Interviews with interesting people
Although you might think he’s stuck in Fresno, Rob Walling actually lives there on purpose. From his home office that overlooks a Koi pond and waterfall, he runs 8–9 online businesses, and more are on the way. It’s not the money or the fame. Starting businesses is who he is.
Jason VanOrden is a cubicle escape artist who teaches others to escape too. His path went from a degree in engineering and guitar, to real estate investor (ala Rich Dad Poor Dad) to podcasting and content marketing.
Joe Pulizzi knows how content marketing can help your business. This is the story of an educated man who more than just book learnin’. He follows the example of John Deer: if you want to sell a plow, teach someone how to use it.
This the story of a boy from the Islands (St. Maarten to be precise) who grew up to teach biology and make money on the internet. Leslie Samuel started a site for his biology students (http://www.interactive-biology.com/). It became very popular and helped launch Leslie into more online ventures.
I don’t often use “effervescent” to describe someone but it’s the perfect term for Farnoosh Brock. She is refreshing, bubbly, and always in motion. This is the story of a girl forced to leave her homeland, her friends and even her pet dog. A two week holiday turned into a life-long adventure.
Pat Flynn often talks about making money. He has a blog, a podcast, an app (or several) and a website (or several), all centered on making money or telling you how to make money. But this interview is not about Pat’s businesses. It’s about him.
Not many people can say they grew up in Boulder, and lived down the street from Anthony Robbins. And not many can head a fast growing start-up company. But Jud Valeski has been spent most of his life living in Boulder, being inspired and running companies. As a child, he discovered that having a business was easier than conforming to the structure of school. Now, as head of Gnip (ping spelled backwards), Jud thrives on the contrasts of bicycling to work and spending the day mentally jumping between daily “fires” of activity.