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Entrepreneurship and building your brand is an experience, not a destination. Matt @mattgottesman talks with international DJ and entrepreneur DJ YO-C to talk about building a brand from the ground up, taking your art and diversifying it into other ventures, reinvesting your money, being more than one thing, patience to the game, constantly building on social media, staying relevant, having a vision and more...

Wanna know what your audience wants? Matt @mattgottesman talks with Erika Geraerts (founder of Fluff) about being passionate about people, how brands need to engage with their markets today, why there is a big need for marketing in an ethical and sustainable way, interesting findings on Gen Z, learning about beauty, money, social media and consumption for an entire generation and more...

Wanna know how key relationships help your company grow at various stages? Matt @mattgottesman speaks with Nadeem Al-Hassan (Co-Founder of Baked Bros.) about keys to networking, relationships carry value - it's not about what you know, it's about who you know, getting to know your customers, gaining a lot of feedback to better their experience, the 'right' relationships with your vendors, communication with your business partner is vital, your own development and growth in how you communicate and more...

You wanna know how to evolve your company and grow it in an ever changing digital landscape? Matt @mattgottesman talks with Ruslan Galba (founder of Tegra Agency) about what's happening to brands globally in the digital age, evolving your brand to the right market fit, understanding data to grow, the importance of being transparent on social media, the future of brands and marketing, mindset, collaboration and more...

Ever feel like you're seeing the same patterns over and over again? Did you know there's a way to stop them? Matt @mattgottesman speaks with Diego Perez, also known as Yung Pueblo (author, writer, speaker) about having an emotional history, how people accumulate reactive patterns through moments of intense emotion and impacts our present, how we release those patterns, having tools to help us in our interpersonal growth, his book Inward, meditation techniques and more...

How do you keep from getting distracted on your way to building your dreams? Matt @mattgottesman talks with MaryElizabeth Stewart and her determination to build an internationally recognized fashion brand from the ground up. They talk about not losing site of your goals, staying away from distractions, developing a core support system, aligning with Sean Stewart (son of legendary rockstar Rod Stewart), her first fashion show at Phoenix Fashion Week, working with influencers and more...

Wanna know how to build a local brand with national appeal? Matt @mattgottesman talks to Mike Spangenberg (founding partner of State Forty Eight) on how a startup fashion company partners with local establishments such as the Arizona Cardinals, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Phoenix Children's Hospital to drastically grow their brand. They also talk about how to create collaborations and partnerships that align, becoming a local favorite and developing community around it, product launches, overcoming obstacles and more...

Wanna turn everything around? Wanna go in a completely BETTER direction? Matt @mattgottesman talks with Bradley Callow (Founder of Rich Legacy) about your surrendering moment, how to embrace what happens FOR us and NOT TO us, the gaps in entrepreneurial families, the biggest obstacles entrepreneurs face today, dealing with depression and anxiety, leaving a legacy and more...

Wanna know what makes a good brand, great? How about how design affects the way your customers interact with your brand? Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Andrew Phelps (Partner at User10) to talk about great design and it's affects on your brand, creating a new style of agency dedicated to the growth of a company or concept, how hobbies can keep you centered in life and business, obstacles in growth and more...

Feel like your industry conforms too much? Maybe your industry doesn't like you bringing something new to the table? Matt @mattgottesman talks with Sage Aubrey (American Accessory Designer) about the stodginess of the fashion industry, sticking up for herself in fashion, being authentically herself and growing her empire, being over-concerned with what others thought about her, how to NOT question yourself when others are giving bad advice, the power of saying f--k it, going all in on yourself & more...