Synopsis
EOFire is an award winning Podcast hosted by John Lee Dumas. John interviews Entrepreneurs On Fire 7-days a week! This Podcast is produced for you, the Entrepreneur, Side-Preneur, Solopreneur, or Small Business Owner. If you're looking for inspiration, motivation, and ACTIONABLE advice during your daily commute, workout, or "me" time, John Lee Dumas delivers. Each episode focuses on the journey of a successful Entrepreneur who shares their WORST Entrepreneurial moment and lessons learned, greatest AH-HA moment and the steps they took to turn that idea into success, and ends with THE LIGHTNING ROUND where John extracts golden nuggets for you, FIRE NATION!
Episodes
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Audience Buildings Vs Community Building: The Important Difference with Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland
24/05/2023 Duration: 28minPat Flynn is a father, husband, and entrepreneur based in San Diego. He is a keynote speaker, WSJ bestselling author, tech startup advisor, YouTuber with 150M+ views, and host of the SPI podcast. Matt Gartland is an online entrepreneur with 10+ years experience and 3 exits to date. Today he serves as the CEO of SPI Media. He’s also an advisor and investor in creator-focused tech startups. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. If you're not building community, you will be left behind straight up. The community doesn't have to be big. You can start simple. 2. No matter what happens with technology and how fast things change, the one thing will remain true with business and success and that is helping people and serving them. 3. Community building, it's not really about us as the creators. It's not so much about the information. It's about the connective tissue that binds the people together. And that's the really important shift. Business growth without the overwhelm. Visit Pat’s website! - Smart Passive Income Sponsors: HubSp
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The Power of Vulnerability in Goal-Setting: Lessons from a Navy SEAL with Alden Mills
23/05/2023 Duration: 19minAlden Mills is the former Inc.500 CEO of Perfect Fitness, co-founder of GoalBud, best-selling author, 3-time Navy SEAL platoon commander, keynote speaker, and missioned to help 100M people Be Unstoppable. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. You should set goals that are not just realistic but also expansive and beyond your current imagination. Dreaming big is vital. 2. Being vulnerable is crucial because many entrepreneurs believe they must do everything themselves to succeed. However, success lies in building a solid team working together towards a common goal. 3. You have the power to achieve big, audacious goals. So keep dreaming and set sail towards them with the help of your goal team and commitments. Visit, download, and start the process on goals - Goal Bud Website Sponsor: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot.com!
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Conquer Yourself: Overcoming Adversity and Defeating Doubt to Become Your Best You with Alec Wons
22/05/2023 Duration: 24minAlec Wons is a passionate and positive entrepreneur who believes that life is what you make of it. Fail often and fail early. Fail because failure equals fortune. There is always an opportunity to grow and learn from every situation (good/bad). Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Each person must fail tens of hundreds of times to become successful. 2. Do not suppress your emotions and thoughts; allow yourself to feel what you feel. 3. Focus on your goals, and do not let anyone tell you otherwise. Connect with Alec on Instagram! - Alec's Instagram Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot.com! ZipRecruiter: Get your job noticed by the best and brightest candidates - with ZipRecruiter! Go to this exclusive web address to try ZipRecruiter for free: ZipRecruiter.com/fire! Thrivetime Show: Is this your year? Visit ThrivetimeShow.com/eofire to see how Clay Clark’s busin
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How Brutal Honesty Will Bring You Massive Profits, Happiness, and Success with Peter Kozodoy: From the 2020 archive
21/05/2023 Duration: 39minFrom the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Peter Kozodoy is the author of Honest to Greatness, an Inc. 5000 serial entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, and business coach who works with organizations and their leaders to help them overcome self-limiting bullsh*t and use brutal honesty to achieve massive success. Top 3 Vlaue Bombs: 1. Lack of honesty in a variety of ways is a serious matter. 2. You have to stop lying to yourself about what you want and what it takes to get there. 3. It just isn't going to pay to be anything but honest and transparent. Get your limited-time BONUS from Peter! - Peter's Gift to Fire Nation Sponsor: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot
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Bootstrapping Your Way to Millions: How a Law School Dropout Builds Profitable Companies Using Virtual Assistants with Ravi Abuvala: From the 2020 archive
20/05/2023 Duration: 32minFrom the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Ravi Abuvala is the founder of Scaling with Systems, a business accelerator that works to bootstrap and scale their clients’ businesses leveraging elimination, automation and fully-trained overseas assistants. In the past 14 months, he has scaled 2, 7-figure businesses with less than $1,000 of his own capital and 4 commission-based employees. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Ask yourself, if something happens to you, can your business continue to run without you? 2. Figure out how to be profitable from day one. 3. Sales should not be delegated to your virtual assistant. It should be the last thing you delegate because nobody can sell your product as good as you do. Free training! The 3-Step "Cash Machine" That Spits Out High Ticket Clients Every 6.5 Days - Ravi's Gift for Fire
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Income Report for April 2023: Preparing for Travel, Closing a Facebook Group, and more!
