Jeffy Acuff is the Founder and CEO of Delta Point, a consulting firm that has worked with 15 of the top 100 companies in the world on selling and marketing excellence to drive revenue. Regarded as one of the top 15 Sales experts in the world he is the author of 4 business books including The Relationship Edge in Business and Stop Acting Like A Seller, Start Thinking Like A Buyer.
In this episode, we cover:
3:43 – Being an introverted sales guy
4:14 – Winning strategies in selling
5:51 – Selling is teaching
11:47 – How to get hired
19:34 – How to be good at selling (knowledge, messaging, relationships)
29:27 – The three reasons people don’t buy
Resources mentioned in this episode:
www.jerryacuff.com
Tools: ReallyLinked, Waze, LinkedIn
Book: Questions That Sell by Paul Cherry
The Greatest Salesman In The World by Og Mandino
Album: It’s Not Unusual by Tom Jones
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Jonathan Fesmire is an author who started out writing fantasy but today is best known for his steampunk novels like “Bodacious Creed: a Steampunk Zombie Western. Based in Southern California, Jonathan has been a fan of steampunk stories and art for years and has interviewed many members of the community for his The Wild Steampunk Blog.
In this episode, we cover:
2:43 – What is Steampunk?
4:33 – Creating imaginary worlds
12:42 – How to fund your book using Kickstarter
13:22 – Validating your market
13:42 – Kickstarter rewards
15:05 – Your ideal reader
19:48 – The slush pile
23:14 – Self-publishing vs independent publishing
Resources mentioned in this episode:
https://www.jonathanfesmire.com/
Tools: Scrivener, Slimwiki, Mailchimp, KingSumo
Book: How To Write A Damn Good Novel by James Frey
Album: The Vice Quadrant by Steam Powered Giraffe
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Called a “Millennial Motivator” by Fortune and “The Brené Brown of Wonder” by Mind Body Green, Amber Rae is an author, artist, and speaker whose work invites you to live your truth, befriend your emotions, and express your gifts. Her writing blends raw, personal storytelling with actionable aha! moments and has reached more than 5 million people in 195 countries. Her public art has spread to more than 20 countries, and she’s spoken to and collaborated with brands like Kate Spade, Apple, Amazon, and Unilever. This year, she released her first book, Choose Wonder Over Worry.
In this episode, we cover:
1:59 - Writing and publishing your first book in 12 months
7:06 - Shadow artists
8:25 - The influence of Seth Godin
10:07 - 20ft From Stardom
11:44 - Getting over the fear of failure
14:39 - Steven Pressfield
15:51 - Artist, Editor, Agent
19:31 - What Amber learned from Elizabeth Gilbert
21:42 - Building your platform
Resources mentioned in this episode:
https://www.amberrae.com/
https://www.choosewonder.com/
https://www.instagram.com/heyamberrae/
Tools: Pen & Paper, Apple Notes, Pro Create
Book: The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Album: Morocco Special by Alex Cruz
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Steven Morris is a brand evolution strategist, speaker, author, painter and designer. He speaks and writes on evolved brands, curiosity, “beautiful business,” and humanized work forces. He’s the author of 2 books and has a new one in the works entitled “The Evolved Brand.” Steve has been honored to work with more than 250+ global and national companies and 2,300+ business leaders over the past 24 years. He believes that leadership and business, done well, can be an acts of artistry and an expression of beauty. When he’s not on stage or roaming the globe advising clients, he can be found in his painting studio, in the surf or on the trails running the canyons of Southern California.
In this episode, we cover:
2:31 – The importance of passion in your creative work
8:06 – Different types of photoshoots
9:23 – How to get the most from a photoshoot
11:44 – John DeMato
12:42 – Style guides for women
14:28 – Creative communities in China
16:38 – Beijing artistic community
18:12 – Starting an online photography school
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Marketing for Creative Podcast on iTunes
Tool: Evernote, Trello
Book: The Art Of Closing The Sale by Brian Tracey
Record: Bachata, Salsa or Kizomba music, music by Prince Royce
Marina Barayeva website
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Marina Barayeva is an international portrait photographer based in Beijing, China. In 2017 she started the Marketing for Creatives podcast, a show where she brings photographers and other creatives together to share their knowledge on marketing. Always busy with creative projects, she organized and hosted an online conference Lady-Photographer, a charity fashion show called ‘New Year Queen’ and was a part of the Art Project for Beijing Design Week.
In this episode, we cover:
2:31 – The importance of passion in your creative work
8:06 – Different types of photoshoots
9:23 – How to get the most from a photoshoot
11:44 – John DeMato
12:42 – Style guides for women
14:28 – Creative communities in China
16:38 – Beijing artistic community
18:12 – Starting an online photography school
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Marketing for Creative Podcast on iTunes
Tool: Evernote, Trello
Book: The Art Of Closing The Sale by Brian Tracey
Record: Bachata, Salsa or Kizomba music, music by Prince Royce
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Brandon Rochon has spent his life building some of the world’s most loved brands. He started his career on the hard streets of Madison Ave. where he worked on Hennessy, Lugz Shoes, and Sapporo Beer, then spent time in NYC before he picked up and moved to Europe where he joined the award-winning TBWA/Paris and worked on brands like Absolut Vodka, McDonalds, PlayStation, Heineken and Nissan. Then it was off to Ogilvy Paris where he became the Global Creative Director of Coke Zero, while working on other brands such as Louis Vuitton and Perrier. And finally, back to the US as the SVP, Global Creative Director of Samsung Electronics, helping usher the brand into the pop-cultural icon it has become to date. Currently Brandon is Managing Chief Creative Officer at Kastner & Partners, AOR for Red Bull.
In this episode, we cover:
3:30 – Learning the rules of advertising
4:26 – 90% is passion
5:05 – The art and craft of storytelling
6:13 – Why Red Bull is really a media company
7:46 – Your brand as a platform
8:41 – Turning consumers into fans
10:05 – It’s all about collaboration
10:48 – Elevating your fans
15:10 – You can’t put creativity in a corner
16:02 – How to foster creative competition
17:22 – Challenging the process
18:06 – Finding universal truths
19:03 – The 4P’s of Advertising
22:20 – Ideas Win
25:48 – Building a great creative team
27:50 – From creating to making
28:19 – The future of advertising
31:28 – Snackable, Stackable
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Instagram: mrrochon
LinkedIn
Tools: YouTube
Books: A Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Album: Unplugged by Lauryn Hill
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Rachel Brenke is the founder of the Business Bites podcast, and several successful legal niche brands including TheLawTog®, FitLegally, and BlogLegally. She is also a mother of five, wife to an Army Veteran, practicing lawyer, author, photographer, cancer survivor, and Team USA Athlete. Through her podcast, brands, and 1-on-1 services, Rachel helps creative entrepreneurs with business strategy and legal needs such as business formation, contract drafting, and business and intellectual property law. As an entrepreneur in each of these industries, Rachel has a pulse on the pain points and needs of these fellow entrepreneurs.
In this episode, we cover:
3:57 – Biggest legal challenges for creative entrepreneurs
4:26 – Intellectual property
5:36 – Habits for content creation
7:45 – Building brands through content marketing
8:24 – Batch writing
16:00 – Artificial Intelligence for lawyers
21:17 – Looking for gaps in the market
22:16 – Identifying the true need
23:56 – Becoming the ‘go-to’ person in your niche
25:15 – Archer’s Advocates
Resources mentioned in this episode:
rachelbrenke.com
Tools: Helpscout, Trello, Google Calendar, WordPress, Microsoft Word
Book: Purple Cow by Seth Godin
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Daniel Elizalde helps Product teams to become highly successful at managing Internet of Things or IoT products. He is the author of the leading blog on IoT Product Management, as well as the host of the IoT Product Leadership podcast. He is also the creator of the IoT Decision Framework, which he teaches as part of his popular course “Product Management for the Internet of Things” at Stanford Continuing Studies. Daniel is a frequent speaker at IoT and Product Management conferences and has been featured in many publications.
In this episode, we cover:
2:10 – What is the internet of things
4:15 – The IOT that you might be wearing
7:50 – Cost + Performance
9:56 – Creative applications of IOT
20:11 – Lean Startup
20:53 – IOT Decision Framework
23:08 – Conceptual Models
Resources mentioned in this episode:
www.danielelizalde.com
Tools: Trello, Wunderlist
Book: Ten Billion by Stephen Emmott
Record: La Nuba by Cirque du Soleil
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Anne Sugar is an executive coach and speaker who has advised top leaders at companies including TripAdvisor and Havas. She is an executive coach for Harvard Business School Executive Education and has guest lectured at MIT. Prior to becoming an executive coach, Anne served as a senior leader in the advertising industry, where she oversaw a team of 75 employees as SVP of Media at Digitas. She has managed media planning for Fortune 500 clients including General Motors, Federal Express, and Delta and today she draws on her extensive management experience, as well as her in-depth training in coaching methodology, to advise senior executives and high performers transitioning into leadership roles.
