Podcast appearances and mentions of marshall morris

Does your brand have a soul?  Molly Pittman talks with special guest Marshall Morris in this inspiring episode for Marketers and Entrepreneurs. Morris believes that Businesses have the power to solve most of the world's problems, and by the end of this episode, you will, too.  Morris is the Inc 500 Founder of Home Life Media, a portfolio of E-commerce and media brands that focus on people and their pets. They've donated over 1 million to veterans with PTSD and fed over 30 million shelter pets. Listen for how he launches all of his brands with "Passion Groups," how you can move toward more meaning and purpose as a marketer, and why you can be excited about AI's role in the world. You Will Learn: That whatever you're selling can be a tool for something greater The power of building your own communities and "passion groups." Tactical ways to wrap your purpose into the Identity of your company (and remain profitable) Why many brands fail in their attempts to have an impact  How do you identify what purposes you should align with? "If you are not willing to actually care about a group of people and how they feel and what they want, I honestly don't even believe that you deserve to be selling the product any longer." Molly Pittman LINKS Marshall Morris, https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshallsmorris/ More Episodes and Resources, https://smartmarketer.com/blog/?cat=podcasts Molly Pittman, https://mollypittman.com/ Smart Marketer Courses, https://smartmarketer.com/courses/ The Smart Marketer Agency, https://smartmarketeragency.com/   YOUR ENGAGEMENT MATTERS Thank you to our listeners for the 5-Star Reviews and meaningful messages! This podcast has surpassed our expectations and we have you to thank for that! If you're enjoying the show, please be sure to follow us (and leave us a review) on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-smart-marketer-podcast/id1522629407) And/Or Follow and Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Please also share these episodes on social media and tag us on your next post #WeOutHere Instagram: @SmartMarketerIG, @mollypittmandigital, @johngrimmshawdigital, @pep_hufen. TIME STAMPS 00:00 "We have a portfolio of companies, not because we go out and acquire them. But just because we find a product and service and we find a purpose. And those things sometimes just have a life of their own, and we just allow it to expand and run its race." Marshall Morris 02:33 "Marketing Can Be A Dirty Word" 09:07 Build Your Audience First 11:39 A Brand Has To Have a Soul 13:40 Three Phenomenal "Passion Groups" 20:12 Where most brands fail 22:56 Two Components To Giving Back (The Impact and The Story You Can Tell) 26:00 Products That Invoke Head and Heart Decisions 27:28 Should you structure your business as a non-profit? 33:55 "I'm most excited about AI because it creates a world where Creativity wins. It will win. If everyone can code and everyone can design - the creation of the IDEA will become the most valuable asset." Marshall Morris 34:33 How to identify what purposes you should align with.

Welcome back to another season of 5th & Long. I'm your host Marshall Morris, and damn it's good to be back watching football. Entering our 3rd season of the podcast it's been a lot of fun tracking the history over the past couple years, and we can't wait for what's in store this season. To kick things off right, today we're joined by the Commissioner of the Ohio Beta Fantasy Football League Reigning & 2-Time Champion Mr Steve Skarsten.

On this week's episode of The Influence Factor, we have Marshall Morris, President and Co-Founder of HomeLife Brands, an extensive marketplace for pet products and content, joining the CEO and Co-Founder of The Influencer Marketing Factory and the podcast host, Alessandro Bogliari. Listen in to hear all about building a brand from the ground up and where to prioritize efforts!

Attorney Marshal Morris Talking About Truckers And Family Problems

In episode 26 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Marshall Morris. Facing stage 4 bile duct cancer since 2021, Marshall relies daily on his core values to live every day to its fullest. Tune in as Marshall shares his remarkable mentality and how he's giving back to other terminal cancer patients with his organization, Dying Defiantly. “My mission is to make sure I can be that light for somebody else until they can be their own light. Or maybe I'm that voice of reason when there doesn't seem to be a reason.” For more on Dying Defiantly, visit www.dyingdefiantly.com.

