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This may be the longest Bricking News we've every had!  But that is what we are here for, to bring you all the LEGO News from the week, no matter how long!  Lots of fun new sets and rumors coming out.  Star War, Botanical garden sets, Ikea all take center stage.  But first  I NEED YOUR HELP!TWO of my LEGO designers were accepted into the LEGO House Contest.  I am asking for you to PLEASE VOTE on them!  They are both linked right here for an easy way to vote.  Comment too to drive up interest I would truly appreciate all my listeners help!LEGO Contest Biltmore Mansion LinkLEGO Contest Playscaper LinkThe news from the week:Ikea LEGO meeting rooms at Google HQRumor new Batman tumblerColosseum set outdated already!?LEGO helps rebuild coral reefPSA to Dark Vader helmet21056 Taj MahalMechazilla!10,000 tiny instruments albumBad Batch Shuttle2021 Speed ChampionsFort worth Botanic LEGO GardenIkea LEGO ManualsMandalorian exclusive set10289 Bird of ParadiseSummer 2021 brickheadzBotanical collection back in stockCity Wildlife with elephant!LEGO Ideas sets... 57 to review!LEGO wheel and track benchmarksDesigner interviews posted every Monday!Bricking News posted every Friday!Question: What do I say A LOT of on the podcast? and it's not "Umm" lol message me and whoever get's it first wins a fun prize!Have a question? Want to be a guest? Send me a message!Instagram.com/back2brick2Check my pages out!Back 2 Brick Links!Back 2 Brick Podcast is not an affiliate nor endorsed by the LEGO Group.LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group of Companies. ©2020 The LEGO Group.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/legostud)

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COMMUNITY IS EVERYTHING! Join the Joyful Courage Tribe in our community Facebook groups: Live and Love with Joyful Courage Joyful Courage for Parents of Teens Join the Patreon Community and enjoy livestreams of solo shows, group coaching and a powerful community! www.patreon.com/joyfulcourage :::: My guest today is Ian O’Roarty. Ian is my youngest child, he turned 15 October 30th, and is a freshman in high school. He is the baby in the house, and taller than us all. He is passionate about basketball, loves his friends, and has melted my mama heart since day one. I say that Ian is my “positive discipline” kid because he was the one who was always game to create a routine, or role play a situation, he was willing. I’d say that Ian and I are very close, I will let him share his experience during the interview… He has always been really open with me, and it doesn’t seem like that is really anything that we haven’t talked about… He loves family time, when we are all together, and is super stoked to have his drivers permit. I am honored that he is willing to come share candidly with all of you on the podcast. Takeaways from the show: Coping with covid Challenges in the last year Being a close relationship with your parents Having a sibling who is going through mental health issues Messaging on swearing in our house Reading agreements Screen time  Thoughts from a teen about watching the Social Dilemma Video games and limits Managing screen time with online school What it means to Ian to “be a man” Toxic masculinity Goals for the future Advice to parents raising sons What does Joyful Courage mean to you: When I hear Joyful Courage I think about you and your company. I think it’s cool you help people. It’s good you're giving parents tools to mend their children.  See you next week :)  :::: Parenting for the Season You’re in BETA group I am jumping in SUPER EXCITED about a new program I am creating and I NEED YOUR HELP. I had a realization that I tend to think that I KNOW what you want and how you want it, and with the new year, I am shifting towards wanting to get CLEAR about what you want and how you want it. SO, I have created something and I am looking for a team of people to check it out and offer me feedback about what you think. PARENTING FOR THE SEASON YOU'RE IN is a 4 part program that is fully downloadable and designed to be consumed at YOUR pace. I think it's amazing, AND I am looking to find out what YOU think. I am offering it up to those of you willing to be my BETA group at a steep discount in exchange for your thoughts. Please check it out at www.joyfulcourage.com/seasons :::: SUPER FAM Take that community vibe next level by joining the Joyful Courage Patreon community! For as little as $1, $5, $10/month you can support the podcast, and enjoy biweekly livestreams , monthly group coaching, and Podcast Recap discussions. --> www.patreon.com/joyfulcourage :::: The Book, The Coaching Joyful Courage is so much more than a podcast! I know that you love listening in every week AND I want to encourage you to dig deeper into the learning with me, INVEST in you parenting journey. READ THE BOOK - Joyful Courage, Calming the Drama and Taking Control of Your Parenting Journey is all about how to show up as a Joyful Courage parent so that you have better access to the tools you need in hot parenting moments – tools that are helpful and maintain connection with your child. Available both in book and audio book form → http://www.joyfulcourage.com/book CONSIDER ONE ON ONE COACHING - The most POWERFUL of investments offered by Joyful Courage, one on one coaching allows for parents to really tease apart the current issues they are having with their child, while also developing a clear compass for guiding them in the direction they want to be going in. Coaching happens every other week, and is open for parents with kids 4 years old through the teen years. Go to my coaching page to book a free exploratory call and see if we are the right fit. → http://www.joyfulcourage.com/jccoaching ::::: Be a Subscriber Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to the Joyful Courage Podcast on Apple Podcast to get the latest shows STRAIGHT to your device!!  AND PLEASE rate and review the Joyful Courage Parenting Podcast to help me spread the show to an ever-larger audience!! CLICK HERE to watch a video that shows up how to subscribe with your iPhone!

COMMUNITY IS EVERYTHING! Join the Joyful Courage Tribe in our community Facebook groups: Live and Love with Joyful Courage Joyful Courage for Parents of Teens Join the Patreon Community and enjoy livestreams of solo shows, group coaching and a powerful community! www.patreon.com/joyfulcourage :::: This week’s podcast is a SOLO show!!! Takeaways from the show: Beta group Introducing the next mini summit Discovering your most authentic way of being Being responsible for yourself and how you show up Connection to self, family, and community Surrender to being imperfect Teens teach us that flexibility is imperative Trust that things are temporary Create a safe environment so your teen can share what they want from an authentic and open place Caregiving is always in motion Owning discovery around money Trusting the unfolding of life Be with what comes up, feel your feels See you next week :)  :::: Parenting for the Season You’re in BETA group I am jumping in SUPER EXCITED about a new program I am creating and I NEED YOUR HELP. I had a realization that I tend to think that I KNOW what you want and how you want it, and with the new year, I am shifting towards wanting to get CLEAR about what you want and how you want it. SO, I have created something and I am looking for a team of people to check it out and offer me feedback about what you think. PARENTING FOR THE SEASON YOU'RE IN is a 4 part program that is fully downloadable and designed to be consumed at YOUR pace. I think it's amazing, AND I am looking to find out what YOU think. I am offering it up to those of you willing to be my BETA group at a steep discount in exchange for your thoughts. Please check it out at www.joyfulcourage.com/seasons :::: SUPER FAM Take that community vibe next level by joining the Joyful Courage Patreon community! For as little as $1, $5, $10/month you can support the podcast, and enjoy biweekly livestreams , monthly group coaching, and Podcast Recap discussions. --> www.patreon.com/joyfulcourage :::: The Book, The Coaching Joyful Courage is so much more than a podcast! I know that you love listening in every week AND I want to encourage you to dig deeper into the learning with me, INVEST in you parenting journey. READ THE BOOK - Joyful Courage, Calming the Drama and Taking Control of Your Parenting Journey is all about how to show up as a Joyful Courage parent so that you have better access to the tools you need in hot parenting moments – tools that are helpful and maintain connection with your child. Available both in book and audio book form → http://www.joyfulcourage.com/book CONSIDER ONE ON ONE COACHING - The most POWERFUL of investments offered by Joyful Courage, one on one coaching allows for parents to really tease apart the current issues they are having with their child, while also developing a clear compass for guiding them in the direction they want to be going in. Coaching happens every other week, and is open for parents with kids 4 years old through the teen years. Go to my coaching page to book a free exploratory call and see if we are the right fit. → http://www.joyfulcourage.com/jccoaching ::::: Be a Subscriber Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to the Joyful Courage Podcast on Apple Podcast to get the latest shows STRAIGHT to your device!!  AND PLEASE rate and review the Joyful Courage Parenting Podcast to help me spread the show to an ever-larger audience!! CLICK HERE to watch a video that shows up how to subscribe with your iPhone!

COMMUNITY IS EVERYTHING! Join the Joyful Courage Tribe in our community Facebook groups: Live and Love with Joyful Courage Joyful Courage for Parents of Teens Join the Patreon Community and enjoy livestreams of solo shows, group coaching and a powerful community! www.patreon.com/joyfulcourage :::: My guest today is Rowan O’Roarty. Rowan is my oldest child, she will be 18 in January, and one of my biggest teachers of personal growth. As we all do, we learn who we are as parents, through our relationships with our children. Rowan made me a mom, and continues to influence who I am in the world as I navigate what it means to mother her. Rowan has been through her own journey of personal discovery over the past few years, maneuvering mental health challenges, dropping out of school, completing her GED, and stepping in to big responsibility while her dad and I were gone for 2 months going through my husband's cancer treatment. I am honored that she is willing to come share herself and her journey so candidly with you all today. Takeaways from the show: Where the anxiety started When Rowan became aware of her anxiety Things we did that helped Rowan cope with depression and anxiety Panic attacks  Navigating anxiety attacks and how parents can be supportive What depression feels like Things parents can do that are helpful to their teen’s mental health Dialectical behavioral therapy Realizing only YOU can change your experience What Rowan has learned about herself these past few years Mental health and high school Rowan’s freshman year Opting into online school Dropping out of school and gaining parent’s support The GED test Plans for the future What does Joyful Courage mean to you? To me, when I hear Joyful Courage and I put it into the context of mental health in teens, I think of having courage. Having the courage to choose joy when the circumstances are against you or things aren’t working out. Finding joy and being so courageous to chase after it and be joyful.  :::: Parenting for the Season You’re in BETA group I am jumping in SUPER EXCITED about a new program I am creating and I NEED YOUR HELP. I had a realization that I tend to think that I KNOW what you want and how you want it, and with the new year, I am shifting towards wanting to get CLEAR about what you want and how you want it. SO, I have created something and I am looking for a team of people to check it out and offer me feedback about what you think. PARENTING FOR THE SEASON YOU'RE IN is a 4 part program that is fully downloadable and designed to be consumed at YOUR pace. I think it's amazing, AND I am looking to find out what YOU think. I am offering it up to those of you willing to be my BETA group at a steep discount in exchange for your thoughts. Please check it out at www.joyfulcourage.com/seasons :::: SUPER FAM Take that community vibe next level by joining the Joyful Courage Patreon community! For as little as $1, $5, $10/month you can support the podcast, and enjoy biweekly livestreams , monthly group coaching, and Podcast Recap discussions. --> www.patreon.com/joyfulcourage ::: The Book, The Coaching Joyful Courage is so much more than a podcast! I know that you love listening in every week AND I want to encourage you to dig deeper into the learning with me, INVEST in you parenting journey. READ THE BOOK - Joyful Courage, Calming the Drama and Taking Control of Your Parenting Journey is all about how to show up as a Joyful Courage parent so that you have better access to the tools you need in hot parenting moments – tools that are helpful and maintain connection with your child. Available both in book and audio book form → http://www.joyfulcourage.com/book CONSIDER ONE ON ONE COACHING - The most POWERFUL of investments offered by Joyful Courage, one on one coaching allows for parents to really tease apart the current issues they are having with their child, while also developing a clear compass for guiding them in the direction they want to be going in. Coaching happens every other week, and is open for parents with kids 4 years old through the teen years. Go to my coaching page to book a free exploratory call and see if we are the right fit. → http://www.joyfulcourage.com/jccoaching ::::: Be a Subscriber Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to the Joyful Courage Podcast on Apple Podcast to get the latest shows STRAIGHT to your device!!  AND PLEASE rate and review the Joyful Courage Parenting Podcast to help me spread the show to an ever-larger audience!! CLICK HERE to watch a video that shows up how to subscribe with your iPhone!