In this episode, we cover:
3:07 – Characteristics of successful leaders
4:30 – Learning (leaders are readers)
5:17 – Moving from player to coach
6:16 – The power of delegation
6:46 – Self awareness and emotional intelligence
7:08 – Having a strategic vision
7:39 – Taking time to think
11:52 – The difference between a mentor and a coach
12:36 – Coaching vs Consulting
13:57 – Asking better questions
15:39 – What is the intent of the feedback?
17:52 – Different types of coaches
19:43 – Trust
27:07 – Networking
Resources mentioned in this episode:
www.annesugar.com
Tools: Evernote
Books: Harvard Business Review, Stand Out by Dorie Clark, The Power of Moment by Chip Heath
Album: Sea
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Geoff Woods is the Vice President of The ONE Thing and hosts The ONE Thing podcast which is in the top 5% of all podcasts in the world. After hearing the Jim Rohn quote that “you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with” Geoff set out on a mission to surround himself with high level CEOs and successful entrepreneurs. Fast forward just 10 months, Geoff went from employee to entrepreneur, launching a company with the co-authors of the best selling book The ONE Thing. Geoff has been featured in Entrepreneur.com and is on a mission to teach people how to take back control of their time and get clarity on how they want to invest it.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
3:46 – Finding mentors
6:26 – Being a super connector
10:19 – Time blocking
11:46 – The #1 lie of productivity
12:12 – An unusual job description
13:02 – The half page business plan
– Your most important work
15:23 – We all have more than one thing
16:21 – Success is sequential
19:47 – 66 days to form a habit
20:09 – Forming power habits
21:27 – Stacking habits
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Cyriel Kortleven is a global speaker and author on creativity and change. A digital nomad who believes in inspiring others, changing mindsets and in the idea that ‘less is beautiful’, he is the author of four books and when not speaking on stages you might find him at the Burning Man festival or climbing up a ladder.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
2:29 – Creative thinking training
3:47 – Thought Leader or Curator + Simplifier
5:40 – Being a curator of knowledge
6:26 – Your last day on earth
8:32 – Beginning with the end in mind
11:04 – Writing a book
13:28 – Idea killers
14:38 – Burning Man Festival
16:21 – Extreme Creativity
17:19 – Ladders and Bananas
20:39 – Stage props for speakers
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Jay Papasan is co-author of The One Thing, a #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller with over 450 appearances on national bestseller lists and more than 30 translations around the world. Before Jay Papasan co-authored the bestselling Millionaire Real Estate series with Gary Keller, he worked as an editor at Harper Collins Publishers. There he worked on such best-selling books as Body-for-Life by Bill Phillips and Go for the Goal by Mia Hamm. Jay also co-owns a successful real estate team affiliated with Keller Williams Realty with his wife Wendy in Austin, TX.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
7:41 – One of the most powerful questions to ask each day
11:10 – Pareto principle
12:38 – Work-life balance
16:19 – Important not urgent
18:56 – Writing 37 drafts of one book chapter
25:50 – Greg McKeown ‘core values’
26:40 – Derek Sivers ‘hell yes or no’
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Jonah Sachs is an author, speaker and viral marketing trailblazer whose pioneering approaches to digital media were critical in bringing the ideals of social change—such as equity, empowerment, responsibility, transparency, and advocacy—to the forefront of business and popular culture. Jonah’s work and opinions have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, FOX News, Sundance Film Festival, NPR. Sachs also pens a column for Fast Company, which named him one of today’s 50 most influential social innovators. He is the founder and a partner of Free Range Studios, a brand and innovation company that transforms companies through unsafe thinking and his latest book is called Unsafe Thinking: How to Be Nimble and Bold When You Need it Most.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
2:16 – Storytelling
3:55 – The problem with becoming an expert
6:25 – Threat perceptions
7:19 – The role of anxiety in creativity
10:48 – Lessons from Burning Man
11:22 – Political correctness and creativity
14:11 – When to trust your intuition
17:27 – Trust but verify
19:40 – The role of ego in creativity
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A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, the New York Times described her as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.” A frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, she consults and speaks for clients including Google, Microsoft, and the World Bank.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
7:24 – Doing original research
12:37 – Finding your optimal time to create
17:39 – Networking
22:35 – Cracking the code
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David Burkus is a best-selling author, a sought after speaker, and associate professor of leadership and innovation at Oral Roberts University. His forthcoming book, Friend of a Friend, offers readers a new perspective on how to grow their networks and build key connections—one based on the science of human behavior, not rote networking advice. He’s delivered keynotes to the leaders of Fortune 500 companies and the future leaders of the United States Naval Academy. His TED talk has been viewed over 1.8 million times and he is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review. David’s latest book is called ‘Friend of a Friend – Understanding The Hidden Networks That Can Transform Your Life’.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
2:10 – Why you should care about networking
4:20 – Network science
5:55 – Adam Rifkin – The “World’s Best Networker”
7:08 – Adam Grant
8:53 – Peter Thiel (Zero to One)
13:19 – Which type of networks provide you with new ideas and opportunities?
