Kim Kaupe, the co-founder of ZinePak, was a naturally curious, outgoing, and gregarious child that had no intentions of becoming an entrepreneur. She met her co-founder right as she was becoming disillusioned with corporate life and they began

47 - Life is why we do this with Brian Clark

Dec 14th, 2015 48m 35s

Brian Clark, the founder of Copyblogger and Rainmaker Digital, was in law school when he already started thinking of an exit strategy. After spending a few years as a lawyer, the emergence of the Internet sparked his curiosity and he began spo

46 - You can make a living doing what you love with Lindsay White

Dec 7th, 2015 27m 4s

Lindsay White, the owner and designer of Lot801, got a 9-to-5 job right out of college and worked her way up in the company. After her boss told her that he was going to retire soon and would like to pass the business down to a few employees i

45 - Find the things that bring you gusto and joy with Swami Tirtha

Nov 30th, 2015 34m 37s

Swami Tirtha, owner of The Hip Guru's Guide, started as a regular guy from the suburbs, but when he was a freshman in college, both of his parents were killed in a car accident. He discovered meditation as a way to help move forward and it end

44 - It's about living the life you love with Jason Treu

Nov 23rd, 2015 36m 15s

Jason Treu, an author and business and executive coach, was in law school when he observed that most lawyers were not happy with their career choice. He decided to pivot and pursue the life that he loved, but was faced with the death of his fa

43 - There's no problem too big with Peter Mehit

Nov 16th, 2015 37m 45s

Peter Merit, the owner of Custom Business Planning and Solutions, worked in the corporate world for decades, traveling all over the world and constantly on the road. After an unreasonable travel request was made right around Thanksgiving, his

42 - Get closer to your authentic self with Lea Pica

Nov 9th, 2015 38m 42s

Lea Pica, an analytics, data visualizations, and presentations consultant, always found herself as an unconventional round peg trying to fit herself in a square corporate hole. After having her first child and returning to the corporate world,

41 - Don't let a lifestyle business steal your lifestyle with Joshua Dorkin

Nov 2nd, 2015 44m 43s

Joshua Dorkin, creator of BiggerPockets.com, started his entrepreneurial journey in college when he built an online directory for colleges and universities around the world. Later, he became a real estate investor and, when he couldn't find in

40 - Live within your means to prepare yourself for bigger things with Agie Sundaram

Oct 26th, 2015 42m 57s

Agie Sundaram, the co-founder of Span Enterprises, spent 11 years as a cruise ship photographer before starting his own photography business. After having an epiphany at a photography conference and seeing his future should he stay on this pat

39 - Action is the most important step with Yoram Baltinester

Oct 19th, 2015 40m 8s

Yoram Baltinester is the founder of Decisive Action Workshops. Born and raised in Israel, he chose to go down the corporate IT path before he was laid off in 2001. Seizing an opportunity to start an IT consulting business with a coworker that

38 - Let go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth with Eric Tivers

Oct 12th, 2015 39m 33s

In honor of ADHD awareness month, Eric Tivers, the owner of Tivers Clinical Specialties, shares his journey of launching into entrepreneurship despite being diagnosed with ADD in college. He was able to overcome that as an obstacle and launch

37 - Bonus: Start a global organization in your living room with Jacob Cramer

Oct 7th, 2015 19m 3s

Jacob Cramer, the founder of Love for the Elderly, was only 13 years old when he came up with an idea to send letters to the residents of nursing homes after volunteering in a nursing home. Today, he has grown it into a global organization tha

36 - Stop riding the fence with Shahara Wright

Oct 5th, 2015 28m 28s

Sahara Wright, CEO of The CEO Effect, graduated from law school and went to work in family law. After she discovered she hated it, she tried to look for a job in business law. But after not being able to land a job in that area, she decided t

35 - Use your past as motivation to keep going with Rueben Wood

Sep 28th, 2015 27m 3s

Rueben Wood is a celebrity journalist, media icon, and chef. He graduated from high school and got a taste of the music industry, but through a series of events brought on by bad management, he found himself homeless on the streets of Atlanta.

34 - Feel the fear and do it anyway with Jan Spence

Sep 21st, 2015 36m 5s

Jan Spence, a professional speaker, sales trainer, one-on-one coach for small businesses, and business consultant, got her first taste of entrepreneurship when she was just 15, but it was after her husband had been laid off for the second time

33 - Work on your game or someone will pass you with Dre Baldwin

Sep 14th, 2015 39m 46s

Dre Baldwin, an athlete, entrepreneur, author, publisher, speaker, and marketing and branding expert, played basketball for a division III school, but had a goal of playing professionally. He became an accidental entrepreneur after posting a t

32 - It's never too late to be who you really are with Maura Sweeney

Sep 9th, 2015 35m 54s

Maura Sweeny, an author, podcaster, international speaker, and Huffington Post contributor, was brought up to be an attorney in New Jersey, but realized that she was on a trajectory for a career path that she had no passion for. It wasn't unti

BONUS 03 - Report card, New & Noteworthy, and monetization

Sep 7th, 2015 20m 52s

In this bonus episode, I talk about how well the podcast is doing in terms of listens, how things will change now that New & Noteworthy has ended, how I am and how I plan to monetize, and my reasons for shifting from three episodes per week to

31 - Boldness of action is a key to change and growth with Dean Roberts

Sep 4th, 2015 30m 53s

Dean Roberts, author of I'll Fix My Head Before I'm Dead and a serial entrepreneur, was kicked out of school at 16 and went into the Navy. After a short corporate career, he went into the family business, began to find his way, and turned it i

30 - Let go of the nonsense and excuses with Kelly McCausey

Sep 2nd, 2015 39m 10s

Kelly Mccauley, the owner of Solo Smarts, was a broke, single mother doing desktop publishing for her church office. Her need to make extra money and pay her bills was the beginning of what turned into a successful business around meeting the

29 - Don't waste time on things that aren't going to serve you or the world with Chris Burns

Aug 31st, 2015 31m 51s

Chris Burns, owner of Burn It Up business coaching, graduated from college with a degree in electrical engineering, but it wasn't his passion. He got caught up in the party scene and eventually ended up getting arrested and spending the night

28 - It's all about the relationships with Janelle & Rob Alex

Aug 28th, 2015 44m 13s

Janelle and Rob Alex, Relationship and Intimacy Experts, both started at a young age down the entrepreneurial path. After getting married, they bought a business that all they owned was tied to. The recession hit and they lost everything inclu

27 - You're not selling a product, you're selling yourself with Allen Vaysberg

Aug 26th, 2015 26m 55s

Allen Vaysberg, owner of Amiveris Entreprises, Inc, started his career in IT to go after the money, but quickly realized his passion was in marketing and working with people. He founded an IT company that collapsed after 9/11 and left him in $

26 - Be yourself in every part of your business and life with Nicole K. Lundy

Aug 24th, 2015 23m 29s

Nicole K. Lundy is a money making brand strategist and lifestyle entrepreneur who worked on Wall Street before being put on disability for anxiety and depression. She decided to make a change and launch into business for herself instead of kee

25 - Knowing the difference between having resources and being resourceful with Vance Morris

Aug 21st, 2015 43m 1s

Vance Morris, the founder and CEO of Deliver Service Now Institute, started a franchise after getting laid off for a second time. But just two weeks after signing the paperwork, his wife nearly died. They decided to go forward and today, his