The Rising Entrepreneur Podcast | Valuable Advice For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

It’s easy to avoid your personal problems when you’re consumed with and focused on your business only, but it’s a recipe for disaster. When your life at home is rocky and uncertain there is simply no way you can be 100% effective in your business and professional life. Wassim Dabboussi is a speaker, mindset and business coach, and has over 20 years experience in sales, marketing and running businesses. He’s the creator of the Life Mastery Hacks for Men Facebook group where he’s passionate about empowering fathers and husbands to reignite their passion in their marriages and become the top influencers in their children’s lives. On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey and Wassim talk about the correlation between contribution and business growth, the moment that Tony Robbins completely changed his life, his advice for how to deliver value to your customers and clients, and why he employs humans to communicate on his behalf instead of automation. Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You’ll Learn: ----- Favorite Quote: “If I feel I’m not adding enough value, that means I’ve got to get myself better because I know my customers and clients can see the value but if I doubt myself, I use that as a drive to better myself and not to step back.” - Wassim Dabboussi ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: https://bit.ly/TREoniTuneshttps://bit.ly/TREonSpotifyhttps://bit.ly/TREonGooglehttps://bit.ly/TREonStitcherhttps://bit.ly/TREoniHearthttps://bit.ly/TREonYouTubehttps://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With Wassim Dabboussi: https://wassimdabboussi.com/https://www.facebook.com/wassimdabboussi78 -----

Amazon is the largest online retailer in the world and the opportunities are endless for those that want to build wildly successful businesses selling in their marketplace, however the competition is fierce and you’re best off following a proven model. Stephen Somers is the Cofounder of Marketplace Superheroes, an online education and services company helping people learn how to sell their products globally on Amazon. Together with his business partner, they’ve sold over $12 million worth of products on Amazon and have helped over 4,500 people do the same through their training programs. He’s also a 5-time “2 comma club” winner! On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey and Stephen dive deep into the differences between a cash-flow business and a dream business, the epiphany that led him to selling on Amazon, his advice for creating successful business partnerships and collaborations, and the positive side of globalization that he’s excited about. Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You’ll Learn: ----- Favorite Quote: “We’re all, in the grand scheme of things, tiny businesses. The definition of a small business in the U.S. is a company doing less than $100 million a year in revenue. The world is huge, business is huge, opportunities are almost endless, but you need someone to help you change your glasses and to put on the glasses of opportunity.” - Stephen Somers ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: https://bit.ly/TREoniTuneshttps://bit.ly/TREonSpotifyhttps://bit.ly/TREonGooglehttps://bit.ly/TREonStitcherhttps://bit.ly/TREoniHearthttps://bit.ly/TREonYouTubehttps://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With Stephen Somers: https://marketplacesuperheroes.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0vPu0MpUQucAnZukUbtJuwhttps://www.instagram.com/stephenjsomers/ -----

No matter what you’re trying to sell or who you’re trying to sell it to, there is a particular set of skills that if you master, will help you do it faster and more efficiently. Blake Nubar is an inspiring entrepreneur, business consultant, speaker, and mentor, and his funnel design agency is responsible for over $10 million in lifetime sales. He holds the award for the fastest “2 comma club” funnel, passing over $1 million in sales in only 43 days, and he’s passionate about helping clients all around the world scale to millions. On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey and Blake discuss how he got into the marketing world out of frustration, the mindset he created that changed his trajectory in business from a flat line to a rocket ship, and the one skill set he thinks you should master if you want to free yourself from financial hardship in this lifetime. Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You’ll Learn: ----- Favorite Quote: “Each and every day you need to invest in learning more about online marketing because it is a skill set that you can take with you and use it over and over and over again. As long as the internet is going to be around... you will have a skill set that you can use to completely free yourself from any headache or pain or financial problem you ever have.” ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: https://bit.ly/TREoniTuneshttps://bit.ly/TREonSpotifyhttps://bit.ly/TREonGooglehttps://bit.ly/TREonStitcherhttps://bit.ly/TREoniHearthttps://bit.ly/TREonYouTubehttps://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With Blake Nubar: https://blakenubar.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/blakenubar/ -----

In 2020, the internet is the way we connect with our customers. Period. The only way to truly make that connection is through more personalized marketing. Mary Howard is a registered nurse with over 10 years experience as a small business owner. She built and sold her website design agency in 2017, and out of her frustration with the medical field and how medication is used on ever-younger people, she’s now focused on helping people find better health through natural solutions like organic foods, supplements and essential oils. On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey and Mary talk about how she went from working at a nursing home to building her first website on dial-up internet, her thoughts on honesty and transparency in business, and her advice on how to use the internet and online marketing to generate business. Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You’ll Learn: ----- Favorite Quote: “Follow the steps of somebody that’s been successful, and then tweak it once you find all the things that work and the things that don’t work.” - Mary Howard ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: https://bit.ly/TREoniTuneshttps://bit.ly/TREonSpotifyhttps://bit.ly/TREonGooglehttps://bit.ly/TREonStitcherhttps://bit.ly/TREoniHearthttps://bit.ly/TREonYouTubehttps://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With Mary Howard: https://powerlineessentials.com/https://www.facebook.com/mary.howard.5076 -----

