Episode 127: TMBA 127 (LBP113) – 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Lifestyle Business Owners
26 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
We know that Dan and Ian are consumate consumers of information and business theory. So it was a bit...
Episode 126: TMBA 126 (TTR14) – 5 Ways to Produce Expert Level Content (Even If You Aren’t an Expert)
20 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Hey there weekend warriors! This week’s happy hour drink sponsor is Orangina, a beverage with a s...
Episode 125: TMBA 125 (LBP112) – The Importance Of Niche Flexibility And Finding The Real Reasons People Are Successful
19 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dan is all about the public peer pressure on Ian. Getting him to sign up for email lists. Getting hi...
Episode 124: TMBA 124 (TTR13) – The “Never Launch Strategy” – A Profitable Approach to Information Products
13 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Hey there weekend warriors! I’m happy to announce that Tropical Talk Radio (iTunes link) will now ...
Episode 123: TMBA 123 (LBP111) – South East Asia’s Top 6 Business Travel Destinations
12 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Ian have been busy hopscotching across SE Asia the past couple weeks (Bali, Philippines, Chi...
Episode 122: TMBA 122 (LBP110) – Tropical MBA And The Power Of Conditioning Content
05 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Ian are jet-setting around Asia for the next month between Tropical MBA sessions, currently ...
Episode 121: TMBA 121 (LBP109) – The 7 Types Of Entrepreneurs And Johnny Arbitrage
28 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dan and Ian were reminded of a great project that you have all helped us to grow in the Li...
Episode 120: TMBA 120 (TTR12) – Our Mindset Manifesto : Lessons From 5 Years of Running a Business
26 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Want to be the first to hear the details of our October Tropical MBA? You can check out the informat...
Episode 119: TMBA 119 (LBP108) – Solving The Problem Of Startups
21 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
We’re a few days in to the first Tropical MBA Startup Session here in Puerto Galera and the entire...
Episode 118: TMBA 118 (LBP107) – How To Compete With Free And Not Fight Downhill
14 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Ian are together again at the infamous Badladz Resort in Puerto Galera, Philippines. This we...
Episode 117: TMBA 117 (LBP106) – Private Label Secrets Of Full-Time Income Bloggers
07 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
It is a sad day in the LBP world. After a year of pool parties, long nights of discussion and brains...
Episode 116: TMBA 116 (LBP105) – The Entrepreneur’s DNA Checklist
31 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dan and Ian are dreaming of Ferraris. A slight departure from their regular dreams of Pors...
Episode 115: TMBA 115 (LBP104) – The Right Side Of History and the Secrets of Offshore Corporations
24 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dan and Ian are acting like expatriot snitches, unleashing an Offshoring 101 course onto t...
Episode 114: TMBA 114 (LBP103) – The Hero Skillset and Why No One Likes A Sell Out
17 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dan goes back to his roots tearing up Vietnam while Ian gets multi-cultural by voice-overing one of ...
Episode 113: TMBA 113 (LBP102) – The Drama Denominator: Finding The Cause Of Your Biggest Business Problems
10 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Yeah Buddy! Another week and another chance to talk biznass is always a good combo. Once again Ian a...
Episode 112: TMBA 112 (LBP101) – The Insider’s Guide To Thinking Outside The Index
03 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Coming off the euphoric high of 100th Episode bliss, Dan and Ian settled in this week to get back to...
Episode 111: TMBA 111 (LBP100) – A Bunch Of Stuff We’ve Screwed Up In The Past 1000 Days
26 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Seems like only yesterday Dan was calling Ian from a noisy cafe in the Philippines to do up another ...
Episode 110: TMBA 110 (TTR11) – What are Your Chances of Having $1,000,000 in 5 Years? (Hint: They Might Be Higher if You Move to China)
20 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week I decided to get back to my roots, fire up my dorky headset, and do another Tropical Talk ...
Episode 109: TMBA 109 (LBP99) – Do You Know If You Are A Shooting Star?
19 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Less than 72 hours after we launched The Tropical MBA program exclusively to members of Dynamite Cir...
Episode 108: TMBA 108 (LBP98) – 8 Lesser Recognized Forms Of The Resistance
12 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
All this thinking has led to a higher-than-average consumption of wine and Bintang, a lot of power n...
