Teenager entrepreneurs are blowing up around the internet these days. It’s crazy. It’s not uncommon to hear of 14 year olds making thousands, if not millions, of dollars in their businesses.
For me growing up, this was never an option. Even when I was in Amway, you had to wait until you were 18 to officially start. As the internet has evolved over the last few years – you just see more and more kids and teens being and doing more so much earlier. Sometimes I feel blessed that I grew up in the 90’s which I consider the ultimate decade to be a kid, but then I see kids like today’s guest and it makes me think – would I have started my own business online when I was starting high school?
For today’s guest, it was a no brainer. Like me, he got started in an MLM, but soon found out that he wanted to be an online entrepreneur as well. Today he’s a motivational speaker as well as a podcast guest and will soon be an author.
Through his podcast he aims to inspire other teens by hosting inspirational figures including entrepreneurs like Caleb Maddix (check out the show note extras), sports figures, and others to find out more about them.
In our conversation, we talk more about his beginnings, where he got the idea for the show, and what has him excited for the future.
If you know any teens struggling to find direction in their lives – perhaps it might be worth your while to have them check this interview out!
Thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!
SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
How has being a homeschooled student been a catapult in Easton’s success? 7:27
How does he balance his active sports life with his schooling and his business? 12:48
How does a homeschool student become part of a school team? 13:46
How did Easton become interested in starting his own business? 15:36
What caused him to pivot into motivational speaking? 17:41
Who have Easton’s mentors been as he’s been developing his podcast? 20:47
Where can someone find a mentor for themselves? 23:24
How can a teen help a friend of theirs find their own identity? 26:54
What are some steps that a person can take to achieve a goal? 29:07
What’s the book about that Easton is writing? 32:24
How did he write his book? 33:37
Anything else he’s excited about this next year? 35:35
Top 3 Favorite books he recommends to others? 36:18
Scientific Fact that he knows is real but still blows him away? 38:21
What is something that isn’t as bad that he initially thought it would be? 40:38
What’s a service that doesn’t exist that Easton would gladly pay for? 41:26
What does it meant to live a life of abundance? 42:04
Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!
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As we heard in the AoL session with Chris Ripka, podcasting has been around for quite awhile – just not the form that we’re all used to.
However, it seems that only recently it’s been catching on as a popular medium. I mean, for me, it’s still hard to believe that 36% of all people 18 years old or older have listened to a podcast sometime in their life. I still find myself explaining what it is to most people who don’t know what AoL is.
But once I do describe it, they’re blown away by it’s potential and many even ask “how do I get started?”.
Currently I’m working on a solution for that question, but in the meantime, I often tell them to check out Facebook groups – especially the Podcast Discovery Center (PDC).
As co-founder of the PDC, today’s guest is dedicated in making the members of the PDC feel like they’re part of the family. As you’ll find out, Scott Doucet has had plenty of experience in other larger podcast groups, and what he and his co-founder Anthony found out is that many times those groups like to push an agenda.
The only thing that the PDC wants to push is the success of your show.
In this conversation, I ask him more about how he got started as a podcaster, more about that foundation of the group, and we also find out more about his own business and how he can help you if you’re looking to create a podcast for your business.
As always, thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!
SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
How did Scott get into podcasting? 6:00
What was behind starting the Podcast Discovery Center (PDC)? 9:35
What kind of creative influences did he have growing up? 11:34
How did Scott and Anthony hook up to create the PDC? 12:24
How exactly is the PDC setup to be different than other podcast groups? 14:47
Has the themed format that the PDC utilizes day to day worked in creating engagement? 16:17
What is Scott’s recommendation for starting a group with a similar spirit to the PDC? 19:50
How did he build enough business as a podcast consultant in a matter of months that he now has a waiting list. 21:48
What worries Scott about the future of podcasting? 32:58
How would he recommend to a podcast purist to monetize their show? 38:49
How to find out who’s listening to your show? 43:31
What’s coming up for Scott in the rest of 2017? 46:41
Scott’s top 3 favorite influences? 49:42
Hardest thing he’s had to say no to? 50:53
Something he believed when he was 25 but no longer believes today? 51:30
What are three truths he’s learned over time? 53:06
What does it mean to live a life of abundance? 54:45
Editing Guru Cody Boyce on using an iPhone as a pretty good mic:
Carey Green giving a few tips in how to make your shows easier to find:
Arne Giske’s promo of the Millennial Entrepreneur Podcast Session 8:
Scott does some admin work:
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In this second installment of this three part series of starting a podcast, I’ll be looking at the actual process of recording the show. Now that you hopefully have all your gear, you’ll need to learn how to put it all together and use it. Let’s get started.
