Author Danny Flood

Danny Flood

Danny Flood is co-founder of OpenWorld, the world's #1 resource for active lifestyle creators. An entrepreneur since age 9, he went from broke ramen-eating college graduate to growing a profitable online business and pursuing lifestyle design with reckless abandon. Through his many adventures around the world, he has been robbed, fallen from bridges and motorbikes, hugged exotic animals, and nearly died several times in pursuit of his dreams. While he could be anywhere, he feels most at home in San Diego, Tokyo, Florianopolis, Buenos Aires, and Penang. Like us on Facebook.

#98 Become the Hero of Your Life’s Narrative with Michael Margolis (@GetStoried)

Danny Flood

September 21, 2016

Entrepreneurship, Podcasts

Hey there, welcome to this week's action-packed episode of the OpenWorld podcast. Thanks for joining us! In this interview I had the pleasure of welcoming Michael Margolis to the show. As the CEO and fou...

How I’ve Optimized my Amazon Kindle Books for Better Rankings and Sales Using KDP Rocket

Danny Flood

September 18, 2016

Entrepreneurship, How-To

2015 was a wild, fun and successful ride self-publishing for me, but I haven't (yet) published any books on Amazon this year. The reason for this is I've been focused on other projects and campaigns for too ...

#97 How to Live Limitlessly with Lifestyle Entrepreneur Natalie Sisson, @Suitcasepreneur

Danny Flood

September 10, 2016

Entrepreneurship, Podcasts

Today I have a real special episode. I’m joined by Natalie Sisson, a lifestyle entrepreneur, nomad, podcaster, blogger, and #1 best selling author of "Suitcase Entrepreneur," a genre-defining book and blog of t...

#96 How I Made it as a Full-Time Nomadic Photographer with @Jellis_V

Danny Flood

September 1, 2016

Adventure, Podcasts

Hello and thank you for listening to another fun episode of the OpenWorld podcast. Today I’m joined by an interesting young man. He’s a fan of the podcast who reached out about a month ago. He felt like his ...

#95 How to Create a Multiple Six-Figure Productized Service Business in 1 Year with @BeanNinjas

Danny Flood

August 25, 2016

Entrepreneurship, Podcasts

Hey there, welcome to this week's action-packed episode of the OpenWorld podcast. Thanks for joining us! In this interview I was joined by Meryl Johnston from the Gold Coast, in Australia. Meryl is the c...

#94 Earning Serious Bank with Kindle and Helping Others do the Same, with @DaveChesson

Danny Flood

August 18, 2016

Entrepreneurship, How-To, Podcasts

Welcome to another illustrious episode of the OpenWorld podcast! I'm super excited to have you join us. If you're an author or interested in how to earn a serious living through self-publishing, then you are go...

#93 How I Got Myself into a Pickle and Created a Lifestyle Business with @RussPerry

Danny Flood

August 11, 2016

Entrepreneurship, Podcasts

To say goodbye to your first business after 10 years of blood, sweat and tears is gut-wrenching. Today’s guest Russ Perry was heartbroken and jobless after his agency fell apart. Worst of all he had slipped dee...

#92 How to Make Your Marketing Work Smarter, Not Harder with Adam Franklin (@Franklin_Adam)

Danny Flood

July 27, 2016

Entrepreneurship, Podcasts

Welcome to another episode of the OpenWorld podcast! Today I’m joined by Adam Franklin, he’s the owner of Bluewire Media, host of the “Web Marketing that Works” podcast, and author of “Web Marketing That Works:...

#91 How to Start a New Life at Sea with Amanda Hathorn-Geary (@GetaLifeatSea)

Danny Flood

July 20, 2016

Adventure, Podcasts

This was a real fun one! In this podcast I’m joined by Amanda Geary, who has worked onboard cruise ships for over 10 years for a variety of companies including; Princess Cruises, P&O Australia, Cunar...

#90 From welfare to growth hacking my way to the top with @VincentDignan, Author of “Secret Sauce”

Danny Flood

July 14, 2016

Entrepreneurship, Podcasts

Vincent Dignan is the co-author of "Secret Sauce: The Ultimate Course to Growth Hacking & Marketing Course," which has raised nearly $80,000 through Kickstarter and Indiegogo after just one's preparatio...

#89 How to Become the Hero of Your Own Life with Will Hatton (@wandering_will)

Danny Flood

July 6, 2016

Adventure, Inspiration, Podcasts

Welcome to the latest episode of the OpenWorld podcast! If you're an adventure lover, then I’ve got a fun one for you today! In this interview I’m joined by Will Hatton from The Broke Backpacker. He was work...

