The Anti-Agency Podcast - Stories Of Doing Business Differently

Nicole is the founder and CEO of Thrive Collective Co. Nicole and her team help startups and small businesses to grow and convert customers on social media. She helps people improve their social media strategy, stand out among competitors, market effectively and sell strategically so they can grow and increase profit from social media.

In this episode we talk about how Nicole started her agency, and some of the successes, failures and learnings she’s had as a relatively new agency owner.

Learn more about Nicole and Thrive Collective @ https://thrivecollectiveco.com/ 

Learn more about Socialistics at www.socialistics.com 

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Austin Rosenthal heads operations and sales for Lionize, an influencer platform/services company helping agencies deliver white-label influencer marketing services and clients with their direct influencer marketing campaigns. We discuss the power of influencer marketing, and how you can effectively integrate results-oriented campaigns that actually deliver.

Learn more about Austin and Lionize at www.lionize.ai 

Learn more about Socialistics at www.socialistics.com 

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Mark is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of 4Sight, and an award-winning, seasoned Senior Executive & start-up Founder with more than 25 years of success delivering profitable sales growth for some of the world’s most visible brands. His experience spans consumer packaged goods, food manufacturing, home furnishing, non-profit, government and start-up as well as across geographies – having lived & worked in Asia, Europe and North America.

Mark spent over 16 years at Procter & Gamble in marketing. While at P&G, Mark led brands such as Pampers, Always and Gillette, and spent the past 5 years leading marketing on Amazon as well as step changing Gillette’s global eCommerce business. Prior to P&G, Mark worked at Colgate Palmolive on the Palmolive brand. Leveraging his combination of corporate acumen and entrepreneurial zeal, Mark launched his first start-up – Mobile Agent Now – in January 2018, an uberized review response model, which he sold in July 2020. 4Sight was born out of Mobile Agent Now as clients from Procter & Gamble and Clorox to Nestle and Energizer saw value in mining their reviews (and those of competitors) for actionable insights.

Mark attained his MBA with honors from Georgetown University, The Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business, and his BA in History with honors from the University of Chicago. As a seasoned board member, Mark has held positions with go Vibrant (a non-profit that he founded, and is still Chair of the Board), the Cincinnati Parks Foundation, the Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center, and the University of Chicago Alumni Committee.

Learn more about Mark at https://www.4sightadvantage.com/

Learn more about Socialistics at www.socialistics.com 

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David Finberg has been building websites since the age of 9 and he decided to go all-in on the digital marketing industry in 2014 when he founded Peaks Digital Marketing. Since then, he’s generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue and has a passion for growing small businesses and corporations through data-driven ROI-centered strategies. 

He found creativity lies at the heart of this SEO and SEM innovator. As a "Digital Sherpa" for his clients, David helps guide them on the best online path for the success of their business. He defines success as doing what you want to do and making an impact in the lives of others.

Learn more about David at https://www.peaksdigitalmarketing.com/ 

Learn more about Socialistics at www.socialistics.com 

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This week we sat down with Daniel Vivarelli from Starloop to discuss how online reviews can make or break your business regardless of what you do, and how you can integrate philanthropy into your business to make a difference in the world while disrupting the space you do business in.

Learn more about Daniel & Starloop at https://danielvivarelli.com/ & https://starloop.com 

Learn more about Socialistics at www.socialistics.com 

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This week I sat down with Jason Berkowitz, owner and SEO Director at Break The Web. We talk all things SEO…what to look for, ask and think about when considering an SEO provider, and what elements make up a successful overall SEO strategy.

Learn more about Jason at https://breaktheweb.agency 

Learn more about Socialistics at www.socialistics.com 

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In this week’s episode, I chatted with Rahul Alim, owner and founder of Custom Creatives, a 16 year old digital marketing agency. It’s clear Rahul has what it takes to have the staying power to run a successful agency over the years as he shares his no nonsense tips and advice on what it takes to be successful in the agency game.

Learn more about Rahul at https://customcreatives.com/ and be sure to check out his free agency resource at https://customcreatives.com/win

Learn more about Socialistics at www.socialistics.com 

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Sarah St John is an entrepreneur, podcaster, online course creator, and author. She has created several startups throughout her entrepreneurial career of over a decade. She currently owns a podcast production agency called PodSeam. She is also the podcast host of “Frugalpreneur: Building a Business on a Bootstrapped Budget” which aims to show people how to launch and manage an online business on a budget.

Learn more about Sarah at https://www.thesarahstjohn.com/free/ & at www.podseam.com  

Find Socialistics at www.socialistics.com 

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Geoffrey Klein, the Story Guy, is a Tedx speaker, adjunct professor and a visual content producer who helps people and organizations communicate more effectively through the power of story and visual communication.

He currently serves as President & CEO of nine dots, a visual content agency that helps businesses share their message through graphics, video and animation.

Geoffrey’s diverse professional experience includes working in the film industry, living in Manchester, England where he worked in both real estate and at a creative design agency.

Geoffrey is a gadget and cufflinks enthusiast, and in his spare time he enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids, whether it’s baking, basketball or board games.

Learn more about Geoff at https://ninedotsmedia.com/

Find Socialistics at www.socialistics.com 

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This week I sat down with Ruth Carter, writer, speaker and lawyer who has worked with quite a few agency owners. We chat primarily about some of the legal things agency owners should be thinking about, as well as some thoughts about how to tackle book projects that could set you up for success.

Learn more about Elizabeth at: https://carterlawaz.com/

Find Socialistics at www.socialistics.com 

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