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Barry LaBov - The Power of Differentiation
Author, founder, and CEO Barry LaBov joined me on Ditching Hourly to geek out about niching down - while walking me through the five-step process he describes in his b...
Russ Waddell - The “Secret” To Successfully Going Out On Your Own
Guest Russ Waddell joined me on Ditching Hourly to explain how he successfully went out on his own for the first time after more than a decade as a full-time employee....
Zach Stevens - Year Two of Running a Subscription-Based Service Business
Zach Stevens, co-founder of Conversion Factory, came back on Ditching Hourly to give an update about how things are going with his “all-you-can-eat” subscription-based...
Shaun Jardine - Ditch The Billable Hour! Implementing Value-Based Pricing in a Law Firm
Author of Ditch The Billable Hour!, Shaun Jardine, joined me on Ditching Hourly to explain how he transitioned his 240-person law firm off the billable hour. Shaun's ...
Alex M H Smith - No BS Business Strategy
The author of No Bullsh*t Strategy and founder of Basic Arts, Alex M H Smith, joined me on Ditching Hourly to discuss what business strategy is, why it matters, and ho...
Pranav Kale - Reverse LinkedIn Interview
LinkedIn Ghostwriter Pranav Kale joined me on Ditching Hourly to do a reverse interview about what I've learned during my recent experiment of posting daily on LinkedI...
Matt Kerbis - Bridging the Justice Gap with Subscription Legal Services
Matt Kerbis, also known as the Subscription Attorney, joined me on Ditching Hourly to share his novel approach to ditching hourly billing in the legal space with a sub...
Ben Zettler - Pricing Tactics For Digital Agencies
Ben Zettler, owner and founder of Zettler Digital, joined me on Ditching Hourly to discuss pricing tactics for agencies.Ben's Links:Zettler DigitalBen's LinkedInAI-Gen...
Erin Austin - The Intersection of AI, Copyright, and Plagiarism
Strategic lawyer and IP expert Erin Austin joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about the intersection of plagiarism, copyright infringement, and generative AI. Erin'...
Eden Vidal - Productizing Design Sprints and Converting The Hourly
Co-founder and Head of Design at Under, Eden Vidal, joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about productizing design sprints, optimizing your business to suit your perso...
Sam Browne - Growing Your Audience on LinkedIn
Sam Browne, lifestyle entrepreneur and LinkedIn expert with more than 100k followers joined me on Ditching Hourly to share his insights on growing your audience on Lin...
Kevin Freidberg - Need a Website? Start with Email
Long-time friend-of-the-show Kevin Freidberg joined me on Ditching Hourly to share how he helps freelancers and consultants create effective websites by starting with ...
Coaching Call with Residential Architect Jason Comer
Residential architect Jason Comer joined me on Ditching Hourly to brainstorm how he might migrate from commodity labor to productized leverage with his expertise in ho...
Jason Cohen - Why AI is Different, the Paradox of Niching Down, and Writing as Legacy
WP Engine founder Jason Cohen joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about why AI is different from other big tech advancements. We also discussed why niching down in a ...
Corey Quinn - The Benefits of Selling to Anyone, Not Everyone
Corey Quinn joined me on Ditching Hourly to discuss his excellent new book, “Anyone, Not Everyone.” In it, Corey shares insights on deep specialization, selecting a ta...
Why Niching Down Isn't Boring with Geraldine Carter
Geraldine Carter and I swapped interviews about why niching down doesn't lead to boredom. Geraldine's Links:Geraldine's websiteGeraldine's newsletterGeraldine's podcast
JS on SuiteScript Stories with Tim Dietrich and Eric Grubaugh
Tim Dietrich and Eric Grubaugh invited me to join them on SuiteScript Stories to talk about the pros and cons of a platform specialization, the paradox of positioning,...
Joe Quadara - From Fighting Fires to Lighting the Way: How Expertise Creates Leverage in Consulting
Indie game consultant Joe Quadara (aka Joe Q) joined me on Ditching Hourly to share his journey from putting out fires for indie game studios to advising them to accur...
Bryan Strawser - Breaking Seven Figures For The First Time
Bryghtpath CEO and Ditcherville lifetime resident Bryan Strawser joined me on Ditching Hourly to share the secrets behind his huge business wins in 2023. Bryan's Links...
Jonathan on Everyone Hates Marketers with Louis Grenier
The handsome and talented Louis Grenier had me on Everyone Hates Marketers to go behind the scenes on how I run my business.Much to my delight (and true to form), he a...
Alexander Lapa - The Non-Profit Salesforce Guy
Alexander Lapa joined me on ditching Hourly for a tour-de-force journey through the paths available to tech folks operating with a post-hourly mentality. Talking Point...
Rod Aparicio - The Myth of Personal Brand
Fellow daily emailer and No-BS marketer Rod Aparicio joined me on Ditching Hourly to bust the myth of personal branding.Rod’s LinksTwitter ProfileEmail ListAI SummaryI...
Zach Stevens - Going from Zero to $36k MRR with a Product-Marketing-as-a-Service Subscription Business
Graphic designer, product marketer, and co-founder of Conversion Factory, Zach Stevens, joined me on Ditching Hourly to explain how he and his co-founders went from ze...
David Shriner-Cahn - Helping Corporate Refugees Start, Run, and Grow Their Own Businesses
David Shriner-Cahn of Smashing the Plateau joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about how longtime corporate execs can increase the odds of going out on their own succ...
Luke Willis - $39k Launch
Our resident crypto/web3 expert and longtime friend of the show, Luke Willis, re-joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about how having a weekly podcast and daily maili...
Coaching Call with Data Engineer Denis Gontcharov
Denis Gontcharov joined me on Ditching Hourly for a coaching call to help brainstorm a positioning statement for his data consulting business targeting the aluminum in...
John Grant - Streamlining Delivery Workflows for Lawyers
The Agile Attorney, John Grant, joined me on Ditching Hourly to share how he helps his clients transition from inefficient workflows, WAY too much work, and low margin...
James Williams - Fractional CTO Masterclass
James Williams of Cofebe.com joined me on Ditching Hourly to give what amounted to a masterclass on how to avoid failure and delight clients as a fractional CTO.“The c...
Michael Zipursky - Selling Consulting Into Large Organizations in 2023
Guest BioMichael Zipursky – Michael has consulted for organizations and advised leaders throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Middle East ...
Ron Baker - Time’s Up!
Pricing legend Ron Baker joined me again (for a record-setting fourth appearance!) on Ditching Hourly to talk about the nuances of the subscription model for service b...