The Online Empire Academy Podcast

Many of us struggle being able to take the idea in our heads and put that idea into action. This problem exactly is what drove me to start this series. For the next few weeks we will be talking about private labeling. I have lined up some fun and out of the box interviews. I want to show all the sides of private labeling as possible. Travis Ross is in the midst of his private label journey. I wanted to bring him on because he is in the thick of this journey. So many of us are working from home and for the majority of us its alone. That can get discouraging. You are not alone! Everyone needs hope every now and again. Like most of us Travis has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. He has always had different ventures going. After moving for a position at a church in Denver Colorado the Ross family needed to make some extra cash. After hearing about the wonders of amazon Travis and his wife began their amazing amazon journey. Most of us start with garage sales or thrift stores but the Ross’s went straight into arbitrage. After seeing some success they went straight to the heart, Private label. With a year under their belt They have built a thriving home and kitchen line. Community is so key to keeping yourself afloat. Like I said before, it can get depressing being alone all the time. One of my biggest passions is community and one of the best ways to build community is through meetups, community events and conferences. having someone near you that is doing the same things can really change the way you do work. My favorite way to build a lasting community is through conferences. Networking is key to building a lasting business. and there is no better way to find like minded people than going to a conference. Last year I attended the ecom chicago conference and the connections forever changed this show, our production, and the way we do relationships. Travis saw the same opportunity and decided to do something about it. With his partner Travis will be hosting one of the most sellers conferences of this year in Denver Colorado. The list of guest speakers is absolutely amazing and the price is one of the best out there. I negotiated a special price for you Empire. Travis and his partner will be giving a $25 discount to anyone coming from this podcast with the code EMPIRE. If you want to join this amazing opportunity, begin building an amazing community and secure your $25 discount with the EMPIRE code, go to, http://resellerconference.com/ If you want to know more about us and all we are doing go to, http://www.theonlineempireacademy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EIDMastermind/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJtNGg7PaK-fsdTDHUp5BQ itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/online-empire-academy-podcast/id379874674?mt=2 Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/entrepreneur-ideas-podcast/entrepreneur-idea-dads-podcast Until next time Empire, Have a great day! Joshua Woodward and the O.E.A. team

Start An Amazon Business With The SlamazonBros – The Online Empire Academy Its easy to get crazy overwhelmed when starting your amazon business. Some of you may have already started an amazon selling account but have gotten stuck and frustrated. And others (like myself at times) have had a selling account for a while now, You have done well for a season but your sales have slowed down and you dont know why. What sold in one season isnt in another. What was hot yesterday isnt today. The game changes all the time and sometimes its hard to keep your head above the water. I get it. My journey started with eBay. I was told there was big money in this business. That I could be making an extra $2,500 a month just on vintage items. So I took some seed money and started going to garage sales. I followed the lead of some posts I had seen in facebook groups and went for it. After listing my new found treasures I waited for that coveted “CHACHING”. Weeks went by and only one of my items had sold. How come your products aren't selling? That was the wall. My choice was simple, Walk away or knock it down. I chose to knock it down and Honestly these few steps have absolutely revolutionized the way i do business to date. 1. Get the help you need from the Successful people around you. 2. Follow through with the steps they give you. 3. Give value to the people around you as you learn more. When I chose to do the three steps above I went from selling maybe $100 a week on ebay to more than $400 a week in less than a month. The Slamans are some of my most trusted resources in the ecom community. They have helped, supported and grown thousands of peoples Amazon businesses. For the first time they have compiled their combined 6 years experience and made a course that honestly I could not be more excited about. This is not just a private label course. this is not just another amazon in 10 easy steps. This is not just a buy it forget it course. This is a full on, no holds, accountability filled, Amazon crushing, community building, Amazon FBA mastery course. If you want to make it. If you want to bust that stupid wall down and start making the money you freaking deserve these are the guys I would trust to get you there. if your ready to jumpstart your Amazon business and get the help you need go to, https://theonlineempireacademy.com/jumpstart