In today's episode, our guest is Marshall Morris, an Army veteran, and a serial entrepreneur. He's involved in internet-based businesses that focus on high-quality products and services that give back to humanity in a measurable way. He has been able to fund over $350,000 to help veterans with PTSD donate 150,000 toys to animal shelters like the guy has done some incredible things.   [4:26] Why should I listen to you? If we were to start a dialogue, my initial response would not be to tell you would be to listen. And then try to dig into what you know and what you learned and all that. I love learning from people. When you ask questions, you learn from people.   [7:29] Good and bad moments I always love to challenge myself. I started a business at probably the worst time, and when looking back, I wouldn't trade for it again; I also don't want to do it again. It was painful, but I'm so thankful. We just wanted to rely on people. I think that God provided, and people were provided. When you drive up in a car that like, like a new car, but it's behind in payments, and no registration, you're making ten bucks an hour. That's all I could do. That was a humbling experience when you were going from making multiple six figures a year to like; I got a job making seven bucks an Hour building garages in the middle of nowhere. You tell me you don't plan, and you don't think, and so for me, it was just like, the right place, right time with the proper skill set.   [10:05] What does matter to you? For us, it's like generosity is our ethos, me my wife, that's our ethos. We have generosity goals, at the business, how much money we're going to give this year, we have given goals personally, it lights us up. So we look at how we apply our skills in the world to do more of that.  [10:51] My gift is just the canvas of business, and that allows me to get back financially. Whether people can get back time and mentorship, I try to do as much as possible. So I build businesses; it comes down to how we create something that we love to do.   [11:43] How do you guys land on dogs? I grew up with dogs but didn't have a dog when you started the business—my partner and I well with people, you know, complementary skills. So, I met an individual name's Justin Palmer, who's just one of the most innovative marketing guys. Like I could check my email at that time, like, pretty much like that. [12:25] He has a background in building companies with purpose. He started by watching social media and realized people love doc posts and cat posts, and they love sharing; it's a therapeutic thing. They're very passionate about that, and they started asking people for better products. We had to take $1 and turn it into something else. There's no extra money that came in; there was nothing. There was no spare cash that went into the company. The company now has a team of 60 people and plans to expand internationally and in the U.S. It will launch its first ad-supported product in the next few weeks, a line of pet products for dogs and cats, and pet-friendly products for people to bring to market. It's called PetPox.org.   [16:43] Why you chose that as an avenue? So people matter or pets matter because people matter ultimately. It's just; it's just a level thing. For veterans, when I have joined the military for college because my dad was, you got to pay for it not doing that you do not do loans. What lit me up was when you talk to the wife of a soldier, who's helped, and whenever to talk to wives about the impact of their husband getting a service animal like that, it just was just the closest thing to a miracle I've ever seen. Our community is passionate about dogs. Therefore, we find a way to connect the community to those causes.   [19:10] Like that came from my background and the community's ability to say, we love, we're willing to help people. We love what dogs do for people's lives. And if you do, this is just powerful.   [22:26] Envision in your wildest dreams. I like how we've harnessed this industry's power in this niche to create great products and do excellent, good in the world. I'd love to be in every you know, in China, we've been having conversations with that. It's shopping with purpose like they can buy it from us get a great product, and then the world is better because of that. And they don't have to trade off any value, you're not paying more, so it's so, and I think that's the business model is like, We're not trying to create a brand where it's too expensive, only Sony will buy it right or protect it.   [25:28] What promise did God make to the world when He created you? I think it's just a model to provide a model for the generosity that most people can connect with. Like that's really where my being is like, and I don't give up. So that's my superpower.   Key Quotes [4:46 - 4:47] I think you can learn from everybody.  [19:34 - 19:42] We're a leader in taking charge and situations to initiate change.   Connect with Marshall Morris:  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshallsmorris  Website: https://iheartdogs.com/

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Part II of the Wild Rover Podcast looks at what happened to the song over the first 300 years of its existence as it spread from England to Scotland, North America and Australia, where it began to evolve into something resembling the version that we all know today. Featuring performances from Marshall Morris the Travelling Woodsman of the Fosseway, Cormac Dermody, Paul Denman, Beanie Entwistle, Mark Jennings and Liam Crill . Do yourself a favour and check out Brian Peters' article The Well-Travelled 'Wild Rover' (Folk Music Journal Vol. 10, No. 5 (2015), pp. 609-636), which I relied on heavily while creating this podcast. https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

