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Collaborative Homeschooling w/ Matt Beaudreau
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Collaborative Homeschooling w/ Matt Beaudreau

In this episode, Matt Beaudreau explains his philosophy of education and how he went from being a public school teacher to trying to find a better way to educate children and then discovering Acton Academy. Matt also talks about how, after becoming an Acton Academ…

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Content-Based Networking w/ James Carbary
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Content-Based Networking w/ James Carbary

In this episode, James Carbary talks about his author journey but also explains how authors can use content-based networking to create a better book and benefit from the book even while it’s still being written.

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A Future So Bright w/ Kate O’Neill
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A Future So Bright w/ Kate O’Neill

In this episode, Kate O’Neill talks about her inspiration for her books and how they boosted her career as a paid speaker. Also discussed: Whether AI will take over the world and enslave us all.

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Las Vegas Entrepreneur Ron Coury On Writing His Memoir, Tenacity
Josh Steimle Josh Steimle

Las Vegas Entrepreneur Ron Coury On Writing His Memoir, Tenacity

After retiring from the U.S. Marine Corp, Ron Coury became an entrepreneur in Las Vegas, but not the Vegas you know today—he was there when it was a small town, the “old” Las Vegas from movies like Goodfellas and Casino. Ron started over twenty businesses during his career and along the way dealt...

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Leadership, Flow, and Connection w/ Peri Chickering
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Leadership, Flow, and Connection w/ Peri Chickering

In this episode, Peri Chickering explains how the people she worked with kept asking her for more information on what she taught them, but there were no other resources she could direct them to. Finally, she decided to write the book herself.

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Kindlepreneur Dave Chesson Shares Top Amazon Tips
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Kindlepreneur Dave Chesson Shares Top Amazon Tips

Dave Chesson became an author as a way to spend more time with his family. As he developed expertise writing, publishing, and marketing books, he shared lessons learned on his Kindlepreneur.com website, which eventually became his main focus. In this episode, Dave shares his author journey...

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Find Your Book Idea And Make It Irresistible w/ Tamsen Webster
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Find Your Book Idea And Make It Irresistible w/ Tamsen Webster

How do you come up with the right idea for your book? How do you make sure that idea is irresistible? In this episode, Tamsen Webster shares answers to those questions, taken from her book Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible. Her strategies and tactics are the...

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Build Trust By Focusing On Problems, Not Solutions w/ Ari Galper
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Build Trust By Focusing On Problems, Not Solutions w/ Ari Galper

What will convince your customers to work with you, talking about their problems or about your solution? Ari Galper, the world’s top authority on trust-based selling, says it’s all about the problem. Think about it—if someone trusts you enough, you could say, “I’ve got the solution to your...

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Your Intro To Hiring An Editor w/ Carolyn Roark
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Your Intro To Hiring An Editor w/ Carolyn Roark

Do you need to hire an editor for your book? (short answer = YES) When should you hire an editor? What kind of editor(s) should you hire? How much will it cost? These are just some of the questions Carolyn Roark…

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Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff w/ Kristine Carlson
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Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff w/ Kristine Carlson

In this episode, Kristine Carlson tells her personal story of loss when her husband passed away unexpectedly and how she found comfort by serving others. One way she found to serve others was to launch Book Doulas…

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Author Charlie Gilkey Will Teach You How To Start Finishing
Josh Steimle Josh Steimle

Author Charlie Gilkey Will Teach You How To Start Finishing

Drawing from his military service to a PhD in Philosophy, Charlie Gilkey teaches entrepreneurs, small business owners, and professional creatives how to get stuff done. In this episode Charlie talks about how his book helped his business.

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