Start An Amazon Business With The SlamazonBros – The Online Empire Academy Its easy to get crazy overwhelmed when starting your amazon business. Some of you may have already started an amazon selling account but have gotten stuck and frustrated. And others (like myself at times) have had a selling account for a while now, You have done well for a season but your sales have slowed down and you dont know why. What sold in one season isnt in another. What was hot yesterday isnt today. The game changes all the time and sometimes its hard to keep your head above the water. I get it. My journey started with eBay. I was told there was big money in this business. That I could be making an extra $2,500 a month just on vintage items. So I took some seed money and started going to garage sales. I followed the lead of some posts I had seen in facebook groups and went for it. After listing my new found treasures I waited for that coveted “CHACHING”. Weeks went by and only one of my items had sold. How come your products aren't selling? That was the wall. My choice was simple, Walk away or knock it down. I chose to knock it down and Honestly these few steps have absolutely revolutionized the way i do business to date. 1. Get the help you need from the Successful people around you. 2. Follow through with the steps they give you. 3. Give value to the people around you as you learn more. When I chose to do the three steps above I went from selling maybe $100 a week on ebay to more than $400 a week in less than a month. The Slamans are some of my most trusted resources in the ecom community. They have helped, supported and grown thousands of peoples Amazon businesses. For the first time they have compiled their combined 6 years experience and made a course that honestly I could not be more excited about. This is not just a private label course. this is not just another amazon in 10 easy steps. This is not just a buy it forget it course. This is a full on, no holds, accountability filled, Amazon crushing, community building, Amazon FBA mastery course. If you want to make it. If you want to bust that stupid wall down and start making the money you freaking deserve these are the guys I would trust to get you there. if your ready to jumpstart your Amazon business and get the help you need go to, http://theonlineempireacademy.com/jumpstart

Many of us struggle being able to take the idea in our heads and put that idea into action. This problem exactly is what drove me to start this series. For the next few weeks we will be talking about private labeling. I have lined up some fun and out of the box interviews. I want to show all the sides of private labeling as possible. Today we will be talking continuing the conversation about diversifying your private label business. All of us at some point have had an amazing idea we didn’t act on. Sure enough a few years later that product hits the market. Im going to refer to this as the dumb tax. You don’t act on the idea you pay the dumb tax by missing out on all of those killer profits. My dumb tax moment was the Key Finder. I was notorious for losing my keys. It became an almost daily occurrence. Every Time I would find them the thought would run through my head, I should create a tool that tracks my keys everywhere they went. In the past few years numerous brands have come out solving this ancient issue. Yes you probably thought of the same thing and guess what…..we all missed out. You are now in the private label industry and have the opportunity to never pay that dumb tax again. Kylie Clayborne is one of those individual that took her amazing idea and ran with it. Kylie a Mom of 2 boys, Ezra & Heston Royce. She, like you wanted something different. She loves shopping but was honestly so tired of superheroes & princesses. She wanted real faces, real people for her boys and all kids to look up to. People that helped those around them and helped shape the world we live in today. She started digging into images and came across beautiful vintage stamps which led to many inspiring historical images & stories. Her next thoughts truly were: These people are real SUPER heroes! Thus her company Wee-Rascals was born! “We hope you feel inspired by the faces and deeds of these legendary heroes. We wanted something different so we created it. We hope these faces make their way into the hearts and minds of kids all over the world, yours and mine, and elevate them to a higher standard.” Kylie Clayborne If you want to know more about Kylie and Wee-Rascals go to https://theonlineempireacademy.com/weerascals If you want to know more about the Online Empire Academy go to, http://www.theonlineempireacademy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EIDMastermind/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJtNGg7PaK-fsdTDHUp5BQ itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/online-empire-academy-podcast/id379874674?mt=2 Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/entrepreneur-ideas-podcast/entrepreneur-idea-dads-podcast

