Best Jay Acunzo Podcasts (2024)

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Keep Making What Matters | Follow My New Show, How Stories Happen 24:19

25d ago24:19

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Find and follow How Stories Happen in your favorite podcast player, or visit howstorieshappen.com to learn more about the show and find the appropriate link for you. Every episode of the show, we’re dissecting stories and drafts with incredible storytellers to understand how they found their ideas, how they developed their work, and how they’re usi…

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❤️‍🩹 What is a Trauma-Informed Business? & How Do We Create One? — with Jess Jackson 50:38

1h ago50:38

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If you want to feel more supported and supportive in your client work, this episode is for you. Today I’m joined by Jess Jackson of Soft Path Healing to talk about trauma, trauma-informed care, and trauma-informed business. Together, we explore how to make our business practices more trauma-informed AND we talk about how to approach social media ma…

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Crafting a Winning Hiring Process for Your Agency – Lessons Learned From Our Recent COO Recruitment 51:03

1d ago51:03

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“Candidate expectations have certainly accelerated. There's a difference today versus 10 years ago in terms of what people's expectations are and how fast other processes are going. And so moving quickly is an advantage in a hiring process—and figuring out how to move quickly without sacrificing on the process is a little bit of an art.” In this ep…

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🪐 How to Trust Yourself — Cosmic Business & Money Karma with Paula Crossfield 59:38

7d ago59:38

59:38

Have you ever heard the phrase “intuitive business” or “spiritual business” and thought to yourself … “ok but what does that actually mean?!” This happens to me all the time, so today on the podcast, I’m joined by vedic astrologer and business strategist Paula Crossfield to talk about her cosmic business framework. In the first half of our conversa…

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👁️‍🗨️ Creative Business as a World-Building Practice — with Ayana Zaire Cotton 45:46

14d ago45:46

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“We don’t have to give up the wild, “non-marketable” parts of our practice in order to sustain them.” This week, I am thrilled to be joined by anti-disciplinary artist, writer, and facilitator for the worldbuilders, Ayana Zaire Cotton of Seeda School. In this spiralic conversation, Ayana guides us in how to tap into our zone of desire and design cr…

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✨ April Biz Forecast — Shiny Sales Copy, Private Pods & my Q1 $$$ Update 27:49

19d ago27:49

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Welcome to our third monthly forecast episode! This is a pod-feed-exclusive where I check in on the first Friday of each month to share a few fun marketing trends, this month's biz-care to-dos, a preview of upcoming episodes, and more! This month, you’ll hear: why I'm super into private podcasts right now 🙉 the springtime joys of email debt forgive…

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Paid Assessments, Collective Knowledge, and HubSpot's Future Trajectory with Adam Sharrow 28:31

14d ago28:31

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"I think the hardest thing that all HubSpot agencies are trying to solve for is… 500 product updates this year. How do you keep it all straight? How do you share that knowledge? How much knowledge do you have to know as a team, to what level? One thing that I practice and preach is: not everybody's going to know everything, but that collectively as…

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🔥 Launch Without Social Media — Listener Hot Seat! 1:04:42

16d ago1:04:42

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Let’s launch YOUR offerings without social media! 🚀 This week on the pod, we hear from six listeners who are launching new things this spring and wanted my support figuring out how to do it without social media. Tune in to hear how I would launch: A 60-minute workshop on cannabis & intuitive eating A membership for women releasing perfectionism A t…

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🚀 How to Launch Your Next Big Thing Without Social Media 25:35

28d ago25:35

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Welcome to our most-ever-requested episode! 🚀 This week, I'm teaching you my three-step process for launching your next big (or small, or just-the-right-sized) thing without social media. Tune in to learn how to create a clear container for your work, clear communication about your offering or product, and clear outreach to your community ... all w…

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A Special Announcement About the Future of Agency Journey 16:13

23d ago16:13

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We’ve got an announcement to share about the future of the podcast. 👉 Don’t forget to follow and rate us on your preferred podcast platforms. We’re also on YouTube: @ZenPilotBy Jakub Grajcar and Gray MacKenzie