Welcome To Episode #156 of the Amazon FBA Private Label Show Podcast! In this episode I share Rockstar advice around product selection, fake gurus and when you should quit your job to sell full time. Listen to this Amazon FBA Podcast! [powerpress] Rockstar Advice To Help New Amazon FBA Sellers Succeed - EP156 I have been successfully selling on Amazon for many years now and I want to share my advice and knowledge to help you do the same. This podcast is geared towards helping newer Amazon FBA sellers succeed. By the end of this podcast you should have walked away with a few golden nuggets that you can implement into you life and business to set yourself up for massive success. Here is what I will be talking about: Product selection Having enough capital Courses and fake gurus When to quit your job Business credit cards -------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER! SHIP WITH FREIGHTOS - GET A DISCOUNT! - Do you have goods in China that you need shipped to Amazon or a warehouse? I recently partnered with FREIGHTOS.COM to offer my listeners a $100 DISCOUNT on your first shipment! Amazon sellers use FREIGHTOS to find the best rates and then quickly book for fast and easy shipping.

Welcome To Episode #151 of the Amazon FBA Private Label Show Podcast! In this episode I break down the different tactics and methods to acquire lots of Amazon reviews on your products. Listen to this Amazon FBA Podcast! [powerpress] How To Get Tons Of Amazon Reviews - EP151 As Amazon sellers know getting reviews on your products can be a frustrating process. Reviews are the lifeblood of Amazon's platform and in order to compete you need to have a strategy to be able to drive sales and reviews. In this podcast I will share both Amazon approved methods and off Amazon methods for acquiring lots of reviews. I will also discuss what you need to know about Amazon reviews in general as well as methods to stay away from. By the end of this podcast you should have a clearly strategy and understanding of how to properly ask for and get tons of customers to leave your product a review.   GET KEVIN KING'S FREEDOM TICKET TRAINING FOR FREE!     When you sign up for a Helium 10 paid plan you now get access to Kevin King's Freedom Ticket training course FOR FREE! The Freedom Ticket course normally sold for about $1,000. (huge value) If you aren't familiar with Kevin King he was on Episode 120 of my podcast. Kevin teaches lots of great advanced strategies that are really cool. Anyways.... If you were in the market for some top notch Amazon training then consider signing up for Helium 10 and getting access to Kevin's training course. FOR FREE!   Check Out Helium 10 Here: P.S. Also don't ever pay full price for Helium 10. Use my special link to get a huge discount on Helium 10 ====>>>> Exclusive Helium 10 Discount Link USE CODE: PLSHOW10 - for 10% off every month USE CODE: PLSHOW50 - for 50% off your first month SEE HELIUM 10 IN ACTION!   Not a member of the Facebook Mastermind group yet? Join here! USE THIS LINK TO RECEIVE AND EXCLUSIVE LISTENER DISCOUNT    Boost Rooster – If you want to launch and rank products while easily gaining reviews using the power of ManyChat then this is the platform for you. I have used this software several times for product launches and I found it to be a very simple way to launch and rank products to the first page of Amazon. Boost Rooster needs to be a part of every Amazon sellers toolbox. GET 10% OFF FOR LIFE WITH CODE PLSHOW10OFF   Jungle Scout Web App – This is one of the premier Amazon product research tools out on the market now. This essential software will help you find and discovery new and hot product opportunities, track products, spy on your competitors and more. This is my go to tool right now that I use constantly. —> USE THIS LINK TO RECEIVE AND EXCLUSIVE LISTENER DISCOUNT    Jungle Scout Launch – This is what I am currently using for my feedback and follow auto-responder service. I can send messages to customers to ask for reviews and build value. You can also access the Jump Send deal site to help you launch new products and gain some traction so you can start ranking organically. Jungle Scout Launch is integrated into the Jungle Scout Web App. –>>Use this special link for a 14 day free trail of Jungle Scout Launch ManyChat – This is the number one chat bot platform for Facebook Messenger marketing. You can use Many Chat to help you build audiences to help you launch products and get reviews. When you have a ManyChat audience you have a powerful asset that you can keep using to help you build and grow your business. Messenger open rates are typically over 80% compared to about 20% for e-mail. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! I NEED YOUR HELP! If you felt you got any value out of this podcast, then please support me with an iTunes review. It's simple to do! Just click here to head to iTunes and leave an honest rating and review of the podcast. Every review helps! How To Get Tons Of Amazon Reviews - EP151

Welcome To Episode #148 of the Amazon FBA Private Label Show Podcast! In this episode I chat with Marvin Lee a successful 7 figure Amazon seller who quit his 9-5 job to start an Amazon FBA business.  Listen to this Amazon FBA Podcast! [powerpress] How To Escape The Rat Race And Start a 7 Figure Amazon FBA Business Check out this episode to hear how Marvin Lee quit his job as a nurse to start a successful 7 figure Amazon FBA business. Marvin wanted more from life and saw the awesome power of e-commerce and Amazon. Inside this episode Marvin will share his story as well as what he has learned over the years to help him become a successful Amazon FBA seller. His success did not come overnight as he encountered failures and obstacles along the way. Marvin will tell you what it takes you to be a successful Amazon seller and he will also share some tips around launching products, listing optimization and pay per click.  CONNECT WITH MARVIN LEE AMZ Seller Specialists  LinkedIn Facebook As mentioned on the podcast Marvin was featured in Ryan Daniel Moran's new book "12 Months to $1 Million: How to Pick a Winning Product, Build a Real Business, and Become a Seven-Figure Entrepreneur" GRAB YOUR COPY TODAY Not a member of the Facebook Mastermind group yet? Join here! USE THIS LINK TO RECEIVE AND EXCLUSIVE LISTENER DISCOUNT  Pxlfy.me – This is a great tool for Amazon sellers if you want to quickly create custom links for your Amazon product listings. Use it to easily create Canonical, 2 Step, Review and Supreme links. This tool will help you rank easier for keywords. I have recently used this link creator with great success when running traffic from Facebook and my own email list. USE CODE PLSHOW15 for 15% OFF DISCOUNT ManyChat – This is the number one chat bot platform for Facebook Messenger marketing. You can use Many Chat to help you build audiences to help you launch products and get reviews. When you have a ManyChat audience you have a powerful asset that you can keep using to help you build and grow your business. Messenger open rates are typically over 80% compared to about 20% for e-mail.   SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! I NEED YOUR HELP! If you felt you got any value out of this podcast, then please support me with an iTunes review. It's simple to do! Just click here to head to iTunes and leave an honest rating and review of the podcast. Every review helps! How To Escape The Rat Race And Start a 7 Figure Amazon FBA Business  

In an effort to bring clarity & understanding to people hearing my message for the first time, I created this podcast to share the journey in which I have traveled and disclosed what is going on right now. The Holy Spirit declared "we are in a State of Emergency ".  I am moved to share this information with you; this is Knowledge which will take you out of your comfort zone & at first difficult to digest.  It's strong meat & No Joke! I want to be straight & to the point. I Need Your Help.  Here's Hoping You Rise To The Task.  This Generation is being served strong meat whether you or not you're able to digest.  Here's praying & believing that you Receive It! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/debbie454/message

2nd full recording of this episode. LoL.  Didnt like some interruptions I had in the first recording, so I did a straight almost 2.5 hours of recording.  FML.  I cover the corona virus and my take on it, load development on the new dasher barrel that replaced the stolen one, touch on the Alpha Munitions Dasher brass, solids update, range update, and I NEED YOUR HELP!!  YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED.  Give it a listen and give me your ideas on something straight cool!!

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Hey everyone- due to unforeseen circumstances, this week’s solo episode as intended, is cancelled. I always want to put out a quality episode and when it’s time for my solo episodes I want to make sure they are from the heart and are thought through. One of the things you’ll get to know about me is that I’d rather do something 100% than half ass it.  And this week I just didn’t have the mental and emotional bandwidth to get the job done. And I guess part of growing up and growing as a person is saying.. that’s OK. That if I’m honest with my friends, family and listeners it will be OK. And I don’t have to hold it all together for everyone and everything all the time ( PS.. thanks again @BREAK METHOD). As I’m recording this, Kobe Bryant, his daughter and 7 other people died two days ago in a tragic accident. I bring that up not to shit stir, or emotionally mine for empathy, but because it made me take a step back and remind myself that today is not guaranteed and so if I need a fucking week off to take care of me and hug the people I love,  I’m gonna do it and not bury myself in Catholic guilt or feel lazy. So this week I just needed to fly my Dad in, hug my animals, and call it a wrap. And yes, I acknowledge the privilege I have to be able to do that so I JUST FUCKING DID IT. But asking for help has always been my kryptonite ( notice Wonder Woman doesn’t even HAVE KRYPTONITE.. point to ponder but I digress). And I’ll share an excerpt of a speech I was supposed to give two years ago…so here goes: “I'm here to tell you a bit about my story and the worst day of my life… You see, in 2013, the violence with my then husband had escalated, to the point where, one night, I woke up to the sound of a gun being cocked and pointed at me, and all I could do was pray for my life. But even though at that point I was almost a partner at my firm, I had a law degree, a very supportive family, I was the breadwinner, and in case you haven't figured it out.. a  white, straight, US citizen, I was still terrified, and too scared to tell anyone.   So I stayed….and didn't sleep, and lived every day in fear.   The worst day of my life was the day that I had lost hope, the day that I couldn't even think anymore, the day that I had to go to my father, at the age of 38, and tell him that I didn't know what to do, and that I needed his help. You see I was the person who fixed things for everyone: for my friends, my family and for my clients, but somehow I couldn't fix this. To me, at that point, I almost would have rather died then tell people what was going on. I was crippled by fear and shame.  And so the day that I had to ask for help was the worst day of my life, not because I was worried that my father wouldn't help me, quite the opposite,  but because the shame was all encompassing, and I felt inside like it was all my fault.  ” FAST FORWARD to 2020… life changes, we grow, and yet again I was in a position to need help. And this time.. I did it. And continue to do so. So if anyone out there is going through anything, I feel you. I see you and I get how hard it is to ask for help. But I’m gonna keep flexing my receptive muscle. And just fucking be brave enough to keep asking. To that end, here’s what I need from all of you listening: I have a bunch of solo episode topics in my brain lined up and waiting to come out, and I‘m sure I’ll have more after the break, but this show is about YOU, not me. SO.. I NEED YOUR HELP.     I’m gonna list a few topics and I want to hear from you.. about which one you want me to cover on the next solo episode coming out March 2nd.   I’m going to add voting buttons on our page at or you can just email us at boldlyspoken@mtolympusperformancegroup , mtolympusperformancegroup.com/podcast.com or reach me on insta @mtolympusgrp . But most importantly, I want to hear from you, so even if you have another suggestion feel free to drop me a line:   So without further a do here’s what’s kicking around in my brain: “ Who Does She Think She Is?”: How To Be Bold & Brag ( and that’s a good thing) Why NDA’s NEED TO GTFOH.   (NDAs are Non- Disclosure Agreements.. AKA the legal world’s silencer). How Busy People Can Start Getting Involved In Their Local Community  Every Superhero Has an Origin Story:  Understanding Your Backstory and Finding Your Superpower So let me know what’s important to you, what you want to hear about, and anything else. This time it’s your turn to ask me for help. So drop me a line at boldlyspoken@mtolympusperformancegroup , mtolympusperformancegroup.com/podcast.com or reach me on insta @mtolympusgrp. This week’s charity highlight is The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption- helping to find forever families for kids in foster care.  It’s near and dear to my heart because while I was not in foster care by the grace of God,  My Dad, My Super-Hero, My Super-Dad… adopted me at age 30 and has been the best and only true parent I have.   And he’s sitting right now in my living room and would be totally embarrassed hearing this. I LOVE YOU BIG GUY.   https://www.davethomasfoundation.org/   Next week we’ll be back with Jennifer Spivak, Featured in Forbes and the Queen of Facebook Ads. And until next time.. be bold, be brave, be badasses but most importantly, BE YOU.

