The My Wife Quit Her Job Podcast With Steve Chou

The MyWifeQuitHerJob podcast is a podcast about entrepreneurs who quit their jobs to start successful online businesses.

Through a series of personal interviews, Steve uncovers the exact strategies that led to their success.

Unlike other business podcasts, Steve is known for digging deep and extracting out every last detail.

He's never afraid to ask the hard questions and he leverages his extensive knowledge running his two 7 figure businesses to get to the point.

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356: The Right Way To Setup Your Website Analytics With Chris Mercer

356: How To Not Screw Up Your Analytics With Chris Mercer

Today I have my friend Chris Mercer on the show. Chris is the founder of MeasurementMarketing.io and he specializes in website analytics. Analytics may not sound like the sexiest of topics but most people are doing it wrong. Most people don’t know how to use Google Analytics and most shop owners have no idea what metrics to focus on. In this episode, Chris teaches us the right way to gather and analyze your data for an e-commerce store. What You’ll Learn Chris’s backstory and why he decided to specialize in analytics The right way to setup Google Analytics for your […]

355: 16 Year Old Makes 1K/Month Selling Opossum Products With Erick Strider

355: 16 Year Old Makes 1K/Month Selling Opossum Products With Erick Strider

Today I have an extra special guest on the show, Erick Strider. Erick is not her real name but it’s the name she uses when she sells her products on Etsy. Erick is only 16 years old, yet she has a side hustle that makes her over a thousand dollars a month on Etsy. Erick had no experience running an eCommerce business prior to selling on Etsy and she started with no audience. But she used a very straightforward strategy to make 4 figures per month selling Possum pins on Etsy. What You’ll Learn How Erick started Opossum Rot Studio […]

354: 0 To 1 Million In 6 Months Selling Overlanding Gear With Andrew Youderian

354: 0 To 1 Million In 6 Months Selling Overlanding Gear With Andrew Youderian

Today I have my buddy Andrew Youderian back on the show for the 5th time. Andrew is the founder of the Ecommerce Fuel community and he’s also the brainchild of ECF Capital where he invests in e-commerce companies as well. Andrew just completed a 6-month project where he launched Overlander.com and he grew it to nearly a 1 million dollar run rate within that time frame. Here’s how he did it. What You’ll Learn How Andrew got Overlander.com off its feet How to grow to a million dollar run rate as quickly as possible. The best strategies for scaling quickly […]

353: Are Successful Entrepreneurs A Product Of Tiger Parenting?

In this special episode, I take a moment to reflect on my childhood and how being raised by 2 tiger parents affected my future as an entrepreneur. In addition, I discuss 3 life lessons (learned from my Asian parents) that everyone should follow in order to be successful in business and life. What You’ll Learn Why running a successful business is inherently unglamorous Why being happy all the time is not the answer The boring, mind numbing drudgery that I go through on a weekly basis The secret to not giving up and being persistent Other Resources And Books MyWifeQuitHerJob.com […]

352: A Sneak Peek Into How We Automate Our Businesses With Austin Brawner And Steve Chou

352: A Sneak Peek Into How We Automate Our Businesses With Austin Brawner And Steve Chou

In this special episode, Austin Brawner and I interview each other and talk about the different ways that we both automate our businesses. Thanks to computers and automation, Austin and I are able to run extremely lean businesses and we reveal our philosophies and our efficient methods openly in this podcast. Austin runs the E-commerce Influence Podcast which is one of the few podcasts that I actually listen to. He has a wide breadth of business knowledge and he really knows his stuff. What You’ll Learn How Austin and I automate our businesses. 6 things that you can automate in […]

351: How To Use Facebook Groups To Make Millions Selling Keto Products With Jen Garza

351: How To Use Facebook Groups To Make Millions Selling Keto Products With Jen Garza

Today I’m thrilled to have Jennifer Marie Garza on the show. Jen is the founder of LowCarbInspirations.com which is a company that specializes in keto and healthy living. She’s also the author of one of the highest-selling keto cookbooks of all time called “Easy Keto For Busy People”. She runs a gigantic Facebook group with almost 200K members, a Facebook page with almost 700k fans, and another Facebook group with 100k members. Jen is one of the most successful people I know in this space, and in this episode, she’s teaches us her secrets. What You’ll Learn What led Jen […]

Bonus: $3500 Per Day Selling Custom Prints On Etsy With Luke Emery

Luke Emery has a background in design and portrait painting. So he decided to utilize these skills and his e-commerce experience to start a business selling custom pet portraits. Van Woof specializes in putting your dog or cat into a Renaissance-style oil painting, as if they really posed for the portrait.   This business makes $3500 per day on Etsy today. Sponsors Postscript.io – Postscript.io is the SMS marketing platform that I personally use for my ecommerce store. Postscript specializes in ecommerce and is by far the simplest and easiest text message marketing platform that I’ve used and it’s reasonably priced. Click […]

350: How To Outsource Inventory Management To A 3PL With Aaron Rubin

350: How To Handle Inventory With A 3PL With Aaron Rubin

Today I’m thrilled to have Aaron Rubin on the show. Aaron is the shipping expert on the Ecommerce Fuel forums. He runs his own 3PL or 3rd Party Logistics firm and warehouse software company called ShipHero. And he built a 7 figure online store at 19 years of age. In this episode, we do a deep dive into Aaron’s experiences with eCommerce along with every question that I could think of related to using 3PL to handle inventory for your shop. What You’ll Learn How Aaron started his first ecommerce business and grew it to 7 million in top line […]

