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In this episode, I sit down with Paul Epstein to explore the intricacies of decision-making and building momentum. Paul shares his unique "head, heart, hands" framework for making better decisions and emphasizes the importance of balancing both emotional and logical aspects. We also dive into personal insights and professional experiences that have shaped Paul's approach to decision-making.Our conversation covers the significance of understanding the Green, Yellow, and Red framework in professional settings and how disrupting self-limiting beliefs can lead to success. Paul also introduces the concept of "Monday Momentum" to help listeners build confidence and achieve their goals through consistent, small actions.Key Discussion Points Head, Heart, Hands Framework: Paul explains how balancing emotional and logical aspects leads to effective decision-making. Green, Yellow, Red Framework: Understanding different decision zones and how to navigate them. Balancing Nuance: The importance of balancing head and heart, especially in nuanced situations. Managing Workplace Relationships: Tips on managing high-performing but difficult team members using the Green, Yellow, Red framework. Micro Actions for Momentum: How small, intentional actions can build momentum and lead to significant progress. NBA Draft Example: Using the "head, heart, hands" framework to analyze LeBron James' decision to draft his son. Personal Growth: Paul's journey in discovering core values and making impactful decisions beyond the sports industry. As we wrap up, Paul's insights offer a fresh perspective on decision-making and momentum. His practical advice and personal experiences provide valuable takeaways for anyone looking to improve their decision-making skills and build unstoppable progress.Links Worth Exploring Connect with Paul: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | X/Twitter Paul's "Monday Momentum" program: Sign up here Jerry Maguire's Mission Statement: Read it in full here Related Conversation: Episode 385: Adii Pienaar talks about Measuring Life Profitability Related Blog Post: Spot Picking Thanks to all of the sponsors of this episode. You can find all of the sponsors you heard me mention on this episode on our Podcast Sponsors page.Want to support the podcast? Beyond checking out our sponsors, you can subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. You can subscribe on Spotify and also on Apple Podcasts. Not using either of those to get your podcasts? Just click on this link and then paste the podcast feed into your podcast app of choice.Thanks again for listening to A Productive Conversation. See you later.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I sit down with Paul Epstein to explore the intricacies of decision-making and building momentum. Paul shares his unique "head, heart, hands" framework for making better decisions and emphasizes the importance of balancing both emotional and logical aspects. We also dive into personal insights and professional experiences that have shaped Paul's approach to decision-making. Our conversation covers the significance of understanding the Green, Yellow, and Red framework in professional settings and how disrupting self-limiting beliefs can lead to success. Paul also introduces the concept of "Monday Momentum" to help listeners build confidence and achieve their goals through consistent, small actions. Key Discussion Points Head, Heart, Hands Framework: Paul explains how balancing emotional and logical aspects leads to effective decision-making. Green, Yellow, Red Framework: Understanding different decision zones and how to navigate them. Balancing Nuance: The importance of balancing head and heart, especially in nuanced situations. Managing Workplace Relationships: Tips on managing high-performing but difficult team members using the Green, Yellow, Red framework. Micro Actions for Momentum: How small, intentional actions can build momentum and lead to significant progress. NBA Draft Example: Using the "head, heart, hands" framework to analyze LeBron James' decision to draft his son. Personal Growth: Paul's journey in discovering core values and making impactful decisions beyond the sports industry. As we wrap up, Paul's insights offer a fresh perspective on decision-making and momentum. His practical advice and personal experiences provide valuable takeaways for anyone looking to improve their decision-making skills and build unstoppable progress. Links Worth Exploring Connect with Paul: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | X/Twitter Paul's "Monday Momentum" program: Sign up here Jerry Maguire's Mission Statement: Read it in full here Related Conversation: Episode 385: Adii Pienaar talks about Measuring Life Profitability Related Blog Post: Spot Picking Thanks to all of the sponsors of this episode. You can find all of the sponsors you heard me mention on this episode on our Podcast Sponsors page. Want to support the podcast? Beyond checking out our sponsors, you can subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. You can subscribe on Spotify and also on Apple Podcasts. Not using either of those to get your podcasts? Just click on this link and then paste the podcast feed into your podcast app of choice. Thanks again for listening to A Productive Conversation. See you later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Adii Pienaar is the founder and CEO of Cogsy, an inventory management software for eCommerce brands. He started Cogsy after seeing the need for a more user-friendly and powerful inventory management solution that could be used by both generalists and specialists. Cogsy is designed to be easy to use and can be integrated with a variety of eCommerce platforms, including Shopify, WooCommerce, and Magento.In the interview, Adii discusses his background in eCommerce and how it led to the creation of Cogsy. He also talks about the challenges of building a startup and the importance of finding the right team. Adii is passionate about helping eCommerce brands succeed, and he believes that Cogsy can play a big role in helping them achieve their goals.Here are some of the key points from the interview: Adii Pienaar is the founder and CEO of Cogsy, an inventory management software for eCommerce brands. Cogsy is designed to be easy to use and can be integrated with a variety of eCommerce platforms. Adii started Cogsy after seeing the need for a more user-friendly and powerful inventory management solution. Cogsy is used by eCommerce brands of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises. Adii is passionate about helping eCommerce brands succeed. ----------- SPONSORS: This episode is brought to you by: Tidio This episode is sponsored by Tidio, the highest-rated live chat app on Shopify. Tidio is a versatile platform that offers personalized shopping experiences, boosts customer satisfaction, and manages all communication channels on one dashboard. It can automate up to 47% of recurring questions with its deep Shopify integration. With the budget-friendly Tidio Plus Plan, you get a dedicated customer success manager, personalized training sessions, and more. Tidio powers over 300,000 brand websites, including Shell, Wellbots, and Valyou Furniture. Head to Tidio.com/2X to take control of your customer relationships and supercharge your growth. TreydThe 2X eCommerce Podcast is sponsored by Treyd, a revolutionary financing service transforming product launches for eCommerce brands. As the ultimate inventory purchasing solution, Treyd lets you sell first, pay suppliers later. Treyd's unsecured funding and credit model improves cash flow, supports larger orders, and even helps negotiate supplier discounts.  With a transparent, pay-as-you-go model, Treyd offers unmatched flexibility and minimal onboarding, independent of eCommerce platforms. Experience the power of "Sell first, pay suppliers later" and snooze invoices for up to 120 days. Transform your business with Treyd today on Treyd.io.

Join Gareth as he sits down with Adii Pienaar, a successful 3x founder who is currently building Cogsy, a cutting-edge e-commerce inventory and demand planning tool. Adii opens up about his incredible journey, sharing valuable insights and experiences in various aspects of entrepreneurship, including hiring and screening for top talent, building a remote team, and cultivating a strong and healthy culture.TIMESTAMPS[00:00:58] Adii's background in e-commerce[00:05:53] Building a successful remote team pre-pandemic[00:09:53] Automatic's acquisition of WooCommerce[00:13:11] Get intentional about culture and values from day one[00:15:37] Why a hybrid work model is hard to pull off[00:20:27] Why you should over-index on soft skills when hiring[00:27:54] The Cogsy team background[00:29:13] How to compete for talent outside of salary[00:31:55] The desire to keep building companies - when ego can be channeled positively[00:36:27] Advice for founders currently building[00:40:11] What's harder than it needs to be when it comes to hiring?Listen on Apple | Listen on SpotifyLet us know what else you'd like to hear & see covered: contact@outscout.ioConnect with Adii - LinkedInConnect with Gareth - LinkedInConnect with Jake - LinkedInSee how OutScout can help you smash your hiring goals - https://www.outscout.io/

In this episode, we're continuing our chat with Adii Pienaar, who has established successful companies like WooThemes and WooCommerce, and is presently involved in a new enterprise called Cogsy. In addition to his business ventures, Adii is the author of Life Profitably and the host of the Life Profitably podcast, and his unique perspective on Shopify is undoubtedly unmatched. Listen in as we continue to dive into the world of eCommerce and discuss the benefits of using WooCommerce versus Shopify, as well as what it was like building a shopping cart from scratch. Adii also shares how Cogsy is helping merchants and solving a major pain point for eCommerce owners, and we wrap up the episode with a lightning round of questions. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3zRAFQp 

How can you achieve a successful exit in your business without selling your soul or burning out until you're barely more than a burnt crisp? I'm excited to chat with Adii Pienaar, a successful entrepreneur who has founded multiple companies, including WooThemes and WooCommerce, and is currently working on a new venture called Cogsy. He's also the author of the Life Profitably book and hosts the Life Profitably podcast, and through the rollercoaster ride of his entrepreneurial journey, he has learned some valuable lessons that he shares today. Listen in as Adii shares his approach to balancing life and business, his experiences of burnout, and the ups and downs of his entrepreneurial journey, including leaving WooCommerce. We also discuss finding balance as a tightrope act—where you invest deeply in your business while also investing in other areas of your life—and Adii shares his motivation for continuing despite the fear of failure. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/40wCPAE Interested in our Private Community for 7-Figure Store Owners?  Learn more here.   Want to hear about new episodes and eCommerce news round-ups?  Subscribe via email.

