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Highlights from the conversation:

• Becoming the barstool of freight and logistics (8:32)
• Why truck drivers are overlooked in the content world (11:56)
• The operational steps of validating a new content platform (14:27)
• How hiring has been going (17:03)
• How Dooner got into such a unique career (21:05)
• What drew Dooner to podcasting (25:10)
• From 10 episodes to the Director of Marketing (26:32)
• What’s got us excited about podcasting (32:26)

Keep up with Dooner:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimothyDooner
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothydooner/
• What the Truck and other podcasts: https://www.freightwaves.com/podcasts

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Highlights from the conversation:

• Ramona’s background and career (7:24)
• The story of My Money Future (11:36)
• How Ramona transitioned into a tech platform (21:09)
• Concerns about moving to Web3 (26:55)
• Moving from content to product (34:22)
• On the horizon (38:03)

Keep up with Ramona:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/dinero_diva
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymoneymyfuture/

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Highlights from the conversation:

• MATS and why we were there (1:50)
• The gap between truckers and technology (6:04)
• Problems we observed: mistrust, siloed solutions, short term thinking (12:11)
• Solutions (18:11)
• The trip’s great mystery (31:07)

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Highlights from the conversation:

• Dealing with internet fame (7:11)
• How to pick which projects are worth pursuing (11:47)
• The value of learning how to code (18:35)
• How Steph produces the volume of projects she does while being employed (24:10)
• The content trends Steph is most excited about right now (32:07)

Keep up with Steph:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephsmithio
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniesmith93/
• Steph’s Site: https://stephsmith.io/

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Highlights from the conversation:

• About Sully and his sweaty startups (7:27)
• Content creation’s role in Sully’s startups (9:47)
• Leveraging relationships (11:33)
• How Sully started a cleaning company (13:04)
• Dealing with negativity (16:00)
• Building support through virtual assistants (19:25)
• From 0 to two successful startups (24:05)
• Starting Elevate and Delegate (26:03)

Keep up with Sully:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/SullyBusiness
• Elevate and Delegate: https://www.elevateanddelegate.com/

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Highlights from the conversation:

• How Henry got started (5:07)
• From a podcast to a company (9:43)
• Attention discrimination & squatter marketing (20:55)
• The birth of Clipt (23:59)
• Recruiting for Clipt (27:01)
• Benefits of daily content creation (31:12)
• What’s on the horizon for content (35:25)
• The value of a co-founder (36:13)

Keep up with Henry:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFN6lQpfY8XIRdhv9G-f4bg
• Portfolio: https://www.henrybelcaster.com/
• The Smart Nonsense pod: https://www.smartnonsense.com/
• Clipt: https://www.clipt.co/

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Highlights from the conversation:

• Marco’s career journey (4:11)
• The character traits behind perseverance (11:47)
• Working with celebrities (16:35)
• Drop Party: product or service? (20:42)
• Speaking to the masses versus a niche audience (25:27)
• The future of experiential marketing (28:10)

Keep up with Marco:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/allthingsmarco
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcomarandiz/
• Drop Party: https://drop.party/

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Highlights from the conversation:

• Justin’s content creation journey (5:24)
• Self-teaching content essentials (9:21)
• The “serendipity engine” (11:41)
• Advice for those just starting out (15:22)
• Impact in content (18:55)
• Content creation toolkit (20:56)
• Twitter spaces (22:52)

Links & Resources:

• The Against Malaria Foundation
• Justin’s interview with Rob Mather
• Notion
• Hypefury

Keep up with Justin:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/justingordon212
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justincharlesgordon/
• Just Go Grind podcast: https://www.justgogrind.com/
• The Vitalize Podcast: https://www.thevitalizepodcast.com/

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Highlights from the conversation:

• About ​​Topknot (4:34)
• How teaching shaped content strategy (6:22)
• Infusing company philosophy into the structure (11:05)
• Rethinking advice-giving (13:16)
• Using the social media platforms that work best for you (20:39)
• Not limiting future growth by past behaviors (26:12)
• 2022 Trends: user-generated content, social media authenticity, the metaverse conversation (28:58)

Links & Resources:

• Claire’s appearance on Running In Public
• Claire’s interview with Kultura
• Our interview with Ruben Harris
• Our interview with Nicole Warshauer
• The Topknot blog
• Claire’s conversations with Elpha
• Glossier’s Top Shelfie
• OwnTrail

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Highlights from the conversation:

• The day-to-day for a writer at HubSpot (6:36)
• Newsletters at the highest level (10:40)
• Three ways to monetize a newsletter (14:05)
• Engagement relative to audience size (19:49)
• How to make money in the creator space (25:51)
• Content creators who have successfully monetized their work (30:16)
• How Ethan got into his career (34:06)
• 2022 content trends: magazines (36:12), SMS marketing (42:06)

Links & Resources:

• Fly Magazine: https://www.flyingmag.com/
• NerdWallet: https://www.nerdwallet.com/?trk=nw_gn_5.0
• The Motley Fool: https://www.fool.com/
• Rakuten: https://www.rakuten.com/
• ShareASale: https://www.shareasale.com/info/
• Agora publishing: https://theagora.com/
• Fly Magazine Podcast: https://www.flyingmag.com/ilafft-podcast/
• Irresistible Mail: https://www.irresistiblemail.com/
• Text Request: https://www.textrequest.com/

Keep up with Ethan:

• Twitter @damn_Ethan: https://twitter.com/damn_ethan
• Trends: https://trends.co/
• The Hustle: https://thehustle.co/home/

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