Investing money in digital advertising is a risky proposition when you don’t know what you’re doing… and as it turns out it’s still a risky proposition even after you’ve generated hundreds of millions of dollars through paid traffic! Maxwell Finn is a top rated entrepreneur and advertising genius with multiple “2 Comma Club” awards for generating over $1Million in revenue from a single Clickfunnels sales funnel, and he’s the Cofounder and President of Unicorn Innovations, a customer acquisition agency that has generated hundreds of millions in traceable revenue through online paid traffic for some of the world’s largest brands. On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey and Max get into the truth behind success, the future of the traditional career path and retirement, and why entrepreneurship was the only way for him since the beginning. Max also shares his insights into the future of Facebook and where he sees digital advertising going if (and when) Facebook fails. Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You’ll Learn: ----- Favorite Quote: “Failure is a path to success because it means you’re trying new things, experimenting, testing and pushing your boundaries.” - Maxwell Finn ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: https://bit.ly/TREoniTuneshttps://bit.ly/TREonSpotifyhttps://bit.ly/TREonGooglehttps://bit.ly/TREonStitcherhttps://bit.ly/TREoniHearthttps://bit.ly/TREonYouTubehttps://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With Maxwell Finn: https://unicorninnovations.com/https://www.maxwellfinn.com/https://www.facebook.com/maxwelltfinn -----

We all want it and we all want it now, but the problem is that usually that’s a sign that we’re not actually ready for it. Nani Bernal is the fearless leader of the In-Power Tribe, a community of individuals that want to execute at a higher level. Her consistency has helped her overcome adversity in her life and in business, and she believes it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey and Nani go deep into intentions, affirmations and gratitude, and how these ideas will help you create an unstoppable drive to accomplish more in life, regardless of where you decide to place your energy. Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You’ll Learn: ----- Favorite Quote: “We come from an era where there is no patience. Business is about patience… it takes time to accumulate relationships. It takes time to build your business… So many of us are caught up in ‘right now’… if you just work for ‘right now,’ you’re going to get ‘right now’ results.” - Nani Bernal ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: https://bit.ly/TREoniTuneshttps://bit.ly/TREonSpotifyhttps://bit.ly/TREonGooglehttps://bit.ly/TREonStitcherhttps://bit.ly/TREoniHearthttps://bit.ly/TREonYouTubehttps://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With Nani Bernal: https://www.inpowertribe.com/apply-nowhttps://www.instagram.com/azonani -----

One thing that stands between a lot of would-be entrepreneurs and building their dream business is financial capital. Sometimes all you need is a little assistance to move forward. Zachary Siegel is an accomplished business lending expert that does all he can to be the hero to small and medium-sized businesses. He loves leveraging his relationships with credit restoration experts, tax and book-keeping accountants and merchant processing solution providers to offer both an alternative and conventional financing solution for nearly any type of business. On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey and Zachary discuss his first sales job where he made 70-100 cold calls per day and how that led him to realizing he should go full-time being self-employed, working on commission instead of salary, and also why he’s so passionate now about being able to provide financial solutions to other dreamers and business owners. Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You’ll Learn: ----- Favorite Quote: “Once I realized that I was generating a lot more revenue for the company in perpetuity than I was getting paid, I figured let me give this (entrepreneurship) a shot.” - Zachary Siegel “When you’re self-employed you don’t have a boss that’s going to fire you. You don’t have somebody waking you up, you need to do that shit yourself. You need to wake up earlier than the rest of the world if you want to excel and get ahead of the rest of the world. You need to work later than the rest of the world if you want to excel and get ahead of the rest of the world.” - Zachary Siegel ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: https://bit.ly/TREoniTuneshttps://bit.ly/TREonSpotifyhttps://bit.ly/TREonGooglehttps://bit.ly/TREonStitcherhttps://bit.ly/TREoniHearthttps://bit.ly/TREonYouTubehttps://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With Zachary Siegel: -----

If everyday you wake up and it feels like “just another day,” it’s time for you to reevaluate the path you’re on. Life is a lot shorter than we think it is and it can be taken away from you at any moment, literally. Tanya West is an incredibly inspiring entrepreneur and cancer survivor, and her mission is to lead, motivate and inspire others to shine bright and live a healthy life with purpose. She’s a digital CEO, web developer and the creator of “3, 2, 1, Launch Your Business”, a digital course to help aspiring entrepreneurs getting started in business. On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey and Tanya get into her cancer diagnosis and how it changed her life and career, her thoughts on failure and coming up short, and what’s exciting her in the digital marketing space. Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You’ll Learn: ----- Favorite Quote: “Look at your life and say, are you happy? Are you really happy or are you waiting to be happy? And how will you reach that happiness point, or can you be happy now in some way?” - Tanya West ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: https://bit.ly/TREoniTuneshttps://bit.ly/TREonSpotifyhttps://bit.ly/TREonGooglehttps://bit.ly/TREonStitcherhttps://bit.ly/TREoniHearthttps://bit.ly/TREonYouTubehttps://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With GUEST: https://tanyawest.ca/https://www.facebook.com/tanya.west -----

Becoming a success is the ultimate goal for most entrepreneurs, but what happens when you get there and you realize you’re all alone? If you don’t have anyone to share your success with, life will always feel unfulfilled. Neo Ross & Jenn Hildebrandt are serial entrepreneurs dedicated to helping men and women step into their power and 10x their relationships in life and business, by understanding and learning to harness “The Power Couple method”. On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey, Neo and Jenn talk about their individual experiences of finding their true authentic purpose in life, their past relationships that did not support their entrepreneurial tendancies, and how they came together and created a program to help other entrepreneurial couples become “Power Couples”. Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You’ll Learn: ----- Favorite Quote: “You know when you’re in that alignment because you have synergy in all areas of life, and you feel that energectically, monetarily, spiritually, your relationships, there is more flow to it because you’re not fighting against your purpose, you’re walking in that purpose.” - Jenn Hilderbrandt “When you are in your purpose, there is no time and space. You can be anywhere, you can be anytime, you just do it because there is opportunity. And you are going to take that opportunity because you’re on a mission and nobody needs to remind you.” Neo Ross ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: https://bit.ly/TREoniTuneshttps://bit.ly/TREonSpotifyhttps://bit.ly/TREonGooglehttps://bit.ly/TREonStitcherhttps://bit.ly/TREoniHearthttps://bit.ly/TREonYouTubehttps://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With Neo & Jenn: https://www.facebook.com/groups/281940736448201https://www.facebook.com/neoross8https://www.facebook.com/jenn.hild -----

It’s a terrible feeling when you know you’re going to run out of money before you run out of month, but sometimes that’s exactly where you need to be to learn the truth about why you’re broke. Jerry Fetta is the co-owner and co-founder of Wealth Dynamx, a financial coaching company. He’s passionate about helping people pursue more financial knowledge, make more money (and keep more of it) and multiply it to be able to live a financially abundant life, and be prosperous in all areas. On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey and Jerry talk about how he went from being homeless to delivering ROI as a financial coach, the moment he made a decision about money and its role in his life, his beliefs about the current state of social media and his thoughts on travelling for vacation. Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You’ll Learn: ----- Favorite Quote: “If I’m responsible for the problem, I can be responsible for the solution. If I don’t own the problem then I can’t fix the problem.” - Jerry Fetta ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: https://bit.ly/TREoniTuneshttps://bit.ly/TREonSpotifyhttps://bit.ly/TREonGooglehttps://bit.ly/TREonStitcherhttps://bit.ly/TREoniHearthttps://bit.ly/TREonYouTubehttps://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With Jerry Fetta: https://www.facebook.com/jerry.fettahttps://wdx.jerryfetta.com/ -----

There is so much pressure on you these days to work harder than ever, to grind your face off, to hustle not only in the middle, but on the side too, all so that someday you may reach the promised land called “Success”. But what about being happy? Kohdi Rayne is the Founder of AphidID and the Mantis Masterclass - The Millennials Guide to Financial Freedom. He’s an incredibly resilient entrepreneur with over 19 years experience in sales and marketing, and after beating liver failure, he rebuilt his business on Youtube, growing his channel to a top 100 design channel in 3 months. His day-to-day is dedicated to helping people succeed in life and take their business to the next level with a firm focus on mindset. On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey and Kohdi talk about how he built a new mindset out of necessity that helped him survive his liver failure, the way he audits himself to create success with anything he does, how he’s attracting people and opportunities to himself everyday and his advice for those seeking happiness. Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You’ll Learn: ----- Favorite Quote: “I believe that the goal in life is to find happiness… and that real success is only achieved by helping other people succeed. I also believe that happiness is only real when it’s shared.” - Kohdi Rayne ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: https://bit.ly/TREoniTuneshttps://bit.ly/TREonSpotifyhttps://bit.ly/TREonGooglehttps://bit.ly/TREonStitcherhttps://bit.ly/TREoniHearthttps://bit.ly/TREonYouTubehttps://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With Kohdi Rayne: https://www.themantisprogram.com/https://www.facebook.com/iamkohdirayne -----

