EOF: Caleb Bacon Talks About Failing On Stage

by John Dumas John Dumas in Entrepreneur On Fire, EOF
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What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? Join us as Caleb shares his Entrepreneurial mindset and an inside glance at his journey to becoming a successful Entrepreneur.

Caleb is the host of the Podcast Man School and a sitcom writer, currently working on Sullivan and Son, TBS Tuesday nights.

Success Quote

  • ‘Visions come to prepared spirits.’ – David Melch click to tweet!

Business Failure

  • Caleb tells a lot of jokes, and frankly, some of them bomb. This story is one of those.

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • We all enter the dip at various points in our life, and those who are able to power through are those who are able to thrive. Caleb powers through his dip during his powerful revelation…

Current Business

  • Caleb is fired up about a lot of things, but his current Podcast tops the list!

Small Business Resource

  • Twitter: Connect with your friends — and other fascinating people. Get in-the-moment updates on the things that interest you.

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Luke Harvard: How His Daughter Showed Him the Path to True Fulfillment

by Monica Selby Monica Selby in Entrepreneur On Fire, EOF
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What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? Join us as Luke shares his Entrepreneurial mindset and an inside glance at his journey to becoming a successful Entrepreneur.

Luke is the Founder of Fearless Leadership & Vision Inspired People, a global community of movers and shakers. He advises and mentors business leaders, millionaire entrepreneurs and high profile individuals. His message regularly reaches 700,000 people worldwide on a weekly basis via Vision Inspired People.

Success Quote

  • ‘If you’ve got big dreams, you’ll never be satisfied living a small life.’ – Luke Havard click to tweet!

Business Failure

  • Luke shares a failure of epic proportions. When his 3-year old daughter showed him firsthand what he was missing out on, it not only broke his heart, but straightened him out.

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • Transparency is the true key to a life of fulfillment. Be YOU Fire Nation… and be proud of it!

Current Business

  • Luke is blown away with the power of podcasting, and his new Influence Academy is rockin’ and rollin’!

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How One NFL Pro Became a Podcasting Entrepreneur

by John Dumas John Dumas in Entrepreneur On Fire, EOF
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What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? Join us as Ross shares his Entrepreneurial mindset and an inside glance at his journey to becoming a successful Entrepreneur.

Ross is a 2-time Academic All-American at Princeton University who played 7 years in NFL before launching a media and entrepreneurial career that includes a high school athletic recruiting service named Go Big Recruiting, in addition to his very popular NFL-based Ross Tucker Football Podcast.

Success Quote

  • ‘The will to win is not nearly so important as the will to prepare to win.’ – Vince Lombardi click to tweet!

Business Failure

  • Ross almost failed before he started. He had an idea, researched it, and lo and behold, someone was already doing it. Like so many others, he over-reacted and almost quit on the spot. Fire Nation, when others are doing your ‘thing’ that is PROOF OF CONCEPT. Learn from them, find their weaknesses, exploit them, and create YOUR masterpiece!

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • When Ross heard about the revenue he was generating for ESPN via his Podcast Sponsorships reads, his Entrepreneurial light bulb switched on, and it hasn’t dimmed one bit since.

Current Business

  • Ross is FIRED up about his Podcast, and the overall growth trajectory of Podcasting. In 2 words: ME, TOO!

Small Business Resource

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Seth Goldstein Reveals the Secret to Raising Money

by John Dumas John Dumas in Entrepreneur On Fire, EOF, Funding
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What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? Join us as Seth shares his Entrepreneurial mindset and an inside glance at his journey to becoming a successful Entrepreneur.

For twenty years, Seth has been a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. He recently wrote the definitive guide to raising money at TheSecretOfRaisingMoney.com

Success Quote

  • ‘Anything worth doing is worth doing badly.’ – G. K. Chesterton click to tweet!

Business Failure

  • Seth burst onto the scene with Turntable.fm, and then collapsed in a heap of failure. Listen to this story Fire Nation, it truly is a cautionary tale!

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • Seth saw the magic that exists when you make someone feel good about an action.Crossfader is the result, and it’s taking the DJ world by storm!

Current Business

  • Crossfader: Listen to an instant dance party of mashups made in real-time by a global community of DJs.

Small Business Resource

  • UE Boom:  The 360˚ portable wireless speaker that drops bold, immersive sound in every direction. Rage, riot, party and play the music you love, out loud.

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Clint Arthur Talks Unique Positioning and Entrepreneurship

by Monica Selby Monica Selby in Entrepreneur On Fire,
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What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? Join us as Clint shares his Entrepreneurial mindset and an inside glance at his journey to becoming a successful Entrepreneur.

Clint is the only mentor in the world who helps Authors, Speakers, Coaches & Entrepreneurs create Celebrity and Unique Positioning using Local TV News & Talk Show interviews. His students — he calls them Magic Messengers — have booked more than 1,000 appearances on ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates across America, and on major TV shows including the Daily Buzz, Good Morning America, and the Today Show.

Success Quote

  • ‘Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.’ – George S. Pattonclick to tweet!

Business Failure

  • Clint spent Y2K driving a cab, then sobbing on his ratty, rented boat in the LA harbor. Fire Nation, sometimes you have to get HUNGRY and be SICK of losing before you can truly win!

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • Clint was spending a fortune on his publicist to get TV appearances, until one question from his wife changed it all.

Current Business

  • Clint could not be more excited about his ‘Magic Messengers’ and the success they are having!

Small Business Resource

  • Amazon Prime

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How to Eliminate the Guesswork Behind Building An Audience

by John Dumas John Dumas in Entrepreneur On Fire,
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What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? Join us as Stephen shares his Entrepreneurial mindset and an inside glance at his journey to becoming a successful Entrepreneur.

Stephen is a Best-selling author and digital marketing expert who helps entrepreneurs eliminate the guesswork behind building an audience, generating leads, and converting sales in a complex digital world.

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Success Quote

  • ‘Fear and procrastination are the enemies of success.’ – Unknown click to tweet!

Business Failure

  • Stephen was 28 year old, with millions of dollars, living the life in San Fran during the dot com boom. Then… POP! …The bubble burst, and he was left with NOTHING. Listen to the first step he took towards salvation.

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • Perception is reality. Stephen kept convincing himself of his ‘shortcomings’. When he changed his mindset, his perception did an ABRUPT 180!

Current Business

  • Predictive ROI is the only company in the world that guarantees YOUR return on investment, or 100% of your $$ back! How can Stephen be so sure? Listen close and you’ll find out!

Small Business Resource

  • Google Docs: Create and share your work online and access your documents from anywhere. Manage documents, spreadsheets, presentations, surveys, and more

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  • Predictive ROI: Founded on the principle that predictable results and guaranteed return on investment comes from proven practices, Predictive ROI offers an uncommon approach to digital marketing.

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Julie Morey on Travel, Sex, and Train Wrecks

by John Dumas John Dumas in Entrepreneur On Fire, Featured
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What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? Join us as Julie shares her Entrepreneurial mindset and an inside glance at her journey to becoming a successful Entrepreneur.

Julie is the Author of the edgy non-fiction travel memoir Travel, Sex, & Train Wrecks, as well as a Travel Coach with her business A Life More Traveled. She has spent the last seven years teaching and traveling in over 60 countries.

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  • LegalZoom wants to help you start your business right. Visit LegalZoom.com, where you’ll find award-winning services developed by some of the best legal minds in the country, and enter FIRE in the referral box at checkout.

Success Quote

Business Failure

  • Julie was about to embark on an epic 9 day trip with her husband. Alcohol, yelling, and the D word all happened the night before, threatening to crush Julie’s world. She was left crying on the floor. Find out what Julie did next…

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • Julie shares the inside scoop of what it’s like to go on a 10-day speaking fast. Fascinating revelations here!

Current Business

  • Julie is writing, coaching, and living her passions. Find out what 2014 has on the horizon!

Small Business Resource

  • Suitcase Entrepreneur: I’ll show you the 6 steps to building a profitable business from anywhere and the freedom to live a lifestyle you adore.

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Gary Vaynerchuk talks JAB, JAB, JAB, Right Hook!

by John Dumas John Dumas in Entrepreneur On Fire, Featured
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What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? Join us as Gary shares his Entrepreneurial mindset and an inside glance at his journey to becoming a successful Entrepreneur.

Gary Vaynerchuk is first and foremost a storytelling Entrepreneur. He is also a New York Times Best-selling Author, and his digital consulting agency, VaynerMedia, works with Fortune 500 companies to develop digital and social media strategies and content. Business Week selected him as one of the top 20 people every Entrepreneur should follow, and CNN voted him one of the top 25 tech investors on Twitter. He lives in New York City where he avidly roots for the New York Jets.

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Gary’s Call To Action for Fire Nation

  • 30 books – I get a lot of request for personalized videos – from birthdays to Bar Mitzvahs to ragging on someone’s friend after a jets win to quick inspirational videos. Here is your chance for a personalized video from me. Give me 2 bullet points (that I will need to approve first – since I am not doing any testimonial videos), and I’ll create a 2-3 minute video just for you. Emailpersonalizedvideo@vaynermedia.com
  • 60 books – A 10 minute phone call with Gary! Have any questions you want to ask? Insights you want to know? Or dig a little bit deeper into any conversation we have had in the past? Now’s your chance! Email 10minutephonecall@vaynermedia.com

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James Garvin shares how to successfully bootstrap your startup

by John Dumas John Dumas in Entrepreneur On Fire
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What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? Join us as James shares his Entrepreneurial mindset and an inside glance at his journey to becoming a successful Entrepreneur.

James founded FiGuide.com, an online personal finance media company and authoredBootstrapped: How 75 Entrepreneurs Successfully Bootstrapped Their Startups and How You Can Too.

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  • Bizness Apps: The fast & easy way for small businesses to make Mobile Apps. The #1 mobile app platform worldwide. Create beautiful mobile apps & mobile websites.

Success Quote

  • “A year from now you may wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb click to tweet!

Business Failure

  • James was part of a startup that he didn’t know much about and that he had little passion for… Can you guess the result?

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • James found his passion the minute he realized that passion was what he should be looking for. Listen to his lightbulb moment!

Current Business

  • James is taking some time off to focus on his sons. He knows a startup is in his near future; the only variables are when and what!

Small Business Resource

  • WordPress: Start a WordPress blog or create a free website in seconds. Choose from over 200 free, customizable themes. Free support from awesome humans.

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Philip Taylor on getting rid of debt & pursuing your entrepreneurial venture

by John Dumas John Dumas in Entrepreneur On Fire
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What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? Join us as Philip shares his Entrepreneurial mindset and an inside glance at his journey to becoming a successful Entrepreneur.

Philip is a CPA, husband and father of three. He created PTMoney.com back in 2007, and he Founded FinCon, the annual conference for financial media, in 2011. He got rid of debt, learned to live lean, saved his money, and eventually left his unsatisfying corporate career to pursue his entrepreneurial ventures full-time.

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  • Bizness Apps: The fast & easy way for small businesses to make Mobile Apps. The #1 mobile app platform worldwide. Create beautiful mobile apps & mobile websites.

Success Quote

  • “You can do both; it all comes down to hustle 2.0.” – Gary Vaynerchuk click to tweet!

Business Failure

  • PT was rollin’ in the dough with MAJOR Google traffic heading his way, and then BOOM, Penguin happened and everything changed. Listen to how he adjusted on the fly and the lesson he learned!

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • PT was laying in bed one night and it hit him: a conference for financial bloggers! He took immediate action, the site was built by daylight, and the rest is history :-)

Current Business

  • PT is getting ready to write an epic book on his Entrepreneurial experience and knowledge. The ripple effect this book will have is astounding!

Small Business Resource

  • The Old Reader: Welcome to the ultimate social RSS reader for The Open Web. Read, share and discuss. Don’t miss a thing.

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Gary Bizzo shares how to start a successful business the first time

by John Dumas John Dumas in Entrepreneur On Fire
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What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? Join us as Gary shares his Entrepreneurial mindset and an inside glance at his journey to becoming a successful Entrepreneur.

Gary has mentored over 1,000 Business Startups, was a President of an Association of 10,000 entrepreneurs, and is a Certified Business Counselor. As an Agent of Change, he has used Social Media to help change Canadian Law. His current book is How to Start a Successful Business – the First Time.

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  • FreshBooks: The simple cloud accounting solution that’s helping thousands of new entrepreneurs and small business owners save time billing and get paid faster. Sign up free today at GetFreshBooks.com and join over 5 million users running their business with ease.

Success Quote

Business Failure

  • Gary shares a vague but interesting failure from a time in 1993 when the word Internet was widely unknown…

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • Gary’s AH-HA moment gets a lot more specific, and boy, what a moment!

Current Business

  • Gary was just named Mentor of the Year and is looking forward to continuing to help start-ups of all shapes and sizes launch their dream.

Small Business Resource

  • iThoughtsHD: Brings mind mapping to the iPad. Based on the award winning iThoughts for iPhone, iThoughtsHD has been designed specifically for the iPad.

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Dan Granger: From startup to over $1M a month, in under a year

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What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? Join us as Dan shares his Entrepreneurial mindset and an inside glance at his journey to becoming a successful Entrepreneur.

