The Optimistic Entrepreneur Podcast

    I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now!   In today's Episode of the Online Learning Podcast, I am speaking with Crowdfunding Authority, Kimberlee Hayward.  Kimberlee has an amazing Crowdfunding Course on Udemy.  We discuss how she got into Crowdfunding and discuss some real stories of Crowdfunding projects which worked and some that did not. In this Week's Episode: Interview: Kimberlee Hayward                   Spotlight Course:  Get Your Crowdfunding Superpowers On! These courses normally sells for $295 but you can to enrol in the course with 50% off by using coupon code OLP5050 Alternatively go direct to Udemy.com and use Coupon Code "OLP5050" to get the same pr

      I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now! Influencer Interview This week's Influencer Interview is with Money Making Millennial Jonah Wilson, teenage entrepreneur and podcaster.  I met Jonah online through Meron Bareket's Podcast Incubator and have really been enjoying Jonah's Money Making Millennial podcast.  In this interview Jonah shares his experiences and some of his setbacks.  He is a real influencer, not just for his generation but for everyone and I hope you learn some thing from him and come away inspired too!                           In this Interview We Cover: Jonah shares his back story as an up and coming Money Making Millennial He explains what th

                      I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now! Business Book Review Every Monday I read you an excerpt (normally the Introduction or first chapter from the reviewed Book - So that you don't have to.  Listen to me as I help the Author explain the premise for his book so that you can decide if it is for you.  This is always done with written permission from the Author and/or Publisher of the book. If you would like me to review your book - email me: john[at]jbdcolley[dot]com Featured Book: Three Simple Steps by Trevor Blake Trevor's Book Three Simple Steps shows you how to take back control of your destiny and reshape your mind for increased creativity, se

    I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now!   In today's Episode of the Online Learning Podcast, I am speaking with film director and online publisher, Paul Jenkins.  Paul has had a fascinating career and we talk about the art of interviewing. In the course of that he relates a great story about how he once had to interview a Bosnian Warlord in the middle of the civil war and the time he was eight minutes late when directing an interview with Gorbachev! In this Week's Episode: Interview: Paul Jenkins                 Spotlight Course:  How to Do Great Video Interviews for Reputation and Profit These courses normally sells for $49 but you can to enrol in the course for

    I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now! Business Book Review Every Monday I read you an excerpt (normally the Introduction or first chapter from the reviewed Book - So that you don't have to.  Listen to me as I help the Author explain the premise for his book so that you can decide if it is for you.  This is always done with written permission from the Author and/or Publisher of the book. If you would like me to review your book - email me: john[at]jbdcolley[dot]com Featured Book: Kick Ass Social Commerce for E-Preneurs by John Lawson with Debra Schepp John and Debra have produced a really powerful social commerce book.  I have filled mine with sticky notes where I

      I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now!   In today's Episode of the Online Learning Podcast, I am speaking with award winning photographer Bernie Raffe.  Bernie has two great photography courses on Udemy which are ideal for the amateur photographer who wants to take better photographs.  In the interview Bernie discuss some of the basic mistakes and how to avoid them and he also compares and contrasts smart phones and DSLR cameras.  This episode is packed with actionable tips from Bernie which you can implement today. In this Week's Episode: Interview: Bernie Raffe           Spotlight Course:  Become a Better Photographer Part 1 and Become a Better Photographer P

    I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now! Influencer Interview This week's Influencer Interview is with Simon Knapp the host of the Cherished Ideas Podcast.  Simon actually asked to interview me, which is what happened but I thought the exchange of ideas would be helpful to the Online Learning Podcast Community and so I am delighted to be sharing it with you.  Simon is passionate about independent entrepreneurs and freelancers and this certainly comes across in our discussion and on the Cherished Ideas Podcast.  We have a really fun discussion and share some important and helpful points and ideas.                         In this Interview We Cover: Simon asks me ab

      I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now! Business Book Review Every Monday I read you an excerpt (normally the Introduction or first chapter from the reviewed Book - So that you don't have to.  Listen to me as I help the Author explain the premise for his book so that you can decide if it is for you.  This is always done with written permission from the Author and/or Publisher of the book. If you would like me to review your book - email me: john[at]jbdcolley[dot]com Featured Book: Duct Tape Selling - Think Like a Marketer, Sell Like a Superstar, by John Jantsch The art of selling has evolved tremendously over the last few years. Today’s hectic pace demands that s

      I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now!   In today's Episode of the Online Learning Podcast, I am speaking with Chemist and Life Coach, Esther Coronel de Iberkleid who is my first guest from Boliva.  Esther is full of energy and we have an extremely high octane conversation.  She explains why she lives by the mantra, Clarity, Confidence, Self Esteem.   In this Week's Episode: Interview: Esther Coronel de Iberklied               Spotlight Course:  Live Intensely, Fully Energized - Learn how to successfully develop Clarity, Confidence and Self-esteem in your daily life. This course normally sells for $299 but there are just 100 coupons available to enrol in the co

      I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now! Influencer Interview This week's Influencer Interview is with Tim Paige, the Conversion Educator at Leadpages, the product I now use to create all my lead pages and opt-ins.  Tim is very high energy and shares great advice for anyone who is considering starting an email list or needs to increase the level of conversions for their existing list.  He explains how doing this had an incredible impact on the revenues of his business and therefore how you can do this too! "Enter the conversation your audience is having in their own minds"                     In this Interview We Cover: How Tim became the Conversion Educator at