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Fixing Underperforming Businesses, Crafting Equity Deals, and Reclaiming Time with Casey Cavell 30:44

28d ago30:44

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“In today's day and age people are scared to be measured. But your athletes, they love it because that's how they grew up. How do you know who are the best players on the team? You look at the box score, you look at the stat sheet. So I like bringing a sports mentality to everything I do.” Casey Cavell is a serial entrepreneur. He’s built a $40,000…

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🌱 Embracing Seasonal Transitions & Shifts in Your Business — with Yarrow Magdalena 50:59

30d ago50:59

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Happy spring, biz friends! In honor of the equinox, today I'm joined by Yarrow Magdalena for a conversation about embracing seasonality and intentional shifts in our businesses. Tune in to hear about: How we embed & embody seasonality in our businesses Ways to transition from winter to spring in our work & lives Yarrow’s journey leaving social medi…

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Introducing How Stories Happen: Business Builders Dissect Their Signature Stories Piece by Piece 9:21

1M ago9:21

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Welcome to How Stories Happen, a show for business storytellers focused on standing out easier and resonating deeper through substance and stories, not hollow stunts. Each episode, an expert, entrepreneur, or world-class communicator breaks apart a single story piece by piece, sharing how they developed it and how they're using it to grow their bra…

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🤷‍♀️ How Much is Enough? — Money & Social Media Part Two with Nicole Antoinette 1:12:04

1M ago1:12:04

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This week on the pod, Nicole Antoinette is back to update us on how her business has changed since she left social media and took a $30k pay-cut last year. We talk about embracing change, letting relationships evolve, and how we’re calculating our enough numbers right now. Tune in to hear about: What Nicole misses (& doesn’t miss) about social medi…

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Overprioritizing Your Business, Setting Boundaries, and Finding Balance with Carlos Hidalgo 23:41

1M ago23:41

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“I had bought into this idea that you had to sacrifice everything you had to kill yourself for growth. And it cost me dearly. I made some really poor decisions.” Carlos Hidalgo is co-founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, a Utah-based data-driven, AI-enabled agency with a belief that "growth is a state of being, not just a goal to be achieved". But he's…

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🔊 Escaping the Attention Economy — Resonance Over Reach with Jay Acunzo 40:32

2M ago40:32

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Consider this: What if marketing isn’t actually about getting in front of people? 🥸 Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Jay Acunzo, a writer, speaker and award-winning storyteller, who invites us to consider that marketing is all about making people care. Tune in to learn: Why resonance matters more than reach How to meet people where they’re at & …

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✨ March Biz Forecast — Launch Season, Newsletter Ads & Maybe Everything is Free Now? 35:01

2M ago35:01

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Welcome to our second monthly forecast episode! This is an experiment I'm trying exclusively on the pod feed where I check in on the first Friday of each month to share a few fun marketing trends, this month's biz-care to-dos, and listener Q&A! This month, you’ll hear: why I'm super into newsletter ads right now how to plan your spring sales calend…

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🦋 How to Show Up As Your Full Self in Business & Life — with Samara Bay 49:32

2M ago49:32

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If you’ve ever struggled with showing up as your full self or being seen in your business, this episode is for you. Today on the podcast, I’m joined by award-winning vocal coach and author, Samara Bay. Samara has coached everyone from Hollywood celebrities to US Congresswomen to high school girls. And her book Permission to Speak has been a guiding…

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Going Streaking: the Relationship Between Creative Ambition, Quality, and Consistency 49:17

2M ago49:17

49:17

Why do we constantly underestimate how long something will take in the short-term? In other words, we tend to over-estimate just how much we can achieve right now. Then, when we think long term, the reverse tends to happen: we actually UNDER-estimate what we're capable of achieving over time. Today, we want to know more about the promise of a popul…

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YouTube Content Ideas, Owner Mindset, and Recognizing Your Leadership Style with Ali Schwanke 28:13

2M ago28:13

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“I have long seen myself as: I’m a very good marketer. I'm a very good communicator. I'm a good content creator. That's my lane. I know how to drive in that lane very, very well. And this has been a challenge for me to say: how do I become the best president, owner of a services business? Versus the best marketer anybody knows.” Ali Schwanke is fou…