349: How To Avoid Doing Something You Hate For The Rest Of Your Life With Steve Chou

349: How To Avoid Doing Something You Hate For The Rest Of Your Life

For many of us, our choices in life are heavily influenced by our environment. We are born into a society that tells us how to pick a career path and we are given a set of rules and goals at an early age. These rules often determine our path in life. In this episode, you will learn the 5 pillars of career fulfillment, how to prioritize them, and most importantly, how to avoid getting stuck in a career you hate. What You’ll Learn My framework for making the right career decisions. The 5 pillars of career fulfillment. How to avoid […]

348: How To Design Great Packaging For Your Products With Miriska Harris

348: How To Design Great Packaging For Your Products With Miriska Harris

Today, I’m thrilled to have Miriska Harris on the show. Miriska is the founder of Outlinematic which is a design service catering to e-commerce entrepreneurs. They do box design, packaging, logo designs, you name it and they specialize in e-commerce. In this episode, we’re going to dig deep into e-commerce package design and the right way to do it to maximize conversions. What You’ll Learn How Miriska got into e-commerce and why she started Outlinematic Why packaging is important and the elements of good package design The effects of good packaging on sales How to grow a service based business […]

347: Making 7 Figures Selling Massage Guns With Victor Yang Of Addaday.com

347: Making 7 Figures Selling Massage Guns With My Cousin Vic

Today, I have a very special guest on the show, my cousin Victor. Victor has started many companies in the past, but AddADay.com is the first e-commerce company he’s created that sells massage guns. His products can be found at REI and every Target store nationwide. In this episode, we’re going to talk about how he launched his business. What You’ll Learn How Vic got into e-commerce and how it led to starting AddADay.com Why he decided to sell massage guns How he created his first product How AddADay achieved explosive growth Other Resources And Books Addaday.com Sponsors Postscript.io – […]

346: 36 Million Dollars In 3 Years – The Story Of Brumate With Dylan Jacob

Dylan Jacob

Today, I’m thrilled to have Dylan Jacob on the show. Dylan is the founder of Brumate.com which is a company that sells beer cozies online. And he grew Brumate into a 36 million dollar business in just 3 years. The growth of his company has been ridiculous. In his first full year, he made 2.1 million. The next year, he did 20 million and last year he did 36. In this episode, we’ll discover his strategies for growth.  What You’ll Learn How Dylan got into e-commerce and how it led to starting Brumate.com Why he decided to sell beer cozies […]

345: How To Persevere When You Want To Quit With Steve And Toni

345: How To Persevere When You Want To Quit With Steve & Toni

If you’ve ever been so frustrated with your business that you want to quit, this episode discusses some tactics and mindset strategies to convince yourself to push forward. Business is tough. Everyone wants to give up at some point. But the strong survive! What You’ll Learn Techniques on how to suck it up and not quit when it gets tough. What to do when you feel like you want to give up. Exercises you can do to train your mind. Other Resources And Books Subscribe To The Profitable Audience Podcast Sponsors Postscript.io – Postscript.io is the SMS marketing platform that […]

344: How To Build A One Man Media Company With Eric Siu

344: How To Build A One Man Media Company With Eric Siu

Today, I’m excited to have Eric Siu back on the show. Eric runs 2 podcasts, the Marketing School with Neil Patel and Growth Everywhere with over 40M downloads. He’s the founder and CEO of ClickFlow, a software tool that helps you grow your SEO traffic. And now he’s an author with his latest book, Leveling Up! Overall, Eric is a master all-around digital marketer, and in this episode, we’re going to talk about how to create a one man media company. What You’ll Learn What’s working with search engine optimization today. How to rank an e-commerce company in search. How […]

343: Jamie Kern Lima On How To Bootstrap A Billion Dollar Company

343: Jamie Kern Lima On How To Bootstrap A Billion Dollar Company

Today, I’m super excited to have Jamie Kern Lima on the show. Jamie is the co-founder of IT Cosmetics and is the first female CEO of a L’Oreal brand in the company’s history. In 2016, Jamie sold IT Cosmetics to L’Oreal for 1.2 billion in cash and has been included on the Forbes list of America’s Richest Self Made Women. Jamie is a true inspiration and today, we’re going to delve deeply into her story of how she did it! What You’ll Learn Why Jamie started IT Cosmetics The nuts and bolts of how to start a makeup company How […]

342: How My Student Amanda Makes 6 Figures Selling Dollhouse Furniture

342: How My Student Amanda Makes 6 Figures Selling Dollhouse Furniture

Today, I’m really happy to have Amanda Austin on the show. Amanda is a student in my Create A Profitable Online Store Course and she runs a 6 figure business selling dollhouse furniture over at ShopOfMiniatures.com. In this episode, we’re going to do a deep dive into her journey, how she decided what to sell, how she grew her business, and what obstacles she had to overcome to get to this point. What You’ll Learn Amanda’s motivations to start her online store How she came up with her idea of what to sell Why she chose to dropship instead of […]

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