Books Episodes
Jan. 21, 2025
#239: Justin Moore – What if feels like launching a book and an in-person event at the same time
Digging into the launch of Sponsor Magnet
Jan. 7, 2025
#236: Mike Michalowicz – How the author of Profit First stays lean by licensing his ideas
An author with a unique business model I’m obsessed with shares what he’d do differently
July 9, 2024
#201: Nat Eliason – How he got a book deal and why traditional publishing is great
Nat Eliason is the author of Crypto Confidential: Winning and Losing Millions in the New Frontier of Finance
Feb. 20, 2024
#182: Noah Kagan — Behind the scenes of writing (and marketing) Million Dollar Weekend
Noah Kagan is the CEO of AppSumo, an eight-figure company that is the number-one software deals site.
Jan. 2, 2024
#176: April Dunford – How self-publishing a book exploded her client service business.
April Dunford is the author of Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It.
Nov. 14, 2023
#171: Nir Eyal – Writing books, persuasion vs. coercion, and how to be indistractable
Nir Eyal is the best-selling author of Hooked and Indistractable
Oct. 3, 2023
#166: Taylor Lorenz – Investigating The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power On The Internet.
Taylor Lorenz is a technology columnist for The Washington Post's business section covering online culture and the content creator industry.
Sept. 5, 2023
#163: David Moldawer — Diving deep into book publishing with an industry insider
Breaking down who should write a book, when to write it, and how publishing works.
Aug. 15, 2023
#160: Tori Dunlap – A transparent look at writing a New York Times best-selling book. The process, numbers, and lessons learned.
Tori Dunlap is the founder of Her First $100K and the author of Financial Feminist.
May 23, 2023
#149: Daniel Pink – How to write like a New York Times bestselling author
Dan Pink is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, including his latest, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward.
March 7, 2023
#140: Maurizio Leo – the sourdough bread blogger who became an overnight success
How this baker was impacted by the sudden sourdough craze admist the global pandemic
Oct. 4, 2022
#120: Derek Sivers – How to Live as a Creator and Why You Should Focus Like a Monomaniac
Derek Sivers is a musician, producer, circus performer, entrepreneur, TED speaker, and book publisher. He's written four books including How To Live, Hell Yeah Or No, Your Music And People, and Anything You Want.
Feb. 15, 2022
#91: Mariah Sinclair – How the "Queen of Cozy" began designing covers for cozy mystery novels
Now known as the “Queen of Cozy,” Mariah’s clients regularly dominate the top of the cozy mystery charts on Amazon.
Dec. 28, 2021
#85: Todd Henry – Practices to help you be more creative on-demand
Todd Henry is an author, podcaster, and keynote speaker.
Dec. 7, 2021
#82: Michael Bungay Stanier – How to Begin Setting a Worthy Goal
In this episode, we talk about Michael’s career as an author what makes a worthy goal, how to clear space for your worthy goals, and why striving for simplicity helps you be more effective.