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The EIC Scaling Club Podcast on European Deep TechInterview: EISMEA Director Jean-David Malo takes stock of the EIC's achievements to date, and challenges aheadAt the recent EIC Summit, we caught up with Jean-David Malo, Director of EISMEA, the European Commission’s executive agency for the European Innovation Council and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).It was a timely encounter, coinciding with the release of the EIC Impact Report 2023, which highlighted that the total value of the overall portfolio of EIC-supported companies has now reached almost €70 billion (download the PDF here) and our own unveiling of the first 48 deep tech scale-ups to be supported by the EIC Scaling Club from earlier this week. We asked him about the purpose of t...2024-03-2917 min

The EIC Scaling Club Podcast on European Deep TechAccelerating computer vision on edge devices as a 'small, fast-growing Nvidia': Interview with Fabrizio Del Maffeo from Axelera AIThe EIC Scaling Club team sat down with Fabrizio Del Maffeo on the sidelines of the recent Tech Tour Growth 50 Europe event in Paris. As the co-founder and CEO of Axelera AI, Del Maffeo kicked off the interview pitching his company as a 'small, fast-growing Nvidia'.That's intriguing enough on its own, but the entrepreneur of course told us a bit more about the backstory of Axelera AI, and what the team is busy building over in its HQ in Eindhoven and its many other offices located all across Europe.In essence, Axelera...2024-03-2509 min

The EIC Scaling Club Podcast on European Deep TechMaking media moves: Insights from The Innovator founder (and EIC Scaling Club Council Member) Jennifer SchenkerOn the sidelines of the recent Tech Tour Growth 50 event in Paris, we recorded a short but sweet interview with Jennifer Schenker, founder and editor-in-chief of The Innovator, which she describes as a "pan-European publication with global aspirations".Having covered the European technology sector for 30+ years, the veteran journalist started The Innovator in late 2016 to cover digital transformation and sustainability, educating its readers - mostly senior executives at large corporates and SMEs - on how tech will impact their businesses.In the interview, Schenker notes that she's always been impressed with Europe's scientific and technological...2024-02-2606 min

The EIC Scaling Club Podcast on European Deep TechShaping light as a service - A chat with Jean-François Morizur, CEO of French photonics scale-up CailabsFrance-based deep tech company Cailabs is a global leader when it comes to designing, manufacturing and selling specialised photonics solutions for free-space transmission, industrial lasers, local area networks and telecommunications, among other use cases.An innovator in the world of 'complex light shaping', the high tech scale-up recently closed a €26 million financing round with the European Innovation Council, Bpifrance (DGA), NewSpace Capital and other investors.We recently sat down with Cailabs co-founder and CEO Jean-François Morizur for a dive into the company's technology offering and rather particular expertise, its decade+ (quite R&D-heavy) history and...2024-02-0228 min

The EIC Scaling Club Podcast on European Deep Tech"Europe cannot become lazy": Catching up with IQM co-founder and CEO (and EIC Scaling Club Council member) Jan GoetzWe sat down with Jan Goetz, a quantum physicist and co-founding CEO of IQM Quantum Computers, building next-generation quantum computers right here in Europe.Goetz, who also served as an EIC Board Member in the past and recently - and graciously - accepted to become an EIC Scaling Club Council member, was kind enough to take time out of his day at the DLD Conference in Munich.The affable entrepreneur and executive talked about IQM's raison d'être, the history and future potential of quantum technology, how far along the company is in commercialising its o...2024-01-2413 min

The EIC Scaling Club Podcast on European Deep TechOn a mission to make space sustainable: A chat with ClearSpace co-founder and CEO Luc PiguetIn recent times, the issue of space traffic has become a priority for the European Space Agency because of the threat posed by the increasing amount of debris orbiting the Earth.Decommissioned or abandoned satellites, parts of rocket boosters and solar panels, and even simple nuts and bolts are orbiting hundreds of kilometres above our planet and moving at speeds of up to 28,000 kilometres per hour, posing an increasingly high risk to current and future space missions.This is the problem being addressed by ClearSpace, a Switzerland-based deep tech company that's on a mission to...2023-12-2109 min

The EIC Scaling Club Podcast on European Deep TechInsights on a truly global scale: An interview with Rafal Modrzewski, co-founder and CEO of micro-satellite maker ICEYEWe interviewed Rafal Modrzewski, co-founder and CEO of ICEYE, a Finland-based micro-satellite manufacturer, at the recent OTB Ventures Summit in Poland.Founded in 2014 and backed by the EIC along the way, ICEYE essentially provides persistent monitoring capabilities for any location on earth (even at night and when it's cloudy).Owning the world’s largest synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation, the company enable objective, data-driven decisions for customers in sectors such as insurance, natural catastrophe response and recovery, security, maritime monitoring and finance, among others.The 'new space' tech scale-up has raised over $300 million in...2023-12-0508 min

The EIC Scaling Club Podcast on European Deep TechInvesting in deep tech in the CEE region: Insights from OTB Ventures partner Adam NiewinskiWe caught up with Adam Niewinski, a partner at OTB Ventures, a Poland-based investment firm that backs deep tech startups and scale-ups from across Europe, particularly in the CEE region.The VC firm is investing primarily in four sectors, namely AI and automation, space tech, fintech infrastructure and cybersecurity.Check out our interview to learn more about OTB's investments thesis, the state of the CEE (and broader European) deep tech ecosystems from Adam's point from view, and much more.OTB Ventures is an early member of the EIC Scaling Club...2023-11-2111 min

The EIC Scaling Club Podcast on European Deep TechInterview: Ana Maiques, co-founder and CEO of Neuroelectrics, which aims to reinvent brain healthThe EIC Scaling Club team had a great chat with Ana Maiques, co-founder and CEO of Neuroelectrics a Barcelona-based deep tech company that produces devices to stimulate and treat the brain. Founded in 2011, it is a spin-off of Starlab Neuroscience Research which was established in 2000.Ana was nominated by IESE as one of the most influential entrepreneurs under 40 in Spain in 2010. She received the EU Prize for Women Innovators from the European Commission EC in 2014. As an early member of the European Innovation Council Advisory Board, she assisted in advising the European Commission on...2023-09-1421 min

The EIC Scaling Club Podcast on European Deep TechInterview: Svilen Rangelov, co-founder and CEO of Dronamics, the world's first cargo drone airlineThe EIC Scaling Club touched base with Svilen Rangelov, co-founder and chief executive officer of Bulgarian deep tech company Dronamics, which is building the world's first cargo drone airline.In 2022, Dronamics was awarded a €2.5 million grant by the European Commission under the EIC Accelerator program, and secured a license to operate in Europe.The deep tech scale-up went on to raise $40 million in pre-Series A funding in early 2023, and got to celebrate its maiden flight later that year.We caught up with Svilen to learn more about the startup's fascinating journey.2023-09-1432 min

