Success Story with Scott D. Clary

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Zac Litwack, Partner at Savage Ventures | How to Growth Hack a Distressed Company Dec 29, 2021

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Zac Litwack is a partner at Savage Ventures, an expert digital marketer and growth hacker. He started a music company in 2010 which produced a gold record and 9 figures in streams, and subsequently grew a healthcare technology startup to multiple 7 figures in revenue.

He recently led marketing for Savage portfolio company OutKick, which quickly scaled to 7 figures per month in revenue and sold to FOX less than 1 year after its launch.

He is currently Chief Marketing Officer / Owner of American Songwriter and Total Frat Move whose properties reach 20+ million people per month and leads growth hacking and high tempo testing across Savage’s portfolio companies, including MyDrHank, a 7 figure D2C online pharmacy brand focused on the male senior market.

➡️ Talking Points

00:00 - Zac’s story.

09:16 - Side hustle venture capital firm.

15:33 - How to scale distressed companies.

21:04 - The importance of being a VC / operator.

36:27 - Setting up an exit strategy.

38:58 - The importance of testing for growth.

52:21 - How to start in start-ups.

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Kris Ruby, CEO of Ruby Media | Building an Agency, Mastering Social Media & Getting PR Dec 23, 2021

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Kris Ruby is the CEO of Ruby Media Group, a public relations and social media agency. Kris Ruby is a frequent on air TV contributor and speaks on social media, tech trends and crisis communications. Kris is one of America’s pre-eminent social media experts and is a frequent on air contributor on FOX News, CNBC, Good Morning America, The Today Show and more.

Kris is at the epicenter of the social media marketing world and frequently speaks to associations leveraging social media to build a personal brand. She also presents social media workshops for CEO groups to empower business owners to utilize social tools for their networks.

Kris was honored by Columbia University’s Business School to lead a social media workshop for its alumni organization and was chosen to speak on personal brand authenticity at Microsoft. Kris graduated from Boston University’s College of Communication with a major in Public Relations. Kris was chosen by the Business Council of Westchester as the youngest “40 Under 40″ Rising Stars. Kris is a columnist for The Observer and covers social media, public relations and tech trends.

➡️ Talking Points

00:00 - Kris’s story.

10:36 - What does a PR agency do for brands?

13:07 - Figuring out what brands you want to work with.

21:46 - Why we don’t value creators more.

26:47 - Can you pay in exposure?

35:01 - PR and success KPIs.

43:14 - The importance of an ever evolving company story.

52:32 - How to tell a good story.

55:53 - The art of getting media coverage.

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Rand Fishkin, Founder of Moz & Sparktoro, Investor | The Dark Side of Venture Capital and Startups Dec 15, 2021

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Rand Fishkin is cofounder and CEO of audience research software startup, SparkToro. He’s dedicated his professional life to helping people do better marketing through his writing, videos, speaking, and his book, Lost and Founder.

In 2004, he created the SEOmoz blog, which, over the next decade, became the world’s most popular community and content resource for search marketers. In 2007, the company (Moz) transitioned from consulting to software and Rand took the role of CEO.

Over 7 years as CEO, Rand grew Moz to 130+ employees, $30M+ in revenue, and traffic to 30M+ visitors/year. He raised two rounds of funding, led three acquisitions, and a rebrand. Rand stepped down as CEO in 2014 during a rough bout with depression and left the company 4 years later. Rand was also the co-founder of Inbound.org alongside Dharmesh Shah. The site was sold to Hubspot in 2014.

In 2018, Rand founded SparkToro and published, with Penguin/Random House, Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World. Rand previously co-contributed to two books: Art of SEO, and Inbound Marketing & SEO. He’s been profiled in the Seattle Times, featured in Puget Sound Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, named to BusinessWeek’s 30 Under 30, written about in Newsweek, The Next Web, the Inc 500, and hundreds of other publications.

➡️ Talking Points

00:00 - Rand’s story.

04:58 - Arbitraging Pokémon cards.

09:54 - How Rand built Sparktoro.

16:21 - You don’t need to raise VC money.

24:18 - Bootstrapping vs. VC money.

40:40 - Product led growth, engagement and recidivism.

56:36 - The issues with startup culture.

➡️ Show Links

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Jerome Maldonado, Entrepreneur and Investor | Real Estate, Subway & Buying Radio Shack w/ Tai Lopez Dec 12, 2021

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Jerome Maldonado is a highly successful real estate investor, business owner, salesmen, coach and speaker. Over the span of his 20-year career, Jerome has built an eight-figure empire and has mentored people from around the world in sales, real estate, and business.

Over the course of his career he has built multiple 8 figure businesses, bought failing businesses such as Radio Shack, Pier 1 Imports and Modell's Sporting Goods. Built a team that includes the likes of Tai Lopez and Alex Mehr. One of the largest Subway franchisees in the nation, as well as owner of beauty salons, juice bars and more as well as a global keynote speaker, business leader, and mentor.

➡️ Talking Points

00:00 - Jerome’s story.

09:54 - Overcoming imposter syndrome.

23:30 - Recovering after a recession.

27:38 - How to find the right business partners.

34:17 - How to grow a real estate empire.

52:52 - Subsidizing your own skill set.

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Jonathan Perelman, President of ICM Stellar Sports | How to Grow Your Digital Footprint Dec 08, 2021

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Jonathan Perelman is the President of ICM Stellar Sports. ICM Partners is one of the world’s leading talent agencies, dedicated to the representation of artists, content creators, broadcasters, authors, journalists and artisans, and in 2020 Perelman helped to oversee ICM Partners’ acquisition of the powerhouse London agency Stellar Group, which represents over 800 athletes.

