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

In this episode, I talk about the power of “digging your well before your thirsty” and how I have leveraged this strategy to get access to capital, talent, PR, expert advice and even clients. Develop relationships with smart, well connected and respected people in all areas of business and life can get you a backstage pass to almost anything. So stay tuned and enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please RATE / REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE to ensure you never miss an episode. Connect with Dennis Brown  AskDennisBrown.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram [Free Giveaways]

Founder of The Setter Machine, Lloyd Yip, simplifies his approach to gaining leads and funneling sales using appointment setters. He breaks down organic outreach, organic inbound, and paid traffic to point out the flaw some strategies carry versus the strengths of others. Before living the digital nomad life, Lloyd pursued a more traditional career path of startups, specifically enterprise software. Around him, he was witnessing friends starting their own businesses and scaling them up to 7 figures. Llyod knew he had the skills to do the same it was just a matter of execution. He pulled the trigger with his first fully digital business, and through this, he saw a gap in the market for appointment setters. Tune in to hear Lloyd’s story… [01:00] Introduction to Lloyd Yip [02:31] Background [06:28] Leveraging appointments setters to open 7 figures of revenue [08:45] Organic outreach [12:40] Organic inbound marketing [16:03] Where does the appointment setter come in? [20:31] Bridging the gap using setters [21:39]

People ask me all the time, “do I need LinkedIn Sales Navigator to be successful on LinkedIn.” So today share 6 reasons why you might wanna consider upgrading to LinkedIn Sales Navigator. Fact is, not everyone needs LinkedIn Sales Navigator but if you are in sales, business development or marketing you should definitely tune into these weeks episode to see what you are missing out on. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please RATE / REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE to ensure you never miss an episode. Connect with Dennis Brown  AskDennisBrown.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram [Free Giveaways]

Co-founder of Designhill, Rahul Aggarwal, unveils how he found an untapped market and scaled it into a massive online platform that holds design 300k professionals in over 100 countries, all by taking a different SEO and content marketing approach. We get into the best three strategies for profitable content marketing, including a bonus strategy involving customer reviews.  Born in a 3rd generation entrepreneur family, Rahul knew he was destined for business. When he returned from university, he got together with his father and grandfather to build a business that needed branding and design, though to his surprise, this task ended up being an uphill battle. It was from this experience that birthed the idea of Designhill.   Tune in to hear Rahul’s story…   01:06 Introduction to Rahul Aggarwal  01:51 Designhill  03:44 Inspiration for Designhill   06:37 SEO and content marketing   10:18 Making it profitable   14:39 Three strategies for profitable content marketing  18:43 Traffic through SEO

In this episode, I share the #1 Obstacle That’s Holding You Back From Success! It’s actually a four-letter word but promise not to swear or cuss in this episode.

Serial entrepreneur Jeremy Parker took one look at the promotional product industry, saw the cracks, modernized it, and built a multi-million dollar company from it. In this episode, Jeremy shows us how he swept Swag.com off its antiquated roots and into today's success using two simple marketing hacks that anyone can adopt.   Jeremy graduated from college as a documentary filmmaker; coming right out of college, he worked for MD Sport, one of the largest promotional product companies. During his time there, Jeremy had already started his first company, Tilt Media, which was later bought out by a publicly-traded company. In 2016, he launched Swag.com and has now done six years of business.   Tune in to hear Jeremy’s story…   [01:14] Introduction to Jeremy Parker  [02:17] Swag.com genesis  [03:53] Tippt media [07:39] Marketing hack Part 1 - Purchasing of name up front  [11:19] Marketing hack Part 2 – Getting your name out there  [15:18] Offline viral loop  [22:06] Favorite growth tool  [22:

In this episode, I’m gonna talk about a disease that has killed more entrepreneurs than the black plague! It’s called COMPARITUS and it affects entrepreneurs, salespeople, and marketers every single day. Tune in to learn how to prevent and avoid falling victim to it. If you enjoyed this episode, please RATE / REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE to ensure you never miss an episode. Connect with Dennis Brown  AskDennisBrown.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram [Free Giveaways]

