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How YOU Can Think Like A Contrarian & Acquire Businesses To Create A Life of Freedom with Codie Sanchez No matter who you are, by exercising a little contrarian thinking, you can find, analyze, buy, and build profitable businesses, becoming the master of your own destiny. Codie Sanchez is a master of applying out-of-the-box thinking to investing and today she joins us on the show to share some of this knowledge as well as help us learn about the different projects she has going on. Codie is the Managing Partner and Director of Entourage Effect Capital, a private equity firm focused on investing in the legalized cannabis industry. She also runs Contrarian Thinking, the weekly newsletter that discusses how to push back on investing trends, and to top it off, Codie designs business acquisition courses to be found at Unconventional Acquisitions. Codie begins  by discussing some best practices for people looking to start their own fund. From there, she gets into the mission statement at Contrarian Thinking as wel

A big part of contemporary online business is connected to email marketing and one of the most powerful and exciting names in the game right now is undoubtedly ConvertKit. The company's Co-Founder and CEO, Nathan Barry, returns to the Leveling Up podcast today to talk about their last year or so of business, their choice to embrace profit-sharing, and his thoughts on the evolving remote-work landscape! Although ConvertKit can basically be described as email marketing software for creators, they actually offer so much more than that, and Nathan comments on their growth and how they go about adding new features to their service. One of the defining characteristics of the company is their lack of outside funding, and we get to talk about this choice and how they have managed to be so successful while opting out of venture capital. Nathan shares his thoughts on the time it takes to build something meaningful, the meaning of company culture, building in public and so much more! A big takeaway for listeners is the

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We often speak about the power and utility of hosting a podcast, a space that keeps growing and shows no signs of slowing down! Today on the show we are joined by Travis Chappell, host of the Build Your Network Podcast, and the brains behind Guestio! Travis is an expert on leveraging a podcast to increase your network, knowledge, and ultimately your profit, and he is here to share a bit of that expertise with all of our listeners! We talk about Travis' journey to his current professional standing and our guest is generous enough to share some insightful numbers from his business and podcast, which have been growing steadily over the last few years. He also sheds some light on the new program he launched last year, called the Podcast Profit Academy, before diving into the fascinating subject of the Guestio platform. Guestio offers podcast hosts a great way to connect and book amazing guests and this project exemplifies Travis' innovative and progressive mentality. We also talk about ways to grow your audience,

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He Has Created Over 27 E-Commerce Millionaires & Manages Over $100M In Annual Revenue Today we’re joined by Seth Kniep, the co-founder and CEO of Just One Dime, a coaching company for Amazon and e-commerce sellers. He explains what prospective students can expect from the structure of the courses and his manner of coaching, and shares some strategies for scaling a coaching business and keeping your family life thriving when your business takes off.    TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:41] Before we jump into today’s interview, please rate, review, and subscribe to the Leveling Up Podcast! [00:45] Seth shares the incredible story behind the name, Just One Dime. [01:19] How Seth’s philosophy relates to Dave Ramsey’s and Robert Kiyosaki's ideas.  [02:06] Hear how Seth sold his first e-commerce company for $35 on eBay. [03:05] How he started doubling his dime and got up to $400 just by asking random people.  [03:51] Getting into Amazon FBA and using the $400 to start selling cremation urns.  [04:29] Making over

People might frown upon computer games and see them as a waste of time, but the truth is that many of the skills that one learns in games can be applied to life. As you progress further up the levels of a game, things become more challenging but your skill increases too, and so do the rewards. Life is no different, and if we can apply the same excitement and philosophy to life that we do in games, our daily experience and chances of success are guaranteed to level up! Tune in to find out more. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:21] Before we jump into today’s interview, please rate, review, and subscribe to the Leveling Up Podcast! [00:31] Eric’s background as a gamer and the types of games he enjoyed. [00:57] Thinking about life skills learned over the years as power-ups. [01:15] Why negative perceptions of games and new technologies are unfounded. [02:20] Building good habits and getting one percent better each day. [03:08] Each level gets more difficult, but the sky is the limit. [04:22] What Chuck Feen

Many people think that retargeting does not work for them, but the truth is it does if you can structure your strategies in the right ways. In this episode, you will hear about three creative and unique ways that you can approach retargeting so that you can up your impressions and indoctrinate your prospects, getting them further down your funnel. Tune in to hear these three secrets today! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:21] Before we jump into today’s interview, please rate, review, and subscribe to the Leveling Up Podcast! [00:28] Combining sales outreach with ads. [01:41] Targeting a company on LinkedIn using diverse repurposed content. [02:35] Running daily unique reach campaigns to up impressions. [03:54] How Eric runs retargeting on the Single Grain website.   Resources From The Interview:     metadata.io     Leave Some Feedback:     What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, plea

A library can have a strong relationship to our ego, and it is not uncommon for a visitor to look at a book shelf and ask, "So, how many of these have you actually read?" This question is beside the point, it is in fact more valuable to have a shelf full of books that you have not read than the other way around! The value of books lies in their potential to impart wisdom or skills and the more access you have to new information and ideas, the better for you. So do not worry about what anyone says and find the books that interest you and read them when you feel the time is right! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:21] Before we jump into today’s interview, please rate, review, and subscribe to the Leveling Up Podcast! [00:23] Explaining the idea of the 'antilibrary'. [01:25] Why the judgement of others should not concern you. [01:45] Reasons that having a lot of books that you have not read is a good thing! [02:21] Reframing your mindset with regards to learning and your ego.  [03:02] Read books are much les

With the business of podcasting still growing and the landscape continually shifting with big acquisitions and new players, we wanted to take this opportunity to fill you in on the biggest trends for the upcoming year. From Amazon and Spotify's big moves to ways to leverage your own audience, these are pieces that you need to know about, so tune in to hear it all! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:21] Before we jump into today’s interview, please rate, review, and subscribe to the Leveling Up Podcast! [00:23] Competition is heating up in the podcast world! [01:18] What these big acquisitions in the podcast world mean for content and analytics. [01:40] Building and leveraging your community — going one step further. [02:24] The monetization of your podcast; the array of methods for doing this. [03:35] Useful tools for improving and growing your podcast in 2021! [04:20] Making the most of adjacent opportunities and collaboration. [04:46] The upward swing of the podcasting business and how getting involved

Today’s guest is Austen Allred, CEO at Lambda School, the online web development and data science academy that students pay no tuition for until they are hired. In this episode, we talk to Austen about overcoming the challenges that Lambda’s unique payment structure presents, what he is focusing on to optimize the business, and the path he has taken personally to get where he is today. Lambda gets paid retrospectively from their hired students via income shared agreements and Austen shares about what it took to get the school off the ground and keep it afloat when they were earning no money from fees. Next up, we talk about the legal challenges of keeping Lambda School registered with state-specific education regulations across the U.S. From there, we get into some of the things Austen is focusing on to improve Lambda School as a company and a place to learn within, hearing him highlight things like scaling, job placement, repeatable student experience, internal communication, and organizational design. Auste

Tune in today to hear about the hottest marketing trends for 2021 as Eric unpacks the ones he thinks are the most powerful for you and your business! From leveraging a community and SMS marketing to connecting with influencers and going omnichannel, you do not want to miss these strategies that can make all the difference for the upcoming year!   TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:15] Before we jump into today’s interview, please rate, review, and subscribe to the Leveling Up Podcast! [00:20] The power of community — bringing people together around a brand. [01:47] Automated account-based marketing and a different way to reach out. [02:38] Utilizing the amazing new capabilities of automated copy creation. [03:41] The continued dominance of influencer marketing!  [04:14] The omnichannel approach to content creation; making the most of what you make.  [05:23] Looking at the power of subscription economy. [06:13] How to leverage SMS marketing for a higher open rate.   Resources From The Interview:   L

It is becoming more and more popular to build businesses and platforms in public. As Eric explains in today's episode, there is really no downside to this way of doing things and the visibility factor is a big plus. This means that while you grow and improve your business, investors can find you more easily, and you can even get the public involved. Tune in to find out more. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:21] Before we jump into today’s interview, please rate, review, and subscribe to the Leveling Up Podcast! [00:25] Conversations that are happening on Twitter right now around business and numbers. [01:09] There is nothing to lose by building in public!   [01:51] Looking at the example of copy.ai and their founder Paul Yacoubian. [02:41] If you are growing publicly, you are more visible to investors.  [03:42] Eric's thoughts on maybe trying this model out himself! [04:20] The different kinds of projects this model can be applied to right now.   Resources From The Interview:     Leveling Up Th

Today Eric unpacks some very interesting statistics on what it takes to gain YouTube subscribers! Referencing data published on Twitter, Eric shows how once again, just like in business, gaining an audience and experiencing success is all about sticking with it and being patient. From Logan Paul to MrBeast, these celebrities put in the time and reaped the rewards. This could be you too, so tune in to find out more.  TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:21] Before we jump into today’s interview, please rate, review, and subscribe to the Leveling Up Podcast! [00:35] What the numbers show about the amount of time and content it takes to gain followers. [01:13] Getting subscribers takes time to grow and compound. [01:40] Most people play the comparison game and give up too quickly. [02:10] Where Eric's YouTube is currently at in terms of the statistics.  [03:01] Looking at podcasts and blogs — what this shows us. [04:02] Plans for upping the production quality of the Leveling Up YouTube content. [04:29] Home-ru