Rise Grind Repeat113 - David Delorenzo; The Ambassador GroupDavid DeLorenzo is a native Arizonan. He attended college at Arizona State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing. After college David worked for Warner Bros records distributor, which started a 10 year career in the record entertainment industry. While engaged in the record industry, and armed with marketing knowledge, David opened his first marketing company called Diamond in the Rough Promotions. While building his business, David discovered a niche market that could use his services: the restaurant industry. He developed his current affordable insurance for all sectors of the hospitality industry. David is a dedicated m...2021-10-0435 min

Rise Grind Repeat112 - Marc Pacquette; The Pacquette LawfirmMarc Pacquette dedicates itself to helping Clients build and protect wealth through sound Estate Planning and Business Law principals. Using up to date training and study, The Law Office of Marc C. Paquette, PLLC works closely with clients showing them how to protect everything they are working hard to obtain. Because Estate Planning is such a personal matter, each plan is tailored to the individual or married couple. As a Solo Practitioner, I am also sensitive to establishing sound estate plans for same sex couples who are at a disadvantage because of the laws and statutes of Arizona and...2021-10-0455 min

Rise Grind Repeat110 - Lacy Cain of WildJoyThe Wildjoy story began in Lacy's college bedroom dreaming about how to make life more fun. Like most seniors, Lacy was planning to pursue a full-time corporate role after she graduated, yet her passions couldn't have been farther from corporate life. Lacy was knee deep in her entrepreneurship major trying to come up with a company that she actually loved and could pursue instead of a corporate job. The name 'Wildjoy' came from the feeling of being wild and free and paired it with the german translation of my favorite song, Jubel by Klingande, meaning joy. If y...2021-08-1638 min

Rise Grind Repeat109 - Heidi Thompson; Lifeguarding LegaciesHeidi explains what Lifeguarding Legacies is all about; Without a custom estate plan and lifeguard to protect your legacy, you run the risk of drowning in the complications of what can happen if you swim the legal waters without a buddy. Lifeguarding Legacies is an easy and affordable concierge service for wills, trusts, probate and estate planning. ______ Rise Grind Repeat Podcast powered by EIC Agency ______ Hosted by Dustin Trout Produced by Andrei Gardiola __________ Check out the full video episode at: https://bit.ly/3dlwjnJ https...2021-08-0243 min

Rise Grind Repeat108 - Connor Smolensky of Cox Media Group______ Rise Grind Repeat Podcast powered by EIC Agency ______ Hosted by Dustin Trout Produced by Andrei Gardiola __________ Check out the full video episode at: https://bit.ly/3dlwjnJ https://spoti.fi/2Mgfpe6 https://apple.co/2MiQdUv For more information visit our website at https://eic.agency/ We are also on Instagram @EveryImpressionCounts 2021-07-1948 min

Rise Grind Repeat107 - Christina Erlandson, Military Assistance MissionMost of us think “military aid” is something the U.S. provides to other nations, and don’t realize that our own troops and their families are often hurting financially. Military pay rates are low. Many young, newly enlisted families qualify as “the working poor.” Multiple deployments can mean frequent relocation, leaving a civilian spouse to find a new job while the other is overseas. And if military pay gets messed up (it happens), the rent or mortgage still has to be paid; the kids need food and clothes. Christina Erlandson talks about how the nonprofit Military Assistance Mission steps in t...2021-07-1238 min

Rise Grind Repeat106 - Jason Bressler, Phoenix Metro Chamber of CommerceJason Bressler and his father created the Phoenix Metro Chamber of Commerce with the mission of helping members make connections that grow their businesses and benefit the community. So Jason can teach you some things about networking. For example, at an event, “If I meet two great people, that’s a win,” Jason says. “Set your expectations realistically. Don’t go in saying I’m going to meet a hundred people and then you meet two and you think what did I come to this for? Go in with the mindset that ‘I’m going to be me: genuine, real, honest, si...2021-07-0551 min

Rise Grind Repeat105 - Jason Baker, Green Mountain GrillsThe COVID pandemic hit Green Mountain Grills hard. Their top-quality wood pellet grills are the first choice of many competitive grillmasters, but competitions were on hold. When things finally started to open back up, “Shipping issues,” says Jason Baker of Green Mountain Grills. “Guess what — You’re not getting product!” Jason says it’s been very tough, but “You can’t be beat if you don’t give up. When you’re in business, expect something crazy every day. If you work hard enough you’ll get through all those issues. You have to have the mantra that you’re just going to keep push...2021-06-2833 min

Rise Grind Repeat104 - Kyle Davidson, 12th Street CreativeJust because your definition of success is simple doesn’t mean it’s small or doesn’t matter Kyle Davidson’s “why” was shaped by his family. So when he started 12th Street Creative, his video production business, he says he knew, “My simplified ‘why’ was to work with just one business, one person, and help them realize what their story is and then tell it. If I can make a living doing that,” Kyle says, “that sounds like a pretty good life.” The best part, he says, is the rebound effect. “Listening to people tell their stories, bringing it out o...2021-06-1448 min

Rise Grind Repeat103 - Evo Terra of Simpler MediaEvo Terra’s Simpler Media takes the mystery and fear out of podcast production. Simple! Evo Terra has been in podcasting since the beginning, when he was part of the team behind an internet-based broadcast in 2002. Now his company, Simpler Media, helps businesses like yours with the lessons he’s learned. One of the questions he gets most often from business owners considering a podcast is, “What am I going to talk about?” Instead, Evo says, “Ask ‘What do I want to achieve?’ A podcast episode has a beginning, middle and end. It’s going to tell a story. What st...2021-06-0743 min

Rise Grind Repeat102 - Jeff Davenport of Native Game NightLots of us have out-of-the-ordinary career paths, but Jeff Davenport’s was way out. With a bachelor’s degree in biology, he never worked in the field. Instead, he discovered radio, and has been in broadcasting for more than 25 years, most of them as operations manager for a multichannel company. Lots of people in southeast Arizona also know him as the host of a weekly trivia night that’s been going on for nearly six years at a Native Grill and Wings, “Home of the one and only unique, live trivia night and game show experience!” Jeff attributes his success to...2021-06-011h 36

