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Episode #039: Farnoosh Brock: Author, Digital Media Entrepreneur and Expert Green Juicer

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Farnoosh BrockI first heard Farnoosh Brock as a guest on the Entrepreneur on Fire podcast around a year ago.

I can distinctly remember being mesmerized by her demeanor and her outlook on life. Little did I know that I too would be chatting with her on my own podcast one day.

Farnoosh is an author, a digital media entrepreneur and an expert green juicer, and is the author of several books including The Healthy Smoothie Bible: Lose Weight, Detoxify, Fight Disease, and Live Long due out later this month (April 22nd). 

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Episode #038: Jaime Tardy, Author, The Eventual Millionaire

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Jaime TardyThe nature of work is changing. Simply put, it is my belief, and the belief of many, that the future of work will look nothing like it does today.

Meaning, the days of going to college, studying a field and landing a job will no longer be the norm but, rather, the exception. Don’t believe me? Hundreds, if not thousands of office buildings, once flourishing with activity, now lay dormant and empty. Or, they’re being converted into apartments and other cool living spaces.

Going forward, you must decide if you want to allow an employer to control your financial fate, or if you want to be the one in charge of your own financial destiny.

Today’s guest, Jaime Tardy, learned this the hard way. She’s here to help you avoid making the same mistakes with her new book The Eventual Millionaire: How Anyone Can Be an Entrepreneur and Successfully Grow Their Startup.

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Episode #036: Chris Brogan, Author, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth

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Chris BroganWelcome FREAK! That’s right! I’m calling you names. But I mean that in the kindest and most generous way possible. Come on, you listen to podcasts for Pete’s sake. You have to be a little weird, right?

This week we have plenty of firsts. For starters, we welcome our first-ever return guest. Chris Brogan last joined us back in November for episode 21 as we chatted about his previous book The Impact Equation: Are You Making Things Happen or Just Making Noise?

This time around we talk about his new book, due out early next month called, The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators. See? Now aren’t you glad I included you with the Freaks?

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What’s that? Oh, yes. I promised more firsts.

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Episode #033: Chris Ducker, Author, Virtual Freedom: How to Work with Virtual Staff to Buy More Time, Become More Productive, and Build Your Dream Business

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Chris DuckerUntil I met Chris Ducker, author of the new book Virtual Freedom: How to Work with Virtual Staff to Buy More Time, Become More Productive, and Build Your Dream Business and a widely-recognized Virtual Staff expert, I hadn’t thought about hiring a virtual assistant for myself.

It was then that Chris pointed out that, not only had I thought about it, but I had already utilized a virtual assistant more than once. Wait! What?!

He was right. While not what I traditionally think of as a virtual assistant, I had indeed hired virtual help through 99Designs to create the logo for the Read to Lead Podcast. Once I realized this, the idea of of hiring a virtual assistant – something that felt intimating in the past – now seemed like a no-brainer. Call it my “Duh” moment.

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Hiring a designer through 99Designs, as I did back in June of last year, was an enormously pleasant experience. Not only that, but I saw so many more options and designs than I would have had a gone a more traditional route. Could hiring virtual staff be right for you and your business? Only you can answer that. I’d be willing to bet though that the answer is yes.

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Episode #029: Kimberly Palmer, Author, The Economy of You: Discover Your Inner Entrepreneur and Recession-Proof Your Life

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Author, Kim PalmerIf you’ve ever struggled financially, or sometimes worry about how you’re going to make ends meet long term, then there is a great deal you can learn from Kimberly Palmer.

She is a young woman who, several years ago, recognized the lack of job stability within her chosen field (journalism) and, with a baby on the way, realized it was up to her to do something about it.

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In her new book, The Economy of You: Discover Your Inner Entrepreneur and Recession-Proof Your Life, she shares her personal journey, and that of over 100 others, of jumping into arguably what is now the biggest trend in business today – the microbusiness.

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