In this episode of The Money Podcast we talk to Adii Pienaar, a trail blazer and massively successful tech entrepreneur about his biggest successes and failures with money. Adii – co-founder of WooThemes/WooCommerce and author of 'Life Profitability'- discloses his biggest regrets, the lessons he learned as a tech entrepreneur and how he built and sold two globally successful businesses from South Africa. He shares his wisdom and experience with money, and these lessons are both timeless and highly relevant. If you aspire to be an entrepreneur or just being better at money, the lessons shared by Adii are worth the listen and sure to leave you inspired. YouTube Channel · Website · YouTube Channel

On this episode of DTC Pod, Adii joins Blaine & Ramon to chat about getting your inventory and operations right from the get go, brands going multi-channel, optimizing across all your sales channels, the importance of data, how to match inventory to demand, automating manual processes away from spreadsheets, building the modern day ERP with ops in mind, major brands winning on Cogsy, the evolution of e-commerce tech, how WooCommerce took off during the WordPress era, founder experience from building several successful companies, thoughts about life, fatherhood, and fulfillment as an entrepreneur. This episode is brought to you by:OpenStore- Visit https://open.store to get a free, no-obligation offer for your e-commerce business from OpenStore in 24 hours.Recharge- Visit https://rechargepayments.com/dtcpod to see how over 15,000 commerce brands power their subscriptionsPeel Insights- Visit https://peelinsights.com/dtcpod to uncover actionable data insights to drive your brand's growth Have any questions about the show or topics you'd like us to explore further?Shoot us a DM; we'd love to hear from you. Want the weekly TL;DR of tips delivered to your mailbox?Check out our newsletter hereFollow us for content, clips, giveaways, & updates!DTCPod InstagramDTCPod TwitterDTCPod TikTokAdii Pienaar - Founder & CEO of CogsyRamon Berrios - CEO of Trend.ioBlaine Bolus - Co-Founder of Seated

With the advancements in technology over the years and the prospect of advancements looking into the future, how can we make sure we are looking around and keeping our approach as one that brings others with us? Is there a way to build that also lifts others and strives to not leave some behind? Phillip and Brian chat with Adii Pienaar about this and more. Listen now! Human-Centered Future“Going from 0 to 1 remains hard. As a founder, especially when you are responsible to your shareholders and your team members, there are some days where things don't work as hoped or planned. That is still hard.” - Adii“There's an African proverb that says “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you're going to want to go far, go together.'” - AdiiAdii is a technologist and early adopter and believes that AI and machine learning will continue to advance, but it will stop before the robots take over completelyFunctionally or logistically it is easier to build a business now than it was 20 years ago, but without that balance of science and art, there can't truly be successIt's very interesting to look at the dynamics of building a business with teams where the communication has to be asychronousWriting well, being a storyteller, is an important skill set in eCommerce“The core technology has probably not changed significantly, but we're probably at that stage now where there is a massive step change in the skills that you need to apply to use the same technology.” - AdiiAs we continue to build technology, we have to consider the consequences from a human perspective and not leave some behind who may need a different approachAssociated Links:Learn more about Adii Pienaar and Cogsy at @adii on Twitter or Cogsy.com.Get ready for Archetypes, our soon-to-be-published 240-page journal! Check it out at ArchetypesJournal.comGet your tickets to our Archetypes Event December 1 in Miami, FLSubscribe to Insiders and The Senses to read more of what we are witnessing in the commerce world!Download VISIONS 2022 NOW!Listen to our other episodes of Future Commerce

Adii is Founder of COGSY - https://cogsy.com As an original Co-Founder of WooCommerce, Adii knows eCommerce from the inside out Adii recognised the challenges that eCommerce retailers have with inventory and demand planning and he built COGSY to address these challenges COGSY is a SaaS platform for eCommerce demand planning Stockouts cost retailers ~$1T every year - Cogsy, helps retailers prevent stock-outs, generate 40% more revenue, and save 20+ hours a week managing inventory. COGSY has out of the box integrations with Shopify and Amazon with more coming soon! In this episode, Jason and Adii discuss how eCommerce retailers can best handle their inventory management challenges at scale

This bonus episode of Ecommerce Building Blocks is a great place to start if you want to see what you can learn from the show. Jason has selected these clips from some of our favorite summer interviews. Listen ahead for aha moments that will apply to operators, product developers, and marketers and use these foundational segments as units that will help you build to your next level. Topics Discussed: -Inventory Management -ROI simplified -CTA's for your audience on TikTok -learning how to ask your customers to do something -educating your customers so they know what your product is worth -how inclusive marketing inspires people to pay more for your product (and to be loyal) -understanding how customers prioritize their spending -summer 2022 marketing and operations This episode features clips from: Episode 21: Optimizing ROI with Dynamic Inventory Management feat. Adii Pienaar from Cogsy Episode 23: How Brands Can Go Viral on TikTok feat. JT Barnett Episode 19: Going Viral with Mission Driven Branding feat. Lindsay McCormick Episode 24: Building a Loyal Community feat. Emily Miethner ➡️ Building Blocks website: https://www.bbclass.co/

Mistakes are an inevitable part of business, and that's the most common reason entrepreneurs are so scared to give up control and give their employees more freedom. But giving autonomy to your team members will make them more motivated to produce better results and share their best ideas. This, in turn, will help your company grow.In this episode of the Reverse Engineered podcast, host Jon Penland welcomes Adii Pienaar, the founder of Cogsy. They chat about the importance of flexibility at work, why your company's values are non-negotiable, and how to foster peer-to-peer accountability.Check out show notes at https://kinsta.com/podcast/empowering-employees-and-company-success/

Adii Pienaar is a third time founder with Cogsy his successful operations software business, and Jason invited him onto the show to talk both about his shifts in mindset through years of building companies as well as the nitty-gritty of supply chain and inventory wisdom he uses to ensure his clients make the most of their working capital whether they are placing their first PO or restocking after years of being in business. In this episode of Ecommerce Building Blocks, Jason and Adii talk about what Adii has learned through founding multiple successful companies - why empowering employees and crafting a value-based culture is truly what makes life worth living and work worth doing. Adii also shares the greatest lesson of his career so far, and it is not a hack, but rather a mindset aimed at challenging his earlier conceptions of growth and thirst for expertise. This leads him directly to the Cogsy founding story, and how a dynamic, responsive service is able to upend the static grip that spreadsheets have on operations and inventory management. With the contextualized data that Cogsy provides, DTC businesses are able to make more accurate predictions about what their inventory needs and lead times will be, and will also be able to craft messaging to their customers that contributes to higher conversion rates and more brand loyalty. Finally, listen to the end for Adii's rules for any brand placing their first PO. ➡️ Building Blocks website: https://www.bbclass.co/

Spreadsheets! Changing founder behavior is at the heart of Adii Pienaar's mission to improve business models across the globe. Find out how Cogsy is taking on Excel. Business marketing has gone through 3 phases. First, building the infrastructure and platforms to trade online, then focusing attention on email marketing, connecting to audiences, now it's all about back office features - making sure operations are fully optimized. Joe and Adii discuss the difficulties fast scaling brands face when it comes to creating consistent cash flow, how Cogsy is helping eCommerce founders save money and time with smart automation and purchase order flow and why a spreadsheet on steroids is still a spreadsheet. As a Co-Founder of Woo Commerce, Adii has decades of experience. He's obsessed with reimaging tools, like spreadsheets, and pushing scaling startups towards success. Follow Adii: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adiipienaar (linkedin.com/in/adiipienaar) Twitter: https://twitter.com/adii (twitter.com/adii) Check out the Just Raised newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Ghj2tY Stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised: https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeySweeny (https://twitter.com/JoeySweeny)

Learn about living an enriched life and building a successful business with Adii Pienaar’s life profitability perspective in this LMScast hosted by Chris Badgett from LifterLMS. Adii is the founder of WooThemes and author of the book Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success, and he now works on a startup called Cogsy. Adii attributes a large part of his entrepreneurial nature to his ambition, drive, and love of a challenge, along with a thirst for learning. Many failures in business happen when we get stuck in cliches around what an entrepreneur does or should be. We end up … Living an Enriched life and Building a Successful Business with Adii Pienaar’s Life Profitability Perspective Read More » The post Living an Enriched life and Building a Successful Business with Adii Pienaar’s Life Profitability Perspective appeared first on LMScast - LifterLMS Podcast.

What is the secret recipe to living a profitable life? A life that is about more than just the amount of money you make. In this episode, entrepreneur and author of the new book Life Profitability, Adii Pienaar, shares with you why you need to create what he calls a life portfolio. Adii's personal journey enabled him to discover a rich, fulfilling life that coincides with a sustainable strategy for success in all areas of life. In this special reboot episode, you'll discover ways to create a profitable life, what a life portfolio is and why you need one, and powerful ways to understand your impact int he world. LinksLife Profitability bookAdii's websiteThe Values Factor bookEpisode SponsorsA big thanks to our sponsors who make this podcast possible.Join the fastest growing venture capital investment community and invest in IntellAct at http://www.ourcrowd.com/mymoney .I want you to start living a happier life today. As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at http://www.betterhelp.com/mymoney. Start investing with as little as $1 and get a free slice of stock up to $50 when you join Public.com today.Visit http://www.public.com/MMPOD to download the app and sign up using code MMPOD.FOLLOW & SHARELeave us a 5-star review. Head to this link and let us know why you love the show. Reviews help us continue to grow and bring on more amazing guests. Thank you in advance! http://bit.ly/millennial-money.Love this episode? Share it with a few friends so they can learn these valuable money concepts as well.Be sure to FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode!Sign up for my weekly Let's Talk Money email newsletter https://bit.ly/letstalkmoneyemailShannah Shares: Community Q&AHave a Shannah Shares question, submit it here https://www.mmoneypodcast.com Follow Me Here for More Money TipsShannah on Twitter https://twitter.com/shannahgame Shannah on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shannahgame/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Before building tools for ecommerce brands, Adii Peenar helped co-found the now popular WooCommerce platform for Wordpress. Since his WooCommmerce days, he's built, launched and successfully sold a Shopify app called Conversio; authored a book called Life Profitability; and now, has created a new product he refers to as "your extra head of operations."  Cogsy turns data into accurate forecasts for businesses so they can make better decisions about inventory and free up extra capital. It actually does more though, giving customers accurate re-stock dates right on product pages when out of inventory. Cogsy couldn't have come at a better time as the holidays approach amidst a looming inventory crisis.  In this episode we discuss: Adii Pienaar's fascinating career that started with co-founding WooCommerce. His approach to entrepreneurship and philosophy on what it means to lead a profitable life.  How Cogsy is solving inventory management issues for ecommerce brands.  Who is an ideal customer for Cogsy? When Cogsy works perfectly for a brand, what does it do?  How Cogsy can enable brands to achieve operational excellence.  Guest Bio:  Adii Pienaar is the founder of Conversio. Prior to Conversio, Adii was co-founder of WooThemes/WooCommerce, where he explored what it meant to be an entrepreneur while learning about building software for ecommerce stores. He is the author of Life Profitability, and recently founded Cogsy, an inventory tracking management tool for ecommerce stores. 

Endorsed in FORBES and INC Magazine and has authored eight books, Perry Marshall is one of the most expensive business strategists in the world. At London's Royal Society he announced the world's largest science research challenge: the $10 million Evolution 2.0 Prize. His reinvention of the Pareto Principle is published in Harvard Business Review, and his Google book laid the foundations for the $100 billion Pay Per Click industry. He has a degree in Engineering and lives with his family in Chicago.I found Perry's latest book ‘Detox, Declutter, Dominate: How to Excel by Elimination' truly fascinating (it reveals a lot in just 36 pages), so it was great to unpack some of his key insights. In this productive conversation we discuss the elimination mindset, freewriting, email response times, morning walks and written down bucket lists.Talking Points The breaking point that lead Perry to write his book ‘Detox, Declutter, Dominate' The key to Renaissance Time How to get past “I don't have time for XYZ” The two types of work: instructional and creative Finding out what creates your creative juices The principle of the $2700 espresso machine Perry's morning journal routine Quote"Space in your life starts here."Helpful Links ‘Detox, Declutter, Dominate' by Perry Marshall Episode 351: Eating Frogs with Brian Tracy ‘Hemingway' documentary ‘The Art of Impossible' by ​​Steven Kotler Understanding the Job – Clayton Christensen talk ‘The 80/20 Principle' by Richard Koch Episode 385: Adii Pienaar talks about Measuring Life Profitability ‘Life Profitability' by Adii Pienaar 42: the wildly improbable ideas of Douglas Adams – Kickstarter PerryMarshall.com Want to discover some of the books mentioned on the podcast? Check out Scribd, my reading app of choice.If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a rating and/or review wherever you listened to the episode. Also don't forget to check out all of our podcast sponsors found on our podcast sponsors page.And if you want to have easy access to the archives of the show and ensure you don't miss the new episodes to come then subscribe to the podcast in the app you're using.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Endorsed in FORBES and INC Magazine and has authored eight books, Perry Marshall is one of the most expensive business strategists in the world. At London's Royal Society he announced the world's largest science research challenge: the $10 million Evolution 2.0 Prize. His reinvention of the Pareto Principle is published in Harvard Business Review, and his Google book laid the foundations for the $100 billion Pay Per Click industry. He has a degree in Engineering and lives with his family in Chicago. This episode is sponsored by UCI Division of Continuing Education. With over 80 career-focused programs - ranging from business, education, tech, engineering and so much more, there is something for everybody. What is more, enrollment is open to all. Stand out from the work that you do and gain the practical skills you need today by enrolling on to one of their courses today. Visit ce.uci/edu/LearnNow.  I found Perry's latest book ‘Detox, Declutter, Dominate: How to Excel by Elimination' truly fascinating (it reveals a lot in just 36 pages), so it was great to unpack some of his key insights. In this productive conversation we discuss the elimination mindset, freewriting, email response times, morning walks and written down bucket lists. Talking Points The breaking point that lead Perry to write his book ‘Detox, Declutter, Dominate' The key to Renaissance Time How to get past “I don't have time for XYZ” The two types of work: instructional and creative Finding out what creates your creative juices The principle of the $2700 espresso machine Perry's morning journal routine Quote "Space in your life starts here." Helpful Links ‘Detox, Declutter, Dominate' by Perry Marshall Episode 351: Eating Frogs with Brian Tracy ‘Hemingway' documentary ‘The Art of Impossible' by ​​Steven Kotler Understanding the Job – Clayton Christensen talk ‘The 80/20 Principle' by Richard Koch Episode 385: Adii Pienaar talks about Measuring Life Profitability ‘Life Profitability' by Adii Pienaar 42: the wildly improbable ideas of Douglas Adams – Kickstarter PerryMarshall.com Want to discover some of the books mentioned on the podcast? Check out Scribd, my reading app of choice. If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a rating and/or review wherever you listened to the episode. And if you want to have easy access to the archives of the show and ensure you don't miss the new episodes to come then subscribe to the podcast in the app you're using

Today's guest, Adii Pienaar, is not a fan of labels, but he's a true life-first entrepreneur and avid writer. He also co-founded WooThemes in 2007, founded Conversio in 2014. His latest book, Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success distills a new perspective for becoming self-aware, recognising your values, and understanding your impact. I found it really impactful, so I couldn't wait to bring Adii on to the show.Listen to this conversation as we take a step back and review how to live an enriched life AND run a successful business. We discuss the power of language, journaling, what ‘harmony' means to Adii – and cultivating ‘breadcrumbs' of writing. Talking Points Being a seeker The pros and cons of ambition Why we shouldn't strive for ‘work-life balance Measuring qualitative goals How to maintain and sustain your life profitability How journaling has helped Adii Breaking old patterns Quote"Seek the newer versions of your truths."Helpful Links ‘Life Profitability' by Adii Pienaar  ‘Motion' by Adii Pienaar  The Toxicity of Relentless Ambition ‘When Breath Becomes Air' by Paul Kalanithi Episode 226: How to Build a Company of One with Paul Jarvis ‘Siddhartha' by Hermann Hesse ‘The Values Factor' by Dr. John DeMartini 13 Questions with Dr John Demartini Adii.me Want to discover some of the books mentioned on the podcast? Check out Scribd, my reading app of choice.If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a rating and/or review wherever you listened to the episode. Also don't forget to check out all of our podcast sponsors found on our podcast sponsors page.If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a rating and/or review wherever you listened to the episode. And if you want to have easy access to the archives of the show and ensure you don't miss the new episodes to come then subscribe to the podcast in the app you're using – or you can do so on a variety of podcast platforms by clicking here.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guest, Adii Pienaar, is not a fan of labels, but he's a true life-first entrepreneur and avid writer. He also co-founded WooThemes in 2007, founded Conversio in 2014. His latest book, Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success distills a new perspective for becoming self-aware, recognising your values, and understanding your impact. I found it really impactful, so I couldn't wait to bring Adii on to the show. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp offers you access to your own licensed professional therapist – all from the comfort of wherever you are. You can arrange weekly video chats or phone calls, text with your carefully curated counsellor, and do so at an affordable price. And anything you share is confidential. I've been using BetterHelp for a while and I am highly impressed. It's been a huge help for me and I know it can be the same for you. Start living a happier life today with BetterHelp. As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/timecrafting. Give BetterHelp a try today. This episode is sponsored by Sit Down, Startup, a new weekly podcast from Zendesk. Getting your business off the ground is hard. Find out why customer experience is at the heart of success. The startup's team chats with Zendesk leaders, founders, and CEOs in a coffee-shop style conversation about starting up when the world is upside down. Catch weekly fresh new episodes on Apple, Google, and Spotify. Head over to Sit Down, Startup here. Listen to this conversation as we take a step back and review how to live an enriched life AND run a successful business. We discuss the power of language, journaling, what ‘harmony' means to Adii – and cultivating ‘breadcrumbs' of writing.  Talking Points Being a seeker (01:28) The pros and cons of ambition (05:26) Why we shouldn't strive for ‘work-life balance' (08:35) Measuring qualitative goals (12:17) How to maintain and sustain your life profitability (16:50) How journaling has helped Adii (28:46) Breaking old patterns (33:38) Quote "Seek the newer versions of your truths." Helpful Links ‘Life Profitability' by Adii Pienaar  ‘Motion' by Adii Pienaar  The Toxicity of Relentless Ambition ‘When Breath Becomes Air' by Paul Kalanithi Episode 226: How to Build a Company of One with Paul Jarvis ‘Siddhartha' by Hermann Hesse ‘The Values Factor' by Dr. John DeMartini 13 Questions with Dr John Demartini Adii.me Want to discover some of the books mentioned on the podcast? Check out Scribd, my reading app of choice. If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a rating and/or review wherever you listened to the episode. And if you want to have easy access to the archives of the show and ensure you don't miss the new episodes to come then subscribe to the podcast in the app you're using – or you can do so on a variety of podcast platforms by clicking here.

