John Lee Dumas, author of The Freedom Journal — My Quest for the Best with Bill Ringle

Authored by John Lee Dumas

Featured title: The Freedom Journal

John Lee Dumas and Bill Ringle discuss the success journey of Entrepreneurs on Fire as well as key principles from The Freedom Journal for small business leaders.

Top 3 Takeaways from this Interview

Define your niche clearly and accurately so that you know you’re speaking to who represents the market you serve.
Measure the daily downloads, episode downloads, and month-over-month growth, and measure the engagement with your listeners.
When you keep metrics that matter, your business will succeed as a result.

Interview Insights

Show Notes

Can you describe your podcast and a couple of its attributes that make Entrepreneurs on Fire a unique podcast?
[01:23]JLD shares a couple of the metrics he used to measure the success of his podcast.
[03:45]He answered: What are some struggles you faced when you were starting on your podcast adventure?
[05:34]Gratitude is one attribute that keeps JLD encouraged even when the chips are down.
[07:48]What’s the mistake you’ve noticed and encountered in people that really helped you be grateful?
[09:48]JLD talks about the turning point wherein he realized the podcast would going to take off [11:19]. What are one or two of the key criteria you have knowing that you’ve been successful or pursuing the path of success as you defined it? [13:40]

Expert Bio

John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, a business podcast where he interviews successful entrepreneurs and releases new episodes daily. He is arguably one of the most successful podcasters in the business.

Entrepreneurs On Fire launched on September 22, 2012. As of 2018, his podcasts have received 70 million downloads with 1 million monthly listens. Through EOFire, he has grossed over 16 million dollars since its launch, and his popularity and platform continue to grow with a core team of himself and Kate Erickson, supplemented by a handful of VAs.