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Aaron Walker is a veteran entrepreneur. Having started over a dozen businesses during his four decade journey has been pretty awesome. Beginning at 18 years old and selling to a Fortune 500 company just nine years later set Aaron on an adventure of a lifetime. The secret sauce for Aaron can clearly be identified with these four attributes: grit, authenticity, determination and perseverance. The glue that holds it all together is his weekly involvement in Iron Sharpens Iron Mastermind groups. Aaron started masterminding 20 years ago with Dave Ramsey, Dan Miller and several other notable Nashvillians. Today, he spends time with his wife, two daughters and five grandchildren. Resources View from the Top (Official Site) View From the Top: Living a Life of Significance (Book) Aaron Walker (LinkedIn) 175: View from the Top: Perspective, Mastermind, Abundance Mindset, and Decision Making with Aaron Walker (Appearance) 

Hunter Thompson is a full-time real estate investor and founder of Cash Flow Connections, a private equity firm based out of Los Angeles, CA. Since starting CFC, Hunter has helped more than 250 investors allocate capital to over 100 properties. He has personally raised more than $20mm in private capital and controls more than $60mm in commercial real estate. Hunter has been featured in Forbes, Globe St., Inside Self-Storage, as well as a variety of other media news outlets, podcasts, and radio shows. Hunter is also the host of the Cash Flow Connections Real Estate Podcast, which helps investors learn the intricacies of commercial real estate from the comfort of their home, car, or office. Resources Cash Flow Connections (Official Site) Hunter Thompson (LinkedIn) Cash Flow Connections Real Estate Podcast (Stitcher)

Zeb Evans is a serial entrepreneur that's started several software companies with over $50 million in revenue. Currently, he's founder and CEO at ClickUp, a productivity platform where people plan their work. Resources ClickUp (Project Management Software for Teams) Zeb Evans (LinkedIn) How ClickUp is Successfully Growing a SaaS product in a Crowded Space (Huffington Post)

Peter Lisoskie is the creator of Openless Apps. Every business wants better leads, more conversions, and customer relationships. Every customers wants instant, 24/7, and conversation on their mobile phones. Enter Openless Apps - a new category of software that replaces websites, phone apps, chatbots, and email marketing. No more confusing websites. No phone apps to download. Openless means no downoads - they're instant and engaging. Learn more and then set an appointment with us to see how going 'Openless' can dramatically scale your business. Resources 553: Chat Bot Nation: Have More Effective Customer Conversations, Increase Engagement and Build a Cutting Edge Sales Funnel with Peter Lisoskie (Appearance) Openless Apps (Website) Openless Apps (speaking demo)

Bill Corley is a Certified Financial Planner™ specializing in retirement income issues and holds an RICP designation, having studied Social Security, taxes, investments, insurance and estate issues. He was also named as a FIVESTAR WEALTH MANAGER for the fourth time in his career. Bill offers workshops on Sustainable Retirement Income because most people fear running out of money before they die. He is the author of "Jumpstart Your Retirement Income." Resources Bill Corley: Retirement Planning (Official Site) Phone Number: 916-223-4023 Bill Corley (LinkedIn)

Matt Bertram: Entrepreneur, Trainer and Speaker, is the co-host of the most popular SEO podcast on iTunes and Ahrefs with over 3.4 million downloads. He's a Google Partner and COO at eWebResults, a leading internet marketing agency since 1999. He's the author of Build Your Brand Mania, How to Transform Yourself into an Authoritative Brand to Attract Your Ideal Customers: An Insider's Guide to the Fastest Way to Grow Your Business Online. Matt holds a strong track record of creating positive ROI through Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Pay Per Click Advertising. He's an expert in web design usability, social media marketing strategy and email automation, managing over $1.8 million dollars of ad spend per year. Resources Build Your Brand Mania: How to Transform Yourself Into an Authoritative Brand That Will Attract Your Ideal Customers (Book) eWebResults Free Website Analysis Agency (Website) Matt Bertram (LinkedIn)

River Easter is a catalyst to help you discover the genius inside YOU. More than your average life coach, her vast toolbox includes more than 25 years of neuroscience, smartcuts, and paradigm busting processes. She has a Masters in Organization Development and is a certified Life Mastery Consultant. HER genius is part alchemy, part science, part consciousness hacking. She has worked in government, private, and nonprofit sectors providing effective tools for collaboration, leadership and innovation. Her experience and passion for growth and transformation is evident through her creativity, laser focus, and analytical mind. As a sought after life coach and speaker, River offers inspiring workshops as well as transformational high-touch coaching programs that help clients go from survive to THRIVE with ease. Resources Your Aligned Life Roadmap (Create A Vision And Achieve Your Goals) Tamara River Easter (LinkedIn) Ripple Effect Consulting (Website)

