Growth Experts: Dennis Brown Chats About Growth And Marketing Strategies With Top Ceos, Entrepreneurs And Marketers

Areva Martin is an author, multi-award winning civil rights attorney, TV talk show host, media personality, philanthropist and rainmaker. Known as “America’s Advocate,” she is a CNN Legal Analyst and a regular contributor on Good Morning America, ABC World News and Dr. Phil. And is also the author of a NEW book called, "Make It Rain!: How to Use the Media to Revolutionize Your Business & Brand"...which is going to be the focus of today’s interview. During our interview we discuss: - Why it's easier than ever to get free PR. - 3 Steps entrepreneurs can take to make it rain using the media? - Great sources of free PR beyond TV, newspapers and magazine. - She shares a few of the biggest mistakes she sees people making when it comes to getting media exposure. - Areva shares what she would do differently to grow her personal brand faster if she had to start all over again. - Areva shares her favorite growth tools/software? Areva's websites: Get her NEW book "Make It Rain!: How to Use the Media to Revolutionize

Josh Fechter is the founder and CEO of BAMF media, a growth hacker, a LinkedIn influencer and has been featured in Reuters, Forbes, Entrepreneur as well as others.  He is also the author of the #1 book to ever launch on Product Hunt called the BAMF Bible. During our interview we discuss... - What is growth hacking? - Josh shares his top growth hack for both LinkedIn and Facebook. - He shares how he landed his first client for his growth agency, BAMF media. - We also dive into the #1 strategy Josh uses today to get new clients. - Josh shares what he would do differently to grow faster if given the chance to do it all over again. - LinkedIn recently changed it's algorithm and Josh talks about how he changed his approach to continue to grow his following. - We talk about his favorite growth tool/software. - Josh also shares his favorite business book. Josh's websites: Josh@bamf.media www.facebook.com/groups/growthmarketers/  

Mike Giannulus is a serial entrepreneur who develops systems to help other entrepreneurs run multiple companies without having to be there.  His companies are on track to do over $25 million in gross revenues in 2018. He was also on a popular ABC reality show called Extreme Weight Loss where he lost over 255 lbs. During the interview we discuss: - Mike unpacks the exact system he uses and teaches for growing and scaling successful 7 and 8 figure businesses. - Mike talks about the biggest mistakes he sees people making when trying to scale a business. - He shares his favorite growth tool/software - Mike also recommends 2 of his favorites books. Connect with Mike and get your FREE GIFT below.. www.onlyonemike.com/growthexperts  

Jason Swenk is a digital marketer that grew his agency to over 100 people and 7 figures in revenue. He later sold that agency and his now the host of The Smart Agency Masterclass podcast. Jason also runs Jasonswenk.com, where helping marketing agencies grow & scale their faster by applying the framework that he used to grow, scale and eventually sell his agency. He has helped over 20,000 agencies in 42 countries meet or exceed their business goals. During my interview with Jason we discuss: - Jason shares the hurdles he ran into being an early digital agency starting back in 1999. - Jason also shares what he have done differently to grow faster given the chance to do it all over again. - Jason shares the 3 tips/strategies to scaling a digital agency from a small business to a 7 or 8 figure business. - He also shares #1 strategy to get new digital agency clients - Jason shares his favorite growth tool/software. Jason's website: www.JasonSwenk.com www.swenkit.com   

Matthew Pollard is known as the Rapid Growth Guy! He's a serial entrepreneur w/ 5 million dollar plus startups under his belt.  He's also a published author and international coach and consultant. Plus Matthew just recently launched a book called “The Introverts Edge” which we will talk a little about today. During our interview Matthew and I discuss... Matthew shares his 3 prong "Rapid Growth Formula" that any business can use to see significant growth in their business. We talk about why he decided to write "The Introvert's Edge" and what makes it different than your typical sales books. Matthew shares a few success stories where his clients have been able to see rapid growth. He also shares his storytelling hack that allows sales people to sell more...faster. Matthew shares favorite growth tool/software these days? Matthew's websites: www.matthewpollard.com/growth www.theintrovertsedge.com   

