<p>Welcome back to another inspiring episode of The Unconventionalists podcast! Today, I&#39;m thrilled to bring you an exclusive interview with the incredible Donald Miller, CEO of Business Made Simple and StoryBrand, and the author of 13 transformative books.</p> <p><br></p> <p>I had the pleasure of sitting down with Don on the eve of Thanks Giving and dive into the myriad of questions I had about his various books.</p> <p><br></p> <p>From asking about his memoirs such as Blue Like Jazz (that stayed a New York Times Bestseller for 40 weeks) to some of my favourite business books he wrote like &quot;Hero on a Mission&quot;, &quot;Building a StoryBrand&quot; or &quot;Marketing Made Simple&quot;, we talked about what it takes to build a successful business and create a meaningful life.</p> <p><br></p> <p>If you&#39;ve never heard about Don before today, you&#39;re going to love his story: A fatherless boy from southern Texas raised by a struggling single mother, who grew up poor standing in line for government cheese and who through a series of events and guidance ends up writing books and manages to go from being an author with a virtual assistant to running a $15m company with 40 employees impacting hundreds of thousands of lives.</p> <p> </p> <p>You wouldn’t know by looking at him but Don also used to weigh 387lbs (175.5kgs) and lost 200lbs (90.7kgs)! Which is an incredible feat.</p> <p> </p> <p>When screenwriters wanted to turn his breakout book Blue Like Jazz into a film they realised they needed to edit his life to make it more interesting. That’s when Don realised that we can all have a more meaningful and fulfilling life by being intentional to treat our lives like a compelling story. </p> <p> </p> <p>Don’s super power is to take complex concepts or ideas and to explain them in a really simple way, be it religion, life or business.</p> <p> </p> <p>Alex Hormozi is a fan and so am I.</p> <p><br></p> <p>From Don&#39;s backstory to his thoughts on what it takes to build a successful business and create a life of meaning to what is desperately missing in the narative to resolve the Israel - Palestine conflict, this episode is going to blow your mind. </p> <p><br></p> <p>I genuinely can&#39;t wait for you to listen to this episode! 🙏 </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>SPONSORS</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>This week’s episode of The Unconventionalists podcast was brought to you by:</p> <ul> <li><p><strong>Storycast:</strong> <a href="www.storycast.co" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">www.storycast.co</a> - Learn how to turn your story into a powerful asset that gets noticed</p> </li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li>Donald Miller’s website: <a href="https://www.donaldmiller.com/">https://www.donaldmiller.com</a></li> <li>Business Made Simple - businessmadesimple.com</li> <li>Twitter - twitter.com/donaldmiller</li> <li>Instagram - instagram.com/donaldmiller</li> <li>Facebook - facebook.com/donaldmillerwords</li> <li>David Gentiles’s Obituary : <a href="https://eu.statesman.com/story/news/2012/09/23/beliefs-big-and-small-paint-picture-of-pastors-life/9886546007/">https://eu.statesman.com/story/news/2012/09/23/beliefs-big-and-small-paint-picture-of-pastors-life/9886546007/</a></li> </ul> <p><br><strong>GET IN TOUCH WITH MARK</strong></p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><p>Website: <a href="https://www.markleruste.com/" target="_blank">www.markleruste.com</a></p> </li> <li><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/markleruste" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/markleruste</a></p> </li> <li><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/markleruste" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/markleruste</a></p> </li> <li><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/markleruste" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/markleruste</a></p> </li> <li><p>Twitter: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/markleruste" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/markleruste</a></p> </li> <li><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/markleruste" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/markleruste</a></p> </li> </ul>

The Unconventionalists with Mark Leruste

Mark Leruste

#169 Donald Miller - How a Fatherless Boy Built a $15M Empire & Transformed His Life Story

NOV 30, 202353 MIN
The Unconventionalists with Mark Leruste

#169 Donald Miller - How a Fatherless Boy Built a $15M Empire & Transformed His Life Story

NOV 30, 202353 MIN

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<p>Welcome back to another inspiring episode of The Unconventionalists podcast! Today, I&#39;m thrilled to bring you an exclusive interview with the incredible Donald Miller, CEO of Business Made Simple and StoryBrand, and the author of 13 transformative books.</p> <p><br></p> <p>I had the pleasure of sitting down with Don on the eve of Thanks Giving and dive into the myriad of questions I had about his various books.</p> <p><br></p> <p>From asking about his memoirs such as Blue Like Jazz (that stayed a New York Times Bestseller for 40 weeks) to some of my favourite business books he wrote like &quot;Hero on a Mission&quot;, &quot;Building a StoryBrand&quot; or &quot;Marketing Made Simple&quot;, we talked about what it takes to build a successful business and create a meaningful life.</p> <p><br></p> <p>If you&#39;ve never heard about Don before today, you&#39;re going to love his story: A fatherless boy from southern Texas raised by a struggling single mother, who grew up poor standing in line for government cheese and who through a series of events and guidance ends up writing books and manages to go from being an author with a virtual assistant to running a $15m company with 40 employees impacting hundreds of thousands of lives.</p> <p> </p> <p>You wouldn’t know by looking at him but Don also used to weigh 387lbs (175.5kgs) and lost 200lbs (90.7kgs)! Which is an incredible feat.</p> <p> </p> <p>When screenwriters wanted to turn his breakout book Blue Like Jazz into a film they realised they needed to edit his life to make it more interesting. That’s when Don realised that we can all have a more meaningful and fulfilling life by being intentional to treat our lives like a compelling story. </p> <p> </p> <p>Don’s super power is to take complex concepts or ideas and to explain them in a really simple way, be it religion, life or business.</p> <p> </p> <p>Alex Hormozi is a fan and so am I.</p> <p><br></p> <p>From Don&#39;s backstory to his thoughts on what it takes to build a successful business and create a life of meaning to what is desperately missing in the narative to resolve the Israel - Palestine conflict, this episode is going to blow your mind. </p> <p><br></p> <p>I genuinely can&#39;t wait for you to listen to this episode! 🙏 </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>SPONSORS</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>This week’s episode of The Unconventionalists podcast was brought to you by:</p> <ul> <li><p><strong>Storycast:</strong> <a href="www.storycast.co" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">www.storycast.co</a> - Learn how to turn your story into a powerful asset that gets noticed</p> </li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li>Donald Miller’s website: <a href="https://www.donaldmiller.com/">https://www.donaldmiller.com</a></li> <li>Business Made Simple - businessmadesimple.com</li> <li>Twitter - twitter.com/donaldmiller</li> <li>Instagram - instagram.com/donaldmiller</li> <li>Facebook - facebook.com/donaldmillerwords</li> <li>David Gentiles’s Obituary : <a href="https://eu.statesman.com/story/news/2012/09/23/beliefs-big-and-small-paint-picture-of-pastors-life/9886546007/">https://eu.statesman.com/story/news/2012/09/23/beliefs-big-and-small-paint-picture-of-pastors-life/9886546007/</a></li> </ul> <p><br><strong>GET IN TOUCH WITH MARK</strong></p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><p>Website: <a href="https://www.markleruste.com/" target="_blank">www.markleruste.com</a></p> </li> <li><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/markleruste" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/markleruste</a></p> </li> <li><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/markleruste" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/markleruste</a></p> </li> <li><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/markleruste" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/markleruste</a></p> </li> <li><p>Twitter: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/markleruste" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/markleruste</a></p> </li> <li><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/markleruste" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/markleruste</a></p> </li> </ul>