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. Greg O'Brien is a CPA and Certified Tax Coach specializing in work with tech focused entrepreneurs and business owners to improve cash flow through tax reduction. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. The Tax Code is a book of wealth, and it is designed for entrepreneurs, business owners, and real estate investors. 2. Advanced tax planning is crucial. 3. Ask your tax advisers to get you the biggest savings. Find an expert who knows the tax codes and then use it to your advantage. Tax Planning for Entrepreneurs on Fire – Fill out Greg's intake form for free planning tips for entrepreneurs. The first 25 sign-ups will get a hard-cover copy of Greg's new book -  Thinking Outside The Tax Box. - (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2019 but is no longer an

Over 15 years of marketing industry experience, Chans Weber turned his 483 credit score into a digital marketing agency, Agile & Co., that's closing in on 8 figures in annual revenue. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. You could be successful even without a college degree. 2. All sales come from a relationship; that is how business is done. 3. Entrepreneurship can be challenging but do not quit; instead, find a way to understand that on the other side of every hardship is something unique. Check out the exercise and try to diagnose the difference between audience and intent-based driven marketing - Intent Vs Audience Driven Marketing Sponsors: Thrivetime Show: Is this your year? Visit ThrivetimeShow.com/eofire to see how Clay Clark's business coaching has helped thousands of entrepreneurs to dramatically increase profitability! HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better and get a special offer of 20% off on eligible plans at HubSpot.com/eof! Ziprecruiter: Keep your team growing strong! Visit ZipRecr

Award-winning entrepreneur Amy delivers a practical, proven plan that's helped thousands of women design their destinies. She has built a life she doesn't need a vacation from and is on a mission to help millions of others do the same. Her book, Two Weeks Notice, is available wherever books are sold today! Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. You do not need everybody to believe what you are doing to succeed. 2. Un-bossing is about owning your destiny. 3. Think about your sweet spot. Find the courage to quit your job, make more money, work where you want, and change the world! - Two Weeks Notice Book Website Sponsor: HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better and get a special offer of 20% off on eligible plans at HubSpot.com/eof!

Sondre Rasch is a co-founder & CEO of SafetyWing and host of the Building Remotely podcast. SafetyWing is a fully remote team building a global social safety net. Their mission is to create a country on the internet, removing the barrier of geographical borders to create equal opportunities and freedom for everyone. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. You will succeed by being creative and coming up with ideas to solve problems. 2. Digital nomadism and location-independent are about working online and living wherever you want to. 3. In the future, anything that can be remote will be remote. The global market offers many opportunities, and you can use it to build products and make a profit. Check out Your Home Country On The Internet! - SafetyWing Website Sponsors: Podopolo: The best podcast listening app in the world is here! Visit Podopolo.com, download the app for free, mention John Lee Dumas (my Podopolo username) when you sign up, and start listening now! HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow bette

Dim Niko is the founder of 3Commerce, a software and tokenized ecosystem that helps eCommerce brands integrate the Blockchain and Web3.0 into their business model, to drive sales. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. It's coming slowly, but when it does come, it will come suddenly. So there's technology like we said has not been adopted yet, but when it does, it's going to be adopted very quickly. 2. There are two main types of tokens when it comes to cryptocurrency. There are fungible tokens, which is like Bitcoin. Non-fungible tokens mean there it's a token still on the blockchain, but they're unique and irreplaceable, in a sense. 3. The main thing to understand when it comes to mass adoption, particularly of blockchain and cryptocurrency, is the fact that we're going to use a lot of this technology without necessarily knowing that we're using the technology and how it works. Transforming Online Shopping with the Blockchain - 3 Commerce Protocol  Sponsors: Podopolo: The best podcast listening app in the world is here! Vis

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. Chris Guillebeau is an author, lifelong entrepreneur, and EOFire fan. He has visited every country in the world and hopes to become a thought leader in the online cat video space. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Having a "good enough" job is risky because you tend to be satisfied with what you have. 2. Sometimes when you start something it leads you to the next thing; so if you never start, then you will never get there. 3. Self-reliance is important. Take opportunities in times of uncertainty. Visit the website and register to get your free book! - MoneyTreeBook.com Sponsors: Podopolo: The best podcast listening app in the world is here! Visit Podopolo.com, download the app for free, mention John Lee Dumas (my Podopolo username) when you sign up, and start listening now! HubS

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. Cristy Nickel created a nutrition program that enables people to lose 10% of their body weight each month without shakes, pills, diet foods or exercise. She teaches people how to do this with real food, water and sleep. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. The biggest lie in weight loss is that you have to exercise to lose weight. 2. Code Red is for everyone; it brings hope and healing to people all over the world. 3. If you give your body real food, water, and sleep it will naturally start to let go of the excess fat. Get Cristy's book and discover how thousands of people are losing weight - and keeping it off  - without pills, shakes, diet food, or exercise! - Code Red Revolution Sponsor: HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better and get a special offer of 20%

