The Entrepreneur Next Door 🏡
My name is Zev Asch; welcome to The Entrepreneur Next Door Podcast. I've spent my entire career in what I call "the trenches of small business and entrepreneurship." I spent three decades as a successful corporate marketing executive in small and family-owned businesses, an academic career as a Graduate Marketing Professor and director of Entrepreneurship and leadership at Touro University Graduate School of Business, and over a decade as a business transformation coach.
As an avid podcast listener, I've always craved one that features unknown, grounded non-celebrities and entrepreneurs who can be my next-door neighbors.
Join me for intimate, unfiltered conversations with everyday people who took a leap into entrepreneurship and openly share their journey from failure to success. I spend hours preparing for each interview and asking intimate and challenging questions; one insight can make a profound difference in your business or life.
Finally, I promise that my podcast will never be used as a platform for me or my guests to self-promote. I strictly prohibit it and ensure each guest understands before being featured on my show.
My goal is to ensure that every episode delivers at least one insight that can help you improve your business or one aspect of your personal life.
Listen, subscribe, and share this channel with my thanks.
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The Entrepreneur Next Door 🏡
From autism diagnosis to becoming a mega successful bestselling author
Bestselling thriller author JD Barker shares his journey from his Autism diagnosis at 22 to corporate finance to becoming a full-time mega successful novelist. In this candid interview, he reveals his entrepreneurial approach ("selling bananas") to writing and how he stands out in an increasingly crowded market.
KEY INSIGHTS:
➡️ The entrepreneurial mindset of a bestselling author
➡️ Why authors must dare to think differently
➡️ The best strategy of building an author brand and expanding readership
➡️ Successful book promotional strategies
➡️ The creative business magic of co-authoring
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction to JD Barker
00:35 JD Barker's Writing Journey
01:08 Balancing Corporate Life and Writing
02:07 Transition to Full-Time Author
03:00 Marketing and Entrepreneurship in Writing
13:32 Overcoming Writer's Block
16:50 Finding Inspiration for Stories
18:53 Turning a House into a Haunted House
19:32 Promoting the Book with a Haunted House Contest
21:19 The Importance of Author's Platform in Publishing
24:35 Collaborating with James Patterson
28:07 Writing Process and Inspirations
31:50 Living with Asperger's and Its Influence on Writing
33:20 Thoughts on AI in Writing
34:42 Final Thoughts and Advice for Aspiring Writers
Connect with JD:
https://jdbarker.com/
