Podium Stories with Marti Sanchez

Fatima Zaidi is the CEO and Founder of Quill Inc. a full service podcasting hosting platform and production agency which supports brands in launching their podcasts. She is also the owner of the Listen In Conference held in Los Angeles that supports brands moving into podcasting. As a member of the National Speakers Bureau, Fatima has spoken at various events around the world on media and tech trends leading her to keynote on world stages alongside speakers like Gary Vaynerchuk. She also teaches podcasting at the University of Toronto. In addition to being a commentator for BNN Bloomberg on the challenges that female and BIPOC founders face in entrepreneurship, she is a frequent contributor to publications including The Globe and Mail, and Huffington Post. Over the past few years she has won two Top 30 under 30 awards, the Young Professional of the Year by Notable Life, Veuve Clicquot's Bold Future Award, and one of Flare Magazine's Top 100 Women. Fatima is the Co-Chair of the #Tech4SickKids council for SickKids Foundation & Hospital on track to raise $25 million with her team. ------------------------------------------------ Connect with Fatima on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatima-zaidi-6a6b844b/ Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zaidiafatima Check out Quill Inc: https://www.quillpodcasting.com/ ------------------------------------------------ Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Jeff Coyle is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at MarketMuse. MarketMuse is the industry-leading technology and methodology for content planning and evaluation via semantic relevance. It combines advanced AI, natural language processing and machine learning algorithms to produce actionable insights for inbound marketers. On today's episode, Marti talks about MarketMuse, the role of AI in content creation and in marketing strategy, and the current barriers keeping companies from adopting this technology today. ------------------------------------------------ Follow Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffcoyle Check out MarketMuse: https://www.marketmuse.com/ ------------------------------------------------ Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Justin is the founder and CEO of Yac, a voice collaboration tool for remote teams. Yac is an acronym of 'Yelling Across Cubicles.' He noticed over the years of working remote that the accepted culture of getting stuff done was to have meetings all day. He and his team started thinking about how to increase the amount of communication that happened during the day, without increasing the number of meetings. Yac is the end result of their combined efforts to make this happen. Yac is a byproduct of their partially remote, design and development agency based out of Orlando called SoFriendly. While it did come out of a desire to help remote teams feel more connected, they actually started by scratching their own itch. They have employees all around the world and found that they felt more connected to employees using voice chat versus just text alone. In his own words, 'Yac was invented as a way to have a happy medium between a Slack message and a Zoom call.' ------------------------------------------------ Follow Justin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsthisjustin/ Check and try out Yac: https://www.yac.com/ ------------------------------------------------ Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Chris Kneeland is the CEO of Cult Collective, one of North America's premier engagement marketing firms. His overriding professional passion is helping brands accelerate growth by reimagining how they engage consumers and employees. He's committed to helping courageous brand leaders embrace proven marketing principles he's discovered while working with the most iconic, “cult-like” brands on the planet. Chris held marketing roles at the world headquarters of John Deere and The Home Depot. He was also formerly the Head of Retail Marketing at RAPP, Omnicom's preeminent relationship marketing agency. He co-founded Cult in 2010, and has consulted with Harley Davidson, Canadian Tire, Mark's, Zappos, Best Buy, HEB Grocery Stores, Carter's, Keurig, United Way and dozens of other brands. Throughout his career, he has lobbied for customer advocacy over acquisition, and brand engagement over entertainment. He helps clients by getting customers to buy more by buying in. • Chris speaks regularly at conferences like SouthbySouthwest, CDX, Global Shop, Inbound, NRF, CMA, Digiday and The Gathering (which he co-founded). • He is the co-author of Fix: Break the Addictions That Are Killing Brands, and the co-founder of Communo, an agency talent management platform helping small agencies exploit the sharing economy. • He was an adjunct professor at Mt. Royal University, holds a Master's Degree in Marketing Communications from Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University. ------------------------------------------------ Connect with Chris Kneeland on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-kneeland-838b2921/ Check out Cult Collective: https://cultideas.com/ ------------------------------------------------ Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Christopher Engman is co-founder and managing partner of MegaDeals Advisory, and author of the book MegaDeals. Having started in ABM in 2007, Christopher Engman has more than earned the title of ‘the Father of ABM'. His book Megadeals cements his reputation as an ABM leader even further. He's been personally involved in hundreds of B2B deals, a number of which exceeded multi billion pounds. Christopher Engman's Megadeals Advisory assists scaleups and Fortune 500 companies in doing just that – making mega deals. About the book: Many of the most successful B2B companies in the world have a high concentration of revenue coming from a few top accounts. Often less than 50 accounts represent 80% of the total revenue even though the entire customer base can consist of many thousand accounts. Often the biggest accounts have very extensive contracts and big amounts associated. Very often each top client of the biggest companies in the world can have individual revenues beyond one billion USD per year each. In the world of Megadeals, the literature is very weak. There is a long list of books about B2B complex selling but the difference between a 100.000 USD deal and a multi BUSD deal is substantial. The book is a mix of theories and models blended with interviews with 60 of the top Megadeal sales people in the world. You can buy it here: https://www.megadeals.com/product/the-megadeals-book ------------------------------------------------ Connect with