There is nothing we love more than an entrepreneur who operates outside of convention, and this week’s guest is no exception.

Tynan is a bestselling author and the creator of CruiseSheet, a website that helps travelers find great deals on cruises. He is also a former Pickup Artist or “PUA”, and at one point was a professional gambler.

We’ve been following his terrific blog at Tynan.com for many years, and we’re fascinated by his ability to remain ahead of the curve when it comes to social trends on the internet.

Today’s episode is all about an emotional journey that was born out of this very podcast, and the unique mental health challenges that entrepreneurs face.

Bunty SomRoy took a huge risk back in 2015 when he decided to volunteer at one of our Dynamite Circle events in Bangkok.

Since then, he has gone through many stages of the entrepreneurial journey; hustling as a freelancer, taking a job at a startup, and finally running a successful business of his own.

It wasn’t all wine and roses, though. Bunty encountered some harrowing mental health struggles along the way, and he joins us on the podcast this week to share his very personal story.

When today’s guest spoke at our recent event in Mexico City, we were taken by his story because it presented a captivating alternative to the traditional bootstrap business partnerships that we’ve encountered over the years.

Tommy Griffith is the founder of ClickMinded, an online SEO training course, and he has joined us many times over the years to share the story of that business.

His story took an unexpected turn when he decided to take on a co-founder after he had already been operating his business for five years.

We are once again reaching into the mailbag this week to answer questions from the Tropical MBA audience.

We’ll be answering questions that our listeners have submitted on a broad range of topics, including how to stay motivated after your business has met your goals, and how you can better your chances of being selected as a speaker at a conference or a podcast guest.

You’ll also hear some news updates about our own businesses, our crypto portfolio, and a whole lot more.

It was such a breath of fresh air to see so many entrepreneurs in Mexico City last week at DC MEX, our first in-person event since 2019.

We had so much fun catching up with old friends, meeting new ones, exchanging stories, and working together to move forward with our businesses.

One of our favorite parts about these events is that we get an up-close-and-personal look as all kinds of exciting trends start to emerge in the community.

Today’s podcast is all about a business model that sometimes gets a bad rap on this show: “the agency”.

We recently bumped into our friend Johnathan Solorzano at MicroConf in Austin, and he had quite a bit to say about the subject.

Johnathan is the founder of Solo Media Group, a remote agency of web developers that focuses primarily on Shopify and WooCommerce projects.