Rise Grind Repeat101 - Mark Asquith, Rebel Base MediaMark Asquith created Rebel Base Media, a U.K. tech company that helps businesses become as successful with podcasting tools as he has been. Getting his start in web design, Mark says he didn’t know he was an entrepreneur until somebody told him he was. He was just taking care of business that came through the door, not worrying about scale and capacity. He says a lot of would-be entrepreneurs would be better off thinking of themselves as business owners first. “Do the work, tell the people, let people know where you are,” Mark says. “That’s business. When you c...2021-05-2448 min

Rise Grind Repeat100 - Dan Tyre of HubspotDan Tyre devotes as much effort to giving away what he’s learned as he does at his job. Dan was the first salesman on the original team at HubSpot in 2007. Now he’s sales director, overseeing “smarketing” — sales + marketing — for more than 750 employees. But he admits his own mission is more ambitious still: “I want to do the most good I can for the universe,” Dan says, and he starts by sharing what he knows. “I’ll sit with entrepreneurs and ask, ‘Where are you stuck?’” Dan says, “because entrepreneurs hit these things all the time. So if you find somebody else who’s...2021-05-1759 min

Rise Grind Repeat099 - Thomas Barr, Local First ArizonaYou know what the pandemic did to your business. Now imagine what it would have been like for you if your business is to help thousands of other businesses. Thomas Barr is vice president of business development for Local First Arizona. He says as soon as business emergency funds became available, LFA organized members for a letter-writing campaign to the governor saying, “We need federal aid for small businesses.” Moving fast was critical because the bureaucratic hurdles are high. Arizona was one of the first states able to access federal disaster loans, Thomas says, “but we had to be on it...2021-05-1045 min

Rise Grind Repeat098 - Russ Perry of Design PickleDesign Pickle, Russ Perry’s concept of a subscription creative services provider, has been an enormous success, according to lots of the national business press that has discovered Russ and his team. But Russ says they were successful from the start. How did he do it? “I created a pricing and business model that had this crazy thing called ‘profit’ from the beginning,” he says. “I didn’t operate from a deficit. We were posting profits from day 1, so I piled all of those profits back into growth.” Russ says, “We can optimize later. The ability to grow now means we’re solvin...2021-05-0341 min

Rise Grind Repeat097 - Andew Steele of LighthousePELighthousePE is a pretty specialized brand, providing proximity marketing primarily for the travel, casino gaming and hospitality industries. But Lighthouse CEO Andrew Steele has a lot to teach anyone who deals with customers in the digital realm. He has tips for easing customers’ minds when it comes to privacy — “We are very strict that the data we collect is only to enable LighthousePE to work for them.” — and on relationship-building through a crisis like COVID-19. “Just the ability to be able to maintain mindshare and touchpoints has value,” Andrew says. “It’s engagement that makes consumers feel you understand them.” ...2021-04-2650 min

Rise Grind Repeat096 - Justin Michael of Justin Michael ConsultingOutbound sales are some of the hardest marketing there is. That’s why Justin Michael has made a science of it, studying what works and using that knowledge to help his clients. One of his top tips? The power of interacting within 24 hours after a contact, with email, voicemail, LinkedIn and Twitter. “I’ll do a lot very quickly,” he says. “I call it a cluster. It creates a bee-swarm effect.” Justin also relies on behavioral science to maximize the impact of contacts like emails and images, knowing how much time a client is likely to spend down to the tenth of...2021-04-1945 min

Rise Grind Repeat095 - David Navarrete of Moneta De SineMarketing through video scares lots of people. We’ve all seen bad ones, and we don’t want to do those. David Navarrete helps businesses avoid those mistakes and others, and he starts with a clean sheet of paper. First, he helps them determine what they want a video to do for them (“More followers is not the same as more clients,” he reminds), and the audience they want to reach. Then, preproduction, production and postproduction, and the client is invited to monitor each step. “But it’s really super-simple,” David says. “You come to me with an idea — it can be the simp...2021-04-1250 min

Rise Grind Repeat094 - Edward Ford of SupermetricsSupermetrics is an industry-leader in building user-friendly data analytics tools anyone can use. Marketing Director Edward Ford says they do that by harvesting data from marketing platforms on one side and finding ways to integrate it on the destination side with product-led growth. He says a key to this is content for inbound marketing. “The philosophy of content is that you’re just there to help,” Edward says. “The best marketing is when you help your customers be more successful in whatever it is they do. If you take that into the heart of your marketing strategy you can’t really g...2021-04-0539 min

Rise Grind Repeat093 - Clay Manley of Speak Easy Sales CopyIt’s fun to listen to Clay Manley talk his walk. He’s the founder of Speakeasy Sales Copy, and when you listen to him talk about what he does for businesses that hire him, it’s easy to see why he has a long string of successes and awards: he’s genuine about wanting to help clients succeed. “People are doing amazing things, even during COVID,” he says. “Maybe they lost their jobs and they’re moving online; maybe they have an offline business and now they’re venturing online; maybe they have something incredible that they’re passionate about tha...2021-03-2958 min

Rise Grind Repeat092 - Lexy Romano of Phx FindsLexy Romano isn’t blinded by the spotlight. She’s been a stage performer most of her life, singing and dancing on stages around the world, performing off-Broadway in NYC and opening for Katy Perry and Tim McGraw. So you’d expect she’s at home on camera, too. But when Lexy created her own online program in Phoenix, “Phx Finds,” even she was surprised at how much effort and time — especially time — it takes to do it right. Now, besides sharing what she finds in Phoenix, she offers coaching for people who want to get in front of the camera for their ow...2021-03-2240 min

Rise Grind Repeat091 - Christine Ferris of True Food KitchenWhile the pandemic changed the way many of us work, imagine handling the marketing for a business that suddenly had no market. Christine Ferris of True Food Kitchen says the restaurant business shut down overnight, and their capacity for 100% online orders and delivery wasn’t ready. “We went from having a marketing plan for the whole year to having no money,” she says. Today, as things seem poised to open back up. Christine says the crisis changed the way she looks at her role. “Pivoting was really the key, in terms of what are really effective marketing and communications strategi...2021-03-1543 min

Rise Grind Repeat090 - Tim Fitzpatrick of Rialto MarketingTim Fitzpatrick set a simple mission when he created his mobile marketing company, Rialto Marketing, in 2012: helping service businesses simplify marketing so they can grow with less stress. And he speaks from 20+ years of experience when he says, “People overcomplicate marketing.” You don’t need a 20-page plan that’s irrelevant in three months. Tim shares his outline of a six-step, 90-day marketing plan — and only 90 days — because, “You need a marketing plan that’s simple and that you can make course-corrections to along the way.” And after 90 days? Look at what worked and what didn’t, make adjustments, and start over. ...2021-02-2248 min

Rise Grind Repeat089 - Hans Schatz of Cult CoffeeIn his 30+ year career, Hans Schatz has watched a lot of corporate leaders, read their books, and read the books they’re reading. Two of the more important lessons he shares are: 1) Lots of them talk about the four C’s of leadership: credibility, competence, character, courage. But no matter how successful your business is, if you don’t have good character, it doesn’t mean anything. And 2), People can get blinded by their passion. Like it says in “Good to Great,” you have to be willing to pick up the rocks in your business, look at the squiggly things under...2021-02-1652 min

Rise Grind Repeat088 - Dallin Huso of Flamingo Pools & Local Hustlers PodcastAre you starting a business? Dallin Huso says the first question to ask yourself is, “Why?” But don’t stop there. Also ask yourself, “OK, but why do you want that?” and keep asking and answering until you figure out exactly why you’re doing what you’re doing. For example, Dallin knew why it made sense for him to start a pool care company. He knew the business from 10 years of working for his dad’s company. But Dallin says he doesn’t necessarily have a passion for pools. What he does have are goals: “financial freedom and control over my sche...2021-02-0844 min

Rise Grind Repeat087 - Cynthia Sassi of Fabulous ArizonaWhen lifestyle publisher Cynthia Sassi created Fabulous Arizona, she staked out a territory as big as the state. She says, “Some people focus just on food or fashion. We cover all aspects of Arizona, like a magazine.” That’s her background after all — national and local magazines. She likes that versatility. She likes being able to use it to support local businesses. And she likes that advertisers are willing to support her efforts. But she cautions, you can’t help everybody. “At some point you have to start saying no, and that was a game changer for me.” And that’s allowed...2021-02-0146 min

Rise Grind Repeat086 - Alecia Grant of VivakolorA post on Alecia Grant’s homepage, VivaKolor, is titled, “Putting what you want out in the universe.” And that’s what Alecia’s been doing for six years. She started as a blogger specializing in nails. Because she made good use of hashtags she was contacted by a brand to promote their products. More visibility, and lots more hashtags, brought more brands and more deals. Alecia evolved from nail blogger to fashion and lifestyle influencer, and VivaKolor went from hobby to career. She says, “Whatever we think about the most, believe in the strongest, expect on the deepest levels, or i...2021-02-0137 min

Rise Grind Repeat085 - Garret Schwartz of Resinate“You can keep being frustrated, or you can realize you’re doing something wrong.” Garret Schwartz doesn’t claim to have answers for your business, because he’s still finding them for his — every day. And that’s refreshing. Business model? “We don’t know yet. We’re still figuring it out. We know we’re solving a problem. We know we’re making a difference in people’s lives. How do we monetize what we provide?” Garret and his brother founded Resinate to do something about plastic waste, and they selected the rapidly expanding cannabis industry as their source for materials. Now th...2021-01-2546 min

Rise Grind Repeat084 - Aileen Cronin of Dogs of ScottsdaleOne of the most important lessons you can learn from Aileen Cronin isn’t about what she does, but what she did to get there. She identified her passion and found a mentor. She quit her job, refinanced her house, and worked with her mentor for three years. With no income, she lived off her life’s savings. “I was dedicated to this becoming my whole life,” Aileen says. She started her own company from scratch, moved it to a market with no competitors, and grew it from two to a team. Chances are you don’t want to start a co...2021-01-1848 min

Rise Grind Repeat083 - Shaun Clark of GoHighLevel.comA marketing partner whose only motivation is to change your world. Too good to be true? You’ve heard those ads for a jewelry retailer: “Now you have a friend in the diamond business.” If you run a marketing agency, wouldn’t you like to hear the same thing from somebody who can help you with your business? Shaun Clark wants to be that guy. “We’re partnering with agencies to make something magical,” Shaun says of his all-in-one marketing platform company, HighLevel. More than 7,000 agencies are signed on for the magic, Shaun says, “and because agencies share us with other agenc...2021-01-1135 min

Rise Grind Repeat082 - Pat Curran of Curran Media CoTim and Pat Curran were athletes in college, and they stayed in the business; one as a coach, one in athletics marketing. As they looked back they realized their college sports experiences had provided them all the fundamentals for building a personal brand — even before they had careers. And they also realized they had something to teach. Now they own Curran Media Company, an LA-based sports branding agency that works with professional athletes, media companies, brands and award shows. Pat says, “We understand the business of sports from every angle.” And some of what they know can benefit any brand. Even yo...2021-01-0840 min

Rise Grind Repeat081 - Jason Turnquist of FyreSiteDon’t buy bells and whistles if all you really need is a bell. Jason Turnquist and his partner started their web development company in 2009, building WordPress sites from a college dorm room. Today, Fyresite’s team of more than 20 specialists serves high-profile clients in Arizona with comprehensive app and web development. So what’s Jason’s best advice for your digital marketing? Don’t buy what you don’t need. “What you develop needs to serve a purpose,” he says. “If an app doesn’t serve a purpose, stick with a website. You don’t need a web app if you don’t use a...2020-12-2141 min

Rise Grind Repeat080 - Bryan Clayton of GreenPalEver mow a yard? You start on the edge, mow all the way around, then move in a little and make another circuit, then another, then another. It can take a while, and progress is just one row at a time, but eventually, you get it looking the way you want it. That’s the way building GreenPal has been for Bryan Clayton and his partners. It’s a nationwide online marketplace; an Angie’s List only for lawn care. Seems like a great idea, right? But even great ideas take time, and Bryan says “the graveyard of failed marketpl...2020-12-1447 min

Rise Grind Repeat079 - Devin Butler of Arizona EntreprenuersEveryone makes mistakes. Devin Butler wants you to learn from theirs. Devin Butler knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur. He just didn’t know in what. A few business ideas, he admits, “did not pan out,” but that gave him another: Since no one knows more about learning from ideas that didn’t make it than other entrepreneurs, help them learn from each other. That was the start of Arizona Entrepreneurs, “a community for like-minded people to connect, learn, and grow.” The network began in October and is spreading — slowly, the way it’s supposed to, Devin says. He wants a cultu...2020-12-0742 min

Rise Grind Repeat078 - Clay Manley, Word smith extraordinaireImages? Cool. Videos? Great. But Clay Manley knows they can’t do a thing without copy. When someone tells you a picture is worth a thousand words, remember: they’re using words to measure value. The fact is, every other kind of marketing content — images and video — relies on copy to close the sale. That’s what Clay Manley knew when he was starting his own copywriting business. He had been writing his own blog for a while, and when it was acquired and he got a full-time job writing content, he began to realize, “Copy is everything.”...2020-11-3049 min

