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#973 What does it actually look like to build a business you could sell for six figures a month — without being the one doing the work? In part 2 of this 2-part episode hosted by Brogan Williams, Destini Copp gets candid about the strategic decisions behind her growth, from cutting a beloved Shopify store and ditching Pinterest to focusing her energy where it actually moves the needle. She dives deeper into the Creator's Growth Flywheel, sharing real-world advice on lead magnets, why speaking at virtual summits beats one-on-one outreach, and why you shouldn't be afraid to start selling almost immediately. Destini also opens up about her plan to sell Hobby School, the failed experiments that taught her the most, and how she keeps imposter syndrome at bay by guarding her inputs and staying focused. It's an honest, tactical conversation for anyone building a business — and a life — they can eventually step back from! What we discuss with Destini: + Why she cut her Shopify store + Ditching Pinterest as a traffic source + Speaking at summits vs. one-on-one demos + Building a lead magnet that converts + Why you should start selling immediately + Building Hobby School into a sellable asset + Her 2027 exit timeline + Corporate sponsorships: a hard sell + Lessons from failed lead magnets and events + Beating imposter syndrome by guarding her inputs Thank you, Destini! Check out Part 1 of this episode. Check out Destini Copp at DestiniCopp.com. Watch the video podcast of this episode! To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to MillionaireUniversity.com/training. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#972 Ever wonder how a six-figure creator runs two businesses while letting AI handle the heavy lifting? In part 1 of this 2-part episode hosted by Brogan Williams, Destini Copp pulls back the curtain on exactly how she's doing it. Destini shares how she uses Claude, MCP connectors, and tools like Kit and ThriveCart to automate sales pages, emails, and event marketing, cutting what used to take hours down to minutes. She also breaks down her Creator's Growth Flywheel, a proven customer journey framework that takes audiences from total strangers to raving advocates, and explains why "modern lead magnets" like diagnostic tools and calculators are replacing the outdated PDF download. Whether you're just starting out or scaling an existing digital product business, this conversation is packed with practical AI strategies you can implement today! What we discuss with Destini: + AI automation for sales pages, emails, and checkouts + Using Claude with MCP connectors (Leadpages, ThriveCart, Kit) + The Creator's Growth Flywheel framework + Five stages: Attract, Engage, Nurture, Retain, Advocacy + Six-month newsletter research study findings + The "Mini Magazine Method" for newsletters + Why weekly newsletters tied to podcasts often fail + Modern lead magnets vs. outdated PDFs + Diagnostic tools and calculators as lead magnets + Creating niche lead magnets in 15-20 minutes with AI Thank you, Destini! Check out Part 2 of this episode. Check out Destini Copp at DestiniCopp.com. Watch the video podcast of this episode! To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to MillionaireUniversity.com/training. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#971 What does it take to build a thriving matchmaking business while raising three kids and empowering others to find love? In this inspiring episode, host Brien Gearin sits down with Siobhan Copland, founder of Cupid in the City and Project 143, to hear how she transformed her side passion into a full-fledged career helping busy professionals find meaningful relationships. Siobhan shares her journey from getting laid off to becoming a sought-after “female Hitch,” the lessons she’s learned about knowing your worth and pricing accordingly, and how she balances entrepreneurship with motherhood. From the power of authentic connection to the freedom of working for yourself, this episode is a masterclass in following your passion and creating a life you love! (Original Air Date - 10/30/25) What we discuss with Siobhan: + Siobhan’s journey into matchmaking + Launching Cupid in the City after redundancy + Early success finding her first clients + Lessons from running London singles events + Transitioning from side hustle to full-time business + Balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship + The importance of self-awareness in dating + Coaching clients to become “ready for love” + Competing with dating apps through personal touch + Scaling her business and raising her prices Thank you, Siobhan! Check out Cupid in the City at CupidintheCity.com. Follow Siobhan on Instagram. To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to MillionaireUniversity.com/training. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#970 What does selling candy bars door-to-door have to do with building an 8-figure business empire? More than you'd think! In this episode (part 2 of a 2-part series), host Justin Williams picks up where he left off, diving into the final piece of his framework: leverage. He traces his own journey — from door-to-door sales and a satellite dish business, to flipping over 100 houses a year, to building and eventually selling Seven Figure Flipping, to launching Millionaire University — showing how each step leveraged the knowledge, capital, people, and systems from the one before it. Justin breaks down how he and Tara turned podcasts, email lists, and communities into compounding assets, why their highest-priced programs ended up creating the most value (not just revenue), and how a single relationship from one of their masterminds now covers their entire cost of living. He closes with a challenge: figure out your own "unfair advantage," and start stacking your leverage today! What we discuss with Justin: + Leveraging skills from candy bar sales to door-to-door missionary work + Turning satellite dish sales into a retailer business + Flipping 100+ houses a year with systemized contractor deals + Raising capital by leveraging real estate knowledge + Building Seven Figure Flipping from podcast and email list + Selling the company to a former student, Bill Allen + One investor relationship now covers all living expenses + Launching Millionaire University as a "life mission" + The $3-to-$6 email list flywheel strategy + Finding your own "unfair advantage" Thank you, Justin! Check out Part 1 of this episode. Check out Millionaire University at MillionaireUniversity.com. Get your free 5-Minute Business Plan. To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to MillionaireUniversity.com/training. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#969 What if the only thing standing between you and the top 1% isn't skill, money, or connections — but simply not knowing what's possible? In this episode (part 1 of a 2-part series), host Justin Williams breaks down why so few people ever build a successful business, even though, as he puts it, a business is really just a well-organized to-do list aligned with your bigger goals. Drawing from real conversations — a tow truck driver who'd never heard of a podcast, a business student with no idea where to start, and a mom dreaming big for her 10-year-old — Justin walks through the first three steps of his A-B-C-D-E framework: Awareness, Belief, and Clarity, including a full breakdown of the five-step clarity process and the Freedom Framework. He also introduces the free Five Minute Business Plan tool to help you get clear on your goals in minutes. Tune in for part 2, where Justin dives deep into leverage and shares exactly how he and Tara used it to build the life and business they have today! What we discuss with Justin: + Why most people never start a business + A business is just a prioritized to-do list + The 4 (really 5) steps: Awareness, Believe, Clarity, Do, Expand + Real stories: the tow truck driver, the Disneyland college student + You're already in the top 10% just by being aware + The 5 steps of Clarity & the Freedom Framework + Creating your "big picture statement" (SMART goals) + Breaking goals into monthly, weekly, daily targets + The Five Minute Business Plan tool + GAPA: Goal, Action items, Plan, Adapt + The 5 forms of leverage (people, money, systems, tools, media) Thank you, Justin! Check out Part 2 of this episode. Check out Millionaire University at MillionaireUniversity.com. Get your free 5-Minute Business Plan. To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to MillionaireUniversity.com/training. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#968 How do you turn a passion for fitness into a thriving online empire? In this episode, host Brien Gearin sits down with Amber Brueseke, founder of Biceps After Babies, to explore how she built a multi-six-figure business helping women lose fat, gain muscle, and transform their confidence. Amber shares how her nursing background and early exposure to strength training inspired her mission to empower moms, the story behind launching her first coaching program, and how she scaled from one-to-one clients to global group programs and a certification for coaches. You’ll hear her lessons on pricing, marketing, and why confidence — not perfection — is the real key to entrepreneurial success! (Original Air Date - 10/29/25) What we discuss with Amber: + Origin of Biceps After Babies + Early influence from her mom’s fitness journey + Transition from nursing to entrepreneurship + Discovering macro counting and body transformation + Starting with one-to-one online coaching + Scaling to group programs and certifications + Importance of starting small and learning by doing + Pricing evolution and market-driven adjustments + Building a team and coaching structure + Confidence as the foundation for sales success Thank you, Amber! Check out Biceps After Babies at BicepsAfterBabies.com. Listen to Biceps After Babies Radio. Follow Amber on Instagram. Watch the video podcast of this episode! To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to MillionaireUniversity.com/training. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#967 What started as helping a friend organize old photos turned into the creation of an entirely new industry! In this episode, host Brien Gearin chats with Catherine Nelson, founder of The Photo Managers, about how she turned her passion for preserving memories into a thriving international business. Catherine shares how she built a global community of professionals who help families and entrepreneurs organize and tell their stories through photos, videos, and keepsakes. She dives into her journey from running local projects to leading a worldwide membership organization, the challenges of pricing and scaling, and the deeper emotional purpose behind helping people reconnect with their memories. It’s a heartfelt and insightful conversation about innovation, storytelling, and building a business that truly matters! (Original Air Date - 10/28/25) What we discuss with Catherine: + Creating an entirely new industry + From photo organizer to global founder + Building a membership-based business + Helping families preserve memories + Balancing analog and digital storytelling + Overcoming early pricing challenges + Turning passion into purpose + The emotional value of photos + Scaling through community and collaboration + The future of photo management Thank you, Catherine! Check out The Photo Managers at ThePhotoManagers.com. Get the free Cheat Sheet for Photo Managers. Watch the video podcast of this episode! To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to MillionaireUniversity.com/training. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#966 How did a busy mom with a full-time job build a multilingual children’s brand from scratch? In this inspiring episode, host Kirsten Tyrrel sits down with Marina Lidow, founder of Lufi & Friends, a unique company helping little ones discover a love for language learning through music. Marina shares how her flagship line of singing board books — available in languages like Spanish, German, Polish, and French — was born from her own family’s multilingual journey. She opens up about the seven-year evolution of growing her business while raising kids and working a 9-to-5, the lessons she’s learned about listening to customers, and how curiosity and small refinements have driven growth. Whether you’re an entrepreneur balancing family life or navigating the messy middle of building a product, this conversation is packed with wisdom, heart, and honest perspective! (Original Air Date - 10/27/25) What we discuss with Marina: + Building a business while raising kids + Inspiration behind Lufi & Friends + Creating multilingual singing board books + Lessons from a successful Kickstarter + Identifying and understanding target audiences + Balancing a 9-to-5 with entrepreneurship + Learning from customer feedback + Overcoming fear and ego in business + Evolving marketing for grandparents and families + Growing slowly with curiosity and integrity Thank you, Marina! Check out Lufi & Friends at LufiandFriends.com. Watch the video podcast of this episode! To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to MillionaireUniversity.com/training. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#965 From scarves that didn't sell to a multi-million dollar Etsy empire — Nunu Journigan's entrepreneurial journey proves that the most unexpected detours can lead to the biggest breakthroughs. In this episode hosted by Britlyn Williams, Nunu shares her remarkable story of fleeing political turmoil in Turkey, abandoning her clinical psychology dreams, and stumbling into entrepreneurship by reselling antique store plates on eBay. She walks us through how that small spark grew into a stationery business, then a personalized gifts and apparel empire, and eventually Nunu Creator Club, where she now teaches thousands of students how to build their own online businesses. Along the way, she opens up about the challenges of juggling multiple revenue streams, the hard lessons learned from hiring and managing employees, and why chasing demand (not just passion) is often the smarter path to success. Whether you're just starting out or scaling an existing business, Nunu's candid reflections on failure, flexibility, and finding opportunity in hardship offer something for every aspiring entrepreneur! What we discuss with Nunu: + Fleeing political turmoil in Turkey + From eBay plates to first sale + Building a stationery business from scratch + Paying off family debt early on + Scaling into tumblers, T-shirts, and embroidery + Lessons from hiring and firing employees + Launching Nunu Creator Club + Finding underserved niches on Etsy + Balancing multiple income streams + Turning hardship into opportunity Thank you, Nunu! Check out Nunu Creator Club at NunuCreatorClub.com. Check out Zoomies Paper Company at ZoomiesPaperCo.com. Check out Nunu's Studio at NunusStudio.com. To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to MillionaireUniversity.com/training. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#964 What if the biggest advantage in the AI era isn't technology — but patience? In Part 2 of this two-part episode, host Brien Gearin continues his conversation with entrepreneur, software engineer, and online education expert Alex Genadinik to dive deeper into the realities of building AI-powered businesses. Alex breaks down the process of turning app ideas into working products using vibe coding tools like Replit, explains why most "AI slop" is actually the result of lazy iteration, and shares practical advice for validating ideas, finding product-market fit, improving user retention, and navigating App Store growth. He also explores how entrepreneurs can use AI as a strategic thought partner, why persistence and refinement matter more than perfect prompts, and the often-overlooked role that mental health, stress management, and neuroscience play in long-term entrepreneurial success. Whether you're building your first app or looking to leverage AI more effectively, this episode is packed with actionable insights and thought-provoking lessons! What we discuss with Alex: + Vibe coding workflow + AI as a thought partner + Avoiding AI slop + App idea validation + MVP launch strategy + User feedback loops + App Store optimization (ASO) + Retention and engagement metrics + Fixing bugs with AI + Entrepreneurship and stress management Thank you, Alex! Check out Part 1 of this episode. Check out Alex Genadinik at EnterpriseSpeaker.com. Check out Problemio at Problemio.com. Check out SPRK Token at SPRKToken.com. Watch the video podcast of this episode! To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to MillionaireUniversity.com/training. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices