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412: Student Story- From 0 To 6 Figures Selling Mosquito Nets With Maria Finch

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Today I’m thrilled to have a friend and long time student of my Create A Profitable Online Store Course on the show, Maria Finch.

Maria is one of my favorite students in the class and what I love about her is her grit. She has gone through so much adversity in business and life and has prevailed through it all. She’s a fighter, a mindset coach, and a proud business owner of a mosquito net business that she’s grown to a healthy 6 figure income.

In this episode, you’ll learn about her story and how she did it.

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How Maria created a 6 figure business selling mosquito nets
Techniques she uses to help with the mental aspects of running a business
How to improve your mindset

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411: From 0 To $140M Selling Boutique Clothing – The Story Of PinkLily With Tori Gerbig

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Today I’m thrilled to have Tori Gerbig on the show. Tori runs a $140 million business selling clothing and boutique fashion over at PinkLily.com.

What’s amazing about Tori’s story is that she grew up in a working-class family in Kentucky and started with nothing. She didn’t take any funding and bootstrapped her business completely from the ground up.

In this episode, she teaches us how she did it.

What You’ll Learn

How to build a boutique clothing brand from complete scratch
How to generate sales without spending a lot of money
How to test what clothing designs will sell before you start production

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410: How To Start A 7 Figure Clothing Brand From Scratch With Raphael Schneider

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Today, I have my friend Raphael Schneider on the show and he runs a successful men’s clothing brand.

Now men’s clothing is one of the most challenging niches to sell into but Raphael has managed to create an impressive 7-figure high-end men’s brand over at Fort Belvedere by leveraging the power of YouTube.

In fact, Raphael is so popular that I can’t hang out with him without being randomly accosted by people on the street wanting to take pictures with him.

In this episode, he’s going to teach us how he created his incredible brand.

What You’ll Learn

How to create a successful mens clothing brand from scratch
How to create an audience with YouTube
How to stand out when you sell a commodity product like men’s apparel

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409: A Template For Creating Powerful And Persuasive Ads With Cody Iverson

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In this episode, I have my friend Cody Iverson on the show. Cody is the founder of Viscap Media, an ad creative agency that works with influencers to create high converting ads.

If you have been having problems with your Facebook Ads, it’s likely because you are using poor quality creatives.

In this episode, Cody outlines his exact system for scaling eCommerce brands and the templates he uses to create effective ads.

What You’ll Learn

Cody’s formula for scaling the creation of direct response video ads and branded content
How to leverage influencer marketing to create content for your ads
How to scale an ecommerce brand past 7 figures within a year

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408: A Strategy That Gives 10X Better Returns Than Email With Adam Turner

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Today I’m thrilled to have Adam Turner on the show. Adam is the CEO of Postscript, the text messaging provider I use for all of my businesses.

When I first installed Postscript in my store, I was a little skeptical about sending texts to my customers. But since then, it’s become a top 5 revenue source for Bumblebee Linens.

In this episode, we talk about the ins and outs of SMS marketing from someone who lives and breathes it.

What You’ll Learn

The intricacies of SMS marketing
Why SMS marketing is more effective than email marketing
How to create a profitable SMS marketing strategy

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407: Starting The World’s Fastest Growing Backyard Game With Greg Meade Of CrossNet

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Today I have my friend Greg Meade on the show. Greg is the founder of CrossNetgame.com which is an amazingly fun game that is a combination of volleyball and four square.

I have a set, my kids love it and in this episode we’re going to learn how to launch a successful game to the market.

What You’ll Learn

What is Cross Net and how to play
How Greg invented the Cross Net game
How to successfully launch a brand new game to the market

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406: Why I Threw Away 300K And A Successful Engineering Career With Steve Chou

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Today I’m doing a solo episode to tell you the story about why I eventually quit my $300k/year job and closed the book on my 21-year engineering career.

Unlike most people, I really loved my job and the exact story of why and how I left was kind of funny.

Ultimately, the reason why I quit wasn’t about the money and in this episode, I will share with you 8 important life lessons that I learned along the way.

What You’ll Learn

Why I finally decided to quit a job I loved
8 life lessons I learned during the resignation process
How to prioritize what’s most important in your life

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405: How To Make 100K Per Day Using TikTok With Miss Excel (Kat Norton)

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Today I have my friend Kat Norton on the show. Kat goes by the name Miss Excel on TikTok and if you are on the platform, you have probably seen her videos.

Kat has over a million followers on TikTok which she has leveraged into a successful software training business in just 2 years.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to create viral TikTok videos for your business.

What You’ll Learn

Kat’s story and how she became viral sensation on TikTok
How to create viral TikTok videos for your business and make money
How to monetize your TikTok following

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404: The Most Creative Teaching Business That I’ve Ever Seen With Kalyan Mazumder

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Today I’m very happy to have Kalyan on the show. Kalyan runs Prepmedians.com where he helps kids crush the SATs and ACTs in a widely entertaining way.