Christopher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherengman/ Check out Megadeals: https://www.megadeals.com/ ------------------------------------------------ Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Ken Babcock is the Co-Founder of Tango Technology, a team that created a Chrome Extension which automatically creates written, step-by-step how-to guides in real-time without the need for video recording. Users complete their process in the browser while Tango transcribes actions, URLs, and screenshots. The resulting how-to guide can be easily pasted or exported to commonly used knowledge bases and learning management systems. Before founding Tango, he worked in Uber across the areas of Operations, Data Analytics, and Product Strategy. ------------------------------------------------ Connect with Ken on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenbabcock/ Follow him over Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigredbabz Add Tango to your chrome browser for free: https://www.tango.us/ ------------------------------------------------ Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Matt Cole is the CEO of Suma SaaS, the leading provider of a Financial Management Software-as-a-Service for Small Businesses in Spanish-Speaking Latin America. SUMA is a world class platform of SMB SaaS solutions, solving global and hyper-local problems for millions of entrepreneurs in Spanish-Speaking Latin America. Currently, Suma operates the leading cloud-based Small Business management platforms in Chile via www.nubox.com, Argentina via www.colppy.com, and Mexico via www.bind.com.mx while proactively expanding to other countries in Latin America. Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewecole/ Learn more about SUMA: https://www.sumasaas.com/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Ryan Kugler is a multi-business owner with over 25+ years of knowledge & experience in Film Distribution and in the Wholesale/Retail Trade. Ryan is the President of A5 Events, president of Ideal Content, president of Plan B, Inc., Executive Director of Say No To Drugs Race (Charity Run/Walk), and a past co-owner of DVA, Inc. Ryan also co-authored “How to Plan, Produce & Distribute Your Independent Film.” Connect with Ryan Kugler: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-kugler-8653265/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanjkugler Website: http://ryankuglercom.wpengine.com/ A5 Events: ryan@a5events.com Ideal Content: ryan@idealcontent.com Plan B Distribution: ryan@planbdist.com --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Richard is a founding partner of The Conscious Fund, which invests in global early-stage ventures in psychedelic medicine, helping deliver better outcomes for mental health, addiction, and pain. Richard has made over 20 investments in psychedelic medicine companies with five of them going from seed to a public company post his firms investment. He serves as the chair of Microdose, the largest media & events company for the psychedelic medicine sector and as an advisor to the Psychedelic Medicine Association. Richard has seen out over 20 years of technology evolution, from the early internet to augmented reality (AR) and blockchain. Earlier in his career five years of his life was spent in senior roles in the music industry with a specialism in brand rights exploitation, from throwing a rave to selling a ringtone. Connect with Richard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardskaife/ Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tokenrichard Learn more about The Conscious Fund: https://theconscious.fund/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Rohit Mittal is the co-founder and CEO of Stilt. Rohit has extensive experience in credit risk analytics and data science. He spent years building credit risk and fraud models for top U.S. banks. In his current role, he defines the overall business strategy, leads debt and capital fundraising efforts, leads product development, and leads other customer-related aspects for the company. Prior to founding Stilt, Rohit started his career at Verisk Analytics using big data to optimize credit risk. He went on to become the founding member of the data science team at Popsugar, helping the company build its analytics framework for data science efforts. Rohit has a Bachelor's degree from Delhi College of Engineering and Master's degree from Columbia University. Connect with Rohit on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-mittal-we-re-hiring-58a30a6/?trk=public_profile_browsemap Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rohitdotmittal Check out Stilt: https://www.stilt.com/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Ken Robbins is the CEO and founder of Response Mine Interactive (RMI). Their goal is to make companies grow by helping them acquire more consumers and drive more sales using their proprietary marketing methodology. Ken has been featured in articles in Inventor's Digest, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Strategic Healthcare Marketing. Ken has also been a featured contributor to the best-selling books, Socialnomics and The Digital Leader and is an avid Keynote Speaker and business podcast guest. Here are the topics we touched on: - The Elevator Pitch for Response Mine Interactive and what they do. - Ken Robbins' early days in real estate and how at 24-years-old he was able to sell $5-6M worth of real estate through prospecting. - The early days of RMI and how they manage to go from zero employees to 30 in under 4 years. - What Ken Robbins would tell and suggest to his 25-year-old self if he was able to travel back in time (it's not even about business practices, but real estate...!) Connect with Ken on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenrobbinsceo Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KenRobbins Check out Response Mine: https://responsemine.com/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Arthur Querou is the CEO & Co-founder of KMTX, a fast growing AdTech company working to provide the main advertising platform of the Open Web by making it simple for anyone to run campaigns online. Things we touched on the Podcast: - What is KMTX and how does it work - How AI + Machine learning are changing the media landscape as we know it - The hardest challenges Arthur faced as the CEO to get KMTX started and rolling - One of the biggest issues in the advertising industry today - Lessons learned from MotionLead to KMTX - What was Arthurs' experience like while at Y Combinator Connect with Arthur: arthur@kmtx.com Check out KMTX: http://kmtx.com/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Jeremy Creighton is best described as an international branding specialist, with over 20 years of