The HUSTLR Podcast

Hey hustlers, welcome back to the podcast! Today, I have Dexter Yin from Cloudbreakr joining me on the show today. Dexter is a serial startup founder who've spent his career in the startup scene. In this episode, we discuss the success mindset, the effectiveness of influencer marketing in building awareness and driving business results, and how Cloudbreakr is revolutionizing the influencer marketing industry in the countries they participate in. Cloudbreakr is a influencer marketing SaaS startup and agency hybrid that is backed by Alibaba's venture fund. They have been experiencing great amounts of success in the last year - which is why I got Dexter on the show to share their story.

Interested in startups and want to find out how influencer marketing can help your business? Listen to the end of this episode! 

What is up hustlers, today I have a super inspiring guest, Kean Graham from MonetizeMore joining us on the show today. A little bit of backstory before we jump right into the episode. Kean came from an employment background when he got started with online marketing.

With the skillset that he’s picked up over the years - he founded MonetizeMore - an 8 figure ad tech company that is a Google Certified Partner with more than 100 full-time staff based all around the planet. In 2019, his company’s gross revenue is $23 million dollars.

So, what MonetizeMore does is super interesting - if you know a thing or two web advertising, you’ll know that display ads make up a huge chunk of digital advertising. Most webmasters would just implement Google AdSense and be happy with what they pay you. Did you know that there are a ton of other display ads platforms that will pay you higher for the traffic you get on your website?

It doesn’t just stop there, if you’re a website owner listen closely. MonetizeMore is a ad tech company that lets you pit these ad platforms against each other and drive your revenue per visitors through the roof! So in this episode, we’ll be talking about Kean’s journey - how he started the company and how he turned his expertise into a fast growing online business.

Links mentioned in this episode
- MonetizeMore.com
- PubGuru.com

Hey hustlers, welcome back to the podcast.

Today, I have Daniella Bell, the Founder and CEO of Scribly.io - which is a content marketing agency that is focused on assisting startups, SMEs and agencies with content marketing needs. Most people these days are bombarded by noise and distractions (ahem... smartphones and social media), content marketing became the go-to solution to establishing trust and authority in this increasingly fast-paced economy. However, based on Daniella's experience, expert content marketing is hard to come by - and that's when she decided to start Scribly.io. 

In this episode, we discussed:
- How she started the company with a deep dive to the beginning
- We also discussed some lessons that she's learned from running a content agency.
- We discussed the critical turning points of the company and reasons behind Scribly.io's success.
- The challenges behind content marketing and why companies may find it hard to invest in content marketing.

Hey hustlers, I hope you guys are safe and sound amidst this pandemic situation. Today I have Derek Perkins joining me on the show. Derek lives in Utah with one of his baby daughter and wife. He runs a SaaS company called Nozzle.io offering an enterprise-level keyword rank tracking tool to the SEO community. He is 36 years old. He started the company as a side hustle while he was VP of Tech at SEO.com. He has been running it full time since 2014. He currently manages a team of 9 people with an estimated total annual revenue of $2,000,000 in 2019. 

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Want to reach out to Derek to know more about what he does?
- Email: [email protected]
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/derek_perkins
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekperkins/

What is up hustlers? Hope everyone is staying home and staying safe during this difficult period. Today, I have Jack Paxton from Vyper.io joining me on the show to discuss how he transitioned from an employee, to a digital advertising freelancer/consultant and finally co-founding his own company. Vyper.io is a SaaS company that helps companies achieve better results with giveaway marketing. They have helped HUGE companies like Walmart, Foundr, Warner Bros, Universal Music Group and many more grow their business by leveraging on the power of giveaways.

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Hey hustlers, welcome back to the show.

In this episode, I have Mark Thompson who's a super-duper experienced digital marketer who's the co-founder of PayKickstart, a software as a service designed to make selling digital products easier and helping companies grow their revenue with affiliate marketing. He's got more than 12-years of experience as a digital marketer, even before Facebook advertising was a thing. I most definitely learned a lot from Mark this session with him and I'm 100% sure you will too.

We talked about how he started his journey in entrepreneurship, tactics he employed to grow his business, running a high-performing completely remote team and the transition from providing online education to running a high-growth SaaS company.

