Dan Martell is the epitome of Win the Day. He is a proud family man, successful business owner, and an advocate for helping all those around him – family, team members, clients – to shine.
Dan has founded, scaled and successfully exited three technology companies within a 10-year period. His recent book ‘Buy Back Your Time’ continues to dominate bestseller lists, and he’s become one of Canada’s top angel investors.

Dan has founded, scaled and successfully exited three technology companies within a 10-year period. His recent book ‘Buy Back Your Time’ continues to dominate bestseller lists, and he’s become one of Canada’s top angel investors.
As a serial entrepreneur, speaker, and growth coach, Dan has been a guiding light for thousands of entrepreneurs worldwide, assisting them in building thriving businesses, particularly in the software as a service (SaaS) industry.
In his early years, Dan faced significant personal challenges, including addiction and jail time, but he made an extraordinary turnaround. Today, he's a big advocate for mental health and addiction recovery. He’s also an ironman, philanthropist, husband, and father of two boys.
In the last two years, Dan’s public profile has skyrocketed, and he reveals the secrets to that growth in this episode.
Above all, Dan helps people around the world to shake up the life they have to create a life they love.
In this episode:
Let’s WIN THE DAY with Dan Martell!
0:16 Who is Dan Martell
1:45 Interview begins
2:23 The prison guard that changed Dan Martell’s life
4:44 The power of believing in someone else
7:22 ‘Buy Back Your Time’ by Dan Martell (and how to build a career you love)
9:39 Use your time to amplify your life
11:14 Being on the ‘grind’ does NOT make you a success
12:18 Are you addicted to being ‘busy’ (and thoughts on Gary Vaynerchuk)
13:45 Build a life that gives you energy (and thoughts on Rob Dyrdek)
15:59 Turn yourself into a person of value
17:07 How Jim Rohn is mentoring Dan Martell’s kids
18:48 How can you create more value for the people around you
20:34 How to stop over-committing to too many things
22:48 Download your Win the Day action plan
23:53 The best playbooks to use in your career (The Camcorder Method)
25:56 We teach people how to treat us
28:40 How to improve your marriage
31:08 How to become friends with influential people
35:00 The best piece of advice Dan Martell has ever received
39:21 How to come up with a good business idea
42:16 How to build a lucrative business
45:15 How Dan Martell built his personal brand (and what his social media strategy)
55:02 How to overcomes nerve and self-doubt
59:07 How to balance individual aspirations with family and business
1:02:06 The secrets to a happy marriage
1:05:12 The 5 most important parts of Dan Martell’s daily routine
1:07:24 Affirmation
1:08:10 Rocket Round
Resources / links mentioned:
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📚 ‘Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire’ by Dan Martell
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