experience. He has worked with some of the world's most successful brands across America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. He's also the CCO and Co-Founder of Passport Brand Design, an Orange County, California based agency offering creative leadership to global businesses seeking direction on high level brand strategy, evergreen & seasonal campaigns, and creative execution across all touchpoints. Things we touched on the Podcast: - Why do we feel a certain brand more attractive than others? - Why do some brands have maniac consumers even though the brands' products are not relatively outstanding from that of competitors? - What makes Passport's approach to content marketing different compared to other competitors out there? - What were some of the lessons Jeremy took from growing Passport that helped him to successfully launch his other businesses? - What have been the financial practices Jeremy has developed and implemented to ensure profits in all of his ventures? Connect with Jeremy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-creighton/ Check out Passport Brand Design: https://www.passportbranddesign.com/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Larry Rothstein has been in the marketing and advertising business for 38 years, since 1983. He is the founder and CEO of Source Communication. Larry's energy, spirited hands-on approach, and commitment to professionalism inspire a staff of 50-plus specialists serving clients that include Amtrak, Nikon USA, Sbarro, MCI, McDonald's, and Jewish National Fund. Things we touched on the Podcast: - How the industry has changed over time and how it has specially changed in the last two years because of COVID - Larry's approach to advertising (one that combines traditional and digital for better results) - How Larry evaluates the success of their sports media campaigns - How Larry sees the way Sports do marketing change in a post-COVID market - What makes athlete endorsement so powerful for brands Connect with Larry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-rothstein-6884071/ Check out Source Communication: https://www.sourcead.com/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Luca Massaro is the Founder and Chief Executive at WePlay. WePlay was founded in 2012 as the first performance-led marketing agency dedicated to sports. They are a full-service agency that specializes in helping sports brands to achieve their digital and marketing growth objectives across emerging direct-to-consumer revenue streams. Prior to WePlay, Luca led on Digital and Social at Chelsea FC and was Head of Social Media for the Target Media & Communications Group. Things we touched on the Podcast: - Most important question: what does Luca think about Mourinho? - Most sports-related agencies I've seen are focused either on tech or brand building. What makes Weplay's performance-focused approach so different? - What are some of the projects Luca has worked on at WePlay that he's extremely proud of / has enjoyed the most? - How did the pandemic affect WePlay and Luca personally? - How does Luca see the way Sports do marketing change in a post-COVID market? Connect with Luca Massaro on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamluca Check out WePlay: weplay.co --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Kenny Hanson is the Founder and CEO of MentorPass, a premium subscription mentorship service for entrepreneurs. MentorPass will match you with mentors who can help you on your entrepreneurial journey. It is all virtual and they have scholarships for people who've been professionally impacted by COVID-19. They currently work with fast-growing SaaS & DTC startups and some of the most sought-after advisors in the world. Things we touched on the Podcast: - Kenny on being a “wantrepreneur” for years, and the inflection point where things changed. - The challenges of building a two-sided marketplace. - The challenges that Kenny has faced because of bootstrapping. - Kenny's mentors and the lessons he's learned from them. Connect with Kenny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoCodeKenny Connect with Kenny on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khanson1/ Check out and visit MentorPass: https://mentorpass.co/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Aleksandr Volodarsky is the CEO & Founder of Lemon.io, an exclusive platform for hiring vetted freelance developers on-demand. They help connect early-stage startups with vetted offshore engineers. Things we touched on: - Lemon.io's background - Lemon.io's approach to content marketing - What advice would Aleksandr give to other founders and CEOs when it comes to mental health? - What has Aleksandr found to be the main challenges that come with closing outbound leads vs inbound ones? - How does Aleksandr approach the building of SOPs, processes, and the systematization of lemon.io to prepare it for the growth they expect to have this year Connect with Aleksandr on Twitter: https://twitter.com/volodarik Subscribe to Aleksandr's newsletter: https://volodarik.com/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Emily Lonetto is the Head of Growth, Partnerships + Community at Voiceflow, a software platform that empowers teams to design, prototype and build conversational interfaces quickly. She is also the Founder of GrowthToronto (GrowthTO), the largest community of growth and product practitioners in Toronto with 2,500 members and counting. Lastly, she's been previously Growth for a few interesting companies, PartnerStack, Clio, and Tilt (Acq. by @Airbnb) amongst them. Things we touched on: - Where does Emily's interest in community building come from? - Why is community important and how can it tie back to tangible results? - One of the main challenges I've personally ran into while growing a community and how to best approach it - What Emily has found to be some of the most effective ways of promoting a community - What tips would Emily offer to a community moderator whose main goal is to spark conversations inside the community Connect with Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmilyLonetto --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Bo Brustkern is co-founder and CEO of LendIt Fintech, the world's largest event series that provides context to the rapidly-changing universe of technology's impact on financial services. For over 20 years, he has set himself apart as a leader in understanding, funding, and leading cutting-edge developments in fintech and financial services. His experience includes private equity, venture capital, fixed income, asset management, and investment research. Check out LendIt Fintech here: https://www.lendit.com/ Connect with