Entrepreneurs on Fire

Kevin Rogers is the founder of Copy Chief, a community of direct response copywriters and entrepreneurs where everyone works and grows together on active campaigns. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. The three critical components to any piece of copy are Clarity, Authenticity and Trust – CAT. 2. Authenticity and trust is the human element. You know it’s a good copy if you can feel it and people can feel and connect to it. 3. Story transcends all platforms. What we respond to the most are stories. The Fastest Way To Build a Thriving Freelance BUSINESS & Catapult Your Copywriting Skills To “A-List” Level - Copy Chief Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more

Van Carlson is the Founder and CEO at SRA 831(b) Admin. He is an industry leader in enterprise risk management solutions with over 25 years of experience. Along with the responsibility of bringing SRA’s new products to market, he helps clients achieve their financial goals and aid in protecting a business’s assets through times of uncertainty. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. The idea of wearing all the hats is a fallacy . You should trust your people right away and hire the best people you can and be ready to spend money. 2. Business owners value intangible assets and traditional insurance don’t do a good job in insuring intangible assets. 3. Tool the tool box. 831b is that tool in the tool box that allows you to mitigate the risks in your business. Check out Van’s website. Tax deferral today to address tomorrow’s risks. Strengthen your business with an 831(b) Micro Captive Plan - SRA 831b Admin Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more

Josh Mellicker is a serial entrepreneur, lifelong student of life, technology revolutionist, problem solver, always trying to become more aware of the obvious, and a decent jazz guitarist. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Problem solving is a skill and anyone can learn the techniques and processes to get better. This skill will translate to all the other things in life, in business as an entrepreneur and in all other important relationships. 2. Being aware of the obvious is a key entrepreneurial trait. The first power tip is don’t waste your time trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist. 3. Don’t confuse the problem with the symptom. Identifying the problem is a skill and an art form that you can improve. Connect to Josh - Josh Mellicker Email Sponsors HubSpot: Get ready for growth, without the growing pains. Visit HubSpot.com/spotlight to see the dozens of major product updates that'll make impossible growth feel impossibly easy ThriveTime Show Attend the world’s highest rated and most reviewed business growth workshop taught personally by Clay Clark and football great Tim Tebow at ThriveTimeShow.com/eofire

Shelly Lefkoe, co-founder of the Lefkoe Institute, is an international speaker, workshop leader, and author dedicated to helping entrepreneurs overcome the beliefs that keep them from reaching their full potential. Her latest book "Hitting the Wall" shows you how to eliminate the beliefs that sabotage your business and your life. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. It is our beliefs about ourselves in life that determines our success, not just in business but in every area of our lives. 2. You can’t make change without eliminating the beliefs that cause the problem. 3. Beliefs are statement about reality that hold as the truth and it’s the beliefs that cause this patterns. When you eliminate the beliefs, the patterns disappear. Start eliminating a belief that limits you for free - Recreate Your Life Sponsors HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more NetSuite Over 40,000 businesses have future-proofed their business with NetSuite, by Oracle! Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning for FREE at NetSuite.com/fire Ziprecruiter If you’re hiring and want to find the best candidates for your office, you need ZipRecruiter. And right now, you can try it for free at ZipRecruiter.com/fire

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Mike Zeller has done over 300,000 Million dollars in sales studying under the masters of the industry such as Tony Robbins, Russel Brunson, and Jay Abraham. He has mentored over a hundred high-level entrepreneurs from 4 different continents. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Crises are there to remake you. 2. Do the personality tests and find your Zone of Genius. 3. Your identity precedes your destiny. Check out Mike's website to learn more about him - Meet Mike Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Dorie Clark has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world. She teaches at Duke University, and her new book is called The Long Game. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. If you want to build strong relationships with people, especially with higher profile people, you should not ask for a favor for at least a year; otherwise, they may view it as you just using them. 2. Optimize for interesting - that will help you keep moving. 3. Often many people are giving up too soon; be strategically patient, place your bet and be aware that the results may not come for a while; be willing to persevere while waiting. The Long Game Assessment – Your career needs a long-term strategy. Visit and download your FREE Long Game self-assessment! (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2021 but is no longer an active offer.) Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Shaun is a graduate of The Citadel and former United States Army Officer, serving in Germany & Operation Desert Storm. A Police Officer since 2000, assigned to Patrol, Tactical, Narcotics & Training Units. SWAT Officer since 2003. Duties involved community education, fugitive apprehension, directed enforcement & inter-departmental interdiction operations. He served as a narcotics & vice detective, conducting investigations, in-depth reports, search warrants, subpoenas & testimony for various State's Attorney’s Offices. He received numerous awards for individual & team performance. He’s been awarded the Medal of Valor. Currently serves in Public Safety management. MISSION of the show: Three active-duty police officers in the Chicago suburbs, facing the tough subjects, including police brutality, racial tension, rioting, and more. This is a show about opening a dialogue, accepting that something has to be done, and bringing communities together again. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. You can help create an environment where people can go out and make millions becoming entrepreneurs. Be the gatekeeper for people to move beyond and do better. 2. If you’re miserable, life’s too short to be here. You don’t need approval from people just because you’ve decided to leave something that made you hate life. 3. Listen to the message. Words are words, but you have to dig to see what it is. If it sounds different than what you're used to, it doesn’t mean that you’re wrong. Rebuilding Community Trust. Visit Shaun’s website to learn more about their podcast - 3 Cops Talk Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more