Josue Pena is a social media growth hacker and founder of Online CEO’s.  He is an Instagram influencers and regularly speaks on how to build your brand as well as getting and ROI from your Instagram marketing. In this episode Josue and I talk about How he pivoted from wanting to be a professional soccer player into a social media growth hacker. Josue talks about 3 different businesses he has grown all with his Instagram strategies. He shares his 4 pillars of growing a successful Instagram following. Josue tells me his top Instagram growth hacks that allowed him to go from grow a 4.5 million Instagram followers in less than 1.5 years. The proper way to research and use Instagram hashtags on Instagram. We talk about a couple of Josue's Instagram consulting clients including their results. He shares his secret to how he generated over 2,500 webinar registrations all from Instagram with NO adverting. What are the biggest mistakes people make when it comes to building an Instagram following? Given the chance what

For the last three years, String has been pioneering videos on social media. Recently she was recognised as a “Top Voice” on LinkedIn. She was also a Top 20 Meerkat Power User, produced the award-winning Snapchat channel “Women In Tech”, and amassed over 300 Facebook Live Interviews with entrepreneurs and startup founders, like Gary Vaynerchuk, Holly Liu (Kabam) and Hugh Forrest (SXSW). During our interview String and I talk about... How/why you need to create your own LinkedIn video channel in 2018. She explains her 4 V's strategy of video marketing on LinkedIn. How often should you publish LinkedIn videos? We discuss String's LinkedIn video strategy and how she uses it to generate inbound leads. String shares what she would have done differently to grow her business faster given the chance to start over. She saves her favorite growth tool/software? String's website https://www.linkedin.com/in/stringstory/ https://stringstory.co 

Joe Lazauskas is a marketing and technology journalist as well as a Content marketing and native advertising expert. He Regular speaker at ContentMarketing World, Web Summit, Collision, and other major industry conferences.  He about to launch a book called “The Storytelling Edge: How to Transform Your Business, Stop Screaming into the Void, and Make People Love You” In this episode Joe and I cover a lot of ground about storytelling content marketing and more. - How/why does storytelling work? - Joe shares his "universal storytelling framework" that anyone can use to tell more compelling and effective stories. - He also shares some storytelling tips to stand out from the crowd. - We talk about Joe's new book, “The Storytelling Edge: How to Transform Your Business, Stop Screaming into the Void, and Make People Love You” - Joe shares two of his favorite growth/marketing tools/software. Joe's websites www.thestorytellingedge.com Get the book on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Storytelling-Edge-Transform-Busines

Aaron Walker is a veteran entrepreneur for over 30 years. He started his first business at 18, later selling it to a Fortune 500 company. He started, bought, and sold eight successful companies over the past 36 years. Today, he spends the majority of his time helping men grow in Success and Significance as President and Founder of View from the Top, a premier life and business coaching resource. In this episode Aaron shares... - What is a mastermind group and why they are so powerful? - How he went from $0 to over $40k per month with his coaching business in just 18 months. - Aaron even shares his top 2 strategies for getting new mastermind clients. - What would Aaron do differently to grow faster if he could start all over again today? - He shares his favorite growth tools/software? The best way to connect with Aaron Walker www.viewfromthetop.com/growthexperts

In this solo episode I share how I connect with a writer from Inc.com which then turns into him asking to write for his blog.  Plus I share 7 LinkedIn tips to help you get FREE PR to help grow your business. The exact strategy I teach has helped me to become a contributing writer for major publications and blogs as well as appear on 30+ podcast. Let's connect on LinkedIn. www.LinkedIn.com/in/askdennisbrown www.Twitter.com/askdennisbrown

