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Entrepreneurs on Fire Low-Ticket to High-Ticket Sales Funnels with Tom MorkesTom Morkes is a West Point grad, Iraq War veteran, and founder of Insurgent Publishing. He specializes in growth marketing, publishing, and sales funnels, helping brands and businesses grow their reach, impact, and sales. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Success is a trap and a snare for many people. Its what you become at the end when the dust settles but it is not a measuring stick and should not be use to determine your value. 2. The pricing depends on the over aching strategy or business model. Understand first your business model and what you...

2024-11-2629 min

Red Beard Radio with Brian Keith Building Optionality Into Your Business | Tom MorkesTom Morkes is the founder and CEO of Insurgent Publishing, author of The Art of Instigating, The Complete Guide to Pay What You Want Pricing and Collaborate, and host of the iconic podcast "In The Trenches," where he interviews today's most fascinating (and sometimes controversial) marketers, entrepreneurs, and authors, including: Dr. Jordan Peterson, Seth Godin, and John Jantsch among many others. Tom is a sought after marketing and growth consultant whose helped his clients reach the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists, set the record for the most-funded, non-fiction publishing p...

2022-07-2623 min

WP-Tonic | WordPress | SaaS | Bootstrap SaaS | Startups #707 WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & SaaS Tom Morkes founder and CEO of Insurgent Publishing#707 WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & SaaS Tom Morkes founder and CEO of Insurgent Publishing & The Podcast "In The Trenches." How To Build Your Online Tribe in 2022! Tom Morkes is the founder and CEO of Insurgent Publishing, author of The Art of Instigating, The Complete Guide to Pay What You Want Pricing and Collaborate, and host of the iconic podcast "In The Trenches," where he interviews today's most fascinating (and sometimes controversial) marketers, entrepreneurs, and authors, including Dr. Jordan Peterson, Seth Godin, and John Jantsch among many others. Tom is a sought-after...

2022-07-0739 min

The Investor Mindset - Name Your Number Show [$]E154: Email Marketing Mastery - Tom MorkesThis week our guest’s clients know him as the guy who helped more than 100 brands and businesses grow their traffic, leads, and sales using his Launch to Profit Methodology. He’s the brains behind some of the most successful and profitable marketing and sales campaigns in the past decade. This includes a record-setting Kickstarter campaign that grossed $453k in 33 days, book launches that have landed authors on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists and more than a dozen product launches that have generated $100,000+ in sales in less than 30 days. He is none other than...

2020-10-0128 min

The Investor Mindset E154: Email Marketing Mastery - Tom MorkesThis week our guest’s clients know him as the guy who helped more than 100 brands and businesses grow their traffic, leads, and sales using his Launch to Profit Methodology. He’s the brains behind some of the most successful and profitable marketing and sales campaigns in the past decade. This includes a record-setting Kickstarter campaign that grossed $453k in 33 days, book launches that have landed authors on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists and more than a dozen product launches that have generated $100,000+ in sales in less than 30 days. He is none other than...

2020-10-0128 min

In The Trenches ITT 228: Inside SYSTEMology with David Jenyns David Jenyns is the author of SYSTEMology, host of the Business Systems Simplified podcast and a serial business owner. Recognised as a high achieving businessman, you will find many of his keynotes on YouTube. In today’s episode, David and I discuss his proprietary 7-step process for systemizing your business. We break down the method for those looking to turn an early startup success into a repeatable process that can scale with you and your business. Because if you don’t have systems, you don’t have a business. Period. In this bro...

2020-08-241h 11

In The Trenches ITT 227: How to Invest in Real Estate Without Cash, Loans, or Debt with Chris Prefontaine Chris Prefontaine 3- time best-selling author, founder and CEO of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and host of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. Chris founded Smart Real Estate Coach in 2014, bringing in his son Nick, daughter Kayla, and son-in-law Zachary to help grow the company. Chris and his team coach investors on how to properly scale and automate their real estate investing businesses throughout North America, without using their own cash, credit, or taking out bank loans to buy a property. Chris and his family buy and sell homes in their own market every month and then mentor, coach, a...

2020-08-1741 min

In The Trenches ITT 226: How to Start and Grow a Podcast in 2020 with Michael Neeley Michael Neeley is an authority strategist, business mentor and podcasting veteran. Along with hosting many podcasts, Michael is a writer, a motivational speaker, a personal development coach, and the creator of the transformational program The Art of Forgetting. In today’s conversation, Michael and I discuss the ins and outs of starting a podcast in 2020 from tax write offs to gaining tremendous traction relatively quickly. If you’re thinking about starting a podcast, then grab a pen and paper and take some notes. In this broadcast, Michael and I talk about:

2020-08-1042 min

Meaningful Work, Meaningful Life Podcast #58 Uncover the Hidden Secrets Behind Online Mega Launches with Tom MorkesHave you ever wondered what really goes behind mega online launches and why yours don’t get the same results? In today's episode 58 of Meaningful Work, Meaningful Life podcast, I have the great pleasure to discuss with Tom Morkes, one of the brilliant minds behind some of the most successful and profitable marketing and sales campaigns in the past decade. Tom has helped more than 100 brands and businesses grow their traffic, leads, and sales using his Launch to Profit Methodology. Some of the campaigns he managed include a record-setting Kickstarter campaign that generated almost half a...

2020-04-141h 06

Powerplayers in Business and Life The Pay What You Want Model with Tom MorkesStarting out something new can be really hard and challenging. You could write a book, launch a product or service, set up a blog, or something like that and give it away for free. But what if you could get paid for it without setting up a fixed price for what you have to offer? Tom Morkes did it & received $500 the first month. He calls this method ‘The Pay What You Want Model’ and has a lot to say about it. Tom Morkes is the founder and CEO of Insurgent Publishing, host of In The Trenc...

2020-02-0300 min

Zbooks Successful Authors Podcast Meet the MASTER of the PRODUCT LAUNCH, and Frostiest Man in Cyberspace : Tom Morkes![Get the new Authority Podcasting book at the PRE-sale price:http://bit.ly/AUTHORITY-PODCASTING]Can you make $453k in 33 days?IN THIRTY-THREE DAYS!?Meet the Launch Master Tom Morkes...Who ran the most successful Kickstarter campaign for books ever... (and #6 most funded Kickstarter ever)You can see his Launch techniques here >>> Tom Morkes on Zbooks.coThis is a DEEP DIVE...In this interview we LEARN about: Immediately Referable Content Selling with Story The importance of EMAIL MARKETING ...and how to...

2019-08-2949 min

Live In The Feast 602 - Generosity, Pay What You Want Pricing, and Lowering the Barrier to Entry with Tom MorkesToday’s guest is Tom Morkes. Tom is an author, consultant, coach, and publisher. He’s written several books, including The Complete Guide to Pay What You Want Pricing. He’s worked with successful entrepreneurs, launched authors who have landed on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Best Seller lists, and has done more than a dozen product launches that have generated more than $100,000 in sales in their first 30 days.While Tom started his career in the military, he always knew he wanted to follow more artistic pursuits at some point in his life...