Misa Chien is an authentic leader who is known for inspiring others, and helps people feel less alone and more connected through authenticity and transparency. She now helps Asian American female leaders feels less alone and more connected by building a paid community of over 250 Asian American women, uplifting and inspiring each other. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Success is built on the building blocks of failure. 2. Success comes with a cost and sometimes that cost is losing yourself and your authenticity. 3. Ikigai is a Japanese term referring to something you are extremely passionate about and it is not just a hobby but one that you can make money out of. Connect to Misa on LinkedIn - Misa Chien The Authentic Asian LinkedIn Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more

Erika Lyremark, author of Think Like A Stripper: Business Lessons To Up Your Confidence, Attract More Clients and Rule Your Marketing mixes business coaching with personal branding at The Daily Whip. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. You have to design your product as a service and design your service as a product. You have to get rid of all of the fluff, cut out anything that does not serve an immediate purpose to that product or service. 2. Great marketing is saying the same message 100 different ways, 10,000 different times. 3. Design your products and services with what you would love to buy. Visit Erika’s website, take the bold business quiz, and get a FREE strategy guide - Daily Whip Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more

Vashaun Jones is a blind entrepreneur of Fedora Outlier LLC, empowerment for the blind by the blind. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. There is a whole world of income out there that can be made. And you were born as a person that has a disability, but more importantly, you were born with a uniqueness to yourself. 2. Be able to trust individuals to make sure that they're doing the right thing and it's done to the standards that you know you would want in your business. 3. If you are a person that has been overlooked in society, know that there is a uniqueness to you. Know that you have a purpose, a passion. And if you bring that to the world, there's a market out there and you will be able to sell your services and yourself, and be profitable. Checkout Vashaun’s website - Fedora Outlier Sponsors HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot! Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more ThriveTime Show Attend the world’s highest rated and most reviewed business growth workshop taught personally by Clay Clark and football great Tim Tebow at ThriveTimeShow.com/eofire

Alison Pena is the creator of The Affluence Code and the Life After Grief Blueprint, speaker, coach and bestselling author of The Bad Widow Guide to Life After Loss. Top 3 Vlaue Bombs 1. There are three things that everybody cares about; focusing on work, focusing on connection or focusing on community. These became the three lenses of the Affluence Code. 2. Grief costs money. If you are an entrepreneur and can’t go back to center in who you are when things fall apart, you are losing time and money. 3. You are your greatest asset. Everything else can go away but as long as you are whole and centered on who you are, what you want to deliver and serve with, you have all you need to succeed. EOFire giveaway! Discover your Affluence Code and how to leverage it for greater profits, peace and joy - How Mastering Your Affluence Code Makes You More Resilient Sponsors HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more Vanta Helps SaaS businesses of all sizes manage risk and prove security in real time. Vanta has a special offer waiting for you of 1,000 dollars off at Vanta.com/fire Ziprecruiter If you’re hiring and want to find the best candidates for your office, you need ZipRecruiter. And right now, you can try it for free at ZipRecruiter.com/fire  

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Michael is a wine expert, author, professor, drummer, international business consultant, founder Bhutan Wine Company, owner SoCal Rum, and Drinking and Knowing Things. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Only do epic stuff with cool people or you won’t be able to maximize the ROI of the time you have on this planet. 2. Bhutanese have a concept called “Gross Domestic Happiness” instead of “Gross Domestic Product.” They give importance to the happiness of their citizens over any arbitrary economic success. 3. You can’t let the risk get in the way of moving forward. What you have to do is monitor the risk and try different ways. Become the go-to wine person in your friends group in six months - Drinking And Knowing Things Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Doug Goldstein is an investment advisor. He helps people around the world with their U.S. investment accounts. A bestselling author, he recently came out with The Constant Happiness Gratitude Journal. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Have the things around you that make you happy; stop and take a minute to appreciate it. If you’re not doing that, you are missing out on the best present that we've all got, which is our lives. If we don’t appreciate everything along the way, we’re never going to be happy. 2. Find great people and bring them on board. If you have that entrepreneurial spirit, you will come up with a business and there are people out there who want to help you out. 3. Constant gratitude becomes a habit. Anything that you do over and over that makes you smile, you’ll just became a happier person. The Constant Happiness Gratitude Journal Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Evan Goldberg is responsible for product strategy and development at Oracle NetSuite Global Business Unit. Prior to Oracle’s acquisition of NetSuite, Goldberg was CTO and Chairman of the NetSuite board. Before co-founding NetSuite in 1998, Goldberg spent eight years at Oracle Corporation, where he served as a vice president. He was involved in a variety of projects, all focused on making powerful database technology more accessible to users. When he left Oracle, he started mBED Software and built groundbreaking website technology. Goldberg holds a B.A. Summa Cum Laude in Applied Mathematics from Harvard College. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Stay true to your vision. Stay focused up to the degree that you can. 2. People are settling into new routines. That’s were a lot of opportunities live right now that haven’t been served by companies in the past. 3. For every business, go back to your customers and see how their life has changed since the pandemic came. Connect with Evan on LinkedIn - Evan's LinkedIn Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more