There’s plenty of tips and tricks that I could give you in this post. There’s so many things that go into making a podcast that I could make a course on it myself… beyond what Pat has!
If you’ve forgotten his tips or haven’t seen them, here’s that video:
Here are 6 more tips that will help you make an impression with your podcast:
Planning
So let’s start before where Pat started in his tutorial – which is the planning stage. This particular stage shouldn’t be taken lightly. So I’m going to cover it more detail.
The one thing he did cover was how long the podcast should be. And, I couldn’t agree with him more.
1. Who’s your Audience?
The first thing you’re going to have to consider just like all any other independent creator, is to figure out what your audience wants. What makes them, well… them? The best way to do this is to make a list of 20 some people who you think might be interested in your potential show. Find out from them what they’d want to hear discussed.
Not sure who those 20 people are? Ask yourself what kind of people do you want to help or entertain? What kinds of things do they geek out about? Do they appreciate their time? Do they like to kill time? How can you add value in that space?
Who’s Your Audience?
2. Length of Your Show
Once you’ve determined who your audience is going to be, you can start thinking about the length of your show.
Let’s start our first by thinking about what you’re trying to accomplish with your show. Here are three potential examples of popular shows.
Action based. Meaning, are you going to be giving plenty of tips? Are you going to be interviewing people like Pat does to help others do something?
More general conversation – a Hybrid. Where you’re actually just sitting down with the person to get to know them and have them share their expertise a little bit. That’s what we do on the AoL Podcast. Try and get a little bit of both.
Deep conversation about anything and everything – Maybe you’re just going to have a podcast where you’re just talking about everything and anything that’s going on in general in your specific topic or with your specific guest? Not focused so much on actionable discussion, but high content. More like a radio show.
Generally speaking, as you progress from specific action based discussions to a more conversational show, the longer your podcast is going to be. It just takes time to get into a good discussion that will captivate your audience.
That’s one reason why Tim Ferriss’ shows are so captivating. His longest shows at times are often his best ones. Some of those have been known to go 2 or 3 hours! He’s even said a couple of times that’s why he does have such long conversations – to dive extremely deep.
That said, he doesn’t release a new show every day, either.
So, here’s a thought. If your plan is to give tips, tactics, and actionable items on your own or with one other person. The more you can do it, the better. Think of Entrepreneur on Fire or Ask Pat.
If you’re going to be more in depth with a person, maybe a 45 minute to an hour chat, make it, at most, twice a week. Art of Charm is a good example there. Maybe throw in a Q&A call.
And if you’re going to go in-depth, make it once a week.
3. Interviewing Style
If your show is going to have guests on it, you’ll need to figure out what your interviewing style is.
What do I mean by this?
Here are three types of interviewing:
Highly Structured – Ask basically the same questions with every guest you have
Loose Structure – Use a framework to form questions based on the guest.
Low or No Structure – Engage in regular inquisitive conversation.
Regardless of the type you use, make sure you communicate to your guest what’s important. Let them know what kind of structure you use. Also, it might be a good idea to keep in contact with them before the interview actually happens so they know it’s a for sure event.
Larry King – Legend of Low Structure Interviewing
High Structure:
Obviously, asking the same questions is going to be more scripted sounding. Whereas inquisitive conversation is going to be based on what the guest is saying at the time.
The pros of having a scripted show is that you and your audience will always know the questions and points that are going to be discussed.
The cons of this type will be that you might run the risk of being too scripted and come across as a robot. Or, even if you don’t sound scripted, it might still get repetitive. If patterns of answers start forming with your guests, you might lose parts of your audience because they already know the answer.
