Minnie Riley, who is an affiliate, joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins.

I wanted to learn more about the real Minnie, so I asked her a variety of questions I figured she had not been asked in previous interviews.

Topics included…

• Nichiren Buddhism
• We Live in Public
• Advocating for cats
• Roller derby
• Inspirational quotes
• Facebook restaurant ratings

Links from this episode

• Minnie on Facebook (and her fan page)
• Minnie on Instagram
• Minnie on Twitter
• Minnie on YouTube (and her vlog)

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On each episode, Shawn interviews a new guest related to the industry, so you can learn more about the people of affiliate marketing.

After all, affiliate marketing is about the people; not the companies.

Ryan Zimmerman joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins.

I wanted to learn more about the real Ryan, so I asked him a variety of questions I figured he had not been asked in previous interviews.

Topics included…

• Studying journalism in college
• Writing his book, “I Was a Bad Kid”
• Being the VP of his college dorm
• Going to see “It” with one of his daughters
• Winning in fantasy football
• Why he was suspended from high school

Links from this episode

• Ryan on Facebook
• Ryan’s book, “I Was a Bad Kid”
• Ryan on LinkedIn
• Ryan on Twitter
• Ryan and his daughter at It

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This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins is focused on the people behind the affiliate management/OPM companies, advertisers/merchants, affiliates/publishers, and affiliate networks.

On each episode, Shawn interviews a new guest related to the industry, so you can learn more about the people of affiliate marketing.

After all, affiliate marketing is about the people; not the companies.

Misha Hettie, an ace copywriter who runs Uncommonly Good Biz, joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins.

I wanted to learn more about the real Misha, so I asked her a variety of questions I figured she had not been asked in previous interviews.

Topics included…

• Depeche Mode vs. Duran Duran
• How she became a tile expert
• Yoga and bodily functions
• Studying film back in the day
• Painted donuts

Links from this episode

• Misha on Instagram
• MishaHettie.com
• Misha on Twitter
• Misha on LinkedIn
• Yoga for Clever Folks with Misha
• Uncommonly Good Biz

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On each episode, Shawn interviews a new guest related to the industry, so you can learn more about the people of affiliate marketing.

After all, affiliate marketing is about the people; not the companies.

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be my own boss. While I worked a series of minimum wage jobs as a kid, and then a succession of cubicle jobs in more recent years, I always had a side-hustle.

The risk brought stress, but there was so much satisfaction with the rewards.

But that’s the thing. People see the success, but the hard stuff is invisible. I am still licking my wounds from this time in college where I overestimated the demand for tickets to a Cure concert.

I bought something like $450 in tickets on a credit card, and it turned out I couldn’t even sell them at a loss. I was working at the campus gym for probably $4.50 an hour, so instead of a tidy profit, I put myself in a hole to work about 100 hours at my job to get back to zero (more when you figure in the interest).

At the time, I was too ashamed to tell anybody, and that was a mistake. It weighed on me, even as I reveled in my pretend success to friends. I needed support, but my foolish pride got in the way.

Don’t be like me. We need emotional capital, as much as financial capital.

But it’s key to find the right support during the entrepreneur journey. Over the years, I’ve spoken to so many people about how the people closest to them were their biggest critics, non-believers, and general downers.

Not just at the start of a company, when there is so much uncertainty and risk, but even after they make progress and profits. At later stages, instead of having doubt heaped on them, their success is met with jealousy and resentment.

As Morrissey once sang, “We hate it when our friends become successful.”

Maybe it’s a subconscious thing, or maybe they’re just assholes.

Either way, you’re not getting the support you need from some people you know. If there is no support from (certain) friends and family, you need to find outlets where there are people who will offer encouragement and believe in what you’re trying to do.

There are lots of places where you can find your tribe, such as meetups, co-working spaces, conferences, startup incubators and accelerators, or even the local coffee shop.

The important thing is that you have somebody out there to lend an ear or give advice as you go through those emotionally draining, time consuming periods with your company.

We, entrepreneurs, are fragile beasts, and we all need support. It’s not a weakness, it’s a necessity.

Geno Prussakov, Chair and Founder of the Affiliate Management Days and Influencer Marketing Days conferences, as well as the Founder of AM Navigator, joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins.

I wanted to learn more about the real Geno, so I asked him a variety of questions I figured he had not been asked in previous interviews.

• The .md TLD from his homeland of Moldova
• Speaking English, Romanian, and Russian
• How he loses weight during his conferences
• Fishing in his backyard lake
• The order of importance of all of his titles

Links from this episode

• Geno on LinkedIn
• Geno on Twitter
• Geno’s secret to weight loss
• Influencer Marketing Days
• Affiliate Management Days
• AM Navigator

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On each episode, Shawn interviews a new guest related to the industry, so you can learn more about the people of affiliate marketing.

After all, affiliate marketing is about the people; not the companies.

Pat Grady, Co-Owner, Founder of RhinoFish Media joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins.

I wanted to learn more about the real Pat, so I asked him a variety of questions I figured he had not been asked in previous interviews.

• Atlas Shrugged and Ayn Rand
• Kiteboarding
• Serving in the U.S. Navy
• Spud Webb

Links from this episode

• Pat on Facebook
• Pat on Instagram
• Pat on LinkedIn
• Spud Webb slam dunking
• Manute Bol and Spud Webb
• Spud Webb Tweet

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This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins is focused on the people behind the affiliate management/OPM companies, advertisers/merchants, affiliates/publishers, and affiliate networks.

On each episode, Shawn interviews a new guest related to the industry, so you can learn more about the people of affiliate marketing.

After all, affiliate marketing is about the people; not the companies.

Larissa Feuerstein, Merchant and OPM Liaison at FMTC, joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins.

I wanted to learn more about the real Larissa, so I asked her a variety of questions I figured she had not been asked in previous interviews.

• Her happy dance when food arrives
• Her Twitter profile defaulting to Hebrew in Google results
• Running the Las Vegas Strip
• Working at In-N-Out Burger
• Playing the drums
• Disneyland vs. Disney World

Links from this episode

• Larissa on LinkedIn
• Larissa’s Twitter account in Hebrew
• Pictures from running on the Las Vegas Strip
• Disney high heels

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This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins is focused on the people behind the affiliate management/OPM companies, advertisers/merchants, affiliates/publishers, and affiliate networks.

On each episode, Shawn interviews a new guest related to the industry, so you can learn more about the people of affiliate marketing.

After all, affiliate marketing is about the people; not the companies.

Mike Nuñez, Co-Founder at AffiliateManager.com, joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins.

I wanted to learn more about the real Mike, so I asked him a variety of questions I figured he had not been asked in previous interviews.

• Being born in New Jersey
• The one time he wrote a blog post
• Orlando City SC
• Other sports teams he likes
• His first Tweet
• Movie theaters with recliners
• Frustrations with live sporting events on TV

Links from this episode

• About Me on MikeNunez.me
• The blog post from Mike
• Mike’s first Tweet
• Tweeting for his Pay Per View
• Mike’s Instagram
• Nice movie theater on Instagram

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This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins is focused on the people behind the affiliate management/OPM companies, advertisers/merchants, affiliates/publishers, and affiliate networks.

On each episode, Shawn interviews a new guest related to the industry, so you can learn more about the people of affiliate marketing.

After all, affiliate marketing is about the people; not the companies.