Why Smart Entrepreneurs Are Writing Books to Grow Their Businesses with Chandler Bolt

Earn Your Happy

Lori Harder

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered if writing a book could actually grow your business? In this episode, Chris and I sit down with Chandler Bolt, founder of Self Publishing School, to talk about how entrepreneurs can use books to build authority, attract customers, and create long-term business growth. Chandler shares how he went from massive debt to building an 8-figure publishing company that’s helped launch thousands of books. He also breaks down the framework for building profitable businesses, creating customer acquisition systems, and turning your expertise into a book that acts as a powerful sales tool for years to come. Tune in to learn the smartest way to grow your business long term. Check out our Sponsors: Shopify - Try the ecommerce platform I trust for Glōci, Sign up for your $1/month trial period at http://Shopify.com/happy Indeed - Ready to hire smarter? Indeed is giving Earn Your Happy listeners a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT. Just go to http://Indeed.com/podcast right now and support our show by saying you heard about Indeed on Earn Your Happy. Fora Travel - Curious how to become a travel advisor and earn while you explore? Start at http://foratravel.com/happy. Granola - Granola is an AI-powered notepad built for the way real people actually meet. Get three months free at http://granola.ai/earn. HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 How Chandler built an 8-figure publishing company from massive debt. 06:00 The mindset shift that helps entrepreneurs handle pressure and uncertainty. 08:30 The 5 pillars Chandler uses to scale businesses to 8 figures. 11:45 Why so many 7-figure businesses are secretly unprofitable. 18:30 How to shift from launches to consistent evergreen revenue. 24:00 How did you build a scalable speaking team? 29:45 Why books are one of the best authority-building tools in business. 32:00 Who should and shouldn’t write a book right now. 35:30 How to choose the right topic for your book. 37:00 What’s the fastest approach to writing your first book? 42:30 Does AI make book writing better or worse? 47:00 Why frameworks make teaching, selling, and scaling easier. 50:00 How books help entrepreneurs create long-term trust and loyalty. 51:30 The strategy behind Chandler’s 8-figure book launches. RESOURCES Get your copy of Chandler Bolt’s book Published HERE! Learn more about Self-Publishing School HERE! Apply for the Elite Entrepreneur Mastermind HERE! Get on the waitlist for Mentor Collective Mastermind HERE! Try glōci for 40% off your first order with code HAPPY at checkout - head to getgloci.com FOLLOW Follow me: @loriharder Follow glōci: @getgloci Follow Chandler: @chandlerbolt

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Shopify.
0:04.3	Try the e-commerce platform I trust for Glosi.
0:06.2	Sign up for your $1 per month trial period at Shopify.com forward slash happy.
0:12.1	Indeed, ready to hire smarter?
0:13.9	Indeed is giving Earn Your Happy listeners a $75 sponsored job credit.
0:18.0	Just go to Indeed.com forward slash podcast right now and support our show by saying
0:22.4	you heard about Indeed on Earn Your Happy. For a Travel. Curious about how to become a travel
0:27.6	advisor in Earn while you explore. Start at foratravel.com forward slash happy. Granola.
0:34.4	Granola is an AI powered notepad built for the way real people actually meet. Get three
0:40.0	months free at granola.a.a.a.4.1. The pressure, it's the one thing that makes everything else
0:47.2	easier or unnecessary because you don't have time or energy to think about it. Right. And it just
0:52.0	immediately raises the bar on the BS that you're willing to deal with. And if it ain't making the cash register ring, I'm not thinking about it. We get so caught up, especially in the beginning or if you don't have pressure. Oh, I need this to look a certain way. I want this to be a certain way. I need to study more on this. I need to figure this out more. When I look back at all the things that really
1:11.6	when we were accelerating in our careers, like quantum leaping, it was that question. What brings
1:16.1	money in right now? And I think the best entrepreneurs actually ask themselves that question every day.
1:27.1	All right, guys. Well, welcome Chandler, my buddy. Welcome. Love having you on the show. And you get two for one today. You are on the Chris Harder show and the the earn your happy podcast. I almost said the Lori Harder show. Yeah. Are you renaming your podcast or something that we don't know? You guys, anything could happen at this point. That's all I'm saying. Ain't that the truth.
1:45.0	Expect anything from me.
1:46.0	Actually, that's a great segue to what we're going to talk about.
1:48.0	We're going to talk about building business.
1:49.0	We're going to talk about publishing.
1:50.0	We're going to talk about why people would want to write a book in order to build their business.
1:54.0	And all of the ups and downs that goes into all of that stuff because you've had a journey, we've had a journey. We're all really high performers. And I think people sometimes outside looking in say, oh, that looked easy to build such a big publishing company. Oh, that looked easy to build a supplement company. Oh, that looked easy to build fintech. And it's anything but that. And the bulk majority of our listeners are really ambitious entrepreneurs, whether it's a solopreneur, which is probably
2:18.4	more than 50% of the audience, or whether it's somebody with a pretty good size company, they are
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