EOFire | Daily chats with Entrepreneurs On Fire

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Ravi Abuvala is the founder of Scaling with Systems, a business accelerator that works to bootstrap and scale their clients’ businesses leveraging elimination, automation and fully-trained overseas assistants. In the past 14 months, he has scaled 2, 7-figure businesses with less than $1,000 of his own capital and 4 commission-based employees. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Ask yourself, if something happens to you, can your business continue to run without you? 2. Figure out how to be profitable from day one. 3. Sales should not be delegated to your virtual assistant. It should be the last thing you delegate because nobody can sell your product as good as you do. Free training! The 3-Step "Cash Machine" That Spits Out High Ticket Clients Every 6.5 Days - Ravi's Gift for Fire

Every month we put together an income report to share a behind-the-scenes look at the ups and downs of running a 7-figure business. In full transparency, it’s not easy – but it IS possible. Through hearing about our mistakes, lessons learned, and our wins, we hope to inspire and motivate you to take action in your business with just one step forward every single day. For our full income report, visit EOFire.com/income116, and IGNITE! April 2023 Income At-A-Glance Gross Income for April: $181,607 Total Expenses for April: $15,914 Total Net Profit for April: $165,693 Difference b/t April & March: +$26,374 % of net profit to overall gross revenue: 91% Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot.com! FranBridge: Many EOFire listeners have launched franchises in a variety of industries outside of food – and FranBridge Consulting has guided them to these

Rick Elmore is an entrepreneur, sales and marketing expert, and former college and professional football player. Following his football career, Rick translated his competitive drive to sales and entrepreneurship by founding Simply Noted, an automated handwritten letter company founded on the idea of making it easy to create simple, scalable, powerful, and meaningful real pen-written communication. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Simply Noted is excellent for attracting new clients and retaining current ones. 2. Handwritten notes are a powerful tool gaining popularity in today's digital and AI revolution. 3. It is essential to prioritize building solid relationships because teamwork leads to success. Join the email list and get your first card for free! - SimplyNoted.com Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot.com! Elite Singles: Busy, successful professional

Matthew Melvin is the author of Bullied Behind Bars: A Gay Christian Trump Supporter Goes to Prison. It is his memoir that chronicles his lonely childhood, being misunderstood in large part due to his adult diagnosis of autism and being a gay Christian Trump supporter, and the events that led him to a stint of federal prison. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. A mental health court would prevent somebody from actually going to prison, provided they showed up on a weekly basis and provided they didn't pick up any additional charges. 2. If your experience or you have somebody that's experiencing bully bullying, stand up for it. Get other people to help you get rid of it. Don't let the bully bully everybody, and don't let the bully force everybody out of the community. 3. People with autism have problems with social communication and interaction, repetitive behaviors and interests occur quite often. A Gay Christian Trump Supporter Goes to Prison - Bullied Behind Bars Sponsor: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help m

Dr. Noah St. John is known as "The Father of AFFORMATIONS" and “The Mental Health Coach to The Stars.” He's the author of 18 books including his NEW book, "The 7-Figure Life: How to Leverage The 4 Focus Factors for More Wealth and Happiness." Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. We don't really talk about money that much. Even though they're making so much more money, it's really a byproduct of leveraging the four focused factors. They are time, energy, relationships and money. 2. Time is first. It's not only about making more money but we've got to have a life. 3. Just take one little step. We call it laying the bricks on the entrepreneurial brick road. If you never lay the bricks, you're never going to get to freedom. Discover how YOU too can live The 7-Figure Life - 7 Figure Life Book Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot.com! ZipRecruiter: Get your job noti

Sam Olawale is a multi 8+ figure entrepreneur who finds the genius in other people, creates revolutionary products and uses the power of storytelling through social media to build brands. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. When you can take the time to find that genius in others and recruit brilliant people and get them to rally around the cause and mission bigger than themselves, bigger than you, and then take these people and bring them together to be greater than the sum of their parts. 2. Without a phenomenal product, bringing innovation to a marketplace is going to be very difficult. Instead of fighting over a red ocean. Build a blue ocean for you to swim in and grow into. You need to bring innovation. 3. Most of the time, it's not your product that's slowing you down or stopping you. It's not your marketing, it's your inability to build systems and hire brilliant people to execute on those systems. High Level Chat for a High Level You - Sam Olawale's YouTube Channel Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools wi