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🌀 24 Ways to Make More Sales in 2024 44:15

2M ago44:15

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If you want to make more sales in 2024, this episode is for you! Today we’re improving our sales skills, so we can make better investments, bigger decisions, and more $$$ in 2024 and beyond. Tune in as we explore: Why we need new sales archetypes 4 ways to prepare your business (& yourself) for more sales 20 refreshing ideas for helping more people…

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🙃 Is Leaving Social Media a Privilege? — with Shivani Bhatia 33:57

2M ago33:57

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📯 Bonus episode time! 📯 Today I’m joined by health equity expert and my biz friend Shivani Bhatia to unpack a question that’s been popping up on the pod lately… Is leaving social media a privilege? Tune in to hear how we’re unraveling this question through our conceptions of power, privilege, and social capital. At the end, we also talk about the c…

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🌈 Finding Creative Freedom & Success Beyond Social Media — with Kristen Drozdowski of Worthwhile Paper 50:10

2M ago50:10

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This episode goes out to all my creative babes out there, because today I’m joined by one of my favorite visual artists and print goods purveyors, Kristen Drozdowski of Worthwhile Paper. In this heartfelt conversation, Kristen shares how she started her business, her highest and lowest points as an artist and boss, and why she’s decided to leave In…

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Becoming Optional at Your Agency, Building Personal Warmth, and Leadership Development Programs with Karl Sakas 40:27

2M ago40:27

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“If you don't like managing people, one of the things to consider is: do you want to run an agency? The management portion will never go away. But it also doesn't have to be so hard.” Karl Sakas, agency advisor and founder of Sakas & Company, has served as “agency therapist” for over 600 clients in 36 countries. He was also our recent guest on Agen…

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How to Find Great Stories 16:15

2M ago16:15

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As Ira Glass said, "Great stories happen to those who can tell them." This idea says everything we need to know to develop stronger stories in our work, so we can stand out easier and resonate deeper. But we're asking the wrong questions and searching in the wrong places. Let's rethink some things together... For the full transcript of this episode…

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🪴 24 Ways to Nurture Your Biz Community in 2024 37:37

2M ago37:37

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If you want to build better business relationships in 2024, today’s episode is for you! This week we’re continuing our ‘24 in 2024’ series, where I’m walking you through 24 ideas for every stage of the customer journey. Last time we discussed audience growth, so today we’re building trust and nurturing our communities. Tune in as we explore: Why co…

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✨ February Biz Forecast — Fun Trends, Biz-Care Recs & Taking Inspo from Selena Gomez 21:56

3M ago21:56

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Welcome to our first monthly forecast episode! This is a new ~~experiment~~ I'm trying exclusively on the pod feed where I check in on the first Friday of each month to share a few fun marketing trends, this month's biz-care to-dos, and hopefully some listener Q&A! Tune in to hear why I'm super into worldbuilding, Selena Gomez & tax prep right now.…

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🏷️ How To Do “Just Enough” Marketing — with Amanda Laird 55:02

3M ago55:02

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If you dread marketing your work or wish doing it felt way easier, then today’s episode is for you! This week on the podcast, I’m joined by Amanda Laird, the founder and principal strategist of Slow & Steady Studio. Amanda’s one of my favorite people to talk to about marketing, and her “just enough” method has taught me how to do less, sell more, a…

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The Difference Between Forgettable and Favorite 54:58

3M ago54:58

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The story of a surprisingly dynamic and captivating idea from a (sometimes) bland and boring space -- and what we can learn about crafting more resonant work. What does it look like when an organization, project, or individual’s work resonates so deeply that they have passionate fans and loyal followers who declare them a favorite? This week we sta…

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Humble Experts, Partnerships, and Managing Creative Work with Arianne Foulks 28:53

3M ago28:53

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“We all consider ourselves humble experts. So we all know that we're good at what we do, but ego does not get in the way around our workplace.” Arianne Foulks, CEO and founder of Aeolidia, a one-stop shop agency for creative ecommerce brands with 20+ years of market presence, was our recent guest on Agency Journey. If you want to build an efficient…

