Joining me this week on the show is the fantastic Rikki Lear, Director of Digital 22, a specialist HubSpot agency, based in the UK. 

To put it quite simply, you should ABSOLUTELY listen to this episode - Rikki is incredibly open, and honest - and shares all of the highs, and some of the lows that he's experienced throughout his career. He talks about the difficulties of looking after an agency during COVID, and shares some incredibly useful advice that pretty much everyone in the industry I think would benefit from.

Rikki also shares the story behind how Digital 22 started, which (when I heard it) had me in tears of laughter. He's genuinely a nice guy, and I'd strongly recommend hearing his story.

Rikki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/rikki_lear

Podcast Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/azeemdigitalasks

*THAT* goal we spoke about - https://youtu.be/5y9fEjU6i08 

My guest this week is the incredible Andrea Cruz. She's the Digital Marketing Manager at KoMarketing, a conference speaker, corgi mom, and most importantly - listed TWICE as one of the top 50 most influential PPC experts to follow by PPC Hero. 

In this episode, we discuss which of her previous and current colleagues are a big source of inspiration for her, what she really values and enjoys about the digital marketing industry, which publications and podcasts she uses to stay on top of the industry daily, and much, much more. It's a real pleasure for me to have someone I look up to in the PPC industry join me on the show.

As always, please like, rate, share and subscribe - tell a friend to tell a friend about the podcast!

Andrea's Twitter: https://twitter.com/andreacruz92

Podcast Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/azeemdigitalasks

Following on from the first part of the Rise at Seven special this week, my guest on this episode is the awesome Sophie Gibson. 

Sophie is an SEO Strategist at Rise at Seven, and also is the queen of penguin gifts - which she shares more about in the episode.

Hear from Sophie about gaining confidence, who is an inspiration for her in the industry, and also to get a nice preview of her upcoming BrightonSEO talk. 

As always, please like, rate, share and subscribe - tell a friend to tell a friend about the podcast!

Sophie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sophiegibson

Rise at Seven Website: https://riseatseven.com/

Podcast Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/azeemdigitalasks

To mark hitting episode 10, I'm doing a double release this week, and it's a Rise at Seven special! First up, my guest is the absolutely brilliant Luke Cope. Luke is a the Head of Digital Strategy at Rise at Seven (having just been promoted yesterday - CONGRATULATIONS LUKE!), and he shares a lot of knowledge from his years in the industry.

You won't want to miss this episode, because he shares about how he met Carrie and Stephen from Rise, and quit his job as Head of Digital at another agency THE NEXT DAY, to (in his own words) "guilt trip" them into hiring him.

Luke is very open and honest in this episode, and shares some of his successes, and failures, and talks quite candidly about impostor syndrome too. 

As always, please like, rate, share and subscribe - tell a friend to tell a friend about the podcast!

Luke's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Copozade

Rise at Seven Website: https://riseatseven.com/

Podcast Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/azeemdigitalasks

When podcasts collide! In an absolute first for the podcast, I'm joined by TWO guests, the incredible Sarah and Hannah, co-hosts of the wonderful SEO SAS Podcast.

We have a great conversation about how they began their podcast, how they feel about becoming co-workers, and they also share some really useful tips that can help you become better marketers. We also get to the bottom of why one of them had their eyebrows done - for a podcast - you read that right.

It was an absolute pleasure to record this with two brilliant people who have a lot to share about their past experiences and how it helped them to become who they are today, this episode (I think!) is guaranteed to brighten up your day. 

As always, if you enjoyed this, and other episodes - please like, share, rate and subscribe - it really helps!

SEO SAS Twitter: https://twitter.com/seo_sas?

Listen to their podcast here: https://seo-sas-podcast.captivate.fm

Podcast Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/azeemdigitalasks

This week, I'm joined by the fantastic Phil Drinkwater. Phil has over 20 years in the industry and brings a unique approach to SEO, which he shares more about during this episode. There's also some fantastic advice for those who are looking to start a business too. This is a very insightful episode where Phil really shares everything he's picked up over the years that he has been in the industry.

As always, please like, rate, share and subscribe - tell a friend to tell a friend about the podcast!

Phil's website: https://phildrinkwater.com/

Phil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/phil_drinkwater

Podcast Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/azeemdigitalasks

In this episode, I'm joined by the brilliant Phil Gregory. Phil describes himself as "a mixed race SEO business owner, in the all white peak district..labelled a failure most of my life, i'm a militant and a fighter, passionate about improving the web."

He's been in the industry for many years and has seen a lot of change. Hear how he approaches SEO, who he draws inspiration from in the industry, and what his thoughts are on diversity in the industry too - a great episode.

Phil's website: https://peakdistrictseo.co.uk/

Phil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AskPhilSeo 

Podcast Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/azeemdigitalasks

Another episode, another great guest. In this episode, I'm joined by the incredible Areej AbuAli - founder of Women in Tech SEO, conference speaker, and Tech SEO wizard. Genuinely one of the nicest people in this industry who I'm proud to be able to call a friend. Learn about her background, what led her to start Women in Tech SEO, how COVID has affected her professionally, and her future plans for world domination.

Women in Tech SEO Website: https://www.womenintechseo.com/

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Azeem Digital Asks podcast.

In this episode, I’m joined by the founder of Thread and Fable, the brilliant Rebecca Roberts.

She’s a chartered marketer with over 16 years of experience in the industry, with a great background in high performance sport as well as the higher education sector. She’s really passionate about youth marketing, and she regularly talks at events, delivers workshops, as well as sharing great content about youth marketing which is really insightful - if you don't follow her on social media, you really should.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy learning about Rebecca’s journey and tips to succeed.

Find out more about Thread and Fable here: https://threadandfable.com/

Podcast Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/azeemdigitalasks

In this episode, I got to pick the brains of the brilliant Anu Adegbola. She's got over 10 years experience in the industry, is a conference speaker, she's founded her own company, and she's also kind enough to do a podcast roundup of the weekly #ppcchat on Twitter - a busy woman!

She also has a big announcement to confirm on the podcast which you may have missed if you didn't catch the press release recently - tune in to find out what it is!

I know I say this with every guest but I do really enjoy recording these episodes and learning about some of the top names in the industry.

Podcast Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/azeemdigitalasks