Many of us struggle being able to take the idea in our heads and put that idea into action. This problem exactly is what drove me to start this series. For the next few weeks we will be talking about private labeling. I have lined up some fun and out of the box interviews. I want to show all the sides of private labeling as possible. Today we will be talking continuing the conversation about diversifying your private label business. All of us at some point have had an amazing idea we didn’t act on. Sure enough a few years later that product hits the market. Im going to refer to this as the dumb tax. You don’t act on the idea you pay the dumb tax by missing out on all of those killer profits. My dumb tax moment was the Key Finder. I was notorious for losing my keys. It became an almost daily occurrence. Every Time I would find them the thought would run through my head, I should create a tool that tracks my keys everywhere they went. In the past few years numerous brands have come out solving this ancient issue. Yes you probably thought of the same thing and guess what…..we all missed out. You are now in the private label industry and have the opportunity to never pay that dumb tax again. Kylie Clayborne is one of those individual that took her amazing idea and ran with it. Kylie a Mom of 2 boys, Ezra & Heston Royce. She, like you wanted something different. She loves shopping but was honestly so tired of superheroes & princesses. She wanted real faces, real people for her boys and all kids to look up to. People that helped those around them and helped shape the world we live in today. She started digging into images and came across beautiful vintage stamps which led to many inspiring historical images & stories. Her next thoughts truly were: These people are real SUPER heroes! Thus her company Wee-Rascals was born! “We hope you feel inspired by the faces and deeds of these legendary heroes. We wanted something different so we created it. We hope these faces make their way into the hearts and minds of kids all over the world, yours and mine, and elevate them to a higher standard.” Kylie Clayborne If you want to know more about Kylie and Wee-Rascals go to http://theonlineempireacademy.com/weerascals If you want to know more about the Online Empire Academy go to, http://www.theonlineempireacademy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EIDMastermind/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJtNGg7PaK-fsdTDHUp5BQ itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/online-empire-academy-podcast/id379874674?mt=2 Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/entrepreneur-ideas-podcast/entrepreneur-idea-dads-podcast

Many of us struggle being able to take the idea in our heads and put that idea into action. This problem exactly is what drove me to start this series. For the next few weeks we will be talking about private labeling. I have lined up some fun and out of the box interviews. I want to show all the sides of private labeling as possible. Today we will be talking about diversifying your private label business with Etsy. Gloria Pearson is our guest and a top Etsy seller. She shares her insight on the world of Etsy and what it can do for your business. If you haven't thought about it yet, Amazon may not be the only place to be promoting your PL products. The best thing you can do for your business is diversification. After a while your products are growing and sales are flowing. Have you thought about expanding into other market places? Amazon is not the only ecom site and there could potentially be thousands of shoppers you have yet to reach. You may have considered eBay and I would highly encourage you to begin selling on that platform. But there is a platform not usually associated with the PL game. That my friends is Etsy. Now you may be thinking, “isn’t etsy only for handmade goods?” the answer is yes. The DIY market is booming and as private labelers we have an opportunity to blow this market up. So how in the world will I get my products on the site if I don't make them myself? The answer is simple, It doesn't have to be your current product. There are people all over the world who need their custom made products represented online. Just take five minutes and search “handmade goods” on google. Find the sites that don't have product represented on etsy, ebay and amazon and email those individuals about working with them. Partnerships are going to change the game when it comes to private labeling. Sure you can grow some awesome brands on your own but what about the brands already selling that are not yet represented? You already have the experience and can bring those brands to the next level My challenge to you is this, #1. Go to a local craft fair. #2. Watch the crowd and see what booths are visited the most. #3. Have a conversation with the booth and find out if they are represented. #4. Offer to partner with them. The worst they can say is they are not interested. There is no harm in asking. The quickest way to grow is through diversification. Start thinking past Amazon and look towards the ones who are already making ripples in their marketplaces. If you are interested in the Etsy marketplace and want to look at an already successful seller go check out Glorias etsy page, https://theonlineempireacademy.com/Booklandia If you want to know more about the Online Empire Academy go to, http://www.theonlineempireacademy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EIDMastermind/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJtNGg7PaK-fsdTDHUp5BQ itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/online-empire-academy-podcast/id379874674?mt=2 Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/entrepreneur-ideas-podcast/entrepreneur-idea-dads-podcast Until next time Empire, Have a great day! Joshua Woodward and the O.E.A. team

