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The Guy Kawasaki Interview

Hear this extraordinary entrepreneur, author and speaker -- Guy Kawasaki -- talk about his entrepreneurial journey -- starting with how he began at Stanford University and then with Steve Jobs at Apple. Learn how he wants to be remembered. And discover his two current major challenges and where he aims to put a dent in the universe (it "may be one of the most important projects in the history of mankind").

The Amy Porterfield Interview

Hear Amy Porterfield talk about her entrepreneurial journey from working with Harley Davidson to becoming a successful social media strategist, trainer and author.

Listen how she became "hooked" on Tony Robbins, which led to her life-changing moment of being hired by the world-famous performance coach.

Be inspired by Amy's key beliefs that "feeling uncomfortable is a must" and "there's always a way to get it done."

And hear her explain why "being unreasonable" has led to huge advances in her life.

The Mark Asquith Interview

Hear how entrepreneur Mark Asquith channeled his impatience as a child to developing a results-oriented mindset as an adult business owner. Listen as he explains his number one piece of advice for aspiring entrepreneurs which is to have a "make-it-happen mindset." Watch as he describes his difficulty in adopting new habits and his struggle with planning, despite becoming a successful entrepreneur.

The Chris Ducker Interview

Hear how serial entrepreneur Chris Ducker transformed his entrepreneurial journey from being "just a brick and mortar guy" to become a successful keynote speaker, blogger, podcaster and author -- despite these things not coming naturally to him. Watch him describe how he "reverse-engineered" his ever-consuming traditional CEO role into a more "virtual CEO" while seeing ever-increasing business growth.

The Chris Brogan Interview

Watch Chris Brogan, the CEO of Owner Media Group, talk about his pre-entrepreneurship history and how his "twitchy in my chair" quirk led him to start his own business. Hear him describe why entrepreneurs are built to answer questions and "fill in a missing spot" in the market. Listen as he describes how the common excuse of "if only" never works and why we, as entrepreneurs, have to "move the needle" ourselves. And see how his little knowledge of improv acting helped him answer Dr. Phil's question in front of a live audience.

Hear from Pat Flynn, the founder of Smart Passive Income, as he shares his "light-bulb moment" when he committed to becoming an entrepreneur in March of 2009. And this was after "he didn't have any entrepreneurial juice at all" until he was let go from his architectural job -- the event that "shifted his entire world." Watch as he describes how "lucky" he was when he wasn't able to get another job, which led him to starting the wildly successful SmartPassiveIncome.com.

The Dan Martell Interview

Listen how Dan Martell overcomes drugs, jail, and rehab -- as a troubled youth -- to starting his first business at age 17, and becoming a millionaire by age 27. Watch how "entrepreneurship literally saved [his] life" and hear about how "not wasting a day" of his life has been a key to his success. Learn his useful tips on the importance of regularly making a list of accomplishments and gratitude statements to rid yourself of the "entrepreneurship blues."

The Joe Griffin Interview

Listen how Joe Griffin, successful co-founder of ClearVoice, was positively and entrepreneurially imprinted at age 6 when his dad poured $14,000 of cash on his head. Hear how his early exposure to entrepreneurship trained him to be comfortable being wealthy or poor. Learn about one of his first jobs at an electronics retailer, and how it honed his natural selling skills. (As an added bonus, hear Joe reveal his secret to getting discounted food at Kentucky Fried Chicken in his early years!)

The Brad Feld Interview

Watch Brad Feld of The Foundry Group talk about his entrepreneurial journey; how he has succeeded despite challenges. Listen as he shares his thoughts about overcoming fears and frustrations. Hear about his early motivations, dreams, and how he has persisted amidst uncertainty.

The John Lee Dumas Interview

Watch John Lee Dumas, from Entrepreneur on Fire, talk about his entrepreneurial journey. How he has succeeded despite challenges. Listen as he shares about overcoming fears, frustrations. Hear about his early motivations, dreams, and how he has persisted amidst uncertainty.

The Brian Clark Interview

Watch Brian Clark of Copyblogger talk about his entrepreneurial journey; how he has succeeded despite challenges. Listen as he shares his thoughts about overcoming fears and frustrations. Hear about his early motivations, dreams, and how he has persisted amidst uncertainty.

The Danny Iny Interview

Watch Danny Iny of Mirasee (formerly Firepole Marketing) talk about his entrepreneurial journey; how he has succeeded despite challenges. Listen as he shares his thoughts about overcoming fear and frustrations. Hear about his early motivations, dreams, and how he has persisted amidst uncertainty.

The Jared Polin Interview

Watch Jared Polin share his back-story of how he started FroKnowsPhoto.com, why it's so unique, and how he came up with the name. Learn about how his first discussions with Gary Vaynerchuk had favorably impacted him as an entrepreneur, especially the aspect of just "doing it" and that "there's no secret" to online success. Hear about how his father and mother influenced him in special ways.

The Andreea Ayers Interview

Watch Andreea Ayers of Launch Grow Joy talk about her entrepreneurial journey; how she succeeded despite challenges. Listen as she shares her thoughts about overcoming fears and frustrations. Hear about her early motivations, dreams, and how she has persisted amidst uncertainty.

The Corbett Barr Interview

Watch Corbett Barr, founder of Fizzle.co, describe his entrepreneurial journey evolution, from typical startup entrepreneur (funded by outside investors) to a more bootstrapped "indie" entrepreneur, built around his desired lifestyle. Listen how he and his wife embark on a 9-month sabbatical after his first startup challenges, thereby discovering a more "deeply satisfying" entrepreneurial mission based on a more centered, balanced and controlled life.

The Neal Patel Interview

Watch Neil Patel, founder of Kissmetrics and Crazy Egg, talk about history of starting businesses; how he has fearlessly embarked on an amazing entrepreneurial journey. Hear about his early motivations and tenacity as a very young entrepreneur and how he has persisted amidst uncertainty.

The Ezra Firestone Interview

Watch Ezra Firestone of Smart Marketer share fresh perspectives about the real keys to success, true fulfillment and living a life that brings value to others and future generations. Hear how he faces and makes tough decisions, how enthusiasm became his #1 strength, how he takes responsibility for his state of being and lives with intention. Plus, the #1 most influential person in his life!

The Kyle Eschenroeder Interview

Watch Kyle Eschenroeder of Startup Bros talk about his entrepreneurial journey; how he succeeded despite obstacles. Listen as he shares his thoughts about overcoming fears and frustrations. Hear about his early motivations, dreams, and how he has persisted amidst uncertainty.

The Sean Ogle Interview

Watch Sean Ogle of Location 180 talk about his entrepreneurial journey; how he has succeeded despite challenges. Listen as he shares his thoughts about overcoming fears and frustrations. Hear about his early motivations, dreams, and how he has persisted amidst uncertainty.

The Michael O’Neal Interview

Watch Michael O'Neal of The Solopreneur Hour talk about his entrepreneurial journey; how he has succeeded despite obstacles. Listen as he shares his thoughts about overcoming fears and frustrations. Hear about his early motivations, dreams, and how he has persisted amidst uncertainty.

The Tom Kulzer Interview

Watch how Tom Kulzer, the Founder of the enormously successful Aweber, goes from bussing tables at Olive Garden (and dropping out of college), to building an award-winning email service that serves over 100,000 customers around the globe. Listen to how he surrounds himself with people that are better than him (even when snowboarding). And hear how he deals with tough decisions, and how he avoids decision paralysis that holds most people back.

The Nick Francis Interview

In this interview, hear how Nick Francis, CEO of HelpScout, explains his #1 talent (bringing out the best of creative people) and leverages it to everyone's mutual advantage. Listen to how he faces fear and explains that "fear is an unwillingness to get your hands dirty and learn it." Hear about his key habits of "being a doer" and getting into projects "full throttle" have helped him grow HelpScout into an amazing success story in a few short years. Additionally, learn how his #1 business mentor has helped him smooth out his "rough around the edges" personality to become a better leader.

The Gail Gardner Interview

Hear Gail Gardner of GrowMap share her success secrets on how to become ultra motivated ("by knowing what you want and focusing on that"), how to learn something quickly (it's not about going to college), and what causes (and how to avoid) self doubt as an entrepreneur. Learn how she went from being a shy child to becoming a confident, successful and pioneering IBM female employee and entrepreneur. Discover how she attributes her success to "focusing on the present and where the world is going, and not on the past." Plus, hear about her insight that "once you understand one business, you understand how the world works."

The Deborah Anderson Interview

Watch how Deborah Anderson, of SocialWebCafe.com, has turned her drive to become a singer/performer into a multi-faceted content creator and networker. Learn how she discovered her entrepreneurial capability at the age of 12, and how she remains happiest when she is in a creating mode. Hear how she describes her core competency as "being positive" while suggesting that being positive is one of the keys to conquering entrepreneurial self-doubt.

The David Cutler Interview

Watch musician David Cutler -- a unique entrepreneur, author, consultant and speaker -- explain how he found his own voice at age 6. Learn how he discovered a way to expand his music creativity into a broader entrepreneurial creativity. Hear how he hit a professional ceiling by "doing things right" and then increased his success by "doing the wrong thing" and by "finding my own notes" through the power of experimentation. Additionally, listen as he insightfully explains the key difference between music students and business students, as well as what they can learn from each other.

The Tim Brownson Interview

Watch Tim Brownson, life coach and founder of A Daring Adventure, talk about his entrepreneurial journey; how he succeeded despite challenges. Listen as he shares his thoughts about overcoming fears and frustrations. Hear about his early motivations, dreams, and how he has persisted amidst uncertainty.

The David Leonhardt Interview

David Leonhardt of The Happy Guy Marketing shares his entrepreneurial journey and his experiences in dealing with entrepreneurial uncertainty, his motivations, and the habits that helped him succeed. Additionally, listen how he faces tough decisions, how he overcomes mistakes, and how he leverages his strengths to grow and sustain his business.

The Alec Johnson Interview

Watch Alec Johnson, PhD, Professor of Entrepreneurship, talk about his experience as an entrepreneur, filmmaker, photographer, and all-around creator. Additionally, listen as he explains his insights about educating hundreds of entrepreneurs over the last 15 years, his preference of using the term "creator" over "creative," and his deeply-held drive to execute his projects and get things done.