Dan Norris is a serial entrepreneur, award-winning content marketer, international speaker and the author of 4 number 1 Amazon best selling business books.
In June 2013 after failing at entrepreneurship for 7 years, he founded wpcurve.com, a worldwide team of WordPress developers, providing unlimited small fixes and support, 24 / 7 for a low monthly fee. After becoming profitable in 23 days, WP Curve grew to a team of 40, 850+ customers and passed an annual run rate of over $1m AUD within 2 years and a year laster was sold to GoDaddy.
With over 65,000 copies sold, Dan’s books have been translated into 13 languages and inspired thousands of people around the world to launch their businesses, with may resulting in 6 and even 7 figure businesses.
Dan is also the co-founder of Black Hops Brewing, a craft beer brewery located on the Gold Coast, Australia. In 2015 Black Hops brewed the world’s first beer for the biggest entertainment franchise on earth, Call of Duty.
Dan is passionate about helping people launch entrepreneurial projects. He has a paid 7 Day Startup group as well as a free Facebook group with over 12,000 members.
Mirza Cifric is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer or Veritas Genetics, one of the most innovating companies in the biotech industry. Mirza is a life sciences entrepreneur. Formerly CEO AbVitro, Head of Corp. Dev. FORMA Therapeutics.
About Veritas Genetics:
Veritas is a passionate and dynamic group of scientists, engineers, genetic counselors, business folk, and designers. Their goal: empower people to live healthier, longer.
But, their story began in the 1970s with a young student passionate about one thing, DNA. George Church's work set in motion countless genetic discoveries, including the Human Genome Project, the first initiative to map all genes in the human genome.
George, along with a group of visionaries and scientists, including leaders from Harvard Medical School's Personal Genome Project, co-founded Veritas.
Garrett Gunderson is Chief Wealth Architect at Wealth Factory and author of the NY Times best-seller, Killing Sacred Cows. Wealth Factory helps entrepreneurs optimize cash flow, streamline their finances and keep more of their hard-earned money so they can make more powerful investments in their best wealth creator: their business.
Garrett has appeared multiple times on ABC News Now, Your World with Neil Cavuto on Fox, CNBC’s Squawk on the Street and more — and his first firm made the Inc 500.
Ryan Daniel Moran is the founder of Capitalism.com, an online accelerator for internet business owners.
He has built and sold several ecommerce companies totaling more than $10 million in cash received, and he has helped over 100 new entrepreneurs start seven figure businesses.
He has spoken alongside Gary Vaynerchuk, Robert Herjavec, Tom Bilyeu, and Peter Diamandis at his yearly event, called The Capitalism Conference, which attracts more than 500 high end entrepreneurs from around the world.
You can find out more about him at www.thecapitalismconference.com
Today’s guest has Consulted for Golden State Warriors...
Aggregated 120 Billion Impressions on Facebook for a massive case study…
AND Once ran a 70 mile marathon.
Dennis Yu is the Chief Technology Officer of BlitzMetrics, a digital marketing company which partners with schools to train young adults. Dennis’s program centers around mentorship, helping students grow their expertise to manage social campaigns for enterprise clients like The Golden State Warriors, Nike, and Rosetta Stone.
He’s an internationally recognized lecturer in Facebook Marketing and has spoken in 17 countries, spanning 5 continents, including keynotes at L2E, PubCon, Conversion Conference, and Marketo Summit.
There was a time when James Altcuher was losing a million dollars a week… In just a few months, his bank account went from $15 million to $143. Also he was in the middle of a divorce. He had to sell his apartment. He had nowhere to live, no job, no friends to turn to. Then he began to realize something: success in today’s world ONLY happens you choose yourself. And when he began to understand that, little by little, he started to pull himself off the floor.
That was many years ago and a lot has happened since then. He now gets to do what he loves every day. He gets to write books that mean something to him, and he gets to share his thoughts on his blog. He gets to interview really incredible people on his top-10 rated podcast, “The James Altucher Show.”
He contributes articles to sites like The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! Finance, and Business Insider. And it’s all in pursuit of his greatest mission: to help other people choose themselves, too.
Rick Sterger aka “the immigration guy” is an attorney practicing immigration law with an emphasis on removal defense. Rick brings broad professional experience to his immigration practice having worked developing business strategies for some of the world’s largest corporations: Samsung, Motorola, Sprint, and Dell.
His career pivot came at the convergence of a failing economy, a failing marriage and a plunge into a dark abyss of self-sabotage. It led him to a new and awakened approach to life, business, service, and relationships resulting in a rise to the top of his pivot profession as an immigration attorney. A graduate of Antioch University, Rick holds a J.D. from the University of Minnesota, and is admitted to the Minnesota Bar, The Federal Bar and the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and a multi-year recipient of the California State Bar award for pro bono service to indigent clients. From his offices located in San Diego California, Rick serves clients throughout the U.S. and the world.
About Steve:
Steve Sims is an ugly kid from the outskirts of London, wasn’t born into the world of luxury but certainly holds his place there now!
Founder of the super exclusive, membership only personal concierge service for VIPs and executives seeking the ultimate in unique experiences and travel for themselves and their companies, Steve Sims is an unlikely expert marketer within the luxury industry. But his secret to success is that he’s build a life out of keeping his word, and not taking no for an answer. Profiled and often quoted in international publications including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, London’s Sunday Times, and South China Morning Post, TV and Sims is a sought after speaker at a variety of prestigious organizations such as the Pentagon and Harvard!
Whether you want to sing with your favorite rock star, have lunch with Donald Trump, get married in the Vatican, or dive to the wreck of the Titanic, Steve Sims is the guy who gets to yes when the answer for anyone else would be no.
He is well regarded for his marketing within the luxury world but be prepared, he does things his way!
About Bluefishing:
The man who created Bluefish, the internationally famous company that makes once in a lifetime events happen for the rich and famous reveals to the rest of us his trade secrets for making things happen.
Steve Sims’s day job is to make the impossible possible. With his help and expertise, his clients’ fantasies and wildest dreams come true. Getting married in the Vatican, being serenaded by Andrea Bocelli, and connecting with powerful business moguls like Elon Musk are just a few of the many projects he has worked on. He rarely reveals how he accomplishes the feats that make his clients so happy. But now for the first time, Steve shares his practical tips, techniques, and strategies to help readers break down any obstacle and turn their dreams into reality.
The core of his philosophy focuses on simple, yet effective ways to sharpen the mind and gain practical skills that can help you learn a new perspective and accomplish anything. Whether it’s climbing Mount Everest, launching a business, or applying for a dream job, you can make incredible things happen for yourself by applying his insightful advice such as:
-Ask Why Three Times
-Never be the First Call
-Don’t be Easy to Understand, be Impossible to Misunderstand
With colorful and enlightening stories of people driven to achieve the impossible, this book will inspire you to transform your life and aim for the unthinkable.
Kyle Gray is the author of The Story Engine An entrepreneur’s guide to content strategy and brand storytelling without spending all day writing. He was named a top 30 Entrepreneur Under 30 by Influencive…
His agency Conversion Cake helps startups and small businesses grow by telling their story and helping their audience through content marketing.
After overcoming drug addiction, PTSD from fighting the war in Iraq with the US Marines and alcoholism that pushed him to the brink of suicide, Akshay Nanavati has since explored the most hostile, and awe-inspiring environments on the planet and built a business helping people live limitless lifestyles.
Combining his life experience with years of research in science and spirituality, he wrote a book called “Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear Into Health, Wealth and Happiness.” Of the book, The Dalai Lama said “Fearvana inspires us to look beyond our own agonizing experiences and find the positive side of our lives.”
Doug Sandler is an entrepreneur and industry leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller.
As a podcast host of The Nice Guys, Doug has interviewed Gary Vaynerchuk, Arianna Huffington from HuffPost, Dan Harris from Good Morning America, Ron Klain, White House Chief of Staff and dozens of celebs.
Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and founder of TurnKey Podcast Company, providing podcast production, editing and launch services
Molly Montgomery is the founder of Ascension, a startup advisory firm that helps high performing entrepreneurs and visionary leaders grow or scale their company with confidence. Using forensic techniques to help clients fuel growth and increase profits, Molly helps entrepreneurs develop, manage and grow the financial foundation of their company, while helping them understand their financial data and discovering new ways to measure and assess performance.
After spending over a decade providing reactive advisory services through forensic investigations, litigation support, compliance and financial audits, Molly recognized the large gap in resources available to younger companies when those resources are needed the most. Ascension was created to help bridge that gap, while taking a strategic approach in helping drive value for the entrepreneurial community.
Today’s guest has been labeled as the World’s leading authority for millennials and entrepreneurs by Entrepreneur.com.
Peter Voogd’s sole mission for the last decade has been to re-invent entrepreneurship by taking on the task of shifting our culture to better align with what is required in the 21st Century to become a World-Class individual in all aspects of life - not just business.
Peter is a two-time best-selling author and his self-published book “6 Months to 6-Figures” started his millennial revolution and has already sold over 250,000 copies. Peter is also the founder of the prestigious Game Changers Academy.
Peter is always trying to innovate and his novel motivational mixtapes have paved the way for a new type of medium to help educate and motivate people to unleash their true potential.