Episode 107: TMBA 107 (LBP97) – Entrepreneurial ADD and Free Content For Hustlers
06 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Who knew portable bars could be such a successful pursuit? Dan and Ian did, of course. And that’s ...
Episode 106: TMBA 106 (LBP96) – A Proposition : Start-Up August
29 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Things are exciting in the TMBA / LBP world as Ian and Dan work to put together a unique experience ...
Episode 105: TMBA 105 (LBP95) – Hiring Interns Right From The Start
22 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
With Ian back stateside and Dan back in Bali, the guys have said goodbye (for now) to their time in ...
Episode 104: TMBA 104 (LBP94) – 6 Financial Secrets of Lifestyle Business Ballers
15 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Even though Dan & Ian’s travel adventures in the Philippines are winding down for now, they’ll b...
Episode 103: TMBA 103 (LBP93) – The Single Most Important Entrepreneurial Skillset
08 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
What good is a location independent lifestyle business if you can’t enjoy it? Dan & Ian join us fr...
Episode 102: TMBA 102 (LBP92) – Listener Questions: Manufacturing Advice, Biznass Models & Hacking Airport Lounges
01 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Like the ballers that they are, Dan and Ian recorded this week’s podcast from the ballroom of the ...
Episode 101: TMBA 101 (LBP91) – Are You a Hustler or an Entrepreneur?
16 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Ian landed in Bali last Saturday and it’s been all-biznass-all-the-time as we make the most out of...
Episode 100: TMBA 100 (LBP90) – Rip, Pivot, and Jam: The Strategy That Launched Our Newest Product Line
09 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Ian managed to pick himself up from a nasty spin-out on the racetrack this week to join Dan as they ...
Episode 99: TMBA 99 (LBP89) – The Institutions of Marriage and Business Partnerships
02 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Ian invited the guys from AdSense Flippers on the show to chat entrepreneur to entrepreneur ...
Episode 98: TMBA 098 (LBP88) – Listener Questions Answered – Micro-Publishing, Business Strategy and More
26 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Taking to the masses, Dan and Ian take a few questions from listeners on a broad range of topics vit...
Episode 97: TMBA 097 (LBP87) – Post-Business School: The Things They Never Tell You
19 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
After waxing a little philosophic about education and career prospects, Dan and Ian dig into the thi...
Episode 96: TMBA 96 (LBP86) – 4 Online Business Trends That You Shouldn’t Miss in 2012
12 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
After taking a Christmas break, Dan and Ian got together to discuss 4 online business trends that yo...
TMBA 095 (LBP85) – How To Get Started Sourcing Products From China
15 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dan, Ian and special guest Matt Kowalak talk about how you can get started sourcing produ...
Episode 94: TMBA 094 (LBP84) – How To Live The “Four Hour Workweek” Dream And Make Money From Anywhere in the World
08 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dan and Ian talk about how you can get started living the “Four Hour Workweek”-dream ...
Episode 93: TMBA 093 (TTR10) – How to Use Smart Drugs and Supplement Stacks to Get More Work Done
05 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
DISCLAIMER: We do not have appropriate qualifications to be handing out medical advice. Consult with...
Episode 92: TMBA 092 (LBP83) – A Business Failure Story (Our GoDaddy Account is the Boulevard of Broken Dreams)
01 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dan and Ian talk about some news items and replay one of their most popular classic episo...
TMBA 091 (TTR9) – Run Your Own Tropical MBA, or How I Found My Dream Job
29 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
So Ian (the CEOh-yeah!) and I sat down tonight to talk about a bunch of stuff, but ended up instead ...
Episode 90: TMBA 090 (LBP82) – Podcasting, Launches, Bloggin’ about Bloggin’, and Chops – A Fireside Chat with Tim Conley
24 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dan and Ian interview Tim Conley from the Foolish Adventure Podcast. Tim has been an inte...
Episode 89: TMBA 089 (TTR8) – How Your Mindset Changes When You Get Started in Business
23 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today I pulled Simon and Travis together to talk about some mindset issues. We were having an conver...
