Confessions of a Virtual Boss

In this episode I have a special guest with me, Alfred Eric Bangsal is an internet marketing expert who specializes in value-based branding. You'll learn: How we scaled virtualstaff.ph using value-based branding Why you MUST provide value before selling your products and services What most people get wrong about online advertising The #1 thing you can today to get more customers Oh and by the way, if you'd like to speak to Myself or Alfred about running all your online ads for you then head on over to LumakiDigital.com     1 

Goals are what satnav is to a modern car. The power of goals is what makes the unwashed, washed. It's what makes the depressed become energized and optimistic.  The truth is, we're living in a golden era of opportunity. In fact, it's something we've maybe dreamt of for centuries. Yet, despite this, how many of us waste our time with lack of direction? How many times do we simply waste our time by procrastinating it away with daytime fantasy and hyperbolic Netflix series? Here's what you can do if you want to: Sit in your underwear and make money at home Balance time by using leverage Create passive and none passive income. "Create some bloody good earners" (A Michael Brodie use of the English language) What is a success? What is a failure? What is conformity? How does conformity destroy your self-esteem? Give social pressure the middle finger! Really!! Oh my, Michael, what are you saying? I'm telling you to kick yourself up the backside and take control of your life.   This episode might just change your entire perspective on life! It's my honest bloody truth about everything that I hold dear to me.   About Confessions of a Virtual Boss Presenter Michael Brodie: Michael Brodie is a brash, common sense speaking 24-year old serial entrepreneur, virtual boss, and outsourcing expert. He is the founder of Virtual Assistant hiring website www.virtualstaff.ph To find out more about Mike, you can contact him at the following: www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebook Remember to leave your comments below and give us a PLUS rating if you enjoyed it, or tweet me that my voice annoys you haha. At least do something! 

I employed 40 staff and had a 6 figure business by age 19. Age 21 I felt paralyzed by two bad nightclub ventures and thought about suicide! Mindset is powerful, and mindset is what allowed me to bounce back and do what I do right now. There are certain patterns that exist that allow people to do well in life, whether that be financial success, happiness, fulfillment, while at the same time other patterns exist that lead us to live lives of failure, self-imposed imprisonment, and sadness. Money does not mean everything. However, my ass prefers the leather of a jaguar seat as opposed to a battered old 1999 Vauxhall.  The secret of it all is mastering time! But is that all?   Here is what you're going to learn: How to master your time Why living life on your terms is probably not what you think it is! Focus on the big picture, get rid of the mini thinking stuff Wealth is not the answer.... but it's certainly not the enemy! The difference between the 27-year old I know who owns a Lamborghini but looks dead and depressed vs the 55-year-old self-made Iranian/British millionaire who lives a great life and enjoys his time. Transform the way you run your business and live your life. How to influence your team.   MUST READ BEFORE LISTENING: This is one the most powerful episode that I've produced, I touch on very personal stuff, and I promise that this will leave you thinking. Today's show has the ability to change the entire way you think about business and life!   About Confessions of a Virtual Boss Presenter Michael Brodie: Michael Brodie is a brash, common sense speaking 24-year old serial entrepreneur, virtual boss, and outsourcing expert. He is the founder of Virtual Assistant hiring website www.virtualstaff.ph To find out more about Mike, you can contact him at the following: www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebook Remember to leave your comments below and give us a PLUS rating if you enjoyed it, or tweet me that my voice annoys you haha. At least do something! 

So you're thinking about hiring a virtual assistant in the Philippines? Or perhaps, you've heard about Philippines outsourcing and would like to know all the in's and out's of how it works? This episode is going to cover it all.   You're going to discover the following:   Freelancer vs Part Time & Full Time remote workers Upwork vs VirtualStaff.PH Why Filipino VAs are the most popular choice for most entrepreneurs How and why the outsourcing sector is booming Traits of a Filipino virtual assistant Keys to building a successful virtual team Top tips on how to maximize performance   If you master what I teach in today's show, you'll be able to:   Get the best ROI from your Filipino VA's Master the relationship and maximize productivity Grow your business at explosive rates! Build a thriving virtual team I'll also share with you how to avoid one of the biggest outsourcing scams in the world!    About Confessions of a Virtual Boss Presenter Michael Brodie: Michael Brodie is a brash, common sense speaking 24-year old serial entrepreneur, virtual boss, and outsourcing expert. He is the founder of Virtual Assistant hiring website www.virtualstaff.ph To find out more about Mike, you can contact him at the following: www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebook Remember to leave your comments below and give us a PLUS rating if you enjoyed it, or tweet me that my voice annoys you haha. At least do something! 

