Entrepreneurs on Fire

A few years ago John Jonas figured out how to make money online, and that's mostly how people know him. More recently he's become known as the guy to go to learn how to replace themselves and live the 17-hour work week. He's all about working as little as he needs to so he can have more time to spend with his family, to go golfing, and to help others live the same lifestyle he does.

Chris Brogan is CEO & President of Human Business Works, a business design company that uses publishing and media to provide tools and smarts to help professionals work better, do the work they want, and be brave. He is the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Impact Equation and a sought-after professional keynote speaker.

Alright, Fire Nation. We're just going to get back into the Question and Answer swing of things with Kyla Kirkpatrick, the "Champagne Dame" from www.thechampagnedame.com. "Hey, John. My question is I'm a very driven person and I'm working on a new business which is really taking off. With any new business, there is so much to do. Particularly, not having a team to assist. But it is all blue sky with many avenues to explore. I am finding it incredibly hard to mentally switch off from thinking about my business and I find it hard to remove myself from my desk at the end of the day. Some days, I sit there till midnight and I get up at 5:00 a.m. to keep going. I hate taking a weekend off because it breaks my momentum. And because I'm doing a job that I love, it's even harder. A good problem to have, I suppose, but it's wearing me out and I can see my family and friends are growing tired of my constant focus on work even though they are happy for me. So how do you switch off even when you are on a roll to take personal time and family time that does not have any focus or element of work? Many thanks, Kyla."

Alright, guys. Time for another Question and Answer session. I am really excited. Today, we're going to change it up just a little bit because I've been getting some great emails from Fire Nation in general. Just some really open and honest emails. Everyone who's sent me one knows that I'm very quick to respond. I love getting emails from all of you guys. Two in particular were really long, thought out and personal, so I wanted to share them today with the rest of Fire Nation in lieu of question and answers. We'll pick up the question and answers tomorrow. Let's focus on these two personal emails that I received and go from there because I know that we'll all get a lot out of this.

Justin Brooke is a bold southern entrepreneur. He has a software business, e-learning business, and a service business all centered around the topic of helping you get more website traffic. He rolled his last $60 into six figures using Googles Adsense, and has been a self-proclaimed traffic geek ever since. Today his client list includes millionaires, best selling authors, and local offline businesses.

A few years ago, Joel got tired of having an average life. He was working at UPS and waiting for things to happen to him, until he decided to do something about it. Joel made a list of all the things he used to think were impossible, and then, he set out to do them. Now, Joel works on his own terms and does his best to live a life of adventure and meaning while doing the impossible.

Dustin graduated from the University of Wisconsin and immediately created a class called MamaTone Fitness. The mission for MamaTone was to help moms realize that it was important to take care of their bodies, and to connect with other mothers so they could share life's experiences with one another. Since that launching point, Dustin has created more than 28 DVDs, has been on TV nearly 100 times, and has been featured on numerous radio shows, in magazines, and in newspapers.

James helps successfully lead his clients down their Entrepreneur's Path™, a simple, time-proven method to market and grow your business the fast, fun, and easy way. Clients from all over the world in over 30 unique industries hire James as their coach because of his ability to coach the product, programs, and marketing strategy out of them.

Jay Baer is a hype-free, tequila-loving Social Media and Content Strategist, speaker, and author. He founded Convince & Convert in 2008. Jay has consulted with more than 700 companies on Digital Marketing since 1994, including Caterpillar, Nike, and Billabong. He was named one of America's top Social Media Consultants by Fast Company Magazine, and the Convince and Convert blog is ranked as the world's #1 Content Marketing Resource.

Welcome to EntrepreneurOnFire's Weekend Jam Session with your host, John Lee Dumas. Prepare to ignite!

Welcome to EntrepreneurOnFire's Weekend Jam Session with your host, John Lee Dumas. Prepare to ignite!

Annabel Candy is a travel writer, blogger and delightful misfit. She is the Founder of Get In the Hot Spot, which is a travel blog providing inspiration, tips and ideas for people who love traveling, writing, and living their dream life. Over 20,000 people read Get In the Hot Spot each month, with over 145,000 visitors in the last year.

Ryan Holiday is a media strategist for notorious clients like Tucker Max and Dov Charney. He is the Director of Marketing at American Apparel, where his work in advertising is internationally known. His strategies are used as case studies by Twitter, YouTube and Google and have been written about in AdAge, the New York Times, Gawker, and Fast Company. His book, Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator was a Wall Street Journal Bestseller.

Barrie's main blog Live Bold & Bloom isn't about online business per se, but she does write about one of the most important things an entrepreneur has to master: the mental game. She was a Public Relations professional for 25 years. She's also the editor of The Daily Brainstorm and A-List Blog Marketing.

Immad Akhund is the Co-founder of HeyZap, an app that changes the way we play games together. Immad is an engineer and entrepreneur who studied Computer Science at Cambridge University and has co-founded three successful start-ups. He was previously Co-founder and the CTO of Clickpass.com.

Doug just successfully raised funds for the final production of FlashPals using Kickstarter. They're now available on FlashPals.com with more designs coming soon. He also just launched a program to offer FlashPals for school fundraisers and is working on other promotional options. Anyone can vote for new designs straight from the website, so give him your suggestion!

Thank you so much for joining us for EntrepreneurOnFire's Weekend Jam Session with your host, John Lee Dumas. Prepare to ignite!

Thank you so much for joining us for EntrepreneurOnFire's Weekend Jam Session with your host, John Lee Dumas. Prepare to ignite!

Alfredo is the COO and Co-founder of Uassist.ME, which is dedicated to providing remote executive assistants, social media managers, and online marketing support. In 2010, Alfredo was an honoree of the Miami Power 30 under 30, and is also a part-time professor at the School of Economy and Business in El Salvador.

Chris is passionate about small businesses and has extensive experience in business optimization, strategy development, financial reporting, and valuation. Prior to founding BodeTree, he played a key role on the strategy team of a Fortune 500 company, provided valuation and financial opinions, and advised numerous small businesses, banks, and credit unions as a consultant and analyst.

Justin trained with Dave Ramsey and his team early in 2006 and immediately launched Lukas Coaching. Soon other businesses were asking him how they could launch coaching companies too. Thus began his work helping people start and grow a business they really cared about. Justin now spends his time creating audio and video for his community. He speaks around the world - remotely and in person - and has worked with clients around the globe.

Natalie Sisson is a Kiwi Entrepreneur and Adventurer. Her specialty is ensuring that entrepreneurs find creative ways to run their business from anywhere using online tools, social media, and outsourcing. Natalie travels the world running her business from planes, trains, boats and cafes, all while literally living out of a suitcase thanks to building an online platform with The Suitcase Entrepreneur.

Michael is the author of Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World. It is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller. His personal blog is focused on intentional leadership, with the mission to help you live with more passion, work with greater focus, and lead with extraordinary influence.

Thank you for joining us for EntrepreneurOnFire's Weekend Jam Session with your host, John Lee Dumas. Prepare to ignite!

Thank you for joining us for EntrepreneurOnFire's Weekend Jam Session with your host, John Lee Dumas. Prepare to ignite!

Dave lives in Tampa Bay, Florida. He makes his living as a content marketing strategist and online publisher. Dave has been in this business for 14 years. He is a father, husband, entrepreneur, blogger, author, speaker, and consultant. In that order.

Sibyl Chavis is the creator and writer of Possibility of Today. She is a former attorney and HR executive turned writer, possibility seeker, and lifelong learner. Sibyl created Possibility of Today because she wants to help others who desire to break free from their negative committee, take action on things they've always wanted to do, find more clarity, and ultimately, live life in a different way.

Mari is known by many as the Facebook Queen. Everything she does revolves around people and relationships – fostering new ones, building and maintaining existing ones, and helping others with their relationships. She has studied human behavior over the years and has a particular fascination for personality assessments.

Tim is the voice behind the podcast The Foolish Adventure. He has been creating marketing strategies and systems for other businesses for over 13 years. A quote I pulled from his website that I look forward to him expounding upon is, We are here to help you get over feeling foolish (with a small 'f') and start feeling Foolish.

Yaro chats about how he went from a trickle of $100 a month to earning over $1 million a year, all while keeping his desired relaxed lifestyle. Currently, Yaro continues to blog often, but his new venture is in software development and has quite a catchy name: Cranky Ads. Join us as Yaro takes us on his Aussie journey, and learn from a master.

Scott reveals an incredible story of how he found his way out of the poor section of Detroit and into Wall Street with a salary of $250k by the age of 23. Back in Detroit he was the talk of the town. There was just one issue… he was miserable. Fleeing the East Coast for Hollywood, Scott found hhe was once again incredibly successful by monetary standards, but miserable in his everyday life. What he did to end this vicious cycle?

In our chat, Rich talks about his exciting annual conference, Agents of Change, where Chris Brogan, Amy Porterfield, and Derek Halpern will all be speakers of note. He also goes in depth on specific things you can do today in your community to become the authority figure in no time.

In his interview, Caleb talks about how he went from a financial adviser at Boeing, to a blogger on his own blog Pocket Changed, to creating a partnership with Corbett Barr on Think Traffic and Expert Enough. Caleb shows us where the path of hard work and persistence leads.

Join us today as we chat with James Clear. James is the founder of Passive Panda. Passive Panda focuses on the three pillars of earning more money: freelancing, employment, and entrepreneurship. James' work has been featured by American Express, US News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, and many others. James also delivers live presentations and keynotes to audiences ranging from small groups to 2,000 or more people.

During our chat, Erica talks about the pain, struggles, depression, and anxiety that she experienced when she was trying to please all of her clients. Listen to her boldest move ever, and the results that came from it.

Rand Fiskin is the master of SEO... the right kind of SEO. In this chat, he gives us some AMAZING tips that will boost your SEO the natural organic way, not the black-hat method. He speaks specifically about two tips that helped SEOmoz see a 30% increase in Google, and it could not have been more legit!

Corbett Barr is the founder of Think Traffic and Expert Enough. His flagship course How to start a blog that matters is incredible, and I am speaking from first hand experience. Basically, Corbett Barr helps people build cool stuff online.

Steve is the rebel leader at NerdFitness.com. His main priority is to get desk jockeys, nerds, and average Joes into shape. The overarching theme of Nerd Fitness is to level up your life, every single day. Focus on getting stronger, getting faster, having fun, and eating right… and your appearance will start to change as a result of that.

Laura is the founder of LKR Social Media, which now is a team of six. Laura offers strategic consulting in the form of videos that you watch in your own office, on your own time, at your own pace. She has spoken at some of the most well respected events in her industry to include South by Southwest Interactive, BlogHer, and The Social Communications Summit. Laura has also been quoted in big name publications such as the LA Times, Bloomberg, and CNET.

Derek is the founder of SocialTriggers.com and is an expert marketer and entrepreneur. After building several successful websites in various niches, he's refocused on what he loves most: Building and Marketing Businesses. His approach to marketing is effective and has helped him build a few wildly popular websites, one of which attracted more than one million page-views in a single day. Specifically, he uses the perfect blend of data driven marketing and content marketing to get traffic, attract customers, and sell products online.

Jason has what I would call an uncanny grasp for internet marketing and online media strategy. He is one of the most sought after new media consultants, and he knows how to use new media to attract droves of new customers, boost sales, and turn fledgling businesses into market leaders that generate six-figures in sales each year.

Dane Maxwell is the Founder of Zannee, which makes real estate tools for recruiting and retaining brokers. At 22, Dane started out of his parent's toy closet building an intranet website for real estate companies. Now, five years later, Zannee.com works with hundreds of real estate companies, helping them with real estate recruiting websites, real estate intranet websites, and real estate transaction management systems. That is all very exciting, but wait until you hear about The Foundation... it's revolutionary.

Years ago, Amy worked for Peak Performance Coach, Tony Robbins, first as a Director of Content Development and later managing large-scale online marketing campaigns. A year after she left Tony Robbins, Amy was approached by Wiley to co-write a Facebook for Dummies book. Since that moment, Amy has been the Facebook queen, creating the FB Influence training program helping small business owners get results.

Elisa writes about relationships, life lessons, activism, young professionals, and women for anyone looking for a little truth. Her work has been featured on MaineToday, in Portland Press Herald, The Boston Globe, Current Publishing, and many others. In addition, she writes a featured blog for Forbes.com and Forbes Women called Shattering Glass.

In 2008, after the birth of his daughter Milligan, Adam and his wife Courtney decided to sell everything they owned, pay off their consumer debt, and spend a year traveling abroad as a family. They began sharing their journey publicly in 2009, exploring personal finance, consumerism, clutter, travel, minimalism, and passionate entrepreneurship, and began building a community of like-minded people they collectively call Man Vs. Debt.

JB focuses on daily improvement using the morning coach system he personally founded. He is an internationally known speaker, author, coach and consultant who will provide the motivation and energy for you to achieve your goals and create the life and organization you desire.JB focuses on daily improvement using the morning coach system he personally founded. He is an internationally known speaker, author, coach and consultant who will provide the motivation and energy for you to achieve your goals and create the life and organization you desire.

Cliff is known by many as The Podcast Answer Man. He has been podcasting since 2005 and truly is the go to in the podcasting world. He produces a variety of shows and has incredibly useful tutorials available - some for free and others for purchase - on his website ... you guessed it: PodcastAnswerMan.com. I am currently a member of Cliff's incredible Podcast Mastermind, and I look forward to delving into the details of this venture and his vision for its future.

Michael Stelzner launched Social Media Examiner in October 2009. Within two weeks of its launch, Social Media Examiner joined the ranks of Technorati's Top 100 Small Business Blogs and remains in the Top 10. 170,000+ email subscribers receive Social Media Examiner updates 6 days a week. In his book Launch, Michael reveals a formula that made him a millionaire in the Great Recession. He calls it the Elevation Principle: Great content, plus other people, minus marketing messages, equals growth.

In EntrepreneurOnFire's breakout interview, Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income chats about how he went from being fired as an architect to making over 50k a MONTH with his blog Smart Passive Income. Pat gives us an incredible inside look at the world of niche sites, e-books, Kindle publishing, and much much more.

Hey everyone, I'm John Dumas, and I want to thank you for joining me for the very first episode of EntrepreneurOnFire.com. Every weekday, I will be interviewing the most exciting and inspiring Entrepreneurs of today. Each interview will be captivating in its own right, as we will be telling a story… a real life story of a remarkable Entrepreneur.