24:11 – Creative Clusters
25:56 – What influence does our network have on our health and wellbeing?
29:00 – Your friend of a friend is your future.
– Being T-Shaped
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Joanna Penn is a speaker, entrepreneur and award-nominated New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Since becoming a writer she has authored 27 books and sold over 500,000 copies in 84 countries and 5 languages. She writes thrillers under the name of J.F.Penn and uses her full Joanna Penn name to write non-fiction for authors. When not sitting at a desk crafting her next work you’ll find her on stage speaking about self-publishing and book marketing. Her site, TheCreativePenn.com is regularly voted one of the Top 10 sites for both aspiring and professional writers.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
1:56 – Standing desks and the healthy writer
5:49 – Developing multiple streams of income
7:42 – Why to publish independently
14:20 – Marketing your book without doing launches – Writing a classic
17:01 – Michael Bungay Stanier
18:28 – Steven Pressfield
22:26 – The artificial intelligence writer
23:53 – Centaurs and Augmented creativity
24:46 – Harry Potter bot
25:18 – Why personal branding is so important
26:18 – Leveraging your creativity
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Bryan Falchuk is a life and executive coach, public speaker, C-level executive and the best-selling author of Do a Day, in which he teaches how to overcome challenges and achieve goals. Bryan spent the most of his life obese and overcome by anxiety until he discovered the approach to change all that – Do a Day, which he teaches in his book. Bryan’s work has appeared in many major publications like the LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Inc. Magazine and more, and he has been featured as a guest on over 100 podcasts and radio shows. He has also shared his message across many stages, including multiple TEDx events.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
3:47 – Why we overeat
5:58 – His first mentor
8:03 – Aha Moment – His wife’s illness
13:11 – Waking up
15:15 – Getting a career coach
16:56- Self-love
17:47 – Building on solid ground
21:28 – Do a Day – Going from idea to execution
22:32 – Being mindful
23:24- Making good decisions from a place of power
28:20 – Dealing with burnout
28:34 – Defending your time
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Originally a neuroscientist focused on brain-computer interface and the evolution of human cognition (his work is on display at the Smithsonian), Malcolm Collins felt he could learn more about the way humans interact with the world and each other by pursuing an MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. There he met Simone, his wife and co-author, who at the time was Director of Marketing at HubPages.com, managing a team of 20,000 freelancers. Together they co-founded the art commission marketplace ArtCorgi.com, after which Malcolm became Director of Strategy at South Korea’s most desired source of early-stage capital and Simone earned her graduate degree from Cambridge while working in Venture Capital. The couple now runs a number of travel companies (with a focus on Travelmax), splitting their time between North American headquarters in Miami, FL and South American offices in Lima, Peru. Their new book is called The Pragmatist’s Guide to Life.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
2:01 – Buying companies
9:05 – Points based system for dating
9:36 – The breakup date
10:22 – Being honest
13:21 – Is happiness what you want?
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Grant Baldwin is a speaker, podcaster, author, entrepreneur and all-around normal dude trying to make a little dent in the world.
Since becoming a professional speaker ten years ago he has now given over 400 keynotes to audiences as large as 13,000. Today Grant speaks on a variety of topics including motivation, leadership and entrepreneurship as well as training other speakers through The Speaker Lab training programs and podcast.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
3:42 – Who do you speak to?