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Welcome To Episode #140 of the Amazon FBA Private Label Show Podcast! In this episode I chat with Greg Mercer from Jungle Scout where Greg and I share tips and Amazon Q4 strategies to help you succeed.  Listen to this Amazon FBA Podcast! [powerpress] Maximizing your Holiday Sales - Amazon Q4 Tips with Greg Mercer EP140 If you want to have a wildly successful Q4 selling on Amazon then you need to have a strategy and a plan to maximize sales and profit. Amazon just gets bigger and better every year and this Q4 selling season will no doubt be the biggest ever. The opportunity for Amazon sellers to absolutely crush it and make tons of money is all right in front of us. In this episode I am joined by Greg Mercer from Jungle Scout where we break down and share important Amazon Q4 Tips and strategies to help you maximize sales and profit.  IMPORTANT DATES:  Black Friday - November 29th Cyber Monday - December 2nd November 6 - for Black Friday and Cyber Monday December 3 - for the holiday gift-giving season    KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM PODCAST    GET SMART WITH INVENTORY  One of the most important components of having a successful Q4 is to have a strategy around your inventory. You need to find a fine balance of having the right inventory in order to maximize profits. If Amazon sellers have too much inventory stored at Amazon FBA then you will eat up all your profits with the sky high storage fees that Amazon charges in Q4. If you don't have enough then you could run out of stock in the middle of the madness and lose out on sales and profit as well which is no fun.  Analyze your products historical sales data to determine how much inventory you will need to be comfortably in stock If this is a new product then analyze your competitions historical sales data Consider storing your inventory at an off-sight warehouse and then drip feeding it into Amazon FBA as needed.  Or store inventory at your house if possible and drip feed into Amazon FBA as needed OTHER KEY POINTS If you have a gift-able item then consider optimizing your listing to highlight that.   Add pictures to showcase your item in a holiday setting Consider adding video to highlight that your item makes a great gift for the holidays  Update your sales copy to highlight that it makes a great gift Tighten up your Amazon PPC ads campaigns NOW Consider increasing your PPC spend during key times during Q4 Expand your campaigns and cast a wider net  Make sure you are running coupons and appropriate promotions as customers are deal shopping Build your own email list or Many Chat audience to drive traffic to your offers Raise your prices if your competition runs out of stock so you can maximize profits Increased sales and traffic on Amazon usually stays strong well into January and February  Make sure to place your inventory orders at the end of December to ensure orders are completed before suppliers shut down for Chinese New Year Having success in Q4 on Amazon is all about preparation. Put the work in now and reap the rewards later. When you use a platform like Amazon FBA they will take care of the heavy lifting for you. So after you get done listening to this podcast I would recommend you sit down in silence and sketch out a plan of attack. Then immediately take action on one of those action points to build momentum.  To your Q4 success!    GREG MERCER - JUNGLE SCOUT Greg Mercer is and Amazon seller and the founder of Jungle Scout. Greg and his team at Jungle Scout have been a very valuable asset to the Amazon seller community for many years. Check out the Jungle Scout training resources for more in depth content and knowledge.  Jungle Scout on You-Tube WANT AN EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT ON JUNGLE SCOUT?  ======>>> Click To Claim Your Special Private Labeler Show Discount Check out my latest training video! --->>> Click to visit training blog post  Not a member of the Facebook Mastermind group yet? Join here!PLS LISTENER DISCOUNT – Chrome Extension –>>EXCLUSIVE JUNGLE SCOUT BUNDLE OFFER LINK – Chrome Extension + Web App SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW!   I NEED YOUR HELP! If you felt you got any value out of this podcast, then please support me with an iTunes review. It's simple to do! Just click here to head to iTunes and leave an honest rating and review of the podcast. Every review helps! Maximizing your Holiday Sales - Amazon Q4 Tips with Greg Mercer EP140

Welcome To Episode #138 of the Amazon FBA Private Label Show Podcast! In this episode we break down how to expand to have massive success selling in Amazon FBA Europe! Listen to this Amazon FBA Podcast! [powerpress] How to Sell on Amazon FBA Europe - He Did Over $12+ Million in Sales! - EP138 Many Amazon sellers are considering expanding to Amazon FBA Europe right now because of the enormous amounts of opportunity that exists. While the ability to scale and grow your business sounds intriguing the process of selling on Amazon FBA Europe may seem a little overwhelming. Sellers may have questions and concerns about things like VAT as well as how to set up a business entity and how to deal with shipping. In this podcast episode I am joined by Amazon Europe expert Stephen Somers of Marketplace Superheros. Stephen breaks down what you need to know to get set up for massive success while selling on Amazon FBA Europe.    Amazon FBA Europe's 5 main marketplaces consist of the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. By selling in Amazon Europe you will have access to sell to millions and millions of Amazon customers in the EU.  GETTING STARTED   Consider starting selling in Amazon UK first Set up the proper business entities in the UK Ensure you are registered to handle VAT taxes Get set up for the proper banking needs Send your products in and consider using the European Fulfillment Network Make sure your listings are translated and optimized for the UK or any other foreign marketplace    * For help and assistance getting everything setup to sell in Amazon FBA Europe consider working with Marketplace Superheros.    OTHER KEY TAKEAWAYS   Consider the Market Selling Model Find boring low competition products Find products doing about 5 sales a day and making $5 per sale in profit Keep launching products in various niches Ensure you have great images and great copy that's translated for each market Keep expanding your products to all different markets This selling model doesn't require lots of extra marketing Ensure your listings are translated correctly for each market Each listing should have it's own unique keyword research done custom for each local market  Avoid Fiverr or Amazon translations services as they will be low quality Consider Translated.Net   CONNECT WITH STEPHEN SOMERS     Marketplace Superheros Stephen Somers on Instagram      Not a member of the Facebook Mastermind group yet? Join here!PLS LISTENER DISCOUNT – Chrome Extension –>>EXCLUSIVE JUNGLE SCOUT BUNDLE OFFER LINK – Chrome Extension + Web App SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW!   I NEED YOUR HELP! If you felt you got any value out of this podcast, then please support me with an iTunes review. It's simple to do! Just click here to head to iTunes and leave an honest rating and review of the podcast. Every review helps! How to Sell on Amazon FBA Europe - He Did Over $12+ Million in Sales! - EP137

Welcome To Episode #136 of the Amazon FBA Private Label Show Podcast! In this episode I talk with 8 figure Amazon seller Scott Needham of Buyboxer about the current state of selling on Amazon FBA.  Listen to this Amazon FBA Podcast! [powerpress] Inside the Mind of an 8-Figure Amazon Seller w/Scott Needham EP136 In this latest podcast episode I am joined by Scott Needham the CTO of Buyboxer. Buyboxer manages the largest assortment of skus on Amazon FBA and has done over $250 million in sales over the years. They currently have a catalog of 70,000 plus skus in their catalog and they also work with brands and businesses to help them grow on Amazon. Check out this podcast episode where I talk with Scott about the current state of Amazon. Scott will also share valuable insight on product research as well as using coupons to drive sales and conversion. Scott will also talk about the importance of filing for reimbursement claims with Amazon for missing and damaged inventory.      THE STATE OF AMAZON While Amazon continues to grow and expand over the globe it's a platform that is attracting thousands of new sellers every single year. More sellers than ever are creating thriving 6, 7, and 8 figure plus businesses utilizing the Amazon FBA platform. Just recently Amazon reported that nearly 150,000 Amazon sellers surpassed $100,000 in sales. While competition may be heating up there still is plenty of opportunity for new sellers coming to the platform.    AMAZON PRODUCT RESEARCH    Don't over-complicate your product research. Keep things simple by selling product that are currently in demand or have an emerging demand as trends start and grow. Using tools like Jungle Scout or Keepa can help you identify these product and trends. There is a lot of opportunity to sell premium versions of products on Amazon. While most sellers and Chinese suppliers tend to have lower quality products focused on value buyers you can carve out your piece of the market by positioning yourself as premium. When you do this you can charge more as long as you have a high quality product with premium packaging and a top notch experience.    Consider exploring the grocery niche for lots of future growth opportunities.   Data is great and can help with your product research but sometimes too much data can be counter productive. It's also important that you develop skills as an Amazon seller to be able to identify market opportunities without having to use tools all the time. You should be able to evaluate a current market and determine what the current market is asking for based on customer feedback, reviews and research.    As Scott mentioned it's certainly worth looking into new and emerging trends in the market. If you jump on trends early you can establish yourself as the leader early on Amazon. Using tools like Google Trends or just recognizing social trends may prove to be valuable.    AMAZON COUPONS   If you want to boost conversions and sales on your products then experiment with Amazon coupons. Most Amazon sellers aren't using these right now so the opportunity is golden to capitalize off of it. Coupons will help your click through rate as the visual green badge that Amazon displays is very eye catching. Also if you have slow moving inventory consider running coupons along with PPC to drive sales or liquidate inventory.    REIMBURSEMENTS    If you have been selling on Amazon for any period of time then chances are Amazon owes you money for missing, lost or damaged inventory. You could be owed thousands of dollars back from Amazon so it's important you dive into your reports on a regular basis. If you don't have the time or the patience to do this then hire a virtual assistant from the Jungle Market to assist with this process. You could also hire a service to assist with this as well. Consider using Scott's service Valence and see how much you are owed in reimbursements.      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   CONNECT WITH SCOTT NEEDHAM    Scott's Podcast - The Smartest Amazon Seller Reimbursement Service - Valence Services  Account Services + Brand Management - BuyBoxer  Follow Scott Needham on Instagram  JUNGLE SCOUT CONTEST GIVEAWAY!  Want to get entered to win a license for a Jungle Scout chrome extension? Subscribe to the Private Labeler Show Podcast on You-Tube and hit the notifications bell Like this video and comment “I want Jungle Scout” I will pick one lucky winner very soon! Good Luck!      Not a member of the Facebook Mastermind group yet? Join here!PLS LISTENER DISCOUNT – Chrome Extension –>>EXCLUSIVE JUNGLE SCOUT BUNDLE OFFER LINK – Chrome Extension + Web App Jungle Scout Web App – This is one of the premier Amazon product research tools out on the market now. This essential software will help you find and discovery new and hot product opportunities, track products, spy on your competitors and more. This is my go to tool right now that I use constantly. —> USE THIS LINK TO RECEIVE AND EXCLUSIVE LISTENER DISCOUNT  Jungle Scout Market – Hire pre-vetted Amazon experts to help you build, run and grow your Amazon FBA business. Created by the Jungle Scout team. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW!   I NEED YOUR HELP! If you felt you got any value out of this podcast, then please support me with an iTunes review. It's simple to do! Just click here to head to iTunes and leave an honest rating and review of the podcast. Every review helps! Inside the Mind of an 8-Figure Amazon Seller w/Scott Needham EP136

