Ari Miesel's guest appearances

Ari Miesel

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

Tim Draper

Gerard Adams

Rand Fishkin

David Barrett

Tony Robbins

Richard Branson

John Lee Dumas

Chris Guillebeau

Nathan Chan

Darren Rowse

Brian Scudamore

Tony Stubblebine

Eric Siu

Andy Rachleff

Jon Ferrara

OwlTail

Ari Meisel, host of the Less Doing Podcast. Ari’s book Less Doing, More Living has sold over 30,000 copies and has been translated into six other languages. Even with four children, Ari stays on top of his consulting business that continues to bring in more revenue every month. Famous 5:    Favorite Book? – The Art of War What CEO do you follow? — Elon Musk Favorite online tool? — Inbox by Google   Do you get 8 hours of sleep?—No If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? — Test ideas before you jump into them.    Time Stamped Show Notes:  01:30 – Nathan introduces Ari 02:00 – Ari is a productivity consultant/coach 02:20 – Virtual company has brought in the most revenue 02:35 – They offer on-demand project managers 03:00 – Customers pay a membership fee and then an hourly fee for service 03:30 – First-year revenue was $200000 04:15 – 170 current customers 04:40 – They find customers through Ari’s following and the podcast 05:50 – Ari is involved with his customers 06:10 – It’s an expensive service because of the quality and variety of what they can do 06:45 – Ari likes connecting resources for other businesses and finding talent 07:15 – They are really involved in all of the businesses that hire them 07:35 – “An easy-bake oven for a business” 08:40 – Average customer pays about $1150/month 09:20 – In May they had $46000 in revenue, and they are growing every month 10:00 – His business takes care of a lot of the daily tasks for business owners and companies 10:50 – The company is self-funded   11:05 – They decline anyone who wants to invest in the company   11:58 – Less Doing Podcast   12:10 – 30000 downloads per month 12:20 – A weekly show 12:35 – Average downloads per episode for the first couple months: 3000 13:30 – Sponsorship revenue for the podcast   14:08 – Ari’s books, Less Doing, More Living and The Art of Less Doing 15:00 – He got an advance with Random House/Penguin for Less Doing, More Living   15:15 – How he got an advance as a first-time author 16:20 – 30000 copies sold   18:00 – Lessdoing.com 20:00 – The Famous Five  3 Key Points:  Create the best service and business that you possibly can. Find your specific talent and put yourself in that industry. It is possible to balance a busy life with your business.  Resources Mentioned:  Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible. Freshbooks - The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts. Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+ Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he's driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books. Inbox by Google – Ari’s favorite online tool   Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives   

Ari Meisel, host of the Less Doing Podcast. Ari’s book Less Doing, More Living has sold over 30,000 copies and has been translated into six other languages. Even with four children, Ari stays on top of his consulting business that continues to bring in more revenue every month. Famous 5: <ul> <li>Favorite Book? – The Art of War</li> <li>What CEO do you follow? — Elon Musk</li> <li>Favorite online tool? — Inbox by Google</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Do you get 8 hours of sleep?—No</li> <li>If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? — Test ideas before you jump into them.</li> </ul> Time Stamped Show Notes: <ul> <li>01:30 – Nathan introduces Ari</li> <li>02:00 – Ari is a productivity consultant/coach</li> <li>02:20 – Virtual company has brought in the most revenue</li> <li>02:35 – They offer on-demand project managers</li> <li>03:00 – Customers pay a membership fee and then an hourly fee for service</li> <li>03:30 – First-year revenue was $200000</li> <li>04:15 – 170 current customers</li> <li>04:40 – They find customers through Ari’s following and the podcast</li> <li>05:50 – Ari is involved with his customers</li> <li>06:10 – It’s an expensive service because of the quality and variety of what they can do</li> <li>06:45 – Ari likes connecting resources for other businesses and finding talent</li> <li>07:15 – They are really involved in all of the businesses that hire them</li> <li>07:35 – “An easy-bake oven for a business”</li> <li>08:40 – Average customer pays about $1150/month</li> <li>09:20 – In May they had $46000 in revenue, and they are growing every month</li> <li>10:00 – His business takes care of a lot of the daily tasks for business owners and companies</li> <li>10:50 – The company is self-funded</li> <li> <ul> <li>11:05 – They decline anyone who wants to invest in the company</li> </ul> </li> <li>11:58 – Less Doing Podcast</li> <li> <ul> <li>12:10 – 30000 downloads per month</li> <li>12:20 – A weekly show</li> <li>12:35 – Average downloads per episode for the first couple months: 3000</li> <li>13:30 – Sponsorship revenue for the podcast</li> </ul> </li> <li>14:08 – Ari’s books, Less Doing, More Living and The Art of Less Doing</li> <li>15:00 – He got an advance with Random House/Penguin for Less Doing, More Living</li> <li> <ul> <li>15:15 – How he got an advance as a first-time author</li> <li>16:20 – 30000 copies sold</li> </ul> </li> <li>18:00 – <a href="http://Lessdoing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lessdoing.com</a></li> <li>20:00 – The Famous Five</li> </ul> 3 Key Points: <ul> <li>Create the best service and business that you possibly can.</li> <li>Find your specific talent and put yourself in that industry.</li> <li>It is possible to balance a busy life with your business.</li> </ul> Resources Mentioned: <ul> <li>Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.</li> <li>Freshbooks - The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.</li> <li>Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+</li> <li>Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he's driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.</li> <li>Inbox by Google – Ari’s favorite online tool</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives</li> </ul>