2019-07-1648 min

Growth to Freedom™ - Transform Your Life, Business, and Relationships with Clarity, Confidence, and Direction One Lever: Influencer Marketing For Greater Impact with Tom Morkes [Podcast 217]What would it be worth to you if you could get a proven model to have greater influence and impact in your marketing? It's easier than what you've been led to believe. In this interview, you'll hear from Tom Morkes, the Founder and CEO of Insurgent Publishing and host of the iconic podcast "In The Trenches" where he's featured notable guests like Seth Godin, Tom Ziglar, Dr. Jordan Peterson, and yours truly, among others. Tom joins us to talk about why he's doing what he is doing now, the mistakes entrepreneurs make when l...

2019-04-2939 min

Real World Productivity Episode 21 - Around the world and back with Tom Morkes Tom Morkes, the man behind dozens and dozens of big online launches, joined me for a great conversation about one of the key components of creating successful launches that don’t require tons of money - relationships. That’s right, whether you’re already at 7 figures or just starting out, building relationships now that are meaningful and genuine pays off. Taking the time to help others but doing it in a systematic way is possible and will help you and your business. If you aren't already doing this in your business, I highly encourage you to star...

2019-04-0944 min

The Kim Doyal Show Driving Traffic & Gaining Customers Without Spending A Dime on Advertising with Tom Morkes KDS: 030Tom Morkes joined me on the podcast to talk about something we all need more of... traffic and customers. What makes this unique is that Tom does it all without spending a dime on paid advertising. This was originally a live stream and it was so good I had to repurpose it for the podcast.

2019-02-261h 44

Experts Unleashed with Joel Erway EP53: Collaborating Your Way To The Top With Tom MorkesCollaboration is a foundational element; leveraging the skills and assets of those around you to build something bigger, better than you could do on your own... - Tom Tom Morkes is the founder and CEO of Insurgent Publishing, host of “In The Trenches,” and author of The Art of Instigating. After attending West Point and serving in the military Tom made the jump into entrepreneurship. He was always intrigued by the art of writing and business. In This Episode: Starting Out: Blogging and traveling; How Tom turned his blog into a publishing company...

2019-02-1250 min

Zbooks Successful Authors Podcast Advanced Book Launching Techniques and List Building with Tom Morkes[Get the new Authority Podcasting book at the PRE-sale price:http://bit.ly/AUTHORITY-PODCASTING]It's amazing what Tom Morkes has done since he left the military.He has been able to 10X his business in a matter of years.One of the core products of his is BOOKs and BOOK Launches!Listen in as Tom Morkes reveals some of the most EFFECTIVE book marketing strategies on the planet!Go to the blog to get all of the links and materials like the Book Marketing CANVAS!...

2019-01-291h 05

Working Without Pants - Creative Entrepreneurship 113: Launching a best selling book with Tom MorkesAre you familiar with The Seven Day Startup by Dan Norris? Stop Thinking Like a Freelancer by Liam Vitch? The Sober Entrepreneur by Russ Perry? All of these past guests of the podcast launched their books with Tom Morkes' help, through his business Insurgent Publishing. Insurgent Publishing is in the business of running online event based marketing campaigns for brands and businesses. Whether it's a book launch, a course launch, a summit, a challenge or a product/service being sold over a specific time period, Tom can help your launch through by facilitating large scale campaigns with partnersh...

2018-10-0246 min

The Side Hustle Project Army Veteran Tom Morkes on Transitioning from the Military to Building a Wildly Successful Online Business.In today’s episode, we’re talking to Tom Morkes, a veteran of the US Armed Forces, that’s gone on to build a very successful, well-diversified online business for himself. After graduating from the US Military Academy at West Point, Tom went out on deployment in the middle east.

2018-08-3000 min

In The Trenches ITT 149: The Secret to Effective Guest Podcasting with Tom SchwabTom Schwab is the founder of Interview Valet, a podcast booking service. So if you’ve ever wanted to get interviewed on a podcast, Tom and Interview Valet can help. In today’s conversation, Tom and I talk about the art and science of podcast - specifically in terms of how we can use podcasting to market and sell our products and services. First, we begin with the state of podcasting. This includes what's happening in the podcasting space right now, from the types of podcasts people are listening to, to how people are consuming podcast content, and...

2018-07-2734 min

Enjoy This Vivid Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.The Story Engine by Kyle Gray, Tom Morkes - foreword, Kim Doyal - introductionPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/16537to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Story Engine Author: Kyle Gray, Tom Morkes - foreword, Kim Doyal - introduction Narrator: Kyle Gray, Tom Morkes - foreword, Kim Doyal - introduction Format: mp3 Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins Release date: 06-13-18 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 58 ratings Genres: Content Creation & Social Media Publisher's Summary: Every entrepreneur has a story to tell, whether they’re running seven-figure startups or small personal brands. Your story is the most powerful asset you have at your disposal. It can cut through the noise and connect you with your customers. Content ma...

2018-06-135h 12

Get Hooked On The Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook Now, Book-Lovers!The Story Engine by Kyle Gray, Tom Morkes - foreword, Kim Doyal - introductionPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/16537to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Story Engine Author: Kyle Gray, Tom Morkes - foreword, Kim Doyal - introduction Narrator: Kyle Gray, Tom Morkes - foreword, Kim Doyal - introduction Format: mp3 Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins Release date: 06-13-18 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 58 ratings Genres: Content Creation & Social Media Publisher's Summary: Every entrepreneur has a story to tell, whether they’re running seven-figure startups or small personal brands. Your story is the most powerful asset you have at your disposal. It can cut through the noise and connect you with your customers. Content ma...

2018-06-135h 12

In The Trenches ITT 145: Behind the Scenes of a 5-Figure Virtual Summit with Alexa BigwarfeAlexa Bigwarfe is the founder of WritePublishSell.co, Kat Biggie Press, a book publishing imprint, and creator of the "Women in Publishing Summit." Alexa began her professional career in counter terrorism and Homeland Security, but due to the demanding nature of the job, she decided to stay at home with her two children. Shortly thereafter, she found out she was pregnant with two twins, who were diagnosed with a rare disease. She lost one of her children shortly after birth, which prompted her to write and share her experience to help other grieving mothers who suffered from the loss...

2018-05-0936 min

The Erica Glessing Show Tom Morkes "Write a Great Book" on The Erica Glessing Show Podcast #2119Tom Morkes When two publishers chat, the conversation goes deep into how to create an excellent book and launch it to bestseller (or something else). This is an exciting conversation and I apologize we went way over 8 minutes today! www.TomMorkes.com for Tom's great blog.

2018-04-3016 min

Peak Performers | Tools, Strategies & Psychology to Get Things Done Do You Know How to Use Affiliate Marketing to Grow Your Business? | Tom Morkes | Episode #528Tom Morkes is a West Point grad and Iraq War veteran turned author, publisher, and entrepreneur. Tom is the author of The Art of Instigating, creator of the Influencer Marketing Method, and founder of Insurgent Publishing, a media company with a mission to help entrepreneurs and creatives make a bigger impact in the world through personal growth. Tom is also a sought after business growth consultant; since 2014, Tom has developed more than 40 marketing and launch campaigns, which have directly generated more than $2,000,000.00 in revenue for his clients. Connect with Tom: Website: https://tommorkes.co...

