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Make It Matter is your toolkit for entrepreneurial success. Learn how to make the most of your business and your life with host Mike Gastin. Make It Matter covers topics relevant to entrepre...

Hey kids, it's been fun, but it's time to lay this project to rest. But have no fear! I've launched a new podcast—The Currency—and you're go...

Catch up ep in which I share my recent thinking on the nature of my work and how I'm going to be approaching what I do over the next few yea...

Everyone's talking about the recent Gillette commercial, or short film, as they like to call it—and for that reason I hate to even bring it...

In this episode I share the three things you can do now to make sure your business thrives even if the economy isn't. Plus I talk a little a...

Have you heard? Facebook, Tumblr, Patreon are going through some changes and in the process some folks are getting left out in the cold. Now...

Join me for a long ramble as I ask and attempt to answer the question, can marketing be moral.

I'm halfway though John Lewis Gaddis' amazing book, "On Grand Strategy" and I want to share something from the book that's made me think abo...

Thanksgiving thought, my online business plan, the power of pen and paper, I'm tied to a weird YouTube sub-genre, and what it all leads to.

Podcasting has enjoyed a lot of success but the fact is it could grow so much more—but it likely won't. Join me as I compare iTunes and YouT...

What? I leave for almost a year and then right before 2018 is wrapped up, I decide to fire up the pod again. Hey gang, sorry for the long hi...
I'm one week in and already I've gotten my first video up, reeled in my first subscriber, and even lost my first $2,000. It's a beautiful th...

I'm embarking on a new project—a project that I'm going to chronicle here on the Make It Matter podcast. Join me as I develop an online busi...

Have you ever wondered if you're spending the right amount on your marketing? The accepted rule of thumb is to budget between two and five p...

There's a problem with the latest Oxfam report on inequality that should bother every business owner and entrepreneur. It's a problem of sto...

What if you could project your own brain activity onto another person, forcing the person's mind to closely mirror your own? What if you cou...

Hospitals across the US are struggling to maintain their supply of IV bags due to the effects of hurricane Maria, which struck Puerto Rico o...

The Make It Matter podcast is back in business—it's good to get behind the mic! A quick episode to get things rolling again and to update li...

Wanting to own a business is the easy part, but how do you find one for sale besides just getting lucky? In this episode I share the best wa...

What if you didn't have to start a business to be an entrepreneur? Most think the only way to be a business owner is to start one from scrat...

After writing 1,000 words for 65 days straight, Mike has learned a few lessons. A couple were a bit of a surprise. Take a listen and find ou...

Do you love winning new business but hate to close? Or, maybe you've found closing to be a bit of an enigma; part contact sport and part mag...

Ever hire a sales rep only to be disappointed with their performance? It could be that you just need to understand what kind of sales person...

In this episode Mike shares his approach to sales that he's developed over 25 years of working with prospects and clients. Boiling it all do...

Why not start the new year with a smarter approach to your prospects? Most agree that prioritizing prospects makes sense, but hardly anyone...

This year has witnessed many proclamations of the demise of cold calling—everyone from low-level sales reps to the founder of Hubspot are al...

2017 is just around the corner and you're thinking about what you'd like to accomplish next year. Odds are this includes increasing your rev...

We've all had money problems at one time or another. But there's one problem we've all got with money that we don't realize. Learn what it i...

Mike reviews Cal Newport's book, Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in A Distracted World. Learn about the book's main ideas and decide fo...

Get up. Do combat with your inbox. Try to keep your customers happy while juggling employee requests. Bang out a proposal while trying to ca...

If there's anything constant in this world, it's the steady flow of destabilizing news—the latest being Brexit. What are we to do? How do we...

Whether you're a king or queen, mom or dad, executive or clerk; there's one resource that everyone has in a limited supply—time. Time is the...

Do your marketing efforts seem to be returning fewer results for the same amount of work? It's likely that you're stuck in a rut. Don't worr...

How do you know when it's time to hire new employees and grow your team? As entrepreneurs we often like to rely on our gut. The problem is,...

With so much needing attention, it's easy to get caught in the trap of your business' day-to-day operations. But did you know that doing so...

Have you ever been guilty of not paying yourself what you're worth? It's an easy trap to fall into and a hard one to get out of. In this epi...

A quick intro episode—the episode behind the episode—to get the show launched. In it host Mike Gastin explains what Make It Matter is about...