This episode's guest is Austin L. Church - Austin is a brand consultant and business coach, and our conversation covers topics like: Discovering how to alter your career to do more of what you love, and what you're best at Becoming more produc

The Magic of CBD & Functional Mushrooms—with Joseph Sheehey

Jun 22nd, 2020 29m 13s

You’ve probably seen a lot of CBD products pop up over the last 12 months or so, and something we talk about in this conversation is how to know you’re not buying low-quality CBD products that actually have too low of an amount or too poor of q

Growing Your Personal Brand, with Ayesha Sehra

Apr 3rd, 2020 45m 19s

Ayesha is the founder of Grow The Social—a Social Media Marketing & PR Agency for personal brands and influencers. If you're interested in growing your own personal brand, your social media following, and what to look for when pursuing brand sp

TJ Ferrera—Marketing Strategy, Collagen and MCT, & Bubs Naturals

Feb 27th, 2020 47m 49s

TJ Ferrera is a marketing veteran with experience working with uncomfortably large companies. In 2017, he co-founded Bubs Naturals, a supplement company that sells Collagen Protein and MCT Oil Powder. Most impressive of all, Bubs donates 10% to

#35: Chase Chewning—Hacking Your Health, Productivity, and Self-Confidence

Nov 26th, 2019 48m 54s

What do you get when you mix a curiosity-driven health and wellness nerd with a disciplined and consistent Army veteran? A life optimization machine that just won't quit. For this episode, I sat down with Chase Chewning, owner of Ever Forward E

Takeaways From a Solitude Retreat & How to Plan Your Own

Nov 18th, 2019 57m 30s

I hit a breaking point a couple of weeks ago of complete burnout. Have you ever hit that low spot where you just feel like you've pushed all you can push, but you don't know how to remedy it? It feels like your brain is working in overdrive, bu

Marketing Hot Takes #2: Influencer Marketing, Your first $500 in ad Spend, Common Growth Mistakes

Aug 7th, 2019 15m 36s

In this episode of Marketing Hot Takes, we’ll talk about whether or not influencer marketing works anymore, what to do with your first $500 in advertising spend, and a common mistake most brands make when trying to grow to 7 figures. — Dustin i

How brands can get and stay relevant over the next 10 years

Jul 31st, 2019 16m 52s

Related links: Coda - Deep Breath (Stress and Mental Energy Dietary Supplement) Website: https://thecodalife.com/ Jump Influence - (Growth Minded ECommerce Marketing) Website: http://jumpinfluence.com/ My Website (Email List and More): www.dust

Expanding Your Capabilities So You Can Think Bigger—Coda Con 2019

Jul 23rd, 2019 28m 49s

A speech from Coda Con 2019 by Dustin Lien. Related links: Coda - Deep Breath (Stress and Mental Energy Dietary Supplement) Website: https://thecodalife.com/ Jump Influence - (Growth Minded ECommerce Marketing) Website: http://jumpinfluence.com

Starting a Business as a Digital Nomad, with Richard Matthews

May 28th, 2019 43m 59s

Richard Matthews is living the dream so many of us have dreamt. He and his family travel full time out of an RV, going where they please when the please, while Richard runs his business from wherever they find themselves. He's a true digital no

Growing Through New Challenges, with Noel Arevalo

May 10th, 2019 45m 56s

Perseverance. Adaptation. Pain. Though we think we would enjoy a life of pure ease and simplicity, most of us would admit we like the feeling of overcoming new challenges. Whether in business, day-to-day difficulties, or emotional struggles—we

Timeless Qualities in the Modern Lifestyle with Phil Hoprasatsuk

Apr 18th, 2019 23m 58s

In this episode, I chat with my good friend Phil Hoprasatsuk, founder of Modern Proper Lifestyle—a mentorship program for young men looking to grow in character, leadership, and purpose.