2018-04-1639 min

Service Academy Business Mastermind #19: Creating a High-Volume Affiliate Marketing Program with Tom Morkes, USMA '08"When I was in the Army, I started building websites and a lot of them failed. But I learned as I was failing. I finally did a few collaborative projects that took off and it was proof to me that I could make money online." -Tom Morkes, USMA '08 Tom Morkes, U.S. Military Academy '08, is a serial entrepreneur who helps SaaS companies, e-commerce brands and book authors implement and grow high-volume and high-margin affiliate programs. Tom has worked with personal brands like Neil Patel, John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur On Fire, Joseph Michael of Easy Cou...

2018-01-0854 min

The Morning Coffee Marketer Episode 032: How to Make Influencers Want to Work with You, With Tom MorkesIn this episode, Tom Morkes discusses how to get an influencer to support your product, which will help grow your business. Key Takeaways! Morkes defines an influencer as anyone whose opinion impacts the opinions or choices of others. By using blogs, podcasts, social media, business owners can become influencers in their own niches. This form of marketing is called influencer marketing, and it is essentially leveraging as many influences as you can to market and sell your products for you. (2:07) What makes and influencer NOT want to work with you? Cold emails, or emails that are...

2017-11-2111 min

In The Trenches ITT 122: How to Scale a Business Like a Ziglar with Tom ZiglarTom Ziglar is the son of Zig Ziglar; one of the most influential motivational speakers and business thought leaders of our time. He's also the CEO of Ziglar, Inc. and is carrying on his father's legacy by using the company to help people and businesses achieve their personal and professional goals. In this broadcast, Tom Ziglar and I talk about: What it was like growing up with Zig Ziglar How Tom’s golf habit led to him taking over the family business The story of Tom’s first sale and the major lesson he learned from it Why build...

2017-10-0236 min

Hack the Process: Mindful Meaningful Progress on Your Plans 49 - Influencer Marketing and Practical Apprenticeship With Tom Morkes on Hack the Process PodcastWhen Tom Morkes was fresh out of the army, he wanted to build a business that would support him as he traveled the world. He started out podcasting, blogging, and publishing, and ultimately created a foundation for his own success through practical project-driven apprenticeships supporting seasoned entrepreneurs. In this episode of Hack the Process Tom will share with us how he builds and cultivates motivated influencer networks for his clients, what it takes to make an online event that can attract the right audience, and why he decided not to grow his own company into an agency when the opportunity...

2017-08-3049 min

2017-08-3000 min

In The Trenches ITT 111: How to Succeed in Business While Others Fail with Michael Kawula Michael Kawula is the CEO of Social Quant and has built several million dollar businesses over the course of his entrepreneurial career. Today, we’re discussing why 90% of businesses fail within the first five years and how you can make sure it doesn’t happen to you. In this broadcast, Michael Kawula and I talk about: Why 90% of companies fail in the first five years Michael s four ways to move your business forward The #1 downfall for entrepreneurs Should different types of businesses have different methods of growth? Why you should be utilizing other peoples audiences How to netw...

2017-07-1031 min

In The Trenches ITT 110: How to Create Evergreen Sales Funnels with Summer Tannhauser Summer Tannhauser is the founder of Lady Boss League and Evergreen Sales School. It’s the dream of every entrepreneur to obtain the elusive passive income. One way to do this is by creating digital content and evergreen sales funnels to continuously market the product with little effort beyond the initial set-up. This episode is jam-packed with action advice straight from Summer herself. In this broadcast, Summer Tannhauser and I talk about: The #1 reason most evergreen sales funnels aren t successful The importance of sharing personal stories in your content How to determine the amount of free content you...

2017-07-0334 min

LMScast 139: Event Based Marketing for Courses with Product Launch Expert Tom MorkesTom Morkes of Insurgent Publishing is our guest on this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Chris and Tom talk about event based marketing and product releases. They discuss getting affiliated with others in your industry and how to develop partnerships, joint ventures, and promotional content. Tom is the founder and CEO of Insurgent Publishing, which is a strategic consulting company that focuses primarily on launches of products and events around releases of products. The company has worked with many influential entrepreneurs of today, including Jonathan Mead, Andrew Warner, and Dan Norris. Chris and Tom help simplify some...

2017-07-0243 min

Author Success Show Ep 031: Tom Morkes: How to run a successful crowdfunding campaign for your book?As the CEO of Insurgent Publishing, Tom Morkes has helped bestselling authors Dan Norris, Jeff Goins and Jeff Lee Dumas market their books and has run a number of successful book crowdfunding campaigns. After recently raising $12,000 in just 30 days for his latest book, Collaborate, Tom sat down with us to share his tried and tested crowdfunding tips to help authors through each stage of the process. From pre-launching crowdfunding campaigns to making a plan of action once you've hit your target, join us for Episode 31 of the Happy Self Publishing Show.

2017-06-2916 min

In The Trenches ITT 109: How to Create Friction Free Sales with Matt Fox Matt Fox is the founder of Friction Free Sales, the author of Friction Free Sales and Marketing, and the host of the Fail to Learn podcast. He’s spent the past 20 years studying strategies and skills in persuasion and neurolinguistics, hypnosis, direct marketing, and much more. This conversation was so interesting that I’m determined to get Matt back on the show so we can dive even deeper! In this broadcast, Matt Fox and I talk about: How small shopping cart changes helped Matt s client increase his conversions by 27% Why a poor bump offer can sometimes cost you t...

2017-06-2636 min

In The Trenches ITT 108: How to Get More Work from Your Existing Clients with Christopher Hawkins Christopher Hawkins is the host of the $100K Freelancing podcast and he’s helping service providers realize the power of selling to your existing and previous clients instead of focus on bringing in cold leads. He’s written multiple books and will be launching a course around this topic later this year. I loved this information packed interview so much, I actually had to stop and take notes in the middle of it because I knew I wanted to start implementing Christopher’s advice immediately after our call. In this broadcast, Christopher Hawkins and I talk about: ...

2017-06-1938 min

In The Trenches ITT 107: How to Build Multiple Businesses at Once with Anthony Tran Anthony Tran noticed a gap in the market when his WordPress design clients constantly asked if he knew anyone who could help provide ongoing WordPress support and website management. So, he filled that gap by creating his latest business, Access WP. He continues to successfully grow both businesses at the same time and that’s why I can’t wait for you to check out this episode. He continues to successfully grow both businesses at the same time and, in this episode, we’re going to find out how. In this broadcast, Anthony Tran and I talk a...

