Backstage Careers is a podcast where I interview the linchpins who are working behind the scenes with some of the biggest entrepreneurs and creators out there.My goal with the podcast is to show you what it's like working with these influential people, and how you can land a job working for someone you look up to.
At 18 years old, @Chifftie was working the night shift at home depot. Then he won @TheAndrewSchulz clip editing competition and got offered an internship. Next thing you know, Chifftie was on a one-way flight to New York City for the craziest adventure of his life. In this interview he tells that crazy story and everything he's learned from Andrew Schulz along the way.
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In this episode I talk to Paddy Galloway who's by far the best YouTube consultant I know of in the industry. He worked for MrBeast for a little bit before deciding to focus full time on his YouTube consultancy.If you're interested in the business of YouTube consulting and want to find out about all the different career opportunities there are working behind the scenes working with people like MrBeast you're going to want to stick around for this one.SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Teaser02:01 Introducing Paddy Galloway and his passion for YouTube07:38 Taking YouTube seriously as a career17:22 The start of YouTube consulting24:16 Getting contacted by MrBeast30:15 Work, team, and processes of MrBeast's channel49:50 Advice to start your YouTube journey54:12 Paddy deciding to move on from MrBeast55:56 Pros and Cons of working on other people's channels01:05:47 The power of Network01:08:37 Being a YouTube consultant01:16:48 Paddy's team and what he's charging01:13:36 Considering channel's ownership model01:22:00 Consulting multi-billion dollar companies01:24:30 YouTube Creators Fund01:26:00 Time, energy, and calendar management01:35:55 Paddy's golden advice to start your consulting journey01:47:05 Final thoughts Check out Paddy's YouTube Channel: @Paddy Galloway Follow Paddy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaddyG96Follow Paddy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paddygalloway/And if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
In this episode I talk to Stephen Shedletzky who's been working closely with Simon Simon over the last 10 years!He went from answering customer support emails for Simon to becoming the chief of staff for his company.Today Stephen is one of the star speakers for the company and he's also working on his own book which will be coming out in the fall of 2023.SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Stephen Shedletzky's origin story11:30 Losing his job at Ernst & Young to focus on coaching15:00 The email formula that got him a meeting with Simon Sinek 27:15 How he got a job with Simon30:50 Breaking down how he added value to Simon Sinek and his community42:00 How Simon Sinek created a movement from a book51:30 Stephen's different roles within the company over the last 10 years55:30 His speaking journey57:00 Why Stephen is writing a book01:05:30 What to do when you feel lost in your careerAnd if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
This episode is a little different because I'm not interviewing someone who works behind the scenes like I usually do, but someone who's very much on the front stage himself.His name is Leon Hendrix, and he's a good friend of mine who started a personal development YouTube channel a little over a year ago. In that short period of time he's managed to grow his channel past 250k subscribers and he's making a solid income from it.In this episode, we go deep on the business of YouTube and how long it actually takes to make a living from a small YouTube channel.Leon's at a point where he's starting to hire people behind the scenes to help him grow the channel to 1M subscribers and beyond, so we also talk about the positions he's hiring for as well as the best ways to apply -wether it's with him or any other YouTube creator out there.SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Intro01:15 Mission & vision for Leon Hendrix channel03:25 How the thought of a youtube channel came through06:45 Growth stages and how Leon blew up on YouTube10:35 the business of being a youtuber 16:15 What a day in the life of a youtube entrepreneur looks like20:45 investing in the YouTube channel25:15 the opportunities that YouTube provides38:25 how to stand out to get a job with a youtuber/entrepreneur48:38 Get a job with LeonUSEFUL LINKS & RESOURCES:Leon YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTvRcHO5jJ_JKcekLacLMuQIf you want to work with him, apply at: https://collectiveambition.co And if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