Welcome To Episode #132 of the Amazon FBA Private Label Show Podcast! In this episode we share simple and actionable Amazon pricing strategies that you can implement today to make more money!  Listen to this Amazon FBA Podcast! [powerpress] Pricing Strategies Every Amazon Seller Should be Using Right Now w/Paulina Masson Are you using the correct Amazon pricing strategies to maximize sales and profit? I have found that most sellers tend to guess how to price their products. If you are guessing and don't have a strategy then you could be leaving a lot of money on the table. Sometimes small tweaks can have dramatic effects on how shoppers view your products which could lead to increased sales and profit.  On this episode I am joined by Paulina Masson of Shopkeeper.com where she breaks down some effective Amazon pricing strategies that every seller needs to be using. Paulina is an Amazon seller herself and has lots of knowledge around the psychology of pricing and how it effects buying behaviors.  EPISODE BREAKDOWN   Have A Clear Plan Before you even have your product made you should determine what type of buyer you are going to price and market your product to. You should have already evaluated the current market on Amazon to determine your potential pricing strategy. As an example if you notice that there are no "luxury" offers available on the market for a product then you could fill that void by creating a higher quality product in which you can charge higher prices.  You also should be studying the historical pricing of all the top competitors to get a feel for what the other sellers have been charging. You can use a tool like Jungle Scout to see this information.  Determine Your Buyer There are essentially 3 different main buckets of customers on Amazon. You have budget shoppers, value shoppers and luxury seekers. You should be evaluating the current marketplace to see where your competition fits in. If everyone is competing on having the lowest price then you may have opportunities to raise your prices to appeal to value or luxury shoppers.   Budget Shoppers - they are mainly looking for the lowest priced products and aren't to concerned with quality.  Value Shoppers - They are seeking a mix of value and quality. They won't just seek to find the cheapest option available.  Luxury Shoppers - They want a premium product with all the "bells and whistles" and they will be willing to spend a lot to get it.  Price Endings Matter Most products you see in retail end with the price of $0.99. We know that buying something for $12.99 looks like a much better deal than charging $13.00. Even though it's only a $0.01 difference. While using a price ending is ok you may want to consider using other odd number endings such as $0.97 or $0.95. Those price endings will get the customers attention as they are quickly scanning the sales page. Try to avoid even endings such as $0.92 or $0.94. Also if you are a selling luxury item then consider using a $0.00 ending. So instead of charging $34.99 simply charge $35.00. As with anything you should split test these price endings to determine which gets the most clicks and conversions.  Use odd price endings such as .99, .97, .95 Avoid even price endings such as .92, .94 Use .00 endings for luxury items  Split test to determine what sells the best for your items Amazon Coupons To drive clicks and more sales consider running coupons on your listings. The green banner will stand out as customers are scanning Amazon and it will catch their attention. A lot of sellers are not using coupons currently so you can really stand out. You can then experiment with using "percentage off" or "dollar off" coupons. Make sure to keep your coupons simple and easy for the customer to calculate. If you make the customer think too much they will get confused and move on to the next product.    What About Bundling? Once you have been selling a product for a while you should look at your sales reports to determine if bundling makes sense. If you notice that customer are often buying 2 or more of that product then you can create a variation and offer the customer more quantity options. You can then give the customer a better deal per unit if they buy more however you will usually save money in FBA fees when you ship out the bundled option.  Free Shipping? While a huge amount of Amazon customers are Prime members who automatically get free shipping there still are millions of shoppers that are non-prime. For them to receive free shipping they currently need to spend $25 or more. This is important to know when selling a product in that price range. If you are priced in the $20-$24.99 range then simple increase your price to something like $25.97 so that purchase no qualifies for free shipping. You will convert more non-prime customer with this type of pricing.  Business Pricing? If you aren't enrolled into Amazon Business yet then you should do that immediately. It should be free to enroll into and by doing so you can have access to business pricing for your products. You can set different quantity discount options right inside of your seller central dashboard. By doing so you will attract lots of business buyers and start generating extra sales by default. You will then be able to see your sales generated from business customers. Don't worry if you don't have business related products. It doesn't matter.  SPECIAL OFFER FOR YOU GET A 6 MONTHS FREE TRIAL OF SHOPKEEPER!  Simply visit Shopkeeper.com and open the chat bubble and enter code "STINGRAY180" to get 6 months FREE!  Track your sales Track your inventory  Know your profit breakdown Use data to make business decisions      Not a member of the Facebook Mastermind group yet? Join here! USE THIS LINK TO RECEIVE AND EXCLUSIVE LISTENER DISCOUNT  Splitly is an AWESOME tool that now allows us to split test various things on your product listings like pricing and images to measure how they perform over time. If you want to maximize your profits and destroy the competition you need to be split testing your listings. I have been using this so for a while now and I am loving it because Splitly does all the heaving lifting for me. Receive an exclusive PLS discount off your first month of Splitly===> Use Special PLS Link Here For all other resources and tools that I use in my Amazon business please see the resources link.   SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW!   I NEED YOUR HELP! If you felt you got any value out of this podcast, then please support me with an iTunes review. It's simple to do! Just click here to head to iTunes and leave an honest rating and review of the podcast. Every review helps! Pricing Strategies Every Amazon Seller Should be Using Right Now w/Paulina Masson

https://youtu.be/z3eTOXFvO8I 1 Samuel 23:1-13 Do you make good decisions? One time we bought a van and traded in a car $50 less spiral One of the worst financial decisions of my life Philistines fight against Keilah, robbing the threshing floors. David asks God- Should I attack? God says yes. Davids men come- hey- we’re afraid, and we’re not even in the fight. David asks God again- God says yes. You will win. They fight. They win. Keilah is saved. There is one surviving priest from the massacre- and he has an Ephod. Saul finds out David went to Keilah. Saul says “he has delivered him into my hand” Calls people for war against David. David realizes Saul is coming for him- Tells the priest to bring the ephod. Asks if Saul is coming and going to destroy him. God says “he’s coming” David asks “ Will the men deliver me into his hands” God says yes. David takes his band of brothers and leaves Keilah, Saul finds out and stops the assault against David. David made good decisions- we can see how we can make good decisions- they affect your life TITLE of Sermon- How to Make Good decisions 1. Always Ask God FirstDavid finds out about what is happening in Keilah and wants to get involved- so David inquires of God: 2 Therefore David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” 4 Then David inquired of the Lord once again.What David knew and what you should know- is if you’re going to move you should be going to God before you go to anyone else. If God isn’t in it- it aint worth doingThere’s a reason he could write- Psalm 145:18 The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.David Called upon God because he knew that with his few hundred men he couldn’t win on his own- he needed God’s help and provision to make it happen- what happens?Victory- 5 And David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, struck them with a mighty blow, and took away their livestock. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.Jeremiah 33:3  ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’The only times that Israel was able to beat the philistines was with GODS HELP. God- If you’re not in this- I’m not going- I’m not moving forward I NEED YOUR HELP. 1 Chronicles 16:11 Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermoreWhat does it mean to you? In your decision making- what is your first step- prayer or planning? Is God the first?Your desires? Comfort? Plan? Wants? Vindication? Alleviate pain? Or are you asking What does God want? Require? Line up with the word? Witness?1 thes 5:17 Pray without ceasingWe have Good kids- They are obedient- We taught them to ask as children to LEARNWe wanted our kids to learn right and depend on us. Safety breeds confidence. 1 John 5:14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. As adults- we need to be completely dependent on God in everything- the decisions that go wrong in your life are because you aren’t going to God- buying houseColossians 4:2 Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;Ephesians 6:18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— Never step out on your ownDavid asks God- should I go and Fight- asks twice in fact. Here we see Saul Doesn’t inquire of God- he just decides to go to Keilah to fight DavidSo Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars.” 8 Then Saul called all the people together for war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.He lie to his troops and say “God has delivered him” but never inquired to the Lord what he should do and how he should do it.  (ROE-came from higher- guard duty-cant just shoot farmer)Obviously- IF Saul had asked IF Saul had inquired he w...

Really, would YOU do it? You may be thinking, "Of course I would!" Or would you? Sometimes it seems as though it’s easier said than done. But really it’s harder NOT to say it or do it. Today’s S.O.L. STORY comes from one of our dear listeners…you know who you are. I’ll refer to her (you) as D.M., because I’m about to share with you her D.M. to me regarding her situation. This is what she says... Can you relate to her story? I can too! So many of us can! (You're not alone, D.M.) One of the most powerful statements that really helped me when I had a decision to make was this… "I love you, but I love me more." You see, it wasn’t about choosing him or not choosing him. It was about choosing me. What does it look like to LOVE ME MORE? FREEDOM. Freedom allows us to make decisions that lead to MORE freedom. F - Fear. Facing it. Feeling it. Finding myself in it and loving the fear in me. Yes, love yourself by loving yourself out of the fear. R - Remember who you once were (and dreamed of becoming.) E - Engage with HER. Fully. E - Expose the deepest, darkest part of YOU and your heart + soul. Then evaluate the other side of TRUTH within you, and see what you discover. Then you will be FREE TO BE. YOU. And from there you’ll be able to make any, and all decisions, while standing with yourself and not against yourself.  With strength, stability, and FREEDOM. I sure hope this helps you today!  Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)  TODAY’S SACRED S.O.L. STEP IS THIS:  Take some time to journal about being F.R.E.E. Take your attention off he, she, or we and put it on your being. Focus on your ME. Also I'd suggest that you listen to “EPISODE 531: I Need Your Help!” and help yourself, my dear. Please reach out and let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks again for sharing and asking your question, D.M.  And if YOU have a question, and would like me to answer it with a podcast — especially for YOU, please D.M. via email at drshannon@doctorshannon.com or D.M. on Instagram @doctorshannon. I’d LOVE to hear from you!! Join the MOVEMENT. I’m going to be inviting listeners onto the program. If you have a story you'd like to share — a song to sing (but not a Poor Me Story) — send me an email at: drshannon@doctorshannon.com and put SHARE MY STORY in the subject line. S.O.L.| NOT SOLO. If you haven't already joined the movement, you're personally invited to come over to the WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE S.O.L. MOVEMENT Closed FB Group and Join the MOVEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WSOLMovement/ I can't wait to meet you there, and engage with you even more! Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you. FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM @doctorshannon! See you there... To listen to the song I wrote, you can do so here: letsnottalkaboutex.com, and also cast your vote on your favorite version. If you’ve been feeling like you’re stuck, overwhelmed, or perhaps you still feel like you’re drowning, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’d be more than happy to schedule a Discovery Call with you to see if Healing Life Coaching is a good fit for you. Email me at drshannon@doctorshannon.com Come over to the WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE S.O.L. MOVEMENT Closed FB Group and Join the MOVEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WSOLMovement/ Visit WomenSippingOnLife.com for more free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING. I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY. xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life’s work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME. A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast… Intro/Outro done by UNI V. SOL  Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)  Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com) Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com) 