Jeff Barnes is the best-selling author of The Wisdom of Walt: Leadership Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth and Beyond the Wisdom of Walt: Life Lessons from the Most Magical Place on Earth. Known as Dr. Disneyland, he teaches the only accredited college course on the History of Disneyland. He is an international Disney motivational speaker, higher education administrator, university professor, and leadership/success coach. He has more than thirty-five years of professional speaking experience and nearly twenty years’ experience leading teams in higher education and teaching more than twenty different college courses. He attributes his passion for Disney parks to his love of history, story, and success. He believes the parks teach us some of life’s greatest lessons—as long as you know their history, know what to look for, and you are willing to connect it all to your own story. Jeff lives in Riverside, California with his family. When he is not speaking, teaching or writing, Jeff enjoys spending as much

Dave Brown is a leader in business planning. His message is designed to help entrepreneurs understand the need of a business plan and remove the fear and pain of writing the plan. An in-demand speaker and consultant who have helped many clients write their business plan to meet the requirements of lenders and operate their business. Sharing his 25+ years’ experience owning and operating a business he saves entrepreneurs time and money. His first book From the Bottom Up: The Ultimate Guide for Business Planning to Profitability is a step-by-step guide for writing a business plan in a no nonsense format. His second book, Journeys to Success: 21 empowering stories inspired by the success principles of Napoleon Hill released in March of 2016 became an international bestseller on its release. Both books have received stunning reviews from a wide range of leaders in the business, marketing and sales. His work has been featured on Blog Talk Radio, Bold Radio, Partners in Success, Journey to Success Radio Network

Nick Usborne is an expert in copywriting and web writing. He has written copy for some of the world’s biggest brands, including Citibank, Apple, Chrysler, MSN.com, New York Times, WebEx, the U.S. Navy, and others. He attributes his success to “conversational copywriting,” and he’s here today to share his approach to help you write persuasive and effective copy for clients. Resources Nick's Conversational Copywriting Goodie Bag (Including 5 Quick & Easy Ways to Make Your Writing More Conversational) Nick Usborne (Blog) Conversational Copywriting (Official Site) Popcorn Content: The craft of writing short-form content for social media (Book)

Kay Sanders, known as the Creator of Possibilities is an Intuitive Business Coach, Certified Akashic Record Consultant, and International Bestselling Author. Kay helps conscious entrepreneurs find that missing piece to create momentum in their Business so they can turn their passion into a successful and thriving business that is in alignment with their divine purpose. Kay incorporates here gifts to help her clients uncover their divine gifts, create a strong mindset and implement effective systems and strategies in order to create the business and lifestyle of their dreams. Her motto is ‘everything is possible’ which she also heavily incorporates into her own business and with her clients to help them see all the amazing possibilities in life. Kay truly believes that everyone, not only deserves, but also has the ability, to live a fulfilling life full of success and possibilities. Resources The Abundantly Successful Show (Site) Kay Sanders Coaching (Official Site) 340: Strategies, Systems, Strugg

Gary McKinsey is a past president of the National Speakers Association of Northern California. As a business coach, he works with entrepreneurs, speakers, and trainers in implementing strategies to build their ideal business. For the first 40 years of his career, he owned a business consulting practice. In 2010 he started a coaching business specializing in working with individuals that want to improve their speaking and presentation skills. He frequently speaks and presents workshops on Small Business Marketing Strategies. Resources Gary McKinsey (Official Site) Phone: 209-345-4230 Gary McKinsey (LinkedIn) Gary McKinsey (Meetup)

Jake Ballentine is the author of Your Number One Goal, a contributing author in Jack Canfield's Living the Success Principles and the host of the Focus on the Good podcast. Jake tells us what we need to know about getting out of our own way, grit & determination, how discipline equals freedom, how to let go of your pride so you can take action, conquering self-doubt & fear, adopting a ready-fire-aim mindset, pursue S.M.A.R.T. goals, find direction, and grow! Resources Your Number One Goal (Free Book) Focus on the Good (Podcast) Speakers, Authors & Coaches (Facebook Group) Speakers, Authors & Coaches (Podcast) Jake Ballentine (Twitter)