Before orchestrating the ICM Stellar Sports deal, Perelman served as ICM’s Head of Digital Ventures, and he previously spent time at Buzzfeed and Google. Perelman also serves as a board member for several sports and entertainment start-ups.

➡️ Talking Points

00:00 - Jonathan’s story.

09:28 - Why Jon left google.

20:28 - What does ‘digital transformation’ mean?

29:12 - Growing your brand.

36:08 - How to scale your business with the right talent.

42:39 - How do you find the right mentors?

50:04 - Managing high performance people.

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Peter Hopwood, Speaking Trainer, TedX Coach | How to Deliver a Story on a TedX Stage Dec 01, 2021

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Peter Hopwood is Global Speaker Coach, Virtual Speaking Specialist & TEDx Coach, Media Skills Trainer, Worldwide Events MC & Speaker - lived in 7 countries, worked in 32, currently based in Croatia, working worldwide on Zoom!

Peter travels the globe (now virtually) helping people define, craft and tell clearer stories with stronger impact. Bringing more value, clarity and engagement to their ideas. He helps executives, entrepreneurs and teams to develop their speaking style in front of a crowd or in a virtual setting, gain investment and persuade with impact.

➡️ Talking Points

00:00 - Peter’s story.

10:02 - Things to think about when you’re presenting on stage.

17:46 - Practice makes perfect.

26:53 - Transitioning from in person speaking to virtual speaking.

38:27 - Dealing with career adversity

51:47 - How to deliver incredible speeches, virtually.

56:12 - How to amplify signals.

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Discord Was Built For Gamers And Took the World by Storm #scottsthoughts Nov 28, 2021

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Discord started out as a sort of love letter created by gamers for gamers.

Its creator, Jason Citron—being a gamer himself—found it quite difficult to talk about strategies and communicate with his teammates using the software that was available at the time.

Naturally, he wanted to create a better way for gamers to easily communicate with each other.

This is the story of Discord.

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David Morgan, Founder of the Morgan Report | How to Navigate the Greatest Wealth Transfer in History Nov 26, 2021

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David Morgan is a widely recognized analyst in the precious metals industry and consults for hedge funds, high net worth investors, mining companies, depositories, and bullion dealers. He is the publisher of The Morgan Report, a world-class publication designed to build and secure wealth. He is the author of “The Silver Manifesto” and a featured speaker at investment conferences worldwide.

David Morgan has appeared on CNBC, Fox Business, Yahoo Finance, MSNBC, and BNN in Canada. He has interviewed- The Wall Street Journal, Futures Magazine, Investing Rules Book, and numerous other publications.

➡️ Talking Points

00:00 - David’s story.

08:53 - What does honest money mean?

15:08 - What’s the fix for rampant inflation?

24:35 - Moving from silver standard to gold standard.

41:50 - Is the American Dream still alive?

46:23 - Correlation between gold and silver.

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David Ciccarelli, CEO & Founder of Voices.com | How to Build a Two-Sided Marketplace From Scratch Nov 22, 2021

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David Ciccarelli is an entrepreneur, the founder and CEO of Voices. As Chief Executive Officer, with the help of his team, David has grown Voices from the ground up to become the leader in the voice-over industry. David is responsible for setting the vision, executing the growth strategy, creating a vibrant culture, and managing the company on a day-to-day basis. David is wholeheartedly dedicated to growing the company to become a world-class organization and leading the industry in the digital age.

David has participated in the Canadian Technology Accelerator in Silicon Valley and then the Canadian Technology Accelerator in New York City. He successfully raised $2M in funding from the Business Development Bank of Canada, followed by a USD $18M Series A funding from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital located in San Francisco. He often writes about these experiences in the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Forbes.

➡️ Talking Points

00:00 - David’s story.

10:12 - The importance of shipping.

18:15 - How to iterate & evolve through various business models.

24:32 - How to secure your first customers.

29:20 - Where should you spend your time as CEO?

36:15 - How to build a marketplace.

44:15 - How to overcome ‘shiny object syndrome’ and decide what to focus on.

52:33 - Lessons for a young entrepreneur.

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Natasha Graziano, Author, Speaker & Entrepreneur | Why Manifestation Isn't BS (How To Actually Do It) Nov 18, 2021

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Natasha Graziano is the nation’s #1 Mindset Coach & ranked ‘number 1 female motivational speaker under 40 in the world’ by Forbes Magazine and top female mindset coach by Business Insider.

Natasha is the host of The Law Of Attraction podcast, which has gained over 100 Million Views to date and is ranked in the ‘Top 10 podcasts to download in 2021’ by Influenciv magazine.

Natasha is the creator of the renowned MBS Method (Meditational Behavioural Synchronicity) - your transformation to a greater life which consists of ancient breathing techniques, meditation in altered states of consciousness and is rooted in neuroscience! Her knowledge has gained over 1 Billion Views and her programs have helped over 1.5 Million people transform their lives, making her one of the most respected names in her field online internationally.

Natasha has been learning and teaching Mindset for the last 15 years for all kinds of people at different stages of their life, incl. Entrepreneurs with 9 & 10 figure businesses and A-list movie stars.

She has been seen in The New York Times, Wealth Insider, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, BBC, Business Insider, Vogue, Forbes & many more top-tier publications.

➡️ Talking Points

00:00 - Natasha’s story.

09:41 - What is the MBA method?

23:19 - What is manifesting, and how do you actually implement it in your life?

28:50 - Biohacking & its tangible impact on your life.

32:33 - Aligning your heart and your mind.

40:32 - The power of personal brand.

52:14 - How to deal with imposter syndrome.

01:01:14 - How to grow your following on social media.

01:09:36 - Advice for entrepreneurs.

➡️ Show Links

https://www.instagram.com/natashagrano/