Entrepreneurs on Fire

Justin Kenna is CEO of GameSquare Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded international esports and gaming company that connects top global brands with GameSquare’s portfolio of media agencies, esports organizations, and content studios. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Have a ruthless pursuit of short term goals. Set short term goals that are measurable and achievable and hit them consistently and over and over and that opens up all sorts of powers to be successful. 2. There is no perfect formula for success. Each people is unique and they have their own powers but there is a common theme for people. There is no substitute for hardwork, technical skills and sacrifice. 3. The creator economy is really the consumer economy of the future. Helps brands and esports play together - Game Square Sponsors HubSpot When you combine the power of Marketing Hub and Content Hub, you can have your best quarter, every quarter. Visit Hubspot.com/marketers to learn more NetSuite Over 41,000 businesses have future-proofed their business with NetSuite, by Oracle - THE number one cloud E.R.P. Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning for free at NetSuite.com/fire Optimize To chat with JLD about Optimizing your life, click here: EOFire.com/optimize

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Jeffrey Nicholson is the co-founder and CEO of Tracer, a data intelligence platform built to solve complex data equations. Jeffrey is a serial entrepreneur with a 15-year track record of building and scaling businesses across multiple fields, including advertising, media, and technology. He holds the unique privilege of running the first-ever ad via the global API on Snapchat, along with serving on advisory boards for Roku, Pinterest, and Nextdoor. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. The biggest factor of being successful is mental will power. 2. What is measured gets improved. 3. When you invest in the valued relationship with your partners and clients, they will recommend you. Your engine for answers. Take back time and control - Tracer Website Sponsors HubSpot When you combine the power of Marketing Hub and Content Hub, you can have your best quarter, every quarter. Visit Hubspot.com/marketers to learn more Notion Combines your notes, docs, and projects into one space that’s simple and beautifully designed. And now it has the power of AI built right inside of it. Try Notion for free when you go to Notion.com/johnleedumas Optimize To chat with JLD about Optimizing your life, click here: EOFire.com/optimize

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Alisa Cohn is an executive coach and the author of From Start-up to Grown-up. She has coached founders and executives at Venmo, Etsy, and DraftKings, along with enterprises such as Dell, Hitachi, and Pfizer. She writes for HBR and Inc and has been featured in Bloomberg, the BBC and New York Times. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. You do not need to set goals; instead, set directions. 2. When starting a business, the most important thing is building a thriving, sustaining organization with a structure and with people who have their own psychology management through successes and challenges. 3. The secret to great hiring is setting up a specific game plan about what you want to accomplish in 30 days, 60 days, and 90 days. 5 Scripts for Delicate Conversations at Work (plus one bonus script to make your life better - Alisa's Website Sponsors HubSpot When you combine the power of Marketing Hub and Content Hub, you can have your best quarter, every quarter. Visit Hubspot.com/marketers to learn more ThriveTime Show Attend the world’s highest rated business growth workshop taught personally by Clay Clark and NOW featuring Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Robert Kiyosaki and Eric Trump at ThrivetimeShow.com/eofire Airbnb If you’ve got an extended trip coming up and need a little help hosting while you’re away, just hire a co-host to do the work for you. Find a co-host at Airbnb.com/host

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Kim Perell is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and bestselling author. She sold her last company for 235 million dollars. Kim loves supporting entrepreneurs and is an investor in over 100 companies. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Failure is essential to success. 2. It is important to plan, save, and know what you are willing to give up in order to achieve your vision. 3. Being afraid means you’re growing. Dare To Do What Scares You in Business and Life – Reserve your copy of JUMP and get instant access to your One-Year Success Plan - Kim's Book, JUMP Sponsors HubSpot When you combine the power of Marketing Hub and Content Hub, you can have your best quarter, every quarter. Visit Hubspot.com/marketers to learn more Optimize To chat with JLD about Optimizing your life, click here: EOFire.com/optimize

Mike Mathweg is a relentless entrepreneur and business growth expert who achieved remarkable success before age 30, exiting the insurance industry in under five years for a pretty sweet payout. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Success doesn’t happen overnight. It takes a lot of consistency, no days off, putting in the hardwork and luck. 2. Building a team is crucial. You need to have the experts in the field that has done it before. 3. Don’t be afraid to ask for help or for someone’s expertise because its going to save you time and money when you try to do it alone. Check out Mike's website - Mike Mathweg Website Sponsors HubSpot When you combine the power of Marketing Hub and Content Hub, you can have your best quarter, every quarter. Visit Hubspot.com/marketers to learn more Notion Combines your notes, docs, and projects into one space that’s simple and beautifully designed. And now it has the power of AI built right inside of it. Try Notion for free when you go to Notion.com/johnleedumas Optimize To chat with JLD about Optimizing your life, click here: EOFire.com/optimize

Kass and Mike Lazerow are serial entrepreneurs and investors best known as the cofounders of Golf.com and Buddy Media, that sold to Salesforce for 745 million dollars. They are in high demand as public speakers, writers, and podcast guests and recently wrote a book called Shoveling $h!t: The Messy Path to Entrepreneurial Success. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Most people think you become successful by what you do , however, how you act determines your success. It is how you did it and how you make people feel. 2. Shoveling is represented by the willingness to embrace the messy, unglorious type of work that every founder has to do. 3. You can be knocked up a thousand times as an entrepreneur but if you start to get back up and start shoveling you can still succeed. Pre-order their book now and get more than 350 dollars in FREE bonuses (while they last)! - Shoveling $hit Sponsors HubSpot When you combine the power of Marketing Hub and Content Hub, you can have your best quarter, every quarter. Visit Hubspot.com/marketers to learn more! ThriveTime Show Attend the world’s highest rated business growth workshop taught personally by Clay Clark and NOW featuring Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Robert Kiyosaki and Eric Trump at ThrivetimeShow.com/eofire Airbnb If you’ve got an extended trip coming up and need a little help hosting while you’re away, just hire a co-host to do the work for you! Find a co-host at Airbnb.com/host

Justin Goodbread is an award-winning speaker, best-selling author and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience. He coaches business owners on scaling, building value, and achieving profitable exits. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Generational wealth is created in a short period of time and not over decades. It is not like a slow growing oak tree but more of a lightning strike that reshapes everything with intense focus and energy. 2. The freedom formula that every business owner can do is first identify the value of their company. 3. As business owners, we are our worst enemy. Were willing to do the hardwork but not the difficult work and that is finding somebody to hold us accountable. Reclaim your FREEDOM, increase your INCOME and exponentially grow your company's VALUE with The Value Growth Academy's expert guidance and proven strategies - The Value Growth Academy Sponsors HubSpot When you combine the power of Marketing Hub and Content Hub, you can have your best quarter, every quarter. Visit Hubspot.com/marketers to learn more Notion Combines your notes, docs, and projects into one space that’s simple and beautifully designed. And now it has the power of AI built right inside of it. Try Notion for free when you go to Notion.com/johnleedumas Optimize To chat with JLD about Optimizing your life, click here EOFire.com/optimize

Gitte Madelaire is an intuitive and visionary pioneer in leadership development with a corporate background and education. She is a futurist, speaker and the creator and author of Energetic Leadership. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. As an entrepreneur or a leader, you need to look out the window and have an authentic curiosity, not just from the top of your mind but also from the bottom of your heart. 2. We as individuals, have our own energy frequency and we have to train how this energy works for us and understand how we can tap into this energy. If we can learn to do that, we can unleash our potential through our intuition and dig into our wisdom on what is our purpose on earth. 3. The better we are as humans, the better AI and technological gadgets will become. Visit Gitte's website to get the book and learn more about Energetic Leadership - Energetic Leadership Website Sponsors HubSpot When you combine the power of Marketing Hub and Content Hub, you can have your best quarter, every quarter. Visit Hubspot.com/marketers to learn more NetSuite Over 41,000 businesses have future-proofed their business with NetSuite, by Oracle - THE number one cloud E.R.P. Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning for free at NetSuite.com/fire Optimize To chat with JLD about Optimizing your life, click here EOFire.com/optimize

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Elliott Holland is a business buying expert. He has a Harvard MBA and almost 15 years experience in acquisitions. His consulting company prevents clients from losing millions buying bad businesses. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Be careful in falling in love with sellers too quickly. 2. Never miss an opportunity to build rapport, that’s critical to getting deals done. 3. The best time to bring in advisors is 3-6 months after you start your search, or about a month before you get serious about a particular deal. We Stop You From Buying a Bad Business - GuardianDueDiligence.com Sponsors HubSpot When you combine the power of Marketing Hub and Content Hub, you can have your best quarter, every quarter. Visit Hubspot.com/marketers to learn more ThriveTime Show Attend the world’s highest rated business growth workshop taught personally by Clay Clark and NOW featuring Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Robert Kiyosaki and Eric Trump at ThrivetimeShow.com/eofire Optimize To chat with JLD about Optimizing your life, click here: EOFire.com/optimize

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Michael is the founder of Kreatures of Habit and Seamore's restaurants, co-founder of The Meatball Shop and co-author of The Meatball Shop cookbook. He's a serial entrepreneur, restauranteur, Chef, professional body builder and wellness expert. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Health is wealth. When you have your health, the sky is the limit. When you’re unhealthy, it is difficult to focus on anything else. 2. If you can own your habits in the morning, you can own your day. If you own your day, you can own your life. You can own and hold yourself accountable to the decisions that you make because life is a string of decisions we get to make. 3. Habits are everything. Most people’s lives are built around their habits. What we do is how we feel, how we feel is how we act, how we act is how people portray us. Follow Kreatures of Habit on Instagram - Kreatures Of Habit Instagram Sponsors HubSpot When you combine the power of Marketing Hub and Content Hub, you can have your best quarter, every quarter. Visit Hubspot.com/marketers to learn more Airbnb If you’ve got an extended trip coming up and need a little help hosting while you’re away, just hire a co-host to do the work for you. Find a co-host at Airbnb.com/host Optimize To chat with JLD about Optimizing your life, click here: EOFire.com/optimize.

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2022. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Mia Hewett has co-owned and operated multiple seven-figure businesses, is an international speaker, a bestselling author, and a world-class business coach. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. The more awakened of an entrepreneur you become, the less of life you fear. 2. To live your potential, you must see yourself being bigger and greater than all things physical in life. 3. Everything in life that is successful has a recipe. When you have the recipe and you do it in the right order, it always works every single time. Download the first 3 chapters of Mia's book Meant For More - MiaHewett.com Sponsors HubSpot When you combine the power of Marketing Hub and Content Hub, you can have your best quarter, every quarter. Visit Hubspot.com/marketers to learn more Notion Combines your notes, docs, and projects into one space that’s simple and beautifully designed. And now it has the power of AI built right inside of it. Try Notion for free when you go to Notion.com/johnleedumas Optimize To chat with JLD about Optimizing your life, click here: EOFire.com/optimize

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Saumil Mehta leads Square’s Square Point of Sale and CRM business unit. His responsibilities include overall ownership and organizational management across multiple functional disciplines, including Product, Engineering, and Design. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Square's mission is to democratize access and participation in the economy for traditional or underserved audiences. 2. As entrepreneurs, you can now use the most robust tools available to design an exceptional customer lifecycle that helps your brand be omni-channel friendly. 3. It is not too early to get started today in producing outstanding customer experiences and brand advocates. Visit for more information on how to start, run, and grow your business with Square - Square's Business Resource Center Sponsors HubSpot When you combine the power of Marketing Hub and Content Hub, you can have your best quarter, every quarter. Visit Hubspot.com/marketers to learn more ThriveTime Show: Attend the world’s highest rated business growth workshop taught personally by Clay Clark and NOW featuring Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Robert Kiyosaki and Eric Trump at ThrivetimeShow.com/eofire Optimize: To chat with JLD about Optimizing your life, click here: EOFire.com/optimize