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👁️ 24 Ways to Boost Your Visibility in 2024 40:41

3M ago40:41

40:41

If you want to get your work in front of more people, today’s episode is for you! This week we’re kicking off our ‘24 in 2024’ series, where I’m going to walk you through 24 creative marketing ideas for every stage of the customer journey. We’re starting at the very beginning when the customer first hears about you. So this week is all about boosti…

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Be Honest | One-Shot #26 16:17

3M ago16:17

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No matter your craft, when you develop an idea, a project, or a key moment within a piece, the power of what you're sharing tends to start with the same question: Can you be more honest with yourself? In this one-shot episode, a dense dose of a single idea that can help us become stronger storytellers and produce higher-impact content, so we can ge…

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[Perpetual Traffic Feature] Project Management 101: Tools, Processes, and Habits with Gray MacKenzie 52:21

3M ago52:21

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[This is a special feature of Gray's recent appearance on Perpetual Traffic—reposted on the Agency Journey feed so you don't miss this informative discussion!] Kasim chats with Gray MacKenzie, the co-founder of ZenPilot, a company that helps agencies master project management. Gray reveals why project management is more than just software, and how …

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💰 Overcoming Underearning — How Much Money I Made Last Year & What I’m Doing Differently This Year 47:01

3M ago47:01

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Welcome to Season 3 of Off the Grid! We’re kicking off 2024 by talking about everyone’s favorite topic — money money money! 💸🤑💰 In this episode, I share my money story and unpack how I’ve overcome underearning over the past decade. Then I open my books to tell you exactly how much money Softer Sounds made last year, and I share three things I’m doi…

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Working in Pods, Nurturing Talent, and Scaling a Full-Service Agency with Jesse Resnick 37:22

3M ago37:22

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"Small groups of highly skilled, highly motivated, well communicating people can just achieve more than you can at a large organization." Jesse Resnick, co-founder of Ei Digital, a full-service digital agency, was our recent guest on Agency Journey. This episode is a must-listen for agency owners and managers looking to build a high-performing team…

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Create to Find Your Answers (Overcoming the Gap) 38:10

4M ago38:10

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We want to make things that matter. To our careers, companies, and communities. When THAT is our aim and THAT is our driving belief, and yet our work comes out feeling like THIS? The way it is right now? Oof, that can cause all kinds of existential crises or at least panic-induced researching and debating and analyzing and asking. It's time to get …

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💫 Is this the year you leave social media? [Free 5-Day Challenge] 17:42

3M ago17:42

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Happy New Year, friends! Amelia here, dropping into your pod feed with three exciting announcements: #1 — Season 3 of Off the Grid is launching next week! 🥳 Surprise! I’m coming back from break early and will be posting awesome weekly episodes through the end of June. #2 — If you’re thinking 2024 might be the year you finally leave social media… I …

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Twas the Night Before Launching (2023) 4:36

4M ago4:36

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Have a wonderful holiday season and a beautiful start to your 2024! Back in the new year with more... UNTHINKABLE IS TAKING A BREAK -- BUT DON'T UNSUBSCRIBE We're back with more soon. In the meantime... BECOME A STRONGER STORYTELLER: Subscribe to Jay Acunzo's free newsletter, Playing Favorites, and learn what it takes to stand out easier and resona…

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The Cookieless Future, pLTV AI, Personal Branding Tactics, and Running a ClickUp CRM with Paris Childress 33:09

5M ago33:09

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Is your agency prepared for the cookieless future that threatens to “tank” advertising performance? Paris Childress, CEO of SaaS-focused performance marketing agency Hop Online, was our recent guest on Agency Journey. He shared insights on crafting first-party data strategies that can help agencies avoid disrupted campaigns when third party cookies…

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Productizing Design Services, Adopting EOS Mid-Growth, and Shopify Partnerships with Matthew McIver 31:44

5M ago31:44

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Want to take your agency to the next level? Learn how Matthew leveraged EOS, strategic partnerships, and custom ecommerce solutions to optimize operations and expand offerings over 9 years in business. His proven strategies can help your agency demonstrate ROI and pave the path to sustainable growth. Matthew McIver shares his journey evolving Comme…

