{"podcast":{"title":"Entrepreneurs on Fire","slug":"entrepreneurs-on-fire-389136","podcast_index_feed_id":389136,"rss_url":"https://entrepreneuronfire.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.EOFire.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/9/3/b/493b0bec0589b6a216c3140a3186d450/EOF_HL_Logo_Dark.png","author":"John Lee Dumas","episode_count":4507,"summary":"John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of the award winning podcast, Entrepreneurs On Fire. With over 100 million listens of his 3000+ episodes, JLD has turned Entrepreneurs On Fire into a media empire that generates over a million listens every month and 7-figures of NET annual revenue 8-years in a row. His first traditionally published book, The Common Path to Uncommon Success is the modern day version of Think and Grow Rich with a revolutionary 17-step roadmap to financial freedom and fulfillment. 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