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Kirk Michie is the founder of Candor Advisors. For more than 30 years, he has worked with entrepreneurs, closely held business owners, and high net worth families to achieve their strategic planning, liquidity, investment, and legacy objectives. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Every successful business and every successful founder has figured out, whether through impulses or versions of scaling, how to make their business more successful. Just because your business is successful, doesn't mean it's valuable. 2. A lot of times, what the sellers really want is to do something else, be that retirement, or investment in another business, or to come to office less often, or not have the responsibility of managing people anymore, or not have to deal with environments and economic cycles. 3. When you're a successful entrepreneur, chances are, you have ignored overtime a lot of well-meaning but poor advise. And, your impulses which may or may not scale, has caused a lot of your success. Visit Kirk's website - Candor Advisors Sp

Jason Gracia is the founder and CEO of Swyft Sites, the all-in-one, done-for-you platform for coaching websites that a convert. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Do not look at your website as a pretty brochure online that will impress your neighbors and friends. What you actually want is a high-converting machine. 2. Up to 70% of clients sign on 6 months to a year after first touch. The bucket of people who do not book on the first visit, that's where you're going to get most of your income. Follow up is key. 3. When you're building a website, you've got to separate yourself. You can't put your entire life story into the webpage because people will not read it. It's like the curse of knowledge. Once we know so much, it's hard to remember what it's like to not know it. All-in-One, Done-for-You Coaching Websites - Swyft Sites Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com! Zapier: Connect all your apps, automate routine tasks, and streamline your pro

After Derek's dad sudden passing, he walked away from a multi-six figure career with the software giant Clickfunnels to take over his family's 130 year old ranch. That's where he started the Primal King Podcast, Cross O Meats (a D2C beef company) and now lives on 2700 acres in central Idaho with his wife and 4 kids. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. There are more things than just money. 2. Fulfillment is living your life in a way that will inspire other people. 3. Make the hard decisions and be brave through them. Listen and enjoy Derek's Podcast - Primal King Podcast Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com! Zapier: Connect all your apps, automate routine tasks, and streamline your processes! Try Zapier for free today at Zapier.com/fire!

John Crestani fled the corporate world to start his own marketing business and travel the world. He now teaches others how they can operate multi-million dollar businesses with zero employees. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. You are limitless. Create more and make sure the time you use on the Internet is a tool. 2. Everybody should be an affiliate marketer. It's the only way to democratize wealth moving into a digital future. 3. Learn from somebody who is where you want to be. Check out and subscribe to John's channel, where he'll teach you How To Create Your Online Business From Scratch - John's YouTube Sponsor: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com!

Tommy Griffith is the founder of ClickMinded, a digital marketing course for entrepreneurs. He was previously SEO manager at PayPal and Airbnb. He feels weird writing about himself in the third person but admits that it sounds slightly more epic. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Once you internalize the basics of SEO, it comes down to understanding what users are looking for and providing relevant content that fills that need. 2. The three things to nail your SEO fundamentals: Relevance, Authority and Reputations, and Technical Optimization. 3. The 5-step framework that can be used to optimize across multiple platforms with search engines: Searcher intent; Digital Assets; Digital Medium; Optimizing; and the Nudge. Check out The SEO Strategy Guide - SEO Strategy Guide Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com! LinkedIn Advertising: Scale your marketing and grow your business with LinkedIn Advertising! And right, LinkedIn is offering a $100 cre

John Assaraf is one of the leading mindset and behavioral experts in the world. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. We don't sabotage ourselves. Our brain sabotages us. 2. If you keep focusing on 'I'm stuck', your brain goes 'OK' and keeps you in that stuck state. 3. We resist change not because we don't want to grow, but because when the brain is experiencing change, it has mechanisms just like a thermostat that keeps the room temperature constant. Purchase John's book and get his FREE brain training audios - Innercise: FREE Brain Training Audios Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com! ZipRecruiter: Find the right employees for your workplace with ZipRecruiter, the #1 rated hiring site in the US, based on G2 ratings! Try it for free at ZipRecruiter.com/fire! Roll by ADP: The first chat-based mobile payroll app designed for small businesses and startups! Visit GetRoll.com/fire to get your first 3 months free!