Episode 88: TMBA 088 (TTR7) – Software Development as an Entrepreneurial Crutch, Cash Runway Strategies, and Sex-ish
21 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Another episode where we let it all hang out. Underdeveloped theories about sex and marriage? Check....
TMBA 087 (LBP81) – 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Ranking #1 For Lucrative Keywords
17 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dan and Ian interview SEO expert Travis Jamison from SupremacySEO.com. Travis isn’t you...
Episode 86: TMBA 086 (TTR6) – How to Make a Living from Affiliate Marketing (Seriously)
15 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today I sat down with TMBA #6 Aamir Chishtie to discuss his affiliate marketing success story. Witho...
Episode 85: TMBA 085 (TTR5) – The Magic of Being an Expat and Stories from a Million Dollar Year
14 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today Ian and I braved some of Indonesia’s craziest roads to find ourselves a treat from home– A...
Episode 84: TMBA 084 (LBP80) – How to Speed Up Your Learning by Years, Plus an Exciting New SEO Tool with Rob Walling
10 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode features Rob Walling from Software by Rob and Startups for the Rest of Us. Rob...
Episode 83: TMBA 083 (TTR4) – An Internet Marketing Pyramid Scheme Rant + 5 Life Lessons We’ve Learned
08 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
***Please note this episode is extremely explicit and potentially offensive. The F-bomb is prominent...
Episode 82: TMBA 082 (TTR3) – Grey Hat SEO Techniques For Highly Competitive Key Terms
07 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Last night I sat down with Ian, Travis, and Simon before we went out on the town to discuss some cut...
Episode 81: TMBA 081 (TTR2) – Huge Tax Breaks for Expats (Plus the 3 Biggest Tax Mistakes Expats & Travelers Make)
04 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is primarily focused on tax strategies for Americans. My friends David and Carrie McKee...
Episode 80: TMBA 080 (LBP79) – 5 Dirty SEO and Internet Marketing Tricks
03 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Ian got together to talk about some grey hat SEO, internet marketing and business tricks. To...
Episode 79: TMBA 079 (TTR1) – Welcome to Tropical Talk Radio, The Scene in Bali, and Identifying Peer Groups
01 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
It’s no secret that Ian and I love podcasting. Our heros are people like Howard Stern and Adam Car...
TMBA 078 (LBP78) – 5 Radical Strategies to Achieve Optimum Performance Levels
27 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode features a very special guest: Sebastian Marshall. Dan, Ian and Sebastian talk...
Episode 77: TMBA 077 (LBP77) – If We Were to Start from Scratch, How We’d Do It
20 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dan and Ian talk about what they would do if they were to start from scratch in 2011. The...
Episode 76: TMBA 076 (LBP76) – Zero to Online Empire in 12 Months
13 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dan sat down with DCers Joe and Justin from AdsenseFlippers (one of Dan’s favorite blog...
Episode 75: TMBA 075 (LBP75) – Forget 80/20, Aim for 99/1 With Critical Non-Essentials
06 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dan and Ian are joined by a special guest: Brendan Tully from the Search Engine Shop (Dyn...
Episode 74: TMBA 074 (LBP74) – 4 Content Business Blueprints for Fast Monetization
29 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in content businesses? Dan and Ian certainly are and plan to focus more heavily o...
Episode 73: TMBA 073 (LBP73) – 3 Harmful Business Myths Learned from Big Biz
22 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Dan and Ian talk about common small business myths. Learning about big, su...
Episode 72: TMBA 072 (LBP 72) – 4 Things You Don’t Know About Hiring
15 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dan and Ian answer a bunch of listener questions. Topics include An in depth discussion o...
Episode 71: TMBA 071 (LBP71) – How to Become a Blogging Superstar + the Entrepreneurial Leap
08 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dan and Ian unveil their private community for entrepreneurs, DynamiteCircle. The “...
Episode 70: TMBA 070 (LBP70) – 9 Tough Truths About Running a Business and Changing Your Life
01 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dan and Ian talk about 9 tough truths about running or starting your business that ...
Episode 69: TMBA 069 (LBP69) – 6 Unorthodox Blog Content Strategies
25 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
After the successful sale of OutsourceToThePhilippines.com (and making more than $200 per post), Dan...