2017-06-1226 min

In The Trenches ITT 106: How to Build A Business Beyond Being An Author with Matt Stone Matt Stone is the Founder of Buck Books and multiple other businesses. Several years ago, Matt realized the importance of building a business around his expertise and expanding his products beyond just books and this is what we’re diving into today. In this broadcast, Matt Stone and I talk about: How Matt first started making money online using Clickbank How Matt stands out in a competitive market Why Matt feels it s never been easier to make money online Embracing a collaboration mindset instead of a competitive one Matt s ideal business model The foundation of what it...

2017-06-0531 min

In The Trenches ITT 105: How to Use Quizzes for Lead Generation with Josh Haynam Josh Haynam is the Co-founder of Interact which is a quiz building and lead generation platform. I found myself taking a lot of notes during this interview because Josh had some incredible information and really got me fired up to start using quizzes as a lead generation tool in my own business. In this broadcast, Josh Haynam and I talk about: The psychology behind quizzes The key to creating a quiz that works for your business The #1 way to promote quizzes Are quizzes good for segmenting your leads and/or audience? What types of questions should be in y...

2017-05-2929 min

In The Trenches ITT 104: How to Become a Six-Figure Social Media Marketer with Matt Astifan Matt Astifan is a self-proclaimed “failed Realtor” who turned into an internet marketing expert. He’s been in the business for nearly ten years and is on the show today to talk about the model he used, and now teaches, to become a six-figure freelance social media marketer. In this broadcast, Matt Astifan and I talk about: How Matt went from being a failed realtor to an internet marketer Why Matt’s first clients were business coaches How Matt made a month s salary in one weekend Should beginners use a performance-based pricing model? The best niches for performa...

2017-05-2237 min

In The Trenches ITT 103: How to Succeed by Working for Free with Charlie Hoehn Charlie Hoehn, in my opinion, is one of the smartest online marketers in the world so I’m incredibly honored to have him on the show. Charlie’s worked with people like Ramit Sethi, Seth Godin, and Tim Ferriss. He’s recently launched a new book, Play for a Living, and he’s got a ton of incredible information for us today. In this broadcast, Charlie Hoehn and I talk about: Charlie s take on the Fyre Festival debacle How Charlie sourced free work from 75 international artists for his book How Charlie started working with Tim Ferriss The benefits...

2017-05-1548 min

In The Trenches ITT 102: How to Develop a Killer Content Marketing Strategy with Kyle Gray Kyle Gray and I first met on a random island in Thailand several years ago and I’m thrilled to have him on the show today to talk about content marketing and, more specifically, how to develop a killer content marketing strategy. Kyle has so much experience and knowledge about this subject that he’ll soon be releasing his own book; The Story Engine. I was incredibly honored to write the forward for the book and can speak from my personal experience when I say it will change the way you look at your own content marketing effor...

2017-05-0844 min

In The Trenches ITT 101 How to Manage and Monetize a Popular Blog with Bryce Bladon Bryce Bladon is a freelancer, consultant and one of the people currently behind one of the most popular Tumblr blogs in the entire world, Clients From Hell. In this broadcast, Bryce Bladon and I talk about: How Bryce started managing Clients from Hell Some examples of how Clients from Hell has grown to what it is today The importance of cyclical content How the Clients From Hell platform is monetized The balance between having sponsors and maintaining brand integrity How Bryce decides what new projects to work on The metrics Bryce uses to analyze the performance of the w...

2017-05-0131 min

In The Trenches ITT 100: How to Implement the Fundamentals of Business Growth with Chris Goegan Chris Goegan helps entrepreneurs grow their business by utilizing the three fundamentals of business growth. He also hows them how to take advantage of the areas of highest opportunity within their business using easy-to-replicate systems to ensure they bring in as many clients and customers as they can handle. In this broadcast, Chris Goegan and I talk about: How Chris works with clients What is an entrepreneurial seizure? The three fundamentals of business growth How to convert leads into clients with one phone call How to orchestrate the sales conversation Utilizing your areas of highest opportunities How you can...

2017-04-2439 min

In The Trenches ITT 099: How to Embrace Connections and Vulnerability with Amber Hawken Amber Hawken is a qualified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner and a Deep State Re-Patterning Therapist who uses these qualifications to help her clients with emotional, mental, and spiritual self-mastery. She’s continuing this work with her recently launched book, The Unfu*kwithable Life. In this broadcast, Amber Hawken and I talk about: Why Amber chose such a unique and explicit title for her book What led Amber to write her book The seven F s of short-term stimulations and addictions Our struggle with false identity The three steps to overcoming our short-term addictions Why you need to own who you...

2017-04-1732 min

In The Trenches ITT 098: How to Discover Your Leadership Gap with Lolly Daskal Lolly Daskal is a top Executive Coach, the Founder and CEO of Lead From Within, was named the most inspiring woman in the world by The Huffington Post, and was named a top 50 leadership and management expert by INC. While Lolly could talk about a variety of topics, the main subject of our interview today are the principles mentioned in her upcoming book, The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness. In this broadcast, Lolly Daskal and I talk about: What led Lolly to become a top executive coach Lolly s definition of leadership W...

2017-04-1030 min

In The Trenches ITT 097: How to Write Daily Emails That Will Boost Revenue with Ben Settle Ben Settle is one of my personal favorite copywriters and I read his newsletter every single day. He’s also the author of a series of novels about a zombie cop and is on the show today to explain how, and why, you should start a daily email newsletter to help boost your revenue. In this broadcast, Ben Settle and I talk about: How Ben started copywriting and email marketing The fundamentals of starting a daily email newsletter How to determine whether to place content in a blog post or an email Should you place a minimum word count...

2017-04-0331 min

In The Trenches ITT 096: How to Overcome Destroyers of Wealth with Garrett Gunderson Garrett Gunderson is the Chief Wealth Architect at Wealth Factory and the author of the NY Times best-seller, Killing Sacred Cows. Wealth Factory helps entrepreneurs optimize cash flow, streamline their finances and keep more of their hard-earned money so they can make more powerful investments in their best wealth creator: their business. In this broadcast, Garrett Gunderson and I talk about: Garrett s four types of expenses The true definition of debt The importance of mental and relationship capital How budgeting destroys wealth How Garrett uses his multiple business entities to his advantage Why Garrett charges $1,000 for his b...

2017-03-2741 min

In The Trenches ITT 095: How to Improve Your Customers' Course Completion Rates with Chris Badgett Chris Badgett went from managing a dog sled tour company in Alaska to creating LifterLMS; a software company that allows users to have complete control over the creation of their online courses. He’s also the host of the LMSCast podcast and is dedicated to empowering people to generate more impact, and income, with online education. In this broadcast, Chris Badgett and I talk about: What led Chris to build LifterLMS? The first steps Chris took with his company The dirty little secret of membership sites How can you improve completion rates for your courses? How does Chris make...

2017-03-2033 min

In The Trenches ITT 094: How to Minimize Risks When Scaling Your Business with Dave Bayless Dave Bayless is a business midwife who works with technology startups and small consumer product firms. He helps them determine the best financing options for their businesses, as well as, helps them build scalable operations. Dave walks business owners through what it looks like to go from six to seven figures, the concept of a cash flow cycle, and what happens when they start scaling their businesses. In this broadcast, Dave Bayless and I talk about: What is the valley effect and how does it relate to cash flow? How profitable growth can kill a business ...

2017-03-1325 min

In The Trenches ITT 093: How to Get Massive Visibility at Virtually No Cost with Steve Olsher Steve Olsher is the Chairman and Founder of Liquor.com, a New York Times Bestselling Author for his book What is Your What?, the host of Reinvention Radio, and someone I’ve admired for a very long time. His topic of influence is helping people determine their “what” and then showing them how to utilize that information to achieve success in their business and life. In this broadcast, Steve Olsher and I talk about: What is the first step in gaining visibility for your business? How to determine your topic of influence How to create content that gu...

2017-03-0647 min

In The Trenches ITT 092: How to Be Globally Competitive with Ben Green Ben Green has spoken to thousands of people about how to seek job and internship opportunities both at home and abroad. He speaks from experience, having held more than twenty jobs, traveled to twenty-four countries, and done business with people from more than thirty countries. He s worked in Japan, Spain, and Brazil, and served as the vice president of a British software company with offices in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. Using his global experience, Ben wrote a book to help students gain an edge in the new global marketplace, aptly named The...

2017-02-2723 min

Outlier On Air | Founders, Disruptors, & Mavens Ep 372: Tom Morkes Interview - Insurgent Publishing "At the end of the day nobody need just another widget, what they need is something solved, some sort of a solution." Tom Morkes Tom Morkes - Founder & CEO of Insurgent Publishing Tom Morkes is a West Point grad, Iraq War veteran, and the founder and CEO of Insurgent Publishing, a creative advisory and consulting firm that helps entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs grow their businesses through strategic, large-scale book and digital product launches. Tom's clients and projects have been featured in major mainstream media outlets, leading television networks, and top ranked blogs and podcasts; he ha...

2017-02-2340 min

In The Trenches ITT 091: How to Become a Better Freelancer with Carrie Dils Carrie Dils is a WordPress Developer and Consultant who is currently using her expertise to write a book for freelancers. Real World Freelancing: A No Bullsh*t Survival Guide, will walk freelancers through client management, business strategies, processes & tools, marketing, mental health, and more. Click here to get on the waitlist and be the first to be notified once it’s been published. In this broadcast, Carrie Dils and I talk about: What inspired Carrie to write her upcoming book, The Real World of Freelancing What most freelancers get wrong and how to correct it Should you try to p...

2017-02-2021 min

Natural Born Coaches Tom Morkes: What Is Your Message?Tom Morkes helps people create, market, and launch 5 and 6-figure digital products (from books and courses, to service-based platforms, and more)!

2017-01-3027 min

Write With Impact with Glenn Leibowitz 57: How Tom Morkes Uses Influencer Marketing Strategies to Launch Bestselling BooksTom Morkes is a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, and served as an officer in the US Army in Iraq. After retiring from the military, he decided to pursue his passion for publishing and digital marketing. Today, Tom is the CEO of Insurgent Publishing, a book publishing and marketing company he founded a few years ago. In addition to having published half a dozen books, he provides book marketing services for authors. He recently worked with Neil Patel and his two co-authors on the marketing of their new book, Hustle, which h...

2016-12-2438 min

Tall Poppy TP 07: Tom Morkes, Collaborate AuthorTom Morkes shares his entrepreneurial wisdom to increase our chances of success, looking at the realities of uncertainty, failure and attributes that enable us to be anti-fragile. Plus practical advice for those of us with an idea, a book, a business concept. With his military background, he has first-hand knowledge about the power of the insurgent, bringing relevant experience from the battlefield to our creatives endeavours. His most recent book Collaborate, was successfully crowd-funded, and his next collaboration, the Freedom Journal broke records on Kickstarter. Links to Resources Tom’s website Tom’s podcast Insurgent Publishing Collaborate by Tom Morkes...

2016-12-2100 min

Live Limitless LL 019: Tom Morkes – Book Marketing 101In the 19th episode of the Live Limitless podcast I chat with Tom Morkes of www.TomMorkes.com. Tom Morkes is the CEO of Insurgent Publishing, a book publishing and marketing company that brings unconventional nonfiction to the creative outliers of the world. Tom helps people publish and launch books as well as digital courses and products. This is a […] The post LL 019: Tom Morkes - Book Marketing 101 first appeared on Live Limitless.

2016-11-2100 min

In The Trenches ITT 090: How to Use the SSF Method to Create a High-Converting Sales Funnel with Scott Oldford In June 2013, Scott Oldford was $726,000 in debt due to a failed business venture. For many people, that may have signaled the end of their entrepreneurial passions. The only way for Scott to get out of this situation was to find a working business model and leverage it. That’s exactly what Scott did, and three years later, not only did he pay off all the debt and but he generated multiple millions in revenue using the SSF Method (which we discuss in today’s broadcast). In this broadcast, Scott Oldford and I talk about: Scott’s background and how he...

2016-10-1345 min

In The Trenches ITT 089: How to Take Your Freelancing Business to the Next Level with Ryan Waggoner Ryan Waggoner is a freelance developer, and the creator of letsmakeapps.io. Ryan created LetsMakeApps as a way to generate more leads for his development business, and is dedicated to helping his audience do the same. In this broadcast, Ryan Waggoner and I talk about: 2:23 – How Ryan got into freelance development work, and grew that into a million dollar business 3:22 – How Ryan chooses to position himself in a specific niche, and why it s important 11:12 – Why freelancers should never charge hourly (and the alternative value based pricing) 16:24 – The luxury of having enough leads to be able to charg...

2016-10-0331 min

Breakthrough Success Episode 9: Mastering The Launch With Tom MorkesToday Marc is joined by Tom Morkes, the CEO of Insurgent Publishing. Tom started exclusively providing free content for his audience and used that relationship to successfully launch his products and the products of others. Tom has helped launch products such as Hustle by Neil Patel and Patrick Vlaskovits, The 7 Day Startup by Dan Norris, and a whole lot more. Marc and Tom sit down to hear Tom's journey, driven by the idea that he wanted to do creative work and not be dependent on anyone. Traveling freely with a full-time income from digital products struck a...

2016-09-2830 min

Positive Mindset for Entrepreneurs from The Mind Aware 0176 Launch Your Book with Tom MorkesWho: Tom Morkes - Founder of Insurgent Publishing and Co-Creator of Authority TV What We Talked About: How to launch a book or any other digital course. Tom revealed the most important thing you need to get started and it’s not your platform. He didn’t mince any words in letting you know exactly how to get your book off the ground and you’ll discover the two personality attributes that in his opinion will guarantee your success. Why I Like Tom: He is really serious and thorough about what he does. This is the kind of...

2016-08-2419 min

ClickFunnels Radio Tom Morkes, How To Recruit JV Partners and Affiliates - Even If You Don't Know AnyoneTom Morkes just set a Guinness World Record for the longest continuous audio content seminar. He reveals his secrets to attracting Joint Venture partners and affiliates. He is a master at providing value to his partners. He also discusses the latest trends in online summits and how you can use them to grow your business and your list.