Many of us struggle being able to take the idea in our heads and put that idea into action. This problem exactly is what drove me to start this series. For the next few weeks we will be talking about private labeling. I have lined up some fun and out of the box interviews. I want to show all the sides of private labeling as possible. Today we will be talking about diversifying your private label business with Etsy. Gloria Pearson is our guest and a top Etsy seller. She shares her insight on the world of Etsy and what it can do for your business. If you haven't thought about it yet, Amazon may not be the only place to be promoting your PL products. The best thing you can do for your business is diversification. After a while your products are growing and sales are flowing. Have you thought about expanding into other market places? Amazon is not the only ecom site and there could potentially be thousands of shoppers you have yet to reach. You may have considered eBay and I would highly encourage you to begin selling on that platform. But there is a platform not usually associated with the PL game. That my friends is Etsy. Now you may be thinking, “isn’t etsy only for handmade goods?” the answer is yes. The DIY market is booming and as private labelers we have an opportunity to blow this market up. So how in the world will I get my products on the site if I don't make them myself? The answer is simple, It doesn't have to be your current product. There are people all over the world who need their custom made products represented online. Just take five minutes and search “handmade goods” on google. Find the sites that don't have product represented on etsy, ebay and amazon and email those individuals about working with them. Partnerships are going to change the game when it comes to private labeling. Sure you can grow some awesome brands on your own but what about the brands already selling that are not yet represented? You already have the experience and can bring those brands to the next level My challenge to you is this, #1. Go to a local craft fair. #2. Watch the crowd and see what booths are visited the most. #3. Have a conversation with the booth and find out if they are represented. #4. Offer to partner with them. The worst they can say is they are not interested. There is no harm in asking. The quickest way to grow is through diversification. Start thinking past Amazon and look towards the ones who are already making ripples in their marketplaces. If you are interested in the Etsy marketplace and want to look at an already successful seller go check out Glorias etsy page, http://theonlineempireacademy.com/Booklandia If you want to know more about the Online Empire Academy go to, http://www.theonlineempireacademy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EIDMastermind/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJtNGg7PaK-fsdTDHUp5BQ itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/online-empire-academy-podcast/id379874674?mt=2 Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/entrepreneur-ideas-podcast/entrepreneur-idea-dads-podcast Until next time Empire, Have a great day! Joshua Woodward and the O.E.A. team

Many of us struggle being able to take the idea in our heads and put that idea into action. This problem exactly is what drove me to start this series. For the next few weeks we will be talking about private labeling. I have lined up some fun and out of the box interviews. I want to show all the sides of private labeling as possible. So You have taken the next step and gotten yourself a beautiful new product to be listed on Amazon. Only problem now is the creation of the listing. What is the quickest way to drive the most traffic to your products? Its not the title, it’s not the feature or bullet point optimization. My friends one of the most important if not the most important part of the private label process is, Pictures. In the words of today's guest Michael Goldberg from FBA Photo, “You have one second to catch the eye of the shopper.” This was one of the greatest take aways for me of most any podcast I have been apart of. As most of you know I love doing eBay. As Michael said this I this pit in my stomach rise. I began thinking of all of my listings that I had simply shot a photo of with my iPhone. Don’t get me wrong I did my best, but how many potential sales was I missing because my pictures looked like crap. Now think about the product you just worked so hard to get private labeled. Are you missing out on sales because of your photos? FBA Photo is the combination of Michael Goldberg’s suave and handsome demeanor and Chris Geraci’s unrelenting need to approach all aspects of life with technical superiority. Together Michael and Chris formed FBA Photo to help Amazon sellers create better listings through better product photography. A picture is worth a thousand words, and thousands of dollars in product sales. We aim to capture the essence of your product in our photographs. Creating stunning product photos that will outshine all of your competition is our goal. If you are wanting to bring your photos to the next level, Michael and Chris are offering 10% off to you empire. To secure this deal go to, https://theonlineempireacademy.com/fbaphotos and let them know you heard about the deal on the Online Empire Academy Podcast. If you want to know more about the Online Empire Academy go to, http://www.theonlineempireacademy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EIDMastermind/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJtNGg7PaK-fsdTDHUp5BQ itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/online-empire-academy-podcast/id379874674?mt=2 Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/entrepreneur-ideas-podcast/entrepreneur-idea-dads-podcast Until next time Empire, Have a great day! Joshua Woodward and the O.E.A. team