Loose Structure:
The middle ground interview type. Instead of having the same questions each conversation, this structure works more on a framework. In Pat’s tutorial, he mentioned that his favorite podcast at the time had different parts to the show. That show sounded like it uses a framework. In the AoL Podcast, we also use a framework for our conversations too. The overall structure is the same, but the questions change from show to show.
The good thing about using this type of structure is that it saves some time with your interviews and it won’t get super repetitive.
The bad thing is that it might sound like you’re trying to cram a ton of stuff into a single show without really going deep into much of it.
Low or No Structure:
True masters of interviewing typically use the Low or No Structure approach to their interviews. Every show is different because every conversation is different.
Essentially you let the guest lead the conversation and paint the picture.
The good thing about this type of interview is that it’s very relatable. Listeners will feel more like they’re part of the conversation as it naturally progresses.
The problem with this type of format is that it’s only done well in long format. To even scratch the surface of the guest, it might take the interviewer an hour. And even then, they might not get everything answered that they’d like to. Interviewing novices probably shouldn’t attempt this format as you they might not ever get the guest to truly open up – especially if they ask the wrong questions.
As a bonus, if you’re good at the low or no structure approach, guests will appreciate your company more because you’re not coming with agenda. That’s why Cal Fussman and Larry King have been able to make so many friends over the years of their career. They’re genuinely interested in the interviewee.
4. Finding Topics to Discuss
I used to produce a couple of shows that have since discontinued. One of was full topic based while the other was a hybrid show consisting of topics and interviews.
One thing that you should consider when discussing topics is, again, how pertinent they are to your audience. Three great ways to find topics is by discussing popular posts on blogs, threads in forums, or questions that are asked by your audience.
Remember that a lot of the media these days get their “news” from reddit.com
Production
When it comes to production, there’s going to be a ton of differences between how people get things done. Whether you have a PC or a Mac, use Garageband or Audition, or even how you record everyone. Personally, I have everyone record their side so there’s no hiccups from the Skype connection (I think Chase calls this dovetailing).
But there are a few things everyone can do when it comes to doing things inexpensively.
Dovetail Recording: Everyone on the show has their own Audio Track
1. Intro and Outro
The intro to your show is part of it’s personality. It’s how people will recognize that they’re listening to the right show when they’re busy doing something else – be it driving, working, or exercising.
A lot of people will say that you need a short intro. To keep it to a minimum because people have short attention spans.
While that might be true in some instances, I really think it depends on your audience whether or not that advice is relevant.
If you’re audience includes people who are looking for a quick show, then yes. You’re going to want to have a quick intro. Or perhaps your topic is headline or news material, than yeah. A short intro is better.
However, if it’s a deep dive and you’re planning on having shows that approach an hour or more, then it’s not really going to matter that you have a minute to a couple of minutes long intro session. It really helps if you give an idea about what the show is going to be about so your audience can determine if they want to spend their time listening to it.
Same thing for the outro. If you have a long chat, make room for a proper outro. The worst thing you could do with an epic chat is just do a sudden drop. Have a wrap up and a call to action.
Also, as a little side note. If you’re going to use music with your intro or outro, you can take Pat’s advice to go buy stock music. Or, you can search for Free Stock Music and use that instead. There’s tons of samples out there on Soundcloud, YouTube, even Microsoft had some at one point. Just make sure you give credit if the artist asks for it.
2. Have a Backup Recording
You can never have too many recordings of a conversation. I mentioned that I use dovetailing to get everyone into the conversation without any skips. However, you can’t count on your guests or co-hosts to have their copy of the conversation.
That’s why you want to have something that actually records Skype.
If you have multiple people on the line, it’s good to have a control document. That way the flow of the conversation goes in the right direction at all times. There’s nothing worse than going over the same information twice on an hour long show and/or wasting your guest’s time because someone lost track of what was being discussed.
Also, play with the settings of your hardware and software so you get the best quality – and have your co-hosts and guests do this too. If it’s completely alien to you or them, find a tutorial in how to use your equipment when it’s brand new.
Action Steps
This time around, I want you to start thinking about your audience. The people that you want to help, influence, or entertain.
