The Research Assistant That Helped Mark Manson Sell +11 Million Books

In today's episode I talk to Drew Birnie whose the content manager, book marketer and research assistant for Mark Manson, the best selling author of The Subtle Art of not giving a fuck. Together they've sold over 11 Million Books!SHOW NOTES:0:00 How Drew got to know Mark Manson05:00 What Drew was doing before he met Mark 8:24 On living in Warren Buffett's neighborhood11:37 How Drew got a job as a  research assistant with Mark17:15 What made Drew stand out from 700+ applicants24:00 How Drew helped Mark to write the “Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck"29:25 Why your ability to build an community online is the best predictor of a books success39:20 The book marketing plan behind the “Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck"42:12 The strategies they used to grow their email list to +500k emails51:55 How Mark built an A team to allow him to focus on writing books 100%53:35 Drew’s tips on how to reach out to influential people (he managed Mark's inbox for a couple years)58:25 2 Stories of people who reached out to Mark and ended up working with him1:08:30 Drew's side project researching psychedelics01:13:30 Another one of his side projects: woodworking01:16:19 Lessons Drew learned from working with Mark MansonFollow Drew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewbirnie/Check out Drew's work or apply to work with him (as a writing consultant): https://drewbirnie.com/And feel free to DM me on Instagram with any feedback or questions: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyjohnmary