Practically Passionate

A Radical Approach to the Akashic Records has racked up over 1,000 reviews on Amazon. It’s been a bestseller on amazon for years, not just for a day or two during the launch. It was written by our guest in this chat, Melissa Feick. She breaks down the exact blueprint she used to write and market her bestselling book as a no-name self-published author. Although Melissa calls it out herself that some people find what she says to be controversial as it relates to the spiritual world, you can’t help but get to the end of the show and realize that Melissa is also a marketing genius and the results show for themselves.From her book she’s built multiple 6-figure businesses and has added thousands of subscribers to her email list directly from her book.She’s got one of the best book funnels I’ve ever seen and here she goes into the details of exactly what her book funnel looks like.Aside from business, you also can’t help but see that Melissa is incredibly purpose driven in her work and how she’s been able to take de

Today, we’ve got a very special guest. I feel so fortunate to know him because he just gives, gives, and gives. Money aside, I think he runs one of the most integral businesses and just really leads with compassion and thoughtfulness for the people he works with.He’s helped thousands of business owners around the world create better marketing.In 2019, Mike launched Bite Sized Books, a publishing venture founded on his proven formula for creating short, helpful books (known as shooks) for Main Street business owners.Mike recently published, The 100-Page Book, which shows how to author, publish and leverage a shook in their business which is consistently labeled a bestseller on Amazon.He also founded software company Copy Doodles, which comes recommended by the likes of Dan Kennedy, Russel Brunson and Bill Glazer.I’m excited to chat with him because for the busy entrepreneur, who’s told they need to write a book, it’s hard for them to find the time. Mike provides a step-by-step breakdown of how an author can ge

Today’s guest is one of my favorite people in self-publishing. He’s a great friend and mentor of mine and is one of the most innovative people I know when it comes to implementing new strategies and technologies.Brian went from living below the poverty line to being a 6-figure author of both fiction and nonfiction books.After making it as a fiction author, he then went on to teach and write non-fiction books to help fellow authors make money from their work.His books all have hundreds of reviews on Amazon. He’s got a Mastering Amazon Ads Facebook group with over 10,000 membersIn our episode he talks about how he found his fiction niche and grew his audience in a way that you can replicate, we talk about how he’s become the master of copy and how he got my book to convert at 1 sale for every 6 clicks. We also talk about how he’s build one of the most loyal followings of authors in self publishing.Stay tuned to the end where Brian talks about how he was table to rank is book in the top 500 of all of amazon for

Today we’ve got one of the most humble entrepreneurs/authors I know. After selling 2 million-dollar tech companies early on, he spent all his money and ended up broke. From there, he’s built incredibly strong values which have built him back into the Mike Michalowicz we all know today.Mike started off his author career as The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, who after buying 20K copies of his book personally and selling none of them - realized he needed to find another way.He finally started selling copies when the moms of the students he was speaking in front of, started to take to the book. The rest is history.He’s now gone on to write 7 bestselling books. You might have heard of Profit first which has over 5,000 reviews on Amazon and he just released Get Different, which has already sold thousands of copies so we’ll also talk about that as well.There’s so many takeaways in this show, from finding your core niche, to things to avoid spending your time on, and at the end, Mike also gives us 5 80/20 book launching

Krista Mashore has been in the top 1 % of realtors nationwide for 20 years. Krista is the author of four best selling books focusing on digital marketing and has been named Yahoo Finance’s #1 digital marketer to watch in 2021! She has been featured in Forbes, Inman News, The Wall Street Journal, NBC, Fox, and many more!  Krista recently took her new coaching business from zero to 18 million dollars in just under four years with a projection of 20 million+ by the end of this year. She is the recipient of seven Two Comma-Club Awards, and one Two Comma Club X Award. Through her coaching, teaching, speaking and training, Krista is revolutionizing the way entrepreneurs and professionals market themselves online. She offers an innovative step-by-step approach on how entrepreneurs can gain a massive digital footprint.She is one of the most creative people in how she’s leveraged her book to grow her business.Besides all the accolades Krista is one of the hardest working people I know and I’m so excited to have her on

Welcome to the Before The Bestseller PodcastThis show is for book lovers and creators who want to go behind the scenes with their favorite authors to hear about how they were able to not just write a book but create a movement. How did this author write a story that would resonate with thousands of people?How did they launch their book to the top of the Amazon, WSJ, and NYT charts?Did they have a following before the book or did they build it with the book?How did they get their readers to go one step further with them, to hire them as a coach, join their masterclass, or even just subscribe to their email list?What did they do that others should not waste their time on?How were they able to bring something so passionate to life when so many of us struggle to even find our passion?How can we take what they taught us, and apply it to our own journey towards a purposeful life?These are just some of the questions you’ll be hearing from me as we dive into books like:Profit First by Mike MichalowiczThe First 90 Day

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Antione Douglas is Alex's boxing coach. He's also a boxing champion drawing comparisons to some of the greats. Here, he talks about his earlier years in life which set him up for who he is today. It's also why he calls his proudest fight ever, one he lost.

Michael Beckley is the CTO of the 2017 Top-Tech IPO, Appian. We wanted to know what CTO's do all day, so we thought this would be a good time to ask. Along the way we learned about changing majors, cofounding a company, and got to ask him what tech is maybe even too complex for him to wrap his head around.

We bring back Rashique from episode 6 to walk us through the blueprint of how to have that awkward conversation around how much you're worth! Luckily we have Rashique to walk us through it.

Today’s episode is another focused on the blueprint for pursuing entrepreneurship. In fact, possibly even a more attainable form of entrepreneurship because our guest says it himself, he didn’t try to reinvent the mousetrap, him and his friends just built a better one. Sometimes we get so caught up on the next idea that’s going to totally create a whole new industry, instead of just improving something that already exists. What you’ll hear about in this episode is how Win Sheridan went to work in an industry for a couple years, learned it, and then decided he could do it better. And they did do it better, they hit just shy of 1 million in revenue in their first year they’ve made more net profit in their first year then uber is yet to do in its entire existence. So here’s Win’s blueprint for building a better mousetrap.

Who else knows those ads of Jennifer Gardner asking you what's in your wallet, Mastercard's “Priceless” commercials, or Amex, “Don’t leave home without it”. All of these so that they can continue to make sure that 4/10 Americans have credit card debt. But what if we got to change the narrative and instead use these credit cards to increase our own wealth in terms of experiences? Tim, who’s in his mid 20s travels the world in business class all paid for by these credit card companies who compete to offload their barrage of points in hopes that you’ll end up spending more than you have. Here’s the blueprint for playing the credit card point game, the myths around how it impacts your credit score and getting those free trips around the world.

If there’s something season 3 really needs, it’s shooting the shit with 2 true blue aussies about travel. We’re young adults, It’s on all of our minds, especially mine since I just quit my job to go travel the world. Who knows? Maybe this episode is more forme than it is for you but nonetheless, if you’re someone who’s dying to get out there in the world, we got the blueprint for making sure you’re focused on the right things when you travel, learned how to travel safely and in a morally correct way, learned a few places that should be at the top of your list for 2020 travels, and got to hear about a pissed off swearing croation taxi driver along the way. I found today’s guests through there own podcast, the World Nomads Podcast, and ended up visiting them in Sydney Australia where I invited them to come on. So Phil and Kim, welcome!

We’ve all had that one great idea that we think could really be a great business, unfortunately we give into roadblock and get paralysis by over analysis and after leaving the idea on the backburner long enough, it ends up just fading away. On the other hand, there's a group of individuals that are not just able to take the one good idea and turn it into something, but are able to do that with many ideas, over, and over again, maybe it’s because once they figure out how to make one idea work, they somewhat have a blueprint to work with when pursuing the next. Wouldn’t it be great if we could get inside the heads of one of those individuals so maybe we could at least see what that blueprint might look like? Well today we have the entrepreneurial story of one of the biggest real-estate developers on the east coast. But he got his start as a snow ski instructor. From there he identified the opportunity to plan ski trips which evolved into operating busses and a charter airline company. I could go on but I t

I don’t think anyone here’s those words and doesn’t have that reaction. And that sucks! Being able to financially support ourselves is oftentimes why we do what we do between the hours of 9-5 every M-F. PAUSE What if we were able to have a greater financial consciousness so that we could spend more time of our life doing what we love and not just to support ourselves. This episode is all about the blueprint to do so because as Jazzi says, the goal of personal finance is to not have to think about personal finance.

We’re known as the renter's generation. Thanks to growing up in the midst of the worst economic contraction since the great depression, 2008 has taught us to refrain from any sort of financial commitment. Who can blame us for wanting to rent? We must get outside of this mindset, however, if we are to overcome the poor spending habits of generations prior. Let’s be honest, between the finding of the house, getting financing, and finding and managing tenants, it’s a bit of a mind-fuck (bleeped) so we brought on Chris, who’s goal is to own 13 million in real estate by the time he’s 50, who also leaves us with a great quote, you’re either paying for your landlord's house or your own. Here’s the blueprint for anyone looking to add real estate to their portfolio.

Rishav and I wanted to bring back a favorite. We say favorite his episode had over 500 downloads so you all obviously thought there was something to learn from him, and we agree! Since the last time we spoke, he’s got new awards (probably from the millions in deals he closed for Microsoft in just one quarter), new life achievements which includes a duck in the oven, and a new city. Along the way, we learn about sales, living in Charlotte, and achieving those top awards within your organization. So Bradley, what is going on in your life?

Super Bowl 52 was watched by over 100 million in the US. Many of us remember it from our couch and the following months and months of eagles fans making sure to let everyone know they were among the now 20 NFL teams to ever win the Super Bowl. Our guest remembers it differently, and also got to have possibly the best seat in the house, that’s because he was watching from the control room. That’s because he was the man who ran the whole show that ⅓ of all Americans watched. That means in his position, let's say you’re walking down the street, every third person you walk by, his work, has impacted. How many people have that sort of impact on such a large amount of Americans? Maybe Jeff Bezos and the many packages that arrive at our homes each week? Maybe Tim Cook and the iPhones we all walk around with? Yes, we put him in that category, as the executive producer of the super bowl(the 6th that he’s produced) and Sunday night football for 14 seasons. How does one get a gig like this? That’s what we wanted to

Maury Peiperl goes by many titles. Global citizen is by far one of his favorites. Maury walks us through his crazy career which includes a stint as entrepreneur and board member of a global non-profit.