Episode 67: TMBA 067 (LBP67) – Why Internet Business Owners Should Set Up in Hong Kong
11 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dan and Ian answer a reader question about Hong Kong incorporation. You’ll learn What D...
Episode 68: TMBA 068 (LBP68) – How We Sold A Blog For 5 Figures + Interview With Chris Ducker
08 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode, Dan and Ian announce how the sale of their blog, OutsourceToThePhilippines.com, wen...
TMBA 066 (LBP66) – The Tao of the Hustle
04 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Dan and Ian talk about hustling. Most people are better at talking about h...
Episode 65: TMBA 065 (LBP65) – The Technique That Gets Us $100K Months and How And How You Can Use it In Your Business
28 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dan is speaking to you from Bali while Ian is back in San Diego after a trip to Washingto...
Episode 64: TMBA 064 (LBP64) – 6 Ways to Get Laid or Get Paid
21 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Ian talk about 6 tips that both help you get a date and make more sales. Sales and seduction...
Episode 63: TMBA 063 (LBP63) – What We Believe, Plus a RE-INTRODUCTION to the Lifestyle Business Podcast
14 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Ian just finalized their Hong Kong incorporation and announce a new publishing schedule for ...
Episode 62: TMBA 062 (LBP62) – 5 Countries, 3 Companies, 1 Hell of a Party and Why Your Internet Business Should Be Based in Hong Kong
08 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Ian travelled 5 different countries over the last few weeks. Each of these places comes with...
Episode 61: TMBA 061 (LBP61) – 7 Reasons Why Your ‘Four Hour Work Week’ Business Is Failing
26 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Did you read the Four Hour Work Week and are struggling to get your business off the ground? In this...
Episode 60: TMBA 060 (LBP60) – 2 Blogging Pitfalls and an Inside Look Into Our Membership Sites
27 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Ian talk about common traps and mistakes that people make when building an information marke...
Episode 59: TMBA 059 (LBP59) – 3 Forgotten Principles You Need To Know About Rule Breaking And Rule Making
11 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dan and Ian talk about rule breaking and rule making. As an entrepreneur, you can’...
Episode 58: TMBA 058 (LBP58) – 9 Millionaire Success Principles
23 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dan and Ian talk about character traits and principles that self-made millionaires ...
Episode 57: TMBA 057 (LBP57) – The Case Against Flying Solo
08 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Dan and Ian compare going solo to hiring people and building a team. Almost everybody in the ...
Episode 56: TMBA 056 (LBP56) – How to Manufacture Products in Asia
03 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Dan and Ian discuss how to get started sourcing physical products from China. Furthermore, th...
Episode 55: TMBA 055 (LBP55) – 10 More Shady Business Tactics We Would Never Advocate or Tell Our Mom About
23 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Dan and Ian talk about 10 tactics that shady businessmen use. Dan and Ian DO NOT use or encou...
Episode 54: TMBA 054 (LBP54) – 7 Ways Location Independence Can Make You Cash
16 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Dan and Ian talk about 7 ways how you (and your business) can profit from going location inde...
Episode 53: TMBA 053 (LBP53) – 5 Myths About Successful Internet Businesses (+Transcript)
09 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Ian talk about 5 common myths about internet businesses. Other topics include using video to...
Episode 52: TMBA 052 (LBP52) – A Fail Proof Method For Success
02 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dan and Ian have a special guest: @SeanOgle. Sean is a successful online entreprene...
Episode 51: TMBA 051 (LBP51) – 5 Signs You Might be a Loser
26 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dan and Ian talk about 5 signs why you might be a loser. These are 5 common issues ...
Episode 50: TMBA 050 (LBP50) – A Naughty Way to Start Your Business for $300 – Part 2
14 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Dan and Ian continue their discussion on how to finally get started with your business for $3...
Episode 49: TMBA 049 (LBP49) – A Naughty Way to Start Your Business for $300 – Part 1
12 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of people have been asking for more content focused on getting started with your online busine...
Episode 48: TMBA 048 (LBP48) – 4 Mistakes That Cost Us 5k in 2010
08 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Hey podcast listeners, we are back in a big way in 2011. We are going to see some incredible changes...
