winning work out there, so how can you tap into it and evolve it? Ron Friedman is an award-winning psychologist who has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, and has consulted for political leaders, nonprofits, and many of the world’s most recognized brands. His research has appeared in major newspapers, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Globe and Mail, the Guardian, as well as magazines such as Harvard Business Review and Psychol...

Jul 01, 202152 min

640: MASHUP | The Struggle Is Real (ft. Jessica Zimmerman, Levi Lusko, and Akshay Nanavati)

Get a FREE $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/network Offer valid through June 30th, 2021. Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischapell.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show! If you want to learn how t...

Jun 30, 202126 min
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