In today's episode, I spoke with @Lucas Kult-Banout who at only 16 years old, became Andrew Yang's campaign photographer. This guy is a networking ninja, and I'm not surprised at all that he's gone so far at such a young age.I hope you enjoy this conversation with Lucas!SHOW NOTES: 00:00 How Lucas started his career At 16 years old03:10 the 1st step to becoming a political photographer11:00 Starting his journey with Andrew Yang21:50 How he became obsessed with photography24:00 getting his first clients29:00 Starting projects and seeing what sticks (Podcast, Youtube, Online Course…)31:15 Building the connections and planting the seeds36:25 Doing an Internship with Casey Neistat at @368 41:21 His goals for the future as a photographerLinks and resources from this episode:Lucas instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucaskultbanout/His Website: https://www.lucaskultbanout.comAndrew Yang Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewYang368 community: https://www.instagram.com/368/And if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
In this episode I talk to Tyler Schmitt who worked as Gary Vaynerchuk's personal assistant from 2016 to 2020 and whose gone on to manage a team of 50+ as the General Manager of 137pm -one of the media brands under the VaynerX umbrella.This is an interesting episode where we cover a lot of ground,I hope you enjoy it! SHOW NOTES: 01:00 Background story of Tyler04:10 Starting to work at vaynermedia05:15 Getting a job with AJ Vaynerchuk12:45 The first week after getting the job18:05 From working with AJ to Gary's assistant28:05 Getting office of the CEO title33:37 Missing his chance to become a millionaire with Veefriends 38:00 Relationship with Drock and Andy42:20 Becoming the general manager one37pm46:50 Lessons learned from GaryveeLinks and resources from this episode:Veefriends: https://veefriends.comTyler's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tySchmitt5ONE37pm: https://www.one37pm.comAnd if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
In today's episode I'm talking to Jeremy Stickney (@jeremy.stickney) who's Evan Carmichael's right hand man and business partner.What's fascinating about Jeremy's story, is that he started working for Evan for free while he was still working at his local grocery story.Within 6 months of working together, they started a YouTube Consulting business. Today, Jeremy's making more money in a month than most Americans make in a year.So if you're interested in working with one of the people you look up to, BUT you also want to start your own business, you're going to love this episode!!SHOW NOTES: 04:05 How Stickney overcame his learning disabilities in high school15:30 Struggling to find work after college15:30 Why he invested 2000$ into a seminar while being broke25:05 Went out of his way to interview Tom Bilyeu31:00 Being coached by Evan Carmichael to launch a business with him34 :40 Choosing the unconventional way of learning over going to college39:50 Finding the first clients and launching the business45:50 Growing through referrals after having success for a client51:55 Evan's role at the business55:05 Who is Evan Carmichael?57:50 Lessons that Jeremy learned from Evan 01:01:20 How the business is doing right now01:11:00 long term goals and visionLinks and resources from this episode:Evan's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EvancarmichaelJeremy' instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.stickney/?hl=enAnd if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
In this episode I talk to Bryan Wish (@bryanwish_)the founder of BW Missions who's worked with a bunch of best selling authors to help them launch their books and build a movement around their book launches.To give you an example, one of his clients is Nir Eyal the bestselling author of "Hooked: how to build habit forming products."Bryan has an incredible story of how he finally found his passion after years of therapy, self reflection and experimentation and he has a lot of lessons to share that I think can benefit some of you guys who haven't found work you love yet.SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Bryan's way to finding mentors04:00 How Bryan overcame a quarter life crisis10:20 Self discovery and finding a way out14:30 Working with a sports psychologist to find stability16:30 Building meaningful relationships19:10 Career change from a sports firm to starting wishdish23:55 Discovering and joining Kairos31:50 Working as an apprentice for Allen Gannett38:10 Bryan's path to seeking mentors 48:10 From an apprentice to launching his own company01:00:10 The long term vision for his agency01:04:50 Working with Nir Eyal on launching his book01:12:05 Soul searching after a hard breakup 01:22:30 His company's mission and valuesLinks and resources from this episode:Find Bryan in Twitter at: https://twitter.com/bryanwish_?lang=enBW Missions website: https://bwmissions.comWish Dish Website: https://thewishdish.comKairos website: https://www.kairos-society.euAnd if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
