How to Write Email Copy that SELLS with Matthew DeFeo

How to Write Email Copy that SELLS with Matthew DeFeo

You’ve heard multiple guests on this show talk about the importance of building your email list…but what do you do with that list once you have it? Well, copywriter Matt DeFeo tells us: we need to tell stories. Matt give lots of actionable advice for how we can improve our email copy and start selling more without annoying our subscribers. Plus, in Build Something More, he tells us how he went from law enforcement to copy writing and the story is incredible.

Why Having a Personal Brand is SO Important to Your Success with Michelle Knight

Why Having a Personal Brand is SO Important to Your Success with Michelle Knight

Have you ever wondered why your product or service didn’t get much traction on social media even though you post all the time? According to Michelle Knight, it’s all about your personal brand (or lack thereof). Maybe you’ve heard the term before, but what does “personal brand” really mean? Luckily, Michelle has us covered! She’ll tell us all about why you need a personal brand and how to craft one. In Build Something More, we talk Star Wars in the pre-show and social media dos/don’ts, traveling, and schooling in the post-show. This has been one of my favorite conversations so far this year!

How to be an Effective Podcast Guest with Kristin Molenaar

How to be an Effective Podcast Guest with Kristin Molenaar

Going on podcasts can be a great opportunity for small business owners. You’re getting in front of a new audience to tell your story and show your expertise. But did you know there’s a whole other avenue you can explore? Kristin Molenaar does, and she tell us all about it! Plus, in Build Something More, she walks us through forming your podcast pitch.

Running Virtual Events with Dave Shrein

Running Virtual Events with Dave Shrein

Virtual summits are all the rage these days, but my friend Dave Shrein was doing them before they were cool. I participated in his event last year for his agency Campaign Donut, and I thought it was so well-run, I had to have him on the show to talk about it. Dave’s story is great and he offers lots of actionable advice. It’s always great when I can take something from an interview and implement it, and I did just that with Dave.

Write Better Copy and get More Leads with Josh Garofalo

Write Better Copy and get More Leads with Josh Garofalo

That was Josh Garofalo and let me tell you: I loved this conversation. He’s a marketer and research and we dig deep into the latter. He tells us how important it is to do your research when you’re writing copy for you website. You want to solve your customers problems, and there are a few ways Josh talks about to help us communicate that.

Building Better Marketing Automation through WordPress with Adrian Tobey

Building Better Marketing Automation through WordPress with Adrian Tobey

Adrian Tobey is a young, energetic entrepreneur who’s build a pretty cool WordPress plugin in Groundhogg – something to help with yout marketing automation. On top of creating the plugin we talk quite a bit about college and higher education. He talks fast and offers some great advice so be sure to pay close attention (or slow the episode down!)

John Doherty and Credo

John Doherty and Credo

John Doherty is the founder of Credo. I met John at CaboPress, an incredible business mastermind week, and we got to talking about the marketing and SEO side of things. Know I don’t know much about that, but Credo is definitely something that can help me in a unique way. In this episode we talk all about the importance of finding the right people to help you in your business.

Season 4 Recap

Season 4 Recap

So we just wrapped up Season 4 a couple of weeks ago and it was my favorite episode for a lot of reasons. I got to talk to great people, the sponsors were fantastic, and we even had a miniseries on starting your own business. Plus, there were a lot of takeaways. I got a lot of immediately actionable advice from my guests. So hopefully you did too. Here’s some of my favorites.