Entrepreneurs on Fire

Stephanie is the founder and CEO of Chic-CEO. Chic-CEO is an online platform providing women with how-to information, tools and a community.

Melanie is known as the Big Idea Catalyst because she knows first-hand how to take an idea and turn into a thriving six-figure plus business with her secret weapon -- LEVERAGE. With over 12 years in corporate project management, Melanie works exclusively with thought leaders and big thinking entrepreneurs who want proven strategies to monetize their big ideas and catapult their success without giving up their life.

David Fugate is the founder of LaunchBooks Literary Agency at LaunchBooks.com. He represents a wide range of fiction and nonfiction and has successfully sold books to more than forty different publishers, generating over $20 Million dollars in revenue for authors in the process.

Uddy is passionate about applying technology solutions to everyday life and the benefits that flexible workspaces provide entrepreneurs and small businesses. He enjoys the creative side of business where he can focus on strategy and business development.

Bill is the Author of New York Times Best Seller, The UnStoppables: Tapping Your Entrepreneurial Power. He is also the author of several award-winning books on branding and is a life-long entrepreneur. He is Co-founder of BrandTeamSix, which is known for creating the Dominant Selling Idea at many of the world's greatest companies.

Michael is the Host of The Solopreneur Hour Podcast and the Producer of The Kickass Life podcast with David Wood. He is an in-demand speaker at conferences and organizations nationwide. His current mission is to support and educate Solopreneurs, including those in Internet Marketing, Network Marketing, Real Estate, Athletics and more. As a bonus, he'd like to change the face of the network marketing industry by teaching associates the correct way to build relationships with social media.

Chris was one of Dave Ramsey's key leaders for over 12 years. He served as the VP of Live Events and oversaw The Total Money Makeover LIVE!, a concert-like show on personal finances. Live event production is one of the most logistically demanding and tedious administrative endeavors for a business leader, and in this area, Chris is an industry leader.

Courtney is the creator of the business podcast Entrepreneur 2.0, the Founder and CEO of Crowned Public Relations and former Miss Jamaica. She helps people create businesses and lives that they love without breaking the bank.

Brian is principal at Altimeter Group, a research firm focused on disruptive technology. He is also globally recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders and published authors in new media. His new book, What's the Future of Business (WTF), explores the landscape of connected consumerism and how business and customer relationships unfold and flourish in four distinct moments of truth.

Steve is the proud owner of two very cool music education websites: freejazzlessons.com and pianolessonsonline.com. He is also a world touring jazz and blues keyboard player and educator. His performance credits include Grammy Winners Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor and many other fantastic musicians.

Michel has been called the young multi-entrepreneur of Swedish media. He currently runs several businesses and owns multiple hotels and conference centers. When he was 21 years old, he founded his first company and has since founded several other companies, charities and is widely and warmly featured in the Swedish media.

Samantha is the Founder and CEO of Copywriter Central, an online marketplace for elite freelance business writers. She also founded an editorial business, led marketing for a fast-growing Internet startup and served on Google's Product Management team. She is passionate about leveraging technology to make the world a better place.

Robert is the Co-founder of AArrow Advertising, the largest sign spinning company/franchise in the world. He is also the Co-founder of Brander.

Hal died at age 20. He was hit head on by a drunk driver at 70 mph, died for 6 minutes, suffered permanent brain damage, and was told he'd never walk again… Not only did Hal walk, he ran a 52-mile ultra-marathon, became a Hall of Fame business achiever, an international Keynote Speaker, and is the #1 Best-selling Author of what is being called one of the most life-changing books ever written: The Miracle Morning.

Lain is a scrapbooking superhero who created a multiple-six-figure online business in less than THREE years. She's known for her sense of humor, high energy and her ability to get it done while others are still drinking their first cup of coffee.

Minesh owns and runs GoldForLife.com, an investment community of Gold & Silver investors with a 92% success rate - the highest in the industry. He teaches people to beat the system, take back control of their wealth and invest like Billionaires.

Mike has an online philosophical Adventurers Club that is now home to over 500,000 members from over 182 countries. His inspirational books emphasizing spiritual accountability include 2 NY Times Bestsellers that are published in 25 languages.

Deacon has been featured in the US News & World Report for paying off $52,000 in debt in 18 months, and now he is helping others do the same. In 2012, Deacon formed Well Kept Wallet, LLC to help people achieve their goals when it comes to their career, money and lifestyle.