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Signature Stories: Jay Baer 52:03

5M ago52:03

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Signature Stories is a miniseries where world-class business storytellers take us inside one important story and dissect it with us. It's like Song Exploder meets storytelling for our work! In our sixth and final episode of the series, bestselling author and Hall of Fame keynote speaker Jay Baer brings one of his oldest, most proven stories to the …

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Signature Stories: Simone Stolzoff 43:44

5M ago43:44

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Signature Stories is a miniseries where world-class business storytellers take us inside one important story and dissect it with us. It's like Song Exploder meets storytelling for our work! In our fifth episode of the series, a globetrotting, bestselling, keynote-giving, smart-opinion-having, big-idea-distributing author takes us inside what was ul…

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🥸 Am I a Business Owner or an Artist? (or a Secret Third Thing) 37:55

6M ago37:55

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Welcome to the season two finale of Off the Grid! In this episode, I’m unpacking the difference between business and art … and arguing that maybe it’s actually all about being of service?! Tune in as I weave together Unreasonable Hospitality, The Bear, the Online Business Growth Escalator & a Spell for Releasing Your Shoulds — to inspire you to kee…

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Fighting Endless AI Junk 16:50

6M ago16:50

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We interrupt the current series to bring you this message. Find and share this rant in essay form. Subscribe to Jay's free newsletter to become a stronger storyteller. (Sent every other Friday, these essays help you get off the content hamster wheel, escape social feeds, and get the perspective and frameworks you need to write and speak with greate…

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Video Case Studies, Writing a Business Book, and Running a Partnership Program with Ian Garlic 30:48

6M ago30:48

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Running a professional services agency? You need compelling case studies to close sales. But most video case studies end up dry, boring, and forgettable. So how do you create video case studies that captivate prospects and accelerate deals? In this episode of Agency Journey, host Gray MacKenzie interviews Ian Garlic, founder of Video Case Story. Ia…

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🧗🏻‍♀️ Getting Off the Online Business Growth Escalator 36:19

6M ago36:19

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Lately I've been feeling like mayyyybe I want to burn down my whole business... But I know that's not really true! I've just been growing in the wrong direction and at the wrong pace. So today on the pod, I'm bringing together everything I know about Online Business with my own business growth journey to explore why sometimes we feel like our busin…

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🪦 Grieving Social Media — How to Process Your Feelings About IG/Facebook/Twitter/TikTok 32:53

6M ago32:53

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Why does leaving social media feel so impossible? I think one reason is because of how joy and grief intermingle on these platforms. So this week we’re grieving social media together, so we can remember what we loved, recognize what we miss, and prepare ourselves to step into what’s next. Tune in to hear more about: What happened to social connecti…

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Managing a Remote Marketing Agency Team Across 7 Time Zones with Janet Mesh 36:47

6M ago36:47

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Running a marketing agency is hard. Running one remotely across several time zones? Even harder. So how do you keep a distributed team aligned, motivated, and growing together? In this episode of Agency Journey, host Gray MacKenzie interviews Janet Mesh, CEO and co-founder of Aimtal, a fully remote marketing agency. We dig into the keys that accele…

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Signature Stories: Amanda Natividad 42:39

6M ago42:39

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In this episode, we're joined by Amanda Natividad, the VP of marketing at SparkToro, who shares a story about the time she met her marketing hero: her now-boss, Rand Fishkin. Amanda is a former tech journalist and also a former test kitchen cook for the LA Times. She writes the newsletter The Menu which includes marketing advice and delicious recip…

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🏄‍♀️ Join Me On The Interweb & Learn Exactly How I Launch a New Offering [BONUS] 24:27

6M ago24:27

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I just launched the next big thing for Off the Grid, so let me tell you exactly how I did it! 👀 Tune in to learn about The Interweb, our new annual membership for creatives, artists & small business owners who want to build a successful, sustainable business without relying on social media. Then stay tuned as I reverse-engineer my process! So you c…

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