This episode might well change the whole way you live your life! I say this because it's advice, strategies, and actions that changed my life. It's made me wealthier, happier and emotionally more fulfilled that at any time in my life... that includes when I owned the retail stores.   What is a virtual boss? Being a Virtual Boss is about living life on your terms and living in a state of empowerment. Being a Virtual Boss is about freedom, prosperity, leverage, it's about turnkey systems. Being a virtual boss means getting rid of the crap in your life, while at the same time doing deals, making money, and getting whatever balance you want in your life... based on your own personal life goals!   This episode you'll discover some of the following: How you can live life on your terms. Regardless of your current situation. Secrets to becoming none location dependent How to work from anywhere in the world Get out the office and into the sun How you can leverage resources and hire virtual assistants.  Reasons people fail: Michael Brodie might be able to do it... but I can't - First of all, I left school at 16 with a few GCSE's to my name... so if I can do it, trust me anybody can. Skepticism often stems from lack of knowledge We are all skeptics to an extent.  I've had my fingers burnt before and I know that there are people who often tell lies. But here's the thing. Without being willing to at least listen to new info, take a shot at it, and then see for yourself why and how it works... you'll always live a life that's NOT on your terms. As always, I'm going to be reflecting on my life and speaking from my experiences as a virtual boss, running multiple businesses, and of course the big mistakes I've made along the way.   About Confessions of a Virtual Boss Presenter Michael Brodie: Michael Brodie is a brash, common sense speaking serial entrepreneur, virtual boss, and outsourcing expert. He is the founder of Virtual Assistant hiring website www.virtualstaff.ph To find out more about Mike Brodie, you can contact him at the following: www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebook Remember to leave your comments below and give us a PLUS rating if you enjoyed it, or tweet me that my voice annoys you haha. At least do something! 

Fasten your seat belts and sit back and listen, as in today's episode Virtual Boss and serial entrepreneur Michael Brodie talks about how to build a 7 figure business in less than 12 months!   This episode you're going to discover:   You DON'T need wealth to create wealth. I wheeled and dealed, ducked and dived, and grew a 7 figure business by the age of 19. I'll explain to you how I did it. The laws of leverage. I'll show you how I used leverage to finance a controlling stake in a famous nightclub in the UK. Why working hard is good. However, I don't advise you schlep boxes or pick up trash for a living!   Some myths I'm going to dismiss with my utter contempt:   Do you really need a mentor? I'll give you my two cents on this. You might be shocked by what I say about mentoring and tribes. You NEED  a college degree? No you don't. It can help, yes, however, look at Sir Phillip Green, Richard Branson, and a whole host of other hyper successful people who did not. It was EASIER BACK IN THE DAY! How many times do you hear this? Please don't be the person who uses this stupid excuse.   Bonus thing's you're going to learn: Obscurity is your biggest enemy! Outsource the stuff that's not the best use of your time. Add more value by applying the basic laws of nature.... this is very easy to do, however, 99% of the world simply don't do it. Don't be one of them! The simple formula I use to break up my businesses to make more money My easy to follow time vs value formula that I use and refresh once a month. Discover which areas you can maximize to get in front of more paying customers.    Michael Brodie is a brash, common sense speaking 24-year old entrepreneur, virtual boss, and outsourcing expert. He is the founder of Virtual Assistant hiring website www.virtualstaff.ph To find out more about Mike, you can contact him at the following: www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebook Remember to leave your comments below and give us a PLUS rating if you enjoyed it, or tweet me that my voice annoys you haha. At least do something! 