Rise Grind Repeat077 - Virgil Renzulli of Renzulli Communications ConsultingWhen you think about your content, would you rather be known for spin or for truth? Marketing and public relations aren’t the same, but you can use PR best practices to benefit your digital marketing efforts. So says Virgil Renzulli, and he would know. After more than four decades heading up strategic communications for some of the top universities in the U.S., and now with his own consulting firm, Virgil says PR gets a bad rap. Good PR, he says, isn’t about deception and spin. It’s about making your best case to an audience without lying...2020-11-2356 min

Rise Grind Repeat076 - Kane Jungbluth-MurryIf you ask an experienced voice-over artist like Kane Jungbluth-Murry what’s the most important thing about producing a video or commercial, you might expect him to say, “Hiring me.” He doesn’t. He says it’s “understanding your audience. That’s the only way your script will come across the way you want it to.” Kane says watch other samples of content and, if possible, read their scripts ... “as many things as you can that are like things you want to make.” And then — hire the right voice. We can’t all have Kane’s silky baritone, but when it tells you, “Not ev...2020-11-1651 min

Rise Grind Repeat075 - Melissa Anaya of EatDrinkAZ and Local480 MediaLots of people don’t like public speaking. Melissa was one, but it was just what she needed. The best way to get the word out about your business may be word of mouth. Yours. Or in the case of Melissa Anaya, hers. As the founder of Eat Drink AZ, she had to get over her fear of the camera to start representing food and beverage brands in Arizona in videos for social. She was doing it free of charge — yes, she admits, because she’s a foodie — but she says it was important for her to do it well. “I...2020-11-0900 min

Rise Grind Repeat074 - Jono Petrohilos of Jono's Online FitnessGreat product isn’t enough to scale your business where you want it to be. Jono Petrohilos was feeling good about his business. The site for the online fitness service he and his partner created was seeing 4,000 users a month. Many of them were buying. But Jono admits he didn’t know how those users were finding them and where they were coming from. He hadn’t discovered the power of data analysis. Once he started analyzing the data, he started focusing his SEO strategy to win just a few keywords in his space. This year, their service is Fitnes...2020-11-021h 09

Rise Grind Repeat073 - Ashley Bright of The Message FixerNot generating the revenue you want? Maybe the problem isn’t your product (hint, hint). Think of all the time you spent developing your product. Now think of how much time you’ve spent polishing how you present it. Ashley Bright’s message is simple: communication mistakes are costing you money. He’s called The Message Fixer, and the string of Fortune 500 clients he’s worked with for two decades can tell you why. Ashley says your message, more than your product or service, determines your results, and he shares some fundamental techniques and mindsets for improving your messa...2020-10-261h 00

Rise Grind Repeat072 - Matt Gillis of Clean.ioBad guys always find ways to exploit internet users. Matt is the good guy who stops them. When mobile communications started out, Matt Gillis spent lots of hours on the golf course showing businessmen what a cell phone could do. Then he was the guy at Verizon that game publishers went to to get their games approved, then started his own game company, then helped mobile app developers make money from ads. Now he runs Clean.io, a cybersecurity company that protects developers against malicious ads. The creators of those ads, Matt says, are “some of the most sophisticated me...2020-10-1943 min

Rise Grind Repeat071 - Dallas Andrews of Exposed MediaForget “Location, location, location.” Now it’s “Relation, relation, relation.” Being a realtor is hard; trying to get to know someone in a short amount of time and convince them to trust you in helping them make one of the most expensive purchases of their life. Dallas Andrews learned some lessons from that, applied them as he created video content for his agency, and now he has a second career: helping other realtors produce effective video content for social media. Dallas says effective content for any business, like success in real estate, is about building trust: convincing the customer they can d...2020-10-121h 02

Rise Grind Repeat070 - Justin Brown of Motion AgencyEveryone knows a podcast can be a valuable part of your digital marketing strategy. But it can be much more; it can actually help define your business — and not just for listeners, but for you. Justin Brown started in tech sales, then the entrepreneur bug bit and he built a video production company. He says the podcast he started to promote his business gave him “a way to get my own voice. I started interviewing heads of marketing and people whose voices already mattered, and it gave my voice power. People cared about what I had to say.” Justin pivote...2020-10-0551 min

Rise Grind Repeat069 - Sarah Hoag of Hoag PhotographyThere’s a lot of talk about storytelling in digital marketing, but that doesn’t necessarily mean copy. Sarah Hoag tells stories through images. For businesses, she says pictures can even be better than words for demonstrating what you do in an engaging way and telling a story about you and the experience of working with you. She says, “It’s about creating an emotional connection that can make clients fall in love with your brand.” So it’s probably natural that she also specializes in images that show the emotional connections within families. Sarah is a deep thinker, not just abo...2020-09-2855 min

Rise Grind Repeat068 - David Wachs of HandwryttenYou’d think the No. 1 rule for branding is, “Don’t name your company for something it doesn’t offer.” But David Wachs bet his potential customers weren’t looking for actual handwritten notes, invitations and thank-yous; just the look and the ambience — something that says “I care enough about our relationship to pay extra attention to this.” David created Handwrytten, which uses robots holding actual pens to automate handwritten notes at scale. Was it a good bet? 300% annual growth says yes. And what does David have to teach you? Handwrytten wasn’t his first venture, but he learned a lot about addressi...2020-09-2156 min

Rise Grind Repeat067 - Derrick Mains of Phat ScooterWhen you look at a Phat Scooter, you’d think virality is standard equipment. And they are hot right now. But Phat’s president, Derrick Mains, says they struggled with the same challenges as any startup. Derrick’s been involved with more than 150 companies in his career, some wildly successful, some … not so much. He says there are more similarities between those that make it and those that don’t than you might expect. And he’s learned that the transition from struggling to succeeding can be instantaneous, and if you slack off before you reach that point, you never will...2020-09-141h 02

Rise Grind Repeat066 - Quinlan Wilhite of QmulativeWhen Quinlan Wilhite started Qmulative, his brand was … himself. Then it took off. | RGR 065 Quinlan started Qmulative in 2009 as an online feed about his interests: skateboarding, cars, hip-hop, street art. A few years later his grandmother taught him to sew. He took classes to get better, went full time in 2016, showed his work at Tucson Fashion Week, and in 2018 was named Lifestyle Designer of the Year at Phoenix Fashion Week. Now Qmulative is a cut-and-sew street wear brand, but it’s still all about Quinlan and his unique view on fashion. His biggest boost came from linking his v...2020-09-1046 min

