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On this episode, Matt and Micky are joined by Director Austin Bender, and cast members Tiffany Wynn, Emily Potter, Cayley Davis Bender, Ryan Waggoner, Jonah Hardt, Hannah Horton, and Ben Rongey from GTC's upcoming production of "Noises Off"! Noises Off opens at the Opera House on Friday, October 25th! Micky also visits with Mark Trippinsee from the Long Run, Colorado's Tribute to the Music of the Eagles, about their upcoming shows at the Granbury Opera House, October 17-19. For tickets to these and all of our fantastic season of Broadway shows and Tribute Concerts, go to www.granburytheatrecompany.org or call the Opera House box office at 817-579-0952. To support our podcast and become a subscriber, please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/granburytheatrecompany. Subscribers get all sorts of special subscriber-only benefits and bonus content!
Ryan Waggoner is crushing it as Franklin's Student Pastor! Listen to his Inside the Movement interview to hear his story and why he hates gum and being lied to.
Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got business dinners, beautiful sorrows, trailblazers, and more. For all the links check out the show notes at https://www.hacktheprocess.com/business-dinners-beautiful-sorrows-trailblazers-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/ Enjoy! Events The Voice Matters Workshop is open again from September 2 to 4 in Beirut, Lebanon. Mike Massy will teach vocalization techniques to express emotions. The MENTour, founded by JuVan Langford, is bringing Manifest, a three-day men’s health conference, to Sydney, Australia on November 15 to 17. Register to network and get support from other men. Media After quitting his corporate job, Josh Zloof went on to revolutionize the instant coffee industry by founding Sudden Coffee. Listen to his story on the Lessons From A Quitter Podcast. In today’s digital age, is a business lunch or dinner out of date? Maybe not! A new episode of the $100MBA Podcast with Omar Zenhom explains how it can be a pretty good investment. Nicaila Matthews-Okome pays a visit to NBC News Today, where she explains how she turned her passion into a business and how to know if a side hustle suits you. KALW News shines the spotlight on Andrew Nance who shares how he teaches mindfulness to kids in San Francisco. BookAds is an agency that helps authors advertise their books, and co-founder Brian Bernie discusses using Amazon ads to boost book sales with Tom Morkes on the In the Trenches Podcast. Thaddeus Russell of The Unregistered Podcast is joined by Daniel Coffeen who discusses why, for him, there is beauty in pain and sorrow. Writing Brian Solis offers 11 strategies to spark creativity in your employees to maximize their potential and build a more creative business. The Crank n’ Bank content strategy means putting out as much content as you can as fast as you can. Jon Dykstra explains how useful that approach can be. Recommended Resources Did you know that Marc Benioff, founder of Salesforce and a resource mentioned by Tiffani Bova, is coming out with a new book? It’s called Trailblazer, and it should hit the shelves in October. Leading without demanding authority is possible. Keith Ferrazzi, an entrepreneur and author mentioned by Ryan Waggoner, recently gave a talk on redefining organizational culture that was published by Mindvalley, which was founded by Vishen Lakhiani, one of the influences Michelle Dale mentioned. Thanks for checking out this Process Hacker News update from Hack the Process. If you liked what you saw, please leave a comment to let us know what processes you’re hacking.
Matt East, host of the Better Humans Podcast is joined by Ryan Waggoner to discuss his article, “How to Build a Pipeline of Freelance Leads- Use prospecting, promoting, networking and thought leadership to never run out of clients”.Shownotes:Support our sponsor: Try Coach.me free for 1 week with promo code: MattEastWeekBetter Humans on MediumBetter Humans Podcast WebsiteRyan’s websiteEverleadsFreelance250KMatt East’s websiteListen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher.
