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Problem Solvers with Jason Feifer features business owners and CEO’s who went through a crippling business problem and came out the other side happy, wealthy, and growing. Feifer, Entrepreneur’s Editor in Chief, pulls these stories out so other business can avoid the same crippling problems.
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What You Can Learn From the World of Franchising

What You Can Learn From the World of Franchising

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31:1524/01/2022
The Hard Decisions To Protect Your Supply Chain

The Hard Decisions To Protect Your Supply Chain

As supply chain issues harm so many businesses, we look at how one startup proactively avoided problems: It is Bartesian, and it made hard decisions more than a year ago that are paying off now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26:5817/01/2022
How To Tell A Good Publicist From A Bad One

How To Tell A Good Publicist From A Bad One

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31:1210/01/2022
Find Your Strengths and Scale Them

Find Your Strengths and Scale Them

How do you build a sustainable business? Figure out what you’re great at, and then how to build a great team around you. Jon Bier did it; he now runs multiple companies, including Jack Taylor PR, and advises many others. But it did not come easy. Here, he shares the hardest lessons he learned. (Also, check out Jon’s podcast, One Day with Jon Bier.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
38:4803/01/2022
Ray Dalio Says: Write Down Your Ideas!

Ray Dalio Says: Write Down Your Ideas!

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33:2427/12/2021
Efficiency Can Make You Inefficient

Efficiency Can Make You Inefficient

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22:3320/12/2021
How to Build A Network Effect, with a16z's Andrew Chen

How to Build A Network Effect, with a16z's Andrew Chen

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30:0613/12/2021
Reasons to be Optimistic About Cybersecurity

Reasons to be Optimistic About Cybersecurity

It feels like everyone's just one hack away from disaster, but cybersecurity expert Adam Levin (host of the podcast What the Hack) says things are going to get better. Here, he explains how we're going to solve this problem — or at least adapt to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25:3906/12/2021
What To Tell Yourself When You're Stressed

What To Tell Yourself When You're Stressed

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22:4029/11/2021
How to Win Customers By the Millions, with Joy Mangano

How to Win Customers By the Millions, with Joy Mangano

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29:1322/11/2021
I Stopped Saying This Word. It Changed Everything.

I Stopped Saying This Word. It Changed Everything.

Swapping out even a simple word in your vocabulary can shift your mindset and re-center your true priorities. This episode is all about how we can be more careful and strategic with our language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16:2615/11/2021
When Do Founders Stop Running Their Social Media?

When Do Founders Stop Running Their Social Media?

Natalie Ebel is the co-creator of Backdrop, an innovative paint company that was just acquired. But even as her company has grown and her job has gotten busier, she refuses to outsource her brand's social media. Why? Because it's a critical connection to her consumer, she says — and a key to building the brand's great community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25:0708/11/2021
Run the Right Experiments, with GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani

Run the Right Experiments, with GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani

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34:1001/11/2021
Why Jim Cramer is Bullish on Small Business

Why Jim Cramer is Bullish on Small Business

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37:0425/10/2021
Everything Is Just The Next Thing

Everything Is Just The Next Thing

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21:3318/10/2021
Michael Dell's Path to Success: Take Risks!

Michael Dell's Path to Success: Take Risks!

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31:5711/10/2021
Start With Your Audience: Advice from Wondery CEO Jen Sargent

Start With Your Audience: Advice from Wondery CEO Jen Sargent

What makes a great podcast? The same thing that makes a great business: Start with your audience and build from there. In this conversation, I speak with Jen Sargent, CEO of Wondery, a podcast company that has created many big hits (Dirty John, Dr. Death) and was acquired this year by Amazon. We talk about growing during difficult times, building stories that connect with audiences, and taking risks inside the data-driven world of Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
36:1804/10/2021
You Should Embrace Uselessness

You Should Embrace Uselessness

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32:2227/09/2021
How one CEO Built a Company to Help Prevent Forest Fires

How one CEO Built a Company to Help Prevent Forest Fires

We all see problems, but how do we build a business designed to solve them? In this episode, we follow Tim Barat's journey. Tim was a high-school dropout working as an electricity lineman and is now the cofounder and CEO of Gridware, a company that's helping to improve electric grid safety and help reduce wildfires. This episode is sponsored by AT&T Business. To learn more about how AT&T Business can help keep your business going, visit att.com/solvers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24:1521/09/2021
Work Your Next Job