Dan is CEO of the L.A.-based ad agency, Oxford Road. His company brings analytics and innovation to influencer marketing campaigns for the most innovative companies in the world, including Hulu, DollarShaveClub and LegalZoom. Oxford Road has gone from startup to over $1M per month in billing in under a year.

Sponsors

  • eVoice: The business phone system of choice for entrepreneurs. Make more money and grow your business with eVoice. Use offer code FIRE for $5 off every month FOREVER!
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Success Quote

  • “We’re unready for peace too, ain’t we? Yeah, when it comes, it’ll present us with conundrums and dangers greater than any we’ve faced during the war, bloody as it’s been. We’ll have to extemporize and experiment with what it is when it is.” – Abraham Lincoln click to tweet!

Business Failure

  • Dan tried launching a Podcast Network and failed utterly. Listen to why, and how his lessons learned resulted in MASSIVE success.

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • Dan saw that the ROI for Podcasting was through the roof long before others. This allowed him to take the lead and never look back. Listen to the steps he took to create a 7-figure a month business.

Current Business

  • Oxford Road just made a Lebron James-like acquisition. Dan is uber excited, and rightfully so!

Small Business Resource

  • Clarity.fm: Make faster & better decisions to grow your business. Clarity is your lifeline that instantly connects you with battle-tested advice from entrepreneurs.

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Dave Delaney: How to grow and nurture your professional network

by John Dumas John Dumas in Entrepreneur On Fire
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What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? Join us as Dave shares his Entrepreneurial mindset and an inside glance at his journey to becoming a successful Entrepreneur.

Dave is a recognized leader, author, consultant, and keynote speaker on digital marketing, social media strategy, and business networking. His book, New Business Networking, explores online and offline tools, tips and techniques to grow and nurture your professional network for your business and career.

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  • FreshBooks: The simple cloud accounting solution that’s helping thousands of new entrepreneurs and small business owners save time billing and get paid faster. Sign up free today at GetFreshBooks.com and join over 5 million users running their business with ease.
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Success Quote

  • “Treat people the way you want to be treated.” – Dave’s mom click to tweet!

Business Failure

  • Dave shares a time when he put all his eggs in one basket, and then dropped that basket. Ouch!

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • Dave talks about Geek Breakfast and Nash Cocktails. POWERFUL actions that anyone in Fire Nation can take today that will IGNITE your networking!

Current Business

  • Dave’s Podcast is his focus, and his passion is HIGH!

Small Business Resource

  • Refresh.io: The only mobile app to deliver an instant dossier about the people you meet so you can get the most out of every conversation.

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Ryan Holiday: How Entrepreneurs can turn trials into triumph

by John Dumas John Dumas in Entrepreneur On Fire
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What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? Join us as Ryan shares his Entrepreneurial mindset and an inside glance at his journey to becoming a successful Entrepreneur.

Ryan is a media strategist and prominent writer on strategy and business. After dropping out of college at nineteen to apprentice under Author Robert Greene, he went on to advise many Best-selling Authors and multi-platinum musicians.

He is the director of marketing at American Apparel, where his campaigns have been used as case studies by Twitter, YouTube, and Google and have been written about in AdAge, the New York Times, and Fast Company. Ryan’s latest book, The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph, was released by Penguin on May 1st, and he is also the Best-selling author of Trust Me, I’m Lying, and Growth Hacker Marketing.

Sponsors

  • eVoice: The business phone system of choice for entrepreneurs. Make more money and grow your business with eVoice. Use offer code FIRE for $5 off every month FOREVER!
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  • Squarespace is the easiest way for anyone to create an exceptional website. Pages, galleries, blogs, e-commerce, domains, hosting, analytics, and 24/7 support. . For a free trial and 10% off, go to squarespace.com use offer code FIRE.

Success Quote

  • “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” – Marcus AureliusClick to tweet!
  • “Some lack the fickleness to live as they wish and just live as they have begun.” – Seneca click to tweet!

Questions Ryan answers throughout this interview

  • Who is this book for? Why now?
  • Your previous books, which are about marketing – what made you want to go in a different direction?
  • Would you consider it a self-help book?
  • The book derives its philosophy from Stoicism; how did you come to study it?
  • How have you used the principles in your life or career?
  • Can you think of a major life problem you had, or a business decision where this approach really saved you?
  • It seems like this book is very relevant for young people today: we are dealing with high unemployment and student loan debt. What advice would you give to them, other than to read your book?
  • You broke this book up into three sections; can you describe the three sections and talk about why you organized the book this way?

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