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Life Skills That MatterWhen you listen to stories about people like YOU, who found a way to work for themselves, you start believing in the same possibility for yourself!

I know sorting through all of our interviews can be overwhelming!

We’ve organized our podcast archive into the following categories to help make it easier for you to listen to a story of someone like you, who found a way to work for themselves and how they did it.

Want us to recommend some episodes for you? Let us know!

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Lifestyle Entrepreneurs

Josh Hoffman: What It Means To Be a Lifestyle Entrepreneur 

PJ Jonas: How Goat Milk Soap Support Her Family of 10

Nat Elison: Learn New Skills By Experimenting 

Kristen Gagné: Building a Business When Money Isn’t the Priority 

Brian David Crane: Define Purpose to Find Freedom

Calvin Johannsen: Work to Fund Your Adventures 


Millennial Entrepreneurs

Kina McAllister: Subscription-Box Service Startup

Case Kenny: Write In Your Own Voice

Nicolas Cole: Compete Against Yourself

Kevin Stimpson: Focus on What Makes You Different

Sophia Bera: Build Your Financial Runway

Nathan Kauffman: Getting Fired to Become His Own Boss

Austin Iuliano: Find Your Self-Confidence By Embracing Your Darkness

Vance Fite: Working in Seasons 

Abe Matamoros: Creating a Prototype With No Design Experience 


Parent Entrepreneurs

Reetu Gupta: Social Network Startup for Students

PJ Jonas: How Goat Milk Soap Support Her Family of 10

Matt Miller: School Vending Machine Entrepreneur 

Amy Kauffman: Building a Minimal Viable Product (MVP)


Student Entrepreneurs

Thomas Frank: Effective Learning Habits

Deep Patel: Be Curious

Zandra Cunningham: Beauty Startup

Jordan Agolli: Entrepreneurial Gap Year

Brice Clark: Running a Business In College

Justin Lafazan and Dylan Gambardella: Building Your Network

Swarnav Pujari: Renewable Energy Startup


Digital Nomads

Amy Fransz: How To Work and Travel

Calvin Johannsen: 100 Mountains in 100 Days

Victor Kung: Myths About Being a Digital Nomad

Fab Mackojc: Pros and Cons of Working Remotely 

Melissa Jones: Take a Trip and Find Your Tribe

Jewel Mlnarik: Work From Anywhere

Sarah Nolet: Starting a Business Abroad


Women Entrepreneurs

Jess Edelstein: From Shark Tank to Millionaire in Less Than 6 Months

Nicole Vasquez: Co-Working Space Startup

Swatee Surve: Skill Mashup

Kina McAllister: Subscription-Box Service Startup

Francie Wasser: Home-Based Manufacturing

Jennifer Beadles: Waitress to Millionaire By 29


Self-Employment During the First 6 Months

Trevor Page: Java Code Teacher

Ryan Kulp: Made 5x His Monthly Salary In Less Than 3 Months

Zach Sexton: First Few Weeks of Working for Yourself 

Amy Balliett: Starting a Business While Working Full Time 

Patrick McGinnis: How to Be a 10% Entrepreneur


Intrapreneurs

Derek Magill: How to Create Your Own Job

Rayshauna Gray: What It Means to Be a Careerpreneur


Authors

Seth Godin: Overcoming Resistance + Fear

Chris Brogan: Stop Caring About Praise + Criticism 

Jenny Blake: How to Pivot Your Career

Dorie Clark: How to Stand Out

Todd Henry: Fake Work v. Real Work

Greg McKeown: Focus On What’s Essential 

Pamela Slim: Building Career Security


Life Skills

Karen Allston: How Self-Employment Creates Personal Growth

Nita Baum: Listen to Yourself to Become Yourself

Cherie Aimée: Near-Death Survivor

Desiree Adaway: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

Julie Gray: Pay Less Attention to Your Thoughts

Peter Shallard: Find Your Superpower + Beat Procrastination 

Samantha Kristoferson & Emilio Jose Garcia: Simplify Your Life

Joel Zaslofsky: Achieving Total Life Integration

Rob Scott: Identity Shifting

Nkem Ndefo: Let Go of Your Stress Using TRE


Productivity

Erik Fisher: Be More Productive By Being More Intentional 

Mike Vardy: Finding What Makes You Personally Productive


Raising Social Capital

Jordan Harbinger: Why Soft Skills Are More Valuable Than Hard Skills

Alyssa Ruff: Find Clients Like You Are Looking for a Job

David Topus: 4 Beliefs of the Networking Mindset

Paul McNeal: Habits of a Super Connector


Future of Work

Taylor Pearson: The End of Jobs

Derek Magill: How to Create Your Own Job

Patrick McGinnis: How to Transition Into Entrepreneurship 

Claire Burge: Reskilling Yourself for the Future of Work

Sarah Wolfe: Adapting Your Career to the Changing Economy

Omar Zenhom: Get an MBA for $100

Stephen Warley: The Life Skills That Matter for the 21st-Century Economy 


Food Startups

Brett Striker: Popcorn Startup

Allison Schaaf: Meal Prep Startup

Lenny Gale: Vitamix Affiliate Marketer

David Koretz: Beef Jerky Entrepreneur 

Leigh Kellis: Potato Doughnut Millionaire 

Bryan Tublin: Paleo Food Startup

Matt Malloy: Brewery Startup

Sarah Nolet: Agribusiness Consultancy


Health Startups

Rachel Koretsky: Gym App Developer 

Samantha Attard: Nutritionist Entrepreneur 

Darryl Elliott: Physical Therapy Entrepreneur

Lindsay DeHaas: Naturopathic Wellness Solopreneur


Business Models

Nick Loper: Side Hustles 101

Adam Enbar: Coding Academy 

Griffin Jones: Niche Digital Marketing Agency 

Maya Gaddie: Creating Online Courses

Quinn Askeland: Affiliate Marketing 101

Adam Hudson: Selling Products on Amazon

Peter Ward: Value Added Reseller (VAR)

Frank Jung: Propane Vehicle Conversion Business

Travis Lee: Community Real Estate Developer

Greg Scown: TextExpander App Developer


Professionals Turned Entrepreneurs

Clifford Helm: Self-Employment Attorney

Dr. David C. Redd: Retail Surgery Startup 

Mathew Heggem: Dancer Turned Accounting Firm CEO

Jennifer Idol: Designer Turned Scuba Diver

Doug Neill: Teacher Turned Sketchnoter

Andy Brooks: Journalist Turned Composter 

Ann Sanderson: Hair Stylist Turned App Developer 

Scott Anderson: Farmer Turned Software Developer

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