What kind of stuff do they want to listen to? Do you know for sure? Are there already other shows out there that’s like what you’re thinking about creating?
If you’re not sure, ask a few of them.
Once you get a good idea on what they’d like to hear about, determine how you want to deliver it based on what we talked about above.
And then, start familiarizing yourself with that hardware and software you should already have. It really helps to look up YouTube videos on this stuff.
Ok, so that’s it for part 2 of this 3 part series.
Next week, in part 3, we’ll be bringing it all home. Learning how to export your podcast and then figuring out where your going to post it so others can start hearing your great message!
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When people think about starting a podcast, they believe that they need something that’s super duper professional and expensive. That’s truly not the case.
Back in 2012, Pat Flynn was one of the first to share his setup for his award winning podcast.
That post was just over 4 years ago.
In this first of three posts, I’ll be sharing with you my setup for starting a podcast. It includes reviews from two other sources, Pat’s tutorial, and Chase Reeves of Fizzle.co, as well as what I’ve found on my own after 50+ episodes of doing the AoL Podcast.
Please note that there are Amazon affiliate links in this post!
If you want to get better deals or aren’t an Amazon Prime member, you can always check and see what you can find on eBay. However, if you’re on a schedule and you need to start as soon as possible, you might want to buy new from Amazon. I had to send several items back in the process of setting up my show. Took me a few weeks longer than I would have liked.
Most people who want to start a podcast these days will more than likely stumble onto Pat Flynn’s podcast tutorial.
It’s a great tutorial. In fact, I used it to get started on the first podcast I produced. But as with anything on the web, time passes and things needs to be added to or altered in some way.
Pat’s done a great job in changing it up since he created it in 2012, too. There’s tons of great information there that I think will prove beneficial to you!
However, one thing that many podcasters who are just starting out might not have is an abundance of money to pay for everything that Pat recommends in his tutorial.
Let’s Start with the Mic
Take for example, his recommended microphone, the Heil PR-40. It sounds great! But, it costs $300 or more depending on where you get it. Whereas the mic that I found via Fizzle’s Chase Reeves Microphone Shootout, the Audio-Technica AT875R, was $169.
When you factor all the additional hardware pieces that you have to get for each setup to get to the point where you’re ready to hit the record button, Chase’s “Best Buy” solution comes out to about half the price.
And, in my opinion, if you listen to the Fizzle Show, you can hear that it produces great quality.
Here are the two videos for you to compare even more. Pat’s is very too the point, where Chase’s Shootout is very technical – almost MythBuster like!
Check it:
Pat’s Podcast Tutorial Video 1: Equipment and Software
Podcaster’s High Quality Microphone Shootout:
Beginner’s Best Buy:
By the way, if neither of these mics are in your price range, a really great option that sounds pretty decent (if you tune it correctly), is the Audio-Technica atr2100 for $79. It’s a USB AND XLR compatible mic that I have many folks grab as their first mic. The great thing about it is that you don’t need a mixer for it to work. You can just plug it in via USB like many mics you might be already used to.
Other Hardware
Mixers:
The mic isn’t the only piece that you’re going to need to get started. In fact, both of the ones that Chase and Pat recommend need what’s called a mixer.
You heard me also mention XLR – this is where that comes into play. It’s the three pronged connection type you see most professional mics have. It’s an old analog connection. Meaning if you go with a professional mic, you’ll need a mixer.
Pat’s mixer for his tutorials was the Behringer Xenyx 1002FX, priced at $90. What Chase recommended for Fizzle members was the Mackie Onyx Blackjack, priced at $99. (I got mine used from eBay at $80.)
Arm Thingy / Stands / Booms:
Along the mixer and the mic, you’ll also need that arm thingy. These are called boom stands, and you’ll need to order one for where you intend to use it. As you saw in Pat’s video, there are booms that are specific for certain mics, but there’s also generic ones.
Oh and there are taller ones if you want to stand up or while doing some video work (you can use the same mic over your head). I got this one by Griffin for my course videos sometime down the line.