CEO and founder of EnergyX, Teague Egan, takes us on a journey into the future like no other. Energy Exploration Technologies is on a mission to provide the world with clean energy and on this episode, he walks us through the unconventional path of crowdfunding his business and marketing through avenues like YouTube and podcasts.    On a serendipitous trip to Bolivia, Teague found himself on the world’s largest lithium reserve. Having been a tesla owner and shareholder since ’13, it dawned on him the massive amount of lithium these electronics cars required; from this experience, Teague set out to create the most cost-effective and efficient lithium battery.  Tune in to hear Teague’s story…  [01:01] Introduction to Teague Egan   [01:57] EnergyX  [03:06] Coming up with the idea   [06:24] Raising capitol  [09:51] Two avenues when starting a venture   [11:11] Record label   [12:46] Platform used for crowdfunding  [15:05] Key components in crowdfunding   [18:08] Driving awareness   [21:3

In this episode, I share MY #1 Hack to Motivate You to Make More Sales Calls! This is a very simple hack I have personally been using for over a decade get motivated to make sales calls. Including days where I just didn’t think I had it in me. I am confident it will work for you. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please RATE / REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE to ensure you never miss an episode. Connect with Dennis Brown  AskDennisBrown.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram [Free Giveaways]

CEO of Consulting Success®, Michael Zipursky, walks us through the two major components of marketing he stands by; ideal client clarity and the magnetic message with an added three parts on developing a magnetic message for your ideal client.  Michael was born in Toronto and raised in Israel for 5 years of his infancy. When he moved back to Canada, Michael did not know a word of English. Feeling ostracized, he took this energy a funneled it into sports and himself. Once entering his first year at university, Michael and his cousin Sam started their own consulting business focusing on web design. Two more businesses later, they got back together to start Consulting Success® which he is now the CEO of.  Tune in to hear Michael’s story…  [01:09] Introduction to Michael Zipursky  [02:36] Background  [06:21] Two components for marketing  [07:26] Ideal client clarity  [12:09] The magnetic message  [13:29] Three-part formula on developing a magnetic message   [19:12] Consulting early stage startup

In this episode, I cover 4 unusual sales tactics that convert really well, especially in B2B. Yes, some of these are unorthodox but they can dramatically improve your conversions, thus increasing your sales. So what are waiting for, grab a pen and paper to jot down some notes and hit PLAY!  If you enjoyed this episode, please RATE / REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE to ensure you never miss an episode. Connect with Dennis Brown  AskDennisBrown.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram [Free Giveaways]

Scaling a business in the middle of a pandemic can’t possibly be an easy feat, but Dan Morris did it. With help from his team over at Mind Racer, Dan was able to help a sass company 5x their business using what he calls the four R’s; review, refine, roll out, repeat (and replace). This is only a dent in a goal that is positively impacting 1,000 businesses by 2025.  Dan is an investor, advisor, and growth expert, and being the youngest of four high-performing siblings meant consistently needing to overachieve. Though he had no desire to pursue higher education, Dan focused on perfecting what he was good at; selling. Through this, he earned the trust of entrepreneurs, which in turn resulted in promotions and access to greater opportunities.  Tune in to hear Dan’s story…  [01:10] Introduction to Dan Morris   [01:50] Case study  [02:32] Backstory  [05:46] Biggest changes between pre-pandemic, mid pandemic, and present time  [08:41] Mindracer process  [10:33] The four R’s process: review, refine,

In today’s episode, I’m gonna talk about 7 lessons that I had learned that will help you become a millionaire entrepreneur. As for me, it wasn’t like I launched my first business and then instant riches, that did not happen to me. But here are 7 lessons that I wished I had known that could’ve got me there faster. Tune in and enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please RATE / REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE to ensure you never miss an episode. Connect with Dennis Brown  AskDennisBrown.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram [Free Giveaways]

With over 20 years of experience in executive leadership consulting, Mark Jacobs gathered his knowledge and opened his own company, Scalewerks. Scalewerks is a holding company that focuses on accelerating businesses that are in their early or mid-life. In this episode, Mark gives us a quick rundown on how the Scalewerks process works using 4 quick bucket items; 1st working hard, 2nd creating process, 3rd customer value/experience, 4th redesign of the business model. Mark comes from the quality management world, so naturally, process is important to him. At the age of 26, Mark found himself in a meeting with his last employer, Motorola, where he thought to himself if this is really the direction this company was headed? Wanting to offer more to business, Mark finally broke away to become an entrepreneur.  Tune in to hear Mark’s story…  [01:13] Introduction to Mark Jacobs   [02:03] Challenges most often seen,   [02:32] Background on Mark   [04:00] Entrepreneur for 20 years  [05:36] Scalewerks today