The Wild Rover Part I looks at the historical and sociological background of 17th century England, a culture which gave rise to a body of song known as the Alehouse Ballads. It was from this group of ballads that the song which was to become the Wild Rover emerged from in the year 1678. Featuring performances from Cormac Dermody, Adrian Edwards, Paul Denman, Beanie Entwistle, Joe Yorke and Radie Peat and Marshall Morris the Travelling Woodsman of the Fosseway. Do yourself a favour and check out Brian Peters' 2015 article The Well-Travelled 'Wild Rover' Folk Music Journal Vol. 10, No. 5 (2015), pp. 609-636, which I relied on heavily while creating this podcast. https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

In This Episode You Will Learn About: -Having a generous upbringing -Parenting as an entrepreneur -Attracting better talent through generosity -Inspiring others to do better -The importance of video marketing -Meeting people where they are   Resources: -Learn more at iheartdogs.com -Marshall’s Instagram: instagram.com/marshallmorris -I Heart Dogs Instagram:instagram.com/iheartdogscom   Show Notes: Marshall Morris is the founder of several businesses, but is probably best known for I Heart Dogs. They do giving back better than anyone else I know. We talk about where this generosity came from, why he’s so good at helping others monetize themselves, and all the coming trends in 2020 if you’re planning on selling anything. This is absolutely going to make or break your success in the coming year.   Question Highlights: -How did you come so far so quickly? -How are you parenting so successfully? -What impact has generosity had on your success? -How did you become okay with sharing your success and giving? -Why are you so good at helping others build wealth? -What should we be doing to get our message out there? -Tell me about the art of creating jobs.   Guest Bio: As the son of a hard-working, humble pastor, Marshall was taught early on the value of a hard day’s work. In fact, at a young age, his father would “loan” him out for the weekend to different farmers he did business with to help out (for very little pay). This weekend help wasn’t about making money, however, his father really just wanted to instill in him the value of working hard. And it’s with this same mentality that his dad encouraged Marshall to attend college, but also informed him that it would be his responsibility to pay his own way – as that’s the way he did it. Growing up in an impoverished family, his dad worked hard to pay for his college while attending so he’d never have to take out a loan. Not deterred by this, Marshall joined the military so his schooling could be paid for as he went. He never thought he would be deployed, but then 9/11 happened. Obviously, while deployed Marshall couldn’t attend college so instead he read a lot of books (12 hours a night for a year) so he could continue at least some type of education. Among those books, he found that those focused on business resonated with him the most, and upon returning from his deployment he took it from there. Admittedly having more of a sales mindset from the beginning, he dabbled in real estate but gradually got out of it when the market took a turn. After returning from being deployed, Marshall was presented with the opportunity to help a friend of a friend with advertising sales on an automotive site that was struggling. Knowing very little about the internet, but feeling that this business could go somewhere, he offered to partner with this person. Their goal was to just make some money, make it a success and figure out the sales and marketing along the way with “Google university.” Eventually the company started doing well, and they sold it to a bigger automotive company. It was through networking that he met his now business partner, Justin, who was in internet marketing. Having only a Facebook page, he enlisted the help of Marshall. Both found that their strengths and weaknesses balanced each other and they created the business I Heart Dogs. And the rest is history with other businesses such as I Heart Cats, I Heart Birds (and many more). Marshall and business partner, Justin, excel at building business models and then using those models anywhere. For them and their current niche, they’ve found that the more they do, the more they find opportunity (and who wouldn’t want that?).   Follow me on social media @ChrisWHarder on Instagram and check out www.ForTheLoveOfMoney.com

Marshall Morris is a serial internet entrepreneur and an Army Veteran who sold his first online company at the age of 28 for over 7 figures. Since then he has been actively involved in scaling profitable 7 and 8 figure internet based businesses that focus on high quality products and services that give back to humanity in a measurable way. His current company iHeartDogs.com , co-founded with partner Justin Palmer, has funded over 10 million meals to shelter dogs, donated over 100,000 toys to animals shelters and provided over $250,000 dollars to pair Veterans with service animals. Marshall Morris- Army Infantry Marshall was in the Army Infantry in 11 Hotel which is now 11 Bravo.  He wanted to go to college so he signed up for the National Guard so he could attend locally.  9/11 happened during right before his basic training. Marshall was from New York so when he returned from basic training he was immediately deployed active duty with top secret clearance to watch air bases in New York City against domestic terrorism. “All my other friends went overseas.  So I had this guilt there for a long time because I didn't choose that destination.  But I got assigned it and I felt like I should be overseas.” - Marshall Morris Down Time Reading While in the Army, Marshall had brutal hours when watching air bases.  They required him to work from 7pm until 7am so Marshall did a lot of reading that stimulated the brain.  Therefore, he focused on business books and discovered that you can create a hunger and a passion for things by just acquiring knowledge. “I had read up all these successful people and I think that's knowledge.  It's such a great starting point, right to the next thing.  And also the other thing that I learned in the military was it's a mental game. Business is a mental game.  Um, you make it mentally or you don't make it mentally.” - Marshall Morris Transitioning Marshall decided that when he got out of the Army that he was going to go straight into sales and not go to college.  He was going to apply the determination and mental game he learned in the Army and work hard and smart. As Marshall was doing well in his business he then transitioned into real estate in 2007.  Then he started his own company and 3 months in it fell apart. “The whole world fell apart.  You know what I mean? So here's what happened.  I panicked for the next year I lived, I lost my mental game.  The situation I was in felt real.  And it's so easy when you rub up against something very real and painful and you just kind of retreat.  The next year was what I called my year in the desert because I literally didn't have a job. So went from earning and kind of building and investing and being brave and fearless to a different person.” - Marshall Morris Being Mentally Tough Marshall spent time away from everything and eventually found himself going back to the principles of what he learned in the military.  He had to change his mindset and had to be prepared to win from the beginning and know he was not going to fail.  Marshall decided to become an expert at something people would pay him to do. “So I learned a skill set and I applied it and we sold that company for seven figures three years later.  And it was like, okay, this is cool. It was an internet company. It was kind of like Auto-Trader. It was basically a company like that, cars online, things like that.“ - Marshall Morris iHeartdogs.com After selling his first business, Marshall continued to network and surround himself with successful people.  This ultimately led to starting the business iHeartdogs.com. In 5 years they have sold over 63 million dollars of revenue.  iHeartdogs.com sells products to people who have pets, who celebrate their pets. “The only reason I've been able to do that is because I've been able to apply principles that really were taught and ingrained in the military.  Those principles of not giving up,

In this episode of Tulsa podcast Scales & Ales, Eric Chupp and Marshall Morris sit down with Attorney & Marshall Brewing Co. co-founder Adam Marshall to talk about the new liquor laws that were rolled out as part of the most recent alcohol legislation in Oklahoma. 

Joining us this week is Marshall Morris, an Army veteran, animal lover, and the COO & Co-Founder of iHeartDogs.com. iHeartDogs is the leading profit for purpose pet goods manufacturer and e-commerce retailer that supports animal shelters and rescue organizations around the country. Within all of their social media channels, they have a community of over 22 million pet owners. iHeartDogs has funded over 10 million meals to shelter dogs, donated over 140,000 toys to animals awaiting their forever homes in shelters, and funded over $250,000 dollars to provide Veterans with service and companion animals.

Joining us this week is Marshall Morris, an Army veteran, animal lover, and the COO & Co-Founder of iHeartDogs.com. iHeartDogs is the leading profit for purpose pet goods manufacturer and e-commerce retailer that supports animal shelters and rescue organizations around the country. Within all of their social media channels, they have a community of over 22 million pet owners. iHeartDogs has funded over 10 million meals to shelter dogs, donated over 140,000 toys to animals awaiting their forever homes in shelters, and funded over $250,000 dollars to provide Veterans with service and companion animals.