Tom Schwab is the founder of Interview Valet. Where he helps small business owners, entrepreneurs, authors and speakers get featured on leading podcasts that their prospects are already listening to.  He has been featured on over 1,000 podcasts and is the author of "Podcast Guest Profits." During our interview we discuss... - Is it better to start a podcast or to be a guest on an established podcast? - Why being a podcast guest works so well to build trust with your target audience. - Real success stories from Tom's clients that have leverage being a podcast guest to generate new clients. - What is the best way to convert podcast listeners into real leads. - What are the biggest mistakes podcast guest make. - Tom shares what he would have done differently to grow faster if he could start Interview Valet all over. - What is the #1 way that Interview Valet get's new clients today. - We talk about his favorite growth tools/software. Tom's websites... www.interviewvalet.com/growthexperts www.linkedin.com/in/thoma

Sangram Vajre is co-founder and CMO at Terminus, which offers account based marketing solutions at scale. He is also the author of Account-Based Marketing for Dummies as well as writing for various publications including Inc.com. Previously, Vajre was head of marketing at Pardot which was acquired by sales force in 2013.. He has a master's degree in computer science from the University of Alabama. In this episode Sangram shares... What exactly is account based marketing? Vajre shares tips on how you can get started with account based marketing. He also shares #1 strategy that Terminus uses to get new clients. Plus he shares what he would do different to grow faster if he could do it all over again. He also shares his favorite growth tool/software. Sangram's websites www.terminus.com #flipmyfunnel https://www.linkedin.com/in/sangramvajre/ https://twitter.com/sangramvajre 

In my first solo episode on Growth Experts, I decided to share a quick story from 2017. How I generated over 20,000 leads and over $30,000 in sales while testing a new software product called LeadQuizzes. In this episode I share... - How I stumbled upon the product and why I decided to give it a test drive. - The four different ways I tested the LeadQuizzes product including the results which add up to over 20,000 leads. - BONUS OFFER where I give you access to one of my top performing quiz funnels. Collect your BONUS at the link below. www.askdennisbrown.com/quiz For a free trial to LeadQuizzes go to https://goo.gl/B61LAo  Connect with me below... www.LinkedIn.com/in/askdennisbrown www.Twitter.com/askdennisbrown www.Facebook.com/askdennisbrown 

John Lee Dumas (aka JLD) is the host of an award winning podcast called Entrepreneur on Fire, where he interviewed over 1900 Entrepreneurs and commands over 1 million downloads per month.  During our interview he shares: The best strategy to start building a successful podcast today. Why he started a podcast. The secret of how he grew his podcast so quickly even though he has no experience. John talks about the pro’s and con’s to being an early pioneer in podcasting. Blue ocean versus Red ocean strategy when it comes to podcasting. John breaks down the four different income streams he used to generated over $2.8 mill in 2017. John also shares what he would do differently if he could do it all over again? Then John and I have fun doing the LIGHTNING round. What was holding him back from becoming an entrepreneur? What’s the best piece of advice he's ever received? What’s a personal habit that contributes to his success? Share an internet resource, like Evernote, with Fire Nation – If you could recommend one

How Stu Heinecke turned $100 contact marketing idea into a 7 figure business Wall Street Journal cartoonist, Hall of Fame-nominated marketer, best-selling author of "How To Get A Meeting with Anyone" and President of CartoonLink, Inc.d/b/a "Contact." Dedicated to producing unfair advantages for B2B clients using "Contact Marketing," a fusion of marketing and sales that supports Account Based Marketing strategies by enabling reps connect with virtually anyone. During our interview he shares… What is contact marketing? How he turned $100 contact marketing idea into 7 figures in revenue. Stu shares several examples of both contact marketing campaigns. He shares what he would do differently if he could do it all over again. You'll never guess Stu's favorite growth tool/software. And much more... Stu’s Websites: How to Get a Meeting with Anyone by Stu Heinecke www.linkedin.com/in/stuheinecke/   @byStuHeinecke  