Abel James is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Award-Winning Podcaster, Musician, and Top Virtual Reality Creator. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. When you pursue some goals too hard, you could be sacrificing other parts of your business, your life, your health, your relationships. 2. It’s easy to get entrenched in the wrong business accidentally growing in the wrong way or growing too quickly. And once you have that overhead, then it can be difficult to navigate your way through this era of technological change and cultural change, social change. 3. No matter what happens, keep going. A lot of us as humans are worried about the developments in AI that are kind of replacing a lot of the parts of our humanity. So keep in mind that you always get to define what your purpose is, why you're here and what matters. Listen to Abel's original Songs - Original Music on Wavlake Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more

Christina Daves, PR strategist, speaker and Lifestyle Expert boosts businesses with free publicity. With her clients has over 1B views and 100M dollars sales. On-air expert, QVC host, top 5 percent podcast. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. People think success is more about luck than hard work. Luck is when preparation meets opportunity and hard work is needed to get to those opportunities. 2. Anyone can get to media once they determine first where is the best media outlet who will find value to their story. 3. There are 3 steps to get PR famous,  to be newsworthy, to get the hook to standout and to find the right journalist. Find more about Christina online - Christina Daves' Website Sponsors HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more ThriveTime Show Attend the world’s highest rated and most reviewed business growth workshop taught personally by Clay Clark and football great Tim Tebow at ThriveTimeShow.com/eofire  

Maria Ross is a speaker, facilitator, author, strategist, and empathy advocate who believes cash flow, creativity, and compassion are not mutually exclusive. She’s spent decades helping forward-thinking leaders, teams, and brands connect and engage through empathy to accelerate growth. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Empathy is about trying to understand someone else’s context and use that information to communicate a certain message or to make a decision. 2. Research say that empathetic leaders enjoy more loyalty, more staff engagement, create a more inclusive environment, more innovation and gives a company a leading edge. 3. Fostering an environment of empathy and accountability will have an impact in a positive way to your business and relationships. Listen to Maria’s podcast on empathy  and how leaders and brands are succeeding with it - Welcome to the Empathy Edge Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more

Andreea Matei has been an entrepreneur for more than 20 years! She works with ecommerce brands and helps them get media attention and grow their business on and off Amazon. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Sellers are seeing value from influencers who reviews products and it is a good business opportunity. 2. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have many followers on your social media account to apply for the influencer program as long as you have active engagement on your social media account. 3. Building a brand awareness doesn’t happen overnight. Don’t get discourage if you don’t get viral immediately, give it time , be consistent and see the results. We Help You Get Your Products Featured In The Media  - Launch Grow Joy Sponsors HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more NetSuite Over 40,000 businesses have future-proofed their business with NetSuite, by Oracle! Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning for FREE at NetSuite.com/fire Ziprecruiter If you’re hiring and want to find the best candidates for your office, you need ZipRecruiter. And right now, you can try it for free at ZipRecruiter.com/fire

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Hooman Radfar is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and the co-founder and CEO of Collective. He previously co-founded AddThis (exit: Oracle), the largest platform on the web to help drive traffic and engagement for marketers. He was also a founding partner at Expa, a platform started by Uber co-founder Garrett Camp, to support entrepreneurs by building and investing in their companies. He was an early investor and adviser in category defining companies like Uber, Hinge, Sweetgreen, Onfido and Convoy. Hooman co-founded Collective to create a better future workplace by supporting the largest class of entrepreneurs in the world - businesses-of-one. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. To anyone who has that spirit and wants to be an entrepreneur, the tools are there. It’s never been easier to build a company from the perspective of having the right tools in place. 2. Remote is irreversible and an accelerating trend. It’s something that if you don’t factor in everything that you’re doing, you’re not going to come up with the right strategy. 3. America is built on entrepreneurship. Immigrants come with nothing, build businesses and create wealth, and that’s what makes America great. Collective is the first online back-office platform designed for self-employed people - Collective Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Chris Ronzio is the founder and CEO of Trainual, a platform for entrepreneurs to get their business out of their brains by documenting and delegating the systems and processes in their company. Catch more about Chris, his podcasts, books, and additional resources for business leaders at chrisronzio.com. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Chris believes everyone needs background dancers. 2. You've got to have a unique skill that will support your business. 3. When building a business, think about how you can have a solid support system. Define what you can do uniquely well - that you can sustain - and how you can build training and documentation for your team. Visit and register for FREE - Playbook 2021 Sponsor HubSpot Making your life easier. Getting you results faster. And better connecting you to all your data, all in one place. Start making major moves with HubSpot. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more