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole, that was said by photographer Roger Karris. Maybe you are, or aren’t a dog person. I’m a dog person. We have two dogs at home, Tater who is a pitbull cattle dog mix, and Audrey Hepburn who is a cavalier king charles spaniel. I will let you all figure out which one was my husbands when we got married. Whether or not you’re a dog person, there’s pretty much no denying that dogs hold a special place in our lives and in society. I remember when I was in high school, I got really sick and spent a few weeks in the hospital. The best day of the week was when the therapy dog came by. I never wanted those moments to end. Dogs can bring so much to a family, a person, a community. They protect, they nurture, they cuddle, they play, they heal, they are a gift. Our guest today, Marshall Morris, had a passion for helping dogs and humans, and found a way to have an impact on both. ON LEARNING TO BUILD A BUSINESS THAT GIVES BACK After his Army career, Marshall was seeking more purpose in his career. He found himself jumping from job to job, before everything fell into place. He soon found himself building businesses that surrounded that allowed him to combine his love for dogs, and his servant heart for veterans. The community spoke, and his business listened, ensuring that each product gave back to the communities they serve, as they continued to grow. iHeart Dogs not only donates toys to shelters, but gives back to provide veterans with services they may need. DEALING WITH PHASES IN BUSINESS Through scaling multiple businesses, Marshall has learned the various ways to get through hurdles in business. Whether you’re in a niche business, or gaining a community of family, Marshall walks through the ways to persevere in business, and learn from the feedback of your community. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF PETS Marshall dives into the proven benefits of not only veterans having dogs, and pets in general, but as human beings the benefits that we reap interacting with dogs. Their emotional connection is proven through science but also in the way that human beings as a species cherish their pets as family. Every day new research is being done as to the real effects of war, but also the real treatments that could improve the quality of life of veterans. About Marshall Morris. Marshall is a serial internet entrepreneur and an Army Veteran who sold his first online company at the age of 28 for over 7 figures. Since then he has been actively involved in scaling profitable 7 and 8 figure internet based businesses that focus on high quality products and services that give back to humanity in a measurable way. His current company iHeartDogs.com has funded over 10 million meals to shelter dogs, donated over 140,000 toys to animals awaiting their forever homes in shelters and funded over $250,000 dollars to provide Veterans with service and companion animals. CONNECT WITH Marshall Website: iHeart Dogs Facebook: iHeart Dogs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iheartdogscom/ Special thanks to Cultivate What Matters for sponsoring this week’s Business with Purpose podcast. Visit http://www.stillbeingmolly.com/cultivate to shop! Join my Purchase with Purpose Facebook group and let’s continue the conversation! https://www.facebook.com/groups/purchasewithpurpose/ Subscribe to the Business with Purpose podcast (and I’d love it if you left a review** on iTunes!) Subscribe on iTunes** Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe on Radio Public Subscribe via Podcast RSS Feed **Want to know how to leave a review of the Business with Purpose Podcast on iTunes from your iPhone or iPad? Launch Apple’s Podcast app. Tap the Search tab. Enter “Business with Purpose“ Tap the blue Search key at the bottom right. Tap the Blue album art for the podcast. Tap the Reviews tab. Tap Write a Review at the bottom. Enter your iTunes password to login. Tap the Stars to leave a rating. Enter title text and content to leave a review. Tap Send.

www.DogCastRadio.comIn this episode, Marshall Morris talks about how he founded I Heart Dogs with the aim of making the world a better place for people and dogs. Malcolm Welshman talks about his memoir, An Armful of Animals, and the animals - especially dogs - who have enriched his life. Plus there's the DogCast Radio News, discussion of contrafreeloading, and a petition to get army dogs the best retirement possible.

www.DogCastRadio.comIn this episode, Marshall Morris talks about how he founded I Heart Dogs with the aim of making the world a better place for people and dogs. Malcolm Welshman talks about his memoir, An Armful of Animals, and the animals - especially dogs - who have enriched his life. Plus there's the DogCast Radio News, discussion of contrafreeloading, and a petition to get army dogs the best retirement possible.

There is a company who mission is to help dogs and the people who love them and guess what? It works! They are successful and responsible. It can be done. We talk to Marshall Morris, COO of iheartdogs, about how he got where he is and why he and his entire company are driven by a philanthropic mission. You are going to buy dog gear and gifts. Why not do it in a way that is socially responsible and gives back? Find out what led the creation of the mission, what initiatives the company champions and how you can help feed millions of homeless pets! Do they have great products and great hearts? We will find out straight from the source. Join us on this unconventional episode. More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Dog Lovers: There is Something That You Should Know on Pet Life Radio

Trevor Donovan and Marshall Morris are the kind of guys you just want to be friends with. They are funny, smart, successful, witty, fun, and kind. Together, they run a DJ and production company, called D&M Productions, and Marshall is also a highly sought after real estate agent here in Charleston. In this episode we […]