19/05/2023 Duration: 29minEvery month we put together an income report to share a behind-the-scenes look at the ups and downs of running a 7-figure business. In full transparency, it’s not easy – but it IS possible. Through hearing about our mistakes, lessons learned, and our wins, we hope to inspire and motivate you to take action in your business with just one step forward every single day. For our full income report, visit EOFire.com/income116, and IGNITE! April 2023 Income At-A-Glance Gross Income for April: $181,607 Total Expenses for April: $15,914 Total Net Profit for April: $165,693 Difference b/t April & March: +$26,374 % of net profit to overall gross revenue: 91% Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot.com! FranBridge: Many EOFire listeners have launched franchises in a variety of industries outside of food – and FranBridge Consulting has guided them to these
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AI-Automated Authenticity: Robot-Written Thank You Notes to Help Businesses Thrive in 2023 with Rick Elmore
18/05/2023 Duration: 19minRick Elmore is an entrepreneur, sales and marketing expert, and former college and professional football player. Following his football career, Rick translated his competitive drive to sales and entrepreneurship by founding Simply Noted, an automated handwritten letter company founded on the idea of making it easy to create simple, scalable, powerful, and meaningful real pen-written communication. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Simply Noted is excellent for attracting new clients and retaining current ones. 2. Handwritten notes are a powerful tool gaining popularity in today's digital and AI revolution. 3. It is essential to prioritize building solid relationships because teamwork leads to success. Join the email list and get your first card for free! - SimplyNoted.com Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot.com! Elite Singles: Busy, successful professional
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Lack of Mental Health Help in the Federal System with Matthew Melvin
17/05/2023 Duration: 18minMatthew Melvin is the author of Bullied Behind Bars: A Gay Christian Trump Supporter Goes to Prison. It is his memoir that chronicles his lonely childhood, being misunderstood in large part due to his adult diagnosis of autism and being a gay Christian Trump supporter, and the events that led him to a stint of federal prison. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. A mental health court would prevent somebody from actually going to prison, provided they showed up on a weekly basis and provided they didn't pick up any additional charges. 2. If your experience or you have somebody that's experiencing bully bullying, stand up for it. Get other people to help you get rid of it. Don't let the bully bully everybody, and don't let the bully force everybody out of the community. 3. People with autism have problems with social communication and interaction, repetitive behaviors and interests occur quite often. A Gay Christian Trump Supporter Goes to Prison - Bullied Behind Bars Sponsor: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help m
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The 7-Figure Life: How to Leverage The 4 Focus Factors for More Wealth and Happiness with Noah St. John
16/05/2023 Duration: 19minDr. Noah St. John is known as "The Father of AFFORMATIONS" and “The Mental Health Coach to The Stars.” He's the author of 18 books including his NEW book, "The 7-Figure Life: How to Leverage The 4 Focus Factors for More Wealth and Happiness." Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. We don't really talk about money that much. Even though they're making so much more money, it's really a byproduct of leveraging the four focused factors. They are time, energy, relationships and money. 2. Time is first. It's not only about making more money but we've got to have a life. 3. Just take one little step. We call it laying the bricks on the entrepreneurial brick road. If you never lay the bricks, you're never going to get to freedom. Discover how YOU too can live The 7-Figure Life - 7 Figure Life Book Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot.com! ZipRecruiter: Get your job noti
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Building a Billion Dollar Brand with Innovation & Stories with Sam Olawale
15/05/2023 Duration: 29minSam Olawale is a multi 8+ figure entrepreneur who finds the genius in other people, creates revolutionary products and uses the power of storytelling through social media to build brands. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. When you can take the time to find that genius in others and recruit brilliant people and get them to rally around the cause and mission bigger than themselves, bigger than you, and then take these people and bring them together to be greater than the sum of their parts. 2. Without a phenomenal product, bringing innovation to a marketplace is going to be very difficult. Instead of fighting over a red ocean. Build a blue ocean for you to swim in and grow into. You need to bring innovation. 3. Most of the time, it's not your product that's slowing you down or stopping you. It's not your marketing, it's your inability to build systems and hire brilliant people to execute on those systems. High Level Chat for a High Level You - Sam Olawale's YouTube Channel Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools wi
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Creating New Measurable and Predictable Revenue Streams Through ProfitPaths with Dave Conklin: From the 2020 archive
14/05/2023 Duration: 29minFrom the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. For 20 years, Inc. 500 Entrepreneur Dave Conklin has used his trademarked method, ProfitPaths®, to create new scalable revenue streams for businesses. He's the author of Lost @ 30,000 Feet. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. ProfitPaths® changes the way businesses grow by helping them create an extra business model so they can have multiple streams of predictable revenue 2. The book, Lost @ 30,000 Feet, is a guide to helping an entrepreneur communicate more effectively with their team. 3. Stop marketing your business as a whole. Have a niche and look at them as separate revenue-generating entities. Get the different resources discussed in this podcast interview - and a lot more! - ProfitPaths® Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sale
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Enlightening The Five Senses Through Small Group Travel with Kaylee Boyle: From the 2020 archive
13/05/2023 Duration: 32minFrom the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Kaylee Boyle is the founder of Gusto Mexico, a travel company that focuses on lighting up the senses through different cultural activities in captivating pueblos in Mexico. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Gusto Mexico is a small group of experiential travel professionals. It focuses on highlighting the five senses. 2. You have to be passionate about what you are doing, and you have to have the drive to keep going. 3. Make sure to always show up. Check out Kaylee's website and see all of the upcoming trips she has prepared for you! - Gusto Mexico Sponsor: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot.com!
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How to Generate a Weekly Flow of Inbound Client Leads with Tom Poland: From the 2020 archive
12/05/2023 Duration: 30minFrom the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Tom Poland is a multiple best-selling author who has spent 39 years as a sales and marketing professional. He is a specialist in generating the highest quality, inbound, new client inquiries. He lives in Castaways Beach, Australia and is voluntarily married. Top 3 Vlaue Bombs: 1. Marketing is where you generate the leads, and selling is where you convert the leads. 2. The biggest obstacle is having an audience that has already experienced the offer you have from someone else - and they had a bad experience. 3. The great thing about marketing is that it puts an offer in front of someone who is already looking for that offer, and selling tries to convince them that the offer is a good proposal. The Science of being in demand. Learn more by checking out Tom's website! -
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How to Find Your Passion with Dev Gadhvi
11/05/2023 Duration: 22minDev Gadhvi was born in a humble family and his father was a truck driver. He went from being born and brought up in slums to becoming a multi-millionaire. He is India’s First Passionpreneur Mentor, twice best-selling author with more than 2000+ reviews on Amazon India, and a TEDx speaker. He is on a mission to transform 1 billion lives. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Right now, we're living in times that what you love can be converted into business. Why not make money from your passion? 2. Serve others and serve selflessly. When you give selflessly, you get back tremendously. 3. You start a business by serving others, and when you start serving people, you start loving it and that will become your passion and purpose. You will become unstoppable. Follow Dev on Instagram! - Dev’s Instagram Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot.com! Elite Singles: Busy, suc
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Transform Your SMMA into a SaaS Agency with Sam Carlson
10/05/2023 Duration: 19minSam Carlson has operated a SMMA offering Facebook Ads as a service since 2015. Today he's transformed his service based business into a SaaS model and entirely change how agencies can make money now. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. The most important thing is, “Who are we serving?” 2. Local businesses are great at potentially running their business. The one thing that they're not great at, and it's ironic, is getting business or acquiring new customers. 3. SAAS: If it can accomplish the same thing as the SMMA but at a lower price - and put the control of marketing in the hands of the business owner - then that's winning. Visit and access the course that shows you how to transition your SMMA into a SaaS for FREE! - Uphex Free Course Sponsor: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall service. Get started for free at HubSpot.com!
