#16: Building Courses as a Second Stream of Income with Angelic Marnier Journey To An 8-Figure E-Commerce Business

In this episode, your host Emmanuel Eleyae talks with Angelic Marnier, the founder of Monetize Your Genius - an online mentoring program committed to providing guidance to entrepreneurs and influencers that are serious about monetizing their expertise. She talks us through her different course options, what they are designed to do, and why you should do it.  She also talks about her journey as an entrepreneur and the different struggles she faced when starting her business. She also gives tips for people who are just starting out in the entrepreneur world. For Angelic’s services check out her website: www.corporate-countdown.com. 

About Angelic’s Services:


(2:33) Angelic wants to work with thought leaders and help them monetize their genius/passions and become influencers
(3:41)  Exclusive package: help people find “juicy” topics, find their niche & target audience, organize their content, make videos, build their course, and market it
(5:30) How to find her course. She only wants to work with serious thought leaders. After you apply, you’ll meet with her to make sure its a good fit
(6:24) About her VIP services: Building out a full course in 1 day
(8:52) She explains the steps and how the course is finished in 1 day
(10:32) Who is best suited for these services? People with limited time
(12:39) Why should you sign up? Courses made a lot of money last year. The return on investment is far greater than the initial cost
(14:12) Why choose Angelic? She offers accountability and a high level of support. Her courses are more intimate. She also shows you how to market courses

Angelic’s Story:


(16:35) She did not want to have to struggle financially, so she worked really hard. She worked at a bank and it was beginning to negatively affect her health, so she had to find something else. She tried multiple different things to make income but nothing worked until she started doing courses.
(19:18) She talks about her client’s success stories. 
(22:00) If you’re a busy person, you should make a course to be able to duplicate yourself. If you don’t have a following, Angelic will help you find your target audience. If you’re not tech savvy, Angelic will help you.
(25:26) More success stories & how to find an audience. Finding audience by directly reaching out to people

Tips for New Entrepreneurs:


(30:06) Get help early. Focus on money making activities, which is getting yourself in front of people who want to buy
(32:45) She talks about struggles finding her audience. She was posting every day and nobody was watching, but she kept showing up and eventually people started to notice. Keep going and improving
(36:11) Don’t quit your job immediately, wait until you are actually making income. Make sure your idea can actually make money. Make a plan first
(38:22) What does the process of working with Angelic look like? Meeting with her to make sure it’s a good fit, work with her to build course, and meet with her twice a week

Quotes:


(5:52) “I want to work with people who are serious, real thought leaders who want to make an impact, so I keep my circle of people very intimate so I can deliver results.”
(18:18) “I tried drop shipping, I tried affiliate marketing. I got my insurance license to sell insurance, I tried multi-level marketing, like I couldn't get anything to work. And finally I tried online courses and it was the first thing that actually made me an income and was like a lifeline for me. Uh, and once I was able to get it going, I'm like, everybody can do this. Like everybody's got something.”
(31:51) “That's great, but it's not a money making activity. Will it get you to one? Yes, but you've got to make sure you look at your day and be like, is this a money making activity? Cuz if it's not, you need to be having more money making activities then not.”
(33:50) “It was really hard, but I kept showing up and I kept showing up, and then finally there was two eyeballs on there. And y