Future Thinking, Brave Comedy, Endless Clients, and More in Process Hacker News Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got future thinking, brave comedy, endless clients, and more. For all the links, check out the show notes at https://www.hacktheprocess.com/future-thinking-brave-comedy-endless-clients-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/. Enjoy! Events On June 18 and 19 in Oakland, California, you can catch Andrew Nance presenting a workshop on Mindful Arts in the Classroom at Inventing Our Future. The Scrappy Design Thinking Workshop in San Francisco on June 22 isn’t just about design thinking. Kimberly Wiefling helps you approach challenges by “thinking from the future” instead of dealing with issues from a problem-centered perspective. Laugh the night away with Sarah Cooper and Nikki MacCallum in another round of You’re So Brave at Poco in New York City on June 27. Media Learn how to speak the right language, choose the right words, and refine your message to attract your ideal clients on the newest episode of the $100 MBA Show with Omar Zenhom. Abdo Riani, founder of StartupCircle, reveals how he bootstrapped his virtual summit in a conversation with Tom Morkes on the In the Trenches Podcast. There is a difference between being agile and doing agile, as explained by Ron Lichty on the Agile Clips Podcast. Writing Never run out of clients by building a pipeline of freelance leads. Try out these tips by Ryan Waggoner. In a new blog post, Ricky Yean compares college to Silicon Valley, and explains how the next Silicon Valley is now happening online Recommended Resources Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, is an entrepreneur who has motivated many, including Barth Getto, Jason Hsiao, and Ricky Yean. Jeff’s three keys to business success are dissected and explained in a new article on Farnam Street. In a New York Magazine interview Elizabeth Gilbert reveals that she attended The Artist’s Way Course by Julia Cameron, an author who was recommended by Loic Le Meur, Jay Wong, and Heather Chauvin. Elizabeth’s book, Eat, Pray, Love, touched the lives of Tara Byrne and Jenny Feinberg. Tristan Kromer, who was referenced by Rich Mironov, has a new article about how both fear and sandboxes, where creators can freely experiment, are essential to innovation at startups. Thanks for checking out this Process Hacker News update from Hack the Process. If you liked what you saw, please leave a comment to let us know what processes you’re hacking.
Slow Goals, Video Storytelling, Knowing Emptiness, and More in Process Hacker News Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got slow goals, video storytelling, knowing emptiness, and more. For all the links, check out the show notes at https://www.hacktheprocess.com/slow-goals-video-storytelling-knowing-emptiness-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/. Enjoy! Events At Transform ‘19 in San Diego from May 8 to 9, digital marketers will learn how to grow their brands by understanding online reputation, event management, and customer experience strategies. Tiffani Bova will be featured as the keynote speaker. LinkedIn Toronto is gathering a panel of video storytellers and marketers, including Tara Hunt, at Storytelling: Presenting Live and Online on May 14 to discuss how they use stories and videos to build communities and online influence. Laugh the night away with Sarah Cooper and other female authors at Women Authors of Comedy Night, a fundraiser by Women’s Media Group on May 15 in New York. Dorie Clark, an author and marketing consultant Nicole Holland and Ron Carucci mentioned in their interviews, will also be at the event. Media WEYV is a relatively new service that allows you to listen to music and podcasts and read magazines and ebooks while supporting the creators. WEYV’s CEO and our latest guest on Hack the Process, Stephanie Scapa, guests on the How I Built It Podcast to discuss the effective business model they used, their pricing plan, and more. To get the life you want, you have to be ready for a long-term commitment. In the newest episode of Personal Development Without the Fluff Podcast, Guy and Ilan Ferdman encourage you to enjoy the long, slow process of reaching your goals instead of taking shortcuts. Join Byron Morrison in his free five-day planning, productivity, and focus challenge. Just register, join the Facebook group, and learn how to structure your day for success! Writing As parents, yelling at our kids can be unhealthy. But we can avoid it by understanding three reasons that lead to yelling, shared by Heather Chauvin. Find out how to set up a mastermind group by reading this recent blog post from Ryan Waggoner. Improve your chances of success in building a full-stack startup by considering these seven factors proposed by Ricky Yean. Did you miss out on Omar Zenhom’s talk at Microconf? If so, here’s a recap of what he discussed about bootstrapping a Saas product. Recommended Resources Enjoy five nights of immersion in mysticism and peace at Living Compassion’s Blessed is the Knowledge of Emptiness from May 27 to June 1. Living Compassion was founded by Cheri Huber, a prominent figure in meditation and Buddhism who was mentioned on Mike Massy and Kate Swoboda’s episodes of Hack the Process. You can make a living from podcasting. To learn more about the role podcasting can play in content marketing, listen to this chat between Colin Gray of The Podcast Host and Paul Boag on The Boagworld Show. Curtis McHale recommended Paul Boag’s podcast. Thanks for checking out this Process Hacker News update from Hack the Process. If you liked what you saw, please leave a comment to let us know what processes you’re hacking.
Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got meditating moms, real resolutions, viral video, and more. For all the links, check out the show notes at http://www.hacktheprocess.com/task-delegation-device-freedom-nondual-reality-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/. Enjoy! Events The 2019 Continuum of Service Conference, a three-day conference from March 6 to 8 at the University of San Diego, focuses on embracing multiple ways of learning. On March 7, Rhonda Magee will be featured as a guest speaker to talk about mindfulness and justice. Catch Bill Duane in Colombo, Sri Lanka on March 22 as he opens the breakfast forum at Sri Lanka Association of Software and Service Companies (SLASSCOM) People Summit 2019, providing leaders with talent management insights. Media On the Built on Air Podcast, find out about Alex Hillman’s two businesses, Indy Hall and Stacking the Bricks, along with his app philosophy and his use of Airtable CRM, a spreadsheet-database hybrid. Find out what it’s like to get trained live by Tom Morkes as entrepreneur and podcaster Kim Doyal shares her lessons with Tom on how to reach over a thousand new customers a month without paid advertising. Tara Hunt pays a visit to The Lawsome Podcast to explain content marketing strategies and inbound marketing for law firms. Get to know more about nondual reality from author and psychologist John Astin as he joins Lisa Dale Miller on the Groundless Ground Podcast. Writing Congratulations to Andrew Nance whose book, Puppy Mind, made it to the list of the best children’s mindfulness books on Bookroo! Delegating tasks can be challenging. How do you know how much of your business to delegate? In a new article, Ryan Waggoner shares his own experience assigning tasks and the lessons he learned from it. Do you know how you can make money on Pinterest? Jon Dykstra reveals ten methods in his latest blog post. Recommended Resources Find some much-needed clarity at the Abraham-Hicks workshop, led by Esther Hicks in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on March 9. Guy and Ilan Ferdman mentioned Esther during their interview. Life Scale is the newest book by Brian Solis, coming out on March 6. Brian encourages us to put down our devices to live a more creative, productive, and happy life. Tara Hunt recommended following Brian. Listen to Eric Termuende discuss how to rethink how we work and who we work for in an interview for Shakti Waves Radio. Eric was mentioned by Tara Byrne. Thanks for checking out this Process Hacker News update from Hack the Process. If you liked what you saw, please leave a comment to let us know what processes you’re hacking.
Red Flags, Early Mornings, Dubious Devices, and More Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got red flags, early mornings, dubious devices, and more. For all the links, check out the show notes at http://www.hacktheprocess.com/red-flags-early-mornings-dubious-devices-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/. Enjoy! Events Heather Chauvin is bringing a One-Day Women’s Leadership Mastermind to Ontario, Canada on February 22 to help women step up, be empowered, and learn to lead. Media On the Badasses in Tech Podcast, Sasha Ariel Alston shows up to talk about how she began in tech. Her book, Sasha Savvy Loves to Code, was also called out by Ladies Love STEM as one of five inspirational children’s books. You can automate your schedule and manage your appointments with Acuity Scheduling, as explained by the founder, Gavin Zuchlinski on The Nicole Holland Show. Every one of us has experienced fear of failure at one point in life. Kate Swoboda wants to help you have more courage and get unstuck from this fear in her newest podcast episode. Most entrepreneurs say that getting up early is the key to productivity, but is it really? You can find out what Omar Zenhom thinks about it on The $100MBA Show. In Curtis McHale’s most recent vlog, he asks you to check and see if your priorities match your actions. Listen and discover if you’re spending enough time on the things you set out to do. Writing Meet Awaken’s 2018 Inclusion Award Winners, announced this week by Awaken CEO and co-founder Michelle Kim. Congratulations! Our privacy may be at risk with smart home devices, but we can’t seem to let go of the convenience of having them. Tara Hunt shares her opinion on why it’s important not to trust these smart devices blindly. RightMessage, co-founded by Brennan Dunn is one of the recommendations on Pat Flynn’s list of tools for email marketing. As a freelancer, choosing clients can be tricky. Avoid problems by taking note of these red flag phrases bad clients might use spelled out by Ryan Waggoner. Recommended Resources Rick Hanson and Daniel Rechtschaffen, two resources mentioned by Andrew Nance, are both joining Educating Mindful Minds from April 19 to 21 in New York, where mindfulness will be discussed in the management of stress, anxiety, and mental health issues. Social media experts and leaders will be gathering in San Diego at Social Media Marketing World from March 20 to 22. Boss Mom Dana Malstaff, recommended by Maria Dismondy, will take part to discuss how to create a sustainable community using Facebook groups. The Dynamic Lifestyle Podcast features Jay Samit, whom Pam Wasley mentioned. On the show, Jay chats with the hosts about being innovative and avoiding job disruption. Thanks for checking out this Process Hacker News update from Hack the Process. If you liked what you saw, please leave a comment to let us know what processes you’re hacking.
