Entrepreneurs-journey.com Podcast By Yaro

The world of music rights is a lot more confusing than I thought.  There are many stakeholders who are all supposed to get a share of the revenue from music used online - from labels, publishers, platforms, song writers and of course the artist who created the music. Jeff Ponchick worked in the world of digital music and knew well all the paper work required to make music rights work.  He decided to start a company that attempted to digitize the music rights process, and thus make it a lot easier for artists to make money from their work. Like many startup founders, Jeff first tested his idea with a not-so-scalable, very manual process -- working out all the details by hand, sending emails, making phone calls and filling out forms. He did this for some test artists, who loved the service because it made it so much easier to get paid for their music no matter where it was being used online. Jeff then brought on a technical partner, and they went to work to create the more scalable version of their se

In the previous episode of Vested Capital (EP2), we talked with David Horne and Marty Balkema, founders of Calm Capital. They had recently acquired the company Wavve. On this episode, Baird Hall, one of the co-founders of Wavve, shares the other side of that acquisition, as the seller of Wavve. Baird takes us back in time to the origin story of Wavve, how it was a spinoff company from their first business when they needed to create audio snippets for sharing on social media. The spinoff companies continued when they needed to create captions for audio within Wavve, which led to the creation of ZubTitle, a company Baird co-founded with a different partner. Both Wavve and ZubTitle grew to earn over $100,000 a month each - 7-figure companies. ChurnKey, Baird's latest company that helps subscription businesses deal with churn, was created as a result of needing to solve the churn problems within Wavve and Zubtitle. Baird, as you can probably tell, is amazing at using a need in one company as the genesis to create

David Horne and Marty Balkema are founders of Calm Capital, a holding company with at the time of this recording, 10 companies under management with $8 Million in total annual revenue.  The holding company model, popularized by Warren Buffet and Charlie Monger with Berkshire Hathaway, is becoming more and more common in the world of online business. David and Marty help demystify what exactly a holding company investment strategy is and take us through an example acquisition, their first company purchase of Pttrns, in this podcast interview. We also learn how the guys met, how they transitioned from being founders to investors and acquirers of other companies, and what financial structures they have used to finance their acquisitions. I'm fascinated by this emerging trend of online holding companies for many reasons. It gives tech entrepreneurs an additional pathway for exiting their business, and it's an exciting way to compound your capital, increase cash flow and diversify your income as an owner of m

Mark Asquith, otherwise known as the 'British Podcast Guy' is the founder of several podcast related companies, including Captivate.fm, a web hosting, analytics and distribution SAAS for podcasters. Mark, like many entrepreneurs, got his start with an agency doing general web and media development services. Eventually this led to a spinoff podcast specific web design company, which Mark and his Co-Founder left the agency to focus on. After entering the world of podcasting Mark never looked back, launching his own shows, attending conferences and building more support services for podcasters. He also has plans for a team engagement tool, which he recently patented and will be launching soon. I wanted to speak to Mark because there is a difference between running an agency and building websites, to then diving into the world of SAAS and now also physical products.  It's not easy to make all these different types of business models work, but as you will hear in the interview, Mark had a method and a plan f

Welcome to episode zero of Vested Capital. Although the title may be new, the show is still hosted by me (Yaro) and will continue in a very similar style to what you are used to from The Yaro Podcast and before that, the Entrepreneurs Journey Podcast. Why Vested Capital? Vested Capital is about how to make money and then put that money to work to make more money -- in other words, how to vest your capital! I'll still be doing interviews with entrepreneurs, but I'm going to expand the scope of the show a little to include anyone who is making and growing capital in unique and effective methods. I'll be talking to startup founders, entrepreneurs who've enjoyed big exits, angel investors, venture capitalists, crypto leaders, tech stock traders, real estate investors -- all sharing how they made capital and put their capital to work. Capital (money), as I explain in this episode zero, is an incredibly powerful force for change. Having capital gives you options, you can invest, start new businesses, secure your fu

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Brendan Hill got his start online using a simple formula. He traveled overseas to Europe, purchased signed football jerseys, then returned to Australia to sell them at a profit. With Australia being so far from Europe, it was difficult for Aussies... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yaro/message

[ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Spotify | Raw RSS ] Aurelien Amacker is a French internet marketer, who prior to his current success with a software as a service (SAAS) company, Systeme.io, made a solid income as a launch-focused internet marketer. Aurelien began teaching internet marketing to a French audience […] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yaro/message

Dr. John Demartini is somewhat of a legend in the world of personal development. In this podcast, he walks through his entire journey and shares his personal strategy to achieve financial independence, particularly with his mindset around times of crisis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yaro/message

I first connected with Danielle Lewis when she started BrisbaneThreads.com – a side project where she featured and fostered the local fashion scene. After 5 pivots, she's finally arrived at Scrunch.com – an influencer marketing agency. Listen to her story --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yaro/message

[ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Spotify | Raw RSS ] In late 2019 on my LinkedIn news feed, an article popped up with the following title – Finder co-founder Fred Schebesta has debuted on the Young Rich List with a $193 million fortune I immediately thought — I know this guy! […] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yaro/message

Content marketing is simple but difficult. Nat Eliason shares how he generated $7,000 a month in passive income from free traffic. Learn more here... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yaro/message

10+ years ago, Adnan Ebrahim, inspired by my podcast interview with Alborz Fallah, started CarThrottle. He's since grown his car blog to a multimillion dollar empire. Learn more here... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yaro/message

This is the longest interview podcast I have ever published. From a bedroom in Brisbane Australia to a $62 million dollar sale to a large media company – Alborz Fallah shares everything about his journey. Listen to learn more... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yaro/message

Is it possible to 'hack' the SAT test to achieve a perfect score? How about 'hacking' your way to get a billionaire to invest in your business? In this podcast, Shaan Patel shares how he accomplished both. Click here to learn more... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yaro/message

Is it possible to mix friendship and business? In this episode, interior designer Christina Symes shares show she puts her friendship first in business. Click to learn more... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yaro/message

Is it possible to network your way to the very top? James Mel shares how he went from unknown to Eben Pagan's business partner. Click to learn more here... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yaro/message

Claire Giovino is my partner and cofounder for InboxDone.com. In this podcast, she explains how we went from 0 to 6 figures in a year. Click to learn more.. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yaro/message

Building a software startup? In this podcast, David Hauser explains how he built Grasshopper and eventually sold to Citrix for $170M. Click here to learn... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yaro/message

A lot of people are too afraid to change careers because of how disrupting it would be to their comfort zone, even if they are not happy with their job. Cory Sanchez is not one of them. In fact, he's changed careers 4 times and succeeded every time. Click here to listen to his story... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yaro/message