In this episode Virtual Boss Michael Brodie shares his insights and gives you 13 reasons why your business is failing to grow the way you want it to.   You'll enjoy this show if: Have you worked you're a** off and still saw little to no growth? Have you ever wondered if other people are better equipped to being an entrepreneur than you are? Do you give yourself reasons why you're not dominating your niche?   Thing's you'll learn: Revenue is vanity and profit is sanity! Discover why you need to focus on your bottom line and profitability. Choosing the wrong partner is financial suicide. I'll show you how I screwed up at age 20 by getting the wrong partner in a nightclub business I invested in, and show you how you can avoid doing the same! How a mentor screwed me out of hundreds of thousands of dollars! Learn how to avoid this happening to you! The power of a goal! Why you need it to be successful Copy others! Yes, you heard that right. True originality is rarely the best thing for success. Learn how to copy competitors and add your own sparkle Common sense is key to everything. Remember, "common sense is not so common" Negotiate, negotiate, negotiate! Bring costs down, increase profits, negotiate everything!   Michael Brodie is a brash, common sense speaking young entrepreneur, virtual boss, and outsourcing expert. He is the founder of Virtual Assistant hiring platform www.virtualstaff.ph   To find out more about Michael you can contact him at the following: www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebook Remember to leave your comments below and give us a PLUS rating if you enjoyed it. At least do something! 

Virtual Boss Michael Brodie talks about the 7 things your wealthy competitors know about business growth. Things you're going to learn include: It takes action and persistence: (Here my story from when I was a 19-year-old kid with 42 staff and a chain of shops despite "educated professionals" telling me I can't do it. Risk and Balls... Self-explanatory... yes! Common? No! Observation. Learn from other people's ideas. I'll show you how to pick the best and throw away the bad. (I'll share with you how I did it in the toy business. Observation made me more than $100,000 in 2 months aged 18) Leverage: You need to max out time and productivity by using the principles of compounding. Outsourcing, hiring virtual assistants and use leverage. Cut costs without compromising quality: I'm going to show you how to slice costs and still get the same skills. (2% and 5%, it all matters and I'm going to show you why and how). Revenue is key to growth (Or is it?): I'm going to explain what a very smart Jewish guy told me as a kid. "Michael, turnover is for vanity, and profit is for your sanity". I'll explain to you exactly what I mean.  Focus on adding value: How I disrupted the whole Philippines outsourcing industry by creating www.virtualstaff.ph and how it all came by adding value and being obsessed with it.    Michael Brodie is a virtual boss and Filipino outsourcing expert. To find out more about Michael you can contact him at the following: www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebook Remember to leave your comments below and give us a PLUS rating if you enjoyed it.

In this episode Virtual Boss, Michael Brodie shows you step by step how to build a virtual digital marketing team in the Philippines by applying the principles of geolocation leverage! Things you're going to learn include: - How to build a full-time marketing team with experts for under $2,000 per month! - How to find customers who want to spend money with you. TAKE THE MONEY FROM THE TABLE! - The secrets to leveraging time.  - The good, the bad and the truth about hiring freelancers! - Hire people way smarter than you....... without breaking the bank in salary costs!   Michael Brodie is an entrepreneur and Philippines outsourcing expert. To find out more about him you can contact him at the following:www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebookLeave your comments below and give us a PLUS rating if you enjoyed it. 

I'm going to give you everything you need to know when it comes to outsourcing to the Philippines. Philippines Outsourcing has become such a polarizing topic that people don't seem to be able to have an adult conversation about it. So... NO THROWING TOYS OUT THE PRAM!In this podcast you're going to learn: How to approach outsourcing by looking at it objectively. How you can save 80-85% on domestic salaries. Why you need key staff to grow your business. What's going to be best for your profits? Is outsourcing the great business equalizer for the small business? This show is packed full of common sense, case studies, and REAL LIFE examples! My goal here is to question your thoughts and let you come up with the answers yourself.Michael Brodie is an entrepreneur and Philippines outsourcing expert. To find out more about Michael you can contact him at the following:www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebookRemember to leave your comments below and give us a PLUS rating if you enjoyed it. 