The Top 30 Adventurers Under 30 in 2016

Danny Flood

July 3, 2016

Adventure, Inspiration

Hear hear, the second annual Top 30 Adventurers in the World Under 30 is upon us! Over the past month, we've diligently asked backpackers around the world to have nominate their picks for Top World Travelers...

#88 From My Last $50 in Peru to $20,000+ a month with Shopify with @tuneupandtravel

Danny Flood

June 21, 2016

Entrepreneurship, Podcasts

Keeping in with the theme of dramatic personal reinvention, we have one heck of a story for you today! When we last heard from Tom way back in episode #11, he was travel blogging and roaming the world as a wand...

How to Become a Superhero: Achieve 10x More through Deconstruction and Reverse Engineering Techniques

Danny Flood

June 16, 2016

Entrepreneurship, How-To

Last week I wrote about the "Dreamlining exercise," which is the best technique I know of to take on impossible goals. It's the best launchpad to start from whenever you want to reinvent yourself. Dreamlinin...

Megan Jerrard, founder of Mapping Megan.

#87 How to Sustain a Travel Blogging Lifestyle with Meg Jerrard (@MappingMegan)

Danny Flood

June 15, 2016

Adventure, Podcasts

I'm excited for this episode because I'm joined by one of the most inspirational women I know (and I know a lot of people)! Her name is Megan Jerrard and she is, undoubtedly, one of the most influential ...

#86 1,500 subscribers per day from free traffic and 500% funded with @AustenAllred

Danny Flood

June 9, 2016

Entrepreneurship, Podcasts

Austen is co-author of "Secret Sauce: The Ultimate Growth Hacking & Marketing Guide." Austen has moved millions of visitors and dollars through multiple channels from Pinterest to SEO. Together with ...

Send in your nominations for the World’s Top Adventurers Under 30!

Danny Flood

June 7, 2016

Adventure, Inspiration

It's that time again - we're about to put together our second annual compilation of the "Top 30 World Adventurers Under 30" list. Last year's list was a smashing success, and this one promises to be even be...

Dreamlining: How I Changed My Life thanks to Tim Ferriss (@Tferriss)

Danny Flood

June 3, 2016

How-To, Inspiration

As children, we held the wildest dreams for our lives. Remember how you wanted to be an astronaut and explore outer space? Or maybe your sights were set on becoming president. I wanted to be a major league base...

#85 From Zero to Seven Figures and Beyond with @Ryan_Magdziarz

Danny Flood

May 30, 2016

Entrepreneurship, Podcasts

In this episode, we welcome Ryan Madgziarz on to the show. Ryan has been an entrepreneur since his teenage years, starting a marketing agency with eight employees before age 21, creating a successful app, and m...

Want to self-publish a bestselling book? Here’s everything I’ve learned so far after writing five Amazon best-sellers.

Danny Flood

May 26, 2016

Entrepreneurship, How-To

Lately I've been receiving a bunch of e-mails, asking about how to write and self-publish a best-selling book. I've now published several books over the last 10 months, all of which have reached #1 spot during ...

#84 How to Thrive and Transform the World with Your Art with @Jeffreyshaw1

Danny Flood

May 18, 2016

Entrepreneurship, Podcasts

In this episode of the OpenWorld podcast I have the pleasure of hosting the "creative warrior" and "uncommon entrepreneur" Jeffrey Shaw. He is host of the popular business podcast, Creative Warriors, whi...

#83 The Secrets of High Performing Entrepreneurs with @JamesSchramko

Danny Flood

April 26, 2016

Entrepreneurship, Podcasts

He’s the business guru that the gurus go to. As the head honcho of SuperFast Business, James Schramko has created some of the most exclusive, prosperous masterminds for elite high-performing entrepreneurs. ...

#82 How to Live the Jetsetting Lifestyle for Less with Jasper Ribbers (@TravelingDutch)

Danny Flood

April 21, 2016

Adventure, Hacks, Podcasts

Welcome to another action-packed episode of the OpenWorld podcast! Today we honored with the return of a previous guest. Jasper was on our show a year and a half ago, way back in episode #13. And during ...

Five Weeks, Five #1 Best-Sellers: The Lazy Man’s guide to Amazon Kindle Promotions

Danny Flood

April 20, 2016

Entrepreneurship, Hacks

Over the last five weeks, I've sequentially planned Kindle Select promotions for five separate books, and every single one has become the #1 most downloaded book in its category for the length of each promotion...

#81 How I Created a Six-Figure Lifestyle Business and Turned my Family into Nomads with @FamRocketShip

Danny Flood

April 15, 2016

Adventure, Entrepreneurship, Podcasts

Welcome to another episode of the OpenWorld podcast! I'm publishing this episode today from my temporary office in Koh Phangan, Thailand. Check out that view! Onward to the podcast! In today's action-pac...