The Hustle & Flowchart Podcast

What better way to start off a new year than by listening to our show today with Nir Eyal. He’s a former Lecturer in Marketing at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and also taught at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. His first book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, is an international bestseller and taught Silicon Valley how to design behavior. His next book, Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, reveals the Achilles' heel of distraction and provides a guidebook for getting the best of technology without letting it get the best of us.  In today’s show, Nir dives deep into all the ways we get distracted in today’s world and best practices for becoming indistractable, so you can stay focused, get more done and still have time to schedule downtime, fun stuff and the things that you place your most important values on, such as health and family time. After listening, go check out our conversations with Brad Spencer and Henry Evans for more time saving tips on

We’re back today with another fabulous show, talking with Eric Berman who runs an awesome agency in San Diego and the best mastermind event we’ve ever attended with an amazing format and caliber of people, called SpeakEasy.  Eric is a founder and partner at Brandetize Inc., an interactive digital marketing agency who looks to make a positive impact by escalating authentic brands to their full potential. Eric has been involved as a founder and consultant for several companies and currently organizes several entrepreneurial and networking groups. His first endeavor was actually leading a team of over 400 employees in what was the first "facebook" before there was a Facebook back in the early days of the Internet. Side note - Eric' brother went on to be one of the founders of MySpace! Once you’re done listening, be sure to listen to our episodes with Lee Goff and Ralph Burns, for more insights on how to up your business and/or agency game. “As an entrepreneur these are life lessons - you think that, what can g

Nicknamed the ‘female David Ogilvy’, Sue Rice is a long-time marketing strategist, professional copywriter and international communications expert. She is famous for the award-winning copy she has written for countless entrepreneurs as well as prestigious companies such as Ericsson, LEGO, Nike, Salomon and Wrangler. Her specialty is email copywriting and her Done-For-You email sequences deliver record-breaking open rates (40%-60%) and CTRS (5-10%), boosting her clients’ sales and building their communities. You will really enjoy our conversation as Sue shares her wealth of knowledge and copywriting tips that she has amassed over the years. After you have listened, be sure to check out our episodes with Joy Houston and Adil Amarsi for additional tactics on writing amazing sales copy.  “You undercut your power when you need to be liked by everyone.” - Sue Rice Some Topics We Discussed Include: Ways to gather pain points of your audience Headlines that work to get those high open rates A copywriting trick that

Austin Sams helps Family Entrepreneurs who value time over money – but who also need to support their family – by sharing exactly how to leverage expertise into consistent income. After running several multi-million dollar businesses for someone else, he started over to prove that he could create a highly profitable business from scratch, without sacrificing his wife and kids. By applying unique strategies, he built a freedom business and now enjoys running a multi-six figure business, working 2 hours per day from home. He has some fresh perspectives that you are going to love to hear. We had connected at the New Media Summit and since we had so many enlightening conversations at dinner each night, we decided to record those here in this podcast for you today.  Once you’ve listened, be sure to check out our previous shows with Aaron Fletcher and Jason Moffatt on how to delegate, automate and work less but still have the financial freedom you desire.  “Don’t live another day or week thinking it’s going to be

We’re back again, this time with another podcaster, Tyrone Shum. He is running a massive podcast over in Australia and has one of the top podcasts in the real estate space called Property Investory with 1.3 million downloads since 2017. Clearly, Tyrone knows how to grow and monetize as well. You’ll hear some discussions about ideas we gave him and vice versa, as we are working well together.  What’s really cool about his story is that he discusses his not only his successes but his fears around podcasting. He’s a very systematic guy, and he explains what his systems are and what he’s done to not only launch and grow his show but make money as well. We go behind the scenes on what we love and don’t love about podcasting, the insecurities about podcasting as well as how to get big-name guests on your show. Also how to maintain that relationship.  This is basically a master class on growing and profiting with your show. The way Tyrone approaches podcasting is super cool and unique and the way he applies it to bu

Happy New Year’s eve to all our listeners! We’re back for another episode of our Therapy Sessions and today, we have our core team together, including our Operations Manager, Shannon Lemon. What better way to end the year than by reviewing the last twelve months, and all the surprises, pivots, amazing things that happened and some stress points as well.  We also discuss our goals for 2020, both personal and business, and what we’ve gleaned from the past year that will keep us focused in the year ahead. We talk about  how much we hate social media, how we are each tuning in to our strengths to make our systems even more dialed in plus some great opportunities that have come our way. Plus, we are super excited to be speakers at a few amazing events next year, as well as our mastermind we are holding in the spring.  After you’ve soaked this in, be sure to check out these other episodes on how to dominate with your own business featuring Craig Ballantyne and David Allen as you ring in the New Year. Wishing you a

Today we are talking to Joe Sanok, a TEDx and keynote speaker who happens to have  #1 podcast for private practices, The Practice of the Practice Podcast. We actually met Joe at a mastermind event and we were blown away by what’s he’s doing in the podcasting space, so we invited him on the show to share, and we promise you will not be disappointed. He’s got a lot of listeners and has niched it down to people who have private practices.  Joe’s podcast gets 100,000 downloads per month and today’s episode is full of rich content.  We talk about what to do if you are just starting out, the best way to get super fans quick, how to reach out to influencers as well what questions to ask before you put together your first product for your listeners.  He’s also got smart ways on how to monetize and grow the podcast to turn listeners into customers. When you’re done listening, be sure to check out our other shows with Nicole Holland and Esther Kiss, for more podcast tips, strategies and how to get on those shows you w

Markian Sich is not only one of our biggest fans and listeners, but he has also put into practice a lot of the things we talk about. He’s a third-generation Ukrainian immigrant who learned about the opportunities that our great country provides its citizens and as a result, he started to pursue real estate investing as a method of securing his financial future. He’s an active duty Marine who teaches what he has learned about real estate investing to others in the military through his course and community at Active Duty Passive Income. We talk about the benefits of owning a turnkey property, what to look for when investing in real estate, different ways to monetize your investment and some of the first steps you can take towards creating passive, mailbox income for yourself. When you’re done, be sure to listen to our shows with Scott Carson and Cory Boatright as we discuss more ways to create real estate wealth, how to buy a property with no money down and the treasure trove of real estate they people are ig

Russ Perry is the Founder and CEO of Design Pickle, the world’s most successful flat-rate graphic design service and we are big fans of his products. On today’s show, we talk about Russ’ thought process of creating a subscription business, which is being modeled many times over and how his success is based on filling a huge need in the market. We also chat about how he’s scaled up, has been able to step away, plus the importance of creating job roles to avoid hiring the wrong person. Russ also talks about the importance of being authentic, how he got a ton of business by dressing up as a giant pickle and why your business really needs to focus on creativity in order to stand out from the rest. He also discusses the book he wrote about dealing with addiction and how he was able to break his own dependence that nearly cost him his marriage. Once you’ve listened, check out our episodes with James Schramko and Aaron Fletcher on creating thriving memberships to round it out. “We’ve had companies like that clown t

You are going to absolutely love today’s show as we go the extra mile talking with Theo Lucier, a biohacking entrepreneur who shares a wealth of knowledge on everything from brain health and depression to getting better sleep.  We talk about his early beginnings, growing up on a farm in rural Minnesota, to becoming a collegiate athlete in Olympic style Tae Kwon Do, then starting a real estate business during a market crash and how he was able to come out ahead by marketing towards a very specific niche. We also discuss how Theo ended up hitting rock bottom with massive burnout and how he went all out researching biohacking, health, and wellness, coming out a new person, stoked on life.  Theo has a passion for this subject and has created supplements and a system on how to stop burnout and start recovering the right way. Once you’ve soaked all this amazing information in, be sure to listen to our shows with Joe Cohen and Dave Asprey to round out your health and wellness process.  “For people that are beating

Jordan Harbinger has one of the most popular podcasts in the world, The Jordan Harbinger Show and in this episode, you’ll hear Jordan talk about the brilliant idea behind how he got started, how he was able to come back in force after leaving his last show and how he’s able to grab fans for life without doing any complicated, costly or time consuming. Jordan is a super fun guy to talk to, and when you listen in you’ll see how it’s no surprise he has a successful show with an engaged audience. We talk about how he’s able to build long-lasting relationships with celebrities, scientists and fans and his go-to method for being able to interview guests anywhere in the world. When you’re done, make it a podcasting master class, by tuning into our shows with Jonathan Rivera and Charley Valher. “Why would you mistreat or ignore somebody who’s already listening to you and then go spend $58 or even $58,000 on Facebook ads and then you’re acquiring new show fans when you couldn’ve retained one and made them a fan for l

On today’s show, we are talking with Larry Ludwig who has over twenty years of experience creating and promoting websites for himself and others. He's personally worked with clients such as JP Morgan Chase, Lenscrafters, T. Rowe Price, IBM, Comedy Central, GM, Thought Catalog, and Nielsen. In 2018, he sold his investment review website, Investor Junkie for $6 million. Listen in to hear how Larry built up his site, making revenue without having any products, focusing on reviews and comparisons for affiliate income. We talk about the right way and wrong way to build your site with the best SEO practices and how to create a great user experience, as well as how Larry was able to update his site easily when vendors made changes to their products, so his content stayed fresh and current. We also discuss tracking capabilities for affiliate links, the best tools to use and how to do reviews properly so your visitors can make a good buying decision. After you have listened, go check out our conversations with Robert

Today we are talking about website design and conversion optimization with Greg Merrilees, the guy behind the websites of Ezra Firestone, Kevin Rogers, Frank Oz and soon our site at Evergreen Profits.  He runs Studio1 Design and is a total ninja when it comes to optimizing websites in order to have visitors convert into leads and leads convert into sales.  He’s been online forever, and we dive into common mistakes he has seen that a lot of people are doing with their website design, breaking down the psychology that happens from a customer's perspective and detailing three key points if you want to have a high converting website.   We also chat about the basics behind Greg’s agency which services 100 people at any one time, and how he’s created a huge business which he’s managed to simplify and give him a truly lifestyle business he loves. And after you soaked all this in, be sure to check out our shows we talked about with Stephan Spencer and James Schramko for more tips about optimizing your site and custo

Today we are talking to Sergei & Vadim Revzin, identical twins that also have a podcast together, called The Mentors. They are doing a lot of cool things and you’ll hear how  Vadim is teaching as NYU and how he hacked his way into becoming a professor there, without going through the usual process of slugging through a masters degree. We also talk about how Sergei runs a venture capital fund at NYU and helps businesses with investing and start up mentoring.  They shine a lot of light on brand new startups and how people should approach this issue, what to have in place before you start creating a partnership and key components to look for to determine whether you have a sustainable idea.  After you’re done, be sure to check out our shows with Abdo Riani on unique strategies for bootstrapping new business ideas and Brad Spencer as we discuss a three step process to maximize results with any project. “Owning private property and being an owner of your own destiny is human nature.” - Sergei Revzin “In Amer

Craig Ballantyne is known by his clients as the “World’s Most Disciplined Man”. He built his Turbulence Training Empire with over 13 million viewers, and then Craig acquired the world’s biggest success newsletter, EarlyToRise.com. His first book, The Perfect Day Formula, has helped over 35,000 high-performers own the day and take back control of your life.  On today’s show, we talk about his early beginnings in Canada and how he reached a goal to become super fit while at the same falling into what he calls the “paradox of freedom” and why that is not exactly a good thing. From there we dive into how Craig coaches people on the proper way to set boundaries and maintain structure for their lives, how to get your values and vision in order and effective ways to deal with anxiety and stress. After the show, make sure to listen to the previous episodes with James Altucher and  Justin Goff we referred to, which will give you even more insight on how to deal with these issues and ways to make your life more peacefu