Skipped Habits, Disruptive Thinkers, Saying No, and More Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got skipped habits, disruptive thinkers, saying no, and more. For all the links, check out the show notes at http://www.hacktheprocess.com/skipped-habits-disruptive-thinkers-saying-no-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/. Enjoy! Events Disruptive thinkers will convene for the tech conference, DisruptED19, from January 30 to February 1 in Winnipeg, Canada to discuss the future of work and education. Jennifer Riel will be one of the keynote speakers. On February 11, Rich Mironov and Bruce McCarthy are joining ProductTank Auckland in New Zealand to speak about saying no to good ideas. Media Shira Miller had a successful business, but the economic recession hit her hard, and she had to let go of her dream. On the Life Through Transitions Podcast with Jon de Waal, Shira shares how she made peace with it and how she got back on her feet again. Find out more about e-commerce cooperatives like Empowery as their president, Barth Getto explains their value on The Winning Brand Podcast. Sasha Ariel Alston stars on the Superwomen in Science Podcast, where she discusses teaching youth about coding. If you’re not feeling it in your heart to set goals, Mark Silver proposes you create a Stop Doing List instead in his latest video. Writing After winning the 2018 Reader’s Choice Awards, Adam Siddiq’s book, Shackled, had been nominated again for the 2019 Reader’s Choice Awards. Cast your vote and show some support! In an article on Book Riot, Kate Swoboda’s book, The Courage Habit, was recommended as one of the fifteen best books on habits. Kate also recommends routines to reduce anxiety in her latest episode of the Your Courageous Life Podcast. Speaking of habits, Ryan Waggoner admits that skipping habits and daily habit streaks can often stress us out. Serving in Congress, you might find people whose views and opinions oppose yours. Chief Strategist Chris Campbell shares his insights about working with people who are very different from yourself in an interview with Ron Carucci for Forbes. Recommended Resources Being a Wayfinder means keeping your authentic self to excel in life. If you’d like to become a Wayfinder Life Coach, Martha Beck, recommended by Pace Smith, is accepting registrations until February 21. The Tesla Customer Referral Program ends on February 1, but before then, you can give your friends a chance to gain exclusive benefits like six months of supercharging, a chance to race an electric semi truck around their test track, and an extended five-year warranty. Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, was mentioned as an inspiration by many of past Hack the Process guests including Ricky Yean, Alex De Simone, Tom Morkes, Omar Zenhom, and Loic Le Meur. In an interview with Men’s Health, Malcolm Gladwell, referenced by Josh Haynam, reveals some details about his new podcast, Broken Record, his love for music, and sadness. Thanks for checking out this Process Hacker News update from Hack the Process. If you liked what you saw, please leave a comment to let us know what processes you’re hacking.
