Content is for Closers

Santosh Sankar is a former guest of the pod and current podcast client of Strafire. He heads up Dynamo VC and is currently in mid-production of their brand new podcast. As such, we decided to capture a few snippets over time of how the process of creating a podcast is going, and what he likes/dislikes about it. If you’re in the throes of creating or are considering starting a pod… this one’s for you.

We're going back into the archives for today's conversation with entrepreneur Jason Zook. 

This week in social media bummed us out, so we needed a shot in the arm and reminder about the pitfalls of social, the importance of real life, and how to build a business in between the two. 

On this episode, we interview the Founder and CEO of a white hot startup out of Chattanooga, TN called "Freight Waves."  

Craig Fuller founded the company after several tough failures and discusses his mindset in surviving the low times, building a successful media company, and how blockchain can be applied to the transportation industry. 

Today there are new creative and (more importantly) effective B2B campaigns popping up regularly throughout industry. 

On this episode, we explore 4 examples of our favorite B2B campaigns that utilized content + tech to target relationships with prospective buyers.

Carlos Whitaker is a man of many talents. 

From starting a dot com, to earning a career as a renown musician, winning a People's Choice Award, and now writing two best-selling books; Carlos has a diverse career background. 

On this episode, we talk about what got him to where he is today, how he has explored his various interests, and how he important mental health is in a day of tech and information overload.

Carlos's Website 

Carlos's Podcast 

Kill The Spider

On this episode, we talk with Dennis Brown. 

Dennis is an entrepreneur, author, and podcast host of the show "Growth Experts." 

After failing for nearly 10 years as a young entrepreneur, Dennis turned his career around and founded and sold two successful companies. 

He walks us through how we went from his company's worst sales person to generating over $20 million dollars in annual sales, and shares his advice for growing and selling your network on LinkedIn.

Enjoy! 

Dennis's website
(^^get his book for free!) 

 

On this episode, we talk with Entrepreneur and Copywriter Ana Gotter.

Ana shares her personal story of how she went from working as a sales clerk at a jewelry store to building a 6 figure copywriting business. She shares some advice and the lessons she's learned in doing so. 

Check out her work on her website. 

On this episode, we sit down with Erik Jacobson. Erik is the Founder and CEO of Be My Guest; a podcast PR agency that books publicity tours for authors, entertainers, celebrities, and CEOS. 

Erik shares how he leveraged working for Tim Ferris to start his own business, and how any starter can use other people's podcasts to their benefit. 

Erik's Company 

On this episode, we talk to Gene Ho of Gene Ho Photography. 

Although he has many celebrity clients like Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darius, Rucker, Kevin Costner, and Matt Schaub, Gene is best known for his role as the photographer to Candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 election. 

We discuss how he built his career, and Gene tells the story of how he got the gig with the President by sneaking into an event (completely uninvited) to photograph Mr. Trump. 

Check out his new book Trump-ography. 

On this episode, we dive into how you can effectively engage with others' content on LinkedIn in order to grow your network, develop your audience, and drive conversions.