I'll show you how copying with a tweak will grow your business faster than anything else! Originality is good in exceptional cases, but copying can be good multiplied by 10 and injected with steroids!Michael Brodie explains why: If it's not been done, it might well suck Innovators are great, but 99% of successful businesses don't innovate, they copy Did Apply revolutionize the world with the iPod? or was it a sexier more practical version of a Walkman with awesome marketing? Walmart? Sam Walton founded with one store and became the wealthiest man in the world. Was Walmart an innovator? Actually, K-Mart already had a national chain while Walmart was still in its infant stage. How to apply the principles of semi-replicating with a tweak to make a fortune As a teenager, I made money and built up capital in a ridiculously quick period of time. How? I copied. I saw the idea working, found my own locations, and boom! This episode might turn what you think you need to know on its head. As always I promise it will be packed with tips and advice without the cheap marketing spiel that we all hate to see! As always this show is delivered to you in a fun, no-nonsense common sense filled style. Remember to leave your ratings and comments. Appreciate you taking the time to listen.  Michael Brodie is an entrepreneur, an outsourcing expert and generally a pretty fun guy. To find out more about Michael or contact him:www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebook Michael Brodie  

How to Accelerate Business Growth to Achieve Massive Success. Things you'll learn in this episode include: Why time for dreaming is important How to think big even if you're small Just because you can do everything, does not mean you should Most of us as entrepreneurs dream of the big time, we have a vision when starting in business that is ambitious... full of success you could say. However despite all of this, 97% of entrepreneurs at some point experience a feeling of inadequacy. Where does it come from? I'm going to share with you why social media is both great and terrible! Have you felt inadequate because growth has not come as quick as you imagined? Perhaps your being bombarded with flash ads and click and bait scams? Maybe it's a guy with half a dozen Lamborghinis telling you how great he is on YouTube, and suddenly you're feeling inadequate about your own life?I'm going to show you how to overcome it, how to think big, and how I set aside time for dreaming, scheming and winning! As always this show is delivered to you in a fun, no-nonsense common sense filled style. Remember to leave your ratings and comments. Appreciate you taking the time to listen.      Michael Brodie is an outsourcing expert and founder of the Philippines largest virtual assistant hiring site virtualstaff.ph. As a teenager, Michael was the youngest ever retail CEO/Owner in Europe shopping center history!www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebook Michael Brodie

This episode of Confessions of a Virtual Boss is about how to get back control of your life by outsourcing to the Philippines. Today's show is going to dig deep down and ask you specific questions such as:- What are you prepared to give? - What will you do with the extra time you get in your life? - How can you use leverage?I'm going to give you specific action steps that you can take today to get more time in your life. Do you want freedom? Do you want more productivity? Do you want to work less and earn more? Do you want to blow your business up and add a ZERO to your bottom line?Whatever reason you want to outsource, this episode will give you the options to choose from so you have the rare yet common opportunity of choice.To work with and hire Filipino virtual assistant you can go to www.virtualstaff.ph.  As always this show is delivered to you in a fun, no-nonsense common sense filled style. Remember to leave your ratings and comments. Appreciate you taking the time to listen.  Michael Brodie is an entrepreneur, outsourcing expert and generally a pretty fun guy. To find out more about Michael or contact him:www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebook Michael Brodie

Virtual Boss and serial entrepreneur Michael Brodie shares his expertise in young entrepreneurship. Michael talks you through how he became one of youngest retail chain store owners in Europe when at age 17 he took on the lease of Toy World, situated in at the time Europes largest shopping mall.This podcast you'll learn How I launched a retail company age 17 (below the legal age to sign the lease!) Jumped on a plane and ended up negotiating import deals in China How I grew a chain and employed 42 staff by age 19 by self-financing Why age can be to your advantage Owning a cabaret entertainment nightclub age 20  How to fail and learn from mistakes Why people scam you by showing pictures of fancy things How to avoid scams. Discover how to focus on increasing profit margins How to negotiate to boost your bottom line Becoming the virtual boss and launching www.virtualstaff.ph How to smell a scam!   This whole show is based on young entrepreneurship and common sense business advice on the wise head of a 24-year-old serial entrepreneur.As always this show is delivered to you in a fun, no-nonsense common sense filled style. Remember to leave your ratings and comments. Appreciate you taking the time to listen.  Michael Brodie is an entrepreneur, outsourcing expert and generally a pretty fun guy. To find out more about Michael or contact him:www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebook Michael Brodie

