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The Sweaty Startup is celebrating its 200th episode, and we want to celebrate that with YOU! Enter our giveaway for a chance to win a free 1 hour consulting call with Nick. Visit to enter!

Before we jump in: Ranking your business at the top of Google can be all the difference between the phone ringing with new customers and struggling to grow. My team at Bold SEO has cracked the code for local service businesses. If you run a local company, let me know by replying to this email and I can make an[...]

Ben calls in to discuss his current situation and how he should approach entrepreneurship.

We all know that feeling of failure. That feeling of inadequacy. The feeling of rejection. The feeling of embarrassment. The anxiety that comes along with entrepreneurship and generally anything that is worth doing in life. Mine was a basketball game in southern Indiana. Basketball is intense in southern indiana.[...]

Change spells opportunity.

In today’s episode of the Sweaty Startup, Nick talks about innovative and creative entrepreneurship. Those words get thrown around so much these days, but Nick talks about how those types of entrepreneurs aren’t the ones getting paid.

In today’s episode, Nick talks about three sales strategies that most people don’t talk about. These are strategies that can really make your company stand out from others as desirable, credible, and sustainable.   1. Use old school sales and...

We talk about the tools that you can utilize that are either free or cheap as you begin to offer your service and hit the market. From Websites to Google's Suite of free business products we discuss everything you need.

If you are the owner of a company or the manager of a division, this episode is for you. As a guy who has hired over 500 people and fired probably seven people. I'm going to tell you something that's very important and you need to hear it. I'm talking...

Show notes from Episode #175 of the . People frequently reach out asking about businesses with low capital investment and low skill requirements, and Nick’s recent home improvement project spotlighted a perfect opportunity for that. Since buying their house in Athens, Georgia in 2018, Nick’s deck has always been[...]

The on demand economy is taking over. Customers want service now. Not next week. Not tomorrow. Now. You have to find a way to avoid competing on price and racing to the bottom. There will always be somebody who is willing to do what you do cheaper....

Folks ask me quite often what the best business decision I ever made was. Here is my answer: Hiring my first overseas employee. In 2021 I engaged a company called Support Shepherd to recruit a Philippines based employee for my storage company. Today 80% of the employees across my 11 companies are located in[...]

I've taken the time to speak with a ton of high level employees about their jobs. What they like, what they don't like, and more importantly WHY THEY QUIT. Lets dive in: Last week's podcast episode on how to fire an employee was one of the most popular episodes I've released. Check it out on Youtube or Spotify .[...]