He uses sketch comedy videos with real Broadway actors to help kids master every topic and it is literally the most creative way to teach that I have ever seen! After you listen to this episode, sign up for a sample video. It’s incredible!

What You’ll Learn

How Kalyan started Prepmedians
How to test your business idea before starting
How to make your unique product discoverable

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403: Few People Use This Platform For Marketing And They’re Missing Out With Judi Fox

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Today I have my friend Judi Fox on the show. Judy is the owner of LinkedIn Business Accelerator where she helps others grow their businesses through LinkedIn.

Prior to this interview, I had no idea that LinkedIn could be such a powerful marketing platform until Judi opened my eyes.

Pay attention because these simple LinkedIn strategies will grow your business.

What You’ll Learn

Why LinkedIn is important and why people should care
How to create a high converting LinkedIn profile
How to leverage the LinkedIn feed to grow your business

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402: How To Stop The Counterfeiters And CopyCats In Their Tracks With Steven Weigler

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Today I have Steven Weigler on the show. Steven is the founder of Emerge Counsel, which is a law firm that specializes in intellectual property protection.

If you sell on Amazon, you know that counterfeits and knock-offs are still a very serious problem on the platform.

In this episode, Steve and I talk about low-cost ways to protect your IP from evil Amazon sellers.

What You’ll Learn

The cheapest way to protect your intellectual property
Your different options for IP protection
How to take down Amazon hijackers

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401: How To Make $1.5 Million Per Month Investing In Real Estate With Brandon Turner

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Today, I have my long time friend Brandon Turner on the show. Brandon was the former VP of Bigger Pockets before he left to start his own real estate fund over at Open Door Capital. He has 2 successful books on investment property and the man makes $1.5 million per month with his 3 thousand plus properties.

In this episode, we’re going to talk about what it takes to become a real estate entrepreneur.

What You’ll Learn

How Brandon pivoted from being the VP of Bigger Pockets to creating his own real estate company
How Brandon became one of the bestselling real estate authors of all time
How to make millions of dollars investing in real estate

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400: Special Episode! Steve And Jen Chou Get Interviewed By Toni Herrbach

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Today is special because it’s the 400th episode of the My Wife Quit Her Job podcast! Can you believe that I’ve been publishing this podcast religiously once per week for 8 years?

During this period, I’ve met and chatted with 100s of successful entrepreneurs at length. I’ve been invited to speak at many conferences, and the podcast has opened many doors for me over the years.

To celebrate this milestone, I invited my partner Toni Herrbach to interview both myself and my wife. Enjoy!

What You’ll Learn

Why I started the My Wife Quit Her Job podcast
My advice and tips for people who want to start their own podcast
My deepest darkest secrets revealed

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399: How Podcasters Are Getting Rich And The Secret To Growing An Audience With Joe Saul Sehy

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Today I’m thrilled to have my long-time friend Joe Saul Sehy on the show. Joe is a former financial adviser, the host of the popular Stacking Benjamins podcast and the author of the best-selling book Stacked: Your Super Serious Guide to Money Management.

Joe is one of the most successful podcasters and bloggers that I know and in this episode, you’ll learn about Joe’s unique approach to content and building wealth.

What You’ll Learn

Why Joe quit his job to pursue a career in content creation
How Joe transitioned from being a financial advisor to creating a top 100 podcast
The keys to being successful in content creation

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398: I Doubled My Social Media Following in 6 Months With This Strategy. Here’s How With JK Molina

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Today I have my buddy JK Molina on the show. JK is a Twitter expert and the owner of TweetHunter, a tool that allows you to manage and grow your Twitter account.

Full disclosure: I was a Twitter skeptic before I met JK. But today, Twitter is one of the social media platforms that I value the most.

In this episode, you’ll learn how JK helped me double my Twitter following to 15K followers in just 6 months and the practical applications of this platform.

What You’ll Learn

Why Twitter is important and how to use it for business
How JK helped me double my following to almost 15,000 subscribers in 6 months
How to effectively manage a Twitter account

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397: Forget Research Tools! How Jason Found Profitable Products To Sell By Helping His Child

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Today I’m really happy to have Jason Hsieh on the show. Jason is a student in my Create A Profitable Online Store Course and he runs a 6 figure ecommerce store (soon to be 7 figures) selling sensory tools for kids over at LakiKid.com.

Jason’s story is extremely compelling because he started his business after his son Keanu was diagnosed with autism and ADHD at a young age. After struggling to find affordable and quality products for his son, he decided to create his own brand.

Here’s his story.

What You’ll Learn

The full story behind LakiKid
How Jason created an amazing community and support group for kids with autism and ADHD
How Jason defined his brand and the challenges he encountered along the way

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