Marshall Morris is the COO of Homelife Media, a media company that went from owning a single site about dogs to one of the biggest brands in the pet industry in three years with over 17 million followers online. This episode explores how listening to their audience has (literally) changed how they do business. Marshall shares practical strategies to apply the lessons they've learned to your business.    In this episode, you’ll learn: From a company that’s spent over $11 million on Facebook in last 3.5 yrs and the insights they’ve learned that you can apply to your business.   Why they’re doing the opposite of everyone else and moving from online to retail and how customer feedback has played a huge role it that process. What it means to truly care for your customers and a few strategies to implement customer care at scale for your business.

If you are stuck working in a low paying job then listen in to business coach Clay Clark, Marshall Morris and Eric Chupp go over some moves you should STOP doing to START making more money and adding value to your team.

Marshall Morris – Episode 34 – Getting Past FEAR: From Broke in the Desert to a $30 Million Business I must say that this interview is one of my favorite interviews to date because internet marketing ninja, Marshall Morris, kept surprising me with his down to earth, get-it-done attitude, generosity and life and business insights. Did I mention that when he started out, the only internet skill he knew was checking his email? More on that later… First let’s talk about how his career began. As the son of a hard-working, humble pastor, Marshall was taught early on the value of a hard day’s work. In fact, at a young age, his father would “loan” him out for the weekend to different farmers he did business with to help out (for very little pay). This weekend help wasn’t about making money, however, his father really just wanted to instill in him the value of working hard. And it’s with this same mentality that his dad encouraged Marshall to attend college, but also informed him that it would be his responsibility to pay his own way – as that’s the way he did it. Growing up in an impoverished family, his dad worked hard to pay for his college while attending so he’d never have to take out a loan. Not deterred by this, Marshall joined the military so his schooling could be paid for as he went. He never thought he would be deployed, but then 9/11 happened. Obviously, while deployed Marshall couldn’t attend college so instead he read a lot of books (12 hours a night for a year) so he could continue at least some type of education. Among those books, he found that those focused on business resonated with him the most, and upon returning from his deployment he took it from there. Admittedly having more of a sales mindset from the beginning, he dabbled in real estate but gradually got out of it when the market took a turn. After returning from being deployed, Marshall was presented with the opportunity to help a friend of a friend with advertising sales on an automotive site that was struggling. Knowing very little about the internet, but feeling that this business could go somewhere, he offered to partner with this person. Their goal was to just make some money, make it a success and figure out the sales and marketing along the way with “Google university.” Eventually the company started doing well, and they sold it to a bigger automotive company. It was through networking that he met his now business partner, Justin, who was in internet marketing. Having only a Facebook page, he enlisted the help of Marshall. Both found that their strengths and weaknesses balanced each other and they created the business I Heart Dogs. And the rest is history with other businesses such as I Heart Cats, I Heart Birds (and many more). Marshall and business partner, Justin, excel at building business models and then using those models anywhere. For them and their current niche, they’ve found that the more they do, the more they find opportunity (and who wouldn’t want that?). But how did they build this brand/model to be so successful in the first place? Marshall states that it comes down to authenticity. “People want something that’s authentic. We crave authenticity in a world that’s so fake.” That’s why Marshall’s business makes it a point to give back to the communities they serve. Particularly with the I Heart Dogs mission, they built a program that would help feed dogs without homes or in shelters (so far they’ve fed 8 million dogs in 24 months). They aim to be as transparent and as authentic as possible. “We see numbers, but they’re people like us with needs and desires.” Marshall attributes more of their success to the fact that people want to feel good about their purchases AND who they’re buying from. The more authentic you can be, the more you’re going to attract people. And when you do this you’re giving context to your conversation with your customer. To Marshall, it’s more than just selling a product, it’s about showing customers opportunities and making them feel like they’re part of a movement. When you’re talking openly and not just about revenue-oriented topics you build the communities/followers to go with it. And when you get people to be a part of something and feel good about it becomes a part of their identity, too.  