How Jessica was thrown in the deep end in her former corporate job and how that helped shape her business

The importance of understanding your customer's needs

What happened when Jessica decided to give Network Marketing a shot

Jessica's entrepreneurial lightbulb moment

The biggest skills Jessica took from her 9-to-5 job and used in her business

A fundamental skill you need if you want to start a service-based business

How to validate your idea for a service business

Jessica's action challenge for YOU!

The one thing you NEED to figure out before you start a service business

The different obstacles you might have to overcome before starting your business

Our experience with offering services online

Different sites you can offer your services on to start building your business

How to use your social circle to spread the word on your new business

Using Facebook groups to meet & interact with your dream customers

The easiest way to get your dream customers to care about your business

How to make time for your business even while working your day job

How to figure out what kind of product you should create

The easiest way to get traffic to your products and services

The power of a free giveaway

Facebook's dismal organic reach & what you can do about it

The #1 reason why you NEED to have a presence on Facebook

The myth of free traffic

What Rick learned from working for internet giants like Yahoo, Funny or Die and AOL and how he applied that to his business

Why it took Rick 2 years to finally quit his job and start his business

The 3 different type of people who quit their job to start a business

The biggest skill Rick took from his day job

The biggest win Rick experienced in his business

Rick's challenge to YOU

The one thing you DON'T want to have if you want to quit your job

The importance of a "runway" and what the heck that means

Why you need an action plan if you want to quit

How to create an action plan for your business

The best tool for creating your action plan

What can happen when you make business decisions out of desperation

Greg's thoughts on how to use SMS marketing to increase your webinar attendance

How you can use SMS to increase live event attendance

What tools to use for the most effective SMS marketing

How to use voice recordings to increase attendance

When to use SMS marketing

The true cost of SMS marketing

How far would you be willing to go to start your online business?

Would you work extra hard to pay off thousands of dollars of debt and create a runway for yourself?

Would you put yourself out there, hit a bunch of events and start building relationships with people who are where you want to be?

Would you sell...your house?

I know. It sounds extreme.

Yet that is exactly what our buddy Greg Hickman did in order to build his business and gain serious momentum in only a few short months.

Best of all, he took all of his skills from working in mobile marketing for big companies and transformed them into a lucrative service-based business helping small businesses become more mobile friendly.

Keen to hear how he did it?

Just click the play button at the top of the page, download this in iTunes or listen on Stitcher and find out for yourself.

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And don’t forget to tune in for a new episode every Monday, Wednesday and Friday!

How to keep your outreach short and sweet to avoid annoying influencers

Calling on your connections to get a cyber intro

Using Instagram to reach out to influencers

Taking your networking game to the next level

A super helpful tool for managing your outreach process and connections

What NOT to do when reaching out to influencers

How to use the subject line of your message to get seen

Taking your cyber connections offline to develop relationships

Imagine for a minute that you have a job working alongside the one and only Tony Robbins.

And not only working for him, but travelling with him,

hanging with him and learning alongside him.

I mean, as far as jobs go, I imagine that would be a pretty sweet one, don't you think?

Well, our girl Amy Porterfield lived that experience first hand, and today she's breaking down why working for one of the world's most influential and inspirational entrepreneurs just didn't cut it.

Not only that, but she'll reveal how she used those skills she gained to build and grow her own business to the million dollar mark in just under 5 years!

Curious to find out what that journey looked like?

Just click the play button at the top of the page, download this in iTunes or listen on Stitcher.

If you like what you hear, be sure to give us a 5 star rating or  leave a review!

And don’t forget to tune in for a new episode every Monday, Wednesday and Friday!

Words Of Wisdom In This Week's Episode:

• Find out what Amy learned from traveling the world with Tony Robbins
• Learn how she transitioned from a content manager to her social media marketing business
• Learn what she found out behind the scenes of huge marketing launches
• What you need to learn before jumping ship and quitting your 9-5
• The main skills Amy took from her 9-5 to launch her own business
• The trigger that told Amy she was no longer employable after 1 year of working for herself
• How she overcame struggles when starting out as an entrepreneur
• 48 hour/7day challenge to design your perfect future

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Well, in our first ever Screw Q, Heather Filipowicz asks John Lee Dumas just that! Have you ever wondered how John deals with his haters? Click the play button and find out his answer now!

Have you ever felt unsure of your ability to transition from your 9-to-5 to an online business? Have you ever second-guessed yourself and your dreams because you think you don't know enough? Or you're not techie enough? Or you don't have the perfect idea? Or you don't know the first place to start? We've all been there. In fact, our good buddy John Lee Dumas didn't know a damn thing about podcasting before he started. He just knew that he wanted to start....no matter what it took. And he knew that he had a message he needed to share. So what did he do? He dove in head first...and the journey he's had is nothing short of eye-poppingly, jaw-droppingly impressive. I'm talking millions of downloads, nearly 1,000 episodes shot, and a monthly income you almost can't believe. Wanna know how John took his 9-to-5 and screwed it? Listen here.