EOFire | Daily chats with Entrepreneurs On Fire

Thom is the founder of 7th Rise Cornwall and Hunter. Thom also runs authentic outdoor courses specializing in fishing, foraging, wild food preparation and bushcraft. By definition he's never had a proper job; he's always felt it more important to do what he believes in, to make his own rules and to find and make his own opportunities in life.

Nathan pre-sold $73,000 worth of product before figuring out how to build it. At 23, he is the CEO of Heyo, which helps people grow their businesses faster with a drag and drop tool for social and mobile campaigns. Heyo did six figures its first year in business and grew revenues 147% in its second year while raising $550,000 from top tier investors. WOW.

John is the Founder and CEO of OpenSky.com, the social marketplace where members can discover, shop, share and grow the world's most exciting emerging brands. It's also a place where connections between creative, passionate small businesses and shoppers who crave quality and diversity. Prior to OpenSky, John was the CEO of Ford Models. John has made numerous appearances as a business expert on television shows including CNBC, MSNBC, Bloomberg TV, Reuters TV, TODAY Show, WNBC-TV and many others.

Aaron has been a full-time actor and commercial model for over 27 years. To-date he has booked over 1,200 acting and modeling jobs. He is the Author of How to Become a Successful Commercial Model, now in its 5th edition, and Founder of HowToModel.com.  Aaron has given over 500 workshops and private coaching sessions in-person and online.

Corey is an award-winning speaker, the Host of the Conversations With PASSION Radio Show, a best-selling Author, the Founder of a media company and an interviewer who has personally interviewed over 2,200 of the world’s high achievers. Whew!

Kyle is the Co-founder of StartupBros and author of Self-Made U: How To Thrive When Degrees Don't Matter. He's on a mission to help people win in a world that cares more about the value you create than your pedigree.

Spencer is an entrepreneur and blogger at NichePursuits.com. He owns dozens of niche websites as well as the keyword research tool Long Tail Pro. He actively blogs about SEO and small business strategies that are working right now.

Jason, a US Army Veteran and Entrepreneur, founded Argo Marketing Group in 2003. He has since become a widely respected Maine business owner. In just five short years, Jason grew Argo Marketing Group into a nationally recognized marketing logistics firm.

Dinesh is the VP of Marketing at Udemy. He is responsible for sales and user acquisition. Dinesh joined the company in May of 2011 as the first business hire, and he has helped grow Udemy to multi-millions in yearly revenue. Prior to Udemy, Dinesh was an Entrepreneur and Consultant for American Express.

Nickhil is the CEO and Co-Founder of Vuclip. Vuclip is the world’s largest independent mobile video media company that reaches over 80 million people each month in more than 120 countries on any mobile device.

Troy operates his business from his homes in Brazil, Central Florida and Bandon, Oregon – traveling between them with his wife Edina and three children. He loves to travel and is an instrument rated private pilot that runs his business from the road with nothing but his trusty MacBook Air year-round.

Adam is the Founder and CEO of thePortfolium. Prior to thePortfolium Adam worked as an aerospace engineer designing, analyzing and testing liquid rocket engines for NASA’s next generation space launch system. Wow!

Ian runs RazorSocial.com, an award winning blog focused on social media tools and technology. Ian regularly speaks on social media related topics and writes for some of the leading social media blogs including SocialMediaExaminer.com and BusinessesGrow.com.

Alex is a mobile developer and the creator of some of the most helpful apps for both planning and starting a business. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from San Jose State University.

Robin is an Intuitive Healer who has been lighting fires inside entrepreneurs globally for 13 years. The majority of her clients are self-employed individuals looking to take things to the next level.

Mike has over 75 marketing products online, ranging from software to video tutorials that help thousands of people around the world discover how to market online. He's the creator of EpicMarketer.com, which includes a highly successful podcast as well as free weekly training. He's passionate about helping people get financially free!

Mish and Rob make boring businesses awesome, and they do it while traveling the world with their laptops. (Seriously - they've moved apartments 23 times in the last year!) They blog at makingitanywhere.com to show that being a digital nomad doesn't have to mean backpacking in Bali: they invest in UK real estate, and have spent the first six months of their location independent life in New York City.

Jimmy is the Co-Founder of the high-end travel gear company Minaal, and they are preparing to release a revolutionary new carry-on luggage design. Starting out from his remote home country of New Zealand, then relocating to Vietnam, and then the US, Jimmy is living proof that ‘just doing it’ really works.

Ryan is currently the CEO at GearHost, a scalable and reliable high-end cloud hosting company that specializes in Microsoft technologies and has a strong focus on customer service. Beginnings don’t get much humbler than starting a company in your Mom’s basement, and that’s just what Ryan did. GearHost has kept their basement-casual attitude and mixed it with corporate-level business practices, because that’s just who they are.

Rob runs a property investment company called RMP Property in the UK. Honesty and impartial advice is absent from the UK property industry so Rob set up RMP to fix it. He also co-hosts one of the most popular business podcasts in the UK, The Property Podcast. Rob loves a challenge and sets himself big hairy goals each year. He’s climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, Mont Paradiso and has also completed the New York City Marathon.