Rise Grind Repeat065 - Dan Englander of Sales SchemaNews flash: Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce closed its doors 50 years ago | RGR 065 Dan Englander took a while finding his marketing niche. He started with an agency, then did sales for an animation studio. He finally settled on lead generation as his business because he noticed, even from his agency days, a lot of agencies need help. Dan created Sales Schema to help those agencies solve a big problem. “They’ve reached a point where referrals and personal networks and the stuff that it took to build the agency just aren’t enough anymore,” he says. “The Mad Men era is...2020-08-1746 min

Rise Grind Repeat063 - Stephanie Liu of Lights, Camera, LiveReady for your close-up? Stephanie Liu thinks you should be. | RGR 063 Stephanie Liu is an ad agency veteran; an expert in PPC, SEO and social. When she went independent to be able to spend more time with her daughter, she started using livestreaming to give potential clients a look inside her thought process before they signed a contract. That’s when she learned how much she could do to help them — by focusing their own efforts on livestreaming. Lights, Camera, Live was born. LCL empowers small business owners to step into the spotlight by teaching them strategies to r...2020-08-0351 min

Rise Grind Repeat062 - Mike Spangenberg of State Forty EightMike built a business out of community pride, and instantly had lots of customers. | Rise Grind Repeat 062 Some entrepreneurs start in a business they’re passionate about. Mike Spangenberg started a business around his passion. Growing up in Arizona, he noticed there wasn’t anything representing his home state in a positive light. So in 2013 he and a partner started State Forty Eight, an apparel company that’s all about Arizona. Know what kind of difference it can make to build a community around your business? Do the math: When they started, they were the first business to use...2020-07-1339 min

Rise Grind Repeat061 - Steven Burkhart of Burkhart CreativeEvery small business represents a dream. Steven’s living his dream helping them. | Rise Grind Repeat 061 Long before Steven Burkhart founded his own creative agency, he had a sense for what he wanted to do. Just one sense — hearing. He was a live sound guy. But he loves anything that combines the creative and the technical, so he added photography to his toolbox, then to differentiate himself, he added video. And when he realized a lot of small businesses don’t have the visuals they need for quality content, Burkhart Creative Agency was born. Now Steven and his te...2020-07-0651 min

Rise Grind Repeat060 - Mike D'Elena of North & CoMike went from one-man band to team leader, and learned how to do it right. | RGR 060 Mike D’Elena has been working for himself for 15 years, first with a custom apparel company, then in real estate, with some overlap between. He’s used to a sales cycle, and he’s used to hustling — “... because if you don’t, you don’t make money.” In the last few years, as branch manager for a realty company, he’s hired six staff members to specialize in areas that free up some of his time. But that’s taught him another valuable les...2020-06-2932 min

Rise Grind Repeat059 - Adam Robinson of GetEmails.comWant to get ahead of your competitors? Start where they aren’t. “The email newsletter space is incredibly difficult,” says Adam Robinson. “Mailchimp has a great free product that isn’t really free, so we looked at what Mailchimp wasn’t doing.” Adam created GetEmails email-based retargeting by combining existing services in ways no one else had thought of. When his product was ready, and with a grand total of zero integrations, they bought $5,000 in Facebook ads. Less than a month later, GetEmails had $10,000 monthly recurring revenue, even though, Adam admits, “That early product wasn’t that great...2020-06-2249 min

Rise Grind Repeat058 - Aaron Walker of ViewfromtheTop.Com and Iron Sharpens IronGot 50 minutes? This expert business coach has 50 years of experience. Make the time. Aaron Walker started working at 13, cleaning up a pawn shop for $1.70 per hour. At 18, with two partners, he started his own pawn business. At 21, another. Then more. At 27, he sold the business and retired. He didn’t like it, and went back into business. After a personal tragedy, Aaron put his professional life on hold for five years of counseling and “getting my legs back under me.” Then he was back at it, in construction, until he retired (again) at 50. Now he’s a coach an...2020-06-1546 min

Rise Grind Repeat057 - Eli Hal of AMS LandscapingWhat do lawns and businesses have in common? You gotta learn how to grow ’em. When Eli Hall took over his grandfather’s lawn care company at 26, he knew nothing about business. “I had one truck, his equipment, and his accounts,” he says, so he started learning business from … the grass roots. He identified processes and documented them, and started tracking his labor efficiency ratio. He didn’t know what LER was at the time, but “what doesn’t get measured doesn’t get improved,” he says. Since then, he’s grown his staff by 1,500 percent and gained private and comm...2020-06-0843 min

Rise Grind Repeat056 - Rachel Tarman of VIP MortgageIf you want your business to stand out, Rachel says don’t focus on business first. | Rise Grind Repeat 056 When the economy’s up, there are lots of people willing to help you sell your house. When the economy’s down … they’re still there. The real estate field is as crowded as a New York subway at (a normal) rush hour. So what does somebody have to do to stand out in that field, particularly when nobody knows which direction the market’s going to go? Rachel Tarman has the secret: It’s not about real estate —...2020-06-0146 min

Rise Grind Repeat055 - Chris Weaver of MWIBlade Runner was wrong — bots can’t replace people. So are you ready? | Rise Grind Repeat 055 Chris Weaver returns to RGR to assure you we have nothing to fear from replicants. The SVP of MWI, Chris speaks from 15 years of experience when he says, “No computer is ever gonna be able to make an emotional story that connects with someone.” Does that make you relax? It shouldn’t, because that means if somebody’s going to build your brand through storytelling, it’ll have to be you. And with customers getting really good at shopping online, thanks to COVID-19, te...2020-05-2640 min

Rise Grind Repeat054 - Jared Gobler of FG Marketing CoWhat does an aspiring entrepreneur in a town of 2,000 learn? The importance of new customers! Jared Gobler’s high school had 200 students. It also had a class in entrepreneurship. He used what he learned there as part-owner of a paintball company, handling administration and accounts and getting comfortable with the business side of entrepreneurship. When he started his own moving company, he says his focus was always “finding my next customer. That was my number 1 goal. All of that work was useless if I wasn’t finding a new customer to serve every time.” It worked then, and stil...2020-05-2549 min

Rise Grind Repeat053 - Christopher Oosthuisen of SvperhumanChristopher Oosthuisen knows about efficiency. At 21, he runs four businesses, and was running them while he finished college (six months early). Chris says he learned about efficiency — “doing as little as possible to get from A to B” — beginning at the age of 14, on his way to becoming one of the world’s top handgun marksmen in his age class. He had to learn not only the discipline of the sport, but how to generate sponsorships ($60K per year), market himself and see himself as his own brand. Chris says the skills he learned translate seamlessly to business, and he created...2020-05-251h 00