Many of us struggle being able to take the idea in our heads and put that idea into action. This problem exactly is what drove me to start this series. For the next few weeks we will be talking about private labeling. I have lined up some fun and out of the box interviews. I want to show all the sides of private labeling as possible. So You have taken the next step and gotten yourself a beautiful new product to be listed on Amazon. Only problem now is the creation of the listing. What is the quickest way to drive the most traffic to your products? Its not the title, it’s not the feature or bullet point optimization. My friends one of the most important if not the most important part of the private label process is, Pictures. In the words of today's guest Michael Goldberg from FBA Photo, “You have one second to catch the eye of the shopper.” This was one of the greatest take aways for me of most any podcast I have been apart of. As most of you know I love doing eBay. As Michael said this I this pit in my stomach rise. I began thinking of all of my listings that I had simply shot a photo of with my iPhone. Don’t get me wrong I did my best, but how many potential sales was I missing because my pictures looked like crap. Now think about the product you just worked so hard to get private labeled. Are you missing out on sales because of your photos? FBA Photo is the combination of Michael Goldberg’s suave and handsome demeanor and Chris Geraci’s unrelenting need to approach all aspects of life with technical superiority. Together Michael and Chris formed FBA Photo to help Amazon sellers create better listings through better product photography. A picture is worth a thousand words, and thousands of dollars in product sales. We aim to capture the essence of your product in our photographs. Creating stunning product photos that will outshine all of your competition is our goal. If you are wanting to bring your photos to the next level, Michael and Chris are offering 10% off to you empire. To secure this deal go to, http://theonlineempireacademy.com/fbaphotos and let them know you heard about the deal on the Online Empire Academy Podcast. If you want to know more about the Online Empire Academy go to, http://www.theonlineempireacademy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EIDMastermind/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJtNGg7PaK-fsdTDHUp5BQ itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/online-empire-academy-podcast/id379874674?mt=2 Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/entrepreneur-ideas-podcast/entrepreneur-idea-dads-podcast Until next time Empire, Have a great day! Joshua Woodward and the O.E.A. team