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10x is Easier Than 2x with Benjamin Hardy
09/05/2023 Duration: 25minDr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and author of 8 books, including 3 with the legendary entrepreneurial coach, Dan Sullivan. As a PhD student, he was the #1 blogger on Medium.com from 2015-2018 and over that time, his blogs were read over 100 million times, wherein he grew an email list of hundreds of thousands of people. Also during his PhD, he and his wife, Lauren, went from 0-5 kids in 1 year (2018), 3 of whom we adopted from the foster system. They now have 6 kids and live in Orlando because Lauren is a Disney buff. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Bigger goals simplify the process enormously. 2. Unique ability is about stripping away everything that you think you need or everything you think other people think you need and solely focusing on what you most want, that which is most intrinsically motivating, that which is most exciting that which you think has infinite upside. 3. Deliberate practice is really the idea of purposeful practice towards a goal. It's not about quantity of practice, it's n
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The Surprising Power of Combining Long-Form and Short-Form Creativity for Explosive Business Growth with Luis & Fonzi Camejo
08/05/2023 Duration: 27minLuis and Fonzi Camejo are two brothers from Venezuela. They came to the USA on soccer scholarships after cold emailing 300+ coaches. They turned entrepreneurs and started selling vinyl stickers door to door, and now they run a successful podcast platform as part of the Hubspot Podcast Network and help entrepreneurs kickstart their publishing. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Leverage the efforts that you have. Measure your capacity, measure your resources, and based on that you can leverage the long form pieces of content. Extract some of the best pieces and share them so you can start funneling people into your world, into your ecosystem. 2. Leverage where the eyeballs already are. 3. If we use content as a vehicle to collaborate and build relationships, then opportunities will come from day one. Follow Luis and Fonzi on Instagram! - BizBrosCo Instagram Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in deals, and service teams improve response times and overall servi
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How to Pivot and Persevere with AJ Picard: From the 2020 archive
07/05/2023 Duration: 22minFrom the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. AJ Picard is a full-time entrepreneur for 3 years now. He has a passion for design and creating products. He loves playing, talking, and watching anything related to technology and basketball. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Clava App helps you feel more connected to your surrounding community. 2. Trust in self-intuition. If you notice an opportunity, take action. 3. Be open-minded. Life is constantly changing and you have to adapt to it. It is important to continue to build new skillsets and learn new things. Sign up for Clava! - Check out the Clava App for FREE and start promoting your brand today! (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2020 but is no longer an active offer.) Sponsor: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers W
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From $673 to $100 Million: The Social Dynamic Selling System with Rylee Meek: From the 2020 archive
06/05/2023 Duration: 25minFrom the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Rylee Meek is the founder and CEO of the Social Dynamic Selling System, which turns dinner seminar marketing into a science. Starting with just $673 in his bank account, Rylee went on to produce over $100 million in sales over 9 years. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Social Dynamic Selling is selling to groups of people in the form of dinner seminars. 2. The key component is to have a consistently predictable lead generation system funneling into your business. 3. With action comes clarity. Social Dynamic Selling – Get Your Free Copy of the Amazon Best-Selling Book! (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2020 but is no longer an active offer.) Sponsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers WOW prospects, sales teams lock in d
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Stop Selling. Start Storytelling with Ken Moskowitz: From the 2020 archive
05/05/2023 Duration: 29minFrom the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Ken Moskowitz is an accidental pilot, father of five, has fostered 19 kids, is a career creative director turned serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, voice over actor, 3X cheater of death, and a hotel bathroom aficionado. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Focusing on selling sets you up for failure because too many businesses are focused on the conversion. Creating a relationship with your customers is essential. 2. You can find the most valuable feedback from your customers because they will tell you everything that you need to know about your business. 3. Give without expectation of getting anything in return. Tell your story. Use promo code FIRE and get a 15% discount on anything you order - Ad Zombies Spoonsors: HubSpot: HubSpot CRM’s powerful tools will help marketers W