----- As entrepreneurs, it’s all too easy to get so far ahead of yourself that you end up waking up some days wondering what the heck you’re actually doing. When you start to feel out of balance, it’s important to check in with yourself and have the hard conversations. Lisa McClanahan is the Founder of the Greater Grounds Coaching Organization, has over 30 years experience as a transformational coach and her mission is to encourage and empower individuals and communities to walk through change, by grounding them in their true identity and purpose. On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey and Lisa start off by diving deep into her philosophies on life, purpose and authenticity, her story of giving up a 6 figure income and corporate job to give back to her family and community, and her advice for entrepreneurs that want to build a business with purpose. Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You’ll Learn: ----- Favorite Quote: “Why don’t you step into your story? Don’t be afraid to share the messes. Don’t be afraid to share the successes.” - Lisa McClanahan ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: https://bit.ly/TREoniTuneshttps://bit.ly/TREonSpotifyhttps://bit.ly/TREonGooglehttps://bit.ly/TREonStitcherhttps://bit.ly/TREoniHearthttps://bit.ly/TREonYouTubehttps://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With Lisa McClanahan: https://www.greatergroundsconsulting.com/https://www.greaterthingscommunity.com/https://www.facebook.com/lisa.mcclanahan.71 -----

----- Applications, software and user experience, oh my! In a technical world it’s easy to get wrapped up in numbers and data, but still the most important thing to remember is your customer, the human. Jinny Oh is a world-traveling entrepreneur, founder of WANDR, an award-winning product strategy and UX design firm working with clients such as Geico, WWF, Samsung and the US Air Force. She is known for her story on Linkedin about funding her employees’ salaries on her personal credit card for the first 6 months of business. On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey and Jinny talk about how she started out playing with Microsoft Paint at age 5 learning design skills, the strategies she’s using today to help her clients, why she battles her clients on “white space”, and whether or not you should consider creating an application for your business. Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You’ll Learn: ----- Favorite Quote: “I’ve become a lot more conscious over the last 2 years of trying to have that work-life balance and trying to find happiness, and use happiness to define success. Previously it was about recognition, now it’s about recognition and my own personal happiness.” - Jinny Oh ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: https://bit.ly/TREoniTuneshttps://bit.ly/TREonSpotifyhttps://bit.ly/TREonGooglehttps://bit.ly/TREonStitcherhttps://bit.ly/TREoniHearthttps://bit.ly/TREonYouTubehttps://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With Jinny Oh: https://wandr.studio/startup-bootcamp/ -----

Sometimes things in life can happen that will completely stop you in your tracks, and it’s hard to figure out what to do. During times like this, you want to turn to someone who’s been through it and came out the other side successfully. Mike James is the Founder and Owner of P&Z Life Coaching, a motivational speaker and event emcee, and his passions are health and wellness, physical recovery, and working with the youth. On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey and Mike talk about a tragic motorcycle accident that brought him from physical trainer to mental trainer, the advice he gives to his clients when they want to create more happiness and success in their life. Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You’ll Learn: ----- Favorite Quote: “Life is like NIKE - Just do it.” - Mike James ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: https://bit.ly/TREoniTuneshttps://bit.ly/TREonSpotifyhttps://bit.ly/TREonGooglehttps://bit.ly/TREonStitcherhttps://bit.ly/TREoniHearthttps://bit.ly/TREonYouTubehttps://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With Mike James: http://www.pandzforlife.com/ -----

----- When someone offers to share the secret to happiness and abundance in this life, you turn off all distractions and listen up. Tabitha Christopher is a certified health coach, author of multiple books that help you boost your self-esteem, and she’s focused on empowering leaders of family, business and community to become super balanced through self-care. Her passion is to empower 1 million families worldwide to heal broken relationships and become better communicators. On this episode of The Rising Entrepreneur podcast, Corey and Tabitha dive deep right away starting with what she learned from almost having a heart attack at 21 even though she was a super fit athlete at the time, and how her life experiences set her up for success later on in life. This episode is full of inspiration that will get you through any road block! Get the full episode details and transcript here: www.therisingentrepreneur.com ----- You’ll Learn: ----- Favorite Quote: “Wherever you are right now, you have a powerful tool in the palm of your hands to create incredible, magnificent influence on those that you may never get to meet in the flesh.” - Tabitha Christopher ----- Resources Mentioned During This Episode: www.myfbgroup.com ----- Subscribe To The Podcast: https://bit.ly/TREoniTuneshttps://bit.ly/TREonSpotifyhttps://bit.ly/TREonGooglehttps://bit.ly/TREonStitcherhttps://bit.ly/TREoniHearthttps://bit.ly/TREonYouTubehttps://bit.ly/TREonFacebook ----- Connect With Tabitha Christopher: https://tabithachristopher.com/https://www.facebook.com/tabithaVIchristopher -----