EP 375: Dad of 4 Holds Secret to Buying Time, Clearing Your Calendar With Ari Miesel of LessDoing.com

Well before sunrise each day, Ari Meisel wakes up. The 30-year-old serial entrepreneur, husband, and father rises at 5:30 each morning to get started on the day's work. Along with business and blogging, he helps to take care of his three young children. Ari has a lot to juggle. But that doesn't faze him – after starting a series of successful businesses and even battling Crohn's disease, he holds a perspective of relentless optimism and a drive to help others. In an interview, Foundr publisher Nathan Chan asked him, “Do you ever feel overwhelmed?” “No,” Ari replied. “No, I never feel overwhelmed – ever.” Balancing his personal and professional lives, Ari is a productivity expert and writes on the subject at his blog, The Art of Less Doing. “The Art of Less Doing was born of this desire to help people free up as much time as they could possibly free up in order to reclaim their own minds and do the things that they want to do,” Ari says. “So I basically have been helping people optimize, automate, and outsource everything in their lives.” Ari has a deep understanding of how to put those words into action. Entrepreneurial ambition and medical challenges have fed his knowledge and led him to develop practical productivity strategies for overcoming the obstacles that stand in his way – as well as those that block others.   In this interview you will learn:   - The latest tools Ari uses to automate his life and business - Life hacks that you need to apply straight away to save massive amounts of time - How Ari Miesel overcame Crohns disease - Success mindsets - Entrepreneurial tips - &amp; Much more I Need Your Help! If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people! Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!

Well before sunrise each day, Ari Meisel wakes up. The 30-year-old serial entrepreneur, husband, and father rises at 5:30 each morning to get started on the day's work. Along with business and blogging, he helps to take care of his three young children. Ari has a lot to juggle. But that doesn't faze him – after starting a series of successful businesses and even battling Crohn's disease, he holds a perspective of relentless optimism and a drive to help others. In an interview, Foundr publisher Nathan Chan asked him, “Do you ever feel overwhelmed?” “No,” Ari replied. “No, I never feel overwhelmed – ever.” Balancing his personal and professional lives, Ari is a productivity expert and writes on the subject at his blog, The Art of Less Doing. “The Art of Less Doing was born of this desire to help people free up as much time as they could possibly free up in order to reclaim their own minds and do the things that they want to do,” Ari says. “So I basically have been helping people optimize, automate, and outsource everything in their lives.” Ari has a deep understanding of how to put those words into action. Entrepreneurial ambition and medical challenges have fed his knowledge and led him to develop practical productivity strategies for overcoming the obstacles that stand in his way – as well as those that block others. In this interview you will learn: - The latest tools Ari uses to automate his life and business - Life hacks that you need to apply straight away to save massive amounts of time - How Ari Miesel overcame Crohns disease - Success mindsets - Entrepreneurial tips - &amp; Much more I Need Your Help! If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people! <a href="http://www.foundrmag.com/itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!</a>

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