In today's episode, you're going to learn how to build a business by hiring virtual assistants in the Philippines. Virtual Boss & serial entrepreneur Michael Brodie will show you everything you need to know to create a successful low-cost virtual team. You'll discover how to hire Filipino VA's to you grow your business, get your life back and start winning in the game of modern business. You'll benefit if: - You want to increase profits by reducing costs - You want to get more time without compromising your business - Earn more and work SIGNIFICANTLY LESS! - You're wanting to build a turnkey business that you can eventually sell (Not reliant on you being Superman... doing everything!)You'll discover: The myths of outsourcing What jobs and tasks can you hire virtual assistants to do What goes wrong when entrepreneurs don't understand how to do it How to create a winning virtual team What salary should you be paying? Avoid paying middleman fees How to build the right virtual team Building a successful business with remote teams in the Philippines As always virtual boss Michael Brodie delivers the show in his fun, no-nonsense common sense filled style.Michael Brodie is an entrepreneur, outsourcing expert and generally a pretty fun guy. To find out more about Michael or contact him:www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebook Michael Brodie

Are you a tiddler in a sea full of sharks? How do your customers differentiate you from your competitors? In this episode of CONFESSIONS OF A VIRTUAL BOSS, serial entrepreneur and virtualstaff.ph CEO Michael Brodie talks about how to create a personal brand.   "I can't stress the importance of creating a personal brand, in this era of competitiveness that we're living in, it's no longer an option, but a statement of fact that everyone is themselves a personal brand." Michael Brodie - Founder of www.virtualstaff.ph   In the past brands were reserved for the big dogs, McDonald's, CocaCola, and other corporations. Today that field is open for us all to play on it.  Despite the field being open, why do 95-97% of people still fail when it comes to creating a personal brand? I can answer that question with many answers and in this episode, I'm going to dive into what it takes to create a personal brand. I'll also show you why: As an entrepreneur and small business owner creating a personal brand might dramatically add to your bottom line. How being known as an expert in your field can dramatically increase sales. Since becoming known as the virtual boss and branding myself alongside my company VirtualStaff.ph, many people have recognized me as the worlds #1 expert when it comes to hiring virtual assistants, and outsourcing to the Philippines. On top of the hundreds of people who are subscribed to virtualstaff.ph and my outsourcing blueprint training. People also pay me $2,000/Month in consulting retainers in order to get direct access to me on a 1-1 basis.  In fact, I earn $16,000-$24,000 a month in consulting fees working with between 8-12 clients at any one time.  It takes up about 40 hours per month, I enjoy it, and it pays decent while being very affordable for my clients.  I also, to the surprise of my clients, give them direct 1-1 access to my Filipino lawyer and accountant... meaning they get a whole package of expertise on tap! People have told me it's unbelievable helpful when you're looking to build a big business or expand aggressively.The value that my consulting clients get is probably worth a minimum of $1,000,000 in terms of cost benefits, business expansion, and having my knowledge on tap. I don't earn $20k a month in consulting fees by chance, instead, it was done by branding myself correctly. Obviously, the branding comes second to first having the experience and skills that I offer. But... without the branding, how could I help people? How would the world discover how I can help them if they need the expertise that I offer.  In this episode, you're going to discover what that answer is in your own life, and how by being decisive you might just dominate your market! (This next part is by my personal assistant. I'm not writing in the third person... It's one thing I absolutely hate because it's so pretentious) Michael Brodie is an outsourcing expert and generally a pretty fun guy. To find out more about Michael or contact him: About Michael Brodie Twitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebook Michael Brodie Blog

Virtual Boss Michael Brodie shows you the secrets to building a killer content creation team by applying the laws of outsourcing. In this episode, you're going to discover how to hire degree educated content writers for a fraction of what you think it will cost. As always Michael delivers this in a humorous and no-nonsense style. Michael Brodie is an entrepreneur, outsourcing expert and generally a pretty fun guy. To find out more about Michael or contact him:www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebook

In this episode of Confessions of a virtual boss, virtualstaff.ph founder Michael Brodie talks about how to outsource to the Philippines the right way. You're going to learn: How to hire virtual assistants The real cost of hiring Why everything you think you know about Philippines outsourcing might be wrong Michael Brodie is an entrepreneur, outsourcing expert and generally a pretty fun guy. To find out more about Michael or contact him:www.michaelbrodie.netwww.virtualstaff.phTwitter@thevirtualbossLinkedIn Michael BrodieFacebook