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Tony Petkovich is an experienced deal maker, expert negotiater, known problem solver who has owned over 23 business over the course of a 20 year career. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. You cannot have it all. You can have most things, but you have to look at what you are willing to give up to succeed. 2. Look at a roadblock as a speed bump – it might slow you down, but you can go over it. 3. Believe in yourself and try to become the better version of yourself every single day. Spend time reading as much as you can regardless of what it is, and learn from everybody – they might have experience you haven't come across yet. Visit Tony's website and learn more about him - Tony's Website Sponsors: JustWorks: Justworks makes it easier for you to start, run and grow your business! Find out how Justworks can help at Justworks.com! Trainual: The software for documenting and delegating is hosting a FREE virtual event on September 30! Register for free at PlayBook2021.com!

Ann is a Silicon Valley veteran who worked directly for CEOs Jeff Bezos at Amazon and Eric Schmidt at Google for 15 years. Now a consultant for CEOs across the globe. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. You can get your advancement and success by doing invisible tasks and working behind the scenes. 2. To stay innovative, you have to reinvent yourself for your career and your skills consistently. 3. There is no one path towards success. Recognize, Own, and Implement Breakthrough Opportunities - Bet On Yourself Sponsors: Thinkific: It's time to stop trading time for money and start reaching more clients and making a bigger impact - with online courses! Try Thinkific for free today at Thinkific.com/eof. Klaviyo: The email and SMS platform built specifically to help ecommerce brands earn more money by creating genuine customer relationships. Give it a try with a free account at Klaviyo.com/fire!

Patti Smith's Commencement Address at Pratt Institute, 2010. Sponsors: Thinkific: It's time to stop trading time for money and start reaching more clients and making a bigger impact - with online courses! Try Thinkific for free today at Thinkific.com/eof. HubSpot: INBOUND 2021, hosted with love by HubSpot, takes place online October 12-14! Learn more and register now for FREE at Inbound.com!

Shaun is a graduate of The Citadel and former United States Army Officer, serving in Germany & Operation Desert Storm. Police Officer since 2000, assigned to Patrol, Tactical, Narcotics & Training Units. SWAT Officer since 2003. Duties involved community education, fugitive apprehension, directed enforcement & inter-departmental interdiction operations. He served as a narcotics & vice detective, conducting investigations, in-depth reports, search warrants, subpoenas & testimony for various State's Attorney's Offices. He received numerous awards for individual & team performance. He's been awarded the Medal of Valor. Currently serves in Public Safety management. MISSION of the Show Three active-duty police officers in the Chicago suburbs, facing the tough subjects, including police brutality, racial tension, rioting, and more. This is a show about opening a dialogue, accepting that something has to be done and bringing communities together again. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. You can help creat

Mike Zeller has done over $300,000 Million in sales study under the masters of the industry such as Tony Robbins, Russel Bronson, and Jay Abraham. He has mentored over a hundred high-level entrepreneurs from 4 different continents. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Crises are there to remake you. 2. Do the personality tests and find your Zone of Genius. 3. Your identity precedes your destiny. Check out Mike Zeller's website - Meet Mike Sponsors: FranBridge: Jon Ostenson represents the premier source for the best opportunities in the non-food franchise world. Sign up for a free consultation call with Jon today at FranBridgeConsulting.com! HubSpot: INBOUND 2021, hosted with love by HubSpot, takes place online October 12-14! Learn more and register now for FREE at Inbound.com!

Dorie Clark has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world. She teaches at Duke University, and her new book is called The Long Game. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. If you want to build strong relationships with people, especially with higher profile people, you should not ask for a favor for at least a year; otherwise, they may view it as you are just using them. 2. Optimize for interesting will help you keep moving. 3. Often many people are giving up too soon, but if you are strategically patient, you are placing your bet, and you are aware that the results may not come for a while; however, you are willing to persevere while waiting. Your career needs a long-term strategy. Visit and download your FREE Long Game self-assessment - The Long Game Assessment Sponsors: Trainual: The software for documenting and delegating is hosting a FREE virtual event on September 30! Register for free at PlayBook2021.com! Klaviyo: The email and SMS platform built specifically to help ecommerce brands earn more money b

Mike Michalowicz is the author of Profit First, Fix This Next and his upcoming release, Get Different. By his 35th birthday, Mike had founded and sold two companies – one to private equity and another to a Fortune 500. Today he is running his third multi-million dollar venture, Profit First Professionals. Over the years, Mike has traveled the globe speaking with thousands of entrepreneurs, and is here today to share the best of what he has learned. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Success is not the accumulation of stuff. Instead, it is simply being comfortable with who you are. 2. Unexpected marketing garners attention. 3. Marketing is the ultimate act of kindness. Check out Mike's upcoming book and grab his FREE resources! Learn about marketing that always gets results - Get Different Sponsors: Thrivetime Show: Looking for a business coach who has helped thousands of entrepreneurs just like you to increase their profitability by an average of 104% per year? Schedule your free consultation today with Clay Clark at Thri