Welcome To Episode #109 of the Amazon FBA Private Label Show Podcast! In this episode I break down the pros and cons of selling on both Amazon FBA and Shopify in 2018 and beyond. See what platform is best for you and your goals! Listen to this Amazon FBA Podcast!   Amazon FBA vs Shopify 2018 - which one is better?  [powerpress]   I have been selling on Amazon FBA and Shopify for many years and I think they are both fantastic platforms to sell products on. If you are just getting started in e-commerce then it can be a little confusing on what the best platform is for your goals and situation. In this podcast I break down the pros and cons of both platforms so you can decide for yourself.  So what platform is better? Amazon FBA vs Shopify Listen and find out which one is better!  Not a member of the Facebook Mastermind group yet? Join here! If you haven't yet listened to Episode 3 where I talk about "How To Find A Winning Private Label Product" then please do that as well. Check Out Episode 3 of The Private Label Podcast Check out my Quick Start Guide To Finding A Winning Private Label Product  RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: For all other resources and tools that I use in my Amazon business please see the resources link. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW!   I NEED YOUR HELP! If you felt you got any value out of this podcast, then please support me with an iTunes review. It's simple to do! Just click here to head to iTunes and leave an honest rating and review of the podcast. Every review helps! Amazon FBA vs Shopify 2018 - which one is better?

I was really impressed with Roheel & Victorias genuine ambition to build a global brand and I have no doubt that they will achieve it.  It was a lot of fun uncovering both their stories, a real interesting perspective from an internal recruiter within a growing agency and to understand the vision of a driven Recruitment business owner!  We discuss learning & development, globalisation, maintaining the company culture as they scale and lessons learnt in the first 12 months of setting up your own agency …  Brilliant insights in this conversation and thank you to the both of you for sharing your story & dreams!  P.s If you haven't watched Shark Tank get it on the to watch list ASAP!!!! As I said in the beginning of this episode, I NEED YOUR HELP! I want to keep my promise in providing the utmost amount of value to you all. Connect with me on Linkedin and get in touch. I want to know the topics you want me to cover and I want to know what questions you want me to ask the guests! Connect with me on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/) Help me make this podcast THE number one podcast for all Recruiters to learn from others: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=hRYTXHO9K4rVPP0_WMsAdB8_qiVHDTslpHHCdCx5-KM8k3BcWpICqNqT-_NE13oSXe_nqW&country.x=GB&locale.x=GB (Support the Recruitment Rollercoaster Podcast!)

EPISODE 16: I'm Going to the Border and I Need Your Help This week we have a special guest; our VERVE USA Operative Claire Ryder. Claire is a regular blogger for VERVE, and this week we are focussing on her blog entitled ‘I’m Going to the Border and I Need Your Help’. Based in Philadelphia, Claire is travelling to Texas to volunteer for CARA Pro Bono Project who ‘are committed to ensuring that detained children and their mothers receive competent, pro bono representation, and developing aggressive, effective advocacy and litigation strategies to end the practice of family detention.’ After Claire has read her blog, she talks with Anna Quick- Palmer (Chief Feminist Operative and VERVE Founder) and Erin Whiteley (Chief Managing Feminist at VERVE), about the dire situation regarding children immigrants being taken away from their parents at the border in the USA. Although a heavy topic, we talk about the previous volunteering trips that enriched us, and how we (and you!) can continue to bring peace and justice into our world. Claire will be going to the border at the beginning of October - due to the CARA being pro bono, no volunteers receive any funding. We would really appreciate ANY help you could give to Claire’s Go Fund Me page (link below) to assist her costs during her trip. Blog ‘I’m Going to the Border and I Need Your Help’ by American based VERVE Operative Claire Ryder: https://www.verveup.com/shesaid/im-going-to-the-border-and-i-need-your-help Please donate to Claire’s Go Fund Me page here!: https://www.gofundme.com/cara-pro-bono-project More on CARA Pro Bono Project who Claire is volunteering for: http://caraprobono.org More information on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement Donate here: https://secure.everyaction.com/BS6Q9eElpEuRBxDyh9WxiA2 http://www.refugeewomen.co.uk https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/child-refugees/?sisearchengine=284&siproduct=Campaign_**Refugee-Crisis-Donation-Exact&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjsCGx-zY3QIVwoXVCh1TTQonEAAYASAAEgKwLvD_BwE https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/emergencies?cid=pse-gpcef_A17044001-crc_001-7E33384YW&ppc=true&matchtype=e&s_keyword=donate%2520to%2520refugees&adposition=1t3&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjsCGx-zY3QIVwoXVCh1TTQonEAAYAyAAEgL6DvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds https://helprefugees.org/volunteer/calais/ More on ‘This is not a game game’ by Samantha Bee: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/samantha-bee-full-frontal-civic-engagement-trivia-app-723633/ Good places to keep updated: https://www.theroot.com https://www.them.us https://www.aljazeera.com/news/ More blogs by Claire here: https://www.verveup.com/shesaid/?author=59550bfdb11be173fb853cef If you have anything you want to discuss with us: contact@verveup.com VERVE social links: Website: https://www.verveup.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/verve_up/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/verve_up FB: https://www.facebook.com/verveup/ Speaking: Anna Quick-Palmer - VERVE Chief Feminist Operative Erin Whiteley - VERVE Chief Managing Feminist Claire Ryder - USA VERVE Operative Helena Burton- Jones - VERVE Podcast Manager & Editor Music Intro & Outro: Jamie Masterson - Freelance Music Producer (insta: jaytmasterson) Speaking over Intro & Outro music: Anna Quick- Palmer - VERVE Founder & Chief Feminist Operative

  In this episode Alex shares: Her lessons in launching this podcast & why it took so long.  How she is setting up Gram Slam's new evergreen marketing funnel Why she decided to do Facebook Ads herself instead of outsourcing it from the get-go.  Her Facebook Ad Strategy.  The 3 Facebook Ad secrets she's learned over the last week that you should *definitely* know about and implement. How she juggles multiple social media platforms.  How she identified business priorities this week.  How she's managing having Laura visit as both her bestie *and* the Operations Manager  How stress is showing up physically in her body & how she's handling it. How she pushes through stress even when she's committed to living a stress-free life. How her business is currently experiencing major growing pains. How she has been prioritizing self-care.  In episode 003 of On Purpose, Alex opens up about 3 big Facebook Ad Secrets that anyone can apply to their business. She talks about what it's been like personally as the business goes through a period of intense work and hustle. She also discusses entrepreneurial stress, and shares how she copes with it.  QUOTABLES: “No one is going to spend your money as carefully as you will spend your money” - Alex Beadon "The one thing I really like about a podcast is that it really unites people who are like-minded." - Alex Beadon "Take a look at your competition, not so you can copy them but so you can possibly create something super different that gets the attention of your prospect." - Alex Beadon “As business owners it’s good for us to know the experience that our ideal client is having.” - Alex Beadon "I hired my best friend! It's such a dream come true." - Alex Beadon  "I wake up first thing in the morning, and I can feel the anxiety in my body." - Alex Beadon "I can't count the number of times this week I've told Laura, 'OMG, I love my job!' I love doing this, this is so exciting to me. It fuels me - the unknown, the uncertainty. I'm just excited by it. Even though there's so much risk and I can't promise I know exactly what the end result will be, I love it. I just think all of this is so much fun." - Alex Beadon “I know this busy period isn’t forever, I know I’m putting in all of this work for an end goal.” - Alex Beadon “I know and have deep trust that this is me getting to the next level” - Alex Beadon “If Alex from 8 years ago could see Alex today, she would be so proud.” - Alex Beadon “I’m encouraging you to celebrate whatever you have to celebrate and how far it is that you have come.” - Alex Beadon “As much as I would like to say “I’m superwoman” I won’t burn out - I’m only human…. So prioritizing self-care is a priority in the next week.”  - Alex Beadon When you’re done listening, make sure to head on over to our Podcast Page and LEAVE A REVIEW! We have a goal to get 100 reviews within the first 7 days and I NEED YOUR HELP in order to make it happen, so be sure to subscribe, leave a review and then tell your friends ;)

  In this episode we discuss: Why I decided to hire my BFF as my operations manager The sacrifices I’ve been making due to my commitment to success How to enjoy your life when you’re hustling and putting in the work What I’ve been doing behind-the-scenes of our Evergreen Funnel Why I’ve been turning to Amanda Bond for all things Facebook Ads The downsides of unrealistically high expectations The one part of the podcast that we had to re-do The important thing to remember when you’re in hustle mode One simple change I’ve made since being in hustle mode to make sure I’m taken care of The importance of discerning what’s a productive use of your time and what’s not Why I don’t subscribe to society’s definition of “productive” What I’m most excited for this week (Laura’s visit!) What I’ve been doing with IGTV and what I’ll be doing with it moving forward  I’m so happy to announce that my podcast is FINALLY HERE, and today I’ve got Episode 001 for you!   In this episode I welcome you to the On Purpose Podcast. We talk about *why* I decided to name it “On Purpose” and I share exactly what I hope the podcast becomes for you. QUOTABLES: “This is the thing about business that I love so much…. You’re taking leaps of faith, really hoping that things are going to work out the way you want them to work out… and simultaneously you have to be strong enough that when you take that leap of faith and it doesn’t work out that you remain grounded and unaffected.”  - Alex Beadon “I’m such a ‘done is better than perfect’ person” - Alex Beadon “Whenever I’m in a period of hard work, showing myself compassion and kindness is rule number one.” - Alex Beadon “You have a bodyguard at the front of your mind… Just because a thought comes in does not mean it has any validity. You choose the thoughts you want to believe in.” - Alex Beadon “Society’s version of productive could not interest me any less” - Alex Beadon “No one ever gets to the stage where they are like okay, my business is good, I’m done. There is always a next level of growth” - Alex Beadon When you’re done listening, make sure to head on over to our Podcast Page and LEAVE A REVIEW! We have a goal to get 100 reviews within the first 7 days and I NEED YOUR HELP in order to make it happen, so be sure to subscribe, leave a review and then tell your friends ;)  

In this, our inaugural episode of Co-Pilots, Andy & Cam workshop the pilot episode of 'Andy, I Need Your Help!', an advice podcast in which the sage and wise Andy solves the pressing issues of the problematically persuasive Cam by aiding him in the development of Mattel's hit new toy. Includes discussions on Lawyers, Dreamworks, Belize, and Dungeons & Dragons.

