Hey there, welcome to this episode of the podcast! Today, I had the pleasure of chatting with e-commerce entrepreneur Steve Chou about his new book, "The Family First Entrepreneur." Steve is a successful online business owner who has managed to prioritize his family and personal life while running his businesses.  In our conversation, Steve shares some valuable insights on how he manages to balance his work and family life, and how he has been able to build successful online businesses.  In this episode, you’ll learn: Setting boundaries: Steve emphasizes the importance of setting bo ..read more

In this episode of the Art of the Online Business, we're diving into the world of Facebook and Instagram ads with Kwadwo Sampany-Kessie, a Facebook ads manager and business growth coach. Kwadwo is an expert in all things ads and shares his knowledge on how to scale ads effectively, what metrics to look for, and how to optimize your sales funnel. He also talks about his website,  where he offers hourly ad strategy calls and other services to help businesses improve their ads and funnels. In this episode, you'll learn: How to know when to scale your ads: Kwadwo shares his tips on when to ..read more

Welcome to another episode of the Art of Online Business podcast! In this episode, I sit down with Rachel Woods, a former data scientist at Facebook and co-founder of The AI Exchange, to discuss the current state and potential of AI tools. Rachel shares her experience working on Facebook and Instagram ads and explains the role of a data scientist. She also talks about the limitations of current AI capabilities and the exciting developments to come in the next 6 to 18 months. Throughout the episode, Rachel and I discuss the use of AI in various tools and products, its potential for automating ..read more

In this episode of Art of Online Business, I'm excited to announce the launch of my new AI-based chatbot, "Pick Rick's Brain." As an online business coach with over 10 years of experience, I've seen and heard it all when it comes to building and growing a successful online business. And now, with "Pick Rick's Brain," I'm bringing my expertise to you in a whole new way. This chatbot has been designed to answer your burning questions about online business, using my coaching style and tone of voice. And the best part? It's available 24/7 for a nominal fee. In this episode, I'll be sharing all the ..read more

Let’s talk Facebook ads.  In this episode of Art of Online Business, I sat down with my good friend and Accelerator coach, Kwadwo Sampany-Kessie. He specializes in Facebook ads and something that separates him from other Facebook ad managers is his ability to go deep into analytics and to be able to show you what's actually working and use those analytics to make decisions about what to do with your ad campaigns.  I invited him on the show to talk to you about what's working right now with Facebook ads. And I will tell you, you are probably going to be disappointed because, teaser ..read more

If you’re a brand new coach looking for clients or are a more established coach looking for more automated ways to find leads that turn into clients, then this episode is going to be for you.  Rejoining me on this episode of Art of Online Business is long-time guest Neill Williams. She is one of the coaches in my Accelerator coaching program and she helps coaches sell out their own programs! She’s going to teach us her 100K Ads & Funnel Framework™️ for selling out your coaching program. There are five elements of this framework and when you actually follow the steps, even the ones t ..read more

In this episode of Art of Online Business, I’m getting super vulnerable and peeling back the curtains so you can see what’s going on at the Rick Mulready headquarters. In this special episode, I’m sharing why I decided to take a sabbatical from my business for my own mental well-being.  This wasn’t an easy decision to make. But the truth is, I’m always my own worst critic and this is a necessary next step for my health. I’ve been struggling with burnout for several months now, and after feeling mentally and physically exhausted every day, I decided this is what I need to do.  I alw ..read more

Let’s talk about how you can get better outcomes with AI.  Recently, we talked about how you can use ChatGPT and other AI tools to streamline your work. In this episode of Art of Online Business, I’m sharing some of my best prompting tips to get what you want from AI. So basically, I’m sharing how to ask ChatGPT to get what you’re looking for.  I’ve said it before, but AI can have a huge impact on your business and give you so much time back if you use it correctly, and it all starts with how you prompt it.  The results you get will be dependent on how you ask and how much de ..read more

Ready to speed up your content creation?  In this episode of Art of Online Business, I’m talking about one of my favorite topics right now, ChatGPT.  I want to share how you can incorporate ChatGPT and other AI tools into your marketing workflow to not only speed up how long they take, but also spark creativity in your work. AI tools are incredibly helpful for content creation when used correctly. There are multiple tools that you can use for so many different aspects of your business, and utilizing them to their full potential can make a huge difference in your workflow and save ..read more