Nate Ginsburg shares his 10-year travel journey to 50 countries and his entrepreneurial journey to building multiple 7-figure businesses on 2 continents. He starts off by sharing the story of his photo-shoot doing handstands in the middle of the streets of New York City. He then talks about his initial travel inspiration and how his nomad journey began. Nate shares the time when he met his first digital nomad and how his whole perspective on life changed. Then he shares his first 3 failures on consecutive attempts to generate location independent income and how he pushed through, mentally and emotionally, until he finally broke through in the ecommerce space. Nate talks about how be built and scaled his Amazon FBA business, brought on a business partner, and sold his company for nearly $1 Million. Nate then talks about the importance of mindfulness and going through a period of introspection to identify his path to real alignment and fulfillment, designing his ideal lifestyle and developing “Freedom To”, not just “Freedom From”. He talks about launching SellerPlex to support other entrepreneurs both financially and tactically as well as with big picture strategy around meaning, purpose and value. Nate then shares his personal day structure and productivity techniques and then gives tips on how to understand and mitigate stress as an entrepreneur. FULL SHOW NOTES AVIALABLE AT: www.TheMaverickShow.com
Episode #105: Building 7-Figure Businesses on 2 Continents and Prioritizing Mindfulness, Alignment, and “Freedom To” with Nate Ginsburg
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About the Guest
Nate Ginsburg
Nate Ginsburg is a location independent entrepreneur, investor, ecom specialist, world traveler and a passionate yogi. He has successfully built seven-figure businesses on two different continents and already had one successful exit for nearly $1 million dollars. He is currently the co-founder and CEO of SellerPlex, which helps entrepreneurs build better, more fun and more profitable businesses. Nate specializes in helping bootstrapped, profitable Amazon FBA businesses increase their value, prepare for and maximize their exit. He is also the host of the ECom Exits Podcast and author of “The FBA Exit Blueprint: How to Unplug from Your Business, Scale and Sell for 7 Figures”.
What You'll Learn
- How To Build, Scale and Exit an Ecommerce Business for 7 Figures
- How and Why to Prioritize Alignment, Fulfillment and “Freedom To”
- Techniques for Managing Stress as an Entrepreneur
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#1 BOOK THAT NATE RECOMMENDS
#1 PODCAST THAT NATE RECOMMENDS
1 PERSON WITH WHOM NATE WANTS TO HAVE DINNER
TOP 3 FAVORITE TRAVEL DESTINATIONS
Top 3 bucket destinations
LOCATION WHERE THE INTERVIEW TOOK PLACE
OTHER PLACES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
CONTACT NATE
Time Stamped Show Notes
[3:01] Nate’s Yoga Photo Shoot in the Streets of NYC
[8:13] Growing up and Developing his Passion for Travel
[10:31] Moving to Korea and Starting a Decade of World Travel
- Teaching English in Korea
- Backpacking through Asia
- Meeting his first digital nomad in Thailand
- Deciding to build location independent businesses
[13:00] Overcoming multiple business failures
[17:30] Nate’s Breakthrough Success in Business
[19:24] Nate’s Tips on Building an Ecommerce Business
- Nate’s Business model
- How the Ecommerce Space has changed since Nate started
- Why Nate does not recommend new entrepreneurs start with Amazon FBA today
[24:45] Building and Exiting His Business for Nearly $1 Million
- Bringing on an Investor-Partner
- Selling His Company
[27:30] Nate’s Next Steps After Selling His Business
- Deep diving into purpose, meaning and fulfillment
- Distinguishing between “Freedom From” and “Freedom To”
- Becoming an Investor-Adviser
- Helping other people 10X their business
- Founding SellerPlex
- Helping entrepreneurs with tactics, strategy and mindset
[33:49] Nate’s Reflections on Freedom, Mindfulness, Alignment and Fulfillment
[37:13] Nate’s Reflections on 10 Years of Travel to 50 Countries
[41:00] Nate’s Day Structure and Productivity Routines
[43:19] Nate’s Tips on Managing Stress as an Entrepreneur
[46:50] The Lightning Round
- #1 Book Nate Recommends
- #1 Podcast Nate Recommends
- #1 Person with Whom Nate Would Most Like to Have Dinner
- #1 Piece of Advice Nate Would Give to His 18 Year Old Self
- Nate’s Top 3 Favorite Travel Destinations
- Nate’s Top 3 Bucket List Destinations
[48:52] Contact and Follow Nate