Rise Grind Repeat052 - Mikel Erdman of MySmartBlogMikel Erdman isn’t your typical internet entrepreneur. He grew up on a family farm and a meat packing plant. In summers he worked on commercial fishing boats. It was hard-core, blue collar work, but he credits this, and his parents, who were always self-employed, with instilling his entrepreneurial mindset from birth. “I always liked to carve my own path,” he says. Mikel built his first digital marketing company alongside his mortgage business. His top advice for aspiring entrepreneurs? Find a need and fill it. That’s what he did 10 years ago with MySMARTblog, to improve online communications between busy rea...2020-03-091h 14

Rise Grind Repeat051 - Ken Fleisher of Cherry Task“I was kinda lazy in high school,” Ken Fleisher admits. “I was very good at procrastination.” Things began to change when he was in college and the stakes were higher. He started using checklists and a calendar to get organized. More responsibilities meant he needed better tools, like David Allen’s book, “Getting Things Done.” But Allen’s method isn’t easy to go all-in on. So Fleisher, a commercial photographer and color scientist, created his own method for organization, changed his life, and started offering it to people like us. It’s called Cherry Task, and Ken says it’s “a holistic app...2020-03-0648 min

Rise Grind Repeat050 - Branden Miller of ChoozleFunny story: Choozle didn’t start as the gang of digital advertising geniuses it is today. It was just an advertising unit of a site called “cuterpets.com” — kind of a HotOrNot for pets. (People did the voting, though.) In fewer than eight years Choozle has earned dozens of top awards and rankings, including the No. 48 spot in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 for 2018. Branden Miller, Choozle’s vice president of sales, explains how programmatic media works; why it should matter to you, whether you’re a brand or agency; and why even the bigs don’t try to do all their market...2020-02-2444 min

Rise Grind Repeat049 - Jeremy Jones of Jones Media PublishingJeremy Jones will be happy to tell you what to do; not because he’s a control freak. He tells you what to do so you can tell other people what to do. That’s why he created Jones Media Publishing, a top-rated book publisher for experts. Along the way, he discovered some things, about himself and about how to grow a business. And some of them may surprise you — things like, don’t grow too fast; don’t become too focused on your business; give some of your product away. If any of those go against your principles, listen to...2020-02-1752 min

Rise Grind Repeat048 - Aaron Suzuki of Co-Manity CoworkingHow do you measure success? Aaron Suzuki may change your yardstick. | Rise Grind Repeat 048 Many of us define ourselves by our business. Others create a business after a good, long look in the mirror. Aaron Suzuki is one of those. He founded Co-manity coworking, “to have as much community impact as possible.” Co-manity’s creed is, “Without community, there is no humanity.” Aaron says, in an age in which everyone is connected online — including for business — we can forget the importance of being connected inside our own communities. “Our goal is to build a coworking space filled with individuals...2020-02-101h 02

Rise Grind Repeat046 - Phillip Robert Holmes // Creative DirectorHere’s the truth: You're brand isn't really yours. It’s created in the minds of others. It's how they perceive you; how you appear to them. So if you want to improve your brand, you have to improve that appearance. And who better to help you think differently about your appearance than a stylist? Phillip Robert Holmes puts a stylist’s spin on using digital marketing to influence your brand. Because it’s not just about who you are — it’s about who they see when they look at you. ______ Rise Grind Repeat P...2020-01-2741 min

Rise Grind Repeat045 - Brian Barrett of Oak Creek TrailThe tools available to you for digital marketing are, compared to even just a few years ago, pretty mind-blowing. But like any tool, how well they work depends on: 1) How you use them, and, 2) What you need them to do. Just because somebody has all the bells and whistles doesn’t mean they ought to be blowing and ringing them 24-7. Brian Barrett, managing partner of Oak Creek Trail, is perfectly willing to tell a client, “Yeah, that’s a really cool thing that you don’t need right now,” and explain to them why. Does your marketing co...2020-01-201h 06

Rise Grind Repeat044 - Julie Bonner of FreefallThe buzz about 5G is everywhere, but the tech behind it is complex, so all you hear is the buzz. How do you know what 5G can mean for all of us? That’s where Julie Bonner comes in. Julie has a graphic design degree, an MBA and her own business. And when FreeFall A erospace — Tech Launch Arizona’s 2019 Innovator of the Year Startup Company — needed somebody to explain their ground-and-satellite 5G tech to people like, well ... us, they hired Julie. See, marketing isn’t rocket science. But marketing rocket science — that takes some really in...2020-01-1349 min

Rise Grind Repeat043 - Zeb Evans of ClickUpEver get bogged down with organizing everything you need to keep your business on track — documents, task lists, goals charts, chat? Zeb did. So this serial entrepreneur set out to create “one app to replace them all.” Zeb introduces us to ClickUp, the Swiss Army Knife of project management that frees you up to do what you love to do; and tells us about his start as a four-year-old entrepreneur, asking for toys he could sell to others! www.clickup.com @clickup_app ______ Rise Grind Repeat Podcast powered by EIC...2020-01-0339 min

Rise Grind Repeat042 - Abel Arriaga of Mezcal CarreñoMezcal is here to replace Tequila Abel Explains Why! | Rise Grind Repeat 042 In the 42nd installment of Rise Grind Repeat, we chat with Abel Arriaga about his journey with his business partner. Starting from just a small town in Oaxaca, Mexico brought up to Phoenix, Arizona. Abel teaches how to pronounce Carreño as well as how to sip the delicious mezcal. So let's dive on in and see what all the rage is about mezcal! ______ Rise Grind Repeat Podcast powered by E...2019-08-261h 11

Rise Grind Repeat041 - Butts N Donuts (Mike McDonald)In the 41st installment of Rise Grind Repeat, we chat with Mike McDonald also known as Butts N Donuts in the world of personal training, we talk about his journey as to why he quit being a cop in sunny San Diego to becoming on of Arizona's top glute trainer. So lets jump on in and see what Mie's all about. ______ Rise Grind Repeat Podcast powered by EIC.Agency Hosted by Dustin Trout __________ 2019-08-191h 02

EIC Marketing Experience018 - How to Improve your Return on Ad SpendHave you ever wondered how you can improve your return on ad spend? have you ever just thought it could be as simple as a strategy change? In this episode we go through how we simply shifted strategy to improve a client's ROAS. Lets jump on in and see how Kolton and Dustin have in mind ______ EIC Marketing Experience: Podcast - powered by EIC.Agency Hosted by Dustin Trout & Kolton Mero __________ Check out the full audio episode at: https://apple.co/2LDUtQ7 https://bit.ly/2YfXUy9 2019-08-1407 min

Rise Grind Repeat040 - The Importance of Storytelling with Trista SobeckIn the 40th installment of Rise Grind Repeat, we chat with a former colleague of mine and talk all about the importance of storytelling, branding, and knowing who you are as a company. We dive deep into what it is like to manage other creatives and what it is like working with a generational misunderstanding. ______ Rise Grind Repeat Podcast powered by EIC.Agency Hosted by Dustin Trout __________ Check out t...2019-08-1255 min

EIC Marketing Experience017 - Content Marketing from Response Marketing Why We SwitchedThis is how we Switched from Response Marketing to Content Marketing for a client. Lets jump on in and see how Kolton and Dustin have in mind ______ EIC Marketing Experience: Podcast - powered by EIC.Agency Hosted by Dustin Trout & Kolton Mero __________ Check out the full audio episode at: https://apple.co/2LDUtQ7 https://bit.ly/2YfXUy9 https://spoti.fi/2...2019-08-0816 min

Rise Grind Repeat039 - Tyler Wagner Former MLB Pitcher #IsGuacExtra?In the 39th installment of Rise Grind Repeat, we chat with former MLB pitcher Tyler Wagner about life after baseball, and more importantly we get an insight on to how he is using social media to create an engaging audience by hashtagging the phrase "Is Guac Extra" #IsGuacExtra. So let's just skip the guac and get right into the conversation. To learn more about Tyler Wagner's website check out his website: https://IsGuacExtra.com https://watch-momentum.com/ F...2019-08-0549 min

Rise Grind Repeat038 - Chaz Vandemotter of EliteStudiosMarketing.com and SocialCycle.ioIn the 38th installment of Rise Grind Repeat, we talk to Chaz Vandemotter aa fellow digital marketing enthusiast entrepreneur who is doing it all from social media growth to everything digital marketing. We get deep in the weeds and nerd out on all digital marketing . To learn more about Chaz check out his website: socialcycle.io/ elitemarketingstudios.com/ ______ Rise Grind Repeat Podcast powered by EIC.Agency Hosted by Dustin Trout __________ Check out the full audio episode at: bit.ly/2YfXUy9 apple.co/2...2019-07-2955 min

EIC Marketing Experience016 - How to Unlock Secret Data In Google Analytics Using UTMsWe have a person who keeps hitting us up because he has no idea how to do his job! so we made this video explaining how to use UTMs, because HE HAS NO IDEA what UTMs actually are! So let's jump on in and see what Dustin and Kolton has to say about UTMs. ______ EIC Marketing Experience: Podcast - powered by EIC.Agency Hosted by Dustin Trout & Kolton Mero __________ Check out the full audio...2019-07-2407 min

Rise Grind Repeat037 - Janine Hernandez of JJ's and Sons Tea Company and Author Feathers in the SkyIn the 37th installment of Rise Grind Repeat, we talk to Janine Hernandez an author, entrepreneur who is doing it all. We see what she is currently doing to combat writer's block as she writes her third book. We take a deep dive into her business of JJ's and Son's Tea Co. and many more about her current journey! Check out Janine Hernandez's book "Feather's in the Sky" https://www.janinehernandez.com/author To learn more about Janine check out her website: https://ww...2019-07-2251 min

EIC Marketing Experience015 - How We Dropped Cost Per Phone Call By 85%How We Dropped Cost Per Phone Call By 85 PERCENT!! | EIC Marketing Experience 015 We've been long overdue for a new Marketing Experience episode, so Andrei the producer of all of EIC's content decided to break out that whip and make these marketers tell their god damn experiences with the mics and camera's running of course! In this episode we discuss how we dropped cost per phone call by 85% we go through what happened during our testing phases what the client liked didn't like and what we learned from these experiences. 2019-07-1709 min

Rise Grind Repeat036 - Tyler Doherty of Doherty Insurance Group and On Par NetworkingNetworking with a side of golf! with Tyler Doherty | Rise Grind Repeat 036 In the 36th installment of Rise Grind Repeat, we go to one of the hottest networking events in the valley! On Par Networking! Where networking meets golf! We chat to Tyler Doherty about his awesome idea of combining networking and golfing to create a unique experience with local business owners! So let's get the hell out of the office and hit up the links with Sean of @Avontage and Tyler Doherty and his team! 2019-07-1532 min

Rise Grind Repeat035 - Henry Ebarb and Steven of Eightfold.ioTech Talk, Solutions and Security! with Eightfold.io | Rise Grind Repeat 035 In the 35th installment of Rise Grind Repeat, we take a road trip up north to Prescott, Arizona and chat with another former colleague of Dustin's. This time we talk all about tech, solutions, and security! With Henry and Steven of Eightfold.ai a digital tech solutions company here to help any company struggling to pin point their pain points! It was such a great time getting out of the Phoenix heat! So let's jump right in and see what's going on wi...2019-07-081h 20

Rise Grind Repeat034 - Melissa Anaya of Eat Drink AZIn the 34th installment of Rise Grind Repeat, we catch up with returning guest Melissa Anaya, creator of Eat Drink AZ and owner of Jamm7 Media. This time we talk about how her businesses are doing, what trends she sees in the restaurant marketing space and what other tools that she can use to further her business. We also touch on the touchy subject of bot usage! It was so much fun catching up and seeing all the progress she's achieved in such a short amount of time! So let's jump right in and see what's going on w...2019-07-011h 09

Rise Grind Repeat033 - Paul and Jacob of Save a WarriorIn the 33rd installment of Rise Grind Repeat, we connect with Jacob and Paul, a couple of veterans with really big plans for helping the local veteran community with meditation and yoga programs! It was fun chopping it up with a couple of American heroes continuing their journey by helping others like themselves. So let's jump right in and see what's go on in and see what these vets have gone through! ______ Rise G...2019-06-2449 min

Rise Grind Repeat032 - Sean Sarram CEO & Creator of AvontageIn the 32nd installment of Rise Grind Repeat, we talk to Sean Sarram, creator of Avontage. We have a great discussion about local small business the advantages of having a strong community and a new way to offer services to one another. It was so much fun learning and connecting with Sean, Avontage is new and cool way for businesses to connect. So be sure to check what he has going on over at @avontage or Avontage.com So let's jump right in and see what's on Sean's mind. Visit @Avontage on Instagram www.Avontage.com 2019-06-1757 min

Rise Grind Repeat031 - Clifford Starks From the UFC to LIFEIn the 31st installment of Rise Grind Repeat, we talk to Clifford Starks about life after the UFC, what his current mindset is and what he is planning as a life coach that could change the game! Clifford Starks is a former UFC, Bellator and WSOF fighter who has since retired and is now helping individuals change their lives one at a time. So let's jump right in and see what Clifford really has to say about his life coaching business ...2019-06-1154 min