Bo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brustkern/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Arvid co-founded, bootstrapped, and sold FeedbackPanda.com, an online teacher productivity SaaS company. He's the author of Zero to Sold and writes about building sustainable businesses at The Bootstrapped Founder. Check out The Bootstrapped Founder here: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/ Connect with Arvid on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvidkahl/ Connect with Arvid on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Andy Raskin helps CEOs align their teams around a strategic narrative — to power success in sales, marketing, fundraising, product and recruiting. Clients include venture-backed companies funded by Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, GV and other top investors. He's also led strategic narrative training at Salesforce, Uber, Square, Yelp, VMware, Intel and General Assembly. To learn more and get in touch, visit http://andyraskin.com. Also, you can connect with Andy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyraskin/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Andrew Gazdecki is a 3X entrepreneur. He was featured on Inc. Magazine's 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur List on 2017, and was also a back-to-back winner on its 500 Fastest Growing Company List (#56 and #98). He founded his first company, Bizness Apps, while still in college. By the time they were acquired by private equity firm Think3, they had grown to $10M in annual recurring revenue, operating in 40 countries, and employing over 100 people. He later founded Altcoin.io, a decentralized exchange (DEX) for trading digital assets. The company eventually was acquired by BnkToTheFuture. Most recently, he founded MicroAcquire, a marketplace created with the goal of removing the rigmarole and frustration of the acquisition process by connecting startups and acquirers in one place. Check out MicroAcquire: https://microacquire.com/ Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/ Connect with Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/agazdecki --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Robert Geller is an entrepreneurial communications executive & content marketing expert with deep experience leading diverse launch, rebranding & turnaround initiatives. He is also the President of Fusion PR, which he joined in 2000 and helped grow to become a leading independent tech PR agency. Bob has been covered in publications such as PR Week, PR News and Bulldog Reporter and writes and speaks frequently on social media, content marketing and PR. Check out Fusion PR here: https://www.fusionpr.com/ Connect with Robert on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rgeller/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Harvinder Singh is the President and CEO of Bestica, an INC 5000 IT consulting firm based in San Antonio, TX. Bestica has a national presence having provided solutions for the Department of Defense, Federal Agencies, and Fortune 500 companies. In this episode, we discuss... - Moving from India to the US - What is it like to work for public institutions like the Department of Defense, the Army Air Force, and the Navy - The main challenges that Harvinder has stumbled with while growing and scaling staffing services Connect with Harvinder on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harvindersingh/ Check out Bestica: https://www.bestica.com/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Born & Bred in Sydney, Phil Vella is the founder of Zeroto7, the first marketing consultancy dedicated to helping European startups achieve international growth. Zeroto7 is a network of communications experts who've worked for some of the best known brands in the world, and more recently some of Europe's most successful startups. In this episode, we discus... - What are the main challenges that startups face when trying to step into a new market? - What things need to be true for a startup before they can even consider expanding internationally? - What are the struggles that come with being the CEO of a growing team that expands internationally versus the early days? Connect with Phil on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philmvella/ Check out Zeroto7: https://www.z27.co/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Ian Jackson is the CEO of Enshored, an INC 5000 outsourcing firm purpose-built to solve the challenges related to scaling disruptive, high growth businesses, delivering proven results by employing an unique agile operating framework and the most highly skilled associates in the industry. They currently help over 70 start-ups, scale-ups, and mid-market companies with outsourced support across customer service, back office, content moderation, and sales enablement. In this episode, we discuss... - The challenges that an outsourcing company faces during a crisis like COVID - Building a team in the Philippines - Spending to save: a paradox for first-time entrepreneurs and the fear of spending more Connect with Ian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianjackson2/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Scott is the Executive Vice President of Thought Leadership at FranklinCovey, a global company specializing in performance improvement that helps organizations achieve results that require a change in human behavior. He's the bestselling author of Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Challenges to Become the Leader You Would Follow, and also the host of FranklinCovey's On Leadership interview series; a weekly digital newsletter dedicated to improving your leadership capabilities. In this episode, we discuss... - What has it been like to work at a company for over 24 years? - How to approach creating and promoting a book as a self-published author - Thought leadership and its place in a business' marketing strategy - Having humility as a leader Connect with Scott on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmillerj1/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Sean P. Finelli is the CEO of The Tour Guy, a new brand that has evolved from the suite of brands including The Roman Guy and The Paris Guy. Finelli left a Wall Street career behind in 2008 to move to Italy and eventually create a travel tech company that helps travelers see the best of Italy and Paris without the crowds. In this episode, we discuss... - Managing multiple brands at the same time - Starting with doing tours in Italy, and making a full transition into the CEO role - Walking away from a career in Wall Street to start in Europe Connect with Sean P. Finelli on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-finelli-64a59835/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