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. For 20 years, Inc. 500 Entrepreneur Dave Conklin has used his trademarked method, ProfitPaths®, to create new scalable revenue streams for businesses. He's the author of Lost @ 30,000 Feet. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. ProfitPaths® changes the way businesses grow by helping them create an extra business model so they can have multiple streams of predictable revenue 2. The book, Lost @ 30,000 Feet, is a guide to helping an entrepreneur communicate more effectively with their team. 3. Stop marketing your business as a whole. Have a niche and look at them as separate revenue-generating entities. Get the different resources discussed in this podcast interview - and a lot more! - ProfitPaths® Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sale

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Kaylee Boyle is the founder of Gusto Mexico, a travel company that focuses on lighting up the senses through different cultural activities in captivating pueblos in Mexico. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Gusto Mexico is a small group of experiential travel professionals. It focuses on highlighting the five senses. 2. You have to be passionate about what you are doing, and you have to have the drive to keep going. 3. Make sure to always show up. Check out Kaylee's website and see all of the upcoming trips she has prepared for you! - Gusto Mexico Sponsor: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot.com!

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Tom Poland is a multiple best-selling author who has spent 39 years as a sales and marketing professional. He is a specialist in generating the highest quality, inbound, new client inquiries. He lives in Castaways Beach, Australia and is voluntarily married. Top 3 Vlaue Bombs: 1. Marketing is where you generate the leads, and selling is where you convert the leads. 2. The biggest obstacle is having an audience that has already experienced the offer you have from someone else - and they had a bad experience. 3. The great thing about marketing is that it puts an offer in front of someone who is already looking for that offer, and selling tries to convince them that the offer is a good proposal. The Science of being in demand. Learn more by checking out Tom's website! -

Dev Gadhvi was born in a humble family and his father was a truck driver. He went from being born and brought up in slums to becoming a multi-millionaire. He is India’s First Passionpreneur Mentor, twice best-selling author with more than 2000+ reviews on Amazon India, and a TEDx speaker. He is on a mission to transform 1 billion lives. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Right now, we're living in times that what you love can be converted into business. Why not make money from your passion? 2. Serve others and serve selflessly. When you give selflessly, you get back tremendously. 3. You start a business by serving others, and when you start serving people, you start loving it and that will become your passion and purpose. You will become unstoppable. Follow Dev on Instagram! - Dev’s Instagram Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot.com! Elite Singles: Busy, suc

Sam Carlson has operated a SMMA offering Facebook Ads as a service since 2015. Today he's transformed his service based business into a SaaS model and entirely change how agencies can make money now. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. The most important thing is, “Who are we serving?” 2. Local businesses are great at potentially running their business. The one thing that they're not great at, and it's ironic, is getting business or acquiring new customers. 3. SAAS: If it can accomplish the same thing as the SMMA but at a lower price - and put the control of marketing in the hands of the business owner - then that's winning. Visit and access the course that shows you how to transition your SMMA into a SaaS for FREE! - Uphex Free Course Sponsor: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot.com!

Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and author of 8 books, including 3 with the legendary entrepreneurial coach, Dan Sullivan. As a PhD student, he was the #1 blogger on Medium.com from 2015-2018 and over that time, his blogs were read over 100 million times, wherein he grew an email list of hundreds of thousands of people. Also during his PhD, he and his wife, Lauren, went from 0-5 kids in 1 year (2018), 3 of whom we adopted from the foster system. They now have 6 kids and live in Orlando because Lauren is a Disney buff. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Bigger goals simplify the process enormously. 2. Unique ability is about stripping away everything that you think you need or everything you think other people think you need and solely focusing on what you most want, that which is most intrinsically motivating, that which is most exciting that which you think has infinite upside. 3. Deliberate practice is really the idea of purposeful practice towards a goal. It's not about quantity of practice, it's n

Luis and Fonzi Camejo are two brothers from Venezuela. They came to the USA on soccer scholarships after cold emailing 300+ coaches. They turned entrepreneurs and started selling vinyl stickers door to door, and now they run a successful podcast platform as part of the Hubspot Podcast Network and help entrepreneurs kickstart their publishing. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Leverage the efforts that you have. Measure your capacity, measure your resources, and based on that you can leverage the long form pieces of content. Extract some of the best pieces and share them so you can start funneling people into your world, into your ecosystem. 2. Leverage where the eyeballs already are. 3. If we use content as a vehicle to collaborate and build relationships, then opportunities will come from day one. Follow Luis and Fonzi on Instagram! - BizBrosCo Instagram Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall servi