In this episode I talk to Zack Honarvar (@ZackHonarvar) who's the business manager for not 1 but 2 HUGE YouTube channels you might know of: Airrack and Yes Theory. He also manages the cheeky boyos, 2 Tiktokers who have over 10M followers on the platform.What's unique about Zack's management style is that instead of managing a dozen clients, he's decided to manage only 3 and go all in on them.That allows him to go beyond the basic brand deals and merch drops, and instead partner up with his clients for the long run to build massive businesses and brands.Before diving into all of that, we start the episode off talking about Zack's entrepreneurial background as a teenager as well as his experience working as an early Shopify employee and how those contributed to him being an amazing manager.SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Zack's vision for Creator management03:15 Zack's Background story10:52 The story behind starting a tutoring company24:10 His advice about starting a side hustle27:20 His experience working at Shopify38:10 Meeting the Yes Theory team41:00 The vision and business model for his creator management company 01:00:25 Working with @Yes Theory 01:11:35 Meeting Airrack 01:16:45 Starting Creator Now With Airrack01:27:50 Advice for aspiring Creator managersLinks and resources from this episode:Creatornow program: https://creatornow.clubGo follow Zack on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zackhonarvarGo follow Zack on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zackhonarvarAnd if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
Cale Owen is the general manager at Gym Launch, a $30M/year info business that helps mom and pop gyms get customers and grow into million dollar businesses.We start the interview by talking about Cale's background being homeschooled, playing as a professional baseball player in the MLB and opening up his own gym, and the impact those have had on his overall career.But if you're mostly interested in the nitty gritty details about Gym Launch's business operations and sales funnels, and what it's like to be the general manager of a $30M business, feel free to skip ahead, you can find the time stamps below.SHOW NOTES: 03:13 Cale Owen's career background 06:00 How homeschooling impacted his career and leadership style08:00 His experience starting a gym business18:25 Growing and selling his gym24:50 Starting to work at Gym Launch30:00 Pivoting the Gym Launch business model during COVID34:50 What it's like working as a General Manager for Gym Launch 46:15 Gym Launch's marketing plan for the next 12 months 48:30 Career change from sales manager to general manager53:20 How Cale works on his leadership and coaching skills01:00:50 The crazy morning routing of the Gym Launch sales team1:07:39 What drives him to push for excellence1:13:25 Cale's relationship with Alex and Leila Hormozi1:18:50 How Cale balance between work and family lifeLinks and resources from this episode:Gym Launch Website: https://gymlaunch.comCale Owen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caleowen/And if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram/Twitter and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
In today's episode I talk to Brandon Zhang (@brandonthezhang) who at 19 years old, landed an apprenticeship with Jack Butcher from Visualize Value.Like a lot of the guests on this show, Brandon didn't just apply to be an apprentice, in fact there was no job opening. It all started when Jack agreed to be interviewed on his podcast...In this episode, we dive deep into the strategies that Brandon used to convince Jack Butcher to come on his small podcast, but also how he transformed a simple podcast interview into a dream job opportunity.... Brandon even shares the exact DMs and emails he sent.SHOW NOTES: 02:58 How everything started with Twitter08:29 Sharing the exact DMs and emails he used to get in touch15:35 Why "Permissionless Apprenticeships" are the future of work21:00 What does a mentorship style apprenticeship look like24:03 Biggest lessons from the apprenticeship29:20 Using his podcast again to land a job at OnDeck39:20 Starting his own entrepreneurial projects45:45 Advice for people who want to follow a similar path52:40 Brandon's plan for the next 10 yearsLinks and resources from this episode:Link to Visualize Value program: https://visualizevalue.com/products/the-permissionless-apprenticeLink to Brandon's course: https://makersmark.schoolGo follow Brandon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandonthezhangAnd if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram/Twitter and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
