Beyond A Million

078: Tucker Max - How To Turn Words To Wealth, Plus Scaling Scribe Media to 24 Million


Listen Later

Tucker Max is a 4X New York Times bestselling author, investor and the former co-founder of Scribe Media, a multi-8-figure publishing company that helps aspiring authors tell and sell their stories.

Tucker's books have sold more than 4.5 million copies, while Scribe Media has helped publish memoirs for people like David Goggins, Tiffany Haddish and Dan Sullivan. After helping Scribe grow to $24M, Tucker exited the company in 2021.

For many entrepreneurs, however, chasing sales and bestseller lists may not be the best way to crack 7 and 8-figures with writing. In today's episode, you'll hear Tucker talk about the nontraditional avenues entrepreneurs and aspiring writers can use to monetize their written ideas in a big way.

You'll also hear Tucker share the key questions nonfiction writers must be able to answer before putting pen to paper, how Scribe adjusted its organizational structure to grow from $2M to $24M, and the role AI will play in book writing in the years to come.

Key Takeaways with Tucker Max

  • The internal changes with roles and responsibilities that helped Scribe Media grow from $2M to $24M.
  • Should your book deliver content that your readers want to hear or content that your readers need to hear?
  • What are the steps to writing a nonfiction book – and why writing for niche audiences can be so lucrative.
  • The idea of "dirty authenticity" as the future of effective marketing.
  • How will AI impact authoring books?
  • Why some books can be marketed successfully for cheap and others fail to gain traction regardless of marketing spend.
  • What are the character traits that make a great CEO?
  • The nuances behind the decision-making processes for what lands on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.
  • Why are high-end service businesses so difficult to scale?
  • The employee growth number Scribe hit when things started to break.
  • How avoiding the traditional route to professional writing helped Tucker monetize his work early in his career.
  • How Tucker went from writing blogs to landing on the New York Times bestseller list with his first book.

Subscribe to the Podcast

We hope you enjoy this episode and that you find some golden nuggets within this interview. Trust us, it's there!

If you want episodes delivered straight to your inbox, consider subscribing to the show and we'll email you each time a new episode is released!

Thanks for tuning it & keep being awesome.

BAM! 💥

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Beyond A MillionBy Brad Weimert

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

88 ratings


More shows like Beyond A Million

View all
The Cardone Zone by Grant Cardone

The Cardone Zone

3,909 Listeners

REAL AF with Andy Frisella by Andy Frisella

REAL AF with Andy Frisella

408 Listeners

Founders by David Senra

Founders

2,165 Listeners

THE ED MYLETT SHOW by Ed Mylett | Cumulus Podcast Network

THE ED MYLETT SHOW

13,992 Listeners

The Martell Method w/ Dan Martell by Dan Martell

The Martell Method w/ Dan Martell

577 Listeners

The Game with Alex Hormozi by Alex Hormozi

The Game with Alex Hormozi

4,458 Listeners

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh by Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh

6,380 Listeners

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett by DOAC

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

8,407 Listeners

The Home Service Expert Podcast by Tommy Mello: $200 Million Founder|Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur Columnist

The Home Service Expert Podcast

727 Listeners

My First Million by Hubspot Media

My First Million

2,647 Listeners

Morning Brew Daily by Morning Brew

Morning Brew Daily

3,016 Listeners

The Lifestyle Investor - Investing, Passive Income, Wealth by Justin Donald

The Lifestyle Investor - Investing, Passive Income, Wealth

290 Listeners

The Money Mondays by Dan Fleyshman

The Money Mondays

463 Listeners

The BetterLife Podcast by Brandon Turner and Cam Cathcart

The BetterLife Podcast

851 Listeners

Moneywise by Hampton

Moneywise

660 Listeners