The Marketplace: Online Business | Marketing | Finance| Lifestyle Priest Willis, Sr

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This has been a long time coming for me and someone that I've admired as an investor for a very long time. There aren’t many books about investing that remain relevant over 40 years after they were first published. Burton Malkiel’s A Random Walk Down Wall Street, first published in 1973 and now in its twelfth edition, is one.
Burton Malkiel, professor emeritus of economics at Princeton University and author of the seminal finance book “A Random Walk Down Wall Street,” told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” that investors would be wise to “sit tight” and “stay the course” in light of the stock market’s latest sell-off.
Malkiel’s book, now in its 12th edition, kickstarted the investing industry’s foray into indexing, influencing top minds including Vanguard founder Jack Bogle, the creator of the index fund.

I had a chance to chat with Johnny FD. A digital nomad who In 2008 quit his corporate gig in California to move to Thailand and follow his passions and work as a Scuba Diver around the world. It was in Thailand that he spent a few years training professionally as a Muay Thai Fighter and fighting professionally. 
In 2013 he started my first online business through publishing a book on Amazon Kindle, then replaced his 9-5 income by starting a dropshipping store which he later sold and start investing in other passive income vehicles. Johnny also started a blog to document and share his journey as a location independent entrepreneur or what he now labels as a digital nomad with my friends and family.
Johnny and I discuss;
What is a Digital Nomad How he finances his travels Staying connected with friends and family Steps to becoming location independent His growth spiritually, mentally, financially and much more! Sponsor/Partnership:
Coinbase  a secure online platform for buying, selling, transferring, and storing digital currency
 
Other Resources:
Digital Nomad Summit US http://www.nomadsummit.com/
Johnny's Podcast http://www.travellikeabosspodcast.com/
Johnny's Course http://www.johnnymethod.com/

Author and international keynote speaker, Roger is a recognized expert in the use of brain and behavior research to improve marketing, sales, customer experience and corporate culture. He has worked with companies ranging from Fortune 500 firms to entrepreneurial startups to enhance their digital and conventional marketing.
 
As well as authoring Friction: The Untapped Force that Can Be Your Most Powerful Advantage, Roger has also written the best-selling Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing which has been translated into nine languages.
In addition, Roger writes the popular blog Neuromarketing and a column at Forbes.com. He founded Dooley Direct, a consultancy, and co-founded College Confidential, the leading college-bound website, which was acquired by Hobsons, a unit of UK-based DMGT, where Roger served as Vice President of Digital Marketing after the acquisition.
 
Roger's new book takes you step-by-step through the process of:
Empowering frank conversations
Guiding individual and team behaviors
Getting ahead of friction
Optimizing the customer experience
Building a frictionless corporate culture
Combining scientific research with real-life examples of leaders who have conquered business friction, Roger shares with us his thoughts on how to identify roadblocks, alter them for the benefit of both business and customer, and create positive, lasting change.

Sponsor/Partnership:
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For the first 24 years of his life, Chris Rickerson’s future looked dim. He grew up in poverty, with a drug-addicted mother and drug demons of his own. Facing dire consequences, he turned his life around and, in 2013, started Elite Staffing Solutions, a Wichita, Kansas-based staffing company that lifts up people who are struggling as he once did.
We talk about;
Growing up in a home with a drug addicted mother Chris’s own battles with substance abuse How his faith helped him turn his life around Why his firm doesn’t hesitate to hire those with similar backgrounds to Chris’s The keys to Elite Staffing Solutions rapid growth Mentors People over profit Advice to other entrepreneurs Sponsor/Partnership:
TubeBuddy’s channel management browser plugin helps content creators, brands, and networks save time and grow their brands directly from within YouTube.
Other Links:
This $3 Million Company Hires People Who Need a Second Chance. Because Its Founder Needed Help Once, Too. (INC article)

I had a fun and eye opening (or mind opening) discussion with Nir Eyal who blogged often about psychology and marketing which eventually brought him to the path of marrying the two and published a book called: Hooked – How to Build Habit-Forming Products. 
Hooked is a guide with a very insightful and simple thought system to building habit-forming products. If you’re a marketer, designer, entrepreneur and more, this is for you.
We discuss;
What started his interest around the psychology around products. The ‘Habit Zone’ that’s outlined in his book and the four habits in the thought system. The key elements to consider when creating a product. And much more… Also Read: Playing to the Addictive Tendencies of the Consumer