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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088: How Omar Zenhom Created An Award Winning 6 Figure Podcast At 100MBA.net

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How To Create An Award Winning 6 Figure Podcast With Omar Zenholm

Omar Zenhom is someone who I met at a private mastermind meeting led by John Corcoran. And I’m really glad that we met because the guy is super cool and he’s great at what he does. Omar runs the popular site The 100 Dollar MBA at 100MBA.net where he teaches a class on how to start your own business. He also runs a top 25 business podcast called the $100 MBA and most recently he launched a SaaS business called Webinar Ninja which leverages google hangouts to run webinars seamlessly What You’ll Learn Why Omar dropped out of business school […]

087: Changes You Can Make To Increase Your Conversion Rate By 50 Percent With Andrew Youderian

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How To Redesign Your Ecommerce Store And Increase Conversions By 50% With Andrew Youderian

Today I’m happy to have Andrew Youderian back on the show and it’s been quite a while. For all of you who don’t remember Andrew, he was a guest on episode #2 where we discussed his dropshipped online store Right Channel Radios and his awesome blog EcommerceFuel.com. As with any small business owner, nothing is ever stagnant. And several months ago, Andrew underwent a gigantic website redesign that not only took a lot of guts but a significant amount of money as well. Fortunately, his efforts were worth it and today we’re going to discuss his thought processes regarding the […]

086: How To Start Your Own Profitable Virtual Winery With Kale Anderson

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Today I’m really happy to have Kale Anderson on the show. My wife has known Kale for quite a while now but I met him for the first time recently at a wedding where I learned that he owns and runs his own winery. And what’s cool is that he runs his winery without having to grow his own grapes or own any of his own equipment. Kale’s Winery was named one of 4 wineries to watch in 2014 by Wine Spectator magazine. He’s been featured in Wine Enthusiast, the Chicago Tribune, Cuvee corner and countless other publications. What’s cools […]

085: How To Buy An Ecommerce Store And Triple The Profits With Dana Jaunzemis

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Dana Jaunzemis is an ecommerce entrepreneur who I met through Andrew Youderian and we are both in the same private group that meets on a semi monthly basis. Dana runs HomeHealthTesting.com and blogs about ecommerce and entrepreneurship at 44Ideas.net. She’s a lifelong entrepreneur and has been starting, buying and selling businesses for over 25 years. What’s cool about Dana is she specializes in acquiring small businesses whose sales have plateaued and reignites their growth. I know a lot of you out there listening already have ecommerce businesses that may have plateaued or you might be interested in buying a business […]

084: How To Make A Million Dollars In 21 Days Selling An Online Course With Amy Porterfield

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Amy Porterfield is one of the most successful mediapreneurs that I know. She started out by working for Harley Davidson as a cool biker girl. Then she worked for Tony Robbins as his director of content marketing. And then she branched out on her own and has built a 7 figure empire selling products and training focused on Facebook marketing. She’s the proud author of Facebook all in one for dummies. And to top it all off, she also has a top 10 business podcast on iTunes. What You’ll Learn What Amy learned from working with Tony Robbins How to […]

083: How To Create Profitable Email Autoresponders For Ecommerce Stores With Xiao Hui Wang

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Today I’ve my buddy Xiao Hui Wang on the show. I met Xiao Hui at the Ecommerce Fuel live event last year and he definitely made an impression on me with his email expertise. X runs the site EssenceOfEmail.com where he specializes in email marketing specifically for ecommerce. Unlike email marketing for blogging, sending out emails for an ecommerce store selling physical products is quite different and requires an alternate approach. X is an expert when it comes to email marketing for ecommerce so I invited him on to teach us a few lessons. Enjoy the interview! What You’ll Learn […]

082: How Ed Hallen Started Klaviyo An Email Marketing Service Designed For Ecommerce

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How Ed Hallen Started Klaviyo An Email Marketing Service Designed Specifically For Ecommerce

Today, I’m thrilled to have Ed Hallen on the show. If you’ve never heard of Ed, he is the founder and CEO of Klaviyo, a very popular email marketing provider that specifically caters to ecommerce stores. Email has been a very central part of my marketing strategy for both my blog and my ecommerce store. And just recently, I’ve been cheating on my other email provider with Klaviyo and I’m thinking about getting a divorce. I’ve been very impressed with what I’ve seen so far even though I’ve really just scratched the surface and what’s so powerful about Klaviyo is […]

080: How To Achieve Financial Freedom With 8 Different Income Streams With Nick Loper

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Nick Loper is someone who I met just recently at The New Media Expo in Las Vegas and he runs the popular site SideHustleNation.com where he teaches others how to build a sizable side income. What’s cool about Nick is that he built up his businesses while working full time just like I did. He’s got 8 different income streams and he’s a huge proponent of using your free time more wisely to achieve financial freedom. He also runs a popular podcast called Side Hustle Nation which you should all check out. So without further ado, enjoy the episode! What […]

079: How To Take Your Talent And Turn It Into A 6 Figure Business With Grant Baldwin

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How To Turn Your Talents Into A Scalable 6 Figure Business With Grant Baldwin

Grant Baldwin is someone who I’ve known for a while but we didn’t actually meet face to face until recently at NMX. In fact, I was featured on his podcast “How’d You Get Into That” several months ago where he interviews unique business owners. Not only does he run a popular podcast but he’s also a professional motivational speaker for students. And the man is very prolific. I think last year he spoke at 60 events throughout the year travelling all across the country. So here’s what’s cool about Grant. Giving incredible speeches all across the country is lucrative but […]

075: Making 7 Figures Selling Digital Courses Online With David Siteman Garland

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I’ve known David Siteman Garland since December of 2008 back when he ran a tiny local television show in St Louis. Fast forward to today and he owns the popular media blog, TheRiseToTheTop.com, where he teaches other people how to make money creating digital courses online. If you’re interested in starting your own digital course, make sure you click here to check out his training class. Also most recently, he launched his own software designed to help people create their own membership sites without any technical knowledge required. David is one of the most successful mediapreneurs that I know and […]

074: How To Create Amazon Listings That Sell Like Crazy With Karon Thackston

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Karon Thackston is the owner of MarketingWords.com where she teaches others how to write high converting copy for ecommerce stores. She’s been a professional copywriter for 25 years. She’s the author of over 10 books which include popular titles such as Ecommerce Copywriting – Proven Strategies For Boosting Sales And Search Rankings Use Coupon Code: steve25 to get 25% off Writing With Keywords – Easy Keyword Optimization Strategies For Search Engine Success Use Coupon Code: steve25 to get 25% off Amazon Advantage: Product Listing Strategies To Boost Your Sales Use Coupon Code: steveamz20 to get 20% off She also consults […]

073: Student Story: Creating A Profitable Business Selling Your Art With Arree Chung

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Student Story Arree Chung On How To Transition From Artist To Entrepreneur

Arree Chung is one of the students in my Create A Profitable Online Store Course. And what I like about Arree is that he’s a professional artist who writes and illustrates his own children’s picture books. Now most artists try to make money by selling prints and copies of their work but Arree realized early on that that path would not generate enough income to make a living. So Arree and a group of his friends got together and decided to launch Live In A Story, a site that sells high quality children’s wall decals designed by artists. Today his […]