The Solopreneur Hour Podcast with Michael O'Neal

If you've listened to the last couple of shows, you know that I'm very interested in this concept of merging a blue collar business with modern digital marketing.  One of my influences in this regard was Marshall Wayne, the Mounting Man. (http://themountingman.tv). During the Covid Pandemic, he decided (with zero construction experience or overall handy nature) to start a business mounting flat screen TV's.  It has blown up into a fantastic business netting him thousands of dollars per month.  It's this great story of applying tried and true marketing methods (both digital and otherwise), and just sending it! 

Our pal Brian Fanzo (http://brianfanzo.com)  is back on the show for our first interview of 2022! He’s got a brand new daily podcast called NFT 365 where he’s purchasing an NFT every single day, and decoding the mystery of NFT’s and crypto for the rest of us!  We also dug VERY deep into living with ADHD, how it affects us, and how we use it as a superpower. Brian is @isocialfanz on all the socials. New pod:  https://nft365podcast.com/ He’s also an in-demand speaker all over the world.  Info here: http://brianfanzo.com 

Hi everyone!  Welcome back to the show. After a 6 month hiatus, we are back!  Today’s episode is about my new small business, where I’m combining a very blue collar industry with cutting edge digital marketing and strategy! http://getfreshsteel.com http://instagram.com/getfreshsteel  

Returning champion Mike Johnston (http://mikeslessons.com) is back to chat about how life and business changed during the Covid pandemic.  I tried my best to make this an hour, but every time we chat it’s straight fire, so enjoy this 90 minute episode of awesomeness.

Dealing with a receding hairline shouldn’t be the end of the story, and wasn’t for me, as I went all the way to Istanbul turkey for a hair transplant.  In this episode I interview the Dr. behind a tremendous entrepreneurial venture, Dr. Emrah Cinik.  If you are considering this procedure, feel free to reach out to me (@solohour on IG) and I’ll give you all the details and make the connect.  

Today, IN PERSON (gasp!) Anna David (http://www.launchpadpub.com) stops by to talk about the book writing process, how her company Launch Pad Publications can handle *all of it*, and the advantages of writing a book in 2021.  As a personal note, the book writing process really helps you “hone in” on your brand and your offering, IMHO. IG: @annabdavid  

This is straight out of the headlines into your earballs.  Today, Shaun Ferguson (One of the 3 cops on the 3 Cops Talk podcast http://3copstalk.com) stops by to talk about what it’s like to be a police officer, what he thinks of the current stories, how to protect yourself better, and so much more.  The 3 Cops Talk podcast is available weekly, everywhere you get podcasts.

Vasavi Kumar is a clinical therapist that helps people, privately and publicly, with their addiction, and there’s no better therapist, as she’s a former addict herself.  She’s a master at looking inward and identifying what the source of the addiction is, and helping people through it.  Her membership community (at VasaviKumar.com/membership) serves not only people struggling with addiction, but people that can’t get out of their own way in their business.  She’s a real gem, and this show is a fantastic, frank conversation.

JLD has written a *banger*.  Of all my years in this entrepreneurial space, all of the “how to” book have been incomplete…until now.  John has absolutely lifted the kimono on what it takes to create a successful side hustle, solopreneur business, or fire your boss and launch your own thing.  This is a MUST read for any aspiring, or successful entrepreneur. http://uncommonsuccessbook.com 5 preorder bonuses Bonuses end March 23rd (but you’re a loser if you wait that long.) * All three journals to your door.  Freedom, Podcast, Mastery Journals * Lost Content 1 Hour Talk * Live AMA * Companion Guide PDF Workbook * Video Interviews Book Breakdown * Identify your big idea * Discover your niche * Create your avatar  (jimmy is john’s) * Choose your platform * Find your mentor (Shawn Stevenson) * Join or create a mastermind (tim Ferriss story) * Design your content production plan  (jld still edits. That’s the *creation*)  tell Kate Erickson joke from roast. * Create content. – “when creating content, be the best answer on the internet “ – Andy Crestodina * Launch * Pinpoint your avatars biggest struggle (why not prior to content) (short convos to mastermind. Sololab creation) * Prove the concept and craft the solution * Build your funnel * Diversify your revenue streams * Increase your traffic * Implement systems and build a team * Create affiliate partnerships (integration) * Keep the money you make * The well of knowledge  “when one teaches, two learn” Robert heinlein. (I love the quote/summary of this chapter) * Index is cool  

Jimmy Song is a Bitcoin developer, educator and entrepreneur. He’s an open source contributor to many different Bitcoin projects and is the author of Programming Bitcoin from O’Reilly, The Little Bitcoin Book and Thank God for Bitcoin. Jimmy writes a weekly newsletter, Bitcoin Tech Talk and has a podcast Bitcoin Fixes This

I met Tom Martin at VidSummit a couple years ago.  His YouTube SEO presentation BLEW ME AWAY.  In this show, we chat about where he came from, and give away some great tips and tricks for growing your channel on YouTube.  

My old buddy (and our old Bambi’s Apartment bass player) Darren Roebuck stops by to talk about his major career pivot to become a voiceover artist 7 years ago, what it was like to learn the process, why coaching has been critical for him, and more.  As a bonus, we reminisce about some old band stories. http://djrvoiceover.com

So, what if you made your living by traveling around the world and taking pictures, then they shut they world down?  Well, that’s what today’s guest, Gary Arndt (http://everything-everywhere.com) had to do.  Listen in to see how he solved the problem by “turning his brain inside out” and creating monetizable content. Check out his new daily podcast at http://everything-everywhere.com/podcast

Today’s returning guest is Matt Farah from Westside Collector Car Storage, a first class car storage facility he’s spent the last 5 years wrangling the City of Los Angeles to build.   His whole business model changed when he decided to simplify his (1 million sub) YouTube channel and branched off into this entrepreneurial venture. Check it out at http://wccs.com Check The Smoking Tire on YouTube

Ashley Armstrong (http://amazauthority.com) was raised a world-class athlete, and has applied that same mentality to not only growing multiple 7 figure Amazon businesses, but helping A-listers and budding entrepreneurs as well.  In this episode she shares her journey as well as tricks of the trade. She’s also got an incredible bit of software, http://productinfographic.com that helps share the information about your products in the best possible way. If you’ve thought about ecommerce, this is the episode for you!