Daniel DiPiazza and friends talk about building businesses and living better.

If a product or service doesn’t solve a customer pain point or doesn’t meet market demand, the business will not have what it takes to be valid for the long-term. But what is the best way to validate a business idea? In this episode, Daniel offers the Profit Paradigm Group strategies for hypothesizing, surveying, and creating a beta to determine the product-market fit.

100: Product-Market Fit: Tips and Strategies for Validating a Business Idea

EasyWebinar is an industry leader in streaming, marketing, and webinar technology. The Founder and CEO (and extremely likable guy) of EasyWebinar, Casey Zeman, joins Daniel and students of the Profit Paradigm course to discuss the many versions of his company. Casey has transformed his business to be a customer-friendly, recurring revenue money-making machine by perfecting how it delivers SaaS and its customer-centric branding.

99: Iteration and Systemization as Principles: A Live Master Class with Casey Zeman

The Founder and CEO of Teachable, Ankur Nagpal, joins Daniel and students of the Profit Paradigm course to discuss the business model many investors missed out on, an online teaching platform. Ankur shares how Teachable’s success is ultimately based on the success of its course creators and what steps the organization takes to ensure the success of their customers.

This podcast includes tips for choosing a channel, scaling your business growth, and why you should charge more.

98: Find What Motivates You: A Live Master Class with Ankur Nagpal

Thinking about and being in the creative flow process is one of the most fun and refreshing things you can do with your time and in your life. Entrepreneurship is an extension of creation. When you start a business you are essentially creating something from nothing. And whether you are delivering a product or service, you are creating something that didn't exist before and you are delivering it to someone with a need.

97: Mastering the Creative Process to Achieve Flow

Today, I tell the stories of what some industry leaders have done to ensure they focus on the core products their customers want. And as an example, I look into the history of one of the largest fast-food chains in the world, to dissect how in the 2000’s they lost their focus and then managed to regain it again to keep their business alive.

This podcast demonstrates the importance of having your customer avatar dialed in and the importance of focusing only on a few core products.

96: Industry Leaders Focus on Core Products Customers Want

Do you know the number one factor that allows a business to thrive? Financial management. Without understanding the basic business building blocks, CEOs can find themselves cash-strapped and in a vicious cycle of boom and bust. If you are bringing in a decent amount of money, you have to learn to manage it.

95: Practical Tools and Foundational Financial Management Tips for Business Owners

Are you looking to be a better Entrepreneur today than you were yesterday? Well, believe it or not, a different business strategy, budget, or plan isn’t what will get you there. 

During this podcast episode, I share the nighttime and morning routine I created for myself to optimize my life, which in turn optimizes my work.

94: Optimization: Becoming the Best Version of Yourself

This episode is a special LIVE Profit Paradigm Master Class. Guest Speaker, Graig Presti is the Founder and CEO of Local Search for Dentists, which is the only dental marketing agency recognized by the Inc.’s 500/5000 list for four consecutive years. Graig shares his wisdom about growing and developing as a CEO. This podcast is an opportunity for you to learn from a real industry leader on how to hone your marketing skills to propel your niche business forward.

93: Take Action: A Special Live Master Class with Graig Presti

In this episode, Frank explains how leaders can do things in a way that gives us clarity and momentum. Participants of the Profit Paradigm Program ask Frank for advice and counsel on how to find their niche, improve client retention, and how to complete a root cause analysis.

92: Developing Processes, Productizing Services, and Delivering Successful Outcomes to Clients with Frank Bria

In this episode, I define the differences between an entrepreneur and a CEO and explain how those differences can inhibit you from scaling if you don’t recognize them first. I explain how to create powerful solutions to the possible roadblocks that can inhibit business success.

91: Five Mindset Shifts to Guide You from Entrepreneur to CEO

Our physical, mental, and emotional states have a direct impact on the success of our business. Why, then, are most of us are straddling the line between personal development and true business growth? Having a plan to alleviate our stressors is not enough. We must take action toward engaging in holistic practices and living in a way that is beneficial to our entire being.

