John Lee Dumas

I fear not the man who has practiced 10000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10000 times. - Bruce Lee Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

John Lee Dumas has said it many times before when asked "what makes a winning podcast?" His response? Create a unique show, and ask your guests questions listeners won't hear on any other podcast interviews. Today's episode isn't John interviewing a guest. Today's episode is John being interviewed by Samuel Donner, host of the Finding Founders podcast . Tune in to hear a truly entertaining and engaging podcast episode - plus learn things you never knew about JLD! Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Real winners are being born by finding the underserved niche and creating unique products, services, offerings, podcasts, and content that doesn't currently exist. 2. Find your path to initial traction, and make the best solution to a real problem. 3. Don't be afraid to take a leap of faith. Visit and learn more about Samuel Donor and his team! Listen to podcasts and connect with them - Finding Founders

John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of EOFire, an award winning Podcast where he interviews today's most inspiring Entrepreneurs 7-days a week. JLD has produced over 1000 episodes and EOFire generates $300,000 a month in revenue. With over 1 million unique monthly listens, EOFire has inspired Fire Nation to face their fears and take their own Entrepreneurial leap!

John had a rough decade, which we’ll refer to as his 20’s. After graduating from Providence College at the age of 22, John spent 4 difficult, scary, and rewarding years as an Active Duty Officer, to include a 13-month tour of duty in Iraq. John promptly spent the rest of his 20’s failing, but managed to have some fun along the way. From backpacking in India for 4 months and appearing in the #1 Bollywood movie of 2009, to winning a car on The Price Is Right, John managed to mix failure with fun, and a dose of optimism.

Have you ever wanted to do something so revolutionary no one thought it could be done, not even leaders in your industry? Our guest for episode 17 has and today he’s doing what no one thought could be done: he’s running a thriving and lucrative 7-day-a-week podcast. John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur on Fire joins us to talk about EOF, how it came to be and what his life was like leading up to its success. MORE ABOUT THIS SHOW A native of rural Maine, John was raised in a family of lawyers and military veterans. So it made sense when he went to prestigious Providence College on an Army ROTC scholarship. After graduating, he was part of the first class of commissioned officers after September 11. As a second lieutenant in the Army, he served four years on active duty including a 13-month stint in Iraq. After which, he completed his required service with an additional 4 years in the National Guard. But what was next? He had no idea so he spent a year traveling in India and Nepal and then four months learning Spanish with a Guatemalan family. When he arrived back in the States, he decided it was time to get serious and in his family, that meant going into law. But within the first few days of law school, John knew it wasn’t for him. He stuck it out for a semester but then left and began his quest to find his true passion. THE FINER DETAILS OF THIS SHOW: How he coped with the doubters. Did he look at podcasting as a viable business model? What made him put his blinders on and follow his heart & his intuition? What he was doing when he had his “ah ha” Entrepreneur on Fire moment? Advice he has for anyone choosing an different path than their family chose. And so much more! And it took quite a few attempts before he did. He tried corporate finance for awhile, then residential real estate and then commercial real estate. None were “it” for him and he felt it. But it was those last two choices: residential and commercial real estate, that helped him find his calling. Part of the job in real estate is to drive around and John spent plenty of time in traffic. But he detested the radio and radio news programs; audio books got expensive because he was in his car listening so much. And that’s when he stumbled upon podcasts and fell in love at first listen. That was 2009. He spent the next three years in residential and commercial real estate and was only a podcast listener. He had no designs or ideas about how to create a successful podcast, he simply listened. In 2012, while in traffic he had his “ah ha!” moment and came up with Entrepreneur on Fire (EOF). EOF would be a daily podcast airing 7 days a week and would interview entrepreneurs about their journey. The discussion would start with their failure, their own “light bulb” moment and how they pursued their idea til it became a success. And John this idea was “it” because of the passion and the fire he felt, it was a feeling he had never had from any of his previous career experiences. But not everyone was as excited as he was, many thought a 7-day-a-week podcast couldn’t be done, nor was it sustainable for him to do it. John forged ahead regardless and with mentorshi

John Lee Dumas is the Founder and Host of EntrepreneurOnFire, a podcast that interviews today's most inspiring and successful Entrepreneurs 7-days a week. EntrepreneurOnFire is a top-ranked business podcast generating over 400,000 unique downloads a month in over 145 countries, and his lineup includes Barbara Corcoran, Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss, Gary Vaynerchuk, Guy Kawasaki, and hundreds more. All the magic happens at EOFire.com, so come check us out!

John Lee Dumas is the Founder and Host of EntrepreneurOnFire, a business podcast that interviews today's most inspiring and successful Entrepreneurs 7-days a week. EntrepreneurOnFire is a top 10 business podcast generating over 100,000 unique downloads a month in over 100 countries, and his lineup includes Barbara Corcoran, Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss, Gary Vaynerchuk, Guy Kawasaki, & hundreds more.