144 - Drinking & Smoking Cigars earned $600K for Charity: Tom interviews Ed Rigsbee

Ed Rigsbee is one of a select and very few people on the planet to hold both a CSP and a CAE. He has been a professional member of the National Speakers Association since 1988 and was awarded the certified speaking professional. Ed is the ROI guy. He's obsessed with helping organizations to give and receive more return on investment in everything that they do. He's recognized internationally on the topics of strategic alliance development and membership growth. Screw The Commute Podcast Show Notes Episode 144 How To Automate Your Business - https://screwthecommute.com/automatefree/ Internet Marketing Training Center - https://imtcva.org/ Higher Education Webinar – https://screwthecommute.com/webinars 03:18 Tom's introduction to Ed Rigsbee 11:04 Sometimes good things come out of drinking 14:57 Before Rigsbee Enterprises 23:29 Persistence means don't quit when things get tough 25:40 Tips on speaking 39:48 The best and worst parts about working for yourself 43:26 Sponsor message 44:55 A typical day for Ed and how he stays motivated Entrepreneurial Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Higher Education Webinar – It's the second webinar on the page: https://screwthecommute.com/webinars Screw The Commute - https://screwthecommute.com/ Screw The Commute Podcast App - https://screwthecommute.com/app/ Know a young person for our Youth Episode Series? Send an email to Tom! - [email protected] Have a Roku box? Find Tom's Public Speaking Channel there! - https://channelstore.roku.com/details/267358/the-public-speaking-channel How To Automate Your Business - https://screwthecommute.com/automatefree/ Internet Marketing Retreat and Joint Venture Program - https://greatinternetmarketingtraining.com/ Rigsbee Research - https://rigsbee.com/ Selling to Associations - https://www.sellingtoassociations.com/ Cigar PEG - https://cigarpeg.com/ Special 20% Discount for Tom's listeners - https://www.sellingtoassociations.com/las-vegas-intensives Use this code when checking out: Tom20% Internet Marketing Training Center - https://imtcva.org/ Related Episodes Tomaz Mencinger - https://screwthecommute.com/143/ More Entrepreneurial Resources for Home Based Business, Lifestyle Business, Passive Income, Professional Speaking and Online Business I discovered a great new headline / subject line / subheading generator that will actually analyze which headlines and subject lines are best for your market. I negotiated a deal with the developer of this revolutionary and inexpensive software. Oh, and it's good on Mac and PC. Go here: http://jvz1.com/c/41743/183906 The Wordpress Ecourse. Learn how to Make World Class Websites for $20 or less. https://www.GreatInternetMarketing.com/wordpressecourse Join our Private Facebook Group! One week trial for only a buck and then $37 a month, or save a ton with one payment of $297 for a year. Click the image to see all the details and sign up or go to https://www.greatinternetmarketing.com/screwthecommute/ After you sign up, check your email for instructions on getting in the group.