Learn How to Developing Red Hot Partnerships – The Online Empire Academy So many of us struggle being able to take the idea in our heads and put that idea into action. This problem exactly is what drove me to start this series. For the next few weeks we will be talking about private labeling. I have lined up some fun and out of the box interviews. I want to show all the sides of private labeling as possible. Today we have a fun guest on the show. Before i get into it, let me paint you a little picture. You are sitting in a restaurant and hungry as all get out. The waiter comes with your piping hot prime ribs with a side of mashed potatoes. After posting a beautiful picture to your newly created (food centered) instagram account You reach for the hot sauce to bring that prime rib to the next level…..But wait there's no hot sauce…..even worse they don’t carry any hot sauce in house. Our guest lives to see this problem depleted all across the world. Larry Jorgensen is the founder of My Custom Hot Sauce. My Custom Hot Sauce is a south Louisiana hot sauce manufacturer, specializing in custom hot sauces. Their goal is to create just the right hot sauce for you. whether that be your business label on a bottle of their already famous flavors or if you would like them to mix you up your own secret blend they are ready to do it for you. I love this model. I am passionate about partnering with my local community and that is exactly how Larry got his business up and running. He had his own private label hot sauce. They had made a few recipes but wanted to take it to the next level. They realized there market could grow substantially by reaching out to local businesses to put their labels on the sauce. After securing a larger manufacture there new bottles they jumped all in. After a few years and hundreds of clients served they are the premier private label hot sauce location. I wanted to have them on because they are implementing a fundamental so many of us selling online forget, work with those in your local community to build your existing brands. If you have an already successful PL product why not reach out to local groups, businesses and programs. What you are doing is limited to exactly that… You. Grow bigger than yourselves and watch the profits grow alongside. For those of you with your gears already turning, YES you can private label these sauces and sell on amazon. Just shoot Larry’s teams an email at http://mycustomhotsauce.com/ and let them know you are coming from the Online Empire Academy. If you want to know more about the Online Empire Academy go to, http://www.theonlineempireacademy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EIDMastermind/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJtNGg7PaK-fsdTDHUp5BQ itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/online-empire-academy-podcast/id379874674?mt=2 Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/entrepreneur-ideas-podcast/entrepreneur-idea-dads-podcast Until next time Empire, Have a great day! Joshua Woodward and the O.E.A. team

Learn How to Developing Red Hot Partnerships – The Online Empire Academy So many of us struggle being able to take the idea in our heads and put that idea into action. This problem exactly is what drove me to start this series. For the next few weeks we will be talking about private labeling. I have lined up some fun and out of the box interviews. I want to show all the sides of private labeling as possible. Today we have a fun guest on the show. Before i get into it, let me paint you a little picture. You are sitting in a restaurant and hungry as all get out. The waiter comes with your piping hot prime ribs with a side of mashed potatoes. After posting a beautiful picture to your newly created (food centered) instagram account You reach for the hot sauce to bring that prime rib to the next level…..But wait there's no hot sauce…..even worse they don’t carry any hot sauce in house. Our guest lives to see this problem depleted all across the world. Larry Jorgensen is the founder of My Custom Hot Sauce. My Custom Hot Sauce is a south Louisiana hot sauce manufacturer, specializing in custom hot sauces. Their goal is to create just the right hot sauce for you. whether that be your business label on a bottle of their already famous flavors or if you would like them to mix you up your own secret blend they are ready to do it for you. I love this model. I am passionate about partnering with my local community and that is exactly how Larry got his business up and running. He had his own private label hot sauce. They had made a few recipes but wanted to take it to the next level. They realized there market could grow substantially by reaching out to local businesses to put their labels on the sauce. After securing a larger manufacture there new bottles they jumped all in. After a few years and hundreds of clients served they are the premier private label hot sauce location. I wanted to have them on because they are implementing a fundamental so many of us selling online forget, work with those in your local community to build your existing brands. If you have an already successful PL product why not reach out to local groups, businesses and programs. What you are doing is limited to exactly that… You. Grow bigger than yourselves and watch the profits grow alongside. For those of you with your gears already turning, YES you can private label these sauces and sell on amazon. Just shoot Larry’s teams an email at http://mycustomhotsauce.com/ and let them know you are coming from the Online Empire Academy. If you want to know more about the Online Empire Academy go to, http://www.theonlineempireacademy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EIDMastermind/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJtNGg7PaK-fsdTDHUp5BQ itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/online-empire-academy-podcast/id379874674?mt=2 Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/entrepreneur-ideas-podcast/entrepreneur-idea-dads-podcast Until next time Empire, Have a great day! Joshua Woodward and the O.E.A. team