Nastassia C. S. is a startup launch expert, D.E.I. strategist and founder of The Mind Designer. She helps founders develop authentic leadership skills, so they can create inclusive, and innovative workplaces. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Remember yourself. Remember that you are launching a business, and ultimately, always a human being with feelings and values with your own personal definition of success. You are your own best guide. 2. Business values are an amazing way for entrepreneurs to know whether they are on the right track or not, or whether something they want to try fits into wanting to get to or wanting to go. 3. If you are the first woman of color to launch a certain type of business, you have a built in network. If you're representing a community that you happen to be part of, or an identity they hold that you are really proud of, you get a built in network. Attend a weekly workshop with Nas! Use the coupon FIRE and get tips on how to launch successfully - The Mind Designer Workshop Sponsors: HubSpot:

Narek Vardanyan is a serial entrepreneur, author, and keynote speaker. He is the co-founder and CEO of The Crowdfunding Formula (TCF) one of the most successful crowdfunding marketing agencies. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Each customers think and behave differently. When the data is out there, you can move forward confidently and increase your chances a lot. 2. The common reason products fail is lack of market demand. It is hard for creators to predict which products will fly, and which ones won't. 3. Pre-launch your product or idea as soon as possible, and not rely on what your consumers are saying, but what they are doing. Launch Your Product With Confidence - Prelaunch Sponsor: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com!

Austin Netzley is the founder of 2X and author of the updated book, From 6 to 7 Figures. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. A big key to success is not as sexy as a lot of gurus out there talk about. Think about operational excellence, turning your business into a machine that can thrive without you. if you take that perspective, it's going to lead to a very healthy business. 2. Make sure to make the strategic decisions on how you're going to be different, how you're going to solve real problems, and who your customer is. It will make your entrepreneur life much easier. 3. Systems make things much more repeatable, consistent, and not reliant on you. Get A FREE Copy Of The Updated & Expanded Book! Get The Book 100% FREE (Limited-Time Only) - From 6 to 7 Figures Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com! Thrivetime Show: Looking for a business coach? Make this a summer to remember and schedule your free consultation today with Clay Clark, a fo

Derek Gallimore has built multiple 8-figure businesses based on a global workforce. With COVID, remote and offshore staffing has become a normalized part of business. Outsource Accelerator is the world's leading offshoring and outsourcing marketplace. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Hard work and grit will lead you to success. 2. The world is moving towards a single global economy and workforce. 3. Start to explore options and opportunities for your business, the world, and how employment works are quickly changing. There is a  risk that you can get left behind. Check out Derek's new book. An insider's view on why remote and offshore staffing is radically changing the future of work - Inside Outsourcing Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com! Thinkific: Download your free report that reveals what the top 20% of course creators are doing right now to be so darn successful at Thinkific.com/firetrends!

Ryan Vet is an entrepreneur, speaker and author. He has held executive leadership roles in numerous start-ups including boon, a cloud solutions platform for the dental and health industries, and is the owner of two restaurants. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. The most important thing - more important than having a business plan - is the drive and passion to persevere 2. A brand is more than a name, it's an identity that others can rally around. 3. In everything you do make sure you practice good. Visit Ryan's website! - RyanVet Sponsor: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com!

In 2010, Bryan and Shannon Miles were the only employees. Today, BELAY boosts a corporate team of 60+ and a U.S. contractor base of over 700 people serving clients all over the US. A 100% virtual company, they've made the Inc 5000 list 4 times and made the #1 spot for Entrepreneur Magazine's Best Company Culture. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. It's a huge thing to delegate the results to your people, not just the task. It communicates all sort of good things to their hearts. 2. When you find somebody who loves to do what you hate, it is such a gift, and you'll see things accelerate in the business very quickly when you turn this over. 3. The day that the business doesn't need you anymore is the day that you own the business. Until then, you run the business. Boomerang helps you manage your inbox - Boomerang for Gmail Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com! LinkedIn Advertising: Scale your marketing and grow your business with LinkedIn Adv

Every 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/income105, and IGNITE! May 2022 Income At-A-Glance Gross Income for May: $249,139 Total Expenses for May: $23,828 Total Net Profit for May: $225,311 Difference b/t May & April: +$18,774 % of net profit to overall gross revenue: 90% Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com! ZipRecruiter: Find the right employees for your workplace with ZipRecruiter, the #1 rated hiring site in the US, based on G2 ratings! Try it for free at ZipRecruiter.com/fire! Roll by ADP: The first chat-based mobile payroll app designed for small busi

A former dancer and TEDx Producer, Tricia Brouk is an International Award Winning Director, Author, and Founder of The Big Talk Academy. She has received awards including the Empowered Woman of the Year 2021 and Most Influential leader in media and Production in 2022. Her book The Influential Voice: Saying What You Mean For Lasting Legacy was #1 pre-release on Amazon. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. An influential voice is if you have the opportunity to speak with dignity, curiosity, and respect. 2. You have to consciously and constantly think about how you can communicate effectively to create dignity, respect, curiosity, and love. 3. Say it out loud – "My voice matters." It is your responsibility to share your story because there is a person out there who is meant to hear it. You can change or even save a life. Visit and grab your exclusive access to Chapter 1 of the book - The Influential Voice Book Website Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at Hu

John Highley is the creator of the Marketing Savage movement with 10,000 clients worldwide. #1 best-selling author of his book titled Marketing Savage. He is an owner of 5 companies, a loving husband, and father. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. If what you desire is not emotional and does not move you as you write your dream life down, then it's not going to work and emotionally move you to do the work on a daily basis. 2. When you hit a wall, it will allow you to lean into the darkness. You need to look into what emotion is evoking this and use it as a moment to correct that, and throw your entire thought against that. 3. There's 2 ways to live life, just like love and lust. Love and lust seem alike, but one of them lasts for eternity and the other one is here today and gone tomorrow. You need to build your life through what's going to last forever. Learn How To Dominate ANY Market With The Marketing SAVAGE WAY! - Marketing Savage Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, a

Maria Calanchini is a digital entrepreneur. She took a 100 year old Public Domain property and turned it into an original children's podcast called Goop Tales with over one million downloads. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. There are no rules for being successful. 2. The best way to engage with your audience is to think of who your listeners are and what will resonate with them. 3. Everybody is creative. When starting your creative journey, do not criticize or edit yourself. Get it out, knowing that you can always come back to it later and edit it. Sign up and enjoy all the Goop Tales episodes. Plus! Get a FREE coloring book and be creative while listening to the podcasts - Goop Tales Website Sponsor: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com!

Saen Higgins is a world leading expert on investing in tax lien certificates. A passionate public speaker, philanthropist & entrepreneur. He is also a professional photographer and taught 500,000+ clients to build wealth. He is a founder of Wealth Formula Academy, Saen360.com and has over 30 years of experience in Real Estate. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Having a morning routine is a must. It sets the stage for everything. 2. Putting up a retirement plan is one of the best strategies. 3. Don't do it to get the deal; instead, get it to have the skillset. Discover your way to create generational wealth. Reserve your spot and join the Miami Wealth Formula Academy Summit! Use the code "johnmiami." - The Wealth Formula Summit Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com! Manscaped™: The premiere below-the-waist grooming company, and they also offer the best all around men's hygiene tools! Get 20% off and free shipping with code FIRE20 at Mans

Jessica Moser is senior vice president and leader of Small Business Solutions in MetLife's Group Benefits business. She oversees sales, strategy, underwriting, and overall P&L for businesses under 100 employees. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. In a small business, bringing the wrong person on is almost worse than having nobody. 2. Highlight that people can also get competitive salary and benefits. But really, first and foremost, highlight the values that you have as a small business owner - that you can value your employees potentially in a way that a larger company can't. 3. There are people who will take a lower paying job to work in a company that shares their values. For additional resources on how to get a leg up in the ongoing war for talent, check out Jessica's website - MetLife Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com! ZipRecruiter: Find the right employees for your workplace with ZipRecruiter, the #1 rated hiring site in the US,

Paul Faust is President at RingBoost and Founder of 1800Prepare.com. He is a sought-after speaker with recent engagements in the telecom and legal marketing industries. Paul appeared on the TV show The Office as "Cool Guy Paul", a role he inspired himself. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. It's not enough to answer the phone calls coming in - make sure that you're truly building that relationship and giving your clients what they need. 2. It's expensive to hire somebody and train them. But when they build a relationship with a client, that's going to lead to future business, referrals, and other things that you just can't scale. 3. Technology levels the playing field for everybody. But technology can never replace YOU. Get a discount on your next local number purchase at - RingBoost.com/fire! Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com! Thrivetime Show: Looking for a business coach? Make this a summer to remember and schedule your free consultati

Julie Solomon is a Speaker, Business Coach, Host of the top rated The Influencer Podcast, and Author of the upcoming book, Get What You Want: How to Go From Unseen to Unstoppable. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Be clear in knowing your challenges, and identify how you can start working with those instead of having those working against you. 2. Most women are just waiting for the confidence to gain clarity. It is the other way around – Clarity creates confidence. 3. Start to believe in the possibilities rather than the excuses that you have. Visit and preorder Julie's new book - Get What You Want. Grab your FREE VIP Ticket to the Live Virtual Event Experience - Julie's Website Sponsors: HubSpot: Learn how to grow better by connecting your people, your customers, and your business at HubSpot.com! Thinkific: Download your free report that reveals what the top 20% of course creators are doing right now to be so darn successful at Thinkific.com/firetrends!