Welcome To The Freedom Formula!

Season 2

May 4, 2022

50. 4 Remote Local Business Models That I Love, feat. SqueegeeGod Joh…

In this episode Neel is joined by Johnny Robinson to whiteboard some Remote Local business ideas. Johnny has been on the pod before but we kick off the episode with a brief bio to catch up listeners who may not …

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April 28, 2022

49. Run Your Biz On Autopilot Using EOS Lite Pt 2

In the second of an ongoing series on EOS, Neil shares his adaptation of Gino Wickman's Entrepreneurial Operating System, and how he's used it to great success at MaidThis. In this episode Neel gives strategic tips for how to...

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April 27, 2022

48. Run Your Biz On Autopilot Using EOS Lite

In the first of an ongoing series on EOS, Neil shares his adaptation of Gino Wickman's Entrepreneurial Operating System, and how he's used it to great success at MaidThis. Things Neel learned in the process of creating an "EO...

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April 20, 2022

47. The Digital Nomad Life: A Report from the Front Lines

In this episode Neel shares what he learned catching up with dozens of digital nomads (past, present, and future) at a Dynamite Circle conference in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. He found out that: Travel is definitely back (exce...

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April 6, 2022

46. Running a fully remote call center with 100 agents, an interview …

In this episode Neel sits down with Donald Spann to look over the pros and cons of the various remote local business models he has tried. Like Neel, Donald was part of the Launch27 crew, aka the "cleaning company mafia," …

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March 30, 2022

45. Thinking About Exiting Your Business

In this episode Neel shares different ways to think about exiting your business, including his own current plans for MaidThis. While some might say that you need to know what your exit plan is before you even start your busin...

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March 23, 2022

44. Running a $1.5M SaaS While Nomading Around the World: an Intervie…

In this episode Neel chats with Amar Ghose, Founder and CEO of ZenMaid. Neel and Amar have managed not to meet, despite being the only two in their digital entrepreneur group in the cleaning space over the past few years. …

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March 16, 2022

43. Stranded On A Desert Island for 10 Days: Five Unexpected Business…

Neel recently came back from a ten-day desert island survival experience. As he switched back into work mode, he saw so many connections between what he had just experienced and how a daily business grind works. He has five ...

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March 9, 2022

42. Develop a Superpower: Dealing With Angry Customers

In this episode Neel and David discuss the classic question of how to deal with angry customers. As with so many great business (and life) tactics, this starts with having the right mindset. In this case, learning how to dea...

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March 2, 2022

41. Acquiring 5 Local Businesses To Build a Remote Local Empire, an i…

In another of the Remote Local Podcast's ongoing series of entrepreneurial interviews, Neel chatted with Mike Loftus of Connor Landscape . Mike got a finance degree but found out he hated working inside. He took $10k of his ...

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Feb. 23, 2022

40. The Hiring Funnel & Metrics - Your Ultimate Hiring Flywheel Pt 3

In the last of a three-part series, Neel gives you an ultimate guide to hiring, from his own successful playbook! This episode focuses on tweaking your flywheel to make sure it's working at its best. Neel also shares: What he...

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Feb. 23, 2022

39. Where to post your job ad for maximum exposure - The Ultimate Hir…

In the second of a three-part series, Neel gives you an ultimate guide to hiring, from his own successful playbook! This episode shares the six places that MaidThis posts jobs ads to find talent for their local services busin...

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Feb. 23, 2022

38. Building Your Ultimate Hiring Flywheel - Part 1

In the first of a three-part series, Neel gives you an ultimate guide to hiring, from his own successful playbook! This episode focuses on the mindset (and a few tactics) for hiring in general and putting up your job ad. …

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Feb. 16, 2022

37. How To Buy a Local Business In Another State And Run It Remotely,…

In this episode Neel interviews Chris Munn, a fellow remote local entrepreneur. Chris grew up in Detroit, now lives in LA (though he lived in Paris for a while), but has a cleaning business based in Tampa. Neel connected wit...

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Feb. 9, 2022

36. Running a 7-figure Agency From Around The World, an interview wit…

In this episode Neel interviews Jodie Cook, who recently exited her remote local business (and is getting ready to start another!). Jodie knew from an early age that she wanted to work and earn her own money and be independen...

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Feb. 2, 2022

35. Identifying Your Limiting Beliefs and Why Working Less = More Gro…

In this episode Neel and David talk about limiting beliefs, how to identify them, and how to replace them with empowering beliefs. David has been preparing to leave for 90 days off the grid and was worried one of his …

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Jan. 26, 2022

34. The Spiritual Entrepreneur 2: Interview With Derek Dodds, Federal…

In this episode Neel and David sit down with Derek Dodds and have a leisurely conversation about how Derek found his calling. Derek currently runs WaveTribe , an ecological surf company, has an interest in Naked Armor , a wet...

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Jan. 19, 2022

33. Pt 2: Applying The “One Big Secret” to Our Podcast - Live Brainst…

In this episode Neel and David brainstormed, putting the podcast itself into the frame that they discussed in Episode 32: the three levels of entrepreneurship. If you haven't listened to that episode yet, do so, so that this ...

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Jan. 12, 2022

32. Pt 1 - The One Big Secret of Successful Local Biz Entrepreneurs

In this episode Neel and David share the ONE BIG SECRET of successful remote local business owners. Okay, so the secret is...well you're going to have to listen to the episode to get it, but here are some of the …

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Jan. 5, 2022

31. Remote Window Cleaning Biz - Interview with 'SqueegeeGod' and Ser…

In this episode Neel interviews Johnny Robinson and Sergio Silesky, co-founders and owners of Orange Window Cleaning. Johnny and Sergio didn't grow up as entrepreneurs...in fact it wasn't until college when they found out tha...

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Dec. 29, 2021

30. Being Off The Grid Completely for 3 Months - How To Get Your Biz …

In this episode Neel and David discuss his upcoming disappearing act: he's going to be totally off-grid for the first three months of 2022. David has been doing meditation for 6-7 years now and sees a three-month off-the-grid...

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Dec. 22, 2021

29. Pt 2 - Neel & David's Reflections Of Their Year

In this episode Neel and David build on their "New Year's Resolutions Suck" episode by reflecting on 2021. Both Neel and David built strong romantic relationships this year, and also started this podcast. For Neel, that meant...

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Dec. 22, 2021

28. Pt 1 - New Year's "Resolutions" Suck - How To Plan Cool Sh*t for …

In this episode Neel and David tell you why they think New Year's Resolutions are no good and what they have planned for 2022. David is starting 2022 with a three month off-grid meditation teacher training. Neel will be spen...

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Dec. 15, 2021

27. How To Make Business Decisions When You're Feeling Emotional or T…

In this episode Neel and David discuss how emotions play into personal and business decisions, and a system for how to avoid making poor decisions. When Neel isn't running MaidThis he enjoys buying and selling real estate on ...

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