Shoes Suck! How Steven Sashen Broke Through the Marketing Norms – The Online Empire Academy Steven has one of those overnight success stories. He is the creator of Xero Shoes and Let me just tell you empire there are some golden nuggets in this podcast. If you are building your brand, he drops a bomb at the end that I have continually come back to. If you haven’t seen the value of understanding your brand, partnering with the people that push you forward, and the value of customer first marketing hopefully you see it today. But Empire Steven is so much more than his success with Xero Shoes. He is a Masters All-American sprinter (one of the fastest men over the age of 50 in the US) and former All-American gymnast. He was also a professional stand-up comic, cognitive psychology researcher, and taught Tai Chi and Zen Archery. Steven is also the creator of Scriptware, the industry-standard word processor for film and TV. The list goes on and on. One hour talking to this amazing man changed my perspective on #1 how im walking and #2 how I approach the opportunities around me. So what are these sandal lookin shoes? They are a modern spin on the traditional barefoot running sandal — durable, stylish and affordable — and so light and low-profile it’s like you’re not wearing anything. Yet, you get a strong layer of protection, your feet and legs work the way nature intended, your posture can naturally realign, and you awaken your senses and stimulate your brain as you Feel The World. Many people describe how barefoot running has improved their running, healed old injuries, strengthened their feet and legs, turned flat feet into feet with arches, and much more. They are also Backed by our 5,000 Mile Warranty. (You can’t hate that) Steven was an incredibly passionate, inspiring and exciting guest to have on the show. I feel so blessed that he took the time to be on the show with us today. Hopefully you enjoyed the podcast as much as i did. If you want to know more about Xero Shoes and everything there up to go to, https://theonlineempireacademy.com/xeroshoes If you want to know more about the Online Empire Academy go to, http://www.theonlineempireacademy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EIDMastermind/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJtNGg7PaK-fsdTDHUp5BQ itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/online-empire-academy-podcast/id379874674?mt=2 Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/entrepreneur-ideas-podcast/entrepreneur-idea-dads-podcast Until next time Empire, Have a great day! Joshua Woodward and the O.E.A. team

Shoes Suck! How Steven Sashen Broke Through the Marketing Norms – The Online Empire Academy Steven has one of those overnight success stories. He is the creator of Xero Shoes and Let me just tell you empire there are some golden nuggets in this podcast. If you are building your brand, he drops a bomb at the end that I have continually come back to. If you haven’t seen the value of understanding your brand, partnering with the people that push you forward, and the value of customer first marketing hopefully you see it today. But Empire Steven is so much more than his success with Xero Shoes. He is a Masters All-American sprinter (one of the fastest men over the age of 50 in the US) and former All-American gymnast. He was also a professional stand-up comic, cognitive psychology researcher, and taught Tai Chi and Zen Archery. Steven is also the creator of Scriptware, the industry-standard word processor for film and TV. The list goes on and on. One hour talking to this amazing man changed my perspective on #1 how im walking and #2 how I approach the opportunities around me. So what are these sandal lookin shoes? They are a modern spin on the traditional barefoot running sandal — durable, stylish and affordable — and so light and low-profile it’s like you’re not wearing anything. Yet, you get a strong layer of protection, your feet and legs work the way nature intended, your posture can naturally realign, and you awaken your senses and stimulate your brain as you Feel The World. Many people describe how barefoot running has improved their running, healed old injuries, strengthened their feet and legs, turned flat feet into feet with arches, and much more. They are also Backed by our 5,000 Mile Warranty. (You can’t hate that) Steven was an incredibly passionate, inspiring and exciting guest to have on the show. I feel so blessed that he took the time to be on the show with us today. Hopefully you enjoyed the podcast as much as i did. If you want to know more about Xero Shoes and everything there up to go to, http://theonlineempireacademy.com/xeroshoes If you want to know more about the Online Empire Academy go to, http://www.theonlineempireacademy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EIDMastermind/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJtNGg7PaK-fsdTDHUp5BQ itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/online-empire-academy-podcast/id379874674?mt=2 Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/entrepreneur-ideas-podcast/entrepreneur-idea-dads-podcast Until next time Empire, Have a great day! Joshua Woodward and the O.E.A. team

