The Long Game

Contrarian Content Leadership Advice, Process is Overrated (?), and How to Grow Your Content Career with Benyamin Elias (Podia)


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Proper leadership skills are pivotal in the growth of the company and the accomplishment of any set goals. While there are many leadership styles often highlighted on numerous web pages, few are backed by factual information and real-time data. 

This episode seeks to understand the underlying unconventional, yet proven leadership thoughts that can spearhead the growth of a company. Our guest today is Benyamin Elias, an experienced marketing professional with a passion for helping businesses grow and succeed. Currently serving as the Vice President of Marketing at Podia, a leading online platform for creators, Benyamin is responsible for overseeing the company's marketing strategy and execution.

Benyamin's expertise spans a range of marketing disciplines, including branding, content marketing, social media, email marketing, and digital advertising. He has a proven track record of success in developing and executing marketing campaigns that deliver results.

Throughout the episode, Benyamin shares invaluable leadership and marketing lessons that he has learned on his career journey. Some of the notable topics he discusses include choosing between processes and systems, how to do away with inappropriate systems, and implementing the proper psychology in management. 

Topics

  • Best Marketing Book for Everyone
  • Content Marketing Challenges
  • Involving the team in Accomplishing a specific project
  • The efficiency of a team Versus that of an Individual
  • The Psychology of Management
  • Are processes always necessary?
  • Process Vs System 
  • Setting the minimum viable process
  • Should quality supersede the meaning of the content?
  • Unlocking the unnecessary processes in the Company
  • Overrated and Underrated Marketing Career Growth Perspectives

Show Links

  • Visit Podia
  • Connect with Benyamin Elias on LinkedIn and Twitter
  • Connect with Alex Birkett on LinkedIn and Twitter
  • Connect with Omniscient Digital on LinkedIn and Twitter

Past guests on The Long Game podcast include: Morgan Brown (Shopify), Ryan Law (Animalz), Dan Shure (Evolving SEO), Kaleigh Moore (freelancer), Eric Siu (Clickflow), Peep Laja (CXL), Chelsea Castle (Chili Piper), Tracey Wallace (Klaviyo), Tim Soulo (Ahrefs), Ryan McReady (Reforge), and many more.

Some interviews you might enjoy and learn from:

Actionable Tips and Secrets to SEO Strategy with Dan Shure (Evolving SEO)

Building Competitive Marketing Content with Sam Chapman (Aprimo)

How to Build the Right Data Workflow with Blake Burch (Shipyard)

Data-Driven Thought Leadership with Alicia Johnston (Sprout Social)

Purpose-Driven Leadership & Building a Content Team with Ty Magnin (UiPath)

Also, check out our Kitchen Side series where we take you behind the scenes to see how the sausage is made at our agency:

Blue Ocean vs Red Ocean SEO

Should You Hire Writers or Subject Matter Experts?

How Do Growth and Content Overlap?

Connect with Omniscient Digital on social:

Twitter: @beomniscient

Linkedin: Be Omniscient

Listen to more episodes of The Long Game podcast here: https://beomniscient.com/podcast/

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The Long GameBy Allie Decker, David Ly Khim, Alex Birkett

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