Adii Pienaar is someone who uses his strengths, gifts, and talents in a variety of ways to solve real problems for others. He has been able to implement self-expression into his career of building successful companies. He's a family man, a seeker, and a learner. He's also a founder of Cogsy, Conversio, and WooCommerce; which … Continue reading "158. Adii Pienaar – Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success" The post 158. Adii Pienaar – Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success first appeared on School for Good Living Podcasts.

On this episode I chat with Adii about the companies he has founded, his Latest Book Life Profitability, and his latest business venture.   Adi shares the following with us: I'm not a great fan of labels. For as long as I can remember there has been three labels which I have strived to achieve and make my own: family man / dad, entrepreneur and writer. Looking back at my journey, I can find evidence where I accelerated my pursuit of these things, even when it wasn't the most prevalent path. Hindsight is an exact science, right? I have also valued learning and regard myself is a seeker. Today that mostly manifests itself in the way that I try craft my life and business with my highest value in mind: my family. Doing so has been a journey of self-discovery, making mistakes and re-connecting with the artist in me. Less science, more art. Writing I'm an impulsive writer and I always write for myself first: writing has been one of my best, therapeutic tools over the years. When I share my writing, it's because I am seeking connection and I hope that someone learns or realizes something that could contribute to their own journey. I also write as a way to leave a legacy and breadcrumbs for those that want to learn more about me. In the past, I have published two books: Rockstar Business and Brandiing (free download from the archives). In future, I'd love to be a "traditionally published" author too. It just feels like I have a couple of books in me.

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What can we learn about starting new SaaS products from a multi-exit founder? Are there generalized lessons that apply for almost every product? Our guest today is Adii Pinaar, the founder of Cogsy and author of Life Profitability. You’ll learn what lessons Adii accumulated from his prior companies, how to evaluate advice before applying it, how to hire in the early stages, and more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesWooCommerce — Adii’s prior company acquired by AutomatticConversio (now CM Commerce) — another one of Adii’s products, acquired by Campaign MonitorLife Profitability — Adii’s recent bookCogsy — Adii’s new product, an ecommerce inventory purchasing toolEpisode 157: Serving Your Customer’s Customers with Adii PienaarCarrots, Sticks & Measuring Success with Adii PienaarSKUs — stock keeping units, part of product catalog, used for inventory trackingMetered billing — pricing based on usage levelExpansion revenue — additional revenue generated by existing customersBehind the Scenes: How We Bought userlist.com & Rebranded as UserlistRosie Manning — brand and product designerUserlist — Jane’s SaaS productEpisode 172: Naming Your Product with Brad FlowersWho Not How — book Adii credits with transformative thinking, “Who do I need to accomplish X?” as opposed to “How do I accomplish X?”TinySeed — SaaS accelerator for bootstrappersAdii’s websiteFollow Adii on TwitterToday’s SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Hotjar. This tool lets you see how people truly experience your site or product and gives your users a voice. Let real users show and tell you which changes your team should make to improve user experience. Eliminate the guesswork: use Hotjar to understand how users experience your site. Try Hotjar Business free for 3 months at hotjar.com/uibreakfast.Interested in sponsoring an episode?  Learn more here.Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how.

Failures in business become some of our greatest lessons. There are 100 moments of failure in my career that have redirected the course of my business building journey. While they sting in the moment, even collapse relationships or new opportunities, I can't help but learn from them. But failure in business, is not the lesson today. No, it's about how we take our business persona — the stuff we tweet about, throw on the ‘gram, scribe into our linkedin profiles — and sew them directly into the fabric of our self-worth. I mentioned failure because often, for me anyway, failure equals fear. Fear of failing, means I might not be accepted by you. You might not think of me as someone who can but someone who cannot. I am directly attaching my self-worth to my revenue — and that's wrong. Adii Pienaar joins us today to explore these very vices in his new book, Life Profitability The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success. Sure, you know him as one of the founding fathers of WooCommerce, but he's so much more than that. ★ Support this podcast ★

WooCommerce was there in the early days of e-commerce. Founder and serial entrepreneur, Adii Pienaar will turn your perception of business on its head.

Adii Pienaar is a very successful founder and serial entrepreneur. He founded "Cogsy", "Conversio" and "WooCommerce". He's been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Startups.com and many more, and prides himself on the commercial and life profitability values of his businesses. He's just released his new book "Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success" (January 26th) in which he provides a new perspective for becoming self-aware, recognizing your values, understanding your impact, and how an enriched life and a successful business are not mutually exclusive. Enjoy!

Is your life profitable? Not just in money, but in everything else: family, friends, hobbies — the things that really matter and bring you the most happiness. That’s what Adii Pienaar is focused on. A published author and 3x company founder of Cogsy, Conversio, and WooCommerce, Adii has learned what it truly means to have a meaningful, fulfilling life as an entrepreneur, and he’s here to share just a few things he’s discovered along the way. Support the show (http://buildingabusinessthatlasts.com)

I was recently contacted by the author, Adii Pienaar, wanting to share his new book all about 'life profitability'. As someone who prioritises building a business that supports the lifestyle you want, this concept of 'life profitability' really got my attention! Adii mentioned that he'd been in contact with one of my online business heroes, Paul Jarvis. You might remember that I interviewed Paul on the podcast all about his book 'Company of One' and building a business that doesn't prioritise growth. This was all the convincing I needed so I decided to get Adii on the podcast to chat about his ideas! Adii is a family man, entrepreneur, writer, runner and wine-drinker from Cape Town, South Africa. He was the co-founder of WooCommerce which he sold to Automattic in 2013. He then co-founded the conversion rate optimisation agency, Conversio, which he later sold to Campaign Monitor in 2019. And now he's working on an email marketing platform, CM Commerce. Show notes (please leave me a comment with your questions and feedback) » https://paulminors.com/208 If you enjoyed this episode, I'd love it if you could leave me a review. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/paulminors/message

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We Discuss Adii Pienaar New Book "Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success." We with discuss Adii the foundations of Woocommerce and why he sold his share of the company. What has he learned connected to starting and selling two tech companies? We also discuss his latest book "Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success." and what are the main things that Adii would like the reader to get from reading the book.

Episode 125 of the Business Bookshelf - Adii Pienaar - Author of “Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success" Today our guest is Adii Pienaar. Adii is an entrepreneur and founder of two global multimillion-dollar companies and prides himself on the commercial and life profitability of his businesses. Adii's personal journey enabled him to discover a rich, fulfilling life that coincides with a sustainable strategy for success in the workplace. His concept of life profitability is now gaining momentum in the business world. Adii is the author of “Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success”. The book will provide you with a new perspective for becoming self-aware, recognizing your values, and understanding your impact. An enriched life and a successful business are not mutually exclusive. In fact, the book will provide you with the first steps in building a business that is more sustainable, with increased options for you, your employees, and your community. Learn how to give yourself some space, measure meaningful output, and live with intention so that you can maximize profit that truly counts. The book can be purchased here. The website for his book can be found here. The host of the podcast is Lance Peppler. Email him at lance@ideastorm.co.za or visit www.ideastorm.co.za. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/businessbookshelf/support

What is the secret recipe to living a profitable life? A life that is about more than just the amount of money you make. In this episode, entrepreneur and author of the new book Life Profitability, Adii Pienaar, shares with you why you need to create what he calls a life portfolio.Meet AdiiAn entrepreneur and founder of two global multimillion-dollar companies, Adii Pienaar prides himself on the commercial and life profitability of his businesses. Adii’s personal journey enabled him to discover a rich, fulfilling life that coincides with a sustainable strategy for success in the workplace. His concept of life profitability is now gaining momentum in the business world. A native of South Africa, Adii lives in the Winelands of Cape Town with his wife, Jeanne, and their two children.What You'll LearnWays to create a profitable lifeWhat is a life portfolio and why do you need oneAdii's amazing story of entrepreneurship and burnoutWhat goes into your life portfolioHow to understand your impact in the worldLessons for any entrepreneurLinksLife Profitability bookAdii's websiteThe Values Factor bookEpisode SponsorsGet a new money mindset in just 10 minutes a day with the Money Mindset Journal. Shop now at http://www.helloitsme.world and use code MONEYMINDSET for 10% off your order.The average person saves $720 per year with Truebill. Take control of your finances and start saving at Truebill.com/MM.Literati Kids is a subscription book club for kids ages 0 - 12 that sends 5 beautiful children’s books to your door each hand-picked by experts. Go to http://www.literati.com/mymoney for TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OFF your FIRST TWO ORDERS.SUBSCRIBE & SHAREWant to be the first to know when new episodes are released? Click here to follow in iTunes! IT’S FREE!

How we measure our success has a huge influence on our well being and happiness. Adii Pienaar is an author and entrepreneur who had to rethink how he defined his own entrepreneurial success before things fell apart. Take a listen to his story and find out how you can do the same and maximize your life profitability.Adii's book, Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success, is available right now on Amazon | https://geni.us/LifeProfitabilityVisit Adii Pienaar's website to find out more about his work | https://Adii.meListener TribeWe have our own private social network for listeners of the Unmistakable Creative podcast. You can meet other listeners, discuss episodes, and engage with the creative community! Just visit https://the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.mn.co/ to sign up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Adii talks about his journey from WooCommerce to Cogsy and his process for writing a book along with running a startup.

On today’s episode we chat with Adii Pienaar who recently published a book titled Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success. As someone who’s very motivated by the lifestyle that freelancing and entrepreneurship can offer, I was intrigued when I first learned about Adii’s book. So today, Clay and I have a heart to heart chat with Adii all about the lies about "work/life balance" and how to build a business that doesn’t ultimately consume you. If you’ve ever felt burned out with the business you started in order to find more freedom in the first place or you've thought to yourself “this isn’t what I signed up for”, Adii’s advice will be the best thing you hear this week. Get your own on-air coaching call We'd love to feature your business and offer some free on-air advice for growing your business. To see if you're a good fit, click here. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: If you enjoy the show, can you do us a favor and leave us an honest rating and review on Apple Podcasts? We'll love you forever. Click here to leave a review. Support our sponsors so we can keep airing new episodes: The Information — a premium tech and global business news publication for founders and business leaders in any stage of growing their business. LinkedIn Jobs — Find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. Gusto - The all-in-one people platform for payroll, benefits, HR. Business Wars — The real story of what drives big companies to new heights — or to ruin. Dripify — Premium learning platform for entrepreneurs. SolidGigs — Get more freelance jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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About Adii An entrepreneur and founder of two global multimillion-dollar companies, Adii Pienaar prides himself on the commercial and life profitability of his businesses. Adii's personal journey enabled him to discover a rich, fulfilling life that coincides with a sustainable strategy for success in the workplace. His concept of life profitability is now gaining momentum in the business world. A native of South Africa, Adii lives in the winelands of Cape Town with his wife, Jeanne, and their two children. About Adii's New Book What does “success” mean to you? If you're an entrepreneur, this probably feels like a straightforward question with a simple answer: you want your business to thrive. You want to make a profit, stand out, be noticed. But then what? Are you done? Are you fulfilled? Are you happy? For Adii Pienaar, selling two multimillion-dollar businesses wasn't enough. He was an entrepreneur because he wanted freedom; instead, he was stuck in a destructive cycle, almost losing everything in his constant search for more. That's when he changed his mindset, his expectations, and his life. In Life Profitability, Adii provides you with a new perspective for becoming self-aware, recognizing your values, and understanding your impact. An enriched life and a successful business are not mutually exclusive. In fact, this book will provide you with the first steps in building a business that is more sustainable, with increased options for you, your employees, and your community. Learn how to give yourself some space, measure meaningful output, and live with intention so that you can maximize profit that truly counts. Connect With Adii https://adii.me/ Grab A Copy Of Adii's New Book> https://adii.me/book/ Today's episode is brought to you by LinkedIn Talent Solutions. Find a qualified candidate and post your next job FREE when you visit> LinkedIn.com/dailygrind

In 2014, Adii Pienaar started an email marketing platform for retailers, which became Conversio. By 2019, Pienaar had $2 million in revenue and 14 employees. 

In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with South African serial entrepreneur Adii Pienaar about Life Profitability. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1y4  After starting and selling several successful businesses, including the company which went on to become WooCommerce, Adii asked himself why he wasn't feeling fulfilled. In his new book, he talks about his own experiences defining and finding Life Profitability. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 - Adii's journey and realising his entrepreneurial spirit 00:03:30 - Why selling his businesses didn't fill him with a sense of fulfillment and finding his definition of success 00:06:30 - His breakdown which resulted in changing his mindset 00:10:30 - What is Life Profitability? 00:14:30 - People trade certain freedoms for other restrictions 00:16:30 - Setting expectations about when is enough, comparing yourselves to others and underestimating how much time you have left Links mentioned in this episode: Adii's website: https://adii.me/ Adii's Twitter: https://twitter.com/adii Life Profitability book: https://amzn.to/3kndSmC Bonus: This episode was made possible by our premium innovation and creativity training. Take your innovation and creativity capabilities to the next level by investing in yourself now, at https://www.ideatovalue.com/all-access-pass-insider-secrets/ * Subscribe on iTunes to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/idea-to-value-creativity-innovation/id1199964981?mt=2 * Subscribe on Spotify to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4x1kANUSv7UJoCJ8GavUrN  * Subscribe on Stitcher to the Idea to Value Podcast: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=129437&refid=stpr * Subscribe on Google Podcasts to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9pZGVhdG92YWx1ZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw  Want to rapidly validate new ideas and innovative products and GROW your online business? These are the tools I actually use to run my online businesses (and you can too): * The best email management and campaigns system: ActiveCampaign (Free Trial) http://www.activecampaign.com/?_r=M17NLG2X  * Best value web hosting: BlueHost WordPress http://www.activecampaign.com/?_r=M17NLG2X  * Landing pages, Sales Pages and Lead collection: LeadPages (Free Trial) http://leadpages.pxf.io/c/1385771/390538/5673  * Sharing & List building: Sumo (Free) https://sumo.com/?src=partner_ideatovalue  * Payments, Shopping Cart, affiliate management and Upsell generator: ThriveCart https://improvides--checkout.thrivecart.com/thrivecart-standard-account/  * Video Webinars for sales: WebinarJam and Everwebinar ($1 Trial) https://nickskillicorn.krtra.com/t/lwIBaKzMP1oQ  * Membership for protecting content: Membermouse (Free Trial) http://affiliates.membermouse.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=735  * eLearning System for students: WP Courseware https://flyplugins.com/?fly=293  * Video Editing: Techsmith Camtasia http://techsmith.z6rjha.net/vvGPv  I have used all of the above products myself to build IdeatoValue and Improvides, which is why I can confidently recommend them. I may also receive affiliate payments for any business I bring to them using the links above. Copyright https://www.ideatovalue.com

Adii Pienaar believes there's a new measure of entrepreneurial success. After more than 12 years of chasing success, Adii is reflecting on his journey as a 3x founder and CEO, and introduces his new perspective of "success" as a startup founder.Adii's entrepreneurial journey started with building custom Wordpress themes, eventually leading to founding WooThemes in 2008. After WooThemes was acquired by Woocommerce in 2015, Adii has parlayed his wins into multiple e-commerce technology ventures- mostly recently as the founder of Cogsy.In this episode, Bart and Adii host a conversation about the importance of founders separating themselves from the successes & failures of business. Adii dives deep into reflection on his experience launching products, growing teams and funding ventures- sharing what he would do differently as a first-time founder.Adii recently launched his book, Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success. In Life Profitability, Adii provides you with a new perspective for becoming self-aware, recognizing your values, and understanding your impact. An enriched life and a successful business are not mutually exclusive. In fact, this book will provide you with the first steps in building a business that is more sustainable, with increased options for you, your employees, and your community. Learn how to give yourself some space, measure meaningful output, and live with intention so that you can maximize profit that truly counts.Adii Pienaar, Founder of Cogsy :: Twitter + LinkedInBart Macdonald, Managing Partner of Bloom Venture Partners :: Twitter + LinkedIn

3x founder and now author – Adii lays out a new measure of entrepreneurial success. We discuss how to become aware of what your underlying goals and how to incorporate them into your life and career.

How to measure Life Profitability, practicing mindfulness, and how your personal values can connect to your brand's values with Adii Pienaar. ----- Welcome to episode 292 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Adii Pienaar about his new book, “Life Profitability.” Life Profitability  When starting and building your own business, it’s easy to get “tunnel vision” and put all of your time, effort, and thoughts into making it succeed. But will all of that brain-space spent on your business make your life more fulfilling? Adii is here today to talk about why that’s not necessarily the case, and instead, argue for the need of a healthy balance between life, business, and productivity. This interview will have you challenging your definition of success and inspire you to work towards creating a more mindful, value-driven life and brand. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to stay in the moment How Adii practices mindfulness How to have a healthy work/life balance Why it’s okay to have off days Why you should align your personal values with your brand values What Life Profitability is How your values are connected to your time investments Resources: Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success WooCommerce Conversio Calm The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life The Values Factor: The Secret to Creating an Inspired and Fulfilling Life The Social Dilemma Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life Check out Adii’s site Cogsy If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to podcast@foodbloggerpro.com. Learn more about joining the Food Blogger Pro community at foodbloggerpro.com/membership

Adii Pienaar (https://adii.me/) is the founder of three technology companies, two of which he's exited so far to create first generation wealth for his family. A prolific reader, writer and maker, Adii brings a refreshing perspective to the way he views family, business and wealth. I was fortunate enough to preview his new book which was released last month, titled Life Profitability (https://amzn.to/3rsCr3R). In Life Profitability, Adii provides you with a new perspective for becoming self-aware, recognising your values, and understanding your impact. An enriched life and successful business are not mutually exclusive. In fact, this book will provide you with the first steps in building a business that is more sustainable with increased options for you, your employees, and your family. Life Profitability by Addi Pienaar https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/0/07b96f5a-1bdc-4b5f-b51a-e29fa46426fb/HluXOmso.jpg (https://amzn.to/3rsCr3R) Standout Quotes: * "The biggest burden I felt was that transition from wealth generation to wealth maintenance" - [Adii] * "I think in any kind of business partner relationships, as long as everyone is aligned towards the same goal, then everything is hunky-dory, and as soon as someone is not aligned with your process then everything is not hunky-dory" - [Adii] * "Whatever I do, it should be that truest expression of self" - [Adii] * "There are multiple things that pull us into different directions on a daily basis but having an awareness of when that happens... that's Mindfulness" - [Adii] * "I truly believe in transparency for the kids" - [Adii] * "The family office should serve as a leg up for the trustees and that's the kids, right? it's not a handout" - [Adii] * "Neither the family office or any of our individual lives should be so rigid like we're constantly trying to fit into a single recipe" - [Adii] * "The cost of anything we do in life is just Life" - [Adii] * "I don't care if they miss 99% of it, even if they become 1% of the context of this conversation" - [Adii] * "The way I think about legacy is, if I were to die tomorrow, the goal would be to have left my kids or anyone who cares enough breadcrumbs about who I really was" - [Adii] Key Takeaways: * A major transition point for Adii was moving from wealth generation to wealth maintenance. * With little information on how to run a family office, he was able to get started by asking questions and got propelled into motion when the law firm got the right people around him to explain the process. * Adii describes his value system: How can I wake up every single morning and spend my time manifesting the truest expression and version of myself in anything that I do? * An ideal day for Adii is "being present". * Adii explains that the main reason he went back into entrepreneurship was he wanted to create again, he was enthusiastic about building a team, and those are his higher values for now. * While admitting that his kids have a great life especially from the financial perspective, he is concerned not to bring up spoilt kids who can't be individuals with their purpose. * Adii describes the strategies he uses to help build his kids to become individuals with a backbone: Transparency, which involves letting the kids be fully aware and involved with the ongoings in the family office, as well as the concept of Gratitude. * The family office should always prioritize business ideas from the trustees. * Expounding on the concept of 'Paying a Life Dividend': A business that's not just financially profitable but profits your whole life. Adi discusses the relevance of having assets that mean more than their financial value to the family, which is selected by stress testing, effective communication, and evolution. * It is important to sequence things, rather than doing two things at once and have none getting your full attention. * Every single minute of our day, we only have finite attention, time, and energy to do anything, so the decision to anything is costing us life. * Unfortunately, mainstream media has created a narrow definition of success that serves barely 0.1% of the world, but there is a much wider and diverse definition of success for the rest of us, and it is our responsibility to define it. * To Adii's Children: Do the work, continue learning towards discovering who you are, and figure out how to manifest that in most of the things you do in life. Episode Timeline: * [00:49] About today's guest, Adii Pienaar, describing his origin story and path to First-generation wealth. * [08:26] What does a family office mean to you, and how did you know what to do when you set out to do this for the first time? * [11:19] How have you and your understanding of value systems evolved? * [13:59] Adii describes his picture of an ideal day. * [16:13] His motivation for diving into entrepreneurship for the 3rd time. * [19:20] How have you explored this concept of multi-generational wealth or the family office? * [29:50] 'Paying a Life Dividend' * [37:34] Adii recounts a significant failure with the lessons learned. * [40:15] About Adii's book: "Life Profitability" * [49:12] What was the motivation for writing and publishing a book? * [53:00] How else do you document your history within your family for the next generation to discover? * [54:40] Adii's letter to his children. For more episodes go to BusinessOfFamily.net (https://www.businessoffamily.net/) Sign up for The Business of Family Newsletter (https://www.businessoffamily.net/newsletter) Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBoyd (https://twitter.com/MikeBoyd) If you feel it's appropriate, I'd so appreciate you taking 30 seconds to Leave a Review on iTunes (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1525326745), I receive a notification of each review. Thank you! Special Guest: Adii Pienaar.

Hey everyone! In this episode I invited Adii Pienaar to talk about his new book: Life Profitably.

What's the cost of making money? It's easy for entrepreneurs to be over-focused on their business. Take today's special guest teacher, for example. Adii Pienaar founded multiple, massively successful startups with huge payouts in the end. But along the way, he realized he was losing something: life, bit by bit. Today, Adii explains how to […] The post MBA1713 Guest Teacher – Adii Pienaar – How to Build a Business That Profits Your Life appeared first on The $100 MBA.

What’s the cost of making money? It’s easy for entrepreneurs to be over-focused on their business. Take today’s special guest teacher, for example. Adii Pienaar founded multiple, massively successful startups with huge payouts in the end. But along the way, he realized he was losing something: life, bit by bit. Today, Adii explains how to […] The post MBA1713 Guest Teacher – Adii Pienaar – How to Build a Business That Profits Your Life appeared first on The $100 MBA.

Today, Craig is talking with his coach Adii Pienaar about life profitability. Adii is a successful SaaS entrepreneur with three SaaS companies and two successful exits under his belt.  In this episode, Craig and Adii talk about what it’s like being and having a coach. What are the benefits of having a coach? What should […]

I don't just recommend Nexcess, I trust them with my website. My entire business depends on fast, secure hosting. Use Offer Code HACK60 to Get 60% Off For Your First 2 Months Visit: https://hacktheentrepreneur.com/go/hack60 My guest today is an impulsive writer, family man, and founder of three companies with two successful exits under his belt. Back in 2007, and while still in college, he founded what would become Woocommerce. After six years growing the company, we exited to start something new and exciting. The following year, he started Conversio. He grew this company and team until August 2019 when the company was acquired by Campaign Monitor. It was through his experience in building Conversio that he stumbled onto this idea of creating a business that could be life - and family - first. This idea become the foundation for his brand new book called Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success. Now, let's hack... Adii Pienaar.

Adii Pienaar joins Brian and Benedikt to talk about his new book Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success. They talk about the concept of Life Profitability, how Work-Life-Balance doesn't really exist, and why it's important to challenge traditional ideas about entrepreneurship.

Adii Pienaar is the founder of multiple companies. Many of us know him as the guy who created WooCommerce, an e-commerce platform that works on WordPress. It was acquired by Automatic. He then created Conversio, email marketing automation for e-commerce brands which was acquired by Campaign Monitor. His latest company is called Cogsy. But today he’s here to talk about a book he’s releasing. Life Profitably. I invited him here to argue about his ideas in the book. You’ll find out why in this interview. Adii Pienaar is the founder of WooCommerce, Conversio, Cogsy and the author of Life Profitably. Sponsored byToptal – Toptal is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on demand. Toptal serves thousands of clients, including Fortune 500 companies and innovative startups, delivering expertise and world-class solutions at an unparalleled success rate. With elite freelancers in over 100 countries, Toptal connects the world’s top talent with leading companies in days, not weeks. Plus, every new engagement begins with a no-risk trial period, so clients only pay if satisfied with the work. Get started hiring with Toptal today. HostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

What does success mean to you? If you’re an entrepreneur, this probably feels like a straightforward question with a simple answer. You want your business to thrive, you want to make a profit, ... The post Life Profitability: Adii Pienaar appeared first on Author Hour.

In this episode, Rob speaks with Adii Pienaar, a multi-time founder with multiple exits under his belt. They discuss life probability and the importance of measuring your entrepreneurial success by the things that matter the most to you and your life. The topics we cover [4:36] What motivated Adii to write the book [10:17] Life […]        

Some entrepreneurs break into SaaS fairly early in life and make a real impact in the community. One of such inspiring founders is today's guest, Adii Pienaar, the founder of WooCommerce and CM Commerce (previously Conversio). In this episode, you'll hear about Adii's successes  and failures in user onboarding, as well as his views on email marketing, task simplification, concierge onboarding, success metrics, segmentation, and much more.Visit our website for the detailed episode recap with key learnings.Show notesCM Commerce, WooCommerce — Adii's previous productsDan Martell's SaaS AcademyLife Profitability — Adii's podcast & an upcoming bookFacebook's Aha Moment Is Simpler Than You Think — an article by Benn Stancil that analyzes the ‘7 friends in 10 days' methodUser Onboarding: The UX Behind Our Magically Extending Free Trial — an article by Janna Bastow on gamified trialsAmplitude, Kissmetrics, Mixpanel — tools for product analyticsadii.me — Adii's websiteFollow Adii on TwitterThanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word on Twitter mentioning @userlist, or leave us a review on iTunes.SponsorThis show is brought to you by Userlist — the best tool for sending onboarding emails and segmenting your SaaS users. To follow the best practices, download our free printable email planning worksheets at userlist.com/worksheets.

What are the implications of building software that interacts with your customer's customers? Our guest today is Adii Pienaar, previosly the founder of WooCommerce and Conversio. We talk about his five-year journey with Conversio, product lessons learned, how to do freemium right, how to stay ethical, and much more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music.Show NotesCM Commerce (previously Conversio) — Adii's latest product, acquired by Campaign MonitorWooCommerce — Adii's previous productUserlist — Jane's productMotion — Adii's poetry bookAdii's personal websiteFollow Adii on Twitter: @adiiToday's SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Lightmatter. Lightmatter helps some of the world’s fastest growing companies design and develop their software applications. Whether you don’t yet need an in-house engineering team, or you’re busy growing the next unicorn and can’t hire fast enough, there’s an immense value in working with a group of experts like Lightmatter. Check them out at lightmatter.com/uibreakfast to learn more.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here. Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.

Sherry sits down with Adii Pienaar, fresh off of his exit from Conversio. They talk about how entrepreneur’s identities often become intertwined with their businesses and the importance of finding something outside of that. For Adii this is a love for poetry. He shares his journey of finding poetry and also shares some of his work. Adii’s book “Motion” Want more content like this? Check out our book.

Sherry sits down with Adii Pienaar, fresh off of his exit from Conversio. They talk about how entrepreneur’s identities often become intertwined with their businesses and the importance of finding something outside of that. For Adii this is a love for poetry. He shares his journey of finding poetry and also shares some of his […] The post Episode 221: The Poetry of Entrepreneurship with Adii Pienaar appeared first on ZenFounder.

Today on Rogue Startups, Dave is talking with “one of the ten youngest billionaires in Africa” Adii Pienaar about his entrepreneurial history and Conversio’s acquisition by Campaign Monitor. Adii talks about why he took the exit fro Conversio, the difficulties in e-commerce and e-marketing, the move from customer campaign monitor to the acquisition, the difference […]

Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob talks with Adii Pienaar of Conversio, about his life changing exit, when and why he decided to sell, and what the whole process was like. Items mentioned in this episode: Conversio TinySeed Adii.me Discretion Capital Transcript Rob: In this breaking news edition […]       

Over the past 6 years we've had some amazing conversations with product people and entrepreneurs. Today we're going to bring you some of our favorite bits of product knowledge to help you with everything from diversity, recruiting, tough product decisions, understanding business goals and more. You'll hear from some of our favorite guests like former Facebook PM Alison Go, Jobs to be Done architect Bob Moesta, VP of Product & Strategy at Box Jeetu Patel and even Adii Pienaar. BIG NEWS We've officially launched the Rocketship Premium Podcast feed! Join today for $5/month or $40 annually, and get access to exclusive bonus shows of Rocketship, previews of new seasons, and an ad free version of every episode of the podcast. Check it out today by clicking here. This episode is brought to you by Gusto, making payroll, benefits, and HR easy for modern small businesses. Rocketship listeners get three months free at gusto.com/rocketship. This episode is brought to you by Cloudways. Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform that simplifies the hosting experience, Visit Cloudways.com and use the promo code RSCW to get 30% off for 3 months on Cloudways managed cloud hosting platform. This episode is also brought to you by DigitalOcean, the cloud platform that makes it easy for startups to launch high performance modern apps and websites. Learn more about DigitalOcean and apply for Hatch at do.co/rocketship. This episode is also brought to you by .tech, where you can secure your .tech domain name today. Rocketship listeners can receive a 90% discount on their .tech domain names by going to go.tech/rocketship and using coupon code ROCKETSHIP.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m chatting with Adii Pienaar, the founder of a wildly popular Shopify app called Conversio. They are an email service provider (ESP) and user-generated content (UGC) solution all packaged up into one solution to help you as a Shopify merchant to engage with your customers and build lifetime loyal customers.With super-personalized email marketing and on-site social proof, Conversio is the easiest way for growing Ecommerce brands to drive conversions and increase revenue.Boost your conversion rates with reviews and social proof. Put your happiest customers on a pedestal by showing off user-generated content and product reviews on your website and in all of your emails.Trust and social proof converts!What You Will Learn Today…How email marketing automation and user-generated content tools unlock new ways for brands to engage their customers.Learn about new opportunities that brands have about the use of social proof and smarter conversations with customers.Learn how customer-centric approach focused on kindness, mutual trust, and meaningful interactions is the path to standing out in the crowd and building a sustainable and profitable business.Links And Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeConversioFree 30-day extended trial of ConversioConversio Shopify AppConversio YouTube ChannelConversio Learning AcademyThank You For ListeningI really appreciate you choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our audience and I read each and every one personally!New Strategies Each Week To Help You Build And Scale Lifetime Customer Loyalty. SUBSCRIBE HERE!Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning. All it would take is a new idea, strategy, Shopify app, or marketing platform to be the next thing you need to drive more revenue and lifetime loyalty for your Shopify store. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or Spotify. Don’t miss a single episode!Episode SponsorThis episode is brought to you by ShopMessage, an incredibly powerful Shopify App.Do you want to know the secret marketing channel that Fashion Nova, Puravida Bracelets, and MVMT Watches use to drive millions in revenue?The answer is Facebook Messenger, and it’s powered by ShopMessage, the leading conversational marketing platform.Try ShopMessage for free for 30 days. Being a listener of eCommerce Fastlane has many benefits including this free offer from ShopMessage. Test their platform with your brand (for free) for 30-days and prove it to yourself the ROI and significant revenue lift you will achieve.Go to ShopMessage.me/fastlane and get started today! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adii Pienaar is the founder of Conversio and lives in Cape Town, South Africa. Prior to Conversio, Adii was the co-founder of WooThemes / WooCommerce . Today Adii is a family man (which is why Conversio is a life- and family-first company) who enjoys running, reading and wine. In this episode, we talk about the philosophy of leading from first principles. We explore how to act in order to prevent your employees from burning out (more common than you think in highly motivated remote teams) and how a leader can be consistent while still striving to learn and being open (even eager!) to change his or her opinion. And for the people who want to up their hiring game, we discuss the questions and tests that enable Adii to hire for culture and value.

Is it possible to build a successful company while putting your life and family (and that of your employees) first? Adii Pienaar believed so, and that’s what he did with his second business, Conversio. Did it being a fully remote operation play a part? You bet! Welcome to the DistantJob Podcast, a show where we interview the most successful remote leaders, picking their brains on how to build and lead remote teams who win.Adii Pienaar is the founder of  Conversio  and lives in Cape Town, South Africa. Prior to Conversio, Adii was the co-founder of WooThemes /  WooCommerce . Today Adii is a family man (which is why Conversio is a life- and family-first company) who enjoys running, reading and wine.In this episode, we talk about the philosophy of leading from first principles. We explore how to act in order to prevent your employees from burning out (more common than you think in highly motivated remote teams) and how a leader can be consistent while still striving to learn and being open (even eager!) to change his or her opinion. And for the people who want to up their hiring game, we discuss the questions and tests that enable Adii to hire for culture and value.————————Want to continue the conversation with Adii? LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/adiipienaar/Twitter: @adii (https://twitter.com/adii )Blog: https://adii.meMeet Him At Running Remote: https://runningremote.com/?utm_source=distantjob (use code distantjob on checkout for a 20% discount) The Books We Discuss:Siddhartha: https://amzn.to/2MhholcThe Prophet: https://amzn.to/2MkXp54 Adii’s Recommended Tool:reMarkable: https://remarkable.com————————As always, if you enjoy the podcast, we humbly ask that you leave a review on iTunes or your podcast syndication service of choice – and if you could share it, that would be even better!Need that one incredible employee to bolster your team?  Get in touch at https://distantjob.com/contact/  and we’ll find you who you need.

A huge thank you to Adii Pienaar for being on the show!Want to hear more from Adii? You can find Adii on Instagram and at his website adii.me.Links mentioned throughout the show: WooThemes, Adii's first startup (and exit) Conversio, Adii's current startup My first conversation with Adii on the Process podcast Reality Is Broken by Jane McGonigal Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur If you enjoyed this episode, hop on over to iTunes to give me a ★★★★★ review, which will help others like you find and enjoy the show, as well.Special thanks to Mario Callejas for providing the music for the Kin show! Check out his music on Spotify.

Links mentioned throughout the show: Book: Open Mind, Open Heart by Father Thomas Keating Video: The Method of Centering Prayer with Father Thomas Keating Article: How to stop your mind from talking all the time on Raptitude.com If you enjoyed this episode, hop on over to iTunes to give me a ★★★★★ review, which will help others like you find and enjoy the show, as well.Special thanks to Mario Callejas for providing the music for the Kin show and hanging out with us today! Check out his music on Spotify.Thanks for tuning in to this episode of the Kin podcast. Stay tuned for an interview episode with Adii Pienaar of Conversio next week.

In episode 5 of our podcast, Keith chats with Adii Pienaar founder of Conversio. Conversio is an all-in-one marketing dashboard that helps ecommerce store owners to sell more through gently reminding customers of abandoned carts and follow up emails. And Conversio doesn't stop there as it emails receipts, sends newsletters, gets customer feedback and really helps you boost your sales. Adii talks about the start of his journey in 2014 with Receiptful and it's progression to Conversio by finding the overlaps between different tools and data that resulted in Conversio's single dashboard. He chats about moving to the Shopify system and the value of the UX design to both Shopify and Conversio. Special Guest: Adii Pienaar.Sponsored By:Rare.ioLinks:Conversio.com — Email Marketing Automation. Make every email count.Shopify — The eCommerce platform made for youMilk Bottle Labs — Ireland's No.1 Shopify Experts