Peter is known for his No BS approach
Nick is an author, entrepreneur, and a lifelong student in the game of business. His latest role is as Chief Side Hustler at SideHustleNation.com, a growing community and resource for aspiring and part-time entrepreneurs.
He's been making his living online since before it was cool. Along the way he's picked up a thing or two about small business, marketing, and outsourcing -- and is happy to share the experience with fellow entrepreneurs and those working hard to make their side hustle dreams a reality.
As the host of the top-rated Side Hustle Show podcast, Nick explores a different business idea each week and helps listeners discover the path to new job-free income streams.
If there's a common theme to Nick's books, it's helping readers get more done so they can live happier and healthier lives.
To learn 25 more random facts about Nick and see how you can join Side Hustle Nation for free, copy and paste this link in a new browser tab: http://www.sidehustlenation.com/about/
Maria Whalen is the world’s leading authority on invincible wellness™. Pioneer, Innovator, Inventor and Warrior – all describe her. She fights for personal health freedom, sustainability and independence in all things – offering autonomy for your health, finances, business and lifestyle. Maria invented the revolutionary Invincible Wellness™ System that gives each of us the power to handle almost anything – right now – when it comes to our health.
When Maria isn’t traveling the world helping people become healthier, she resides in southern California with her 10-year-old daughter (her child that doctors said she would never be able to have). Maria has been disease and illness free for well-over two decades. Her daughter doesn’t even know what sickness means.
I created my own life...
I haven't really told my own story...
I'm interviewed by my good friend Logan Tyler Nelson in this episode.
I cover:
Brian started his business in Vancouver, Canada at the age of 18, and later went on to franchise 1-800-GOT-JUNK? as a way to expand operations. Today, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has 1000 trucks on the road throughout some 180 locations in Canada, the United States, and Australia.
Brian has received wide recognition in the media and business community. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has celebrated appearances on the highly-acclaimed Undercover Boss Canada, Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, CNN, ABC Nightline, the Today Show, The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos, and the View. His story has been told in Fortune Magazine, Business Week, New York Times, Huffington Post, and Wall Street Journal, to name a few. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is currently the starring junk removal attraction on the hit A&E reality show, Hoarders. In addition to interviews and guest appearances, Brian contributes written articles on building a business and entrepreneurism to many national magazines, including a monthly column in PROFIT Magazine.
In 2004, Brian was inducted into the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) and served as a board member for the Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization (YEO). In 2007, Brian was honored to have been named the International Franchise Association’s Entrepreneur of the Year. Other accolades include Fortune Small Business’ Best Bosses Award, Globe & Mail’s Top 40 under 40, and a three-time winner of a prestigious “Best Company To Work For” award.
As a public speaker, Brian has brought his entrepreneurial success story to many conference stages, including the Fortune Small Business Magazine’s national conference. A strong believer in personal and professional development, Brian graduated from MIT's four-year Birthing of Giants program, and has subsequently completed several years of MIT’s BOG’s alumni program, Gathering of Titans. He is also a participant in a nine-year executive education program at Harvard University through YPO Presidents’ University.
Robin Sharma is one of the world's premier speakers on Leadership and Personal Mastery, recently named one of the World's Top Leadership Gurus.
For nearly 20 years, many of the most well-known organizations on the planet, ranging from Nike, GE, Microsoft, FedEx, PwC, HP and Oracle to NASA, Yale University and YPO have chosen Robin Sharma for their most important events, when nothing less than a world-class speaker will do.
Sharma's books such as The Leader Who Had No Title have topped bestseller lists internationally and his social media posts reach over six hundred million people a year, Sharma has been ranked as one of the Top 5 Leadership Gurus in the World in an independent survey of over 22,000 businesspeople and appears on platforms with other luminaries such as Richard Branson, Bill Clinton, Jack Welch and Shaquille O'Neill.
Sterling Griffin is the Founder of the Wealthy Coach Academy. Online school which turns online fitness coaches into six figure business owners in their next 90 days.
Sterling went from Homeless to running a multiple 7 figure business in 18 months. During that period, he sold his car to pay for a business coach.
In January of 2017, Sterling was making 5-figures monthly, but managed to scale his business to multiple 6-figures by July of the same year.
Featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, TNW, Influencive, etc.
Loren Daniels is a composer/lyricist, and has written music for a variety of settings. Many of his original pieces are performed by the Loren Daniels Trio. He has composed several highly successful musicals for elementary school students. Loren collaborated with choreographers Joanne Koob and Susan Cherniak and composed new music for a series of modern dance performances that were reviewed in the New York Times. Loren composed and arranged music for two original theatrical productions, “The Man Was King” by Lottie Porch and “A Watch on King” by Veona Thomas. A suite of his choral pieces based on phrases from the Declaration of Independence recently had its premiere performance and the Teaneck Community Chorus has commissioned and performed several of his choral pieces including, “A Place At The Table” and “I Like Jazz”. Loren has also composed, performed and recorded original soundtrack music which has been used on the Today Show and other NBC programs.
