Former CIA Spy Turned Online Entrepreneur w/ Andrew Bustamante!

10/11/22 • 90 min

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Flipped Lifestyle™ Podcast

Andrew Bustamante was a spy for the CIA; now he’s a successful online entrepreneur!

In today’s episode, we discuss:

Andrew Bustamante’s time as a CIA spy and what happened afterward
How to build a deeper connection with a podcast
Leaning into what you’ve learned to build a business
Learning through simulations

Today’s guest on The Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is Andrew Bustamante of EverydaySpy.com!

Andrew and his wife operated as a “tandem couple” in the CIA until they decided that the life that the CIA wanted from them was not the life they wanted for their family.

They spent 6 months unemployed, Andrew took everything he had learned at CIA and applied it to his situation to land a great corporate job.

Now, Andrew runs an online business, teaching others real-world spy skills that give them an elite advantage in everyday life.

Learn more with Andy: https://everydayspy.com/

Find out your Spy Superpower: https://everydayspy.com/quizFollow

Andy's Podcast here: https://everydayspy.com/podcast/

Andrew Bustamante on Lex Fridman’s podcast: https://lexfridman.com/andrew-bustamante/

Our spotlight story this week is Kathy Martin!

Several years ago, Kathy joined the Flipped Lifestyle Community and started her online journey. She struggled her first year, and, after getting her first members, they quit. Kathy was relentless, prolific, and consistent. Now, she leads an amazing online community of over 500 members!

There’s tons of value in this episode of the podcast because we’re also answering a couple of questions from the Flipped Lifestyle Community forums!

How do you handle competitors with lower prices?

We would love to have you as a member of The Flipped Lifestyle Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start a membership of your own. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com

Andrew Bustamante was a spy for the CIA; now he’s a successful online entrepreneur!

In today’s episode, we discuss:

Andrew Bustamante’s time as a CIA spy and what happened afterward
How to build a deeper connection with a podcast
Leaning into what you’ve learned to build a business
Learning through simulations

Today’s guest on The Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is Andrew Bustamante of EverydaySpy.com!

Andrew and his wife operated as a “tandem couple” in the CIA until they decided that the life that the CIA wanted from them was not the life they wanted for their family.

They spent 6 months unemployed, Andrew took everything he had learned at CIA and applied it to his situation to land a great corporate job.

Now, Andrew runs an online business, teaching others real-world spy skills that give them an elite advantage in everyday life.

Learn more with Andy: https://everydayspy.com/

Find out your Spy Superpower: https://everydayspy.com/quizFollow

Andy's Podcast here: https://everydayspy.com/podcast/

Andrew Bustamante on Lex Fridman’s podcast: https://lexfridman.com/andrew-bustamante/

Our spotlight story this week is Kathy Martin!

There’s tons of value in this episode of the podcast because we’re also answering a couple of questions from the Flipped Lifestyle Community forums!

How do you handle competitors with lower prices?

Previous Episode

How To Take Your Business From Good To Great (The Flywheel)

If you haven’t heard the concept of the flywheel, listen to this episode! We think it can really help your online business grow!

In today’s episode, we discuss:

How the flywheel can help grow your business from good to great
How to stay persistent when your online business is growing slowly
Actionable steps to take to grow your membership

Take a look at the Flipped Lifestyle flywheel: https://flippedlifestyle.com/flywheel/

Our spotlight speaker is Flipped Lifestyle Community All-Star, Kevin Depew! Kevin is a long-time member of the community and founder of RelaxAndLearnGuitar.com!

Kevin started his membership in 2017 and has been steadily growing it for the past 4 years. His membership recently surpassed 200 members, which gave him the financial freedom to quit his job!

Shane Sams and Kevin talk about the most important things to focus on when growing a membership and how Kevin can take his membership to the next level.

Check out Kevin’s recent appearance on the Flipped Lifestyle podcast:

https://flippedlifestyle.com/podcast303/

There’s tons of value in this episode of the podcast because we’re also answering a couple of questions from the Flipped Lifestyle Community forums!

Can I build my online business in less than 90 days?

Next Episode

How to Start a Podcast that Grows Your Income, Influence, and Impact!

Nothing can build income, influence, and impact quite like podcasting. We’ve been doing podcasts for over ten years, and podcasting is how we’ve made our living online.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

Why podcasting is the most powerful medium today
5 tips on how to be a podcaster
The best way to tell stories on a podcast

On today’s show, I give my 5 best tips on how to be a podcaster: real, practical tips that can help you get started right away on launching a successful podcast and online business of your own!

There are plenty of gurus out there who tell you that you have to have all of the fanciest equipment and do things a certain way, and many times they’re just trying to sell you something or have you click their affiliate link!

I’m giving you real tips to help you get started.

Podcasting helped me quit my job and become a self-employed online entrepreneur, and I know it will help you, too!

Equipment mentioned in this episode:

Audio-Technica ATR2100x microphone

Scarlett 2i2 mixer

Scarlett solo mixer

Our spotlight story this week is Paul Clifford!

Just like us, Paul’s online membership started small. He started the way we did, building brick by brick. However, with our help and following the Flipped Lifestyle blueprint, he made a 70% jump in membership in a matter of months. In doing so, he hit our first goal of 100 memberships joining his online community.

Paul’s episode on the podcast: https://flippedlifestyle.com/podcast335/

There’s tons of value in this episode of the podcast because we’re also answering a couple of questions from the Flipped Lifestyle Community forums!