Approximately 70% of your customers will abandon their carts... if you're lucky. That's why the most profitable email marketing workflow you can possibly run is an abandoned cart sequence. In today's episode, we'll cover the best practice four email sequence guaranteed to help you re-engage customers and recover revenue. After that, we'll talk through three out of the box ideas that are proven to work. Adii Pienaar, founder of Conversio, joins us today to explain. Prior to Conversio, Adii was co-founder of WooThemes/WooCommerce, where he made his early entrepreneurial mistakes while learning about building software for ecommerce stores. You'll Learn The current state of abandoned carts in ecommerce The best practices for abandoned cart sequence you need to implement today Three out-of-the-box ideas to test in your sequences Tune in for more details! Resources https://conversio.com/ - Email marketing and reviews for your store. https://kickbox.com/ - Email list hygiene service [https://adii.me/](Adii's blog) Share your thoughts Ask a question in The Unofficial Shopify Podcast Facebook Group Share this show on Twitter Never miss an episode Subscribe on iTunes Join Kurt's newsletter Help the show Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings & reviews help, and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes What's Kurt up to? See our recent work at Ethercycle Take a ride with Kurt on YouTube Grow Your Store in 2018 Apply to work with Kurt to grow your store. Prefer to DIY? Read a free sample chapter of Kurt's book Ecommerce Bootcamp, absolutely free. Tell me where to send your sample at ecommerce-bootcamp.com Learn what's Shopify Plus got that regular Shopify doesn't?” Sponsors Try Bold Product Upsell free for 90 days Save 20% on Turbo, a blazing fast Shopify theme Improve your shop's search engine ranking with Venntov SEO Meta Manager

Adii Pienaar is a serial entrepreneur best known for founding the successful and multi-million dollar company WooThemes in 2008 which he also built from his home country South Africa. Since WooThemes, Adii has started a few new businesses, most recently Conversio (previously Receiptful), a SaaS business for all-in-one ecommerce marketing including features like email receipts, cart abandonment, follow ups, recommendations, product reviews, search, and feedback. Starting out  When Adii started out in business, he just wanted to be an entrepreneur and work for himself. He got into Wordpress out of necessity because he needed money for school. So he started doing some consulting for clients and he got to a point where he was building free Wordpress themes as a way to gain traction and find customers. That's how he started WooThemes.  That was before the ecosystem around Wordpress products even existed and there were only 2 to 3 other entrepreneurs who were selling premium Wordpress themes. Back then, one could only offer free opensource stuff or consulting services. Today, there is a vibrant community of different kinds of products, services and business models around Wordpress. Adii never thought Wordpress would become so big and that WooThemes would grow sustainably as far as it has.  On 2nd November 2007, he launched the first theme, The Original Premium News Theme, that eventually became WooThemes. The theme sold widely. He had started working on themes a year before that and he used to sell them through his blog.  Themes  Adii says that Wordpress has become a tougher place to build and sustain a business.   Tip: If there is a way to productize and some way extend some kind of service that you are doing, especially cost efficiently, then you will always have a market  Core revenue streams  He says with Conversio, they apply a Saas (Software as a Service) business model. That's unlike what he did with Woo Commerce/Woo Themes which only offered one-off downloadable content.  Conversio  In 2013, he was hoping to try his hand at building a new business. So, he stepped out of the Woo Themes operations and took a non-executive position. He then started working on a new product, Public Data, which was an online developments and learning community for entrepreneurs. While working on that, he was also negotiating his exit from WooThemes which concluded at the end of 2013.  He eventually shut down Public Data as a product. In early 2014, he came across a blog post about Email Receipts and when he read it, he became very interested in the idea. The first version of the idea before it became Conversio was called Receiptful, and it allowed people to include some form of marketing in their email receipts, this became very successful. From there, they slowly evolved into building complimentary tools including email marketing tools (now includes email newsletters and widgets).  Adii believes that anyone who read the blog post that inspired him could have just as easily started the same business he did. He says that what helped him was the fact that he had more understanding and experience in terms of building solutions specifically for people who were building ecommerce stores.  Building up on the idea  The first thing he did was Google to find out who else was doing something similar. His idea was slightly different from the existing ones. Addi identified Stripe (a payment platform) which was going through a massive growth phase as a potential business partner. People could build apps on top of the Stripe gateway exclusively and get a lot of success.   Adii outsourced the development of Receiptful's first version which was an app that would work with Stripe. It was geared towards other SaaS companies instead of ecommerce ones. He didn't want to target ecommerce customers because he wanted to initially build Receiptful as an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) as it would be easier. Once it was built, he had a few

Adii Pienaar is the Founder of Conversio, an all-in one marketing dashboard. Adii is based in Cape Town, South Africa and previously co-founded WooThemes - an e-commerce platform for Wordpress - which bootstrapped their way to over 150,000 customers. Today, Adii is continuing to help e-commerce entrepreneurs worldwide build stronger businesses through his latest startup Conversio, an all-in one marketing dashboard that helps you sell more. Adii joins us to share his story, how he started his career in entrepreneurship, what it was like transitioning wordpress templates into a full e-commerce platform, what it was like bootstrapping a company, how he’s approached building his latest company Conversio, and much more!

This week I talk with Adii Pienaar, founder of WooCommerce and Conversio. We discuss growing up in Cape Town, how Adii’s entrepreneurial father and teacher mother influenced his career path, how entrepreneurship gave him a sense of belonging and so much more. Enjoy!

This episode is a short, 3-minute prologue for the One Stop Shop podcast by Receiptful founder, Adii Pienaar. In this prologue, Adii shares some of the inspiration and motivation for why the Receiptful team has produced this podcast. He also shares their hopes and goals with the podcast (hint: it's about telling the stories of eCommerce businesses in a way that helps others learn and grow). Credits: Music featured in this episode was "Celery Man" by Birocratic and can be found at www.soundcloud.com/birocratic. This podcast was produced by comealivecreative.com.

Smart marketers know that the first sale is the only beginning of a relationship with a customer. If your marketing stops after the first sale, you are leaving money on the table. Moreover, while there're lots of ways to extend that the lifetime value of a customer, there's one thing you should be doing first. Upgrade your order confirmation emails! And today we're talking with Adii Pienaar of Receiptful. Adii is a serial entrepreneur "learning through making (new) mistakes." He previously co-founded WooThemes (exited 2013) and is currently working on Receiptful. He's also a husband, dad, complete wine snob, and occasionally suffers imposter syndrome. Subscribe to The Unofficial Shopify Podcast on iTunes! Subscribe to The Unofficial Shopify Podcast on Stitcher! Subscribe to The Unofficial Shopify Podcast via RSS! Learn: The stats on receipts Why we love receipts What specifically to do with receipts Which calls to action to include And how to tackle imposter syndrome Links: http://adii.me/ https://receiptful.com/ https://twitter.com/adii Free Guide! I want to send you a sample chapter of Ecommerce Bootcamp, absolutely free. Tell me where to send your sample at ecommerce-bootcamp.com

My guest on this episode is Adii Pienaar, founder of Receiptful and WooThemes. This conversation happened across the globe, from my desk in Nicaragua to Adii's in South Africa. The result is a raw, honest, and insightful talk about life, both personal and professional.

Adii, founder of WooThemes and Public Beta talked with us about launching a completely new venture from scratch and some of the controversial techniques he used when validating his idea. He also opened up with us about creating a more sustainable work/lif Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  In Episode 11 of the WP Elevation podcast I spoke with Brad Touesnard from Delicious Brains, home of WP Migrate DB. Brad has been through the experience of launching the WP App Store, which included investment from Adii Pienaar at WooThemes and Carl Hancock at Gravity Forms. The WP App Store ultimately failed and Brad has lived to tell the tale. Brad presented recently at the Boston WordPress MeetUp about the evolution of his business and why his pricing model is the way it is. Brad has teamed up with Pippin Williamson and launched a podcast called Apply Filters which is aimed at WordPress developers. I tried to find a screenshot of Flippa.com from 2008 but the way back machine kept redirecting so I gave up. However you can see the screenshots on Brad’s blog. Brad is currently reading Judas Unchained: The Commonwealth Saga by Peter F Hamilton. You can reach out and thank Brad on his blog or on Twitter. Brad suggested I interview Jason Schuller who’s fame includes Press75 and more recently Dropplets and Leeflets. Keep your eyes on your inbox Jason. Hint: to enter the competition, leave a comment below telling us the #1 feature you’d like to see in WP Migrate DB Pro. The post Episode #11 – Brad Touesnard appeared first on WP Elevation.

What goes up must come down or in our case, what went down came back up?! You be the judge in my latest interview with Brad Touesnard of Delicious Brains and WP Migrate Pro plugin. Before Brad was helping you migrate WordPress databases, he had visions of bringing an app store like experience to WordPress. It's what he described as a failure to which has brought him new sucess. Perhaps the idea was too early for it's time? You be the judge in Episode 46! Interview with Brad Touesnard of WP Migrate Pro Listen to the audio & subscribe on iTunes Matt Report - A WordPress podcast for digital business owners Episode 46: The benefits of failure Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window The journey of success and failure Sound familiar? That's right, it's the intro of the podcast. Brad knows this all too well, but it's something that has brought him on to new roads in the WordPress marketplace. Without the failure of his first product, he wouldn't have made the pivot to his new widely popular product WP Migrate Pro. Something new to my cache of interviewees? The angel funding and advisory role Carl Hancock of Gravity Forms along with Adii Pienaar of WooThemes play to the success of Delicious Brains. We chat about how they got invovled and how that experience has shaped Brad's role from developer to entrepreneur. Methodical success Our favorite part of the show is when we get into the nitty gritty and how-to of launching the product. Brad shares his secrets for capturing leads, marketing and determining price. If you follow WordPress news, you know there's a healthy debate going on about sustainable WordPress businesses and we'll chat about that with our hero today. Random fact, Brad spent hours on crafting an e-mail that was no longer than a couple of tweets put together. Learn why he did that and if it was worth it in this episode. Outro music: http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/1120/jaoranary ★ Support this podcast ★