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Hosted by Trudy Rankin · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 100 episodes
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This podcast is for new and emerging online business owners who are determined to do what it takes to reach their financial goals, help people along the way and learn a bunch of useful new skills. Have a love/hate relationship with the tech? We talk about that. Not sure you have what it takes to achieve success? We talk about that, too, plus how to deal with mindset challenges. Trudy Rankin, Founder of the Online Business Program, shares actionable tips that will help you really get your business growing, as well as interviews with experts and inspiring stories so that you can grow your online business with confidence.
Trudy Rankin hosts Online Business Launchpad | Start An Online Business | Online Business Growth, a business show with 100 episodes published.
“Your price selects your customers.” That one line from Per Sjofors stopped me in my tracks. Per — known as The Price Whisperer, a name he didn’t even give himself — has spent years running
“I don’t have a story.” Sara Lohse hears those words almost every day, and she doesn’t buy it for a second. Her proof? A spot on one of the biggest finance shows around — landed by offering
“If you want to write a book in five minutes, I’m not the coach for you.” That strong declaration from Dr. Rhonda Lawson sets the tone for an enlightening and refreshingly honest conversation about authorship. In this ep
“It doesn't have any friction with the real world. It doesn't have the contact with the real world that we do, you know, to like immerse ourselves in experience.” That’s how Emily Aborn describes the difference between A
Neil Shoney’s origin story is the kind that makes you sit up straight: six months into launching a major fitness exhibition, he had sold less than 50 tickets, while already committed to over 200,000 pounds of outgoings a
“Like there’s this weird thing of the disappearing lawn guy… he shows up two or three times and then just drops off the face of the earth.” If you’ve ever hired a service provider who mysteriously vanished, you’ll apprec
Jared Bauman didn’t expect to compete for his own name online. But when a state representative with the exact same name started appearing everywhere in search results, it forced him to confront something bigger: search e
“If I really want to make wealth for myself, I need to bet on myself.” That’s how Juzbi Walia explains the moment she stopped playing the corporate game and started building her own. And that same energy runs through thi
"I was working 18-hour days, seven days a week, and my mum said, 'You're making good money, but we have something you don't—free time.'" Sara Vezensek had the kind of job most people fantasize about—flying on private jet
"Just because someone’s great at marketing doesn’t mean they can teach." When Jasmine Jonte invested in a high-ticket online course and discovered it was badly designed and nearly impossible to learn from, she had an epi
“When New Zealand won the America's Cup, it wasn’t the biggest budget that won, it was one key question: Will it make the boat go faster?” That same philosophy drives Colin Clapp’s content strategy in a world now ruled b
“When I was six, my grandmother gave me a blank book and said, ‘This is for your first novel.’ I didn’t write in it because it had to be perfect.” That’s how Emily Aborn’s writing journey began. And it’s a relatable tale
If you’re feeling stuck, maybe it’s not because you’re doing something wrong, but because you’re using the wrong business model. That’s exactly what happened to Stefanie Carlstedt. She’d built a business that looked succ
“I told him not to pay a cent—and definitely not to shut his website down.” What would you do if you got a scary letter using legal language, claiming you owed $700 for a photo on your website? In this episode, I share a
“Most people think SEO is dead. But it’s not. It’s just evolving into something far more interesting.” John Horn doesn’t sugarcoat the reality of digital advertising in 2025. In this episode, we take a look at how busine
"I asked Ron if AI was going to eat his job for lunch—he said yes and no.” That mix of realism and optimism sets the tone for this episode. When AI started disrupting his on-camera spokesperson business, Ron Desi didn’t
“It feels like we’re standing on the side of the interstate naked, holding a sign that says ‘Look at me!’” That’s how visibility expert Tracy Beavers describes what it’s like to show up online when you’re building a busi
"Sometimes it’s not about legal advice—it’s about understanding the process. And that’s something you can learn without going to law school." – Shatrasha Butler Shatrasha Butler didn’t just go to law school—she’s on a mi
"Sometimes being an outsider is actually your best kept secret." Gloria Chou knows a thing or two about being an outsider—and turning that into a superpower. In this episode, she shares how she went from cold-calling jou
“If you look deep into nature, you'll find the blueprint for a thriving business.” That’s the philosophy Matthieu Mehuys has cultivated—literally—from the soil up. From his beginnings on a Belgian family farm to founding
Emily Aborn
copywriter, speaker, host of 'Content with Character' podcast
2 appearances on this show
Bryan Clayton
Co-Founder of GreenPal and Peachtree · Green Pal
1 appearance on this show
Sara Vezensek
Captain Endotype coach and course creation strategist
1 appearance on this show
Jasmine Jonte
Expert · CRE8TION
1 appearance on this show
Stefanie Carlstedt
Business Coach & Host of A Magnetic Business Podcast
1 appearance on this show
John Horn
CEO of StubGroup · Stub Group
1 appearance on this show
Tracy Beavers
host of Create Online Business Success · Tracy Beavers Coaching
1 appearance on this show
Gloria Chou
PR strategist and podcast host · Small Business PR
1 appearance on this show
Dan Hafner
Dapper No-Code
1 appearance on this show
Brian Childress
technologist, fractional CTO, thought leader
1 appearance on this show
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