Rentable Fashion, Courageous Parenting, Effective Moonlighting, and More Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got rentable fashion, courageous parenting, effective moonlighting, and more. For all the links, check out the show notes at http://www.hacktheprocess.com/2018-10-02-process-hacker-news-rentable-fashion-courageous-parenting-effective-moonlighting-and-more/ Enjoy! Launches Congratulations to Rent the Runway for opening up a standalone shop in San Francisco! The fashion startup, where Hampton Catlin is VP of Engineering, lets members rent special occasion clothing for a monthly subscription fee. Events Some seats are still available at Integrative Thinking for Leaders on October 5 in Toronto, where Jennifer Riel will teach participants to use differences to create new options. Media Teens can be tough to manage, but you can listen to some tips from Psychologist Dr. Ken Wilgus as he shares his knowledge about effective parenting of teens in the newest episode of the Groundless Ground Podcast by Lisa Dale Miller, As a guest on the Raiseology Podcast, Kate Swoboda discusses the courage habit and how it applies to the challenges of being a parent. On the Building A Business That Lasts Podcast, Gavin Zuchlinski talks about Acuity Scheduling’s history and growth, and how the appropriate work attitude can support learning and decision-making. Curtis McHale compares running a business to running a race, and sheds light on what happens when the going gets tough for a business. In Tiffani Bova’s Let’s Be Clear interview at Dreamforce 2018, she shares the wisdom learned from the thirty companies she talked to for her book, Growth IQ. Writing Got a full-time job? Ryan Waggoner recommends you try moonlighting as a freelancer and provides several great reasons why in his updated article. If you’ve been exercising and eating well, but these healthy habits are leaving you worn out, Julian Hayes II suggests eleven possible reasons in his recent article. As a Mindfulness Instructor, Andrew Nance shares some ways to use performing arts to help children express emotions instead of acting out. On Quora, Rich Mironov gives his thoughts on the challenges of product acquisition for a large tech company, as opposed to new product development. Recommended Resources Tony Robbins is a motivational speaker who was mentioned as an inspiration by Byron Morrison, Jay Wong, Adam Siddiq, and Luis Congdon, and on his recent podcast episode, he chats with author and leadership expert Sam Walker about what it means to be a true leader. Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders can register now for the Black Girls CODE Computer History Museum Enrichment Event on October 28 in Mountain View, California to learn about designing and coding. Kimberly Bryant, the founder of Black Girls Code, was recommended by Michelle Kim. Thanks for checking out this Process Hacker News update from Hack the Process. If you liked what you saw, please leave a comment to let us know what processes you’re hacking.
Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got psychic intuition, pricing turmoil, the delirium of kairos, and more. Enjoy! For all the links, check out the show notes at: http://www.hacktheprocess.com/process-hacker-news-for-may-1-2018-psychic-intuition-pricing-turmoil-the-delirium-of-kairos-and-more/ Events Jenny Feinberg will be holding a solo exhibition of her paintings starting June 1 at Serendipity Labs in Hollywood. Join Rhonda Magee, Sharon Salzberg, and Acharya Fleet Maull for a few days of meditation at Compassion in Action, which will run from August 15 to 19. There’s also a video of Rhonda’s recent talk, Toward Just Healthcare for All: Revolutionary Reflections on Mindfulness, Social Justice, and Integrative Medicine. Media Brennan Dunn created RightMessage even when his other business, Double Your Freelancing was doing great. Why? Listen to his story on the Mixergy Podcast. In an episode of It’s Time to Sell Podcast, you’ll hear Gavin Zuchlinski discuss how to run an efficient and productive business. Yoga expert, speaker, and author Suzan Colon speaks with Paula Jenkins about her book and her work on the Jumpstart Your Joy Podcast. Let Julian Hayes II teach you how to sleep your way to success on the 5 o’clock Hustle Podcast. Watch this video by Guy and Ilan Ferdman for a chance to win free spiritual books and a program as well. Join now! Writing Andrew Hsieh, editor-in-chief at The Slant, interviews Michelle Kim about how she hopes to redefine how companies talk about diversity and inclusion. A recently published Redbull article by Seth Abramovitch featured Sarah Cooper, and reveals how she went from being a Google designer to a comedian. Mark Silver has been holding off on updating the rates for his services on Heart of Business for some time now. Read how he feels about changing prices. Kairos is knowing the right moment, and Daniel Coffeen shares his musings on the delirium of that often-sought perfect state. Recommended Resources Dublin, get ready! One of Jay Wong’s favorite authors, Neil Gaiman is speaking at the International Literature Festival in Dublin on May 27. The Ziglar Legacy Conference and Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Ziglar Headquarters will happen from May 3 to 4, featuring various big names in the industry. Zig Ziglar is a major influence for Engel Jones. Keith Ferrazzi emphasizes the value of showing up early and shares his back story in the latest video he published. Keith’s book, Never Eat Alone, was mentioned by Ryan Waggoner in his interview. Thanks for checking out this Process Hacker News update from Hack the Process. If you liked what you saw, please leave a comment to let us know what processes you’re hacking.
Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got billionaires, soft fronts, wild hearts, and a meaningless, uncaring universe. Enjoy! Courses If you want to center your business around love and inspiration, sign up for The Heart of Money, a course created by Mark Silver which starts on February 28. Events A free online summit hosted by Tom Morkes called the $100K Launch School begins February 19th and runs until the 24th. Two of our other past Hack the Process guests, Brennan Dunn and Ryan Waggoner, along with myself, are among the featured speakers. As a speaker at Relationships and the Health-Promoting Power of Connection Across the Lifespan, Rhonda Magee will be discussing the value of compassionate, inclusive communication. This event will be held at UCLA from March 16 to 18. Are you wondering what role managers play in Agile teams? On February 28, Ron Lichty will be speaking about that to the Beyond Agile group at Impact Hub in Seattle. Programs Looking for funding for your tech projects related to diversity and inclusion? Ashe Dryden and her team at Fund Club would love to give you a hand. Apply now! Media Rich Mironov was interviewed on InfoQ’s Engineering Culture podcast about product development trends. Entrepreneur Naveen Jain guests on The Inner Changemaker Podcast with Jay Wong to explain what’s involved in becoming a billionaire. Anxiety and depression are ongoing life issues Pace Smith and Kyeli have to deal with. In the latest podcast episode of The Dervish and the Mermaid, they share how some recent medication changes help them not care whether the universe is a meaningless, uncaring void. Writing Process Street, founded by Vinay Patankar was featured on INC.com as one of four tools to run your company remotely. LeadFuze led by Justin McGill recently published a new article showing some copywriting principles to test out in sales and email campaigns. Recommended Resources In Brene Brown’s most recent interview on the On Being Podcast, she emphasizes the importance of having a strong back, soft front and a wild heart. Brene was referenced by two of our past guests, Kate Swoboda and Heather Chauvin. Living Compassion has opened registration for two workshops, Conscious Compassionate Action and Parenting with the Mentor. Cheri Huber, admired by Kate Swoboda and referenced during Mike Massy’s episode of Hack the Process, is a mindfulness teacher and the founder of Living Compassion. Nathan Curtis, founder of user experince design firm EightShapes and a recommendation made by Hack the Process guest Jina Anne, explains Design system intermediaries in his latest blog post. Thanks for checking out this Process Hacker News update from Hack the Process. If you liked what you saw, please leave a comment to let us know what processes you’re hacking.
Ryan Waggoner is a freelance developer, and the creator of letsmakeapps.io. Ryan created LetsMakeApps as a way to generate more leads for his development business, and is dedicated to helping his audience do the same. In this broadcast, Ryan Waggoner and I talk about: 2:23 – How Ryan got into freelance development work, and grew that into a million dollar business 3:22 – How Ryan chooses to position himself in a specific niche, and why it s important 11:12 – Why freelancers should never charge hourly (and the alternative value based pricing) 16:24 – The luxury of having enough leads to be able to charge more, and say no 18:37 – How Ryan used Craigslist to find a $107,000 piece of business 20:40 – How to find, vet, and close freelance development leads (and how to make it easy with letsmakeapps.io) 25:45 – Why the best work is repeat business 26:51 – The importance of managing your time and mental work load as a freelancer 29:02 – How many projects Ryan has on at a time, and how he structures his week How to find Ryan Waggoner online: Website: ryanwaggoner.com Ryan s service: letsmakeapps.io Check out letsmakeapps.io/itt to get some great giveaways from Ryan, including 30% off a letsmakeapps.io pro plan, and a guide to how Ryan made his first million dollars from freelancing. If you enjoyed today s podcast, please leave a review on iTunes here. Thanks so much in advance for your support. The post ITT 089: How to Take Your Freelancing Business to the Next Level with Ryan Waggoner appeared first on Tom Morkes.
The Paul Minors Podcast: Productivity, Business & Self-Improvement
In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk to Ryan Waggoner who's a master freelancer and expert on how to earn more in the time that you have. One of my biggest takeaways from the episode is why and how to move away from charging hourly to using “value pricing” and charging based on the outcomes that clients are looking for. Even if you're not a freelancer, I'm sure you'll get a lot of value from this episode as you listen to Ryan's productivity processes. And if you've ever considered freelancing or earning a side-income from some skill that you have, then be sure to give this episode a listen as it'll help you to avoid a lot of the mistakes that people often make when charging out their time. Show notes: PaulMinors.com/47 1) Who is Ryan Waggoner and what do you do? (3:15) 2) How did you transition from full-time work to freelancing? (7:59) 3) If you're not going to charge hourly, do you charge a unique price per project? (9:09) 4) How can a full-time worker get started with freelancing "on the side"? (10:50) 5) As someone new to freelancing and consulting, how can I get started with finding prospecting, qualifying clients and getting paid gigs? What does this process look like? (15:40) 6) How can people leverage online “communities” to find clients? (20:13) 7) How many of your clients are new clients you've reached out to vs. referrals or repeat customers? (24:00) 8) How do you raise your rates as demand for your services increases? (27:35) 9) What are your recommended tools or apps for managing clients and getting paid? e.g. Harvest, Pipedrive. (33:06) 10) Tell us about your productivity habits, when it comes to getting work done what is your number one recommendation? (37:51) 11) How do you structure your days and do your work? e.g. the Pomodoro technique, batching tasks etc… (42:26) If you want to be more productive, start my email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/paulminors/message
I’m super excited to share today’s interview with Ryan Waggoner with you. Ryan has an amazing consulting business and is pushing more than a million a year in profit. Ryan is killing it with mobile consulting, where a lot of people in that space struggle to make $100,000 plus. Ryan is an all around sharp guy, but I’m specifically bringing him on because he is really good at cash flow management. He has a great perspective on splitting up personal and business finance, and I want to capture that story.
Ryan is a solo freelance developer consistently making over a quarter of a million dollars per year from consulting work, while having the freedom to pick and choose the clients that he works with. Using the lessons from his own consulting business, he teaches other freelancers and consultants how to build sustainable six-figure businesses of their own. In 2015, he launched LetsMakeApps, a lead generation service for freelance designers and developers. Listeners to this podcast episode can receive a discount code for LetsMakeApps and other bonuses by going to https://letsmakeapps.io/pathways/ Unlike other consultants or developers, he's both an experienced product manager as well as an active developer so he can ensure a strategy that furthers a company's goals while being technically feasible at the same time. Ryan has worked with amazing companies such as Nike, Fannie Mae, Bayer, VMWare and dozens of startups on their mobile strategy and execution across dozens of apps and millions of active users. He is also the author of the guide titled, “My First Million Dollars from Freelance” with many more posts in the works. On this episode, he shares his secrets to running a successful freelance business.
Ryan Waggoner (Twitter) doesn’t run a big agency. Instead, he intentionally stays solo, but that doesn’t stop him from earning a salary that most agency owners would be envious of. For each of the past 4 years, Ryan has had annual profits of more than $250,000. Impressive, huh? Instead of focusing on even more tactics... The post Agency Advantage 19: Ryan Waggoner on earning $250,000+ a year as a freelancer appeared first on Hubstaff Blog.
The previous episode of Hack the Process marked the end of the first season. At this point, I thought it would be a good idea to take an episode to review what I’ve discussed with the different guests, and share a little more about what my motivation was to create this podcast and put it out into the world. I’ll also tell you a little bit about what I was expecting from this podcast, and compare it to what actually came out. (I’ll give you a hint: it was a delightful surprise.) First of all, I want to thank all my guests from the first season: Tracy DeLuca, Adam Siddiq, Pace Smith, Paula Jenkins, Malek Banoun, Vinay Patankar, Alex De Simone, Andrew Nance, Ron Lichty, Ankit Shah, Hampton Catlin, Tara Byrne, and Ryan Waggoner. I don’t know if you fully understood what you were getting yourselves into when we started, but I appreciate each of you being so candid and open with our interviews. Your generosity and honesty made the season what it was. One of the things I like to bring to my work no matter where I’m working or what type of project I take on is the notion that it’s valuable to reflect–on a regular basis–on what you’ve accomplished, and think about how you might want to move forward based on that. I’m taking episode of Hack the Process as my opportunity to reflect on what I’ve done so far, and what I hope I’ve been able to provide to listeners. If you’ve been following the show, this episode will be an opportunity to find out how each of the guests on Hack the Process was selected, and remind yourself about the insights, stories, and ideas they shared. If you’re a new listener, this will be a chance to find out a little bit about the people we met in the previous episodes so you can decide if you want to subscribe and go back into the first season archives to take a listen to anyone in particular. Either way, I hope you’ll enjoy hearing more about why I decided to do this, and what I’m learning along the way. If you feel motivated to share some of your own experiences with the show, please leave a comment on iTunes.
Freelancing can be tough, but after nine years consulting as a mobile developer, Ryan Waggoner has learned some ways to make it more approachable from the start, and more profitable as your business grows. Ryan still consults with clients directly on mobile projects while also running LetsMakeApps.io, a curated daily lead service that helps other freelancers find new opportunities in design and development for web and mobile. In this interview he shares with us the patterns he's built into his daily routine to make sure his top priorities are always addressed first, where to put the focus when planning a new project, and why he thinks charging by the hour is a disservice to both the client and the freelancer.
02:42 - Ryan Waggoner Introduction Twitter Facebook Blog Lead Curation: LetsMakeApps 04:30 - Getting Over the Hump Goal Setting Productivity Habits 06:05 - Preparations for Freelancing 07:33 - Job Security 10:08 - Pricing 12:31 - Working with Startups 15:35 - Low Lifetime Value Million Dollar Consulting by Alan Weiss 18:15 - Equity For Payment 19:27 - Vetting Process 21:16 - “Hustling” Craigslist 30:04 - Filtering Criteria 32:58 - Cognitive Load 34:54 - Project Billing Trust and Communication For our listeners: please visit letsmakeapps.io/fs/ to get PDF guide: "Lessons Learned from My First Million Dollars from Freelance” 50% discount on paid plans for LetsMakeApps.io when they launch (worth $294) Picks Sony MDRMA900 Over-the-Head Headphones (Philip) Million Dollar Consulting by Alan Weiss (Ryan) Solo Retreats (Ryan) Pick Four Notebooks (Ryan) Working Podcast (Reuven)
02:42 - Ryan Waggoner Introduction Twitter Facebook Blog Lead Curation: LetsMakeApps 04:30 - Getting Over the Hump Goal Setting Productivity Habits 06:05 - Preparations for Freelancing 07:33 - Job Security 10:08 - Pricing 12:31 - Working with Startups 15:35 - Low Lifetime Value Million Dollar Consulting by Alan Weiss 18:15 - Equity For Payment 19:27 - Vetting Process 21:16 - “Hustling” Craigslist 30:04 - Filtering Criteria 32:58 - Cognitive Load 34:54 - Project Billing Trust and Communication For our listeners: please visit letsmakeapps.io/fs/ to get PDF guide: "Lessons Learned from My First Million Dollars from Freelance” 50% discount on paid plans for LetsMakeApps.io when they launch (worth $294) Picks Sony MDRMA900 Over-the-Head Headphones (Philip) Million Dollar Consulting by Alan Weiss (Ryan) Solo Retreats (Ryan) Pick Four Notebooks (Ryan) Working Podcast (Reuven)