John Lee Dumas is the host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, an award winning podcast where he interviews inspiring Entrepreneurs who are truly ON FIRE. With over 2000 episodes, 1 million + listens a month, and seven-figures of annual revenue, JLD is just getting started. In this episode, we touch on... - How to start a successful Podcast on 2020 - The process of researching and inviting guests onto your show Connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eofire/ Subscribe to his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXfzpliAfdjParawJljHo2g Check out Entrepreneurs on Fire here: https://www.eofire.com/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Andrew Alexander is the founder and CEO of Limitless Academy, an online education platform that teaches entrepreneurs how to build their businesses. He is also the author of Deconstructing Motivation & The Cure for Happiness: Timeless Secrets to a Stress-Free Life. In this episode, we touch on... - The mindset entrepreneurs must have in order to push themselves - Having patience as an entrepreneur and how it affects motivation - The "trial test" most first time entrepreneurs go through - Accountability systems - The benefits of meditation To get in touch with Andrew, you can reach him at: andrew@limitlessacademy.com Check out Limitless Academy here: https://www.limitlessacademy.com/ Subscribe to Andrew's Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQyuKo6ZaGjT6IJEF30qD5w/featured --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Erik is the CEO and founder of Hawke Media, a full-service Outsourced CMO based in Santa Monica, CA, providing guidance, planning, and execution to grow brands of all sizes, industries, and business models. It was recognized by Inc. as the country's fastest-growing marketing consultancy, and is proudly one of Glassdoor's "Best Places to Work." In this episode, we touch on... - The challenges with maintaining the same business culture as you scale your business - How Erik's responsibilities and day-to-day changes as he grew the business - The benefits of personal branding as a CEO Learn more at https://hawkemedia.com Connect with Erik on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikhuberman/ --- Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person. Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/ Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Jeremiah is an award-winning marketer, entrepreneur, Digital 40-over-40, and the CEO of Sundae, an influencer marketing company distinguished by a unique alchemy of art, science & pedigree. Borne & embedded within the world's leading creative agency, 72andSunny, Sundae creates high impact social campaigns shaped by digital culture and tailored to audience, platform & interests. In this episode, we talk... - Influencer marketing - How Sundae has approached influencer marketing and content production from a remote basis - Tik Tok - is it THE D2C player? - What are brands doing right now that won't likely work in the next 5 years? Jeremiah's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremiahrosen/ Sundae's page: https://sundaecollective.com/

