Ken Robbins is the CEO and founder of Response Mine Interactive (RMI). Their goal is to make companies grow by helping them acquire more consumers and drive more sales using their proprietary marketing methodology.

Ken has been featured in articles in Inventor’s Digest, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Strategic Healthcare Marketing. Ken has also been a featured contributor to the best-selling books, Socialnomics and The Digital Leader and is an avid Keynote Speaker and business podcast guest.

Here are the topics we touched on:

- The Elevator Pitch for Response Mine Interactive and what they do.

- Ken Robbins' early days in real estate and how at 24-years-old he was able to sell $5-6M worth of real estate through prospecting.

- The early days of RMI and how they manage to go from zero employees to 30 in under 4 years.

- What Ken Robbins would tell and suggest to his 25-year-old self if he was able to travel back in time (it's not even about business practices, but real estate...!)

Connect with Ken on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenrobbinsceo

Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KenRobbins

Check out Response Mine: https://responsemine.com/

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Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person.

Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words.

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Arthur Querou is the CEO & Co-founder of KMTX, a fast growing AdTech company working to provide the main advertising platform of the Open Web by making it simple for anyone to run campaigns online.

Things we touched on the Podcast:

- What is KMTX and how does it work

-  How AI + Machine learning are changing the media landscape as we know it

- The hardest challenges Arthur faced as the CEO to get KMTX started and rolling

- One of the biggest issues in the advertising industry today

- Lessons learned from MotionLead to KMTX

- What was Arthurs’ experience like while at Y Combinator

Connect with Arthur: [email protected]

Check out KMTX: http://kmtx.com/

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Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person.

Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words.

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Jeremy Creighton is best described as an international branding specialist, with over 20 years of experience. He has worked with some of the world’s most successful brands across America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

He’s also the CCO and Co-Founder of Passport Brand Design, an Orange County, California based agency offering creative leadership to global businesses seeking direction on high level brand strategy, evergreen & seasonal campaigns, and creative execution across all touchpoints.

Things we touched on the Podcast:

- Why do we feel a certain brand more attractive than others?

- Why do some brands have maniac consumers even though the brands’ products are not relatively outstanding from that of competitors?

- What makes Passport's approach to content marketing different compared to other competitors out there?

- What were some of the lessons Jeremy took from growing Passport that helped him to successfully launch his other businesses?

- What have been the financial practices Jeremy has developed and implemented to ensure profits in all of his ventures?

Connect with Jeremy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-creighton/

Check out Passport Brand Design: https://www.passportbranddesign.com/

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Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person.

Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words.

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Larry Rothstein has been in the marketing and advertising business for 38 years, since 1983. He is the founder and CEO of Source Communication. Larry’s energy, spirited hands-on approach, and commitment to professionalism inspire a staff of 50-plus specialists serving clients that include Amtrak, Nikon USA, Sbarro, MCI, McDonald’s, and Jewish National Fund.  

Things we touched on the Podcast: 

- How the industry has changed over time and how it has specially changed in the last two years because of COVID

- Larry's approach to advertising (one that combines traditional and digital for better results)

- How Larry evaluates the success of their sports media campaigns

- How Larry sees the way Sports do marketing change in a post-COVID market

- What makes athlete endorsement so powerful for brands

Connect with Larry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-rothstein-6884071/

Check out Source Communication: https://www.sourcead.com/

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Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person.

Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words.

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Luca Massaro is the Founder and Chief Executive at WePlay.

WePlay was founded in 2012 as the first performance-led marketing agency dedicated to sports. They are a full-service agency that specializes in helping sports brands to achieve their digital and marketing growth objectives across emerging direct-to-consumer revenue streams.

Prior to WePlay, Luca led on Digital and Social at Chelsea FC and was Head of Social Media for the Target Media & Communications Group. 

Things we touched on the Podcast:

- Most important question: what does Luca think about Mourinho?

- Most sports-related agencies I’ve seen are focused either on tech or brand building. What makes Weplay's performance-focused approach so different?

- What are some of the projects Luca has worked on at WePlay that he's extremely proud of / has enjoyed the most?

- How did the pandemic affect WePlay and Luca personally?

- How does Luca see the way Sports do marketing change in a post-COVID market?

Connect with Luca Massaro on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamluca

Check out WePlay: weplay.co

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Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person.

Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words.

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Kenny Hanson is the Founder and CEO of MentorPass, a premium subscription mentorship service for entrepreneurs.