6:16 – Choosing your lane
13:54 – The two tribes of speaking
18:46 – The importance of context
21:22 – Pre-framing and intro scripts
24:49 – Find where the challenge exceeds your skillset
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Are you trying to figure out “what’s next” in your career? Are you trying to find greater satisfaction in your work without sacrificing your personal life? If so Susan Peppercorn can help. Susan is a career coach who enables professionals to find their next best career step. The NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Harvard Business Review are just some of the publications that have tapped her for career advice. She is also the author of the new book, Ditch Your Inner Critic at Work.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
3:06 – Positive psychology
4:21 – Setting goals
6:04 – Having an accountability partner
07:18 – Your inner critic
8:41 – Asking for help
9:23 – Fear of failure
11:36 – Fixed vs Growth Mindset – Carol Dwek
12:12 – Viewing creative projects as an experiment
12:38 – Dealing with shame – Brene Brown
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Chris Brogan provides strategy and skills for the modern business. He is CEO of Owner Media Group, a sought after keynote speaker, and the New York Times bestselling author of nine books. His latest is Find Your Writing Voice where he teaches how to distill your unique writing voice for any of your projects, from sending an email to blogging to writing your own book. Chris is also a much-in-demand keynote speaker and has spoken for or consulted with some of the biggest brands in the world including Disney, Coke, Google, GM and Microsoft.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
Social differences of this time
Building business relationships
The beginning of his speaker journey
Being the guide on the side
Being sage on the stage
Being unteachable and self-loathing
Lessons from his 10th book
Books versus podcasts
Context over content
Artificial intelligence
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Donald Miller helps people clarify their message so people will listen. He has helped more than 3,000 businesses harness the proven power of story formulas to get people talking about their brands. Donald is the CEO of StoryBrand, the co-host of the Building a StoryBrand Podcast, and the author of several books, including the bestsellers Blue Like Jazz, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years and Building A StoryBrand.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
His embarrassing story
Summaries versus a 3-hour conversation
His inspiration for his writings
You versus the audience as the hero
The Grunt Test
Limiting the decisions you make
Reading books and the news
Developing a strong work ethic
His online branding tools on his website
Helping others win
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Buckley Barlow is a data-driven customer experience (CX) growth expert with specialties in building out forward-thinking growth models and teams. As founding partner at Rocketsource he is a sought-after growth advisor to private equity firms, their portfolio companies and some of the most visible brands in the Fortune 100. Buckley has built and sold several ventures across multiple industries and was an early growth team member of one of the fastest growing Inc 500 companies in history. As a previous founder of two digital agencies and a strategic consultancy, he has a unique blend of consultative and agency experience. He is the author of The Growth Code and blogs on both RocketSource and beintheknow.co, a leading learning hub for forward-thinking growth oriented professionals.
More info and Free Book: http://jamestaylor.me/
In this episode, you’ll learn:
His expertise and journey origins
Mixing disciplines to create something new
Forming teams and team compositions
Storyvesting or the Y-framework
Different types of channels
The sum of all his mistakes
His inner peace with himself
Pivoting his career direction
Blogging
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Benjamin Hardy is an author, speaker, husband, and foster parent of 3 kids (although not necessarily in that order). As the number one writer at Medium.com his work has been read 50 million times. He is nearing the completion of his PhD in Organizational Psychology and his new book, Willpower Doesn’t Work is out now.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
Success, you environment and willpower
Enriched environments
His direction when writing the book
John Burke
Genius Network and learning from your mentors
Keys to investing
Role of mentoring
Building online influence
Dreamer vs doer
Investing sooner
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Elaine Pofeldt is an author and journalist who specializes in small business, entrepreneurship and careers. Her new book The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business, looks at how entrepreneurs are hitting seven-figure revenue in businesses where they are the only employees. How do they do this? Well by tapping automation and other technologies to scale their efforts. Her work has appeared in FORTUNE, Money, CNBC, Inc., Forbes and many other business publications and she is a contributor to the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
The time it took to publish a book
Interest on scalable business
Areas with million-dollar one-person businesses
Setting boundaries in a successful business
Public opinion to her concept
Security for the self-employed person
Breaking the “time for money” mindset
Being against to for one-person business
Useful modern tools
Asking for advice from friends
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