Creative Director and Discovery Channel personality Tim Jones stops by the studio to talk about his journey in brand building in the bourbon world, how a Google search got him on Discovery Channel, how he and his partners started the most badass popular hotdog restaurant in the back roads of Kentucky, and lots more!

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My guest today is Ben Leonard. Ben is the host of the Ecom Made Easy podcast, where Ben shares valuable tips on how to grow and scale e-commerce businesses. His episodes are short but very powerful.  Ben is also a co-founder of Ecom Brokers, where they help entrepreneurs to sell their businesses. 

Today we are going to talk about Ben’s entrepreneurial journey, scaling his businesses to 7 figures, and of course get some tips on growing, scaling, and selling online businesses.

 

Links from the episode: 

Mint Accounting by Allison Walker - https://www.mintaccounting.co.uk/the-mint-team/

 

Books Ben Recommend:

“Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You” by John Warrillow - https://www.amazon.com/Built-To-Sell?tag=10mj-20

“The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It” by Michael E. Gerber - https://www.amazon.com/E-Myth?tag=10mj-20

“12 Months to $1 Million: How to Pick a Winning Product, Build a Real Business, and Become a Seven-Figure Entrepreneur” by Ryan Moran - https://www.amazon.com/12-Months-To-One-Million-Dollars-?tag=10mj-20

“The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich” by Timothy Ferriss - https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek?tag=10mj-20

 

Connect with Ben:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjleonard/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benleonardpro 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benleonardpro 

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/benleonardpro

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/

 

Want to sit down with Anatoly 1 on 1 ?

Even though I keep saying I AM NOT A GURU, many of you ask to sit down and pick my brain. I have decided to do a 1h HELP calls. There are 2 purposes: 1st to support you in your journey and second also to be able to break even on the production of this podcast (each episode editing, marketing, guest research etc takes about $60 - $150 to produce). Now you can schedule 1h with me, and we can talk about launching products, hiring, product research, keywords, mindset, how I did an Ironman or anything at all. Link is here - https://calendly.com/anatolyspektor/anatoly-connsulting-1h 

 

ANATOLY’s TOOLS:

 

Product Development:

Helim10 - I use it for  Product Research, Keyword tracking and Listing Optimization . 

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Pickfu - I use it for split testing all of my products and for validation ideas . 

SPECIAL DEAL: First split test 50% 0ff  https://www.pickfu.com/10mj

 

Trademarking:

Trademark Angels - For all my trademarking needs. 

SPECIAL: Mention Anatoly and 10MJ podcast and get 10% Off your trademark.

 

HR:

Fiverr -  I hire my 3dMockup person and images label designer here on Fiverr - http://bit.ly/10mjFIVERR

Upwork - I hire people long term on Upwork - upwork.com 

Loom.com - for creating SOP’s, I record everything on Loom and give to my VA’s

Keepa.com - to track historical data such as prices

 

ANATOLY’s  3 Favorite  Business Books:

1. DotCom Secrets by Russel Brunson - I think this is a must read for every online entrepreneurs - http://bit.ly/10MJDotCom
2. 4 hours work week by Tim Ferriss  - This book changed my life and made my become an entrepreneur - http://bit.ly/10MJ4WW
3. The Greatest Salesman In The World  by Og Mandino - Old book but it goes to the core of selling -  http://bit.ly/10MJGREATSM 

 

DISCLAIMER: Some Links are affiliate, it costs you nothing, but helps to keep this podcast on the float

 

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The Sky's the Limit is a podcast hosted by Lucas Aylward.

 

On this podcast, you'll find interviews with up and coming entrepreneurs, influencers, athletes, social media experts and many more talented individuals of this era. Hear their story and learn how it's done!

 

On todays episode I answer some questions! What keeps me motivated, fitness journey, goals for the future

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