Loren’s professional experience as a jazz pianist/vocalist spans over 25 years. He has performed with such notable musicians as Calvin Hill, Craig Harris, Milt Jackson, Rufus Reid, Makonda (Ken) McIntyre, Dan Willis, Warren Smith, Richard Harper, Fred Hendrix, Jim DeAngelis, David Demsey, Jimmy Owens, Andrei Strobert, Billy White, Jeff Sheloff, Alonzo Gardner, Reggie Pittman, Tim Horner, Eliot Zigmund, Lauren Hooker, Bradford Hayes, Mark Ivan Gross, David Robinson, Greg Searvance, Bruce Jackson, Bill Moring, Mike Richmond, Takashi Otsuka, Jackie Jones, Warren Batiste, Martin Wind, Joris Teepe, Joe Sharone, Dave Hessel, Dave Brown and Johnny Maestro.
Mara Glazer was an overweight bullied grade school reject (whose teachers told her “You will never be successful!”).
Now she is a bad a** Girl Boss crushing it as an entrepreneur…
Mara Glazer is your reality check in a world where many falsely claim that being a business owner doing something you are passionate about is easy, and you can become wealthy working just a few short hours a week (though she does believe that it can become “easier” with the right guidance and know-how).
Now Mara shares the TRUTH about being a woman working for yourself (and the very best marketing and sales strategies for growing a business you love – without sacrificing your life). She is also the co-owner of Sales That Don’t Suck and co-leads the 3 Days To 10k Retreats with her business partner, Erica Martin.
Mara has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, The Huffington Post, The Baltimore Sun, and many other major media outlets
Mara made over a million dollars tracked back to social media in under a year.
Donald Kelly has a belief that “anyone” can sell, if they have the desire. Early on in his sales career, Donald struggled with sales, but through the proper training and coaching, he became a top performing seller. He has since taken it upon himself to “evangelize” the message of effective selling to new and struggling salespeople and entrepreneurs close more deal. Donald hosts a popular sales podcast call “The Sales Evangelist”.
He works with small companies in developing effective sales processes as well as training their teams. He is an award winning sales and motivational speaker.
Reggie’s love for music began in Cleveland, Ohio where, at a young age, he played trumpet and piano and developed his musical talent. As his love for the performing arts developed, Reggie decided to further his knowledge in music and he went on to earn his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and his Masters in Music Technology.
A professional musician with over 30 years experience in the music business, Reggie has been living, performing and recording in the New York Area for over 20 years. In addition to performing and recording with several well-known artists and bands, such as Babyface, Lionel Hampton, and Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, Reggie has his own bands that specialize in jazz, R&B, and gospel music. His jazz band, The Reggie Pittman / Loren Daniels Quartet, performs original compositions by Reggie and partner Loren Daniels, and their 2010 release, Point A to Point A, received much acclaim in the jazz press.
Reggie is a talented composer and arranger; his original music appears on Point A to Point A, and on his upcoming Pittman / Daniels Quartet release Smilessence. Also an accomplished Producer, of note is his recording Poet I Am, a collaboration with poet / lyricist /performer Lottie Porch in which Reggie composed the music and produced the CD.
Craig Ballantyne has been the Editor of Early to Rise since 2011. He’s an entrepreneurial coach at Perfect Life Workshops, author of The Perfect Day Formula and formerly a Strength & Conditioning coach in Toronto and contributing author to Men’s Health magazine. The Perfect Life Workshop is a one-day, immersive small group workshop where Craig helps attendees plot an actionable blueprint for their biggest life and career goals.
Craig’s best-selling book The Perfect Day Formula unveils the daily success and productivity rituals of the highest achievers throughout history. Craig has an advanced research background, completing a Master of Science Degree in Exercise Physiology from McMaster University.
John Hurd has an extensive background in rural property sales. In 1999, he was the selling agent on the sale of the Rock Creek Cattle Ranch, one of the largest ranches in western Montana, with nearly 100,000 acres or roughly 145 square miles of ranch land. John’s expertise doesn’t stop with ranches; he also handles homes with acreage or just tracts of land ranging from five acres up to tens of thousands of acres. John has established himself as one of the top selling agents in the country dealing with Mobile Home Parks.
John currently runs many income properties, as well as operating a property management country. He also started a company on a bet for $1000