Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle

Dec 19 2024 788 ep. 37 mins 2k

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With 10M+ downloads and thousands of listener meetups worldwide, the TMBA Podcast is the hub for 7 & 8-figure founders who’ve built life-changing businesses while attaining personal freedom. New episodes every Thursday morning.

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#786 Jay Clouse - Mastering Top-of-Funnel Growth in 2025

Dec 19 2024 51 mins

Dan welcomes back Jay Clouse, founder of Creator Science, for his third appearance on the podcast. Jay has grown Creator Science into a thriving media company, including a YouTube channel with over 100,000 subscribers. In this episode, they discuss recurring vs. one-time products, effective marketing funnels, channel viability, and the difference between discovery and nurture conte

#785 Scaling to 8-Figures with Ruthless Focus and Unconventional Principles

Dec 12 2024 38 mins

Dan talks to Matthew Newton, CEO of Leatherback Travel, about his radically unconventional approach to scaling an 8-figure business. They dive into why it’s crucial to ruthlessly select your opportunities, along with key lessons learned—including when to pivot, balancing flexibility with structure, and ensuring that running a business is always engaging and fun. Lean into some

#784 “$1.5 Million from LinkedIn: Strategies for Building Influence and Consistent Revenue”

Dec 05 2024 42 mins

If you’re sleeping on LinkedIn, let this episode be your wake up call. Dan sits down with Dr. Alex Barker, a pharmacist-turned-entrepreneur who 10X’d his business using LinkedIn. A real LinkedIn success story, proving how this often-overlooked platform can be a game-changer for B2B businesses. If you’ve ever doubted LinkedIn’s potential, this conversation might just change

#783 “It’s easier to 10X than to 2X” + 8 Lessons from CEO Bootcamp

Nov 28 2024 39 mins

Dan and Ian traveled to Barcelona with 12 other CEOs and founders to spend the week with Scaling Up author Verne Harnish. These are the 8 biggest takeaways from the week that you can apply to your own business. Chapters: (00:00:21) Introduction (00:00:34) Insights from the Barcelona CEO Boot Camp (00:07:52) The Job to Be Done Framework (00:12:04) Using the Q4 Method for Customer

#782 Building ‘Brick by Brick’: Goals, Plans, Scorecards, Cadence

Nov 21 2024 17 mins

Does your business feel stuck in 'idea mode,' constantly jumping from project to project? If you’re ready to get on track and build a more focused, scalable strategy for 2025, this episode is for you. Dan breaks down his proven 4-step framework for driving your next $1 million in revenue. These actionable steps can be implemented in just a few days, with results you’ll

#781 “Build It Like You’re Gonna Sell It”

Nov 14 2024 19 mins

Dan revives his Re-Readables series with a discussion inspired by Frank Slootman's business book Amp It Up. He delves into the book's core arguments, such as the idea that execution trumps strategy, faster execution can drive better decision-making and growth, and the importance of building for investability. Plus, how exactly to improve your execution and boost your busin

#780 How do you grow from 7 to 8 figures?

Nov 07 2024 41 mins

Dan & Ian talk to Lucas Peters, founder of Journey Beyond Travel, about his plans to get to $10M in 5 years. They break down the business and shift thinking from a project-oriented mindset to an approach rooted in financial analysis: What are your gross margins? What does it take to aquire a customer? What is your rebuy rate and LTV? They consider the highest leverage paths t

#779 The 3 hats of bootstrapping + Insights from DCBKK 2024

Oct 31 2024 28 mins

Dan and Ian discuss the importance of three key executive roles—CEO, COO, and CFO—within bootstrapped businesses, emphasizing the need for founders to embrace responsibilities beyond visionary tasks. They share insights from this year’s DCBKK and a sneak peek into the upcoming DC Black event in New York. (00:00:22) Welcome and Introduction (00:01:03) The Three Hats of Boots

#778 - Agencies vs. Products + What Happened in the Amazon Aggregator Space?

Oct 24 2024 52 mins

This week’s episode is for the business finance and idea nerds. We’re joined this week in a business breakdown session with Alexej Pikovsky of Alphawellbrands.com. Alexej raised 4MIL to build a CBD marketplace. They were forced to pivot and have currently acquired an Amazon FBA brand and started up a success agency in the process, the combined revenue of both is on track to b

#777 Create and Communicate an Offer (That Doesn’t Suck) in 30 Minutes

Oct 17 2024 36 mins

Selling your product or service requires using words to convey what you offer. But words alone don’t convert on-the-fence prospects into paying customers. Great conversion copy is a mix of persuasion, UX, and decision-making psychology. Sound hard? We promise it isn’t. Chris, the founder of Conversion Alchemy, takes us for a deep dive into all things copywriting and how the po