2016-07-2837 min

In The Trenches ITT 088: How to Drive Innovation in Your Startup with Scott Bales A technology & innovation guru, Scott Bales is a global leader in the cutting edge arena known as The Digital Shift, encompassing innovation, culture, design, and mobility in a world gone digital. As thought leader, Scott thrives on the intersection between cultural and behavioural changes in the face of technology advancement. Scott is also the author of the upcoming “Innovation Wars” – a book that will show you how to drive innovation in your company, big or small. The book is currently being crowdfunded on Publishizer – order your advance copy here. In this broadcast, Scott Bales an...

2016-05-1738 min

In The Trenches ITT 087: How to Create a Platform with Marshall Van Alstyne Marshall Van Alstyne is the Chair of the Information Systems Department at Boston University, Research Associate at MIT s Initiative on the Digital Economy, Co-Author of the book Platform Revolution , writer for Harvard Business Review as well as other articles including Strategies for Two-sided Markets . In this broadcast, Marshall Van Alstyne and I talk about: How his experience of coming up through the Dot.Com boom helped him to understand platforms. The four times that giving things away for free works in platform creation. Examples of how companies fail to understand the nature of platforms. The...

2016-04-0434 min

In The Trenches ITT 086: How to build a Business as a Millennial with Mojca Mars Mojca Mars is the creator of Super Spicy Media, an advertising firm that focuses on helping clients with their online presence through social media. Mojca began her career as a journalist before founding her ad agency at the age of twenty-one. In this broadcast, Mojca Mars and I talk about: The joys of being your own boss The challenges that come with dealing with clients as a millennial. Her mindset of using hurdles in business as a way to prove yourself. The process of setting goals continually to measure where you are in your business. Positioning...

2016-03-2822 min

Evergreen Wisdom - Create Your Ultimate Lifestyle How To 10X Book Sales & Unusual Pricing Strategies – Tom MorkesCEO of Insurgent Publishing, Tom Morkes has lived a fascinating life. His story of how he became a highly successful entrepreneur turned CEO of a major publishing company begins long before he decided to use his writing and publishing skills for the betterment of the publishing world. Tom was a United States Army officer and […] The post How To 10X Book Sales & Unusual Pricing Strategies – Tom Morkes appeared first on Multiply Authority.

2016-03-2254 min

Authority Insider Podcast How To 10x Book Sales And Unusual Pricing Strategies - Tom MorkesTom Morkes CEO of Insurgent Publishing, Tom Morkes has lived a fascinating life. His story of how he became a highly successful entrepreneur turned CEO of a major publishing company begins long before he decided to use his writing and publishing skills for the betterment of the publishing world. Tom was a United States Army officer and platoon leader, serving his country in an airborne unit. After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point and serving five years of active duty, he dived into the exciting world of freelancing and male modeling. He has...

2016-03-2200 min

In The Trenches ITT 085: How to Position Your Company for Rapid Growth with Philip Morgan Philip Morgan is the founder of Philip Morgan Consulting which helps firms generate and close more leads. They focus on education based content marketing and marketing automation as well as helping their clients with positioning their company in a way that helps them grow market share. In this broadcast, Philip Morgan and I talk about: Philip’s background in technology and how he started his own business The mistakes he says he made in transitioning from an employee to business owner, including: Not building a strong professional network Not marketing the business well (and relying on peo...

2016-03-2147 min

In The Trenches ITT 084: How To Become an Effective Leader with Jonathan Raymond Jonathan Raymond is the founder of Refound.com and the author of a new book called Good Authority . Jonathan has worked in many businesses, including, in the wind energy sector, as a lawyer, and as a yoga instructor. He began his work as a business consultant when he became the CEO of EMyth in 2011. In this broadcast, Jonathan Raymond and I talk about: How becoming the CEO of EMyth helped him begin to find his balance in life. Why it is that Refound.com has the goal of helping the helper . Some of the common challenges t...

2016-03-1534 min

In The Trenches ITT 083: How to Build a 6-Figure Sales Funnel with Keith Perhac Keith Perhac is the founder of DelfiNet, the co-founder of SegMetrics, and the co-founder of Summit Evergreen. Keith had done work as a developer and designer before starting his first company, DelfiNet. He helps companies automate, measure, and drastically improve your sales and marketing funnels that drive their business. In this broadcast, Keith Perhac and I talk about: How he got his first client and what he learned through that experience. How his love for analytics drove him to start SegMetrics. Summit Evergreen filling the void of course-ware that provided customers custom integration, full customization, was hos...

2016-03-0734 min

In The Trenches ITT 082: Building a Location-Independent Business with Danny Flood Danny Flood is the founder of Open World Magazine and the author of multiple books, including Buy Your Own Island . He is also the host of the OpenWorld podcast. Danny has started three separate location-independent businesses that he successfully ran remotely from various corners of the globe. In this broadcast, Danny Flood and I talk about: His life as a nomadic minimalist. His travels around the world and how he came to live in Bangkok. How Danny went from running his own successful digital advertising agency to starting Open World Magazine. How his book Buy Your...

2016-02-2923 min

In The Trenches ITT 081: How to Rapidly Qualify Lucrative Clients with Kurt Elster Kurt Elster is the founder of Ethercycle. He has an MBA as a Senior E-commerce Consultant who helps Shopify owners uncover hidden profits in their website. Kurt got his start in business as a product manager for a company that drop shipped car parts, however he knew he wanted to be in business for himself. He started his own agency that offered a broad range of services before niching down and driving his income up. In this broadcast, Kurt Elster and I talk about: How he made the decision to niche down and only work on Sh...

2016-02-2228 min

In The Trenches ITT 080: How to Put Your Audience First with Jane Portman Jane Portman is the founder of uibreakfast.com. She is the author of The UI Audit and has developed a course with the same name for SaaS Founders, developers and UI/UX designers and consultants. She started doing design work in high school, came up through the agency system, and then after having children, started doing consulting. In this broadcast, Jane Portman and I talk about: What makes good user interface The best ways to choose colors and fonts, as well as the benefits of templates The advantages of creating products based on audience research How sh...

2016-02-1525 min

In The Trenches ITT 079: How to Scale Your Agency with Brian Cristiano Brian Cristiano is the founder of BOLD Worldwide . His love of video and production helped moved him into advertising. Through BOLD, he has been able to help brands or teams connect with fitness, sports, and outdoor consumers. In this broadcast, Brian Cristiano and I talk about: How he has been able to leverage content to create engagement. How he has been able to pitch to big name companies using old school business development techniques. Growing a team, using freelancers to remain flexible, how to know when to transition work from contractors to full time staff members, a...

2016-02-0828 min

MyKitaab : Podcast on Book Publishing in India Tom Morkes: Author, Entrepreneur, Trainer, Podcaster ep12Tom Morkes is an author, entrepreneur, podcaster and founder of Insurgent Publishing. Tom and I talk about his journey into the world of publishing, writing, self publishing and book marketing. Tom has appeared in several podcast interviews on Entrepreneur on Fire, Bestselling Fiction podcast, and Wrtier 2.0 podcast His guest posts on Goinswriter, and writeup on how he earns an income while traveling around the world on Business Insider are interesting reads. Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher and if you like this podcast, please leave a review! Shownotes for this po...

2016-02-0439 min

MyKitaab: Publish and Market Your Books 12: How to Create a Marketing Plan for Book Launch: Tom Morkes ep. 12Tom Morkes is an author, entrepreneur, podcaster and founder of Insurgent Publishing. Tom and I talk about his journey into the world of publishing, writing, self publishing and book marketing. You can find the shownotes at [https://mykitaab-podcast.com/tom/](https://mykitaab-podcast.com/tom/)Tom has appeared in several podcast interviews on Entrepreneur on Fire, Bestselling Fiction podcast, and Writer 2.0 podcast. His guest posts on Goinswriter, and writeup on how he earns an income while traveling around the world on Business Insider are interesting reads.Please subscribe to the podcast on [Apple Podcasts](https://itunes.apple...

2016-02-0439 min

In The Trenches ITT 078: How to Create Your Content Strategy with Rob Wormley Rob Wormley is a content marketer and author. Over the past seven years, he has developed digital marketing strategies and content for best-selling authors, Hall of Fame speakers, and businesses all across the country. He currently works as the Head of Content Marketing for When I Work. In this broadcast, Rob Wormley and I talk about: How Rob s background in journalism has helped him become a successful content marketer. What WhenIWork.com is and how Rob creates content for small businesses. Why Rob only develops online content strategies quarterly. How Rob uses content creation as a t...

2016-02-0121 min

In The Trenches ITT 077: How to Get Paid to Speak with Grant Baldwin Grant Baldwin is a professional speaker, the founder of The Speaker Lab, and creator of Booked and Paid to Speak. Grant started his speaking career as a youth pastor, but eventually moved on because he felt compelled to try something else. After several months trying to figure out his next steps, Grant decided to try his hand as a professional speaker. He’s since spoken at hundreds of events and to tens of thousands of attendees. He now also helps others with their speaking careers through The Speaker Lab. In this broadcast, Grant Baldwin and I talk abou...

2016-01-2528 min

In The Trenches ITT 076: How to Build a 6-Figure Magazine with Nathan Chan Nathan Chan is the founder and CEO of Foundr digital magazine. Wanting to personally discover the answers to all his questions about the daily struggles of starting a successful business, Nathan began to interview world-changing entrepreneurs in the hope that he could learn from them. He started Foundr while working a full time job, but the rapid success of the digital magazine led Nathan to quit his day job and double down on Foundr. In this broadcast, Nathan Chan and I talk about: His background before beginning the magazine. Why he choose to create a digital ma...

2016-01-1843 min

Fuel For Warriors FFW #9: Tom Morkes – Army, Disciplined for SuccessTom Morkes is an Army veteran and CEO of Insurgent Publishing, a boutique publishing company that makes books for the creative outliers of the world. He’s the author of four books including The Art of Instigating. In the Fall of 2013, He co-founded High Speed Low Drag alongside John Lee Dumas of EntrepreneurOnFire.com and Antonio Centeno of RealMenRealStyle.com. HighSpeedLowDrag.org is a platform to help veterans succeed in the civilian world. Fuel for Warriors host, Timothy Lawson, has been featured on High Speed Low Drag. Tim and Tom talk about Tom’s transition...

2015-12-2929 min

In The Trenches ITT 075: How to Use Exposure to Build Your E-mail List with Cloris Kylie Cloris Kylie is a performance coach and branding expert. She always had the heart of an entrepreneur, but didn t always follow that. With a background in engineering, marketing and management, Cloris has developed coaching and training programs in lead generation, personal branding, communications, public speaking, social media platforms, digital marketing, and career development. In this broadcast, Cloris and I talk about: How she began a business helping students with preparing for the ACT and SAT How she began expanding her business to include helping those in graduate school; then to help people in a job s...

2015-12-2126 min

In The Trenches ITT 074: How to Build a Platform-based Business with Sangeet Paul Chaudary Sangeet Paul Choudary is the Founder and CEO of Platform Thinking Labs, and the author the the number 1 bestseller “Platform Scale.” Sangeet is also the co-chair of the MIT Platform Strategy Group at MIT Media Labs, Boston, a Global Fellow at the Centre for Global Enterprisein New York, a speaker at the G20 Summit 2014 in Brisbane and an advisor at 500Startups in Silicon Valley. At the G20 World Summit 2014, Sangeet was hailed as a forefront researcher into how businesses can better use metadata and current technology. He has advised C-level executives globally on platform and network strategies, has been featu...

2015-12-1435 min

In The Trenches ITT 073: How to Grow a Successful Business on the Side with Brennan Dunn Brennan Dunn is the author of “Double Your Freelancing Rate.” He’s a freelancer, author, blogger, podcaster and software developer. He’s been in and around the world of freelancing for around 7 years, starting with a side business and growing it into a successful agency. In this broadcast, Brennan Dunn and I talk about: How he was able to build a successful high-revenue agency How he would do things differently now if he were to build an agency including: Moving away from a one-and-out project model toward a recurring projectized model Streamlining products and projects Not trying to...

2015-12-0743 min

In The Trenches ITT 072: How to Scale an Agency with Mark Hayes Mark Hayes is the founder of Rocketshp, a digital marketing agency in Auckland, New Zealand, and co-author of The Growth Hackers Guide to the Galaxy (Insurgent Publishing). Mark began his career as a successful business development manager at a large corporation in New Zealand, a more traditional suit job at which he was good but wasn’t passionate. Because of this, Mark shifted his focus, deciding instead to pursue a career in the marketing industry, working as a brand manager and content strategist for digital marketing companies. After gaining knowledge and experience in the digital marketing industry, Mark discovered the c...

2015-11-3046 min

In The Trenches ITT 071: How to Create 6-Figure Courses with Breanne Dyck Breanne Dyck is an author, learning strategist, and operations consultant. She helps microbusinesses (and their owners) make more money and have a bigger impact by applying the principles of adult learning in their digital course design. In this broadcast, Breanne Dyck and I talk about: How her experience taking courses as an entrepreneur led her to help other small business create amazing courses Breanne explains how your core promise to customers is at the intersection of what they think they want and what you, as the expert, know they need Why she recommends changing your perspective a...

2015-11-2347 min

In The Trenches ITT 070: How to Prosper as a Writer with Honoree Corder Honoree Corder is the author of “Prosperity for Writers.” She has been a successful entrepreneur for almost twenty years, earning her first fortune and developing a lot of her skills with Shaklee Corporation, then as a business coach, and now as a successful author, executive coach, keynote speaker and corporate trainer. In this broadcast, Honoree and I talk about: Why Honoree wrote her first book How Honoree received a traditional publishing deal for her first book but turned the deal down Her process to become a successful self-published author, including hiring a professional editor and graphic designer...

2015-11-1642 min

In The Trenches ITT 069: How to Self-Publish with Matt Gartland Matt Gartland is the founder of WinningEdits.com, a creative agency that helps authors with the development of their books, podcast and other products. Matt specializes in digital content development at the nexus of web technologies, business thinking, editorial strategy, storytelling, and modern publishing. What Matt Gartland and I talk about in this broadcast: How he created Winning Edits to be an intersection of good story telling and the digital experience How one of his biggest challenges has been clearly communicating the value of professional editing Matt talks about how the limits of his own time a...

2015-11-0925 min

In The Trenches ITT 068: How to Build a Media Platform with Greg Rollett Greg Rollett is the founder of Ambitious.com. Greg started Ambitious.com to inspire millennials to do great things. What Greg Rollett and I talk about in this broadcast: How he used his experience in the music industry, especially being an opening act to help him with his writing career with Mashable.com How people often fail because they do not aim high and they do not share their best work when writing for others Greg gives us his advice for people who want to build their own media platforms Define who you want your audience to...

2015-11-0441 min

In The Trenches ITT 067: How to Automate E-mails to Grow Your Business with Paul Minors Paul Minors is a productivity writer. Paul started his platform by creating book summaries of popular non-fiction books. This helped him build a small, passionate audience organically through Google SEO. He has since turned his platform into a productivity resource – helping people do, be, and have more. According to Paul, productivity is the best way to get the best out of life. What Paul Minors and I talk about in this broadcast: How Paul s book summaries came about Why Paul built PaulMinors.com and his strategy behind what he s doing Paul s idea of gett...

2015-10-2641 min

In The Trenches ITT 066: How to Write for Movies and Video Games with Justin Sloan Justin Sloan is a professional video game writer, with credits including Game of Thrones and the Walking Dead. Justin is also a novelist and screenwriter, with dozens of books to his name, including “Falls of Redemption” and “Military Veterans in Creative Careers” among many others. Justin studied writing at the John Hopkins University and at the UCLA School of Theatre. Justin is also the co-host of the Self-Publishing Answers Podcast. Justin was also in the Marines for five years, living in Japan, Korea, and Italy. He currently lives in the Bay area with his wife and kids. Wh...

2015-10-1947 min

In The Trenches ITT 065: How to Hack Sales with Max Altschuler Max Altschuler is the founder of Sales Hacker Inc. and the author of Hacking Sales one of my personal favorite books on selling. He was the second business hire at Udemy.com, setting up their customer onboarding process. He pioneered some advanced growth hacks including technical web-scraping and figuring out how to access data to build massive lists of leads (which we talk about in today’s interview). What Max Altschuler and I talk about in this broadcast: How to define your ideal customer How to gather relevant information about your ideal customer How to find your...

2015-10-1329 min

In The Trenches ITT 064: How to Break into Hollywood with Scott Levy Scott Levy, is a retired US Marine, who transitioned into the creative field of film, acting in both videos and movies (full length motion pictures). Over his 18 year acting career he has also performed in a plethora of TV and video games. In one of his favorite roles to look back on, he co-starred next to Vanilla Ice in The Helix: Reloaded. What Scott Levy and I talk about in this broadcast: What is was like to work with Vanilla Ice on the set of The Helix (and what it was like to hang out with Van...

2015-10-0531 min

In The Trenches ITT 063: Philanthropic Entrepreneurship with Tyson Adams Tyson Adams is the co-founder of Zuddha Organic and the founder of Jhai Coffeehouse. In his businesses, he is combining his passions for philanthropy and entrepreneurship. As a result, he has started several clean water projects in Laos, where Jhai Coffeehouse is located. Tyson went to the University of Washington and left on a one-way ticket to South East Asia. He stayed for four months and came back with the idea to start these coffee shops. What Tyson Adams and I talk about in this broadcast: Why Tyson started the business of importing coffee...

2015-10-0125 min

In The Trenches ITT 062: Finding the Perfect Mentors with Geoff Woods Geoff Woods is the founder and host of The Mentee Podcast. His weekly podcast provides a platform to deliver valuable information and profound wisdom for those looking to make the transition from employee to entrepreneur. On his podcast, Geoff shares what he has learned from his mentors and uses it to help others who are looking to do the same. In today’s broadcast, Geoff delves into the way you can quickly find high level mentors for yourself, as well as how he personally has connected with dozens of business leaders in a very short period of time. What...

2015-09-2135 min $Writers\' Rough Drafts$

Writers' Rough Drafts Writers' Rough Drafts with Tom Morkes - Episode 022Tom Morkes is a graduate of West Point, a former Army Officer, and an Iraq war veteran. Since leaving the military in 2013, he has been traveling the world and has gone on to write 3 books. He is currently the CEO of insurgent publishing, a boutique publishing company that makes books for the creative outliers of the world. He, along with two other veterans, just launched HighSpeedLowDrag.org, a transition resource for aspiring veteran entrepreneurs.

2015-04-1500 min

Web Marketing That Works 056: Tom Morkes: The Power of Collaboration & The Single Most Important Question to Ask Any InfluencerToby talks to Tom Morkes, founder of Insurgent Publishing about influencer outreach, a disciplined approach to success, the importance of multiple projects, crowdfunding and the key lessons he learned from 5 years of active duty as an Officer in the US Army.

2014-12-1547 min

In The Trenches ITT 019: How to Start a Film Festival from Scratch with Stephen AnaniczHow to Start a Major Festival from SCRATCH Have you ever wanted to start your own conference, festival, or event? You know, like TomCon, or the Morkes Festival? Me too. That's why I brought Stephen Ananicz onto In The Trenches today. Stephen is the cofounder of the The Key West Film Festival, and has a background in acting and film production (if you check out his name on IMDB you’ll see him credited in movies like Pirates of the Caribean and Salt, among other blockbusters). And while his background in film is interesting in and of itself, I rea...

2014-12-0628 min

The Mindful Creator Podcast Season 1 – MC17: Winning the Creative Battle with Tom MorkesTom Morkes is an author, instigator, startup consultant and the CEO and Founder of Insurgent Publishing. In Episode 17 of The Mindful Creator, Tom and I dissect the creative process and the struggle that comes with it to determine what it takes to start, ship and sustain long-term projects with more confidence. The post Season 1 – MC17: Winning the Creative Battle with Tom Morkes appeared first on The Mindful Creator Podcast.

2014-11-141h 08

SuccessVets: Advice For Veterans On Life After The Military Tom Morkes: How A Former Army Officer is Building Location Independent Businesses As A Writer, Publisher, and EntrepreneurHow does this veteran build location independent businesses with his writing and publishing? Tom Morkes is a graduate of West Point, a former Army Officer, and an Iraq war veteran. Since leaving the military in 2013, he has been traveling the world and has gone on to write 3 books. He is currently the CEO of insurgent publishing, a boutique publishing company that makes books for the creative outliers of the world. He, along with two other veterans, just launched HighSpeedLowDrag.org, a transition resource for aspiring veteran entrepreneurs. For more advice on yo...

2014-09-2354 min