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. Brian Moran is a New York Times bestselling author and thought leader, and recognized Top Global Guru. His book is in 13 different languages. He is a successful entrepreneur, consultant, speaker and coach. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Confidence comes with competence. 2. It is difficult to execute a plan if it is too broad, overwhelming, and diffused. 3. Engage with 1 or 2 people who have big goals and dreams - the same as you - and go forward together. Grab your walkthrough of how to put your 12-Week Year into play! - Getting Started Course Sponsors: Podopolo: The best podcast listening app in the world is here! Visit Podopolo.com, download the app for free, mention John Lee Dumas (my Podopolo username) when you sign up, and start listening now! Thrivetime Show: Is this yo

Jay Baer is a marketing and customer experience author, researcher, advisor and a 7th generation entrepreneur. He is an author of 6 best-selling books, founder of five multi-million dollar companies, Hall of Fame keynote speaker and the world's second most-popular non-celebrity tequila influencer. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. If you are slower than your customers expect, how it feels to your customers is that you are stealing time from them. And if you are faster than your customers expect, it feels that you are giving them a gift, a gift of time. 2. Offer your clients a fast pass.25% of your customers will pay 50% more for immediate service. You pay more, you wait less. The data show that you can increase revenue by 12 1/2%. If you give your clients an option to not wait, not all of them will want it, but those who want it, want it badly. 3. The right now is the perfect interval. In every customer or prospective customer interaction, it is the Goldilocks zone and the right now is slightly faster than they expect. A

Gianna Rahmani, or "G," is the creator of angel employment and the author of DAY HUSTLE: Receive the Benefits of a DAY Job While You Grow Your Side HUSTLE. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. You do not have to sacrifice the life that you are living now to hustle and be successful constantly. 2. Angel employment allows side hustlers to get hired, quit their day job, and continue receiving a steady paycheck and health insurance. 3. Have faith when creating your plan and fulfilling your dream. You can pursue your passion and have fulfillment while growing your business. Receive the benefits of a day job while you grow your side hustle - Day Hustle Website Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better and get a special offer of 20% off on eligible plans at HubSpot.com/eof! RocketMoney: Stop throwing your money away! Cancel unwanted subscriptions and manage your expenses the easy way by going to RocketMoney.com/fire!

Scott Scully has started or played a major role in several companies. His focus has been in the Marketing and Lead Generation space, with three companies exceeding $12mm in annual revenue. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. You have to work in your business and not on it; get back in your industry. 2. Establishing an employee recognition program is essential to let them know their hard work is acknowledged. 3. If you want to grow, you must plan and have a particular strategy and process to succeed. Check out to learn more about having a predictable sales pipeline! - Abstrakt Marketing Group Website Sponsors: Podopolo: The best podcast listening app in the world is here! Visit Podopolo.com, download the app for free, mention John Lee Dumas (my Podopolo username) when you sign up, and start listening now! HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better and get a special offer of 20% off on eligible plans at HubSpot.com/eof!

Robert Kerbeck's true crime memoir, RUSE: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street, is the story of how a wannabe actor became the world's greatest corporate spy. RUSE has received praise from Frank Abagnale (Catch Me If You Can), Bradley Hope (Billion Dollar Whale), and former CIA spy Valerie Plame (Fair Game) and is currently in development for a TV series. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Take the journey you want to take. Life is short and precious. Spend your life doing what you want to do. 2. Firms only want to recruit the top 10%, the top 5%, the top 1% to steal them away and bring them and their talents and often their secrets with them. Corporate spying is alive and well. 3. A corporate spy is hired by the largest corporations in America because what they're looking for is the edge to increase revenue and their rankings in a given industry, anything and everything that a corporation and executives at a corporation can leverage to increase their bottom line. Buy Robert's book and watch the trailer

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. Michael Fomkin is a Two Comma Club winner, Broadway Investor, and Hollywood Insider. His investments in Broadway have won over 28 awards, including the Tony for Best Play in 2013. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Proximity is creating a circle of relationships that help you move your life, your mindset, and your business forward. 2. Your passion, drive, and determination will open up doors and will change your life. 3. Allow people to visualize what you are seeing and feeling, and when you bring your audience with you on that journey, it creates engagement and enthusiasm to be there with you. Guiding Talent On How To Cultivate Genuine Relationships With Industry Professionals - VIP Ignite Live Sponsors: FranBridge: Jon Ostenson, founder of FranBridge Consulting and top 1% consu