Taro is the CEO and Founder of AnyPerk.com. AnyPerk provides employee perks in fitness, entertainment, travel, team building and much more. They have currently signed up over 2,500 clients (including Pandora, Pinterest and Hulu) and 250 partners (including Equinox, AMC,Verizon and AT&T) by providing awesome perks!

Joshua blogs at Becoming Minimalist, where he encourages others to find more life by owning less. He is the Best-selling Author of Simplify: 7 Guiding Principles to Help Anyone Declutter Their Home and Life. Joshua speaks often on the relationship between entrepreneurship and minimalism.

As a business veteran with over a decade of Entrepreneurial experience on the World Wide Web, William has witnessed the Internet from its wee infancy stages. He started his businesses in 2001 after he lost his lucrative job as a computer networking instructor. He made millions online, but also endured much challenge, hardship and difficulty, which has taught him a great deal of wisdom and knowledge along the way.

Dan is the author of the New York Times best-selling book 48 Days To The Work You Love. He has been a guest on CBS' The Early Show, MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Mathews, and the Dave Ramsey Show. Over 130,000 people have subscribed to his weekly newsletter, and his 48 Days Podcast consistently ranks in the top 3 under Careers on iTunes. As if that wasn't enough, the 48Days.net business community is viewed as an example around the world for those seeking to find – or create – work they love.

Ophelie is Flippa.com's marketing lead. Flippa is the world's largest marketplace for buying and selling websites, and offers content on building, running and selling a web business. Before joining Flippa, Ophelie was a freelance journalist and communications consultant. She doesn't have a cool Aussie accent, though; Ophelie is a Canadian transplant to Melbourne.

As a speaker, Author and the Founder of The Business & Entrepreneur Network Charlie helps small business owners clear the path to building valuable, scalable and sale-able businesses via automation and the creation of direct response marketing assets.

Jonathan and Tyler founded LobsterME, which utilizes its Maine roots and relationships to provide live Maine lobster to businesses and consumers throughout the greater Baltimore/Washington DC Metropolitan Area. Their fresh lobster comes from Maine and is carefully packaged and shipped for arrival the next day. LobsterME aims to distribute Maine lobster affordably, always focusing on quality, consistency and customer service.

Jimi is the President and CEO of Page after Page Business Solutions, where he has been building a nationwide and global presence for over 30 years. Since its inception in 1991, PAP has generated over $70 million in revenues through equipment, supplies and maintenance contracts with hundreds of local government and nationwide fortune 500 businesses.

Thom is the founder of 7th Rise Cornwall and Hunter. Thom also runs authentic outdoor courses specializing in fishing, foraging, wild food preparation and bushcraft. By definition he's never had a proper job; he's always felt it more important to do what he believes in, to make his own rules and to find and make his own opportunities in life.

Nathan pre-sold $73,000 worth of product before figuring out how to build it. At 23, he is the CEO of Heyo, which helps people grow their businesses faster with a drag and drop tool for social and mobile campaigns. Heyo did six figures its first year in business and grew revenues 147% in its second year while raising $550,000 from top tier investors. WOW.

John is the Founder and CEO of OpenSky.com, the social marketplace where members can discover, shop, share and grow the world's most exciting emerging brands. It's also a place where connections between creative, passionate small businesses and shoppers who crave quality and diversity. Prior to OpenSky, John was the CEO of Ford Models. John has made numerous appearances as a business expert on television shows including CNBC, MSNBC, Bloomberg TV, Reuters TV, TODAY Show, WNBC-TV and many others.

Aaron has been a full-time actor and commercial model for over 27 years. To-date he has booked over 1,200 acting and modeling jobs. He is the Author of How to Become a Successful Commercial Model, now in its 5th edition, and Founder of HowToModel.com. Aaron has given over 500 workshops and private coaching sessions in-person and online.

Corey is an award-winning speaker, the Host of the Conversations With PASSION Radio Show, a best-selling Author, the Founder of a media company and an interviewer who has personally interviewed over 2,200 of the world's high achievers. Whew!

Kyle is the Co-founder of StartupBros and author of Self-Made U: How To Thrive When Degrees Don't Matter. He's on a mission to help people win in a world that cares more about the value you create than your pedigree.