Today’s episode is a heartfelt, in-depth therapy session where we really go into some meaningful events that have happened lately, both good and bad, and how we have dealt with them. You’ll hear about some big changes in Joe’s life, and how dealing with a recent family death has really put things in perspective for him, and enabled him to flip the coin on some concerning traits and family history.  We also talk about the amazing coaching we have had recently and some takeaways that have really helped us to hone in on what’s really key for our business goals, which in turn has opened up some truly amazing opportunities in the months ahead.  After you’ve listened to this one, be sure to check out our show with Angelo Sisco as he talks about breaking down mental and emotional barriers and our show with Dave Asprey and his thoughts on how to maintain energy, your most valuable resource.    “We get so caught up in business..we’ve got this deadline, this phone call...all of this stuff we feel is really important. T

In this episode, we are speaking with Justin Brooke who runs AdSkills, a service that helps ad buyers build more profitable ad campaigns, get certified, and get matched up with clients or jobs.  Justin is a traveling nomad, who was actually talking to us from his car, as he’s been traveling with his family for the last four years. His business allows him this benefit and in this show, you'll learn how he has honed his skills over the years while failing a few times only to create a new business from scratch. You’ll also hear why he feels Google advertising still beats out the rest, the proper ways to run your advertising effectively and the best thing to do to get traction if you are just starting out. Once you’ve got your wheels turning on how to get more leads, be sure to check out our episodes with Mike Rhodes and David Schloss who reveal more ways to use both Google and Facebook advertising for awesome results. “I always try to have one client in the background so I’m still in the game. I feel like that

Marisa Murgatroyd is an entrepreneur who creates stuff fun while giving people a ton of value. Marisa literally brings in a whole new perspective on creating, marketing and delivering a course to folks that buy an online training. The entire process has been brought through and she will outline her points regarding gamification and the psychology behind all of this. There’s so many people who create courses who are told they should make an online course. But Marisa takes it further by explaining the psychology behind every step of the course. She knows if people can learn and get results while having a fun experience they will be much happier. You’ll love our show today as Marisa explains why the older model of learning and course creation is now dated and how she is able to create courses that offer inspiration, fun while learning and keeps the user more committed to success while not giving up. Marisa is such an engaging speaker and she points out how most learning models have led people to be wary of buyi

On today’s show, we are chatting with Jason Hsiao, the Co-Founder & Chief Video Officer of Animoto, an award-winning online video maker that makes it easy for anyone to create high-performing video. As a former producer for MTV and Comedy Central, Jason was always thinking ahead and knew that there would come a day when big budget videos could someday be created easily at home. Jason talks about how the business got started plus how he and his co-founders strategically planned their way to move to New York and create a new software program that was ahead of its time.  He also dives into the key elements behind all the things you can do with Animoto and why you do not have to even get in front of the camera nor have any video content at all, and still be successful in creating professional looking videos. He also discusses the different ways to use video on the major social platforms and which one, in particular, is currently the wild west when it comes to grabbing people’s attention with your videos.  Whe

Joining us today is Nicole Holland who went from a former correctional officer to being named in the Huffington Post as one of “50 Must-Follow Women Entrepreneurs in 2017”. She has also been interviewed on countless trending podcasts and has a successful business where she helps podcasters improve their conversions, focus on their podcast guesting efforts and design irresistible lead magnets.  You’ll hear how Nicole first quit a job she knew was draining her even though she had no backup plan, then created a coaching and online presence over time, with no online skills but with a love for marketing and a knack for making the right connections. We also dive into Nicole’s no-fail, six-step system for “Interviews that Convert” as well as her tips to get past the gatekeepers and assure that your time spent as a guest on a podcast is well worth it.  After you’ve listened, be sure to check out our podcast with Tom Schwab on how to get yourself featured on high-quality podcasts and our podcast with Steve Olsher on