Chandler Bolt is the host of the Self Publishing School podcast & the author of 6 bestselling books including his most recent book titled "Published." He’s also the founder & CEO of Self-Publishing School, the #1 online resource for writing your first book. Through his books, podcast, training videos, and Self-Publishing School, he’s helped thousands of people on their journey to writing their first book. Important Talking Points To avoid blank page syndrome, use a mindmap (Chandler prefers pen and paper for this) and dump all the ideas you have, then group into 4 to 7 chapters To write each chapter, dump all your ideas for that chatper and then repeat the 4-7 "grouping" process Choosing a topic for your book: sell pain pills, not vitamins. Find a specific group with a real pain and solve that problem... Use Google Docs to write your book so you can work on it from anywhere Consider a "free plus shipping" offer for your book Give video and audio away for free after people purchase your book Resources Publ

After growing one of his first PPC clients from 25 to 250 employees, Jacob Baadsgaard realized he had a gift for using pay-per-click marketing to drive dramatic business results. To help more companies succeed online, Jake founded Disruptive Advertising, a PPC, and CRO management agency that has helped hundreds of companies realize unprecedented growth and profitability from the online advertising. In the four years since its founding, Disruptive Advertising has grown from two employees working in Jake's basement to a flourishing agency with more than 90 employees and a run rate of over $12 million- putting it at #145 on the 2017 Inc 500 list! Listen in to hear about Jacob's ad strategies, best practices, real-life case studies, push and pull tactics, as well as common mistakes to avoid. Resources Free Google Ads Audit from Disruptive Advertising (Website) Disruptive Advertising (Official Site) Jake Baadsgaard (LinkedIn) Jacob Baadsgaard (Twitter)

Magnus Unemyr is a renowned author, global speaker and thought-leader in the field of marketing automation, with a particular focus on advanced integration, marketing with artificial intelligence, and how data and insights from Internet-connected devices can drive marketing automation logic. Magnus has spent the past 20+ years in the global software industry, focusing on marketing the Internet-of-Things technology in the semiconductor chip industry. He co-founded an international software company that built and maintained a distributor network in 50 countries. He now concentrates his efforts on helping companies advance and grow their business by sharing his knowledge as an independent consultant. Magnus has published many popular books on Internet marketing, Marketing Automation, Entrepreneurship, Internet-of-Things and Artificial intelligence. His latest book, released 2018, is entitled ‘Data-Driven Marketing with Artificial Intelligence: Harness the Power of Predictive Marketing and Machine Learning’.

Michelle L. Evans walked away from her global marketing strategy role at Microsoft in 2012 after a successful 16-year corporate career spanning many industries and now works with a fantastic community of business owners - coaches, consultants, experts, speakers, authors and solopreneurs - helping them go from simply surviving to predictably SOLD OUT. Using her 20+ years of successful marketing experience she helps her clients create income-producing, client-generating, stress-reducing marketing funnels. Michelle has been featured in Mirasee, Huffington Post, Online Marketing Made Easy and 30+ other places over the internet and worked with household names like Microsoft, LinkedIn and others as a well-paid employee and consultant. Michelle talks to us about her strategy of creating mini-offers to find hot selling product ideas, training your list, creating upsells and funnels, and how to emotionally connect with prospects. Take This Short Quiz to Claim Your Michelle's Free Funnel Template

For our 600th episode, we're going to talk about Grant Cardone, who I consider to be one of the top 10 marketers on the planet. Important to note: Grant doesn't know me and he does not appear in this episode. However, I've read (almost) all his books and bought a few other things from him, such as his 10XGrowthCon livestream. He brands himself as a sales trainer and is the best person to learn from if you're looking to up your game, develop a better work ethic, and connect better with your customers & employees. He's definitely the hardest working person I've ever seen. If that makes me a kiss-ass, so be it: 10X rule: it takes 10 times the effort you think it will take, so set your goal, then 10-times that goal, and then 10-times the action you think you'll need to take to hit that goal (avoids "one foot on the brake") Get your money right Have a quiet workspace, rent an office, get employees You don't know if "too much" is too much until you've done it Grocery store rot: feed the beast, keep th

Jeanne Alford -- author, speaker and communications expert -- directed PR and communications programs for such brands as Dolby Laboratories, Philips Electronics, Visa and Sony. She focused on media perception, crisis communications and international issues. As an executive coach, today, she specializes in communications and media training including speaking, presenting and writing to guide business leaders to tell their most compelling stories in their own words. Resources Jeanne Alford (LinkedIn) Jeanne Alford on Alignable (Business Card) Jeanne Alford on Clarity (Coaching Session) Jeanne Alford on Medium (Blog) Jeanne Alford (Twitter)

Jonah Phillips is the founder and CEO of Crossword Hobbyist and My Word Search. He’s here to talk about starting your own business, and explain why you should ignore most business advice you get. He also explains how he was able to grow the audience for his crossword and wordsearch tools, as well as the audiences he's broken into in order to expand his user base.