Spencer is an entrepreneur and blogger at NichePursuits.com. He owns dozens of niche websites as well as the keyword research tool Long Tail Pro. He actively blogs about SEO and small business strategies that are working right now.

Jason, a US Army Veteran and Entrepreneur, founded Argo Marketing Group in 2003. He has since become a widely respected Maine business owner. In just five short years, Jason grew Argo Marketing Group into a nationally recognized marketing logistics firm.

Dinesh is the VP of Marketing at Udemy. He is responsible for sales and user acquisition. Dinesh joined the company in May of 2011 as the first business hire, and he has helped grow Udemy to multi-millions in yearly revenue. Prior to Udemy, Dinesh was an Entrepreneur and Consultant for American Express.

Nickhil is the CEO and Co-Founder of Vuclip. Vuclip is the world's largest independent mobile video media company that reaches over 80 million people each month in more than 120 countries on any mobile device.

Troy operates his business from his homes in Brazil, Central Florida and Bandon, Oregon – traveling between them with his wife Edina and three children. He loves to travel and is an instrument rated private pilot that runs his business from the road with nothing but his trusty MacBook Air year-round.

Adam is the Founder and CEO of thePortfolium. Prior to thePortfolium Adam worked as an aerospace engineer designing, analyzing and testing liquid rocket engines for NASA's next generation space launch system. Wow!

Ian runs RazorSocial.com, an award winning blog focused on social media tools and technology. Ian regularly speaks on social media related topics and writes for some of the leading social media blogs including SocialMediaExaminer.com and BusinessesGrow.com.

Alex is a mobile developer and the creator of some of the most helpful apps for both planning and starting a business. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from San Jose State University.

Robin is an Intuitive Healer who has been lighting fires inside entrepreneurs globally for 13 years. The majority of her clients are self-employed individuals looking to take things to the next level.

Mike has over 75 marketing products online, ranging from software to video tutorials that help thousands of people around the world discover how to market online. He's the creator of EpicMarketer.com, which includes a highly successful podcast as well as free weekly training. He's passionate about helping people get financially free!

Mish and Rob make boring businesses awesome, and they do it while traveling the world with their laptops. (Seriously - they've moved apartments 23 times in the last year!) They blog at makingitanywhere.com to show that being a digital nomad doesn't have to mean backpacking in Bali: they invest in UK real estate, and have spent the first six months of their location independent life in New York City.

Jimmy is the Co-Founder of the high-end travel gear company Minaal, and they are preparing to release a revolutionary new carry-on luggage design. Starting out from his remote home country of New Zealand, then relocating to Vietnam, and then the US, Jimmy is living proof that 'just doing it' really works.

Ryan is currently the CEO at GearHost, a scalable and reliable high-end cloud hosting company that specializes in Microsoft technologies and has a strong focus on customer service. Beginnings don't get much humbler than starting a company in your Mom's basement, and that's just what Ryan did. GearHost has kept their basement-casual attitude and mixed it with corporate-level business practices, because that's just who they are.

Rob runs a property investment company called RMP Property in the UK. Honesty and impartial advice is absent from the UK property industry so Rob set up RMP to fix it. He also co-hosts one of the most popular business podcasts in the UK, The Property Podcast. Rob loves a challenge and sets himself big hairy goals each year. He's climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, Mont Paradiso and has also completed the New York City Marathon.

John is an expert behavioral and mindset coach with a unique ability for helping people release the mental obstacles that prevent them from achieving their very best in business and in life. In the last 10 years he has written two NYT Best-selling books and has appeared on Larry King Live eight times. Today he is CEO of Praxis Now, which develops some of the most advanced brain re-training programs in the world.

Bob founded and served as CEO & Chair of three successive startups over a 30-year period in Medical imaging, newspaper imaging, digital cameras and consumer electronics. Bob then retired and taught entrepreneurship at Babson MBA for seven years. We will chat about all this and his new startup, IEC, in today's interview.

Corey is a 24-year old actor-turned entrepreneur who set off on a 24-month challenge to retire his mom. Using mobile apps, eBooks and other ventures as his vehicle to do it, he plans to retire his mom for Christmas of 2013.

Nancy's passion for creating persuasive presentations changed her life and inspired her to help others tell stories that spark meaningful action. Her journey from failing at public speaking in college to leading the world's best-known presentation firm taught her several lessons on how the power of communication can change the world.