Dennis is an expert in leveraging data to deliver business insights, a serial entrepreneur, and the CEO and founder of x.ai, a sophisticated AI platform that saves people time and effort when scheduling meetings. He is a recognized leader, author, and university instructor in the field of digital data and analytics. In this episode, we talk... - The differences between bootstrap and funding - The impact IA will have in the near future - The history behind x.ai and how it came to be Dennis' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennismortensen/ x.ai's page: https://x.ai/

Kurt Kersey is the CEO, founder, and podcast host at Scaled Up Marketing and Financial Planner Growth, where they help financial advisors scale their impact by leveraging digital tools like social media, email marketing, and other strategic marketing and brand initiatives. In this episode, we talk... - How he transitioned from a Finances to a Marketing role and the differences between both positions - The importance of having an active, digital presence in social media - The importance and role of a good content marketing strategy Kurt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtiskerseycfp

Terry Hedden is the CEO at Marketopia, where they provide innovative and powerful marketing and sales solutions for IT service companies. The firm is uniquely positioned with expertise in the entire IT channel from software, hardware and cloud vendors to distributors, MSP and VAR resellers. In this episode, we talk... - The challenges that come with going upstream - How to approach KPIs between marketing & sales departments within companies Terry's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terryhedden/ Marketopia's page: https://marketopia.com/

Brad Burns is the CEO at Wayne Contracting, an organization that collaborates with partners in the retail, hospitality and commercial markets to bring projects from concept to execution. In this episode, we talk... - The culture behind Wayne Contracting - The struggles and challenges that come with firing yourself from the day-to-day - The secret behind keeping long-term relationships and keeping partners satisfied Brad Burns' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradwburns/ Way Contracting's website: www.waynecontracting.com

Edrizio De La Cruz is the Co-founder and CEO of Arcus, an API for consumer's financial data and bill payments. Their mission is to help clients build apps that let users stay on top of their finances without thinking. In this episode, we talk... - Immigrating from the Dominican Republic and the opportunities the US provides - Mental health and ways to smooth the emotional roller-coaster of entrepreneurship - How to exponentially lower your learning curve as an entrepreneur

Tarutr is the associate director of Sales & Partnerships at Lokal, a one-stop platform for life services and hyperlocal news interaction catering to new business audiences in India who have just come online in the past few years. In this episode, we talk... - The difference in cultures between America and Europe - The current state of marketing in India - B2B marketing & sales

Nemanja is the founder of Funky Marketing, where they help B2B companies generate consistent revenue growth with cost-efficient strategies. They're based in Serbia, but they work with companies all around the world. His background in activism, youth-work, and community building gives him, in my opinion, a very unique experience and perspective which I wanted for you guys to listen to. In this episode, we talk about… - Our love for basketball - The role of the CEO in the company - Content marketing in B2B

For our third episode of Podium Stories, I'm interviewing Sebastian Eldridge. He's a 2X Entrepreneur and experienced Chief Executive Officer at Anchor Worldwide with a demonstrated history of working at the intersection of the tech and marketing and advertising industries. In this episode, we'll talk about: - Revolutionizing the advertising industry - Entrepreneurship - The experience of being raised by a single mother and how it shaped us as business owners

For our second episode of Podium Stories, I'm interviewing Trent Anderson. He's the co-founder of Leadlio, which runs outbound account-based sales campaigns powered by intent data on behalf of B2B companies -- think of them as your outsourced enterprise sales team. In this episode, we'll talk about: - Sales - Marketing - Leadership - Entrepreneurship - How sports shaped us both to become better business owners

For our first episode, I'm interviewing Jake Jorgovan. He's a serial entrepreneur, blogger, and creator. He's the owner of 2 companies: LeadCookie, which does lead generation, and Content Allies, which focuses on producing thought leadership content. He's also the host of the podcast Working Without Pants, where he interviews agency owners and consultants to uncover the secret of their success. You can check it out here: https://jake-jorgovan.com/working-without-pants In this episode, we'll talk about: - The networking opportunities and benefits that come from hosting a podcast - The problems that arise from handing-off sales way too early - The actual value that comes from investing in your personal brand as a business owner