Headphones:
Now, this is something that Pat didn’t talk about in his hardware piece. It looks like he had some sort of Beats headphones, but not being super familiar with that brand before it was bought by Apple, I went with what Chase recommended in one of the videos inside of Fizzle:
If you see a better deal on eBay and they’re from China, don’t be afraid to get them. Just remember that it might take up to three weeks for them to come in vs 3-5 days with Amazon.
A Headset Option:
When I first started my podcast, I thought that my Turtle Beach gaming headset would be good enough for me to use when I’m podcasting. Unfortunately, I realized practically right away that the quality I was getting was horrible. That’s when I started looking to see what others used.
Eventually, though, I wanted to give myself a traveling option. So, when I realized that Lewis Howes uses a headset for his interview, I had to find out what it was. Here it is:
Needless to say, I don’t use this option all the time because I use my permanent set up with the boom and at875r. However, it has proven to be a great asset when I’ve had to be on location.
Computer:
Now, this is something that neither Chase nor Pat talked about in their review because they probably think you already have one of these.
However, the truth is that they both use Macs to do their work. You can tell in Pat’s tutorial he uses Garageband (I’m not sure what he has his editor use now these days) and Chase uses Logic Pro X. We’ll get to those in a minute.
If you’re in the market to get whatever’s easiest to do the job, I recommend getting a Mac. The software is just that much easier to work with.
Where do you get an Inexpensive Mac?
Not at the Apple Store!
First, let’s just get one thing straight. I don’t ever by brand new technology unless I’m forced to.
That means computers just as much as it means cars.
The only way I’d pay for an expensive new piece of tech is if it was a custom piece. A custom computer… or a custom car. Like a Tesla.
If you listen to Dave Ramsey or Robert Kiyosaki, you know that technology and cars are not assets, they are liabilities. So buy them as low price as possible.
That said, a great site to buy used Macs from is GainSaver. They generally get their older macs from offices or colleges that always have the newest and best gear.
Personally, I have a 2010 Mac Pro (Model: MC561LL/A) that I do most of my work on and it runs like a champ. Also, I don’t have to worry about it overheating with intense use. Many people primarily use Macbook Pro’s for all their work, but I had two of them burn-up in the same year.
So, I primarily use my laptop for small projects and browsing the web.
Also, you might be wondering why I don’t have a newer Mac Pro? Here’s an image to show you why:
I’m not sure about you, I don’t need all that junk cluttering up my desk.
Speaking of Upgrades
If you want to upgrade one of the computers on Gainsaver (or Apple’s site for that matter), you can do that. But just like at popcorn at a movie theatre, they’re going to charge you even more than you’d expect
Recommendation? If you’re somewhat technically gifted (meaning that you’re the go-to person in your family that everyone comes to tech help), or have access to someone who is, go to a site like Other World Computing, find out what you need for your specific model, go over to eBay, and find it for a great deal.
RAM and hard drives are CHEAP compared to just a few years ago!
Best names in memory as of this writing is Kingston and Crucial. In hard drives, they’re HGST and Western Digital.
And they’re really easy to install in a Mac Pro. I promise.
Editing and Recording Software:
Mac Options:
Ok, so moving back to software.
If you go with a Mac, you get Garageband for free. It’s a great little app and frankly, really all you need for conversations. Your show’s quality won’t sound like The Fizzle Show, but it might sound like the early shows of SPI.
Nothing wrong with that!
Garageband
Let me tell you, as a beginner, Garageband (which is free with a Mac) is much easier to use than Logic Pro X is. The reason I use Logic now is because I see it as a personal challenge. I see it as a skill and artI want to develop. And, as of this writing (at almost 60 episodes), I’m still learning what I need to know to produce a show that sounds great.
If you don’t want to go through that process, go with Garageband.
PC Options:
If you go with a PC, there’s a couple of options I know of. One is a free app called Audacity (which I use for different things time to time) and a more professional option is Adobe Audition.
Audacity
While Audacity isn’t my go to application, you can get the job done with it.
As far as Audition goes, I personally don’t know too much about it. But with everything else, you can always find out how to use it via YouTube.