PayKickstart Facebook group mentioned in this video : https://paykickstart.com/

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Welcome back to The HUSTLR Podcast. Today - I have a very experienced serial founder, Roman Grigoriev joining us on the show today.

Entrepreneurship is part of Roman's DNA. Roman never switches off his creative ideas and his relentless hunger to see them realized. It’s what led to his inclusion in the BBC’s Rich, Russian and Living in London as a service provider (despite not being Russian).

Fluent in 3 languages, Roman’s drive has led to the successful exit of two companies to date, and to his current business Splento, a successful visual content company operating in 37 countries and 263 cities.

Over 17 years of entrepreneurship, Roman has:

• Cofounded 7 and ran 5 of those companies
• Sits on the Board of two successful companies whilst launching Splento
• Attracted global leaders to his company as investors, board members and advisors, including Tej Lalvani (Vitabiotics, Dragons Den), Konstantin Kalabin (TripAdvisor), Rob Dembitz (Cannes Lion), Ray Rafiq-Omar (Unmortgage) and many others.
• Raised over $2m for his latest business alone
• Spoken at BBC Newsnight (twice), ITV and other major media channels

In this episode, we'll be talking about the thinking behind assembling an A-team for startups, the process of high-profile fundraises, why visual content is king, the importance of fast and constant iteration and making sure the startup solves a real problem.

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Hey hustlers, hope everyone is safe and sound during the COVID-19 pandemic.

For today's episode, I have Brian Davis from SparkRental.com joining me on the show to discuss how the world has changed so much that it is now possible to run a software business while traveling to many countries around the globe while still making it a success.

We talked about the role of family, career complications that may arise in a marriage and tips on how to resolve some of these complications. Another interesting topic we covered is the FIRE movement and how you can use FIRE and real estate investing to help you achieve financial freedom.

Lastly, we also talked about some growth strategies for bootstrapped startups that don't necessarily have the capital to market their products like the unicorns.

Brian was kind enough to share this free resource for HUSTLR listeners that helps people achieve financial independence and escaping the 9-5. Check out the resource at https://sparkrental.com/escape/.

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On today’s podcast, I have a really awesome millennial husband and wife team on the show. They’re Slisha Kankariya & Anubh Shah from With Clarity - an online, direct to consumer home try-on engagement ring company that marries affordability with expertise and convenience - without sacrificing the personal touch.

As a company, With Clarity has grown 900% in the last year alone from $2m to $20 million in revenue. The company was founded in NYC and is ranked #18 on the INC 5,000 list of fastest growing companies.
 
In this episode, we’ll talk about the strategies they’ve implemented to achieve this level of growth, the mindset behind running the business, the hustle mentality and how they manage their business and relationship as a power couple.
 
There’s quite a lot of valuable insights in this episode, so make sure you stay tuned to the end.

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For this episode, I'm very happy to have Steve Schultheis from Stevesgoods.com joining us on the show. This is a really amazing story to share on how a small business can grow to a respectable size in just a matter of 3 years - provided you're in the right industry. I was tempted to keep this interview recording for episode 420, but that's gonna be 7 more years down the line - so I wouldn't be doing it justice. 

Super interesting interview with Steve here. The business started off on the streets with Steve - the founder of the company started talking with everyone in sight about Hemp, CBD and its benefits. He's a really cool guy and I'm happy that he's going through this success.

Fast forward three years later, Steve’s Goods has grown from a small cramped space in Lyons to a 6,000 square foot office, production and distribution center in Colorado. They’ve also recently opened up a 3,000 sq foot retail space to host educational events, product launches and more.
 
All this success didn’t come easy. The CBD and marijuana industry is filled with a ton of red tape and hurdles. The simplest things like getting a bank account, getting a logistics partner and renting an office is many times harder just because of the industry and the negative sentiment around marijuana.
 
If you want to know more about Steve and his journey in building the business - stay tuned to the end of the episode.

Want to give CBD/CBG/Hemp a shot? Visit stevesgoods.com. I've tried them myself and it really helps me with my sleep and anxiety issues (life of an entrepreneur).

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