Work Your Next Job

Want to get ahead? Expand beyond the things being asked of you, and focus on the things *nobody* asks you to do. I explain my "Work Your Next Job" philosophy, share some of my own stories, and then play stories from listeners Richelle DeVoe, Jules Hogan, and Erica Sinner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
32:0620/09/2021
The Mindset That Helps You Hit the NYT Best-Seller List

The Mindset That Helps You Hit the NYT Best-Seller List

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30:2613/09/2021
What It Takes To Be A Superforecaster

What It Takes To Be A Superforecaster

When there are many options in front of us, how can we pick the best one? Warren Hatch has the answer. He's the CEO of Good Judgment, a forecasting company that fosters a team of "superforecasters" — people who are exceptionally good at looking at situations and predicting what'll happen next. What are they doing? And how can we do it too? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27:1906/09/2021
Maria Sharapova: "I Hire People I Can Lose With"

Maria Sharapova: "I Hire People I Can Lose With"

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42:4030/08/2021
Hey Freelancers, Fix Your Portfolio!

Hey Freelancers, Fix Your Portfolio!

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26:4723/08/2021
A Leader Who Asks, "Should I Still Be CEO?"

A Leader Who Asks, "Should I Still Be CEO?"

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26:1316/08/2021
When Internet Connectivity Goes Out

When Internet Connectivity Goes Out

An internet connection is the lifeblood of any business, so how can you maximize your uptime? In this special episode brought to you by AT&T Business, we hear from entrepreneurs who have struggled with lost connectivity and about how you can solve the problem. This episode is sponsored by AT&T Business. To learn more about how AT&T Business can help keep your business going, visit att.com/solvers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25:3710/08/2021
You Know Change Is Necessary. What's Next?

You Know Change Is Necessary. What's Next?

When things are going wrong, how do you know what change to make? Wharton professor Katy Milkman, author of the book "How to Change", explains a few simple ways to identify the best path forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26:0909/08/2021
How Do You Compete Against the Biggest Companies?

How Do You Compete Against the Biggest Companies?

Sridhar Ramaswamy is building a search engine called Neeva, because he sees a white space left open by Google (where he used to work). Is he crazy, or does he understand innovation on a deep level? Here, he explains how to see opportunity in even the most crowded spaces. This episode is sponsored by AT&T Business. To learn more about how AT&T Business can help keep your business going, visit att.com/solvers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25:3102/08/2021
Investing in the Future, Even As the Past Falls Apart

Investing in the Future, Even As the Past Falls Apart

When things go wrong, we often look backwards to fix them. But when Dribble got hit hard by Covid, Michael Sacca and his team started thinking ahead. He explains how to look past the initial panic and start using crisis as an opportunity for improvement. This episode is sponsored by AT&T Business. To learn more about how AT&T Business can help keep your business going, visit att.com/solvers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26:3226/07/2021
How to Talk To Strangers

How to Talk To Strangers

Are you uncomfortable talking to strangers? It's time to get comfortable! Talking to strangers has many personal and professional benefits — and it's something you can learn to do better. Joe Keohane, author of the book "The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting In A Suspicious World", explains how. This episode is sponsored by AT&T Business. To learn more about how AT&T Business can help keep your business going, visit att.com/solvers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27:4719/07/2021
The Surprising Importance of To-Go Cocktails

The Surprising Importance of To-Go Cocktails

You can learn a lot from a simple margarita… because when you take one home from a restaurant in America, you’re participating in a change that was hundreds of years in the making. In this episode, we dig deep into how cocktails-to-go became suddenly legal (and why they were once illegal in the first place). It’s a surprisingly complex story that reveals our weird history with alcohol, and how the smallest shifts can lead to unexpectedly massive changes, and how entrepreneurs can take advantage. This episode is from my other podcast, Build For Tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
47:5512/07/2021
How to Live Like Ancient Royalty

How to Live Like Ancient Royalty

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50:2605/07/2021
What Five Psychics Told Me

What Five Psychics Told Me

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25:2528/06/2021
Wondery: One Hundred Percent with Marcus Lemonis