MentorPass will match you with mentors who can help you on your entrepreneurial journey. It is all virtual and they have scholarships for people who've been professionally impacted by COVID-19.

They currently work with fast-growing SaaS & DTC startups and some of the most sought-after advisors in the world.

Things we touched on the Podcast:

- Kenny on being a “wantrepreneur” for years, and the inflection point where things changed.

- The challenges of building a two-sided marketplace.

- The challenges that Kenny has faced because of bootstrapping.

- Kenny's mentors and the lessons he's learned from them.

Connect with Kenny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoCodeKenny

Connect with Kenny on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khanson1/

Check out and visit MentorPass: https://mentorpass.co/

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Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person.

Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Aleksandr Volodarsky is the CEO & Founder of Lemon.io, an exclusive platform for hiring vetted freelance developers on-demand. They help connect early-stage startups with vetted offshore engineers.

Things we touched on:

- Lemon.io's background

- Lemon.io's approach to content marketing

- What advice would Aleksandr give to other founders and CEOs when it comes to mental health?

- What has Aleksandr found to be the main challenges that come with closing outbound leads vs inbound ones?

- How does Aleksandr approach the building of SOPs, processes, and the systematization of lemon.io to prepare it for the growth they expect to have this year

Connect with Aleksandr on Twitter: https://twitter.com/volodarik

Subscribe to Aleksandr's newsletter: https://volodarik.com/

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Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person.

Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marti__Sanchez

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Emily Lonetto is the Head of Growth, Partnerships + Community at Voiceflow, a software platform that empowers teams to design, prototype and build conversational interfaces quickly.

She is also the Founder of GrowthToronto (GrowthTO), the largest community of growth and product practitioners in Toronto with 2,500 members and counting.

Lastly, she's been previously Growth for a few interesting companies, PartnerStack, Clio, and Tilt (Acq. by @Airbnb) amongst them.

Things we touched on:

- Where does Emily's interest in community building come from?

- Why is community important and how can it tie back to tangible results?

- One of the main challenges I've personally ran into while growing a community and how to best approach it

- What Emily has found to be some of the most effective ways of promoting a community

- What tips would Emily offer to a community moderator whose main goal is to spark conversations inside the community

Connect with Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmilyLonetto

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Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person.

Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Victor Rampaderat is the current VP of Operations & Growth at Media Crate, an agency that provides digital strategy and marketing services so that you connect with your audience and drive results in this digital world.

Fun fact: Victor did the Podcast while on a client's brand new restaurant Media Crate helped promote - it was a huge success. They did over $3k on their opening day, with this being their first endeavor. Opening weekend was almost $25k.

He's also the co-founder and vice-president of Ditto, a consulting company that helps agency owners and operators who want to scale their procedures while reducing managerial workload.

He has over 20 years of experience building and leading businesses in different industries, having successfully weathered two economic downturns throughout his journey.

In this podcast, we touched on...

- The lessons that helped Victor approach COVID-19 as someone who already had experienced an economic downturn (00:55)

- How Victor got started in business and his immigrant background (05:30)

- What's Victor's approach to building and running businesses without having the companies depend on him? (14:14)

- How does Victor ensure that even when he steps away, his companies remain uplifting and promoting a positive culture? (16:45)

- How often does Victor see other businesses fail because they lack SOPs and systems? (19:41)

- Victor's advice to other owners who want to successfully fire themselves from their companies (24:25)

Check out Media Crate here: https://mediacrate.social/

Check out Ditto here: https://www.thinkditto.com/

Connect with Victor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorrampaderat/

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Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person.

Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/

Bo Brustkern is co-founder and CEO of LendIt Fintech, the world’s largest event series that provides context to the rapidly-changing universe of technology’s impact on financial services.

For over 20 years, he has set himself apart as a leader in understanding, funding, and leading cutting-edge developments in fintech and financial services. His experience includes private equity, venture capital, fixed income, asset management, and investment research.

Check out LendIt Fintech here: https://www.lendit.com/

Connect with Bo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brustkern/

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Marti Sanchez is a world-citizen entrepreneur who loves to write about himself in third person.

Listen as I invite world-leading CEOs, business leaders, and special guests to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold, raw stories. This unfiltered, hilarious, and surprising podcast is like Forbes but with cuss words.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marti_sanchez_ig/

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itsmarticanchez/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsmartisanchez/

Newsletter: https://influencepodium.com/shaken-not-stirred-newsletter/