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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516: How To Skyrocket A YouTube Channel To 180K Subs By IGNORING Best Practices With Rob Berger

516: How to Skyrocket to 180K YouTube Subscribers By NOT Following Best Practices with Rob Berger

Today I’m thrilled to have my good friend and mastermind buddy, Rob Berger on the show. Rob is the founder of Dough Roller, which is a top financial blog that he grew to 2 million visitors per year before he sold it for a large sum of money.  After the sale of his blog, he decided to start a YouTube channel, which he’s managed to grow to 180k subs by defying every best practice.  Here’s how he did it! What You’ll Learn How to quickly build a popular YouTube channel from scratch Why best practices for a YouTube channel don’t […]

515: How Ordinary People Can Build A 7 Figure Business In 48 Hours With Noah Kagan

515: How Ordinary People Can Build A 7 Figure Business in 48 Hours With Noah Kagan

Today, I’m thrilled to have Noah Kagan back on the show. Noah is the chief sumo and founder of Appsumo.com, which is a nine-figure company.  He’s also known for his YouTube channel called Noah Kagan, which has close to 1 million subscribers. In this episode, we discuss the exact steps to build a seven-figure business in a single weekend. What You’ll Learn How to build a seven-figure business in 48 Hours How to grow a YouTube channel and get a million subscribers The psychological barriers to getting started in business Grab his book – The Million Dollar Weekend Sponsors SellersSummit.com […]

514: Behind My Brand: 2023’s Big Wins and Brutal Losses in E-Commerce

514: Behind My Brand: 2023’s Big Wins and Brutal Losses in E-Commerce

In this episode, I’ll give you the run down on how both our businesses performed in 2023 including all of the highlights, lowlights and what we have planned for 2024. What You’ll Learn How my businesses performed in 2023 Predictions and plans for ecommerce in 2024 Check out my new office – Click here for the tour Sponsors SellersSummit.com – The Sellers Summit is the ecommerce conference that I’ve run for the past 8 years. It’s small and intimate and you’ll learn a ton! Click Here To Grab Your Ticket. The Family First Entrepreneur – Purchase my Wall Street Journal […]

513: Meet The Man Who Makes Millions Teaching Millennials About Money With Bobby Hoyt

513: Meet The Man Who Makes Millions Teaching Millennials About Money With Bobby Hoyt

Today, I’m thrilled to have my good friend and mastermind buddy Bobby Hoyt on the show. Bobby is the founder of Millennial Money Man, where he teaches millennials how to make and save more money. His blog has been featured in Lifehacker, Forbes, Market Watch, CNBC, US News, Business Insider and countless other publications. A couple listeners have recently emailed me asking me whether blogging is still a viable business model. So instead of just saying yes, I invited Bobby to come on the pod because the man is killing it online. What You’ll Learn How to create content that […]

512: My Predictions For Ecommerce In 2024 | The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

511: My Predictions For Ecommerce In 2024 And How You Should Prioritize Your Time

In this episode, I’m going to give you my predictions for ecommerce and small business entrepreneurship in 2024. I’ll dive into what’s next, discuss everything from the shifting landscape of eCommerce jobs to artificial intelligence and what’s going on with China. What You’ll Learn My predictions for 2024 Ho artificial intelligence will affect business The role of China and ecommerce Sponsors SellersSummit.com – The Sellers Summit is the ecommerce conference that I’ve run for the past 8 years. It’s small and intimate and you’ll learn a ton! Click Here To Grab Your Ticket. The Family First Entrepreneur – Purchase my […]

511: Why EVERYONE Is Ditching PayPal – Here’s The Ugly Truth!

Why EVERYONE Is Ditching PayPal - Here's The Ugly Truth!

In this episode, I uncover the truth about PayPal, all the fees, the hidden charges, and how you can save money with your credit card processing with your online store. In the event that your PayPal account is currently limited or banned, I will teach you how to get your money back and how to prevent your account from getting limited. What You’ll Learn How much Paypal really costs Why Paypal limits accounts How to pay less for credit card processing Sponsors SellersSummit.com – The Sellers Summit is the ecommerce conference that I’ve run for the past 8 years. It’s […]

