The Smart Passive Income Online Business and Blogging Podcast

#458: Imagine you got on an elevator today, right now even, with someone who could benefit from your business. You have 60 seconds to convince them. What would you say? To put it bluntly, nailing your pitch is mission-critical. That's why we launched an elevator pitch contest as our Challenge …

#457: One event put Katie in a position to ultimately change the lives of tens of thousands of children and families all over the world: An email from a book publisher (whom she actually hasn't heard from since). But Katie's career isn't built on luck. She had to first ask …

#456: You know those stories that start out "once I was in a rock band . . . " ? It turns out that drumming in a rock band would put Josh Hall in the right place for a major entrepreneurial lightbulb to go off. Fast forward about a decade …

#455: This might surprise you, but there's really only one show that I absolutely _have_ to listen to . . . every week. Actually, _every day_. The show is Tesla Daily, which is why I couldn't be more thrilled to have its host Rob Maurer on the show today! If …

#454: I want you to step into the DeLorean with me for a moment, because we're going back in time all the way to January . . . of 2020. Think of this episode as a guide to the year, in terms of SPI podcast episodes. From deeply personal and …

#453: I've been an entrepreneur for over a decade and, oh man, I've definitely never had a year like this one. It's been a serious doozy, so some reflection needs to be done. And that's what this episode is all about. Just you and me today. I'm going to take …

#452: How do you balance every 24 hours between business, family or personal relationships, and the rest of it? Well, what if you had _eight kids_ on top of running a business? (Is that even possible?) Like today's guest Lisa Canning says: "the juggle is real," and whether or not …

#451: There's a saying that you're going to hear on this episode that I absolutely love: "Joy wouldn't feel so good if it wasn't for pain." It's a heck of a true statement, and Casanova Brooks, today's guest, has truly lived it. Today, he's taking us through his experience: from …

#450: Can you imagine being in the travel influencer industry when COVID-19 hit? Kristin Addis is the creator at [BeMyTravelMuse.com](http://bemytravelmuse.com)—a site for travelers, especially solo female backpackers. Kristin works with brands and organizes special trips for adventurers. Kristin's no stranger to adversity. Her whole travel adventure started when she was …

#449: It's been 8 years and exactly 400 episodes since Brendan Hufford last joined us on the show. He's back to give us an update on where life has taken him since then. We talk about his experience as an admin for the SPI Facebook community, how the idea for …

#448: Our job as marketers to help people make decisions, even life-changing ones. Creating scarcity and urgency ("scurgency," as I once heard someone put it) is the name of the game. Why is scarcity so necessary and what can it do for us? What's the psychology of selling, how do …

#447: Matt D'Avella is one of the most entertaining YouTubers I've found in a long time—his videos are engaging and his storytelling is brilliant. He's also the director of the 2015 documentary film _Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things_. In this episode, Matt starts at the beginning and unpacks …

#446: As an entrepreneur, it's hard to be in it for the long haul, and Racheal Cook has seen a lot of people hit burnout really quickly. Some of the things that make someone a potentially strong entrepreneur—the focus, the hustle—can work against us when we deprioritize things like health. …

#445: After spending some time trying to figure out a direction to take, today's guests, Sam and Joe Pitcher, ultimately turned their artist-mom's talents into a thriving website and community. Their story shows that with enough experimentation—some of their first ideas completely bombed—you can land on something great. Their site, …

#444: Although it might seem like a fad, TikTok has been the most crucial part of brand building for today's guest, [**Keenya Kelly**](https://www.keenyakelly.com/). She's here to teach us about TikTok and a similar platform out there called Instagram Reels, and how you can use short-form videos on both platforms to …

#443: A lot of podcasters are struggling to find ways to monetize their shows. Today I'm talking to Jason from [Supercast](http://supercast.com/competition), which provides a way to create a membership opportunity with your podcast. Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session443 See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

#442: For this episode of the _SPI Podcast_ , I invited my PR agent, Brittney L. Lynn, to talk about how she and her team help people get media attention. Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session442 See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

#441: Today I'll be speaking with Ramit Sethi about the psychology of selling. Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session441 See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

#440: Tracy Hazzard is here to talk about what gives a podcast that "binge factor" (which also happens to be the name of one of her podcasts). Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session440 See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

#439: Randy Rayess is the cofounder of Outgrow, and in this show he shares the different use cases for these email list growth tools, and how they might be useful for you. Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session439 See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .