In today’s episode, we feature the story of Chris Do - founder of the branding agency Blind.

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Starting next year, we want to add your voices to our conversations on Freelance to Founder. Soon, we'll be talking all about Search Engine Optimization as a way to generate client leads on autopilot.

Have you tried to get new clients using organic search?

What have you found rewarding or frustrating about search engine optimization?

What are some of the biggest questions you still have about making search work for you?

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After his family immigrated to the U.S. from Vietnam, Chris Do never imagined his artistic interests could eventually propel him into a successful life-long career. Now, years later, he's an Emmy Award-winning designer growing an agency with millions in revenue.

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In today’s episode, we feature the story of Matt Johnson - founder of PursuingResults.

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Starting next year, we want to add your voices to our conversations on Freelance to Founder. We're starting with an episode exploring the freelance marketplace, Fiverr.

Have you used Fiverr to find freelance clients? Do you think Fiverr is a worthwhile place for freelancers to spend their time? Or do you think Fiverr should be completely shut down? 

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Matt is proving that even the most upstart industries can lead to multiple six-figures in revenue in short order. He runs a service business, a turn-key podcast marketing solution, that helps experts in whatever industry, start their own podcast, build an authoritative presence and a devoted following online.

His team helps him manage every aspect of producing podcasts for his customers.

Matt and his team have been able to create a clearly-defined service designed to meet a particular need with minimal customization.

You'll hear Matt talk about how his career got started, his initial work in real-estate and how he learned to apply street-smart sales and marketing skills to grow and scale his business.

You’ll learn how he’s gone about finding clients, hiring virtual support staff, and how he focuses his personal efforts for maximum impact...all great lessons for freelancers and founders outside of the world of podcasting.

It’s a series of great insights on how Matt takes advantage of a new market by acting fast and scaling quickly towards business success.

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Ever Gonzalez is the mastermind behind OutlierHQ, but his journey to success wasn't quite what you'd expect. Tune in to learn how Ever went from working long hours in the freight industry to doing work he loves so much he would do it for free.

Important note: This is Brandon's last episode as the host of Freelance to Founder. With the change of hosts, comes the opportunity to brainstorm how we can add even more value for the thousands of you who tune in each week.

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In today's episode I introduce you to Tedd Evers, founder of Trip Tuner. How do YOU book your travel? Direct with airlines, through a service like Expedia or Travelocity? Through a travel agent? Well, 8 years ago, Tedd, an avid traveler himself, conceived of a more personalized travel 'shopping' experience. But not one where you'd require an exhaustive, invasive, profile to be built first. One where you literally tweak six different settings like you might tweak an equalizer to improve the sound on a stereo system -- before creating a profile at all. But how did he get the word out in such a cut-throat industry where companies like those I mentioned dominate search results when you begin your searches for potential trips to take? How did he scale the team with such a techie online service? How has he embraced the lean methodology to scale the business?

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Offline, Michael Pratt is the CEO and Co-founder of Panamplify, a really cool reporting tool specifically for digital agencies to use with their clients, with features and design that will blow away what you've seen from most white label solutions out there. Michael started Panamplify only after running Extra Sauce and leading business development at Carrot Creative, agencies in Dallas, Texas. He hated how much time is wasted in reporting to clients the work his team performed for them...which resulted in the pivot to Panamplify.

But there is so much more to this story. Michael's Westpoint background...his time spent on Wall Street at Goldman Sachs. His story carries the spirit of our show, where a founder has one path straight ahead of them, but eventually follows another.

And here's a fun fact for you. I discovered Michael through his no-holds-barred commentary on LinkedIn. He pulls no punches while weighing in on software's annoying "bro" culture, bad trends on social networks, and so, so much more. I literally LOL when I see most of his posts not because they're always funny, but because he holds nothing back and it's so refreshing.

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In this episode, you're going to be introduced to Quilt. Founded by our primary guests today, Ashley Sumner and Gianna Wurzl, two women still in their twenties, who wanted to break womens' reliance upon our digital social networks to help members form real social networks.

Quilt members and then you can attend local, in-home gatherings of women who take part in real conversations, on focused subjects, to forge real connections of support, love, and trust, and encouragement...without having to wade through small talk, and without women having to reveal too much about themselves.

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Shane Snow has helped build Contently to a mid-eight-figure business. But the number he's most proud of? The $50 Million in freelance wages he's passed on to freelancers around the world over the last 7 years.

That's because while Contently is a content marketing platform and service for huge companies like American Express o Pepsi, Shane and his company also connect these big brands with quality freelancers in order to extend their creative teams.

It's a 9-year-long journey we sum up in an entertaining, actionable episode this week.

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Coworkers Reagan and Ryan worked together at a tech company, but their desire to start a direct-to-consumer fashion brand led them on an incredible journey.

Now, less than 2 years later, these two entrepreneurs run Vaer watches, a direct-to-consumer watch company that's thriving. They've surpassed over 1 million dollars in sales and don't have any plans on slowing down.

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Mat Sherman doesn't do anything the "traditional" way. That includes building his business which centers around two primary products: Publoft and Gigloft. In this episode, you'll hear Mat's story including his college charitable efforts organizing an "undie run," his time with famed Angel investor Jason Calacanis, and the projects he's working on today to help more freelancers connect with quality clients.

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School just wasn't Matt's thing. Like, ever.

He hated school and, honestly, didn't do well in it. He gave college a try...twice, and it just wasn't for him—much to the disappointment of his father.

But none of that slowed him down. Over 10 years ago, Matt started a blog all about swimming pool and hot tub care. And today Matt runs a small, but powerful business with properties like Swim University, Money Lab, and Lasso.

The business as a whole is set to do nearly half-a-million dollars in revenue this year!

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