That’s why Marshall and his business are so passionate about encouraging others to free themselves and achieve their dreams as well. Naming fear as the biggest limiter, he acknowledges that fear is always going to be around. “You never get rid of your fear, you just battle it.” The more complicated life and business gets, the more things come at you and the more people break down. You can’t escape it, so you need people to support you. “Fear isn’t a fact, it’s an emotion.” Marshall is grateful to have his wife as his rock and main support person along with his family. Often times, when things get stressful, it’s a matter of taking a few days off to reboot and spend time with them. One crucial time in Marshall and his wife’s lives is what they like to call their “time in the desert.” He had hit rock bottom… going from making hundreds of thousands of dollars to $7 an hour building garages. He had become complacent, not understanding how to balance an abundance of money and lost control of his financial situation. While building these garages and going through this “drought,” Marshall realized he needed to be around people who were going places, growing etc. in order to change his mindset. Having formerly undervalued his worth, he suffered from what a friend called the “poor boy mindset.” This is someone who feels bad asking for a return on the value they provide, assuming that their value isn’t as high as another. Marshall had to go through a major value SHIFT. “The whole point of building anything is to create value and capitalize on it. Period. Whatever that looks like. And you’ve got to be able to ask for as much as you create.” So, Marshall started to rebuild, and a large part of that was again surrounding himself with good people who were going somewhere and who helped him survive and grow. But that was only one part of it. He still had to make the effort to make the connections. Whatever you build manifests outside of you. “What’s down in the well will come up in the bucket.” If you’re having trouble finding these people, Marshall suggests to keep things simple. Don’t overcomplicate it – just ask someone to have a cup of coffee with you. Have 3-4 really good questions ready. And then, make it a part of your weekly schedule. You may be investing $5 in a cup of coffee, but he guarantees that you’re receiving a heck of a lot more in value. I love that Marshall offers this simple advice. It’s just one more way that he GIVES back. And likely it’s because he’s always been motivated to solve a problem and loves a challenge (he’s a bit competitive). ;) Both Marshall and his wife both love being able to do things for people as well… They’ve been through so many similar situations and because of this, they can feel the emotions and have soft spots for anyone experiencing the same or something similar. “The world needs more generous people with money.” Marshall is committed to building more profitable businesses that make an impact. He loves seeing businesses that have mastered the balance between giving and business. And it’s amazing when a business can be both genuine and generous while changing people’s lives.  After all, Marshall clarifies… it’s not about him or his company. It’s a mission to GIVE back, and if you give, that value will come back to you. For example, when Marshall and his wife have felt called to give, every time they have received MORE back. It was never the plan, but that’s what tends to happen. Marshall goes on to say that he believes money is a great tool when it’s used genuinely to make positive change in the world. “The world needs people who are ruthlessly unafraid to step out and do what it takes to make change where they feel like they need to make change.”   We all make impacts and help in different ways whether you’re a craftsman, a musician etc. – so own it! Even if that skillset is making and managing money.  “If you’re in a place where you’re genuine about what you do and how you operate, there’s no reason to apologize for that skillset.” You’ve been put on this earth with a set of unique gifts, so PLEASE follow Marshall’s advice and don’t let anyone keep you from YOUR vision. Money is a GOOD thing there’s good intention behind its use. Never, never apologize for the gifts you were born with. In This Episode You Will Learn:  Internet marketing Acknowledging and battling fear Authenticity Hitting rock bottom and coming back from it Following your passion Entrepreneurship Resources: Email: mm@homelifemedia.com iheartdogs.com   For more stories and tips on becoming unapologetically wealthy, follow me @Chriswharder on Instagram and check out fortheloveofmoney.com.

Business Coach, Clay Clark, has the great entrepreneur Marshall Morris on the show.  You will discover new ideas about how and why Bill Gates had a no quit, no pity attitude, and how Clay turned his bitterness into betterness.

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Joining us this week is Marshall Morris, an Army veteran, animal lover, and the COO & Co-Founder of iHeartDogs.com. iHeartDogs is the leading profit for purpose pet goods manufacturer and e-commerce retailer that supports animal shelters and rescue organizations around the country. Within all of their social media channels, they have a community of over 22 million pet owners. iHeartDogs has funded over 10 million meals to shelter dogs, donated over 140,000 toys to animals awaiting their forever homes in shelters, and funded over $250,000 dollars to provide Veterans with service and companion animals.