Michael is a wine expert, author, professor, drummer, international business consultant, founder Bhutan Wine Company, owner SoCal Rum, Drinking & Knowing Things. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Only do epic stuff with cool people or you won't be able to maximize the ROI of the time you have on this planet. 2. Bhutanese have a concept called "Gross Domestic Happiness" instead of "Gross Domestic Product." They give importance to the happiness of their citizens over any arbitrary economic success. 3. You can't let the risk get in the way of moving forward. What you have to do is monitor the risk and try different ways. Become the go-to wine person in your friends group in six months - Drinking And Knowing Things Sponsors: Thrivetime Show: Looking for a business coach who has helped thousands of entrepreneurs just like you to increase their profitability by an average of 104% per year? Schedule your free consultation today with Clay Clark at ThrivetimeShow.com/fire! ZipRecruiter: When you post a job on ZipRecruiter, th

Tigran Nazaryan is an experienced science, technology and WordPress professional turned CEO. With the vision of automaton of WordPress development he leads 10Web's team of 70 professionals on the way to become a unicorn. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. AI can help to create great tools for professionals. AI can really help to ease processes and simplify what professionals do. 2. Web development is not the same as it was 20 years ago. It can be more complex, having differentiation with front-end and back-end developers. We also see user interfaces becoming more complex, more dynamic, and more complicated for developers to build. 3. Automation is where the processes and workflow of professionals and agencies can scale. Connect with Tigran on LinkedIn - Tigran's LinkedIn Sponsors: FranBridge: Jon Ostenson represents the premier source for the best opportunities in the non-food franchise world. Sign up for a free consultation call with Jon today at FranBridgeConsulting.com! HubSpot: INBOUND 2021, hosted with love by HubSpo

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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/income96, and IGNITE! August 2021 Income At-A-Glance Gross Income for August: $245,799 Total Expenses for August: $21,946 Total Net Profit for August: $223,853 Difference b/t August & July: -$37,820 % of net profit to overall gross revenue: 91% Sponsors: ZipRecruiter: When you post a job on ZipRecruiter, their matching technology finds qualified candidates and invites them to apply! Try it for free at ZipRecruiter.com/fire. Klaviyo: The email and SMS platform built specifically to help ecommerce brands earn more money by creating genuine customer relationships. Give it a try with a free account at

Doug Goldstein is an investment advisor. He helps people around the world with their U.S. investment accounts. A bestselling author, he recently came out with The Constant Happiness Gratitude Journal. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Have the things around you that make you happy, stop and take a minute to appreciate it. If you're not doing that, you are missing out on the best present that we all got which is our lives. If we don't appreciate everything along the way, we're never going to be happy. 2. Find great people and bring them on board. If you have that entrepreneurial spirit, you will come up with a business and there's people out there to help you out. 3. Constant gratitude becomes a habit. Anything that you do over and over makes you smile, and that smile is the reward for developing a habit. You'll just became a happier person. Get a copy of Doug's book - The Constant Happiness Gratitude Journal Sponsors: Helium10: Build your own e-commerce business on Amazon with help from Helium10! Get 50% off your first mo

Evan Goldberg is responsible for product strategy and development at Oracle NetSuite Global Business Unit. Prior to Oracle's acquisition of NetSuite, Goldberg was CTO and Chairman of the NetSuite board. Before co-founding NetSuite in 1998, Goldberg spent eight years at Oracle Corporation, where he served as a vice president. He was involved in a variety of projects, all focused on making powerful database technology more accessible to users. When he left Oracle, he started mBED Software and built groundbreaking website technology. Goldberg holds a B.A. Summa Cum Laude in Applied Mathematics from Harvard College. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Success is a mental state. 2. Stop living your life through the lenses of someone else's eyes. 3. Prosperity has a lot of different faces; it means a lot of other things to different people. As long as you understand what scaling life is about and continue working on it, you will find prosperity. Follow NetSuite on Instagram - Oracle Netsuite Instagram Sponsors: ZipRecruiter: Whe

Hooman Radfar is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and the co-founder and CEO of Collective. He previously co-founded AddThis (exit: Oracle), the largest platform on the web to help drive traffic and engagement for marketers. He was also a founding partner at Expa, a platform started by Uber co-founder Garrett Camp, to support entrepreneurs by building and investing in their companies. He was an early investor and adviser in category defining companies like Uber, Hinge, Sweetgreen, Onfido and Convoy. Hooman co-founded Collective to create a better future workplace by supporting the largest class of entrepreneurs in the world - businesses-of-one. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. To anyone who has that spirit and wants to be an entrepreneur, the tools are there. It's never been easier to build a company from the perspective of having the right tools in place. 2. Remote is irreversible and accelerating trend. It's something that if you don't factor in everything that you're doing, you're not going to come up with the right

