Secret Academy Episode – Sean Malarkey

Secret Academy Episode - Sean MalarkeyBorn into a military family that relocated quite often, Sean Malarkey finally settled in Ohio where for ten years he worked in the real estate industry. He originally started as a mortgage broker with two partners on his side and five years later moved into real estate investing. Having more than 100 rentals to care for, business was getting very busy as one of his responsibilities was to handle the marketing side of things. So he started learning everything about internet marketing, and became absolutely fascinated with the results that were possible; the more he watched, the more he learned, and the better he became at list-building and email marketing. It was then when he decided to create a complete course on how businesses of all types could use Twitter to market themselves more effectively to a gigantic, responsive audience and the birth of Twixplode came. Since then, he walked away from the real estate business and never looked back. Sean focuses in helping individuals market themselves online and how to use social media, specially Twitter, to build brands and bring a large list of followers to business. He also conducts strategy sessions with clients and shows case studies on how powerful Twitter and social media are to maximize the generation of leads, sales, clients, press, and traffic to their websites.

Born into a military family that relocated quite often, Sean Malarkey finally settled in Ohio where for ten years he worked in the real estate industry. He originally started as a mortgage broker with two partners on his side and five years later moved into real estate investing. Having more than 100 rentals to care for, business was getting very busy as one of his responsibilities was to handle the marketing side of things. So he started learning everything about internet marketing, and became absolutely fascinated with the results that were possible; the more he watched, the more he learned, and the better he became at list-building and email marketing. It was then when he decided to create a complete course on how businesses of all types could use Twitter to market themselves more effectively to a gigantic, responsive audience and the birth of Twixplode came. Since then, he walked away from the real estate business and never looked back.

Sean focuses in helping individuals market themselves online and how to use social media, specially Twitter, to build brands and bring a large list of followers to business. He also conducts strategy sessions with clients and shows case studies on how powerful Twitter and social media are to maximize the generation of leads, sales, clients, press, and traffic to their websites.

Secret Academy Episode – Spencer Haws

Secret Academy Episode - Spencer HawsSpencer grew up in sunny Mesa, Arizona. A couple of years after he graduated from from BYU studying Business Management in 2005, he started dabbling around with creating websites. After a few years he finally figured out how search engine optimization worked. He also discovered that he could rank his websites in Google much easier for low competition keywords than high competition and this gave birth to Niche Pursuits. He owns over 200 niche websites primarily monetized by Google Adsense and his main focus is building a niche website empire. As a result of building so many websites, he also decided to create a better keyword research tool in 2011. That tool is called Long Tail Pro, and has also become a big part of his business.

Spencer grew up in sunny Mesa, Arizona. A couple of years after he graduated from from BYU studying Business Management in 2005, he started dabbling around with creating websites. After a few years he finally figured out how search engine optimization worked. He also discovered that he could rank his websites in Google much easier for low competition keywords than high competition and this gave birth to Niche Pursuits. He owns over 200 niche websites primarily monetized by Google Adsense and his main focus is building a niche website empire. As a result of building so many websites, he also decided to create a better keyword research tool in 2011. That tool is called Long Tail Pro, and has also become a big part of his business.

Secret Academy Episode – Dan Ko

Secret Academy Episode - Dan KoDespite having some of today’s best formal education, Dan Ko knew inside himself that he was a true entrepreneur, even back in his early BMX days. While Dan’s background was in the realm of sports, his passion and ability to turn hobbies into businesses is remarkable. He founded and sold a company that produced parts for bikes only to move to his next hobby of cars and replicate the process. While bikes and cars are a passion, his real interests are within a new type of consulting business he is going to tell us all about called Fruition Associates. He is also sharing a bit more about his addiction for the Audi R8.

Despite having some of today’s best formal education, Dan Ko knew inside himself that he was a true entrepreneur, even back in his early BMX days. While Dan’s background was in the realm of sports, his passion and ability to turn hobbies into businesses is remarkable. He founded and sold a company that produced parts for bikes only to move to his next hobby of cars and replicate the process. While bikes and cars are a passion, his real interests are within a new type of consulting business he is going to tell us all about called Fruition Associates. He is also sharing a bit more about his addiction for the Audi R8.

The Reason Why Poor People Stay Poor

The Reason Why Poor People Stay Poor

A few years ago, we ran a story on why poor people stay poor and we got a lot of criticism by people who told us that perhaps we are all born with different circumstances and that money isn’t everything. We, of all people, will be the first to tell you that money is certainly not everything but it does…

Ultimate Gumball 3000 Car – The Rebellion R2k

Ultimate Gumball 3000 Car - The Rebellion R2k

Gumball 3000 has already been won by Jon Olsson and it hasn’t even started yet. As you may know, Jon has a passion for fast cars which is why his previous Gumball rally cars consists of Gallardo’s, LP670-SV’s, GTR’s, R8’s etc. But what do you do when nothing out there excites you and you have a clear vision of the…

How to Craft Your Unique Selling Proposition

How to Craft Your Unique Selling Proposition

Have you ever thought about what makes your business unique? If you think about it, there is probably another business that provides a very similar product or service that you do. After all, a little competition should be embraced as it drives businesses to compete. So why so should a consumer do business with you rather than your competitor? That’s…

Secret to Success – Rob Dahm

Secret to Success - Rob DahmRob Dahm went from mowing lawns to fixing neighbors computers and ultimately built up a 7 figure empire with Computer Works, Inc. by providing IT solutions and managed services for small businesses. Although Rob is fairly well known in the online community for his Youtube videos, he was also featured on a national TV show. The TV show never worked out but it had no impact on his standing. In his story, Rob discusses how a little bit of risk, being realistic, and passionate are the keys to his success at the young age of 29.

Rob Dahm went from mowing lawns to fixing neighbors computers and ultimately built up a 7 figure empire with Computer Works, Inc. by providing IT solutions and managed services for small businesses. Although Rob is fairly well known in the online community for his Youtube videos, he was also featured on a national TV show. The TV show never worked out but it had no impact on his standing. In his story, Rob discusses how a little bit of risk, being realistic, and passionate are the keys to his success at the young age of 29.