Wondery: One Hundred Percent with Marcus Lemonis

One Hundred Percent with Marcus Lemonis is a little bit of a masterclass, a cocktail party and a Sunday drive all wrapped up into 30 minutes with an audience invited to listen in. Marcus values family, community, character and ethics and helps small business owners who need his guidance and investment. His process is very personal and provides valuable insight through his ability to identify both problems and solutions. For years he has transformed the trajectory of businesses and the lives of its founders. Listeners will get to enjoy fun and unfiltered conversations centered around mentoring entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs that Marcus invites onto the show are creating products or services that will impact the world for the better. In each episode, listeners will meet the most exciting generation of business owners, including Charles Barkley, Kathy Ireland, Al Roker and Nicole Miller, and all the innovative ventures coming to and disrupting the market. Marcus talks to CEOs, entrepreneurs, inventors and all kinds of new leaders in the only way he knows how, it gets personal. They also talk about something successful people rarely reveal, what they need to take their success to the next level. Marcus and the guest explore that question in an effort to solve that puzzle.. Listen Here: http://wondery.fm/100PercentSolver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06:4423/06/2021
Solving the Top 3 Marketing Mistakes

Solving the Top 3 Marketing Mistakes

People.ai CMO Justin Shriber, host of the "Legends of Sales and Marketing" podcast, walks us through the top three marketing mistakes he sees entrepreneurs make — and explains how to fix them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25:2021/06/2021
How to Raise Entrepreneurial Kids

How to Raise Entrepreneurial Kids

Amy Morin, author of the book "13 Things That Strong Kids Do", explains how to create the entrepreneurial spark — and how, in the entrepreneurial quest, adults and kids all grapple with the same big issues. Set Your Children Up for Success with Entrepreneur Kids: All About Money.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23:5914/06/2021
Turn Your Passion Into A Career

Turn Your Passion Into A Career

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28:1607/06/2021
How to Start Over, with NBA Star Chris Bosh

How to Start Over, with NBA Star Chris Bosh

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29:5431/05/2021
200th Episode Special! The Change We Resist Is The Change We Need

200th Episode Special! The Change We Resist Is The Change We Need

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24:3024/05/2021
Don't Ask "Why Now?" Ask "Why NOT Now?" (With Jim McKelvey)

Don't Ask "Why Now?" Ask "Why NOT Now?" (With Jim McKelvey)

The hardest question in entrepreneurship might be this: "When?" Square cofounder (and author of the book Innovation Stack) Jim McKelvey has thought deeply about this question, and has a helpful way of thinking about timing... both in business, and in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
31:0117/05/2021
Stop Networking and Start Connecting!

Stop Networking and Start Connecting!

Everyone hates networking, but everyone knows that they need to build their network. What to do? Jon Levy, author of the new book "You're Invited", explains how to build meaningful connections in a totally different way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
43:1810/05/2021
When Your Big Plans Change, with Taboola's Adam Singolda

When Your Big Plans Change, with Taboola's Adam Singolda

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23:5703/05/2021
How to Switch Jobs and Succeed, with James Altucher

How to Switch Jobs and Succeed, with James Altucher

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34:5126/04/2021
Embracing Life's Transitions, with Stacy London

Embracing Life's Transitions, with Stacy London

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38:5819/04/2021
A Better Way to Describe What You Do

A Better Way to Describe What You Do

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24:2412/04/2021
How Ryan Reynolds Makes Ads Go Viral

How Ryan Reynolds Makes Ads Go Viral

How do you poke fun at something in a way that excites everyone and upsets no one? It's a skill that actor Ryan Reynolds has mastered—as his marketing company, Maximum Effort, churns out one viral hit after another. In this conversation with Entrepreneur editor in chief Jason Feifer, he shares how he does it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
35:5605/04/2021
Reconsider the Impossible

Reconsider the Impossible

The pandemic taught us an important lesson: The things we once thought were impossible might actually be our greatest opportunities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19:1729/03/2021
Chip Gaines on Building A Powerful Network

Chip Gaines on Building A Powerful Network

Chip Gaines (of Fixer Upper) loves people who say yes. “People who say yes to life, yes to hard work, and yes to risk, but who aren’t yes-people,” he writes in his new memoir, called No Pain, No Gaines. In this conversation, we talk about the power of building a network, imposter syndrome, getting through hard times, and so, so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
57:0022/03/2021
The Equity Crowdfunding Rules Just Changed

The Equity Crowdfunding Rules Just Changed

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29:0615/03/2021
What It Really Takes To Build A Community

What It Really Takes To Build A Community

Entrepreneurs know that it's important to build a community—but how do you really do it? In this episode, Smart Passive Income community experience director Jay Clouse explains how he developed a premium community from a small slice of the site's overall user base. Jay is also the host of the podcast Creative Elements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
31:1608/03/2021