The $100 MBA Show Omar Zenhom

Money is an emotion. While we like to think of wealth-building as a purely rational or strategic exercise, those who ignore the psychological component are at a disadvantage.



Today’s Must-Read explores how your heart & soul — not just your profit & loss sheet — impacts your ability to thrive in business.



The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel isn’t your average entrepreneurship guide. It serves up high-impact insights on personal and business finance in bite-sized chapters and everyday language. But it's not just about making money — it’s about understanding the deeply human factors that affect how we manage it: our life experiences, biases, fears, and attachments.



No one (seriously, no one) does business with just their rational mind.



Ever been baffled by someone else's business decision? Housel’s book sheds light on the mysteries, breaking down how our subjective perceptions of money guide our financial moves, and demonstrating that almost anyone can make money, even if they lack financial advantages.



In other words, you don’t need a silver spoon; you just need the right mindset.



Embrace the emotional side of business, and you’ll make more rational decisions. Dive into the psychology of money, and come out richer on the other side. Click Play!

Business is a tightrope: lean too far in one direction, and you’ll fall. That’s why every entrepreneur has to carefully balance producing and developing their product against marketing and selling it.



How do you know if you’re doing too much or too little of either?



Without sufficient marketing and sales, funds dry up, and you can’t ensure your product meets peoples’ needs. But if you neglect product development in favor of marketing and sales, all the marketing and sales in the world won't save your business from an inferior offering.



So how can you strike the right balance?



Today, we dive into the dance between these two vital components. We'll share insights on how to ensure harmony between product development and sales, and offer tips on how to tell if your business needs to shift in one direction or the other.



We'll explore how to allocate your time, money, and resources, and how your balance of priorities should change at different stages of your business growth. Plus, we’ll share a few ways to improve your efforts in both areas.



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Ready for new funding? You don’t have to take on a loan or an investor. There’s an option that straddles the line between both: debt financing, or, as its proponents like to call it, "non-dilutive" funding.



Never heard of it? This is the episode for you. Heard of it, but not sure how it works? We got you.



It’s Q&A Wednesday, and one of our listeners needs to know if debt financing is the right move. Today, Omar explains exactly how it works. We’ll cover the advantages and disadvantages, the risks and potential rewards, and how to know if it’s a smart path forward for your own business.



It’s not a scam — but it’s also not right for everyone.



Debt financing can be a boon for certain types of businesses at specific stages of growth. That said, it's definitely not a one-size-fits-all solution. Learn the fundamentals, hear the pros and cons, and decide if debt financing can work for you now or in the future..



Get the lowdown on this creative option, and see if it has potential for you. Click Play!

What is “wealth” anyway? With modern material comforts well beyond what even the most powerful monarchs enjoyed centuries ago, you'd think we'd all be feeling pretty rich. Yet the goalposts of what defines wealth keep moving.



So how do you actually become “wealthy”...whatever that means?



Today, we explore a fresh take on the concept from one of this century's most impactful investors and influencers: Naval Ravikant. Eric Jorgenson’s The Almanack of Naval Ravikant isn’t a biography per se. It’s not a linear narrative, but a mosaic of deep insights and hard-won wisdom from one of this era's most innovative entrepreneurs.



So what can you learn from it?



Today, we unravel this thought-provoking compilation, and share our top takeaways. By redefining your goals — and taking the most direct, logical path to achieving them — you can define success in the ways that matters most to you.



Get a truly independent thinker’s take on business, the point of entrepreneurship, and what money can really buy.



Be inspired to approach entrepreneurship in a whole new way — your way. Click Play!

Have you missed the boat on podcasting? It’s a crowded field out there, with podcasts from every self-annointed expert with a microphone and some free time — so should you even bother?



The short answer is yes.



Today, we address a question that Omar gets…oh, about a zillion times a week. Thing is, there are lots of reasons starting a podcast is harder today than it was when the first episode of The $100 MBA Show debuted.



…but there are lots of reasons it’s easier now, too. We’ll discuss everything that’s changed since then, for better and worse.



As technology and media have evolved to allow more people to create and listen to podcasts, it can be hard to stand out and find your audience. But those exact same developments are why a great podcast with truly valuable content has a reasonable chance of success!



Learn the biggest challenges to getting your own show going, and decide if podcasting might be the best way for you to make a name for yourself. Click Play!

Every business owner goes through tough times, those truly awful moments when the wins seem unreachable. Even the most successful entrepreneurs go through this, time and again.



So how do they deal with it?



How can you navigate those ugly times and keep moving forward? How do seasoned entrepreneurs press on when things seem hopeless?



It's Q&A Wednesday, and one listener is experiencing hardships in their personal and professional life. They need advice on cultivating resilience and making it through the inevitable troughs and valleys that running a business creates.



Today, Omar shares strategies for coping with the tough times, using examples from his own most painful business “lows.”



Nobody has an easy road to success. Learn how to gain perspective, restore optimism, and continue doing great work — even when it feels like everything is falling apart.



Tune in, and learn a few ways to see the bad times as valuable challenges instead of defeats. Click Play!