90: Improve the Leader, Improve the Business: Advice for Creative Entrepreneurs

During this group call, we discuss productization, cash-flow issues, systems, processes, and the wins that group members are having and how they navigated those. We go through the Rose, Bud, Thorn process to assist members in appreciating their wins and identifying their struggles. These are the real strategies real entrepreneurs and CEOs use to level themselves up quickly.

89: Behind the Scenes of a Profit Paradigm Group Call

This week’s episode focuses on your spiritual self and how to heal yourself from trauma and a painful past. Our guest, Dr. Brett Jones D.C., is a Chiropractic doctor trained in MLS, Professional Applied Kinesiology, Bio-Geometric Integration, and more. 

He is the co-founder of his own chiropractic practice, The Source Chiropractic, which is based in Oakland. Dr. Brett shares his thoughts on what medicine truly is and why it can be so hard to heal from our hurt emotionally.

88: The Mastery of Being Spiritually Connected with Oneself with Dr. Brett Jones

Today’s podcast is an interactive mindset workshop that is part of the Alpha Mentorship Program. It’s all about deconstructing limiting beliefs and false barriers.

We discuss the things you may believe about yourself that don’t serve you. And, the things you shouldn’t believe but have never questioned.

These are the beliefs that hold, not just entrepreneurs, but all people back from accomplishing their goals.

87: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs and False Barriers Workshop

If you don’t master the sales process you will never be able to put yourself or your business in a position to succeed, scale, and grow in a predictable way. Today’s episode is a recorded Master Class session from my Profit Paradigm program. 

The class is led by the sales master, Anthony Aramini. Anthony trained my sales team, which led our organization to intensive, consistent sales growth.

86: How to Master the Sales Process with Anthony Aramini

Today’s conversation is a recorded session from the Alpha Foresight program. Erik Huberman,
Founder and CEO of Hawke Media shares insights, answers questions and offers group members glimpses into the real world of running a marketing business. 

As the fastest growing media company in the U.S., Hawke Media has successfully tackled record growth year-over-year and flexibly endured all of the struggles that accompany it.

85: Deliver What You Promise and Success Will Come with Erik Huberman of Hawke Media

This week’s episode focuses on embracing a money mindset and the wealth-building vehicles wealthy people use. This is the third podcast in my Wielding Power series.

I share an overview of my ideas of the power of money as well as tactical and strategic wealth-building strategies. The idea behind this series is that I wanted to brief you on new philosophies I have adopted and things I’ve been developing.

084: The Philosophy of Wielding Power: What it Means to Be Financially Powerful

This week’s episode is the second of my series on power. In it, I explain the three invisible structures that may be ruling your life without you even realizing it. 

These invisible structures are paradigms, pendulums, and programs. It’s important for you to understand these concepts so you can develop your own power, do the deep inner work, and master yourself.

083: The Philosophy of Wielding Power: Invisible Structures that Control Your Life

This episode is the first of a mini-series I will be sharing with you about power. During these episodes, I explore the different nuances and concepts of power. 

These in-depth conversations will focus on physical power, emotional power, creative power, spiritual power, and finally, financial power. Together we will delve into the philosophy behind my upcoming book, Wielding Power.

82: The Philosophy of Wielding Power: Create Physical Power Through Awareness

This profound episode is designed as a framework to inspire and encourage you to achieve self-mastery. It includes important concepts, thought leadership, and intellectual property I have developed over the past six months.

This conversation is applicable to creators, doers, entrepreneurs, and those who have independent spirits. The idea of this podcast is all about finding your North Star, how to find your focus and discipline, and your purpose in an overcrowded world.

081: Five Key Insights You Need to Master Yourself & Evolve Your Life

Welcome Back!

About a year and a half ago around the time my book, Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want launched, I signed off from the Rich20Something Podcast. 

The book launch was a professional turning point for me. When you put your heart and soul into something and then it hits #11 on the New York Times bestseller list and it receives amazing reviews on Amazon, it can be a bit overwhelming.

80: Reflections of Last Year & Visions of the Future with Daniel DiPiazza

Matt Colvin was an early adopter of online sales and entrepreneurship. He was one of my first Freelance Domination students and he has taken the message of empowerment to heart. He uses online apps to analyze the profit margins of retail clearance items, buys the items in bulk to receive the lowest price possible and uses Amazon Fulfillment Services to sell the products online at a significant profit.

EP079: Making Money Through Retail Arbitrage Using Amazon Fulfillment Services  with Matt Colvin

Daniel and Abbey Woodcock both applied for a copywriting job with Ramit Sethi’s organization. Daniel was hired first with Abbey at a close second. Both have become successful entrepreneurs in their own right. Abbey now leads a team of professionals at Business of Copy, an organization that teaches what existing and aspiring copywriters need to know to be successful.

EP078: If You Want to Be a Copywriter Learn the Business with Abbey Woodcock

Tero Isokauppila, President of Four Sigmatic and Author of Healing Mushrooms, joins Daniel to discuss his passion for fungi, the importance of team and business basics. Tero is known by many as the face of Four Sigmatic but all of the people on his team are essential to the success of the business. What started in Finland as a small group of men running the business has turned into an international organization where a majority of the employees are North American females. If you would like to know how a business model based on foraging in nature for food turned into a health food craze, you will enjoy this episode.   Key Takeaways:   [3:56] When Vogue wanted to do a story before the U.S. launch, Tero knew he was on to something. [8:13] Entrepreneurs are the asset, not their products. [12:11] The importance of team. [14:31] Making amazing relationships online is a powerful experience. [17:59] Don't become attached to results, instead enjoy the process. [24:43] If you get the basics of your business right you can figure out the rest as you grow. [32:27] Four Sigmatic adds mushrooms to coffee and chocolate to cover up their bitterness.   Mentioned in This Episode: <a href= "http://www.rich20something.com/">Rich20Something</a> <a href= "mailto:Daniel@rich20something.com">Daniel@rich20something.com</a> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL29Igy2xjvbEaSPw6yye6n3XKz3uXAb4_"> Rich20Something on YouTube</a> <a href= "http://under30ceo.com/">Under 30 CEO</a> <a href= "http://www.rich20something.com/book">Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza</a> <a href= "https://us.foursigmatic.com/">Four Sigmatic</a> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Funky-Business-Forever-capitalism-Financial/dp/0273714139"> Funky Business Forever, by Jonas Ridderstråle and Kjell A. Nordström</a>

EP077: Optimize Your Craft with Tero Isokauppila of Four Sigmatic

This episode, with Layla Martin, addresses the sad state of affairs that is people’s sex lives in the U.S. A majority of people only have access to porn or the repugnant sex education classes offered by a sexually-repressed, puritanical government-run education system. Layla studied tantric sex in Asia and believes relationships, creative endeavors, and everyday life can be improved by engaging in erotic, satisfying and empowering sex. She has dedicated her life to liberating those who want to integrate a better sex life into their overall well-being.   Key Takeaways:   [2:29] Stanford’s Sexuality classes offered no hands-on learning so Layla went to Asia. [7:00] Replacing guilt and shame with ecstasy and joy. [16:02] Business leaders can benefit from having more meaningful sex. [23:14] Men get conflicting messages about sexuality. [34:44] Tools Layla uses to help people integrate with their sexual selves.   Mentioned in This Episode: <a href= "http://www.rich20something.com/">Rich20Something</a> <a href= "mailto:Daniel@rich20something.com">Daniel@rich20something.com</a> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL29Igy2xjvbEaSPw6yye6n3XKz3uXAb4_"> Rich20Something on YouTube</a> <a href= "http://under30ceo.com/">Under 30 CEO</a> <a href= "http://www.rich20something.com/book">Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza</a> <a href= "http://www.laylamartin.com">Layla Martin</a> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1h3IJ9lO5I1yL13LrA55hw">Layla Martin on YouTube</a> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Come-You-Are-Surprising-Transform/dp/1476762090"> Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life, by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D.</a>