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The Future of Work w/ Stephen Warley

By Zachary Sexton

Stephen Warley is a self-employment expert. He came on to discuss the 4 major trends that are causing work to change and what you can do to prepare for them. This is a must listen to episode for all the new or soon to be solo-professionals out there. Enjoy! In this episode we cover: How…

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Getting Started With Email Marketing w/ Nathan Barry

By Zachary Sexton

In previous careers, Nathan has been a designer, author, and blogger. After learning the power of email marketing he gave up a successful blogging career to build ConvertKit. He’s come on the show to let us know how you can start using email for your service based business. In this episode we cover: Why starting an…

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Generate Breakthrough Opportunities With Your Network w/ Patrick Ewers – ABR051

By Zachary Sexton

Does a majority of your new business come from referrals? Do you often wish you had a bit more control over when and where your next client will come from? Then today’s show is for you. My guest, Patrick Ewers, is Silicon Valley’s top relationship management expert. Patrick and his team at Mind Maven train…

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Follow Up Power Hour Meredith M Bell

Follow Up Power Hour w/ Meredith M Bell – ABR050

By Zachary Sexton

Follow-up is important for sales, marketing and the growth of your business. You need to follow up with your: leads clients potential joint venture partners and more. Even if you are a solo professional, business is a team effort. But it is easy to let your follow up activity slip down the to-do list. Unless you…

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Automate Your Client Management w/ Jennifer Bourn – ABR049

By Zachary Sexton

Jennifer Bourn is an award-winning website designer. She also runs her own small business. At the beginning of 2011, her web design business ate up all of her time. 100+ hour work weeks were the norm. Travel (her passion) was impossible. Stress was high. Important tasks were falling through the cracks. Then, during her annual business…

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The Likable Expert Advantage w/ Michael Katz – ABR048

By Zachary Sexton

Michael Katz is a likable marketing expert for solo professionals. He came on the podcast to show you how you can get more and better clients by positioning yourself as a likable [fill-in-your-service] expert. No marketing budget? No problem! After listening to this episode, you’ll know how to attract all the clients you need with…

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How to Manage Your Network with John Corcoran

How to Manage Your Network w/ John Corcoran – ABR047

By Zachary Sexton

John Corcoran is an expert at strategically managing the relationships that make a difference in your business. He believes sharing: your connections free, helpful content (podcasts, blog posts, videos) are the two best way to grow a network of people who want to support you and your venture. Service-based entrepreneurs listen up, this might be the best…

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How To Review Your Year w/ Mike Vardy – ABR046

By Zachary Sexton

Learning from past actions is one of the most effective ways to make improvements to your personal and business productivity. Today productivity strategist Mike Vardy is on the podcast to give you a simple game plan to review your year. By listening, you’ll get some fun strategies to help you: celebrate your successes learn from…

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Productive Personality Types w: Devin Ambron

What’s Your Productivity Personality Type? w/ Devin Ambron – ABR045

By Zachary Sexton

What would a perfect year look like for you? Mentally? Physically? Spiritually? With your finances? Devin Ambron put on a workshop this December to help Austin entrepreneurs build, plan and live their best year. We go over some of the strategies he used to help attendees kick butt in 2018. Including: reflecting on the past…

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Making Action Easy w: Habits Zachary Sexton

Making Action Easy w/ Habits – ABR044

By Zachary Sexton

Humans are creatures of habit. If we do something one way on Wednesday, odds are we’ll do that same thing the same way on Thursday. Sometimes that helps us. Think about those who exercise regularly and can’t imagine otherwise. Other times, not so much. Think about those who arrive home each night and unthinkingly switch on…

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Creating Bulletproof Goals – ABR043

By Zachary Sexton

Goals have an impact beyond the obvious. Specific goals are connected to more important life goals. These higher goals reflect your most important ideas. The specific goal of losing 20 pounds, for example, may be an element of a more important life goal of being healthy or attractive to your (potential) romantic partner. For the…

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NEXT BIG GOAL WITH ZACK

How to Choose Your Next Big Goal – ABR042

By Zachary Sexton

In this episode we cover: How to make a new year’s resolution that lasts How to prioritize your goals to make the most positive change Quotables: “You can anything, but you can’t do everything.” Links and resources mention: YNAB – You Need A Budget How to use the wheel of life: Print out the above…

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Contactually-Zvi Band

How To Generate More Revenue w/ Contactually – ABR041

By Zachary Sexton

New, repeat and referral business all come from one place. Your relationships. Contactually CEO Zvi Band comes on the podcast to show us how to take the heavy lifting out of reaching out to and following up with your important business relationships. In this episode we cover: How to use a game to sort and…

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How to build your community with Stephen Warley

How To Build Your Community w/ Stephen Warley – Rebroadcast

By Zachary Sexton

My good friend Stephen Warley and I discuss how to create a community to support your life and business goals. We recorded this episode just shy of a year ago and his words ring even more true today after my first year of self-employment. By listening, you will learn: How to build a community that wants to…

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How To Turn Google Chrome Into A Bad Ass Productivity Machine – ABR040

By Zachary Sexton

Imagine this scenario. You sit down at your desk with a cup of coffee. Open up your computer to a blank desktop screen. You move your cursor to the bottom doc where your most used applications live. Click on the colorful, beachball looking Chrome icon. Your browser fires up, and all of this happens instantly:…

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