Overcoming Your Private Label Obstacles – The Online Empire Academy Today our guest is an amazing woman by the name of Nedalee Thomas. Nedalee Thomas is founder and CEO of Chanson Water USA. Her sweet Grandma knew what she was getting into. It’s not cheap to buy the exclusive for the United States to distribute a brand! Getting started, the risks were astronomical. They had no money of our own. They didn't speak the manufacturer’s language, didn't know anything about importing and didn't have a distribution channel to sell the required 100 a month. They had only been selling 5 a month of another brand, but pressed in and ran with it. Her Grandma was paid back and then some within a year and our sales doubled every year for the first 3 years to 2.2 million. Nedalee has much to share about maintaining web traffic, sales, and is an engaging speaker. She enjoys sharing her methods of success with entrepreneurs. She is also an author, speaker, mother, grandmother, former foster mother, and business woman with a marketing degree who opened her first retail store at 23 years of age. Nedalee has always looked to educate, help others and give back to those around her and has deeply embedded these core values into the company’s culture. She is a strong Christ follower who occasionally volunteers her time driving a truck and collecting donations for a group that feeds 950 families a week and is also a speaker who encourages women and youth. Nedalee loves sharing her story about how drinking ionized alkaline water took away the arthritic pain from a 20+ year knee injury and improved her vision so much that her eye glass prescription had to be reduced twice in four years. Nedalee and her team at Chanson Water are passionate about people, health, their products and what their products do for people’s health. They are a multi-million dollar, multi-national, multi-generational family owned corporation. If you want to know more about Nedalee and all the amazing things she is doing head over to, https://chansonalkalinewater.com/ If you want to know more about the Online Empire Academy go to, http://www.theonlineempireacademy.com or you can join the fun on Facebook at, https://www.facebook.com/groups/EIDMastermind/ Until next time Empire, Have a great day! Joshua Woodward and the O.E.A. team

Overcoming Your Private Label Obstacles – The Online Empire Academy Today our guest is an amazing woman by the name of Nedalee Thomas. Nedalee Thomas is founder and CEO of Chanson Water USA. Her sweet Grandma knew what she was getting into. It’s not cheap to buy the exclusive for the United States to distribute a brand! Getting started, the risks were astronomical. They had no money of our own. They didn't speak the manufacturer’s language, didn't know anything about importing and didn't have a distribution channel to sell the required 100 a month. They had only been selling 5 a month of another brand, but pressed in and ran with it. Her Grandma was paid back and then some within a year and our sales doubled every year for the first 3 years to 2.2 million. Nedalee has much to share about maintaining web traffic, sales, and is an engaging speaker. She enjoys sharing her methods of success with entrepreneurs. She is also an author, speaker, mother, grandmother, former foster mother, and business woman with a marketing degree who opened her first retail store at 23 years of age. Nedalee has always looked to educate, help others and give back to those around her and has deeply embedded these core values into the company’s culture. She is a strong Christ follower who occasionally volunteers her time driving a truck and collecting donations for a group that feeds 950 families a week and is also a speaker who encourages women and youth. Nedalee loves sharing her story about how drinking ionized alkaline water took away the arthritic pain from a 20+ year knee injury and improved her vision so much that her eye glass prescription had to be reduced twice in four years. Nedalee and her team at Chanson Water are passionate about people, health, their products and what their products do for people’s health. They are a multi-million dollar, multi-national, multi-generational family owned corporation. If you want to know more about Nedalee and all the amazing things she is doing head over to, https://chansonalkalinewater.com/ If you want to know more about the Online Empire Academy go to, http://www.theonlineempireacademy.com or you can join the fun on Facebook at, https://www.facebook.com/groups/EIDMastermind/ Until next time Empire, Have a great day! Joshua Woodward and the O.E.A. team