Episode 47: TMBA 047 (LBP47) – How Being an Axeman Can Help Grow Your Business
02 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
To be honest, the days I’ve had to fire employees have been some of the most difficult in my entir...
Episode 46: TMBA 046 (LBP46) – How to Waste 20k on a Web Application
24 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common questions I’m asked is about how to get a web application developed. Many p...
Episode 45: TMBA 045 (LBP45) – 5 Ways to Ninja Kick Analysis Paralysis
19 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got so many cool things coming up here on the podcast including my made in India software sc...
Episode 44: TMBA 044 (LBP44) – Biz Failures: Crashed Crotch Rockets, Blowing $6K, and 30 Days in China
20 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
an and I have both been manufacturing products in China for over 5 years. In this episode we talk in...
Episode 43: TMBA 043 (LBP43) – 4 Weeks, $80,000 Dollars
13 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Hey party people, I just stepped foot back in Manila and I’m catching up on mounds of email. This ...
Episode 42: TMBA 042 (LBP42) – [Use at Your Own Risk] Develop a Revenue Stream with the PIVOT Method
27 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
YO! How are you? I’ve been back in the old USA for over one week now and I’m having tons of thou...
Episode 41: TMBA 041 (LBP41) – Two Four Hour Work Week Fallacies
18 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Hello from the good old USA, I believe this is our first 100% USA ‘cast in over a year. Yeowwwza! ...
Episode 40: TMBA 040 (LBP40) – How to Create a 100 Dollar Information Product in 48 Hours
09 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Hello from Bali! I really like it here. So far Bali is proving to be charming, sophisticated, and be...
Episode 39: TMBA 039 (LBP39) – 4 Tips for Deciding if a Market is Worth Attacking
30 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Hello from Malaysia! Well everybody I’m almost ready to hop on to a plane to meet up with @anythin...
Episode 38: TMBA 038 (LBP38) – How to Lose Weight and Make Money Online
09 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Yeah buddy welcome back to another episode of the Lifestyle Business Podcast, got a little hung up t...
Episode 37: TMBA 037 (LBP37) – 5 Listener Questions about Location Independence and Business
29 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve been spending so much time responding to emails it finally dawned on me that I could respond ...
Episode 36: TMBA 036 (LBP36) – Offices are So Old School
21 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Hey you guys are good for a lot of things but nobody stepped up to tell me getting an office was one...
Episode 35: TMBA 035 (LBP35) – 4 Things You Should Never Do in Your Business
13 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Heya everyone– I gotta say I feel I am SUPER qualified to talk about stuff that you shouldn’t do...
Episode 34: TMBA 034 (LBP34) – 5 Principles That Work for us That the Internet Marketing Gurus Can’t Sell
06 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Part of the reason Ian and I love Gary Vee so much is that he talks about some basic business fundam...
Episode 33: TMBA 033 (LBP33) – How to Pick a Niche that Makes Money, and Six Tips on How to Be a Millionaire in Three Years
28 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Ian discuss a post by Jason L. Baptiste of Cloudomatic made on Hacker News on how to be a mi...
Episode 32: TMBA 032 (LBP32) – How to Create a $6000 Dollar a Month Site in 5 Months, and Tips on Niche Selection
21 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Ian talk about how they built a site that generates $6000 in revenue in five months and som...
Episode 31: TMBA 031 (LBP31) – 3 Tips for Profitable Networking
14 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Ian discuss why you should become an expert in your industry, and ways you can become one. T...
Episode 30: TMBA 030 (LBP30) – How We Manage Our Finances and Minimize Taxes, Plus LLCs vs Corporations
07 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Ian talk about how they manage their finances, the challenges of an LLC and how to hypotheti...
Episode 29: TMBA 029 (LBP29) – Get To Know Your Team, 3 Internet Marketing Tips That Require Hustle, and Info on the Tropical MBA II
25 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Sean talk about the importance of getting to know your team, old school marketing tips that ...
Episode 28: TMBA 028 (LBP28) – How to Visualize Your Target Revenue and Find Your Five Hours
16 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas