Rebel Entrepreneur Podcast | PopUp Business School

season one - all episodes available now

Fear:
what stops you starting up?

Why isn't everyone launching their own company and making money doing something they love?
In this episode we look at the three biggest barriers to people getting going and unpack and demystify entrepreneurship.

Guests: Jonathan Mendonsa

five ways to start a business with no debt

This second episode debunks the myth that it takes money to make money.
You can build a business without debt and the PopUp Business School trainers show you five ways to get going quickly.

Guests: Katie Coombes and Sean McHugh

startup stories:
timetrap escape rooms

How do you get a building for free to use for your business? Katie and Andrew from TimeTrap Escape Rooms tell us their story including how they borrowed a room for their first escape room for free!

Guests: Katie Falcon-Uff and Andrew Ingle

startup stories:
shawn jenkins benefit focus

Even the biggest companies in the world start somewhere.
In this episode we find out how Shawn Jenkins started a NASDAQ listed software company.

Guests: Shawn Jenkins

the great passion myth:
do you really need it?

If you follow your passion you'll never work another day in your life! Sounds like a nice dream doesn't it! But is it true?
Can you make money doing what you love? Is passion enough? We unpack passion in this episode.

Guests: Sean McHugh and Kelly Hardwick

start up stories:
matt estlea

Matt left woodwork college with bleak career prospects.
He took his future in his own hands and built his own business teaching woodworking online.

Guests: Matt Estlea

the unexpected power of mini experiments

In Episode 1 we unpacked the biggest barriers to starting up a business and this episode gives you one of the most powerful tools to overcome them. Join Simon and Alan, co-founders of PopUp, as they unpack the unexpected power of mini-experiments.

Guests: Simon Paine

coaching series:
darcy mahan yoga

The Rebel Entrepreneur Coaching Series. Join Alan as he works with Darcy to help her take her Yoga Business to the next level. Darcy is working to find a permanent space to operate from and to grow her community.

Guests: Darcy Mahan

coaching series:
shawn jenkins

Join Alan as he works with Shawn Jenkins on his next venture. Shawn is thinking through niche market, how to get going quickly, and marketing for his new podcast: The Shawn Jenkins Podcast.

Guests: Shawn Jenkins

the magic of using customer's money to startup

What if there was a way you could use customer's money to build the business of your dream? Sean, KC, and Alan unpack how to get going using the customer's money not your own.

Guests: Sean McHugh and Katie Coombes

ideas and creativity:
free flowing business ideas

Where do business ideas come from? If you are struggling to come up with that killer business idea to launch with, this is the episode for you. Simon and Alan unpack the Disney Creative Strategy, idea generation, and little known creativity strategies for entrepreneurs.

Guests: Simon Paine

evaluating ideas:
which ideas should launch?

Got a few different business ideas? Don't know where to start? In this episode Simon and Alan talk on how they think about which opportunities to pursue, which business ideas to launch, and how to start. Find out how to make decisions based on your values that will create long term happiness.

Guests: Simon Paine

mustachian entrepreneurship
with mr. money mustache

Mr Money Mustache has spent a decade helping us to live frugally, manage our money, and get to Financial Independence. The principles of Mustachianism can be applied just as well to entrepreneurship. Alan and Pete explore managing your money, how to start businesses, and how to think about your finances.

Guests: Pete Adeney aka Mr Money Mustache

Sales: The Key to Building a Business

You don't have a business if you don't sell anything. Sales is the life blood of ANY business and this is the most important thing you need to master to get going. We explore sales as a process with James Headspeath and PopUp's Head of Sales and Entrepreneur, Patrick Venn.

Guests: James Headspeath & Patrick Venn

Coaching Series:
Selling with Energy

Sales is one of the toughest challenges that new entrepreneurs face. As the founder your ability to sell or not will make or break your business. Join us as we coach new business founder, Curtis Jackson, through niche marketing, sales, and a focus on profitability from the start.

Guests: Curtis Jackson

Coaching Series: Having the Confidence to Sell

Turn your hobby into your business. How do you do it? Ask for the sale. It is one of the hardest things to do when you start but it is the step you must take. In this episode Alan works with Brittany to help her get comfortable asking for the sale, valuing her product, and working out how much to charge.

Guests: Brittany Berit

Money: Managing the Life of a Small Business

The biggest killer of small business is cash flow. In this Episode Henry Nicholson who manages the finances at PopUp and our accountant and entrepreneur Emma May explore how to manage your money, cashflow, systems, and finances for small businesses.

Guests: Henry Nicholson & Emma May

The Art of Creating Something Out of Nothing

How do you create something out of nothing? One of the biggest differentiators between successful entrepreneurs and the people that talk about it is the ability to make things happen. It is an art and a skill. Sean and Alan unpack how to build things, make things happen, and follow through.

Guests: Sean McHugh

How To Get Free Stuff Everyday

Can you get free stuff to help you launch your business? One of the early inspirations for PopUp Business School was a book written by Mike Essex; Free Stuff Every Day. Alan and Mike unpack getting free stuff, Mike's entrepreneurial journey, and e-book creation and marketing.

Guests: Mike Essex

You Are Going To Fail.
How Should You Respond?

You are going to fail. The only way you don't fail at some point is if you don't try. Entrepreneurship is about trying despite the fact that you will probably fail at some point. Simon, Sean, and Alan unpack failure; does it really exist; how to cope with it, how to get value from it, and how to create excitement about it.

Guests: Simon Paine & Sean McHugh

When To Quit: the Mini-Experiment Didn't Work

Never, ever, ever give up - Winston Churchill. Quitting has a bad rap but is it deserved? Simon and Alan unpack quitting, knowing when to quit, and why you should quit regularly. By saying no to something you are allowing space into your life for something else.

Guests: Simon Paine

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Investing

Your business is successful! You are making money! HOLIDAY! In this episode Alan, Simon, and the author of The Simple Path to Wealth, JL Collins, explore what you should do with your money as you earn it. Clue: the answer is not blow it all on a nice holiday or new car!

Guests: JL Collins

Passion or Financial Independence First?

Should you start with passion, or should you work on financial independence first and only launch your business when you get there? Millennial Revolution Kristy and Bryce have become serial entrepreneurs in retirement. We unpack why they waited till after retirement, the benefits of FU money, and what they have learned from creating and building blogs and books.

Guests: Kristy Shen & Bryce Leung

Can You Start a Restaurant with No Debt?

Can you build a restaurant with no debt? In this episode Alan talks with Keith Hunt of RedHeaded Step Taco who has just managed to borrow a restaurant to launch his Taco business. Listen to learn about mini-experiments, borrowing space, and launching your food business. Keith has a wealth of tips and experiences from the cutting edge of food.

Guests: Keith Hunt

Rebel Entrepreneur Takeover

This is a podcast takeover episode and Shawn Jenkins has taken control. Alan gave him completely free realm to ask anything and boy did Shawn use it. Find out what Shawn asks, hear Alan squirm and learn about the origins of PopUp and the startup methodology that Alan created. This episode is packed full of stories, practical tips on starting businesses, and ways of thinking about entrepreneurship.

Guests: Shawn Jenkins