Summary: John Lee Dumas is one of the leader in the world of business podcasting, and business in general.<br> Just a few of his accolades:<br> His podcast, Entrepreneur On Fire, was awarded 2013 Best of iTunes. He has the the number 1 podcasting book on Amazon. His show is a leading business podcast, and his income statement for June 2013 shows that his revenue was $216,094.50–for the month of June, alone. And he continues to be invited to speak before conferences all over the world.<br> But prior to this success, he graduated from Providence University and then spent 8 years in the US Army, including a 13 month tour of duty in Iraq as a commander of a tank platoon. He wandered from career to career, trying law school, a financial career on Wall Street, and real estate, but in 2012, he had his “a-ha!” moment and found his passion, his calling in life.<br> He started the first 7 day a week interview-based podcast for entrepreneurs, and over time has dominated the field, leading other people to launch their own podcasts (myself included!)<br> Do YOU want to become a podcaster? Join John Lee Dumas in his <a href="http://podcastersparadise.com/">Podcaster’s Paradise</a>. Create, grow and monetize your podcast!<br> You can also find his book on Amazon. “Podcast Launch: A Complete Guide to Launching Your Podcast with 15 Video Tutorials.”<br> <br><br> <br> Some of the podcast leaders that were mentioned here:<br> Meron Bareket of the<a href="http://meronbareket.com/"> Inspiring Innovation podcast.</a><br> Leslie Samuel of the blog <a href="http://www.becomeablogger.com/">Become A Blogger</a> and the <a href="http://www.becomeablogger.com/podcast/">podcast of the same name</a>.<br> Chris Ducker of <a href="http://www.virtualstafffinder.com/">Virtual Staff Finder</a> and the<a href="http://www.chrisducker.com/ttt-2015/"> 2014 Tropical Think Tank.</a><br> Pat Flynn, of the Smart Passive Income <a href="http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/blog/">blog</a> and <a href="http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/category/podcast/">podcast</a> and the <a href="http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/ask-pat/">“Ask Pat” podcast.</a><br> Previous MYST Guest Scott D Wilson asked a great question of John, and now has his own leadership and growth blog, <a href="designed2succeed.blogspot.com">Designed to Succeed</a>!<br> Books that John currently recommends:<br> Both are books by Stephen Pressfield, “The War of Art: Break Through Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battle” and “The Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life”.<br> <br><br> <br><br> <br> John’s Last Meal:<br> Music by Jason Shaw, courtesy of <a href="http://www.audionautix.com">Audionautix.com</a>.<br> <br>