510: Starting An Online Store? Follow These 5 Rules To Find The Right Platform

510: Starting An Online Store? Follow These 5 Rules To Find The Right Platform

In this episode, I answer the top question that I always get asked.  Which ecommerce platform should you use for your online store? Unfortunately, the answer isn’t black and white. So in this episode, I’ll help you figure it all out. What You’ll Learn Your ecommerce platform options How to choose the right problem Five essential rules when starting an online store Other Resources And Books Shopify BigCommerce Shift4shop Sponsors SellersSummit.com – The Sellers Summit is the ecommerce conference that I’ve run for the past 8 years. It’s small and intimate and you’ll learn a ton! Click Here To Grab […]

509: Temu And Shein Decimated His Business. Now What? With Jerry Kozak

509: Temu And Shein Decimated His Business. Now What? With Jerry Kozak

Today, I’m thrilled to have Jerry Kozak on the show. Jerry is the founder of Ann Arbor Tees, a world class full service print and embroidery company in Ann Arbor, Michigan that does over eight figures per year in sales. But thanks to sites like Temu and Shein, his business has been cut in half this past year. In this episode, we talk about the effects of companies like Temu and Shein and what you can do about it. What You’ll Learn How Temu is able to command such low pricing How fast fashion is affecting the apparel industry The […]

508: Amazon Fees Are On The Rise! 5 Tips On How To Slash Your Costs With Yoni Mazor

508: Amazon Fees Are On The Rise! 5 Tips On How To Slash Your Costs With Yoni Mazor

Today, I’m thrilled to have Yoni Mazor back on the show. Yoni is the founder of Getida, and he’s helped thousands of ecommerce entrepreneurs get their money back from Amazon. Amazon fees are on the rise and today, we discuss simple and clever ways to save money on Amazon Get $400 in free reimbursements over at https://mywifequitherjob.com/go/getida.php What You’ll Learn 5 tips to save on Amazon fees The latest Amazon fee changes DIfferent programs you can join to lower your costs Other Resources And Books Join Getida And Get $400 In Free Reimbursements Sponsors SellersSummit.com – The Sellers Summit is […]

507: Budget-Friendly Ecommerce Tips That Will Double Your Sales With Chris Shaffer

507: Ecommerce Growth Hacks And Where You Should Be Spending your Marketing Budget with Chris Shaffer

Today, I have my good friend Chris Shaffer on the show.   Chris works with Scott Voelker over at Brand Creators, and he consults with dozens of e-commerce companies and owns a bunch of his own as well. Chris always brings a unique perspective on what’s working in e-commerce, and he’s the type of guy who always gets his hands dirty.  In this episode, we discuss what’s working and how to maximize your marketing budget. What You’ll Learn A better way to grow your sales outside of driving more traffic The number one mistake that most ecommerce business owners make How […]

506: Insider Details About Our Recent Company Exit With Mike Jackness

Today, I’m thrilled to have a regular back on the show, Mike Jackness. Mike is the founder of Ecom Crew and he owns many e-commerce brands. But out of all his companies, we just happen to own one together.  In this episode, we give you all the details about our recent exit and sale. What You’ll Learn The details of our recent company exit The future of e commerce and AI Why Mike sold a number of his brands and laid off his team Other Resources And Books EcomCrew Sponsors SellersSummit.com – The Sellers Summit is the ecommerce conference that […]

505: The Blueprint For Building The Largest Amazon Sellers Network With Athena Severi

505: Athena Severi's Blueprint for Building the Largest Amazon Sellers Network With Titan

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504: Creative And Practical Applications Of AI That No One Is Talking About With Toni Herrbach

504: Creative And Practical Applications Of AI That No One Is Talking About With Toni Herrbach

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503: A Fun And Profitable Side Hustle That No One’s Talking About (No Traffic Required) With Liz Saunders

503: A Fun And Profitable Side Hustle That No One's Talking About (No Traffic Required) With Liz Saunders

Today I’m thrilled to have my good friend Liz Saunders on the show. Liz is someone who I’ve known for over a decade now, and she actually helped Toni and I launch the Seller Summit way back in 2016. In this episode, we’re going to talk about a cool new side hustle that can make you over $100,000 per year and it doesn’t involve any investment in inventory or advertising. What You’ll Learn How the Amazon influencer program works The easiest way to make Amazon affiliate revenue A tool that helps you find video review opportunities on Amazon Other Resources […]

501: Student Story – Making 7 Figures Selling Farmhouse Home Decor With JK Beaton

501: Student Story – Making 7 Figures Selling Farmhouse Home Decor With JK Beaton

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