On today’s show, I interview 4-time best selling author and super successful entrepreneur: Mike Michalowicz. As someone who was stuck in a job he hated, and a life that didn’t quite work him, Mike strived to change his outcome. He suddenly left his job and pursued the path of entrepreneurship. With all that knowledge garnered over years of hard work, Mike gifts us serious nuggets of brilliant insight and information throughout the episode.

Listen in to hear Mike talk about his journey, driven in large part by fear. He went from knocking on people’s doors to selling his multi-million dollar businesses to Fortune-500 companies and the like. We follow on from that listening to how even the greatest rises to success can be filled with failure and why even after having that great initial success, lifetime success is not guaranteed.

We are fortunate to be given insight into the ups and downs of Mike’s business and how it’s come to be. After we explore those ups and downs, we then hone in on finding the next wave of consumer demand. Mike goes into greater detail about that in his book Surge. 

There’s references to his other books for any Mike Michalowicz fans. Mike’s high school nickname is also mentioned for any uber fans of this successful entrepreneur. 

I’ve known Mike for a long time during my entrepreneurial journey. I have heard him speak multiple times and gotten to know him very well. It was a pleasure to have him on the show.

 

Important Links from the show:

www.mikemichalowicz.com – Mike’s Personal Site

http://www.mikemichalowicz.com/store — All of Mike’s books (including Surge)

 

Learn:

– Mike’s advice for breakthrough entrepreneurs

– Mike’s favorite inspirational quote

– Why you should prioritize action over information

– 3 tips for spotting the next big wave in consumer demand

 

On today’s episode, Marc is joined by former studio executive, and writing instructor at NBC: Jen Grisanti. Having spent years working in the entertainment industry under some of the best names in the business, Jen transitioned to running her own consultancy to pass her knowledge on to others. Jen chats to Marc about how it all happened.

 

Listen in to hear Jen discuss why it wasn’t as straight forward as just being able to deliver knowledge to a new audience, and the fear that came along with the new territory. Learning valuable lessons every step of the way, including having to reinvent her methods of delivery, Jen talks us through her journey to successful public speaking and instruction. 

 

Jen quickly saw the void that her skills could fill, and worked hard to provide her unique services to those who could benefit from them the most. We are fortunate to hear valuable advice and tips, from everything including why mental preparation is key, to tips for getting more speaking gigs and even how to find your breakthrough. 

 

Join us in Marc’s latest episode.

 

Important links from the show:

www.jengrisanti.com – Jen’s Personal Site

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jerry-Weissman/e/B001H6N238/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1476706517&sr=8-1 – Jerry Weissman Books

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brian-Solis/e/B001KD2V1C/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3?qid=1476706587&sr=8-3 – Brian Solis Books

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Garr-Reynolds/e/B001I9TU1W/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1476706607&sr=8-1 – Garr Reynolds – Presentation Zen Books

 

Learn:

– 3 tips for getting more speaking gigs

– Advice for breaking through

– Jen’s favorite inspirational quote

– Why preparation is so important

 

Lifestyle entrepreneur Matt Inglot is driven by his freedom to run his life as he wants. He built a business from the ground up and is now successfully pulling in $20K plus clients, while having the freedom to work on his own terms. 

Matt offers up great advice from breakthrough to scoring high paying and quality clients, and why he feels autonomy is so key to the success of his business.

Matt tells us how he bit the bullet and started again, having already run a successful business, except this time he made sure he knew what he wanted. Now, working from the comfort of his own home, Matt takes time to speak to Marc, and explain his views on how a business should be run. 

Key Links from the show:

www.freelancetransformation.com – Matt’s Site

https://freelancetransformation.com/blog/podcast – Matt’s Podcast

 

Learn:

– To use your skills for success in business

– Why autonomy can be crucial 

– Understanding a goal and having a clear vision

– 3 Tips for scoring high paying and high quality clients

– To take charge of your role to the client

– Matt’s advice for breaking through

– To always be working on your business

Join us on Episode 10 of the show, as Lise delivers some valuable insights on how to achieve success in the Kindle Marketplace FAST. 

Lise is an established Kindle Author, having published over 20 books, and turning over $3-4K in her first 6 months alone. 

We discuss why it’s so great and also so important to do something you love, and how to be successful at it. Lise makes sure that people are aware that her intentions and motivations are to help people, and she is making a living from it. You’ll learn why it’s important to diversify your income and how to leave the jobs you didn’t want to do in the past, having a clear, motivated idea of what to do going forward.

Today’s show is really an inspiring lesson of why it’s important to be genuine, how to offer your value in a big way, and to really just enjoy what you are doing. 

To learn how to get a strong start in the Kindle Marketplace, you won’t want to miss this episode!

 

Links from show:

www.hustleandgroove.com – Lise’s side hustle training

www.lisecartwright.com – Lise’s Personal Site

www.stevescottsite.com – Steve’s Personal Site

 

Learn:

– How to keep a strong discipline

– How to be motivated

– To enjoy what you’re doing and do what you enjoy

– How to build a strong readership/list of readers

– Why cross promotion is important

– Lise’s advice for people trying to breakthrough

– Lise’s tips for driving kindle publishing sales

Today Marc is joined by Tom Morkes, the CEO of Insurgent Publishing. Tom started exclusively providing free content for his audience and used that relationship to successfully launch his products and the products of others. Tom has helped launch products such as Hustle by Neil Patel and Patrick Vlaskovits, The 7 Day Startup by Dan Norris, and a whole lot more.

Marc and Tom sit down to hear Tom’s journey, driven by the idea that he wanted to do creative work and not be dependent on anyone. Traveling freely with a full-time income from digital products struck a cord with Tom.

Starting with a simple eBook, Tom made sure he created something of value, and through referral, grew his business exponentially. We are lucky to have Tom share some of his best insights and motivations with us. Listen in to figure out how to crush it with your next launch.

 

Key Links from the Show:

www.tommorkes.com – Personal Site – Free courses

http://insurgentpublishing.com/about/ – Tom’s company

 

Learn:

– To weigh the upsides vs. the downsides of a venture

– to develop a skill set to make your company peerless

– Tom’s advice from breaking through

– 3 tips for product creation and launches

– Why recruiting affiliates is so important

– To always validate/beta test a product

 

On today’s episode, Marc is joined by Patrick McGinnis, venture capitalist and private equity investor. He is the author of “The 10% Entrepreneur” which is based on his ability to generate an income from a typical job and his entrepreneurial business at the same time.

Patrick joins Marc to discuss how he’s built a diverse portfolio of investments outside of his day job, and takes the time really go in deep about how and why he got there. Listen in to hear why the 2008 financial crisis was a bit of wake up call for Patrick, and in doing so, how he found pathways to more interesting and fun ventures. We’re fortunate to learn from Patrick’s experience, from his first steps all the way to his current investments. Find out why the “elevator pitch” is so important, and how to market a product that doesn’t even exist yet. 

We even hear a story of a journey across South America that lead Patrick to his favorite inspirational quote. Tune in to find out how you too can be a 10% Entrepreneur.

 

Learn:

– The Elevator Pitch

– How to market a product that doesn’t exist

– Patrick’s 3 tips for budding entrepreneurs

– Why building a team is so important

– To use your 10% to do many different things

– Recommendations for creating a great pitch

– Patrick’s advice for breaking through

 

Key Links from the Show:

www.patrickmcginnis.com – Patrick’s Personal Site

https://twitter.com/pjmcginnis – Patrick’s Twitter

https://www.facebook.com/The10PercentEntrepreneur/ – Patrick’s Facebook