In today's episode I'm talking to Henry Belcaster (@HenryBelcaster on Twitter) who works behind the scenes with an impressive list of A-list entrepreneurs:He's working with: 1) the "All In Podcast" besties (Jason Calcanis, Chamath, David Sachs, Friedberg.. you know them), 2) Naval Ravikant, 3) Sam Parr and Shaan Puri from the My First Million Podcast, 4) Hassan Minaj... and a bunch of other cool clients!If you want to work with your dream mentors while growing your own business at the same time, you're going to love this episode!SHOW NOTES:05:14 The story on how Henry and Dylan got Sam Parr & Shaan Puri as their first clients22:23 The strategy you can copy to work with successful entrepreneurs 27:59 How to use "squatter marketing" to get clients30:47 How did they get to work with the All In Podcast34:35 On Getting Mentorship In Exchange For Free Work40:30 How To Start An Agency & Work With Your Dream MentorsAnd if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram/Twitter and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
In today's episode I talk to Nejc (@heynejc on Twitter) who's currently working behind the scenes with Dave Nemetz the founder of Bleacher Report (a media company that sold for $175M in 2012).Nejc is Dave's right hand man when it comes to producing and growing his personal brand -and we'll go into detail about what that means exactly.SHOW NOTES: 03:32 How Nejc's desire to work in the US started07:05 The exact strategy Nejc used to get in touch with Nir Eyal (best selling author of Hooked)? 18:245How he used the same strategy to get top tier programming internships24:45 How starting his own podcast helped Nejc get a job with Dave Nemetz (the founder of Bleacher Report)30:20 The exact strategy Nejc used to reach out to Dave Nemetz 38:00 Why did Nejc get into production and business when he had a degree in computer science? 41:20 What's it like working with Dave Nemetz?50:20 What does Nejc actually do for Dave Nemetz?54:16 Nejc advice for people who want to find a business mentorGo follow Nejc on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heynejcAnd if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
In this episode I talk to Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad on Twitter) who popped on my radar last year when he became Shaan Puri's apprentice. Shaan is the founder of Bebo (acquired by Twitch for $25,000,000 in 2019).Chris was still a senior at Yale when he landed the job and throughout his apprenticeship he worked with Shaan to research and ghostwrite twitter threads and newsletters to grow Shaan's audience. In the process he also grew his own Twitter following from 0 to 56,000 followers.Here are a couple of things you'll enjoy from the interview:1) The ASS Networking Framework that Chris uses to connect with entrepreneurs and CEOs 2) The biggest lessons he learned from his apprenticeship with Shaan3) How to grow your twitter audience when you're starting from 0Go follow Chris on Twitter for frameworks, systems, and epic business stories: https://twitter.com/chrishladAnd if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
Tam Pham is pretty much the perfect guest for this podcast..He dropped out of college and instead of pursuing a traditional path he decided that he wanted to go learn business from the entrepreneurs he looked up to.He's apprenticed under 3 world class entrepreneurs that you might have heard of:1) Sam Parr founder of the Hustle2) Andrew Warner who's the host and founder of Mixergy3) Jason Gaignard who's a master networker, event organizer, and best selling author (I first heard of him on the Tim Ferris podcast).Along the way Tam's worked his way up from being an intern crashing on couches to becoming the right hand man and chief operator of MMT (Jason Gaignard's company).If you're interested at all in apprenticing for an entrepreneur you look up you're going to love this episode.If you want to get updates from Tam on what he's up to go sign up for his newsletter: https://www.tampham.co/jam/And if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
In this episode I talk to David Draey who's the head of sales a Consulting.com a $30M/year educational business helping experts start and scale their business.David joined consulting.com in 2018 and he's since become so valuable to the business that he was made a co-owner.Here are a couple of things you might enjoy from this episode:1) How David ended up in sales and why it might be a good fit for you.2) How to be become so good at your job that you work yourself into becoming a partner in the company 3) Why starting a company is the last thing you want on your mind if you want to crush it at your jobIf you have any questions for David feel free to reach out to him on Facebook (David Draey) or Instagram (@ddraey).
Gabe Saldarriaga is the Chief Revenue Officer and Director of Media & Marketing for the Dan Lok organization.He's been a key asset behind the growth of Dan Lok's business and social media presence over the last 4 years. He helped grow the business to 8 figures in revenue, and he's largely responsible for growing Dan Lok's YouTube channel from a couple thousand subscribers to over 3 Million subscribers!!
Tom Boyd has a fascinating background working in the music industry. He was Asher Roth's collaborative partner and he played a key role in his rise to fame.In the process he worked with big names like Pharrell Williams, Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun to name just a few.Today Tom is the head of content production at Jimmy Buffett's billion dollar brand Margaritaville and on the side he's creating his own content to help creators unlock their creative power, tell better stories and build their brand.
Anton started his career in social media working with Logan Paul's team and then went on to start his own social media agency working with clients like Dr. Joe Dispenza in the spiritual space helping them reach millions of people on social media.As he's scaled his agency, he's also been able to spend more time on his second passion which is teaching people how to use breath work to overcome trauma.03:46 How Anton was making $2k/month while he was still in high school08:15 Anton thoughts on going to college14:11 How he got a job working with Vybe Source (the agency working with Logan Paul, Bob Proctor...)20:36 How Anton went from being an unpaid intern to the main editor for Vybe Source 22:37 How Anton got an opportunity to work with Logan Paul 25:50 A couple stories of working with Logan Paul 40:31 How Anton got Dr. Joe Dispenza as the first client for his social media agency46:36 Why he quit Vybe Source to start his own agency48:17 What it was like to start and grow his own agency54:24 What Anton learned from working with some of his biggest role models59:42 How Anton was able to "automate" his business so he could focus on other passions1:09:07 How Anton's passion for breath work turned into a passion business
Usually I'm in the interviewer seat, but for this episode of Backstage Careers my good friend Tom Boyd is taking over to ask me a couple questions about working behind the scenes with Tom Bilyeu and Noah Kagan.I got a job as Tom Bilyeu's social media manager in 2018 and worked with him at Impact Theory for 2 year. After that I joined @Noah Kagan 's team to help him produce and grow his YouTube channel.SHOW NOTES:04:40 A little bit of my backstory before I was working with Tom Bilyeu09:50 My motivation for working with Tom Bilyeu14:41 The different strategies I used to eventually land a job at Impact Theory52:02 What it was like to work at Impact Theory55:08 Why I left Impact Theory to go work for Noah Kagan01:06:54 Lessons I've learned from working with Noah Kagan
In today's episode I talk to Brad Denham who went from bailing hay in Indiana to working with Jay Shetty and Logan Paul to produce their podcast.SHOW NOTES:01:25 Brad's background and story 03:27 Helping Gary Vaynerchuk set up his podcast studio6:12 How getting banned from Upwork started Brad's podcasting career8:20 The strategy Brad used to land his first podcast clients10:20 How Brad landed the founder of IndieHackers as a client and what was it like working with him17:00 Why persistence is key when you're reaching out to influential people (he sent 31 emails to land IndieHackers as a client)22:10 Brad's experience of moving to LA to work with Kast Media24:17 Helping to launch Jay Shetty & Logan Paul's podcasts28:35 Lessons learned from working behind the scenes with influential people32:00 Brad's strategy for networking with influential people33:32 How to work BTS with a celebrity if you have 0 skills36:44 The steps to land a job with Logan Paul (clip :))42:30 Why Brad decided to leave Kast Media and built his own company 46:00 Details on how Brad started his agency and how he's scaling it47:40 Brad's advice on building your personal brandCheck out Brad's Podcast Agency: https://www.recordeditpodcast.com/Check out Brad's course on producing your own podcast: https://www.recordeditpodcast.com/Follow Brad on Instagram: http://instagram.com/bradleydenhamAnd feel free to DM me on Instagram with any feedback or questions: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyjohnmary
In today's episode I talk to Nick Fisher who was employee #1 at Consulting.com -one of the most successful courses for entrepreneurs online with over 20,000 active students. Before that he was the marketing director at Clever Investor which he helped grow from $5 to $16M/year.A couple fun facts about Nick:1) He's spent over $15M in Ads on Facebook and YouTube throughout his career, and has generated over $87M in online course sales2) He landed his first marketing director job by retargeting the CEO of Clever Investor with Facebook Ads until he gave in3) He's a huge nerd about personality tests and we talk about how he using those to build a dream team for his new company.SHOW NOTES:00:54 Nick's career start (corporate accounting + starting small businesses)06:35 How Nick landed a marketing director job by retargeting Cody Sperberg with Facebook Ads10:07 The "test of wits" he had to pass to land the marketing director position at Clever Investor13:28 Nick's take on the value of working with someone like Sam Ovens or Cody Sperberg14:51 How much he scaled Cody's business15:47 His failures & lessons learned as a young manager at Clever Investor17:40 Leaving Clever Investor to work with Sam Ovens as employee #1 of Consulting.com24:45 Lessons learned from working with Sam31:34 Why he left Consulting.com to start his own company37:53 Starting his own company Agexa39:30 Advice to his younger self & general career advice43:30 Stories of how other early employees at Consulting.com got their jobs there47:39 How Nick is using personality tests to build a balanced team for his company (similar to Ray Dalio is doing for Bridgewater)53:25 Positions Nick is hiring for at Agexa
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
Josh Ordonez is a social media marketer who worked behind the scenes with people like Gary Vaynerchuk & Lonzo Ball while he was still in college. Today he runs his own social media marketing agency.SHOW NOTES:01:45 How Josh's social media marketing career got started?03:40 How he started working with Big Baller Brand and what that was like?15:38 The Instagram DM strategy that Josh used to reach out to famous people and get social media gigs?19:34 Why Josh stayed in college even though he already had his dream job?21:31 How Josh got a job with Gary Vaynerchuk to work on the Empathy Wines social accounts? 26:50 We compare the different social media strategies used to work on a business account VS a personal brand? 29:35 One of the most effective strategies that Josh used to increase sales for Empathy Wines? 35:27 The best growth strategy Josh used to grow Empathy Wines39:32 The story of how Josh accidentally eavesdropped on GaryVee while he was closing a deal in the restroom 41:37 What the culture is like at the Vayner Media NY headquarters45:28 The reason Josh left Vayner Media47:15 How he almost got a job with Marshmallow (the DJ) but then COVID hit... 49:45 How he started his own social media agency business and what that's like53:26 How to use comment hacking to grow an Instagram page56:50 We get into the economics and business model of starting your own social media agency1:04:15 How to get a job working with LeBron (or anyone you look up to)?Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshordonezAnd feel free to DM me on Instagram with any feedback or questions: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyjohnmary
In this episode of Backstage Careers I talk to Richard Reis, whose the founder of a fast growing website called MostRecommendedBooks.comHe's also one of the most connected people I know: He's good friends with Jamie Foxx, regularly plays soccer with Ronaldo, and he's been invited to Drake's house parties.Here are the show notes:01:23 - Why Richard decided to drop out of college to go start a movie studio with his dad05:56 His day to day responsibilities working on building the movie studio08:14 Why he left Hollywood for Silicon Valley?11:15 How he created MostRecommendedBooks.com19:25 His tips for networking and connecting with celebrities and influential people21:37 How he became friends with @Kopywriting Kourse 24:52 How he became good friends with Jamie Foxx26:04 The story of how he got Jamie Foxx on Tim Ferriss' Podcast33:04 The Story of how Ronaldo blew up Richard's Instagram following overnight34:32 How he got to know Ronaldo45:00 His story of how he got into one of Drake's house partiesCheck out: MostRecommendedBooks.comFollow Richard on Instagram and Twitter: @RichardReezeCheck out Richard's Blog Posts: https://richardreeze.medium.com/