Welcome to episode 188, this week I had some very sad news, one of the clipper race crew was swept overboard and tragically lost his life - devastating for his family and also extremely unnerving for all the other crews. I can’t begin to imagine how they carry on from this. It highlights just how dangerous this race is and impressed on me even more just what Brendan Hall had to go through when he won the race previously. Brendan incidentally released his new speaker showreel this week; I had an interesting chat with Stoke School student Tim Collins who has been using LinkedIn along with some of his friends recently and has been impressed with the authenticity and kindness shown to him by LinkedIn members……(give it time Tim!). You can hear that interview later in the episode but firstly. Interesting Stuff I Saw This Week Trends in marketing investments: LinkedIn starts to establish status? Women Are Reminding People That LinkedIn Is Not A Dating Website Following "Creepy" Messages LinkedIn pledges $10 million for affordable housing. A charitable act or protecting their own interests? New Features Some people have reported seeing a new design to the search page. This is clearly of on LinkedIn annoying A/B tests but doesn’t it look awful? You can now embed posts into your website, just as I have done several times in this post, including the video below. This can be done on anyone’s posts including your own but isn’t available to everyone yet (roll out). Simply click on the 3 dots as seen below and then copy the HTML code LinkedIn are now officially launching their new ‘Career Advice’ feature which is closely allied to the mentoring feature. More in this video; What You Saw On LinkedIn This Week This could become an interesting new feature if you get involved! The best way to improve the quality and reach of our content is to observe other successful posts. So why not use LinkedInformed as a place to share any great posts you saw last week. I really liked this one sent in my listener Carl this week. I can’t wait to see how that develops! So from now, when you spot something interesting, take a note of the url and send it to me. That way we can all learn from each others feeds My LinkedIn Survey I announced this last week and I was terrified that my target of 1000 respondents was going to be too hard to reach…..I might have been right! Over the last week I have managed to gather 300 respondents but that leaves me woefully short so…. I NEED YOUR HELP! Please take a few mins out of your day to complete the survey and then share it with your network. A Millennial’s view - LinkedIn is Authentic, collaborative and refreshingly ‘real’ Listener Anna McAfee pointed out to me a video posted by 3 school kids made while they are waiting for parent evening to start. The person that posted it was Tim Collins, so I thought it would be interesting to get him on the show! I really enjoyed hearing what an 18 year old makes of LinkedIn, especially in comparison to Facebook (old and dated) and Instagram (lacks authenticity) This is Tim’s Video post I love the way he was brave enough to know that is was far from ‘perfect’ or ‘professional’ and post it anyway…….if an 18 year old can then why can’t you? (assuming you have video) And this is the post he referred to when talking about ‘it’s about who you know’ No questions for this week. Please feel to drop me a line or leave a voicemail of you want your question featured on the show.

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Rod Drury conveys a palpable sense of urgency. If there’s one thing he’s picked up in his many years as an entrepreneur, it’s that having a certain velocity can make all the difference. “Biggest thing I’ve learned in business is actually making things happen. So picking up the phone, asking why, why aren’t we doing it now, why’s it going to take a week, let’s go do it today,” Drury says. “Just driving urgency, and getting things done puts you so far ahead of most other businesses that you can win in a really significant way.”     It’s the kind of attitude you’d expect from the cofounder and CEO of a company that went public on day one, raising $15 million out of the gate with only about 100 customers. (“I think they were all blood relatives.”)   Since that early IPO in 2007, Drury’s accounting software company Xero has been essentially building a startup in the public eye, and that very sense of urgency has translated to some pretty incredible momentum. Over the course of eight years, the company has raised more than $300 million, they now have more than 1,000 staff, and more than 400,000 customers globally.   Not bad for a little company from New Zealand.   In this interview you will learn:   - Rod's key ingredients to success - What it takes to build a Billion Dollar Startup - Why Rod decided to list Xero on the NZ stock exchange when everyone doubted him - How to develop a compelling vision and lead a team to success - How Rod manages his life and work life balance - Raising capital & pitching 101   I Need Your Help!   If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!  

Beanies, caps, eyewear, tees and tops, watches, snow accessories, backpacks, hot tub shorts. You name it, Neff rocks it. So how did Shaun Neff, founder and namesake of the California-based clothing company, skyrocket this global apparel giant from his humble backpack into the big time? By keeping it real, staying rad and being an insanely astute businessman. On the surface, Shaun Neff might seem like just another hip, down-to-earth cat — but don’t be fooled. The 35-year-old Californian native is as sharp as they come. He’s also a lifetime opportunist and networking powerhouse. As the founder and CEO of Neff Headwear, he also bears the lofty responsibility of serving up trends to the world’s most sort-after audience — the youth market. The tale of how Neff got to where he is today, at the helm of a multi-million dollar brand selling in 50 countries, is particularly intriguing. It’s one that takes a sharp departure from the usual “worked my way up from the bottom” story. Mostly because Shaun Neff, to this day, is still working his first job. “It’s crazy but this is the only job I’ve ever had. Since high school I had dreamed of starting a surf, skate, snow-inspired brand that reached out to youth. So when I was up at college in Utah, snowboarding every day, I thought, ‘Alright it’s go time,’ and just went for it.”   In this interview you will learn:   - How to find the secret sauce to connect with influencers - Branding 101 and the 3 simple principles Shaun has used to turn Neff into a 100m+ empire - The power of authenticity and why it can make or break you in business - How to know when to "take some of your chips off the table" and sell some of your company - Key entrepreneurship lessons for starting out - & Much more   I Need Your Help!   If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!

Getting laid off is enough to make anyone want to crawl into a hole and hide. But Pat Flynn went the other direction. He took the opportunity to open himself up, and put his experience in the spotlight. And that very openness became the key to his success, as his Smart Passive Income Community has now reached millions of entrepreneurs.   It’s not every day that you have the chance to become an overnight sensation, but for Pat Flynn, the stars seemed to align perfectly for him on a gloomy day in 2008. After landing the job of his dreams and working passionately at it for many years, the mid-2008 recession hit him harder than he’d ever imagined. Being recently promoted at a large architecture firm, he was shocked when his boss announced that the company could no longer pay for his services and expertise.   Although he was clouded with the fear of unemployment during the first few weeks, this obstacle was the golden opportunity that would change his life forever. Enter Pat Flynn from Smart Passive Income   In this interview you will learn:   - How Pat has built a raving super engaged community so powerful that he often receives emails from community members asking for his amazon affiliate link as they want Pat to receive the affiliate commission from Amazon - The power of building extremely deep relationships with your audience and how to build epic amounts of trust - A throwdown on the Foundr Podcast and core action items on how to improve your podcast - How Pat has built one of the top ranked business podcasts - The power of transparency and how it has helped Pat grow his business exponentially - What Pat believes it takes to build a successful online business these days - & Much more!   I Need Your Help!     If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!    

Barbara Corcoran doesn’t look far past the family tree for inspiration. While many entrepreneurs seek seasoned businesspeople to learn from, Corcoran’s mentor was her mother, not because her mother managed a company—she didn’t—but because she managed a family. “She ran our little, tiny two-bedroom flat like a corporation,” Corcoran recalls. Everything was organized, and everything had a system. Her mother did a phenomenal job motivating each of the children, helping them do what they did best. “If she had been in business, she would’ve been a tycoon,” Corcoran says. “I wouldn’t have wanted to compete with her.” Common sense was one of her mother’s virtues, and it’s a trait that Corcoran says is vital in business. “I think you have to trust your natural instinct,” she says to aspiring entrepreneurs. Business is about street smarts. It’s not something you can learn in a classroom — you have to do it. That’s exactly what she has done. Corcoran’s resume includes several businesses and millions of dollars, and she’s now a “shark” investor on ABC’s popular Shark Tank TV series. She started young. “I had a flower-of-the-week club when I was in college that failed miserably,” she says. “It was good for a while and then it failed. How did I get that job? I just invented it.” She later founded two real estate companies, including the Corcoran Group, which she started with a $1,000 loan and ultimately sold for $66 million. Corcoran has channeled her experience into her role as an investor on Shark Tank, a reality TV competition that pits entrepreneurs against each other in a contest to pitch their ideas and get big funding. The show’s run includes six seasons, and she’s been along for the whole ride.   In this interview you will learn:   - Barbara's story on how she rose to success - The critical elements she believes it takes to become a successful entrepreneur - A super productivity hack to get the most of your day - Real estate investing tips - What it takes to get your idea funded - What Barbara looks for in an entrepreneur and the companies she invests in - & Much more   I Need Your Help!     If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!  

Mattan Griffel wasn’t prepared for his first job. After he graduated college, a startup company asked him to be their marketer, but he didn’t know how to be a marketer. Mattan had studied philosophy and finance, but despite years of delving into the life of the mind and the management of money, he couldn’t snag a job in the financial sector. So he sat there, tasked with an entirely different field: marketing. Griffel really wasn’t prepared, so he decided to fix that. He charged into the challenge, devouring books on marketing, consuming online classes, doing everything he could to eat up as much knowledge as possible. In just a year and a half, he says, he learned more about marketing than four years at university taught him about finance. Learn voraciously. A passion for new skills can expand your opportunities and multiply your successes. Griffel’s drive to be good at whatever he did gave him the ability to successfully manage a marketing budget of half a million dollars. Now, that same drive has put Griffel at the helm of One Month, a Y Combinator-backed education startup aiming to provide what he calls a “no-BS first month of learning.” The company has created a contingent of lightweight courses that each teach the basics of a topic—ranging from Ruby on Rails to HTML to growth hacking and more—in 15 minutes per day for 30 days. It was his endeavor to gain marketing skills that exposed Griffel to entrepreneurial education outside the brick walls and stone pillars of formal schooling. Having learned from platforms like Udemy and Skillshare, he eventually began teaching for them.  While instructing an in-person class on coding at General Assembly, Griffel met Chris Castiglione, with whom he would one day found One Month.   In this interview you will learn: - Epic growth hacking strategies - Key lessons from a Y-Combinator backed startup - Mattan's experience at Y-Combinator - Key Entrepreneurial lessons learned along the journey - How to create powerful and valuable courses that sell - & Much more!   I Need Your Help!     If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!    

Bleeding brain. Fractured skull. Concussion. These were the effects. The event was just as sudden. One Thursday in late July, Sean Stephenson took his dog for a stroll. Then he fell — ripped from his wheelchair, Stephenson crashed onto the concrete ground, a traumatic impact that landed him in the hospital and left him for some time without short-term memory. But he had dodged death, and not for the first time. When Stephenson was born, he was diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta, an uncommon disease that brings stunted growth and fragile bones. Doctors predicted he would quickly perish. Instead, he lived, growing up to become a motivational speaker and businessman. After traveling for years, speaking to audiences far and wide, Stephenson has cut down on the airplane flights and shifted to holding seminars in one location in Arizona. His success hasn’t been easy, but he says that only a fraction of his challenges stem from disability. The rest have to do with the sorts of things most people struggle with in various ways: friends and money and marriage. Stephenson’s story shows that entrepreneurship — no, life itself — is laced with challenges. Sometimes, you’re buffeted by events that you can’t control. He recommends that in those instances, when you really can’t control the outcome, you stop trying to. If you can change your circumstances, do so, but if you can’t, don’t stress for no reason. “I know that if I’m willing to let go of control, it’s going to be a lot easier process than trying to fight for the control with some invisible force out there,” he says. “Call it God, call it universe, call it law of attraction, call it science, call it whatever makes you comfortable, but there are powers that play outside of us that are much bigger than us.” As he recovered from his July accident, Stephenson felt out of his depth, so he did what made sense to him: he sat back and had to laugh, waiting to see where it would all go.   As much sense as relinquishing control sometimes makes, it’s not an everyday play. In most areas, Stephenson doesn’t passively await his fate. He shapes it, because there’s a flipside to the challenges he has no control over: the ones he does. “The start of my career is not sexy. It really started with discrimination,” he says. At age 17, Stephenson applied to a number of jobs, all of which he believes rejected him because of his disability.   In this interview you will learn:   - How Sean has overcome his challenges in life and business as an entrepreneur - How to find mentors - Key factors and insights on what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur - Marketing 101 the Sean way! - & Much more!   I Need Your Help!     If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!

This is not your typical interview where I interview someone well known in the entrepreneurial space.   Steve Mehr is an entrepreneur, businessman, all round hustler and the founder of an Ad Agency called Webshark 360 in Southern California. I met Steve through Instagram via his extremely popular account (@agentsteven) and we have been great friends since. Overtime Steve has actually taught me a lot about life and business, so I thought why not get him on the show to share with everyone how he has built a multi-million dollar empire.   In this interview you are going to learn: -How Steve built his empire and fortune from the ground up -How to achieve scale with businesses and grow them at a rapid pace -Key mindsets required to not stay successful in business and life once you have attained "success" in the eyes of society -Hiring and Recruitment 101 -Managing a team -Setting goals and why it's Steve's secret to success -Instagram and the Importance of it -The importance of measuring   If you want to learn how to dominate your goals, make sure you check out Steve's book here, fantastic read and I highly recommend it! - http://stevemehr.com/   I Need Your Help!     If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!      

Greg Koch doesn’t care if you don’t like Stone Brewing’s Co.’s beer. Case in point, the label on a bottle of Arrogant Ale:   This is an aggressive beer. You probably won’t like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territory…   Koch, Stone’s CEO and cofounder, insists that when he wrote that caption back in 1997 when they first released the beer, it wasn’t a marketing gimmick. He really didn’t want people who prefer “fizzy yellow beer” to buy this hoppy, high-alcohol monster without fair warning. Of course, he did have some fun with it, reveling in the mocking tone of the Arrogant Bastard.   “That’s a tone of voice that I attribute to the beer and not to myself. Although maybe there is a little bit of me in there,” says Koch, who with partner Steve Wagner started in 1996 what would become one of the largest and most beloved craft breweries in the United States.   That little bit of arrogance — although you might swap that descriptor out with optimism, passion, or persistence — is in large part what has made Stone the giant success it is today.   Stone Brewing started early in the craft beer revolution, when the market had little interest in bitter, heavy brews, but Koch and Wagner had strong and unwavering opinions about good beer. When they decided to start their own brewery they knew they had to stick stubbornly to their ideals, and accept that some set of people would like it … or they wouldn’t.    But they did, and as Americans came around to more aggressive flavor profiles in their beers (with Stone and other small breweries leading the charge), the Southern California-based operation grew rapidly, averaging 50 percent annual growth and ranking consistently as one of the country’s fastest-growing companies and best-reviewed breweries.   In this interview you will learn:   - Why Greg has never had to ever pay for advertisement for Stone Brewing Co - How to develop a cult following  - Creating something that people truly want - What it means to follow your heart and create true art - The Stone Brewing story, and how it all started - Marketing copy 101 - & Much more!   I Need Your Help!     If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!  

37,000 feet high in the air. Hurtling forward at hundreds of miles per hour. This was it. This was the scene. This was where Chris Ducker sat when he wrote his resignation letter – a step that helped his career take off and reach new heights. “I got my job because I ultimately become unemployable,” he says. His current job: CEO. But as he sat aboard that plane to Hong Kong in 2006, Chris wasn't the boss – he was being bossed around. He says that the head of the company he worked for was “such a painful boss, just a micromanaging boss.” Living in the Philippines, Chris worked for a Florida-based infomercial company. But his work earned the company half a million dollars per month in sales, which was far more than his salary. Throw that fact on top of the fraught feelings he bore towards his boss's management methods, and Chris was itching for something different. So he crafted his resignation letter on an airplane flight to Hong Kong. When the plane landed, he sent the email, officially resigning. He didn't intend to return to the world of work as someone else's employee, so he entered entrepreneurship. Having been involved in the Philippine call center market for several years, Chris decided that the niche could support a new company. He launched with seven staff and a lot of courage. Eight years on, Chris still works as CEO for his Live2Sell group of companies. Composing the group is a call center, a business to help people find virtual staff, and a co-working space. Starting with seven staff, the group now boasts 270 employees. To get there, Chris worked hard. He poured time and effort into his companies, striving to build them up to where they are today. And he pulled it off.   In this interview you will learn   - How to attain virtual freedom - Chris's strategies and tactics on buying your time back as a business owner - Productivity hacks - How to outsource & train overseas staff - Chris's best advice for entrepreneurs right now trying to grow their business - The 3 lists you need to create to attain freedom - & Much more!   I Need Your Help!     If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!

This episode is proudly sponsored by DesignHill - The World's #1 Marketplace for Custom Designs. If you go to designhill.com/promo/foundrmag, foundr listeners will get $40 off the contest posting fee and $50 worth power upgrade of services for free.  There aren’t too many startups on the planet that regularly make millionaires of their community members. Or who have doubled user, traffic, and revenue numbers consistently for the better part of a decade. The story of Envato going from a modest Flash design resource to a multi-site, multi-million dollar, online heavy-hitteris the essence of startup success. In fact, as a case study, it should probably be taught in business school. Except for the small fact that the journey of CEO and Cofounder Collis Ta’eed has been anything but textbook. Since its inception in 2006, Envato has boomed. Actually, you would have to say it has BOOMED. One and a half million active buyers, eight thriving marketplaces, 250 employees and over $215 million paid out to authors to date — all born from an idea to start a business that could support the travel aspirations of Ta’eed and his wife Cyan. “We had just got married and we had a lot of freelance clients. It was beginning to feel like a drag! Cyan said, ‘Let’s go traveling!’ I had always wanted to start a business and we had some ideas about how it would work, so we just thought, let’s go for it. Even though we had to keep freelancing for a long time to keep living as we built the company,” Ta’eed recalls. Since Envato launched FlashDen, its first digital marketplace that sells content created with Adobe Flash, the company has grown to include eight online marketplaces. There’s a good chance you’ve heard of at least one of them. The Largest of the Marketplaces is ThemeForest, which sells website themes and plug-ins. ThemeForest, is to digital creatives what Home Depot is to DIYers, The Envato Market also includes GraphicRiver, CodeCanyon, VideoGive, PhotoDune, 3DOcean, AudioJungle and ActiveDen (formerly FlashDen), while the broader Envato group is also home to freelance hub Studio and learning platform, Tuts+. Phew.   In this interview you will learn:   - How Collis validates his business ideas for marketplaces and how he chooses the right ones to pursue amongst the hundreds - How he has rapidly grown Envato - Raising capital vs Boostrapping - How he got his first 1000 customers - Marketing tactics and strategies for growth - What it takes to manage a large team and becoming a leader   I Need Your Help!     If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!

This is a short episode of around 20 minutes. In this episode I answer your top 5 most popular questions. As I'm hearing from so many of you in our community, I'm finding a lot of commonalities in the questions that I'm being asked. Since I'm on this journey with you as an entrepreneur working towards building a successful business, I thought it would be fun to share with you what I'm learning and how I can further help you tackle these common problems and mix things up from our regular schedule.   Please let me know if you would like me to do more of these kind of episodes by emailing me at nathan@foundrmag.com   I Need Your Help!     If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!

“What's the relationship-minded way that we can make cool stuff happen on the web?” “How do we use all these digital tools to be human at a distance?” “How do we make people feel like they're cared for and treated well, and how does that translate into revenue for companies?” Chris Brogan has big questions. He also has answers for those questions – answers that inform his own business endeavors and the efforts of companies that he has consulted for. This isn't middle-tier dabbling. Brogan has worked with big names like Disney, Motorola, Coke, Pepsico, Microsoft, and Google. Yeah, he's a big deal.   But Brogan’s company, Human Business Works, doesn't just serve corporate juggernauts. It also helps small businesses and solo entrepreneurs act on a community-centered approach to boost business. His company offers publications, online courses, and in-person training. He doesn't just have answers. He has proven solutions that could work for you. That's what has propelled Brogan to the top of the online blogging and entrepreneurial space. Besides working as CEO and president of Human Businesses Works, he publishes Owner magazine and delivers anticipated keynote speeches at conferences worldwide. With a massive following, Brogan has earned the respect and admiration of entrepreneurs everywhere.   In this interview you will learn: - Content marketing and the future of blogging - What it really means to develop deep relationships with your customers and how? - What influences Chris's business decisions - Community building 101 - How Chris has become an extremely influential marketer, blogger & entrepreneur online   I Need Your Help!   If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!

Eight years ago, Charlie Hoehn had no job. He submitted application after application to no avail. Only two companies offered him employment. His choices? “Back-breaking labor and a pyramid scheme,” he says. Today, Charlie turns down work. He is a speaker, an author, and a marketing strategist. His recently-released book is Play It Away: A Workaholic's Cure for Anxiety. At one point, the former unemployed man worked so much that it burned him out – but he triumphed over that, too, and wrote a book about curing stress. The turnaround is dramatic, and Charlie attributes his successful employment to his signature strategy: work for free. He didn't figure it out immediately. Charlie graduated in Colorado State University's Class of 2008 and soon faced a job market mired in recession. Bleak. Job-seeking millennials know it well. “I was just blasting out my resume to all these companies for jobs that I didn't really even want …  because that's what everyone was doing,” Charlie says. “All my friends were doing that and that's what I was told would work.” Conventional wisdom wasn't working. Go to school, submit applications, get a job – Charlie rejects that. “We get caught into these dead-end careers, and once we start buying a bunch of stuff with the money that we've earned, we've built ourselves a golden cage … that's surrounded by nice furniture and all these nice things,” Charlie says. “And then after five or ten years we think, 'Well, I can never go back, you know, I can't give all this stuff up.'”   At that point, Charlie says, “you've built your own prison.” He looks back to his days of blasting out job applications and sees a mistake. Life isn't a sprint, he says: it's a marathon. There's no need to rush for a mediocre position that doesn't interest you. He found this out firsthand – his work-for-free strategy required patience, but it took him from being an unemployed college grad to later landing jobs with Tucker Max and Tim Ferriss. In this interview you will learn:   - Tactics and strategies for curing stress and anxiety - Why we work so hard and how to slow down - Ways to connect with highly influential people - What Charlie learnt from working with world re-knowned entrepreneurs like Tim Ferriss & Seth Godin - How to become a recession proof graduate - What Charlie believes it takes to become a successful entrepreneur - & Much more of course!   I Need Your Help!     If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!  