How to take your Saas startup from $0 to over $100k in monthly recurring revenue in less than a year. Jeremy is the CEO/cofounder of Yazamo which is a Saas marketing company that specializes in lead generation by using online quizzes. Jeremy is an expert in online marketing and lead generation which helped scale his product leadquizzes from startup to over $1 million in sales within 6 months. During our interview he shares… What is leadquizzes and how does it help generate more leads? How Leadquizzes got its first 100 clients and the #1 channel for getting new clients today. Jeremy shares some great tips on how to create a good quiz He shares his biggest struggle going from startup to over $100k per month. Should you use paid ads versus organic marketing strategies for lead generation quizzes. Jeremy also shares what he would do differently if he started all over again today You'll never guess Jeremy's favorite growth tool/software. And much more...  Jeremy’s Websites: www.leadquizzes.com https://www.linked

Title: Marc Mawhinney shares the #1 growth strategy he used to build a 6 figure coaching business. Marc mawhinney is a lifelong entrepreneur who is on a mission to help coaches build successful businesses.  He’s the host of a very popular podcast called NATURAL BORN COACHES as well as the owner of the most active fb groups for coaches called THE COACHING JUNGLE.  He has been featured on numerous podcast as well as Entrepreneur.com During our interview he shares… It starts out with Marc sharing something most people don’t know about him? What is the #1 strategy that Marc used to build a six figure coaching business? The best strategy for generate podcast revenue rather than selling sponsorships Questions from the audience How to handle imposter syndrome? What should you do before you start a coaching business? Should you use paid ads versus organic marketing strategies to grow your coaching business and why? Marc’s biggest tip is to NOT give away coaching as well as why? And much more... Tune in and list

How to bootstrap your influencer marketing company from 0 to just under a $1 million in sales in less than a year. Virginia Salas Kastilio is the founder of Gini.TV, a disruptive media firm that helps businesses build influence and online awareness. She managed over a billion dollars at Apple and Oracle without a degree. She has been named the #1 female snapchat influencer in the world and the hired gun behind organizations like the BBC, NASDAQ, and others. During our interview he shares… What is influencer marketing and how does it work? How to make money with influencer marketing. Virginia is known as the snapchat queen in many circles so she shares some B2B marketing tips for Snapchat She also shares some of her strategies for going from startup to over almost $1 million in year 1. You'll never guess what her his favorite growth tool is? And much more... Virginia’s Websites: www.Gini.tv https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginiasalaskastilio/  

How Sohail Kahn earned over $1.5 million in one of his first joint ventures! #1 Joint Venture Expert, 8 Figure Business Mentor, Serial Entrepreneur and Best Selling Author who recently sold one of his businesses for 8 figures. Last but not least he is also the one of the authors of Guerilla marketing and Joint ventures. During our interview he shares… What are joint ventures and how do they work? Why joint and how joint ventures can be such a powerful growth strategy. Sohail shares the biggest mistakes to avoid when setting up a joint venture. He also shares the exact joint venture strategy he used to generate over $1.5 million in profit. He also shares his favorite growth tool. And much more... Tune in and listen: How Sohail Kahn earned over $1.5 million in one of his first joint ventures! Jon’s Websites: www.milliondollarpartnering.com www.jointventurespecialists.com/offer www.linkedin.com/in/sohailkhan/

How Ladder.io bootstrapped itself from startup to over $265,000 in monthly recurring income Jon Brody is the CEO and co-founder of Ladder, a growth solutions company that combines machine learning and a recommendation engine to execute ROI-driven strategy for businesses. Jon is serial entrepreneur and a former professional poker player with two exits under his belt (Velocity Chess and FullGlass), Jon is focused on building the world’s largest data set for performance marketing to remove the guesswork from growth and make ROI-driven strategy accessible to everyone. During our interview he shares… What exactly is growth hacking? What growth strategies and hacks did Ladder use to go from startup to over $265,000 a month in recurring income. Jon shares tips to help business owners start hacking their growth. He also shares his favorite growth tool. And much more... Jon’s Websites: www.ladder.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonbrody/ @ThePokerCEO