In today's episode I talk to Amanda McCreight who's the Creative Director for Jesse Itzler and his brands. She's also worked with Yes Theory on a clothing collaboration that dropped at the end of last year.Amanda and I talk about: How she got introduced to Jesse Itzler (03:05), How Amanda landed a job with with Jesse (06:05), How to develop the skills to help you land your first job with an entrepreneur (15:23), The story of Amanda's first day working for Jesse and moving into his family's home (23:33), Amanda's journey from "Positive Vibes Intern" to becoming Jesse's Creative Director (34:14), How Amanda successfully pitched a clothing collaboration to Yes Theory (40:10), Her biggest takeaway from collaborating with Yes Theory (50:10), Working on the launch of the Big A## Calendar Club with Jesse (59:37), What Amanda does as a creative director (01:18:00), How Amanda figured out social media when she had no experience (01:06:38), Amanda strategy behind Jesse's social media (01:08:57), Biggest takeaways from working with Jesse (01:13:40), Amanda's dreams and ambitions for the future (01:22:33)
In today's episode I talk to David Kelly who's the General Manage of AppSumo Originals -which is kind of AppSumo's version of a Google X division. He basically gets paid to start companies!In today's episode you'll hear: How David's first job was managing a $50k ad budget for Fox News (3:42), How he got a job working as a copywriter for Ramit Sethi (6:27), How to land a job with someone you look up to when you have no experience (9:45), How David leveraged LinkedIn to land a job as the first marketing employee at Student Loan Hero (17:33), The story of Student Loan Hero getting acquired for $60M (22:56), How David met Noah Kagan and how doing free work for him on the side turned into a full time opportunity (27:20), We talk more about David's current position where he gets paid to start companies (32:21), The biggest lessons David has learned from Noah (41:56).Check out David's Companies Online:SendFox: sendfox.comKingSumo: http://kingsumo.com/TidyCal: https://tidycal.com/David's Blog: https://dmkthinks.org
Jason Sanderson is the producer behind podcasts such as The Naval Podcast, The Jordan Harbinger Show, Noah Kagan Presents to name just a few.In this conversation we talk about:*How he started his career as a "tea boy" for a punk rock music studio*The story of how he bought a church and turned it into a music studio*How he got his first big podcast client by offering to help for free*What it's like working with Naval and the other influential people he works with*How you can start an agency that services high profile clients... and much much more :)
In episode #3 of backstage careers I talk to my good friend Gerald Xavier who worked as Tom Bilyeu's copywriter.Bookmarks:1:52 How Gerald Got His Foot in the Door at Impact Theory with a Tweet to Tom Bilyeu13:15 Why Gerald worked for free for 6 months30:11 How Gerald finally got a full time position at Impact Theory36:40 The biggest lessons Gerald learned from working with Tom Bilyeu 55:29 Why Gerald left Impact Theory after 9 months
In this episode of Backstage Career I talk to David Kim who's the junior art director at Impact Theory. He works directly with co-founder and CEO Tom Bilyeu to create intellectual property (stories, characters, worlds) that will eventually be turned into movies and shows for Hollywood.David joined Impact Theory as an intern back in 2018, and today he's a junior art director leading the digital comic division.Bookmarks:
Tony is a self-taught video editor who's currently the producer behind Thomas Frank's YouTube channel -one of the biggest YouTubers in the productivity niche.Here are 3 big things you'll enjoy from this conversation:1) The "stairstep strategy" you can use if you want to work with big creators2) What it's like working with big YouTubers like Thomas Frank3) A bunch of "YouTube job opportunities" that no one knows aboutFollow Tony online
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