Episodes

Oct. 28, 2020

SPI 445: Courses, Community, and Courage—How Sam and Joe Built a Succ…

How Sam and Joe Pitcher turned their artist-mom's talents into a thriving website and community at TextileArtist.org.

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Oct. 21, 2020

SPI 444: Instagram Reels and TikTok for Business—Yes, It Does Work

Keenya Kelly of branding and consulting firm If You Brand It stops by to talk about how to grow your brand and business with TikTok and Instagram Reels.

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Oct. 14, 2020

SPI 443: A New Way to Monetize Your Podcast with Jason from Supercast

A lot of podcasters are struggling to find ways to monetize their shows, and Jason from Supercast is here to discuss how his company provides a way to create a membership opportunity with your podcast.

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Oct. 7, 2020

SPI 442: How to Get More Traffic and Exposure for Your Brand with Bri…

My PR agent, Brittney Lynn, who's passionate about helping others grow their reach, revenue, and impact through strategic PR, joins me to talk about how she and her team work their magic.

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Sept. 30, 2020

SPI 441: Your Relationship with Selling and How to Finally Get Your F…

Ramit Sethi joins the podcast to talk about the psychology of selling, and how to get over the mental blocks that keep you from making your pitch.

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Sept. 23, 2020

SPI 440: How to Create Bingeworthy Content with Tracy Hazzard

Tracy Hazzard is an amazing content creator who joins me to talk about what gives a podcast that "binge factor."

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Sept. 16, 2020

SPI 439: The #1 Most Underrated Way to Grow Your Email List and Brand…

Randy Rayess of Outgrow shares the use cases for a few different tools you can use to grow your email list with quality leads.

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Sept. 9, 2020

SPI 438: How IPA Can Lead to The Best Version of You—Productivity, St…

Eric Partaker worked himself right into a heart attack at 35,000 feet. Since then, he's been focused on helping others live their best lives.

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Sept. 2, 2020

SPI 437: Life After Being a High-Performance CEO with Jon Oringer

Jon Oringer, the founder of Shutterstock, stops by to talk about life after being a CEO, including fatherhood and finding balance.

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Aug. 19, 2020

SPI 436: How to Become a Valuable Leader with Dave Stachowiak

#436: In this episode, I'm speaking with Dave Stachowiak, and he's the host of the podcast Coaching for Leaders. Podcast show notes available at https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session436 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#…

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Aug. 12, 2020

SPI 435: 7 Terrible Traps Entrepreneurs Fall Into (And How to Get Out…

#435: On this session of the SPI Podcast, I give you a heads up about seven terrible pitfalls that entrepreneurs often encounter. Podcast show notes available at https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session435 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a…

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Aug. 5, 2020

SPI 434: How to Know What to Fix Next with Mike Michalowicz

#434: Of all the things that seem vital and urgent in your business, how do you know what you should be focusing on right now? You can't address everything at once, so how can you stop putting out urgent fire after urgent fire so you can continue to grow? That's what we're talking about today with …

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July 29, 2020

SPI 433: Black Entrepreneurs Speak Out, Volume 2

#433: In June we asked Black entrepreneurs in the SPI community to share their experiences, and we're once again handing them the mic. This episode includes some things Team SPI has especially needed to hear. We're trying to do better and face our unconscious biases so we can make progress in the …

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July 22, 2020

SPI 432: From Zero Audience to a Successful Podcast-Based Business, w…

#432: In this session of the SPI Podcast I talk to Sophie Walker. Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session432 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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July 15, 2020

SPI 431: Is Writing Still a Viable Content Platform? Medium, Copywrit…

#431: In this session of the SPI Podcast, I talk to Dr. Benjamin Hardy. Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session431 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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July 8, 2020

SPI 430: Passive Income Success Story: How Jacques Hopkins Finally Ma…

#430: In this session of the SPI Podcast, I talk to Jacques Hopkins, who started six unsuccessful passive income ventures before finding the right niche. After years of work, Jacques has finally started to make significant money with his course, Piano in 21 Days [affiliate link]. We cover the impor…

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July 1, 2020

SPI 429: Taking Your Business to the Next Level with SPI Pro

#429: I couldn't be more excited to finally reveal a project we've been working on in secret for almost a year! My business partner, Matt Gartland, joins me to talk about the exciting new SPI Pro Community, a membership community for aspiring entrepreneurs. Online community development, a private n…

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June 24, 2020

SPI 428: Inside the Start of an Online Membership Community with Kevi…

#428: In this session of the SPI Podcast I speak with Kevin Fremon, an entrepreneur who's just getting started building an online membership community to better serve and support his audience. We discuss why it's so important to test your idea before you commit, the differences between various memb…

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June 17, 2020

SPI 427: Since Launching a Physical Product, Here's What We've Learne…

#427: This episode of the SPI Podcast is about the business at SwitchPod, a physical product my videographer, Caleb Wojcik—who joins me—and I created. From an idea in 2017, to a $418K Kickstarter launch in 2019, to building and shipping it, to placement on Amazon and retail stores... It's been awes…

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June 10, 2020

SPI 426: Black Entrepreneurs Speak Out, Volume 1

#426: In an effort to spend more time listening to and amplifying the voices of SPI's Black community, we invited people to submit a recording via SpeakPipe sharing whatever they felt comfortable. Team Flynn did not disappoint. Numerous Black entrepreneurs responded, sharing their challenges, promo…

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June 5, 2020

Emergency Episode #5: A Message From Our Team

We’re pausing our regular content this week to honor and mourn the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the countless others in the Black community who have been taken too soon. My teams at SPI Media, Fusebox, Flynndustries, and SwitchPod are taking stock of what we need to do …

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May 27, 2020

SPI 425: How to Host a Lower-Priced Workshop to Lead to a Higher-Pric…

#425: Imagine you sell a valuable premium product—one people aren't buying because of the high price point. How do you get them to buy? In this episode I share an honest, authentic marketing tactic used successfully by my friend Rick Mulready, from The Art of Online Business Podcast and RickMulread…

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May 20, 2020

SPI 424: The Antidote to Dry Marketing and Sales, with Ann Handley

#424: Ann Handley is a Wall Street Journal-bestselling author who helps businesses escape marketing mediocrity to ignite tangible results—and she's here to talk about how we can best portray our authentic selves to effectively market our brands. Learn why so many people are bad at marketing, an inc…

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May 13, 2020

SPI 423: A Copywriting Masterclass and Sales Page Components that Con…

#423: In this episode of the SPI Podcast, I talk to Prerna Malik about how to become a better conversion copywriter. You'll learn the elements of Prerna's proprietary copywriting process, how to lead a browser to become a buyer, the difference between a bad testimonial and a great one, and how to g…

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