Parts 2,3,4: Creating a Consumer Product from Idea to Launch

Apr 17th, 2019 57m 49s

Last episode (part 1 of this series), we talked about the 8 Do's and Don't of Coming up with a Consumer Product Idea. In this episode, we're covering parts 2, 3, and 4 to bring this series home strong! We're talking about how to validate your p

8 Do's and Don'ts Of Coming Up With A Consumer Product Idea

Feb 28th, 2019 42m 3s

Today’s topic is on the do’s and don'ts of coming up with a great a consumer product idea. The past few months, I’ve been working tirelessly on launching CODA Life, and it’s finally launching! The process has been challenging and fascinating, a

Starting & Scaling a Digital Marketing Agency Using Self Awareness & Company Culture, with Aaron Watters

Dec 13th, 2018 1h

Have you ever wanted to start a digital marketing agency? It's an alluring goal that a lot of people strive for, and today's guest breaks down how he started and grew his agency organically, with next to no advertising, and leaning heavily on g

Capturing Beauty & Building A Business You’re Passionate About, with Photographer Emma Vo

Oct 26th, 2018 48m 1s

If you have a creative passion, if you’re a photographer or videographer, or if you're interested in building a career out of your creative pursuit, you’re going to enjoy this interview. Today’s guest is photographer and videographer Emma Vo. I

Small Things to Do For Big Results, With Brian DeCosta

Oct 12th, 2018 56m 25s

Humans complicate things. We just do. Whether we're trying to grow a business, improve our health, or be more productive at work, we default into trying to find complex details we think we must be missing, when in reality we usually are just ne

Starting and Growing a Consumer Beverage Company & Defeating Global Dehydration with Hayden Fulstone

Sep 7th, 2018 1h 7m

Today's guest is Hayden Fulstone, a co-founder of the massively popular brand, Liquid I.V. It's a consumer beverage company with their hydration multiplier being sold now in of 20,000 stores. I'm excited about this episode because it's really t

The 5-hour Work Day with Lifestyle Business Designer, Selina Pagan

Aug 17th, 2018 1h 27m

Doesn't it sound nice to work a maximum of 25 hours/week? Or, what about adding more time and fun to your schedule without sacrificing revenue? My friend Selina has it figured out :) What do you do when you want to start a service business, you

How to Surround Yourself With the Right People

Aug 8th, 2018 16m 18s

I just finished moving from the west side of LA to Hollywood, which for context, is only about a 20 minute drive away, but the culture is pretty different. One of the biggest changes for me, is the people I used to see on a weekly basis, I’m no

The Simple Formula for Controlling Your Responses to Every Day Situations For Better Outcomes, With Brian Kight

Jul 17th, 2018 1h 5m

Something I've had a growing awareness about lately is my, and everyone's, inability to control things in business and life, and the inevitability that things will go wrong more often than I'd like them to. That's not to say we can't influence

Noah Banks—Balancing a Job, a Side Business, & Staying In Excellent Shape

Jul 10th, 2018 35m 51s

Have you ever met a superhero in real life? Allow me to introduce you to Noah Banks, the Millennial Health Coach, and a modern-day superhero. Not only is he in phenomenal shape, he also coaches others on how to take control of their health and

The Power of Mentors, Like-minded Peers, & Difficult Situations

Jul 3rd, 2018 1h 6m

In this special edition of the podcast, I interviewed four entrepreneurs that are members of Daniel DiPiazza's Alpha Mentorship Program, but there's a twist... Rather than just having stand-alone conversations with them individually, I instead

Be More Productive by Understanding Distractions & Lazy Triggers

Jun 5th, 2018 26m 26s

Productivity isn’t about what most people think it is. It’s not about working more or just working faster so you can cram more tasks into your day. We don’t become more productive by being busier simply for the sake of “doing more.” Productivit

Creating Value Out of Thin Air - Live at Alpha Mentorship Event

May 24th, 2018 52m 6s

For this episode, I take you into a beautiful family room inside a house in the hills of Malibu where I gave a live talk at an exclusive event for the members of Alpha Mentorship. You'll get to hear a recording of my entire talk, plus the Q&A.