Chris Ronzio is the founder and CEO of Trainual, a platform for entrepreneurs to get their business out of their brains by documenting and delegating the systems and processes in their company. Catch more about Chris, his podcasts, books, and additional resources for business leaders at chrisronzio.com. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. He believes that everyone needs background dancers. 2. You got to have a unique skill that will support your business. 3. When building a business, think about how you can have a solid support system to be at the front of the stage. Define what you can do uniquely well that you can sustain and how you can build training and documentation for your team. Visit and register for FREE - Playbook 2021 Sponsors: Trainual: The software for documenting and delegating is hosting a FREE virtual event on September 30! Register for free at PlayBook2021.com! CrowdHealth: Now there's a better way to pay for healthcare: CrowdHealth! Sign up today to get your first month free when you use promo code FIRE

Garry Trudeau's Commencement Address at Macaulay Honors College, 2017. Sponsors: FranBridge: Jon Ostenson represents the premier source for the best opportunities in the non-food franchise world. Sign up for a free consultation call with Jon today at FranBridgeConsulting.com!

Nabeel Alamgir is an immigrant and grew up homeless. He worked at Bareburger for 10 years before becoming the CMO at 25. He is now the CEO of LunchBox. He is revolutionizing third party delivery and how restaurants utilize marketing analytics. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. It is supposed to feel like hell, like a grind, or be exhausting. There will be days that you will be unsure, Friday nights that you wish you didn't do this. It's fine. Be optimistic. Going to bed is a huge problem-solver. Wake up and you're fine again. It's part of the process. Just keep going. 2. As a marketer, you get to throw everything on the wall and see what sticks. 3. Ghost kitchens also give restaurants ability to explore new areas. They give new entrepreneurs and chefs who can't open business be able to open one. Next-Gen Enterprise Online Ordering - Lunchbox.io Sponsors: Thinkific: It's time to stop trading time for money and start reaching more clients and making a bigger impact - with online courses! Try Thinkific for free today at Thi

Mike Koenigs helps experts build empires. As a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, judge on Entrepreneur.com's "Elevator Pitch" TV show, and 13-time bestselling author, Mike is passionate about helping his clients build their platforms and amplify their message. A regular contributor to Entrepreneur and Forbes, Mike has interviewed, consulted, and advised celebrity clients including Tony Robbins, Paula Abdul, Richard Dreyfuss, and JJ Virgin. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Achieving your greatest purpose is how you want to go out and what impact you want to create that gives you the ultimate level of satisfaction in your life. 2. Get deep with your true purpose and what you want to achieve on a transformational level. 3. You cannot have it all; playing the long game is satisfying, but it takes true courage to fill in and do the deep hard work to get there. Get a coach that will help you get you there further and faster. Vist and get your FREE GIFTS and achieve your greatest purpose - Paid For Life Website Sponsors: Zi

Jon Ostenson is a Consultant, Owner/Investor, and Author specializing in Non-Food Franchising. He draws on his experience as a former Inc. 500 Franchise President and Multi-Brand Franchisee in serving his clients. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Franchise owners test marketing vehicles in their market, refine the best practices around hiring, and find faster routes so you don't have to reinvent the wheel. 2. Numbers attract people more than the type of work. 3. Much more beyond the brand, you have a proven model, a proven playbook, and oftentimes a coach on the sideline for support. Reach out to Jon for a free consultation to see if non-food franchising is right for you! Zero cost, zero obligation - Jon's Email Sponsors: Helium10: Build your own e-commerce business on Amazon with help from Helium10! Get 50% off your first month of a Helium 10 Platinum account at Helium10.com/fire! HubSpot: INBOUND 2021, hosted with love by HubSpot, takes place online October 12-14! Learn more and register now for FREE at Inbound.com!

Michael Overlie is a dog fanatic, energy expander and facilitator of the presence and awareness dogs bring to our lives. He works with men and their dogs to live on purpose. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. You need to back off, slow down, get quiet and don't push it too hard. 2. Self-acceptance is one lesson that you can learn from your dog. 3. Your dogs are with you for a specific reason – discover what they are trying to show you about yourself and enjoy. Creating men of purpose. Check out Michael's coaching and course. Use the code SPIRIT/FIRE to get a discount - Dogs and Men Website Sponsors: Netgear: Ready to experience exceptional WiFi? Upgrade to Orbi WiFi 6 and save 10% today with promo code FIRE10 at Netgear.com/bestwifi! Klaviyo: The email and SMS platform built specifically to help ecommerce brands earn more money by creating genuine customer relationships. Give it a try with a free account at Klaviyo.com/fire!