    I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now! Business Book Review Every Monday I read you an excerpt (normally the Introduction or first chapter from the reviewed Book - So that you don't have to.  Listen to me as I help the Author explain the premise for his book so that you can decide if it is for you.  This is always done with written permission from the Author and/or Publisher of the book. If you would like me to review your book - email me: john[at]jbdcolley[dot]com Featured Book: The One Week Marketing Plan by Mark Satterfield - The Set It and Forget IT Approach for Quickly Growing Your Business                   Author: Mark Satterfield                   The On

      I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now!   In today's Episode of the Online Learning Podcast, you have me all to yourself.  I have spoken to so many Instructors and talented Online Course Creators, I wanted to distill what I have learned about the Online Video Course creation process to help and inspire you to create your own Online Video Course. In this Episode I cover the following topics about creating an Online Video Course How do you chose your Topic Starting Point Mind Map Udemy Course Builder Sections and Lectures Competition Creating a Lecture Start and End Slides Recording Process Length of Lectures Course Length Tips Recording Order Promotional Video Sa

        I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now! Influencer Interview This week's Influencer Interview is with serial entrepreneur, Johnny Roberts.  US Serial Entrepreneur and Networking Expert, Johnny shares his experience of over 30 years in business.  Johnny is part of a private international networking organisation which has helped him to develop his business interests over many years.  Johnny describes himself as "Internationally Focused, Intellectually Curious" which I expect are the perfect attributes you need for international networking.  What do you think?  Listen to the podcast episode and let me know...   In this Interview We Cover: Johnny relates his seria

      I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now! Business Book Review Every Monday I read you an excerpt (normally the Introduction or first chapter from the reviewed Book - So that you don't have to.  Listen to me as I help the Author explain the premise for his book so that you can decide if it is for you.  This is always done with written permission from the Author and/or Publisher of the book. If you would like me to review your book - email me: john[at]jbdcolley[dot]com Featured Book: Networking is a Contact Sport by Joe Sweeney with Mike Yorkey                           Author: Joe Sweeney with Mike Yorkey                   Joe's Book on Networking considers: The

      I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now! Influencer Interview This week's Influencer Interview is with Bill Nowicki, a former US Navy Submariner.  Bill has had a fascinating career in the Nuclear Industry. He has now started a podcast - Submarine Sea Stories - and is planning to develop this into a Podcast Network, a very progressive and interesting idea. I enjoyed talking with Bill, finding out about people who have influenced him and hearing his story from working in an ice cream parlour to being a Nuclear Plant inspector.   In this Interview We Cover: Bill's background in the US Navy Submarine Service Why Bill is now embracing the Online World through his Pod

      I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now! Bonus Episode In this Episode, I am thrilled to share with you the Presentation I gave at UKPOD14, the UK's first Podcasting Conference.  My Presentation was centred on How to Launch a Successful Podcast and I entitled it - How to Launch a Podcast Like Tiger Woods!. You can see some of the photos from the Presentation below. Virtual Ticket to UKPOD14 If you would like a virtual audio ticket to UKPOD14 to listen to all the other presenters just follow this link or visit http://ukpodcasters.com   I need your help! If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be amazing and take a minute to leave a quick rating and revie

    I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now!   Vaida Bogdan is an Experiential Teacher and Speaker who takes a very interactive approach to his Course Creation and is creating some really inspiring Courses on Udemy.  We had a fascinating conversation about his Courses, his Course Creation Workflow and some of his most effective marketing techniques. Check out the Cheat Sheet Download for this Podcast Below! In this Week's Episode: Interview: Vaida Bogdan           Spotlight Course:  Expert Screenflow skills in 29 days guaranteed! –  $25 with this Link – 75% Discount.  Alternatively go direct to Udemy.com and use Coupon Code "OLP25" to get the same price without going t

    I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now! Influencer Interview This week's Influencer Interview is with Rob Walch.  Rob is the VP of Podcaster Relations at Libsyn and when I decided not to set up a separate Podcast for my Monday Book Review and closed that Podcast account, Rob reached out to me to ask me if everything was OK with the service from Libsyn.  Of course, it was but in making the connection, I invited him on the the show and this Episode is definitely a must listen show if you host with Libsyn! This is really an amazing Episode which I am sure you are going to get a massive amount of value from - Thanks Rob!                       In this Interview We Cove

      I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now! Business Book Review Every Monday I read you an excerpt (normally the Introduction or first chapter from the reviewed Book - So that you don't have to.  Listen to me as I help the Author explain the premise for his book so that you can decide if it is for you.  This is always done with written permission from the Author and/or Publisher of the book. If you would like me to review your book - email me: john[at]jbdcolley[dot]com Featured Book: The Entrepreneurs Book by Adrian Fleming               Author: Adrian Fleming                   The Entrepreneur’s Book REVEALS: • How to find and develop multiple ideas for products

      I have compiled 50 of the Best Online Courses from my Online Learning Podcast Interviewees and included Links and Discounts to all of them in this Free eBook - I hope you find a Course to help you!  Don't forget when the Coupons are Gone, they are Gone! Yours to Keep -> Download Your Free PDF - "Discounted: 50 of the Best Online Courses" eBook -> Click on This Link to Download Now!   Mark Trego is the founder of Stone River eLearning.  He has created an amazing eLearning business with an extensive array of training programmes. In this Week's Episode: Interview: Mark Trego                   Spotlight Course:  Become a Professional Web Developer –  $49 with this Link – 80% Discount.  Alternatively go direct to Udemy.com and use Coupon Code "OLP49" to get the same price without going through the Affiliate Programme. Discount Code: OLP49 Category: Technology Udemy Course Link: https://www.udemy.com/web-development-tutorials/ In this Episode We discuss: How Mark founded Stone River eLearning Check out Zi