Episodes

#115: In this episode, I’d like to introduce you to Jessica, my new executive assistant. She’s awesome. So awesome, in fact, that in a few weeks she was able to help me go from 9000+ unread emails, to now helping me consistently reach inbox zero each day. Jessica shares exactly how she tackled my p…

#114: Whether you’re working with a team of your own or going solo, completing BIG projects beyond your normal editorial calendar can be an extremely difficult task. That’s why today I’m so happy to introduce you to the team members behind the production of my new SPI iOS application today: Matt Ga…

#113: This interview was one of my all-time favorites. Why? Because it was with a 10-year old entrepreneur named Enya Hixson! I recently met Enya’s parents, Mike and Natalie, at Social Media Marketing World and after chatting about kids (which parents tend to often do with each other), I learned al…

#112: Today, I’m happy to welcome Matt Donley on the SPI podcast who is still working for himself and successfully running his online business. He owns a site called MasterSketchUp.com, which teaches people how to use SketchUp, a 3-D modeling software that I actually used for over a year when I was…

#111: In this solo session of The Smart Passive Income Podcast, I get into deep detail about several moments in the journey of a brand new visitor to your site, and it starts before they even get there. My goal is to get you thinking more about the user experience on your site, and use this session…

#110: I’m extremely happy to welcome Tim Ferriss back to the SPI Podcast! Tim is an unofficial mentor of mine and a huge inspiration for the Smart in Smart Passive Income. We cover a plethora of topics in this session, including his brand new #1 ranked podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, why he started …

#109: I’m happy to welcome Vinnie from VinnieTortorich.com and author of Fitness Confidential: Adventures in the Weight-Loss Game to the SPI podcast to share his story with us. He gives us a lot of great tips for self-publishing, getting things done and standing out of the crowd. The fitness indust…

#108: One of the best questions you could ever ask your audience is: What are you struggling with right now? Many successful online entrepreneurs use this question to discover what pains, problems and issues their target audience has so they can better serve and provide solutions for them. Podcast …

#107: In 2010 after watching an episode of Oprah about where our food comes from, Lisa and Jason Leake decided to make a lifestyle change for their family and make better eating choices, while blogging and chronicling their journey. What happened next is awesome . . . Podcast show notes available h…

#106: In this session of The Smart Passive Income, I’m happy to welcome Mary Beth Storjohann from WorkableWealth.com to the show! Mary Beth and I met last year at The Financial Blogger Conference, and ever since then I’ve been extremely impressed with her approach to her work and making a name for …

#105: In this episode, we cover S.P.L.A.T., which serves as a way to remember 5 important aspects of audience engagement and better presenting our ideas. What’s cool is that Bryan, who has read and listened to SPI for a while, also saw me speak in Vegas earlier this year and pulls a lot of examples…

#104: Building a successful online business or blog doesn’t happen overnight, but beyond that, it’s not always pretty and positive either. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been doing this for a while, you will always come across some of the negative aspects of being online, and I think it…

#103: I'm joined today by Chris Ducker, my best friend and founder of Live2Sell, ChrisDucker.com, and Youpreneur. Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session103 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priv…

#102: In this session, Adam and I discuss how he was able to create his world changing organization, but beyond that we talk about thinking bigger—beyond ourselves—and also how to apply business strategies to dramatically change and transform the world. Podcast show notes available here: https://ww…

#101: In less than a year, Ken has setup a successful niche site at MagicTricksforKids.org, which is already generating some earnings for him. Beyond that, many new opportunities have come about as a result of starting this site, and you can tell just how much fun he’s having with it. Podcast show …

#100: I’m happy to welcome Jeremy Frandsen and Jason Van Orden from Internet Business Mastery on episode 100 today! They are the hosts of that very first podcast where I was introduced to the idea of online business, and I can’t thank them enough for what they’ve done for me, both indirectly throug…

#099: I’m extremely happy to introduce Jessica and Cliff Larrew, a married couple (and team!) who have decided to walk away from the 9 to 5 lifestyle and instead build a business which allows them to live very comfortably and have freedom and flexibility with their time. Podcast show notes availabl…

#098: In this session of The Smart Passive Income Podcast, I’m happy to welcome my dear friend and fellow mastermind group member, Jaime Tardy from Eventual Millionaire to the show! Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session98 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.…

#097: In this session of The Smart Passive Income Podcast, I’m honored to bring back for a second time, John Lee Dumas from Entrepreneur on Fire! We start by breaking down his recent 6-figure month, and we get into the specific strategies that he’s using that are working really well right now. We a…

#096: Every month I get a handful of emails from artists—painters, crafts people, musicians, and actors—who are looking to create a reliable stream of income online by selling their artwork over the internet. Selling art, however, is not easy and something that I have yet to experience myself, whic…

#095: In this session of The Smart Passive Income Podcast, I’m happy to welcome Caleb Wojcik from Fizzle.co and DIYvideoguide.com to the show! Today, we’re talking all about creating videos. Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session95 See Privacy Policy at https…

#094: In this session, I’ll be sharing 5 carefully selected content creation tips to help you maximize the impact you have with the information you share, no matter what form of content you’re creating: blog posts, podcast episodes, videos, webinars, and even live presentations. Podcast show notes …

#093: It's that time of the year when goal setting is on our minds, but how do we make sure we accomplish those goals we set out to achieve? Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session93 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice…

#092: In this session of The Smart Passive Income Podcast, I’m stoked to welcome Ramit Sethi from I Will Teach You to Be Rich to the podcast! Ramit’s blog is one of the first blogs I ever subscribed to back in 2006 when I was still working at an architecture firm before I had any idea I would event…