In this episode, Peter Dalmaris talks with John Lee Dumas.The full video for this interview is available; please check it out.

John Lee Dumas (or “JLD” as people call him) is the host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, an award-winning podcast in which he interviews the world’s most successful Entrepreneurs. Past guests include Tony Robbins, Barbara Corcoran, Gary Vaynerchuk, and thousands more.

With over 2000 episodes, 70 million downloads, and 1 million monthly listens, JLD has built a media empire with a massive fan base aptly called ‘Fire Nation.’In my discussion with JLD, I asked him about his self-education journey, from his “aha” moment when he decided to create Entrepreneurs on Fire to building and growing it.

JLD’s story is similar to that of many successful self-made entrepreneurs: After a struggle, he came up with an idea for a media product and service that fills a need in people’s lives. He then realized that he did not have the skills and knowledge to pull this off, so he started to teach himself.

He learned from books and videos, but that wasn’t enough.Self-education is the key, but there is nothing like learning from the best, and that’s what John Lee did. He accelerated his education with the help of mentors and applied what he had learned on the job.

Much like project-based learning.Seven years later, 1 million people listen to his podcast every month.

This is Tech Explorations Podcast episode 8.