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Eric Brotman is the CEO of BFG Financial Advisors, host of the Don’t Retire… Graduate! Podcast, author of the Don’t Retire… Graduate! book, and regular contributor to Forbes.com. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. It is not morbid to protect someone’s human life value. 2. Leverage your opportunities. 3. Start immediately. Don’t wait until there’s a trigger event before you do this. Time is on your side. A division of Brotman Financial Group Inc - BFG Financial Advisors Sponsors HubSpot When you combine the power of Marketing Hub and Content Hub, you can have your best quarter, every quarter. Visit Hubspot.com/marketers to learn more Airbnb If you’ve got an extended trip coming up and need a little help hosting while you’re away, just hire a co-host to do the work for you. Find a co-host at Airbnb.com/host Optimize To chat with JLD about Optimizing your life, click here EOFire.com/optimize.

Resh Joseph, a leading psychotherapist, specializes in treating trauma and sudden wealth syndrome in high-net-worth individuals, revolutionizing luxury rehab for lasting mental health and entrepreneurial success. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. People label an assumption that extreme wealth is a sort of vaccination against human suffering. 2. The human capacity for suffering is entirely independent to one’s worth or bank account. 3. Sudden Wealth syndrome is a collection or constellation of symptoms that presented an individual when that person has suddenly come from one socio-economic group and jumps to a much higher one. Check out their website and connect with Resh - Highlands Recovery Sponsors HubSpot Breeze is HubSpot’s collection of AI tools that helps you turn one piece of content into a whole suite of assets. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more Author100 A 100-day program where I will personally guide you 1-on-1 to create, write, publish and market your book. If you want daily guidance and mentorship from me, JLD, then head over to Author100.com to sign up for a free call to chat about the details

Seth Godin is the author of 21 international bestsellers that have changed the way people think about work and art. He writes one of the most popular daily blogs in the world and has given 5 TED talks. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Authenticity is dramatically overrated. Authenticity is for friends while consistency is for professionals. You should not sign up to do something that you hate. People don’t want to buy the authentic you, people want to buy the consistent, professional you. 2. Strategy isn’t tactics, a permanent plan or a guarantee. Strategy is a philosophy of becoming. It requires us to see the world as it is and to imagine how we want to change it, who is it for and what is it for. 3. If you are trying to reach everyone, you will fail. The key is activation not attention. You just need to reach someone. Check out Seth’s blog for videos and links - This is Strategy Sponsors HubSpot Breeze is HubSpot’s collection of AI tools that helps you turn one piece of content into a whole suite of assets. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more ZipRecruiter Let ZipRecruiter find top talent for your roles — in no time at all. Go to ZipRecruiter.com/fire right now to try it for free Author100 A 100-day program where I will personally guide you 1-on-1 to create, write, publish and market your book. If you want daily guidance and mentorship from me, JLD, then head over to Author100.com to sign up for a free call to chat about the details

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Zander Fryer is a best-selling author, internationally renowned speaker, and host of the Apple Podcasts top podcast – Sh*t You Don’t Learn In College. He's been featured in TIME, Forbes, Inc., and on the TEDx stage, and his company - High Impact Coaching - serves over 50,000 people in 27 different countries and at more than 700 organizations. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. In learning, you learn the fundamentals first and then you gradually build your way up. But in today’s society, what they do is go straight to imitating someone. 2. Have the tactical skills that allow you to be successful—sales, copyrighting, communication skills, productivity, relationship building. 3. There are so many people who don’t understand how these thoughts and emotions work. They think something’s broken and that there is no way out. Because of that, they resort to the only thing they think can save them. Check out and pre-order Zander’s book - Sh*t You Don't Learn in College Sponsors HubSpot Breeze is HubSpot’s collection of AI tools that helps you turn one piece of content into a whole suite of assets. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more LastPass The most accessible and easy-to-use password manager on the planet! Visit LastPass.com/fire for a free trial and get started today

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Chris Savage is the Co-Founder and CEO of Wistia, a leading video hosting platform that gives marketers everything they need to get bigger results from their videos and podcasts. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Remember that all of us are complex human beings sitting at home. Just because we are not in-person anymore doesn’t mean that we don’t care who we’re working with and how the work is done. You have to build systems that allow you to hear from your people. 2. A lot of communication and understanding with how people are doing happens when in person. These are really simple things but are unbelievably hard when remote if you don’t have systems for them. 3. In a world where work and life are so blended, it is really important that people will come to wherever they are working and feel like what they’re doing at work matters. The video host with the most - Wistia.com Sponsors HubSpot Breeze is HubSpot’s collection of AI tools that helps you turn one piece of content into a whole suite of assets. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more Author100 A 100-day program where I will personally guide you 1-on-1 to create, write, publish and market your book. If you want daily guidance and mentorship from me, JLD, then head over to Author100.com to sign up for a free call to chat about the details

Learn how to get approved for 100k dollars plus of 0 percent interest business funding for early-stage businesses. A unique framework that Jack McColl, founder of CreditStacking.com, has taught to over 3,000 entrepreneurs. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Building a good and strong credit is important because it gives you access to more business funding. 2. Business credit cards don’t report to your personal credit profile so it doesn’t affect your score. 3. The No. 1 thing is building credit over time. You have to be proactive and make sure that you are getting ahead Your guide to controlling debt and unlocking financial freedom - Credit Stacking Sponsors HubSpot Breeze is HubSpot’s collection of AI tools that helps you turn one piece of content into a whole suite of assets. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more Author100 A 100-day program where I will personally guide you 1-on-1 to create, write, publish and market your book. If you want daily guidance and mentorship from me, JLD, then head over to Author100.com to sign up for a free call to chat about the details

David Richter wrote Profit First for Real Estate Investing and Owner of Simple CFO. Helping owners keep more of what they make and not feel broke. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. If you know how to make money, you have to know how to keep it, how to set it up and how to win it. 2. The 3 most important numbers are what you making, what you spend and what you keep at the end of the day especially in the cash perspective. 3. The big piece to win is setting those bank accounts in place. If you’re going to play the game of money, you need to have bank accounts that are helping you in that journey. Check out David’s website and get a copy of his book Profit First - Simple CFO Sponsors HubSpot Breeze is HubSpot’s collection of AI tools that helps you turn one piece of content into a whole suite of assets. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more LastPass The most accessible and easy-to-use password manager on the planet. Visit LastPass.com/fire for a free trial and get started today

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. From high school dropout to CEO, Josh Fabian is on a mission to change the structure of the passion economy for gamers with Metafy. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Loosen up. It’s ok to be yourself. Talk like you talk. Don’t try to be too professional. 2. All of us are pushing for change where people can work on the things that they care about and that make them feel alive - not the things they have to work on because it keeps them alive. 3. Building in public is being open about what you’re doing. Be open with the good things and the bad things; be open with money in the bank and how the capital is being used. Follow Josh on Twitter - Josh's Twitter Sponsors HubSpot Breeze is HubSpot’s collection of AI tools that helps you turn one piece of content into a whole suite of assets. Visit HubSpot.com/marketers to learn more Thrivetime Show Attend the world’s highest rated business growth workshop taught personally by Clay Clark and featuring Robert Kiyosaki and Eric Trump at ThrivetimeShow.com/eofire Author100 A 100-day program where I will personally guide you 1-on-1 to create, write, publish and market your book. If you want daily guidance and mentorship from me, JLD, then head over to Author100.com to sign up for a free call to chat about the details