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 Antion has never had a job. He's the Internet Multimillionaire "guy next door" and founder of the only licensed, dedicated Internet marketing school in the country. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. You can make your hobbies profitable. 2. If you can give an experience to people that they cannot get anywhere else, you can earn more. 3. There are a lot of opportunities out there; pick one, and make it profitable. Be persistent and consistent in what you do. Get a free download of Tom's book "How to Create an Online Income Generator in One Hour"! - Screw The Commute Sponsors: Podopolo: The best podcast listening app in the world is here! Visit Podopolo.com, download the app for free, mention John Lee Dumas (my Podopolo username) when you sign up, and start listening now! HubSp

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. Robyn Johnson owns Marketplace Blueprint, an agency that specializes in marketing for Amazon. She started her business 10 years ago with $100 and grew to over 7 figures in just a few years. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Seller Central is the most common way to sell on Amazon; anybody can sell their physical goods here. 2. You miss out on a lot of important opportunities if you are not focused on Amazon or you do not partner with someone that is focused on Amazon. 3. If you want to sell on Amazon, it is crucial to take the time to do your research on how to do it correctly - or hire a partner who will be able to help you. Learn more about Robyn's Amazon Consulting Services - Marketplace Blueprint Sponsors: Podopolo: The best podcast listening app in the world is here! Visit P

Tyler Wagner is the founder of Authorsunite.com, Infinitepartnershipsystem.com, and #1 WSJ Bestselling Author. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Relationship is everything. Any person has doors that you aren't aware that you could open for them or they could open for you. Most people don't explore deep enough into the relationships they currently have or are connecting with more people than they could be. 2. If you focus on your story and really just share it authentically, it can create a life of its own and there is nothing saturation doesn't exist at that level. 3. The best way to scale with no risk is building partnerships at a very high level, way more than you've ever thought of in the thousands and 10s of thousands. Find people that offer complimentary services that you're not competing with, but that you can work together with. Become a profitable author and maximize your impact - Authors Unite Sponsors: Shopify: The platform that simplifies selling online and in-person! Sign up for a $1-per-month trial period at

Owen Video is the founder of Acceleratus Media and the award-winning YouTube Growth Strategist and High-Performance Business Coach behind the Nation's Most Visible & Influential leaders and brands. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Having a vision for the future and being willing to refine it consistently to get where you want to go is essential. 2. A revenue strategy is a pathway to 6-figures on Youtube within your first year. 3. Focus on your goal, helping your viewers experience transformation, and your best content will appear every time you press record. Get The Exact System for Producing YouTube Content Our 6 & 7 Figure Clients Use to Scale Their Brand Visibility, Authority, & Revenue! - The Video Marketing School Website Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better and get a special offer of 20% off on eligible plans at HubSpot.com/eof! RefundsPro: See if you qualify for the Employee Retention Credit! Get started today with a free, 5 minute questionnaire at RefundsPro.com.

Eugene Nilus Emigrated with his family from Ukraine to San Francisco in 1997 at 19. He started college but didn't finish it. He spent more than 20 years in tech by being an engineer and then marketer. He got involved in Real Estate 3 years ago. After being laid off in the past 5 months, he decided to devote time to grow the hard money lending business. He has been married for 14 years to his wife and raising two great kids. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Do not be afraid to fail. Do not get stuck in education mode and analysis paralysis. Educate yourself a little bit, take action, and surround yourself with people who have already achieved what you want to achieve. 2. There are so many beliefs that got placed in our brains since we were kids that they put false perceptions of what's possible and what's not. 3. If you're starting to think about getting into private money lending, #1 is education, #2 is product, #3 clients, #4 capital and #5 education. Educating yourself more to fill those gaps so it becomes like an inf

Dream Believe is a podcast about following your dreams and believing in yourself. George DeMartino taps into stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things to help us all learn how. His passionate storytelling and unique interviews will inspire you to Dream Believe. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Vulnerability is an asset to being successful. 2. You can achieve your dreams by focusing on what you want to do and chasing it, no matter what. 3. Put yourself into the arena and get started. Learn more about the book and George's story - Dream Believe Never Give Up Website Sponsors: Podopolo: The best podcast listening app in the world is here! Visit Podopolo.com, download the app for free, mention John Lee Dumas (my Podopolo username) when you sign up, and start listening now! HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better and get a special offer of 20% off on eligible plans at HubSpot.com/eof!

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. Moiz Ali is the Founder of Native, the fastest growing CPG company in the United States. The company was acquired by Procter and Gamble for $100 Million in 2017. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. The founder is the backbone of the growth of the business. 2. Random ideas appear and suddenly become great ideas. 3. Be as frugal as possible and wear it as your badge of honor; it is how you will build a successful business. Follow and get to know more about Moiz - Moiz's Instagram Sponsors: Podopolo: The best podcast listening app in the world is here! Visit Podopolo.com, download the app for free, mention John Lee Dumas (my Podopolo username) when you sign up, and start listening now! HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better and get a special offer of 20% off on