Recording with Guests and/or remote co-hosts
Now, if you find yourself hosting an interview based show, then you’re going to want to consider a few more pieces of software because you can’t do everything you want to do with what I’ve already discussed.
In fact, before you go editing with the other programs, you’ll need to record with what I’m about to tell you.
To record online for free, you’ll want to use Skype.
You can have multiple people on and the sound quality is pretty decent compared to other options – like YouTube Live, Hangouts, or Facebook Live (I’m not even entirely sure if that’s possible – but it might be!)
Skype has been around for years. That means that there’s plenty of other apps that you can plug and play with it – which, in this case, you’ll need to do to actually record.
Another option is Zencastr if you want to keep things super basic (but don’t mind the compression that any online recorder will render on the raw audio/video).
Mac Skype Recorders:
Quicktime audio recorder
You have two options here. And honestly, I use them both when I’m recording. The first is another free app that comes on Macs only – Quicktime. Most people know that this can play video files that are on their computer. But what they might not know is that it can actually record screen recordings (webinars anyone?) and whatever is spoken into the mic.
Great little tool to have.
Ecamm Call Recorder
The only problem is that it doesn’t record what’s coming from the other side of the conversation. So for that, you’ll need another application called Ecamm Call Recorder for Skype.
It’s pretty straightforward, once you have it installed. Just hit record when you’re about to start and then hit stop when you’re done. Same with Quicktime’s audio recording.
PC Skype Recorders:
Ok, so I’m going to admit that the reason that I’ve never had a PC is just the complexity that many apps have to do something that it’s fairly simple to do on a Mac.
In this case, you’re going to need to get a program called Pamela. Like the Ecamm Call Recorder, you install it and it’s pretty close to being ready to go. However, the default settings are not set up in a way that would benefit you as a podcaster. To do that, you’ll need to set the recordings to stereo as well as change the format it records in. Here’s a video to do just that.Pamela currently retails at just under $28.
Pamela for Skype
Also, something else to note is that from what I understand, PC’s can only record in one application/program (sorry, I use those words interchangeably!) at a time. So make sure that Pamela is working before you start your show!
Action Steps
If you’ve decided that you actually are starting a podcast, here is my call to action for you this week:
Get a feel for how much you’re going to want to spend on this project. With a new Mac Pro (or Macbook Pro), that budget might be upwards of $1800 – $2000. But that Mac Pro will be useful for everything else in your business AND you can list all of this as tax write offs for the year. (Be sure to get at least 2 monitors if you don’t have them already.)
Make a list of the parts that you need yet to get your podcasting show started on the hardware and software side of things. Think of it as a grocery list.
Get stuff ordered.
Start putting it together and experimenting with it
It’ll end up looking something like this… (depending on how many monitors you get):
To be Continued…
Ok, so that’s it for part 1 of this 3 part series. Next week, in part 2, I’ll continue with a few recording tips that have either changed or weren’t covered in Pat’s 2012 tutorial. I’ll be sure to include some of the more detail stuff that I have to do to get a podcast produced and ready to go out the door.
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Of course you’re worried about your business idea. Of course you don’t want to put all the time and effort into building a business only to realize there was a mistake built into the idea that will forever stunt it’s growth.
But how do you know if something that comes along is better than what you were already doing?
How do you know it’s time to put something that you poured into onto a shelf, say “It’s not working as well as I’d like.” and start doing something else?
In today’s session, content artist, Felipe Frietag talks about how he essentially stumbled onto the business he has today.
Even though that’s not what he started off doing. In fact, he started off as a trainer and coach.
We talk about his artwork, when he knew it was time to pivot, why he’s focused on providing his particular type of service, and what counts as good content marketing.
Enjoy!
SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
What’s a Brazilian education like and what was his experience with it? 7:22
What made him want to set out on his own? 10:16
What were some of his first attemps at creating his own business? 11:47
The first time he was inspired by hearing a story of a successful entrepreneur. 17:18
What gave him the idea that his drawings were something that was needed in market? 19:54
How long does it take for him to do one drawing and what’s the process like? 22:14
What kind of flexibility has he received by just focusing on one area of his business? 28:39
Why do people need content marketing in the first place? 30:27
What are some examples of bad content marketing? 33:38
What’s makes his drawings different than the “hand animations”? 41:26
How he believes he can leverage the success that he has with the drawings. 45:27
Who are his top 3 favorite influencers? 47:59
What are his top go to podcasts? 50:20
Something he believed as a 25 year old but now thinks is wrong and why? 54:00
What Felipe believes all high school students should start practicing. 55:44
What does “living a life of abundance” mean to him? 57:13
What are some steps that someone can take to find a business they should be working on if they’re struggling with one they currently have. 58:49
Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!
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We’ve all felt that feeling where, at the end of the day, you wish you felt better about the work that you’re doing. Perhaps you feel like you’re stuck in a rut. Maybe you want to pursue something else with your time? Make more impact on people.
How do you do that?
There’s so much to the answer of that simple questions.
Like the team at New Inceptions, Barrett Brooks, today’s guest, is all about helping people make an impact. He did it with his first business called Living for Monday, then went on to join Fizzle, and now he works with ConvertKit as their Brand Strategist and Community Builder.
In this chat with Barrett, we find out more about that transition to ConvertKit and what he looks forward to doing with them. We also got the opportunity to find out more about his time with Seth Godin, why he likes empowering others, and why he believes meaningful conversations are the basis for great relationships.
SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
How Barrett got involved with ConvertKit 8:00
What’s the people and culture at ConvertKit like? 11:28
Who is ConvertKit for? 13:48
What was Barrett’s time with Seth Godin like? 15:56
Knowing what he knows now about business, how would he have changed his business plan for his old business “Living for Mondays”. 23:13
How did Barrett get started with Fizzle.co? 26:17
What were things that made Barrett want to become an empowerer of others? 29:05
Where does he get his interest in politics and world events? 40:02
Why he believes that great relationships are built on deep conversations and connections. 45:16
Who does Barrett coach and how does he reach out to them? 47:26
His thoughts in how to get more people in deep and meaningful conversations. 52:01
Biggest 3 Influencers in Barrett’s Life 59:24
What he believed when he was 21 and now sees as bogus. 1:00:11
Who’s the most awe-inspiring person he’s met? 1:01:23
One thing under $100 that has changed his life. 1:02:37
Who comes to mind when he thinks of success? 1:03:10
Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!
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Have you heard of The Foundation? The one educational program with Dane Maxwell teaching people how to build a SaaS based business? Perfect students are those who don’t have their own idea, money, or skills to make it work out on their own?
If you haven’t, go check it out!
If you have heard of it, you might have heard that the hardest problem that many Foundation students have is finding someone to work on the technical aspect of things. They don’t know where to look or how to vet those that they have found on a site like Upwork.
That’s where today’s guest, Matej Leban comes in.
Just like other students, Matej struggled with this part. Eventually, though, he figured out a way around it.
Today with SaaSBloom, he helps others do the same thing.
In this chat, we talk about that story and some tips he’s learned in making a profitable SaaS. We also discuss why a guy like him, who’s from Eastern Europe, would be interested in US Politics.
SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
Matej’s Experience Being a Mentor in the Foundation 8:52
What flipped his entrepreneurial switch. 11:21
Some tips that Matej has learned to successfully cold contact potential clients. 20:28
Where the idea for SaaSBloom came from 24:20
What Matej would use to create in the world. 32:54
Why Matej, who’s from Eastern Europe, has an interest in US Politics. 34:06
Sources that Matej follows to stay on top of World Events 48:50
What are 3 influencers that have influenced Matej to where he is today 55:21
One gift he likes giving the most. 57:43
One thing Matej believed when he was 28 years old, but doesn’t any longer. 58:19
If he was going to place an ad cost free into world, what would it be? 2:32
One thing under $100 that has changed his life. 3:54
When he thinks of success, who comes to mind? 1:04:58
Dane Maxwell gives a quick intro to The Foundation and SaaS:
Maxie Describes working with Matej:
Men Who Built America Trailer:
Glenn Beck and Penn Jillette talk about Penn’s book “Everyday is an Atheist Holiday! More Magical Tales”
Thanks for Listening!
Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!
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