Meet Kevin and Julia Hartz. In 2003, Kevin and Julia were sat next to each other at the Santa Barbara wedding of mutual friends. They hit it off, and the rest, as they say, is history. In 2006, they celebrated their own wedding, and in 2008, they welcomed the first children. You would be forgiven if you think this story sounds familiar, like the stuff Hollywood movies are made of. But rest assured: this story is anything but familiar. Along the way, the duo also founded Eventbrite, a self service ticketing platform for event organizers valued at $1 billion as reported by The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones VentureSource. But let's start at the beginning. When Kevin and Julia first met, Kevin was a serial entrepreneur working on his second startup, the Silicon Valley-based money transfer company XOOM, which he had cofounded in 2001. Julia, meanwhile, was working in television development for FX Networks in Los Angeles. Their chance encounter at the wedding of mutual friends brought them together, but for a few years at least, their respective careers kept them geographically apart, navigating the murky waters of a long-distance relationship.   Eventually, that had to change, so Julia decided to "make the leap and move to the Bay Area."   In this interview you will learn:   -Growth secrets to eventbrites success -The birth of eventbrite -Sticking points and how they leveraged them -How to understand your DNA as a founder -How and why you need to seek great advisors -Building a great culture in your workplace   I Need Your Help!   If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!

Forget social media. When it comes to marketing techniques, newer isn’t always better, according to marketing wunderkind Derek Halpern.    You just started your blog. And now you’re ready to set the fiber-optic cables on fire with your wisdom and start raking in sales. In doing so, most likely you’ll be staring into a blue glowing screen until the early hours, cobbling together posts that your growing list of readers will find both valuable and compelling.    Starting from scratch, how do you build an audience and debut a digital product? What’s more, how can you convince people to buy it? Among the several schools of thought, the predominant is you could just let the product to speak for itself, provided it’s good enough. Or, as some of the more savvy marketers have found, you could get just better at selling.    The soft sell is out, and according to expert marketer Derek Halpern from New York, the hard sell is back. In a world of new fandangled sales techniques and buzz jargon, Halpern demonstrates that an adherence to the time-honored traditional sales process with a psychological spin is enough to cut through the noise to reach the modern-day consumer.    There’s been a rise in the number of books on the forces affecting buyer behavior, including Adam Alter’s seminal Drunk Tank Pink. Yet the motivating factors behind buyer behavior still, for many, remains elusive. Why do some people buy and not others? What are the triggers that will get someone to purchase your product over someone else’s?   Derek Halpern is founder of Social Triggers, a blog and podcast about effective internet marketing strategy. There since 2011, he has provided information on marketing to 140,000 subscribers. What’s more, the Social Trigger’s podcast recently hit #1 in the business section on iTunes, beating the likes of the Harvard Business Review, and the Wall Street Journal.   In this interview you will learn:   - How to master sales - Next level Conversion strategies - Derek's amazing story - Content strategies - The buying process and the psychology behind it - Creating sales funnels   I Need Your Help!   If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!

Forget everything you know, and everything you think you know, about starting a startup. If Andy Sheats' success with health.com.au tells us anything — and let's be clear, when you're bringing in $100 million in revenue within three years of launch, you're a success — it's that to be an entrepreneur, you need to think of yourself as everything but an entrepreneur.   Sure, an Internet search of the phrase "how to start a business" would tell you otherwise. But the numbers speak for themselves. Doing things the Andy Sheats way might just be the path to victory that every startup founder is looking to find. So just what is the Andy Sheats way?   In this interview you will learn:   - The secret to Andy's success with health.com.au - How to evaluate your startup idea - Achieving rapid growth on a mass scale - How to handle growth (quality problem to have) - The key questions you need to ask yourself when starting a business - & Much more!   I Need Your Help!   If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!

AJ Leon walks backs to his corner office on the 28th floor. He closes the door behind him and walks past his $8,200 mahogany desk to his window. He surveys the stark Manhattan skyline in the winter morning sunshine. The Chrysler building, the Empire State. Without warning, tears begin to drip down his cheeks. In his boss’s office, right next to his own, he’d just been offered a promotion. His six-figure salary would track up to seven-figures. All before his twenty-sixth birthday. It dawns on him that he has to do something radical: walk away.    Have you ever had the sensation of living someone else’s life, or that you didn’t choose the path you’re on? Most people experience this, including AJ Leon.    AJ Leon is no stranger to striding halls of financial power. “One thing led to another until I became a financial executive in New York,” AJ says. When he graduated college with a degree in finance and accounting, he took “the biggest offer at the largest firm that I could find. I really didn’t care what I would be doing for them or where I’d be.” In his mid-twenties, he’d ascended the corporate ladder until he boasted a corner office in Manhattan. AJ was making “an absurd amount of money, with big bonuses. I didn’t even work a ton of hours. I was kind of at the top.” Yet he was crestfallen. The problem, he confesses, was: “I hated my life. I was completely and utterly passionless about what I was doing and always had been.”   When he was presented with the dream promotion, he was working on Wall Street. It was December 31, 2007, the month that saw the beginning of the global financial crisis and US recession. AJ Leon was offered a job that promised a salary double his previous one. Imagine while the world begins to crumble, you are selected to be groomed to make partner in one of the most successful firms in New York city. “[My boss] said basically you’re going to make twice as much money as you do. You’re effectively going to be number three in the company.” AJ realized he was just offered something that he would never be able to walk away from. “I got truly depressed to the point where I was crying, alone, in my office.”    In this interview you will learn:   - AJ's inspiring story on what it means to give up society's perfect life that is mapped out for you - How to become a corporate misfit - The secret to creating a movement that people can really get behind - What it takes to turn your idea into reality - How to obtain Freedom - What it truly means to do work that matters and change the world one step a time - How to live a life of adventure and fun! - & So much more!   I Need Your Help!   If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!

This is a story not to be missed.   So often in the startup world, we only hear about the successes, the acquisitions, and how much money this person is making.   But how about the real story of entrepreneurs? The struggles? The failures?   Enter Nikki Durkin.   Nikki Durkin founded 99dresses, a company that allowed women to trade fashion items with other users.   99dresses was a Y-comibnator backed startup that had thousands of users and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for it, but recently had to shut down.   In this interview you will learn:   •How Nikki started her business •What her biggest lessons and realizations were as an entrepreneur and what you can learn from her mistakes •The best way to approach launching a startup •Why you have nothing to lose when starting a business •How to overcome the fear of failure •Why she has no regrets what so ever •The power of vulnerability •How the media really thinks and glamorizes success •Biggest takeaways a startup founder •Future plans for her next startup   I Need Your Help!   If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!

  A life in the Hamptons, running a picturesque inn perched at the end of Long Island, sharing fine food and drink with visitors from around the world. Sounds like a version of heaven to many.   Without a doubt, Gary Muller — chef and co-owner with his wife Sylvia of the high-end bed and breakfast The Mill House Inn — certainly does enjoy his work. But for Muller, it’s the joy of the business and the people he gets to interact with that truly make him happy. Hearing Muller talk about his work, it’s unmistakable how much he loves taking care of people.   “The reason they’re coming back isn’t the room. It isn’t about the accommodations. It’s because there’s people there who care about them,” Muller says of his guests. That attitude is a necessity in this line of entrepreneurship.   That’s because, as anyone who has worked in hospitality, even as a server or a line cook will tell you, it can be an extremely difficult business, as challenging and chaotic as it is rewarding. It can be a life of wax and wane, feast and famine, fortune and misfortune.   While there are certainly aspects of running an inn in the Hamptons that are unique to that line of work, at the end of the day, the business lessons Muller has learned are universal. He’s navigated the rough waters of entrepreneurship using a mix of confidence in his craft, quick-but-prudent decision-making, and perhaps most of all, good listening. Muller has learned the most important lesson, and it applies to any business.     “I think it’s all people. I don’t think I ever sold food, and I know I certainly don’t sell rooms right now. But I know the one thing that’s for sure — it’s people. It’s all about the people. The only real asset you ever have is your team, your staff. You fail immediately without them and you succeed so well with them.”   In this interview you will learn: - Gary's amazing insights on what he has learnt from some of the most successful business man and women that have stayed at his B&B - His fascinating journey on developing one of the top bed and breakfasts in the hamptons - What it means to truly care - How to provide value - How create an experience that will last with you for ever - Hospitality 101 - What true customer service really means   I Need Your Help!   If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!

Employed by Mercedes-Benz, pulling in $300,000 a year … By a lot of standards, James Schramko was doing pretty well for himself. Yet he felt stifled. He was relying on one source of income, which although high, he felt was capped, and didn't have creative control. As he tells Foundr, he wanted to be the primary beneficiary of his own efforts, rather than have his employer reap the rewards.    The upside was that it prepared him well to strike out on his own, as he did six years ago. “Running a multimillion dollar business for someone else … really gave me the solid training to be able to run a business,” he says.   He admits it was grueling juggling his job with a budding business to the tune of an extra four hours every day, but now he works about the same amount, minus the 9-5, that is. He aims for a 25-hour week with time for at least one surf session a day – fitting work around the tide charts.   Schramko's thing is internet marketing and coaching. It's a field littered with snake oil and empty promises but he stresses that “a website is not a business” and “internet marketing is not about sitting in your underpants scamming people with a false promise that they're going to get rich”. Rather, he wants to help others build their businesses and avoid the gauntlet that he ran himself in the early days. Having done the yards and made it through, he's distilled that knowledge and is sharing it online.   I Need Your Help!   If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!  

Neil Patel is the cofounder of two well-known and highly successful analytics companies: Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics. He is based in Seattle, Washington and wears many hats including that of an entrepreneur, analytics expert, blogger (www.quicksprout.com) and angel investor.   Neil’s story is interesting with lots of takeaways because of how he attained his success. For example, he started selling $1,600 vacuums at the age of 16. From the outside looking in, this venture was a failure. Of all the doors he knocked on, only one person said yes. However, that person would later return their $1,600 vacuum and ask for a refund. He did learn some key lessons from this venture that would serve him well in the future. Namely, be aggressive, be persistent and never give up.   In this interview you will learn:   -Neil's secrets to driving traffic -What good marketing is, and how to do it -Thoughts on content marketing and the future -Start up tactics for growing and scaling -Key entrepreneurship lessons that Neil learnt from losing millions of dollars with his first business - & Much more!   I Need Your Help!   If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people!   Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!

Hey Everyone!! Sorry for putting the episode out late I am very busy!!! This is a Funk tune my buddy Owen made quite a while ago I hope you enjoy it. I NEED YOUR HELP!!! I am VERY Busy and need you to send your latest work. (anything original that is music)!!!! Email me!!!! Enjoy this weeks episode Josh Publisher Jamming with the Band jammingwiththeband@gmail.com jammingwiththeband.com