In this solo episode I share 5 of my favorite social media hacks you need to be using in 2019 to increase your engagement, reach and to develop better relationships with your target market. If you enjoyed this episode please Rate/Review and most of all SUBSCRIBE to ensure you never miss an episode! Connect with Dennis Brown  AskDennisBrown.com LinkedIn Twitter

Sheila Brown, a two-time 7-figure business owner, walks us through having to build a business from scratch twice. March 2020, Sheila was forced to shut down, and instead of waiting around, she built a new business online where she now makes close to 400k a month. In this episode, Sheila gives a rundown on how she made it happen.  At 28 years old, Sheila found herself in the worst position she could imagine; broke, jobless, and divorced. Being sick and tired of living this life, Sheila found a permanent makeup and training course that was only 5-days long and from there, her brick-and-mortar business emerged. A decade later, Sheila would have to go through the whole process again only this, through online platforms only.  Tune in to hear Sheila’s story…  [01:08] Intro to Sheila Bella  [02:16] Backstory on Sheila   [06:10] Brick and mortar business  [08:51] Investing in business coaching and mentorship and masterminds  [10:24] Roadmap for launching new online business  [13:28] Transferring skil

It’s been a while since my last solo episode here on Growth Experts so today I am going to share something that I have been testing and using with great success for several years. Today I am going to share with you 4 easy to implement tips on how to double your email open rates w/ the goal of increasing sales. If you implement my 4 easy steps I can almost guarantee your open rates go from 15-20% to 30-40% or more overnight. Enjoy! Get a free copy of my book: www.linkedacademy.com Connect with me: www.linkedin.com/in/askdennisbrown Check out my blog: www.askdennisbrown.com/blog  

23-year-old multimillionaire Jack Murphy is an entrepreneur and digital marketing expert. In this episode, Jack walks us through how he built “I Love My Freedom” into a massive brand generating 25 million in sales a year, all by learning how to leverage click funnels and using subscription newsletters to his advantage.  Since the young age of 7 years old, Jack found himself building websites and selling products on eBay. By the time he got to high school, Jack had made his own motivational sports e-commerce brand. When 2015 came around, and Trump announced his run for presidency, Jack had a hunch that he would win, and thus, I Love My Freedom was born.     Tune in to hear Jack’s story…  [01:08] Intro to Jack Murphy   [01:57] Backstory on Jack   [03:14] Pivoting to online marketing  [05:03] Tapping into a movement   [06:56] Framework on using click funnels   [09:15] What a click funnel looks like  [13:58] Next step to monetizing that customer  [17:38] Conversion rate of SMS vs email   [

In this episode, I'm gonna share with you some pros & cons of buying an established business. I know that it can be challenging buying or selling a business and hope you can garner something from this. So grab a pen & paper, jot down some notes and enjoy! Are you getting a steady flow of highly targeted leads from LinkedIn?? If not, I can help…  Get the ultimate guide to generating inbound leads on LinkedIn!   Text 44222 with the word LIGUIDE or visit AskDennisBrown.com/guide  If you enjoyed this episode, please RATE / REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE to ensure you never miss an episode.   Can’t get enough? Connect with me!  AskDennisBrown.com  LinkedIn  Twitter  Instagram [Free Giveaways] 

Founder of Rose Garden Consulting, Ali Mirza, is an entrepreneur and visionary and in this episode, Ali gives a detailed rundown of three strategies he uses to optimize underperforming sales teams and reveals the making of his new book “Predictable Closing,” set to be released early fall.   Ali Mirza started in sales at the age of 21 when he was going door to door selling life insurance. During his short four years there, Ali became a sales manager while building a sales team of 50 reps. Ultimately, he recognized that this was not the type of lifestyle he wanted to pursue and so then he started Rose Garden Consulting, now 10 years later he is one of the top consultants in the game.    Tune in to hear Ali’s story…  [01:07] Intro to Ali Mirza  [02:11] Background  [04:38] Book - Predictable Closing  [06:34] How to optimize an underperforming sales team  [07:42] Strategy  [09:53] Understanding and defining the numbers    [11:38] Only way to grow a business is through visionaries  [13:26] Lis