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419: Meet The Woman Who Makes $50M With Boring Businesses w/ Codie Sanchez

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Codie Sanchez owns a $50 million dollar company that specializes in running “boring businesses”.

By boring businesses, think ice vending machines, laundry mats, car washes…every day businesses that make a ton of money but are not considered sexy.

In this episode. you’ll learn an unconventional way to think about entrepreneurship.

What You’ll Learn

Why you should take an unconventional approach to starting a business
Why you are f*cked if you only have 1 income stream
Why boring is better than sexy

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418: Unconventional Ways To Grow Your Amazon Sales With Norm Farrar

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Today, I have my friend Norm Farrar on the show. Norm is a serial entrepreneur and leading Amazon expert with over 25 years of product sourcing and development experience.

He runs 2 Amazon companies and 2 ecommerce podcasts. He’s always up to date on the latest Amazon strategies and in this episode, we’re going to cover unconventional ways to grow your Amazon sales.

What You’ll Learn

How Norm got started with Amazon
Norm’s take on the overall Amazon landscape
Unconventional ways to grow your sales on Amazon that most people are not using

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417: How To Make A Million Dollars Selling Bling With Natalie Mounter

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Today, I’m thrilled to have Natalie Mounter on the show. Natalie is a member of both my courses and she runs TotallyDazzled.com which is a 7 figure business selling rhinestone accessories for weddings.

She’s a regular at the Sellers Summit, one of my favorite people in the ecommerce space, a ball of energy and she really knows her stuff when it comes to marketing and sales.

In this episode, Natalie walks us through how she grew her business selling “bling”.

What You’ll Learn

Why Natalie decided to start a business selling rhinestone accessories
How Natalie grew her business to 7 figures
How Natalie balances business and family

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416: Bootstrapping A 2 Billion Dollar Company With Spencer Jan Of Solo Stove

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Today I have my friend Spencer Jan show. Spencer is probably one of the most successful e-commerce entrepreneurs that I have had on the show who bootstrapped his business from the ground up.

He started Solo Stove with his brother which went on to have a billion-dollar valuation with multiple 8-figure exits.

In this episode, Spencer walks us through what he did and his thought processes in creating his company.

What You’ll Learn

How Spencer got into ecommerce and how he created Solo Stove
Why Spencer closed his 7 figure clothing brands to focus on Solo Stove
How Spencer bootstrapped a billion-dollar company and avoided financing

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415: My Wife Goes Back To Work! I Need A New Domain And Your Advice

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Today I have my lovely wife Jennifer on the show to discuss a potentially significant event in her life. She might be going back to work!

And in doing so, my entire blog, my podcast name, and my domain may need to change to MyWifeWentBackToWork.com

But seriously, we need your advice. In this episode, my wife and I discuss the decision and would love your input. Enjoy!

What You’ll Learn

How my wife got this life changing opportunity
Weighing the pros and cons of going back to work
How this job will affect our ecommerce business

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414: How To Get Into Oprah And Other Magazines For Free With Andreea Matei

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Today I’m happy to have Andreea Matei on the show. Andreea is the creator of Launch Grow Joy where she helps e-commerce businesses get free publicity.

She’s helped many shop owners get into Oprah, Vogue, Country Living etc…, and she has personally appeared in more than 200 magazines, newspapers, and TV shows.

With the holidays right around the corner, Andreea is going to teach us how to get free press to maximize your Christmas sales.

What You’ll Learn

Where to find editors for popular magazines
How to approach a publisher to get your products included in gift guides
How Andreea created a successful media publicity company

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413: The Harsh Reality Of Selling On Amazon Today With Liran Hirschkorn

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Today I’m thrilled to have Liran Hirschkorn on the show. Liran is the founder of Incrementum Digital where he helps Amazon sellers grow their businesses.

Over the years, he’s helped many clients grow to 8 and 9 figures and he has his finger on the pulse of Amazon.

In this episode, we talk about the latest strategies to maximize Amazon sales.

What You’ll Learn

How Liran got started selling on Amazon
What strategies are working right now on Amazon
The minimum bar you must meet to be successful on Amazon today

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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.

What You’ll Learn

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.

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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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