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. AJ Picard is a full-time entrepreneur for 3 years now. He has a passion for design and creating products. He loves playing, talking, and watching anything related to technology and basketball. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Clava App helps you feel more connected to your surrounding community. 2. Trust in self-intuition. If you notice an opportunity, take action. 3. Be open-minded. Life is constantly changing and you have to adapt to it. It is important to continue to build new skillsets and learn new things. Sign up for Clava! -  Check out the Clava App for FREE and start promoting your brand today! (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2020 but is no longer an active offer.) Sponsor: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers W

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Rylee Meek is the founder and CEO of the Social Dynamic Selling System, which turns dinner seminar marketing into a science. Starting with just $673 in his bank account, Rylee went on to produce over $100 million in sales over 9 years. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Social Dynamic Selling is selling to groups of people in the form of dinner seminars. 2. The key component is to have a consistently predictable lead generation system funneling into your business. 3. With action comes clarity. Social Dynamic Selling – Get Your Free Copy of the Amazon Best-Selling Book! (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2020 but is no longer an active offer.) Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in d

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Ken Moskowitz is an accidental pilot, father of five, has fostered 19 kids, is a career creative director turned serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, voice over actor, 3X cheater of death, and a hotel bathroom aficionado. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Focusing on selling sets you up for failure because too many businesses are focused on the conversion. Creating a relationship with your customers is essential. 2. You can find the most valuable feedback from your customers because they will tell you everything that you need to know about your business. 3. Give without expectation of getting anything in return. Tell your story. Use promo code FIRE and get a 15% discount on anything you order - Ad Zombies Spoonsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers W

Nate Lind sells companies like realtors sell homes. He is a business broker at Website Closers, the largest marketplace of $1 million to $150 million dollar Internet, Technology and E-commerce businesses. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. If you don't have financials, get them. Get your income, all of your income itemized and categorized in QuickBooks. Get all your expenses into QuickBooks. Make sure that whatever it is you're thinking about selling, it has its own bank account. 2. It's going to be based on profit. If you want to start to get into the leagues where your sale is going to mean a potentially big windfall, then get yourself up to a quarter of a million dollars a year in profit. 3. Buyers will pay only as much as they feel the business is worth in terms of risk. Read Nate’s book for FREE! - Maximum Exit Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot.com!

Lou Panaccione is the Co-Founder and CEO at OOFOS, the global leader in Active Recovery footwear. He is responsible for setting the company strategy and delivering shareholder value for all stakeholders of OOFOS - and for building the brand and company culture based on its mission to “make yOO feel better.” Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. OOFOS is providing that benefit you get if you are barefoot on a natural surface. 2. If you've got something that you believe can make a difference in the world, you don't need a lot of money to get that started. You just need to take that first step. 3. Anything that you do as you're growing your business, if you make those decisions based on your mission, then people will always make that connection between the experience that they have with you and what you’re saying. Revolutionary OOfoam technology absorbs 37% more impact than traditional foam footwear to recharge your body and reduce the stress on your feet and joints! - OOFOS Recovery Footwear Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s po

Zach Benson is the Founder of Assistagram, a company that empowers influencers and Fortune 500 companies to connect with real followers in their target audience. Dubbed “the influencer’s secret weapon” by Entrepreneur Magazine, he has helped influencers such as Robert Kiyosaki, Russell Brunson, and more cut through the noise to accrue millions of new followers on Instagram. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Always try to remember the little things, because the small things matter most. 2. Create a viral strategy that everyone can share. 3. When you're able to do something fast, and you don't think about it too much, and you just decide and make it happen just like that - without asking anything in return - then good stuff happens later. Reach Your Next Level! Connect With Anyone And Create a Life You Love - Reach by Zach Benson Sponsor: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at H

Connor Boyack is the president of Libertas Institute and author of the massively popular Tuttle Twins children's books, which have taught millions of kids the ideas of a free society. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Intentionality is what matters. Don't assume your kids are going to follow in your footsteps. 2. You would think that kids these days are getting exposed to the entrepreneurial mindset, abundance, hard work, personal responsibility... But the narrative and the actual teachings in school and on social media are quite the opposite. 3. The type of people who end up as teachers in schools typically don't have an entrepreneurial mindset. They have a very bureaucratic, rule-following type of mindset, which is often in significant conflict with thinking entrepreneurially. Teaching Kids Critical Thinking. Get the Tuttle Twins Books! - Tuttle Twins Books Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall s