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2X eCommerce PodcastCutout 3: The 1.7-Second Rule: Capturing Mobile Shoppers Before They Swipe Away → Sabir SemerkantIn this episode, eCommerce expert Sabir Semerkant reveals why the first 1.7 seconds of a mobile shopping experience can make or break your sales. Learn how to optimize your site for mobile-first customers, focusing on performance and user experience to ensure you capture their attention before they swipe away. Discover actionable strategies to improve your conversion rates and drive more revenue by designing with mobile shoppers in mind.Listen to the full episode here: https://2xecommerce.com/podcast/ep433/Sign up to the Conscious Commerce Newsletter:A newsletter that sits at the intersection of commerce...2024-08-2306 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#101 Exclusive! Alex Castro: ZERO to $50 Million Organically🔥 Uncover the Secrets of Organic Growth with Alex Castro - YouTube Live
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Prepare to embark on a transformative journey in the world of business
innovation and organic growth! We unveil
the untold secrets of turning ideas into a $50 million reality with none
other than the mastermind himself, Alex Castro!
🌟 About Alex Castro:
Alex Castro is a visionary entrepreneur, the founder of ReM Score, and
the CEO of M Corp. He's not just a success story; he's a pioneer in the
realm of organic growth and execution strategy. As the author of the
game-changing book, "Measure, Execute, Win," available on Amazon...2023-12-071h 08
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#099 Revolutionize Your Amazon Sales: Unlocking E-commerce Mastery with Don HenigJoin us on #ThisWeekWithSabir for an exclusive one-on-one with Don
Henig, the entrepreneurial force behind AccrueMe. From his early days as
a top newspaper salesman in New York to becoming a leading innovator in
finance and e-commerce, Don's journey is nothing short of
inspirational. In this episode, we delve into how AccrueMe is
transforming Amazon financing by aligning with seller success and
offering unprecedented growth opportunities without traditional loan
constraints.
✨ What You'll Learn:
1️⃣ The blueprint for AccrueMe's innovative financing model
2️⃣ How to leverage AccrueMe for exponential Amazon business growth
3️⃣ Strategies for navigating and dominating the e-commerce landscape
4️⃣ Don Henig's entrepreneurial ph...2023-12-061h 03
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#098 Unlocking the Power of ADA Compliance: A Game-Changer for Business Success and InclusivityMaximizing Business Potential with ADA Compliance: Insights from Expert Jenny Woldt
Join us in a revealing episode of "#ThisWeekWithSabir" featuring marketing expert Jenny Woldt, as we delve into the critical world of ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliance for businesses. Discover how ADA compliance isn't just a legal necessity but a strategic tool for enhancing your business's reach and reputation.
The episode kicks off with a detailed analysis of ADA compliance's impact on digital content and website accessibility. We discuss the serious legal and financial risks of non-compliance, backed by case studies of notable lawsuits...2023-12-0656 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#097 Unlock Explosive Growth! How Salesforce Turns Your Business Pains into Massive Gains with Hunter AustinLIVE INTERVIEW ALERT! Are you ready to unlock the secrets to explosive business growth? Join us on #ThisWeekWithSabir for an exclusive 60-minute live interview with Hunter Austin, the mastermind Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Kelley Austin Salesforce Solutions. Set a reminder, because this episode is packed with golden nuggets you won’t find anywhere else! 🌟
About Hunter Austin:
Hunter is not just an expert; he’s a wizard in turning growing pains into massive gains for small and medium-sized businesses across various industries. With a magic touch in finance, construction, communication, education, healthcare, and tech sectors, Hunter has a t...2023-10-231h 04
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#096 Unlocking Affiliate Marketing Gold: Amber Spears Unleashes $100M Strategies!In this electrifying episode, Sabir Semerkant pulls back the curtain to unveil the enigmatic world of affiliate marketing with none other than the industry’s luminary, Amber Spears. With a track record of generating $67M in sales and amassing over 8 million leads, Amber is the epitome of mastery in action. Every word, a gem; every insight, a pathway to exponential growth.
But hold on, there’s a twist! This episode is not just a deep dive into affiliate marketing; it’s a revelation of the Rapid 2X Mastermind and The 8D Method. #StartupScaling #Entrepreneurship #CEOCoaching #Leadership #GrowthBySabir
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#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant$100M Bonus Episode: Unleashing E-Commerce Supremacy across 40+ Global Marketplaces with Eric KasperHold onto your seats, because this episode is a rollercoaster ride of e-commerce mastery! 🚀 Join Sabir Semerkant in the latest electrifying episode of #ThisWeekWithSabir, where he sits down with the visionary Eric Kasper, CEO of Tradefull.
In this exclusive "$100 Million Episode," we’re peeling back the curtains to reveal the secret sauce that has catapulted brands like Pier One Imports and BodyBuilding.com into the e-commerce stratosphere! 🌌 Eric, with his Midas touch, unveils the intricate dance of scaling beyond Shopify and Amazon, and making a mark in 40+ global marketplaces.
From the enigmatic alleys of inventory manageme...2023-10-0459 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#094 Revolutionizing Healthcare: A Conversation with Eziah SyedGet ready for an illuminating journey into the future of healthcare and technology! Join us on #ThisWeekWithSabir as we sit down with Eziah Syed, the visionary CEO of Mend, a healthcare tech company poised to disrupt the industry.
Eziah's extensive background in tech, innovation, and leadership, including roles at Deloitte and Citi, has uniquely positioned him as a trailblazer in healthcare innovation. In this episode, we delve deep into his incredible journey and Mend's groundbreaking work.
Discover how Mend is leveraging cutting-edge technology to reshape patient care, explore the challenges of building and scaling a...2023-09-1356 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#093 From Launch to $1 Million: Startup Scaling Wisdom with Mike Del PonteWelcome to a power-packed episode featuring Mike Del Ponte, an expert in scaling startups to extraordinary valuations. Dive into the world of
fundraising, building top-tier teams, and visionary leadership. Tune in
to gain actionable insights that could transform your entrepreneurial
journey. Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.
#StartupScaling #EntrepreneurInsights
But that's not all! We have an exciting announcement to share. Have you heard about the Rapid 2X Mastermind by Sabir Semerkant? If you're an eCommerce business owner looking to scale your brand by 2X in just 12 weeks, this is your opportunity...2023-08-2359 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#092 From Zero to Hero: The Intentional Entrepreneurial Journey of James Fair🎙️ Tune in to this empowering episode with James Fair, an IT and leadership expert with over 35 years of experience. Join us as we delve into his intentional entrepreneurial journey, from starting as an entry-level technician to becoming a Senior Vice President. Discover the pivotal decisions that led to his success as a leader in the IT industry and how his background in IT and cybersecurity shaped his unique leadership style and approach.
🚀 James shares valuable insights on people-first focused leadership, creating high-performance teams, and maintaining a growth mindset throughout one's career. From corporate teams to indiv...2023-08-091h 01
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#091 - Hybrid Publishing in 2023: Insights from Andrew Dupy, Chief Relationship Officer at Leaders Press🎙️ Tune in to our exclusive live interview with Andrew Dupy, Chief Relationship Officer at Leaders Press, as we delve into the captivating world of Hybrid Publishing in 2023. 📚 Discover how writing a book can revolutionize businesses, and gain expert advice from Andrew on successful book authorship and beyond!
🔍 Key Takeaways:
Evolution of the Publishing Industry: Unravel the remarkable transformations in the publishing world over the last decade, and get a sneak peek into the exciting developments expected in 2023 and beyond.
The Power of Hybrid Publishing: Dive into the concept of Hybrid Publishing and understand its distinc...2023-07-261h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#090 From Broadway to Building a Multi-Million Dollar Startup: Lessons from Matteo GrassiWelcome to #ThisWeekWithSabir! In this episode, we have a captivating conversation with Matteo Grassi, Co-Founder of PopUp. Matteo shares his remarkable journey from being a Broadway actor and dancer to building a thriving startup. Discover how he overcame early challenges, refined his business model, and scaled his company to generate $16 million in revenue. Get insights into raising funding, leveraging technology, and navigating complex business environments. Join us for valuable lessons and inspiration on the startup journey.
#Entrepreneurship #StartupJourney #BusinessSuccess #Innovation #Inspiration
Topics covered: Matteo Grassi, PopUp, Broadway, Entrepreneurship, Startup...2023-07-121h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#089 The Sales Agility Code: Boosting Sales Performance with Michelle VazzanaJoin us for an insightful conversation with Michelle Vazzana, author of "The Sales Agility Code," as we dive into the world of sales performance. Discover the strategies and frameworks that can empower sales managers and sellers to achieve exceptional results. From equipping sales managers with agility to coaching techniques that drive success, this episode provides valuable insights for sales professionals. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from a renowned expert in sales research and gain practical advice to elevate your sales game.
🎧 Listen to Previous Episodes of #ThisWeekWithSabir 🎧
Catch up on all...2023-06-2856 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#088 Thinking Like a Bank | Sabir X Sarry🎧 Get ready to level up your financial game with our latest Spotify Podcast episode! Join us as we dive deep into the world of creative financing strategies and learn how to think like a bank to fund your business or investments. Our special guest, Sarry Ibrahim, a seasoned financial specialist and private money lender, shares his expert insights and experience in the industry.
💰 Discover the concept of Bank On Yourself and how it differs from traditional financial planning and investment strategies. Sarry will walk you through real-life case studies of clients who successfully implemented the Bank On Yourse...2023-06-2159 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#087 Remote Work | Sharon Koifman X Sabir SemerkantWelcome to an insightful episode of our podcast as we delve into the world of remote work management with Sharon Koifman. Join us as we explore strategies and secrets to succeed in managing remote teams in the digital era.
Sharon Koifman, the renowned expert in remote work, shares his invaluable knowledge and experience gained from running successful remote businesses. With a focus on creating an exceptional work culture and finding full-time remote talent from around the globe, Sharon provides practical insights to help businesses thrive in the remote work landscape.
Discover how to define and...2023-06-141h 05
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#086 Secret Societies | Michael F. Schein X Sabir SemerkantDiscover the art of "Building and Growing Secret Societies" in this captivating episode of #ThisWeekWithSabir. Join us as we delve into the secrets of success with renowned author and founder of MicroFame Media, Michael F. Schein. Get ready to elevate your business game as Michael shares his insider tips and strategies for creating thriving secret societies that captivate audiences and drive remarkable success.
During this insightful 60-minute interview, Michael unveils the power of hype, marketing, and the concept of secret societies. Gain a deep understanding of differentiating hype from marketing, overcoming misconceptions, and leveraging experimentation to achieve...2023-06-071h 01
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#085 Navigating the Top 15 Pain Points of Amazon Selling with Lesley HensellJoin us for an insightful episode of #ThisWeekWithSabir podcast as we delve into the world of Amazon selling with our special guest, Lesley Hensell! 🎧🚀
🎙️ Podcast Title: Navigating the Top 15 Pain Points of Amazon Selling with Lesley Hensell
🗓️ Release Date: May 31, 2023
⏰ Duration: 60 minutes
In this episode, Lesley Hensell, co-founder of Riverbend Consulting and experienced Amazon seller, shares her expertise and strategies for successfully navigating the challenges faced by sellers in the Amazon marketplace.
Key Discussion Points:
🔹 Overcoming account suspensions and reinstating ASINs...2023-05-311h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#084 Cracking the Code: Strategies for Building Investment-Worthy Ventures with Jason CriddleWelcome to a captivating episode of This Week with Sabir! Get ready to dive deep into the world of entrepreneurship and venture investments as I sit down with Jason Criddle, a renowned investor and best-selling author. In this interview, we explore Jason's strategies and insights on building investment-worthy companies that thrive in today's competitive landscape.
Join us as we uncover the secrets behind Jason's success and learn how his experiences as a Christian father, husband, and businessman have shaped his journey. Discover the power of his international best-selling book, "Outgrow: Become Valuable," and how it can inspire...2023-05-241h 02
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#083 Decisions Over Decimals: Expert Insights on Data and Decision Making with Oded Netzer & Paul MagnoneIn this episode of This Week with Sabir, we are joined by Oded Netzer and Paul Laughlin, both experts in data insights and decision making. Tune in on Wednesday, May 3rd, at 12pm ET. They share their knowledge and expertise on how to make better decisions in business by focusing on the right questions and problems, rather than jumping straight to solutions. They also emphasize the importance of teamwork, diverse perspectives, and the synthesis of information to make informed decisions. This interview is a must-watch for anyone looking to improve their decision-making skills and drive better business outcomes.🚀🌐
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#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#082 Hacking AI for Explosive Video Content Creation: Exclusive Interview with Nathan Labenz, Founder of WaymarkGet ready to turbocharge your video content creation with AI! 🔥🎥 Join us on #ThisWeekWithSabir LIVE on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 12pm ET, as we dive deep into the world of AI-powered video creation with Nathan Labenz, founder of Waymark, the game-changing platform revolutionizing video production for small businesses and major advertising platforms alike. 🚀🌐
In this action-packed episode, we'll explore how Waymark is leveraging the latest AI advancements to help businesses craft compelling video content faster and more efficiently than ever before. 💡💼 Nathan will share his expert insights, success stories, and predictions for the future of AI in video conten...2023-04-191h 03
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#081 Diversity and Inclusion in Cybersecurity: A Conversation with Prachee Kale, CEO of Think.Design.CyberAre you interested in cybersecurity and becoming a business leader? Tune in to the latest episode of #ThisWeekWithSabir featuring Prachee Kale, the mastermind behind Think.Design.Cyber! With 17 years of experience in cybersecurity, business strategy, diversity & inclusion, and executive coaching, Prachee helps introverted techies navigate the CEO and boardroom while staying true to themselves.
During the hour-long interview, Prachee discusses her entrepreneurial journey, the importance of diversity and inclusion in the cybersecurity industry, and the biggest cybersecurity threats facing businesses today. She also shares advice for those interested in starting their own cybersecurity business, and speaks to...2023-04-051h 06
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#080 The Art of Exiting: Navigating Startup-to-Acquisition with Peter TzemisLooking to scale your business to 8 figures and beyond? Join us for a 60-minute interview with Peter Tzemis, a #1 bestselling author and internet marketing entrepreneur who specializes in transforming messaging and marketing to achieve significant revenue growth.
During this interview, Peter shares his expertise on scaling businesses, identifying key areas preventing growth, and creating and implementing successful marketing strategies. He also shares specific examples of businesses he has helped transform, including his work with celebrities like Jordan Belfort.
Peter discusses the role of split testing in driving business growth and offers tips for entrepreneurs who...2023-03-221h 01
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#079 The Science of Winning Customers: Unveiling the Secrets with Melina Palmer🚨Get ready for an eye-opening episode of #ThisWeekWithSabir! 🎬
Join us for an exclusive interview with Melina Palmer, the CEO of The Brainy Business, as she discusses her latest book "What Customers Want But Are Not Telling You". As a world-renowned expert in behavioral economics, Melina will unveil the secrets behind customer behavior and how you can use this knowledge to drive business success. 🤑💰
Learn how to understand your customers' motivations and make effective changes to your business using science-based strategies. Discover the role of communication in change management and how to communicate effectively with customers and stakehol...2023-03-0859 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#078 Optimize Conversions with Csaba Borsazi: 100 Sales Letter Secrets UnlockedUnlock the secrets of converting more leads into high-AOV customers with Csaba Borsazi, a direct response marketing consultant and sales funnel copywriter. In this interview, Csaba shares his journey from being a psychology researcher to mastering the fundamentals of direct response copywriting. He reveals the breakthrough persuasion method of "Neuroplastic Belief-Shifting" and shares case studies of his successful campaigns. Get ready to learn how to tap into your ideal customer's pains, fears, hopes, dreams, and beliefs to create high-converting marketing messages. Discover the multi-billion dollar copywriting secret that most copywriters don't know about today and learn how to ethically "...2023-02-221h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#077 David Siegel: The Meetup Journey and How to Decide and Conquer Your GoalsWelcome to #ThisWeekWithSabir, where we bring you the latest and greatest in the world of business, tech, and media. This week, we have a very special guest joining us: Meetup CEO and author, David Siegel.
With over two decades of experience in the tech and media industry, David is a true master of innovation and growth. He's the mastermind behind Meetup, the go-to platform for building communities both online and offline. When he's not busy leading Meetup, you can find him sharing his knowledge as a professor at Columbia University or chatting about the power of community...2023-02-081h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#076 Unlock the Power of Media Coaching and Publicity: Insights from Expert Susan HarrowGet the inside scoop on how to effectively pitch to media and investors and raise capital and brand awareness from media coach and publicity expert Susan Harrow. With over 32 years of experience and her own successful media coaching and marketing agency, Susan has helped countless entrepreneurs and business leaders clarify their messages, set up systems, craft signature sound bites, and get life-changing media exposure. In this in-depth interview, Susan shares her top tips and insights on how to make a compelling pitch, communicate your unique value proposition, address concerns and objections, leverage your personal brand and story, and much...2023-01-2559 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#075 Anatomy of Successful Content Strategy: From Startups to Fortune 50 Brands with Melissa WilliamsLive Interview with Melissa Williams, we discussed Content Strategy for Startups and Fortune 50 brands. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from Melissa Williams.
Melissa is a Content Designer who has specialized in working with startups for the past 10+ years. She came to content strategy and design from copywriting and marketing. She loves helping brands develop their brand voice and tone guidelines and use those to create unique user experiences that extend across the entire customer journey. Currently, she's a Content Designer at Rebellion Defense.
Missed any prior episodes, find them all here: https://growthbysabir.com/l...2022-12-2159 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#074 Building Your Business with Generosity, Relationship and Gifting with John RuhlinMeet John Ruhlin. John and I will dive deeply into gifting in business and how to do it the right way. He wrote the book on the subject (Title: GIFTOLOGY).
MORE ABOUT JOHN RUHLIN
John Ruhlin is the world’s leading authority in maximizing customer loyalty through radical generosity. He is the founder and author of Giftology and has been featured in Fox News, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc and New York Times. While becoming the #1 performer out of 1.5 million sales reps for one of the world’s most recognizable brands, John developed a system of usin...2022-12-141h 02
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#073 High Ticket Sales & Mastermind Groups with Chris WilliamsMeet Chris Williams. Chris and I discussed High Ticket Sales & Mastermind Groups - How do you start them up profitably for your coaching business? How do you market it? How do you scale it? Best advise from the best source - Chris Williams.
About Chris Williams
Chris spends most of his time raising his five kids, exploring world communities, and trying his hand at adventures like shark diving, ice climbing, running ultra-marathons, and riding electric skateboards:) He works with entrepreneurial and business experts, speakers, coaches, and leaders in his spare time, helping them market, monetize...2022-12-071h 01
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#072 B2B Journey of the TheTrustedToolbox with Chris LalomiaMeet Chris Lalomia. Chris is a successful entrepreneur and change leader that has built on his experiences working with the largest companies in America and bringing his unique style to produce success in starting his business from an idea. He currently runs a multi-million-dollar handyman and remodeling company and has started the Home Service Institute to provide a community of like-minded service business owners who have a passion for providing an incredible Customer Experience.
Starting a business from scratch is the single hardest business move anyone could undertake and Chris was able to start a business during t...2022-11-3059 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#071 Ready, Launch, Brand - The Lean Marketing for Startups with Orly ZeewyMeet Orly Zeewy. Orly is an author, speaker, and facilitator of lightbulb moments. Her superpower? She makes fuzzy clear. She turns generic messaging into clear marketing messages that help startups, and early-stage companies cut through the noise to attract their ideal customers and scale fast.
In addition to her consulting work, Orly is a popular speaker and guest on business podcasts. She has been interviewed on more than a dozen podcasts, including the Help! My Business is Growing, When It Worked with Julian Leahy, CEO on the go, and Angel Invest Boston with Sal Daher.
...2022-11-171h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#070 Gil Bar-Lev: HomeRoots B2B SaaS Journey - Lessons Learned on the Way B2B GrowthMeet Gil Bar-Lev. Gil founded HomeRoots combining his passion for furniture, eCommerce, and technology to disrupt the way selling and buying furniture is done with a novel wholesale platform. HomeRoots leverages “community buying power” by uniting sellers of furniture, lighting, home décor, and retailers and licensed trade in one place, making the B2B shopping experience in this vertical as easy as the B2C shopping experience. They help sellers and buyers increase profit margins and reduce overhead.
Gil began his career as a software developer and moved quickly into senior leadership for the startup he worke...2022-11-091h 01
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#069 Unlocking Human Potential with Nishika de RosairoMeet Nishika de Rosairo. Nishika is the Founder and CEO of humanQ, a San Francisco-based technology company focused on unlocking human potential at scale. HumanQ is the global pioneer of Group Coaching, having worked with 55+ countries and delivered to top industry players such as Accenture, Chobani, Microsoft, Salesforce, Spark New Zealand, Stanford University, and Gojek, among others.
After witnessing firsthand the challenges that organizations confront in delivering meaningful development opportunities, Nishika created a structured marketplace for employee growth and connection, leveraging a global network of experienced coaches. She is challenging traditional models of coaching that only focus...2022-11-0259 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#068 Entrepreneurship Lessons from the Middle East with Fouad SaderMeet Fouad Sader. Fouad is the co-founder and COO of Oncamp; a tech startup focused on helping companies find the best technical talent. Fouad and I will discuss the challenges and lessons of being an entrepreneur in the Middle East. Join us LIVE here https://growthbysabir.com/liveshow.
An accomplished entrepreneur with three previous startups, two successful exits, and 100s of hard-earned lessons through costly mistakes. He graduated with a Master’s degree from HEC Paris. He is an expert in business strategy, marketing, and building great teams. Outside of work, he spends his time with his so...2022-10-261h 02
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#067 Asian American Entrepreneurship with Dave LiuMeet Dave Liu. Dave and I will be taking a DEEP DIVE into Asian American Entrepreneurship. This is a must-watch live episode.
ABOUT DAVE LIU
Dave Liu is a 30-year veteran of Wall Street and Silicon Valley. He started his investment banking career working for Goldman Sachs and then joined Jefferies. During his 25-year corporate career, Dave progressed from the entry level of analyst to Managing Director, co-running all digital media and Internet investment banking activities. He completed over $15 billion of transactions with hundreds of companies including IBM, Google, Microsoft, Sony, Yahoo!, and Yelp.
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#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#066 Digital Governments in 2022 & Beyond with Paul BellowsMeet Paul Bellow. Paul is the President and co-founder of Yellow Pencil (yellowpencil.com). Since 1996, his team has designed and built digital platforms and worked alongside public sector clients to develop the operational maturity and cloud infrastructure that power exceptional experiences and service journeys.
Join Paul and me on the #ThisWeekWithSabir Live Show on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at 3 pm ET. Live Show link https://growthbysabir.com/liveshow.
Before starting Yellow Pencil, Paul was an award-winning folk-rock singer and songwriter. One of the first musicians to use the Internet for music promotion and sales, he has released...2022-10-121h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#065 Five Keys to Product Success with David FradinMeet David Fradin. David was classically trained as an HP Product Manager and was then recruited by Apple to bring the first hard disk drive on a PC to market and later became the Apple /// Business Unit Manager at the same level as Steve Jobs.
He is the author of "Building Insanely Great Products," "Organizing and Managing Insanely Great Products," and the Wiley published "Successful Product Design and Management" all available now on Amazon.
He has trained companies such as Cisco on these topics worldwide.
His mission is to help products succeed. Visit...2022-10-051h 01
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#064 Hyper Growth in Multi-Sided Marketplaces with Nima GardidehMeet Nima Gardideh. Nima and I will be discussing architecting HYPER GROWTH in Multi-sided Marketplaces. If you want to learn about multi-sided marketplaces like Airbnb and Redfin where you have to have multiple actors like home owners, real estate agents, and the consumers playing a role in order to make it successful and a thriving business, join us LIVE on Wednesday, September 28th at 3pm ET here.
ABOUT NIMA GARDIDEH
Nima is the Co-Founder of Pearmill, a tech-powered growth studio that combines the power of artful creativity with precision targeting on major digital platforms. He...2022-09-281h 01
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#063 10,000 Hours on LinkedIn with Jacob WarwickMeet Jacob Warwick. Jacob will share his learnings and lessons from his 10,000 hours on his LinkedIn journey. Learn to optimize your LinkedIn as a job-seeker, executive, or recruiter, or grow your B2B business.
Jacob Warwick is a 3-time multi-million dollar founder and the current CEO of ThinkWarwick CORE Connect. CORE Connect is a private network for executives to forge meaningful relationships with fellow leaders who want to maximize their quality of life while keeping their careers interesting.
Jacob is a family man first and an executive coach and author professionally. He is the former...2022-09-211h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#062 How To Build & Grow Your Podcast Network With Lisa Laporte, CEO Of TWiT.tvMeet Lisa Laporte, CEO of TWiT.tv. She is our guest LIVE on #ThisWeekWithSabir on Wednesday, Sept 14th, 3-4pm ET (12-1pm PT).
About Lisa Laporte
Lisa Laporte has worked as a Corporate Controller, CFO, Consultant, CEO, and Founder in a range of organizations, with a focus on startups, for over thirty years. Lisa has developed skills in growing companies, building successful and diverse teams, and establishing strong and profitable partnerships through company growth and income production during the course of her career. Lisa has always approached her professional roles with an eagerness to...2022-09-191h 05
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#061 The Weed Business Strategy with Stu Heinecke - Bestselling AuthorMeet Stu Heinecke. He is the bestselling author of HOW TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS LIKE A WEED.
This is Stu's second appearance on ThisWeekWithSabir. We are excited to have him join us LIVE on Wednesday, September 7th, from 3-4pm ET (12-1pm PT).
Join us live via YouTube https://growthbysabir.com/liveshow.
Stu Heinecke is a bestselling business author, marketer and WSJ cartoonist. His first book, How to Get a Meeting with Anyone, was named one of the top 64 sales books of all time. His latest, How to Grow Your Business Like a...2022-09-071h 04
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#060 Funding Your Business Without The Banks with Daniel BlueMeet Daniel Blue. Daniel is a regular contributor to Forbes.com and the owner of Quest Education, a company that helps entrepreneurs obtain capital for their companies, pay off high-interest debt, and use self-directed retirement accounts to invest in alternative assets. With over 10 years of educating small business owners, Daniel has a knack for helping individuals get creative with their finances which lead to life-changing results. Under Daniel's leadership, Quest Education has reached the 7-figure mark two years in a row with a thousand customers throughout the United States. His book "B.L.U.E. PRINT to Your Best...2022-07-061h 01
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#059 Gamify Your Business Growth with Noah HealyMeet Noah Healy. Noah is a market designer and game theorist working on better economic systems. After training in nuclear engineering he worked for tech startups at the peak of the dot com boom. Becoming fascinated by the mathematics of information and computation led to patent work on a better commodity market design. Visit him on the web at https://coordisc.com.
Missed any prior episodes? Check out all the episodes here:
https://growthbysabir.com/liveshow
ABOUT SABIR SEMERKANT (Host, #ThisWeekWithSabir)
Running a Shopify or an Amazon Seller Account and want...2022-06-291h 01
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#058 Overcoming Mental Health Struggles as an Entrepreneur with Purdeep SanghaMeet Purdeep Sangha. Purdeep is widely known as “The Strategist For Businessmen” and teaches men how to become THE COMPLETE MAN. His personal mission is to help men grow their businesses massively, increase their personal fulfillment in life and improve their relationships with their wife and kids. He is the founder behind the movement of men becoming mindful alpha males. Men who experience complete victory and have it all! Visit him on the web at https://purdeepsangha.com and follow him on Twitter https://twitter.com/purdeepsangha.
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#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#057 B2B Growth Strategies with Simon SeverinoMeet Simon Severino. Simon helps business owners in SaaS and services discover how to run their company more efficiently, which results in sales that soar. He created the Strategy Sprints® Method that doubles revenue in 90 days by getting owners out of the weeds. Simon is the CEO and founder of Strategy Sprints which is a global team of certified Strategy Sprints® Coaches which has offers a customized strategy to help clients gain market share and work in weekly sprints, which results in fast execution. He is also a Forbes Business Council Member, a contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine, and a me...2022-06-151h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#056 Journey of the Supplement Millionaire with Cody BramlettMeet Cody Bramlett. Cody is a "recovering personal trainer" turned eight-figure nutritional supplement brand owner. After scraping by as a personal trainer and gym owner, Cody’s supplement empire all started with solving one simple problem: His father was suffering from chronic inflammation.
Bramlett's dad was in extreme pain because of his diet, stress, and being generally overweight. The doctors seemingly couldn’t provide any relief, but Cody was determined to find a way to help him...and he did! His custom formulated products such as Turmeric with BioPerine stopped his Dad’s chronic inflammation in its tracks...2022-06-081h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#055 How to Build Strategic Partnerships with Kevin Thompson: $100k+ Expert InsightsMeet Kevin Thompson. Kevin is the co-founder of Tribe For Leaders and creates positive change on a global scale by facilitating valuable connections between influential entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs who are making a major impact in our world.
He's been their conduit of trust for almost two decades and the introductions he’s made have been worth millions.
Because he's such a steward of relationships, he’s able to cut through all the red tape, eliminate rejection and guarantee a red-carpet reception for you.
Whether you're looking for trusted connections that allow you to t...2022-06-011h 01
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#054 Creating Your Dream Life and How to Use Luxury with Michael Kahwajy-Hyland: $100,000+ Expert InsightsMeet Michael Kahwajy-Hyland. Michael has big dreams in business and in life… and for over a decade he’s been steadily achieving them and helping others do the same.
Starting with average beginnings, after experiencing significant loss of life and misfortune during his teen years, Michael realized that life is a gift and was inspired to find ways to live in the biggest, happiest, most fulfilled ways possible. Since then, he’s been working to realize his dreams one at a time, often against many odds, achieving titles like division 1 athlete, celebrity designer, top cultural dancer, and “The Busi...2022-05-191h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#053 Scaling Profitably with Expert CFO Chris Arndt: $100,000 Expert InsightsMeet Chris Arndt. Chris Arndt is the Entrepreneur’s CFO, also known as the Director of ORBA’s Cloud CFO Services, an outcome of the company he founded in 2011, Red Granite. For over 15 years, Chris has been harnessing the latest technology and sharing his accounting expertise with his clients to anticipate their needs and ensure their bottom-line growth.
Chris specializes in financial statement analysis, systems implementation, dashboard design, business process improvement, and professional development. He has a knack for quickly understanding the forest but still can see the trees. Just as important, Chris enjoys teaching and challenging his...2022-04-201h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#052 Anatomy of Fast Growth with John Readman: $100,000 Expert InsightsMeet John Readman. John is the CEO/Founder of MODO25 and BOSCO.
John has been working in digital marketing and e-commerce for over 20 years, during which he has grown several global digital marketing agencies and marketing technology businesses. During this time, he has enjoyed working with some of the world’s largest brands, helping them shape their online proposition and increase their e-commerce performance. These include Asos, Pepsi, BMW, Superdry, Honda, HP, Toyota, Argos, and Sigma Sports. John’s day-to-day role involves driving the vision of BOSCO™ forward. He is passionate about people and creating an environment that wil...2022-04-131h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#051 Leading in the Moments by Making an Expansive Impact with Sarah YoungMeet Sarah Young. Sarah is the author of EXPANSIVE IMPACT & Founder of ZING COLLABORATIVE.
Sarah Young is the founder of Zing Collaborative, a boutique leadership development company that works with organizations, teams, and individuals to create Expansive Impact. Sarah is grateful to work with leaders spanning industries and roles: from executive leadership teams to construction and manufacturing companies, to high-growth start-ups. Sarah is a former corporate leader, a two-time Ironman finisher, and a certified professional coach through both the International Coach Federation and the Co-Active Training Institute. She has a deep appreciation for nature, travel, sunshine, warm...2022-03-301h 01
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#050 NFTs & VeeFriends with Gary Vaynerchuk (GaryVee): $1 Million Expert InsightsMeet GaryVee. Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur and serves as the Chairman of VaynerX, the CEO of VaynerMedia, and the Creator & CEO of VeeFriends. Gary is considered one of the leading global minds on what’s next in culture, relevance, and the internet. Known as "GaryVee" he is described as one of the most forward thinkers in business - he acutely recognizes trends and patterns early to help others understand how these shifts impact markets and consumer behavior. Whether its emerging artists, esports, NFT investing or digital communications, Gary understands how to bring brand relevance to the forefront. He...2021-12-1528 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#049 The &pizza Journey with Michael Lastoria: $100,000+ Expert InsightsMeet Michael Lastoria. Michael is an American serial entrepreneur and co-founder of &pizza, a creatively led, mission-driven, culture carrying, pizza chain voted one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative companies in 2018 and 2019 for Social Good. Referred to by Bloomberg as “what Jesus might look like if he walked in a Yohji Yamamoto show,” Lastoria grounds &pizza in a commitment to better flavor, quality ingredients, livable wages, and real actions.
Lastoria has appeared on Fox Business, CNBC, MSNBC, and Yahoo, and has been featured in Forbes, AdWeek, the New York Times, and Washington Post as a distinguished entrepreneur and th...2021-12-091h 03
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#048 The Bluestone Lane Journey with Nicholas StoneMeet Nicholas "Nick" Stone. Nick is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Bluestone Lane, the Australian-inspired specialty coffee and lifestyle brand with 55+ units across the U.S. and growing. A native of Melbourne, Australia, Nick envisioned Bluestone Lane to provide the premium coffee and cafe experience readily found in his hometown but lacking in the U.S. Nick started Bluestone Lane in 2013 in New York City, and, three years later in mid-2016, he left his career in corporate finance to serve as the full-time CEO.
Prior to commencing his career in corporate finance, Nick was a...2021-12-011h 02
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#047 Social Problems of Financial Education Literacy with Luke HohmannMeet Luke Hohhman. Luke is the Founder and CEO of FirstRoot, a Benefit Corporation devoted to creating great economic equality. A serial entrepreneur, Luke's last company, Conteneo, was an enterprise software company that helped global companies manage investment portfolios using Participatory Budgeting. Luke is now leveraging the experience he gained working with some of the world's largest companies to help prepare our children for their future by bringing Participatory Budgeting into schools to teach financial literacy, civics, and design thinking.
Missed any previous episodes, access all here https://growthbysabir.com/liveshow
Your business stuck in...2021-11-251h 02
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#046 Why do Small Businesses fail? Lessons Learned with Danna OlivoMeet Danna Olivo. Danna is a Business Growth Strategist and CEO of MarketAtomy, LLC. Her passion is working with small first-stage entrepreneurs to ensure that they start out on the right foot and stay on the path to financial freedom. Known as the Business Birthing Specialist, Danna understands the intricacies involved in starting and running a successful business. Her efforts extend beyond the initial strategic planning process into the implementation and monitoring phase. She has recently launched the first eLearning environment specifically targeting small micro-businesses called MarketAtomy.Academy.
A graduate of the University of Central Florida’s Co...2021-11-1757 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#045 The Art & Science of Storytelling for Startups with Seth EricksonMeet Seth Erickson. Seth's personality, and particular brand of humor, are the kind that draws people to him. He’s a quick thinker with the ability to distill complex ideas into easy-to-understand information, and he’s not afraid to work hard and apply tenacity when needed. Sometimes Seth uses these traits for good, sometimes to go after world domination, but one thing is true above all else. Seth is a born storyteller. At the tender age of four, Seth was baffling his pre-school teacher with his vivid imagination. While many kids were naming shapes, Seth told stories with added plot...2021-11-1058 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#044 Set Your Career on Fire with Professional Speaking with Orly AmorMeet Orly Amor. Orly is a successful entrepreneur who has started five companies. As a corporate trainer, bestselling author, and international public speaker she has helped over 200,000 entrepreneurs around the world maximize their bottom line by tripling and quadrupling their sales.
Orly Amor always enjoyed speaking and helping people change their lives and impact their circle of influence wherever they go. She was in Property Management for 25 years where she quickly established herself as a Subject Matter Expert; publishing two books on the subject and speaking on numerous occasions, but she did not feel that she was...2021-11-0357 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#043 The Lucid Journey with Zubin Mowlavi to VaynerCommerce & Gary VaynerchukMeet Zubin Mowlavi. President of VaynerCommerce, Zubin Mowlavi has built a career helping brands build and grow their direct-to-consumer interactions. His professional journey started in 2000 when he co-founded Lucid Fusion, a digital agency that would later become one of the leading global eCommerce solutions providers. In 2020, Gary Vaynerchuk and Zubin partnered to form VaynerCommerce, following the acquisition of Lucid Fusion.
A graduate of UC Irvine's School of Computer Engineering, Zubin has combined his passion for technology, music, and human interaction in his professional endeavors.
Zubin resides in Southern California with his wife and son.
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#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#042 Business Sounding Framework to help UK Small/Medium Size Businesses with Phil FraserPhil Fraser went from a kitchen table start-up, with no investment, all the way to multi-million pound sale to a PLC 18 years later. He’s traveled the full SME business journey. Phil now works with ambitious SME-owners as a Business Sounding Board (think somewhere between Business Coach, Business Mentor, and ‘personal NED’). In simple terms, he’s ‘a pair of ears and an extra pair eyes’ for SME Owners helping them to be better at what they do. The key time most Business Owners look for outside help is when they reach a ‘next stage/step up’ point in their business j...2021-10-201h 01
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#041 The New Normal is Not Normal: WorkQuake & Talent Management with Steve CadiganSteve Cadigan is a highly sought-after talent advisor to leaders and organizations across the globe. He speaks regularly to conferences and major universities around the world and is regularly retained by Silicon Valley’s top VCs for his talent expertise.
Steve is frequently asked to appear on TV and is a regular guest on Bloomberg West and CNBC. Prior to launching his own firm, Steve worked as an HR executive for over 25 years at a wide range of top-tier companies including ESPRIT, Allianz, Cisco Systems, Electronic Arts, and capped by serving as the first CHRO for LinkedIn fro...2021-10-171h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#040 Neuro Marketing with Tim Ash: How to Persuade Your Primal BrainTim Ash is an acknowledged authority on evolutionary psychology and digital marketing. He is a sought-after international keynote speaker, and the bestselling author of Unleash Your Primal Brain and Landing Page Optimization.
Tim has been mentioned by Forbes as a Top-10 Online Marketing Expert, and by Entrepreneur Magazine as an Online Marketing Influencer To Watch.
For nineteen years he was the co-founder and CEO of SiteTuners – a digital optimization agency. Tim helped to create over 1.2 billion dollars in value for companies like Google, Expedia, eHarmony, Facebook, American Express, Canon, Nestle, Symantec, Intuit, Humana, Siemens, and Cis...2021-10-0657 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#039 Iron Clad Strategy & Growth Marketing with Lindsay PedersenLindsay Pedersen is a brand strategist and author of the best-selling book "Forging an Ironclad Brand." Known for her methodical, framework-driven approach to brand building, Lindsay has advised companies from burgeoning startups to national corporations, both B2C and B2B, including Zulily, Starbucks, IMDb, and Duolingo.
Her background as a P&L owner at Clorox fostered in Lindsay a deep appreciation for using the brand as the North Star for increasing the company’s value. Lindsay arms leaders with an empowering understanding of brand, and an ironclad brand strategy, so they can grow their business with in...2021-09-2959 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#038 Stu Heinecke and How To Get a Meeting with ANYONEStu Heinecke is the author of a new book releasing May 2022 on business growth strategy as inspired by weeds. Years ago, as he drove the Santa Monica Freeway in Los Angeles, Heinecke noticed a dandelion growing from a crack in the concrete median. That set in motion a thirty-year fascination and study of how weeds grow, expand, dominate and defend their turf—and how any of that might translate to the useful growth strategy for entrepreneurs. The result is Heinecke’s upcoming book, How to Grow Your Business Like a Weed.
Dubbed by the American Marketing Association the...2021-09-2859 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#037 Building Amazon Businesses for Acquisition Exit Strategy with Neil TwaMeet Neil Twa. Neil is the founder and CEO of Voltage Digital Marketing. He has been launching, operating, and growing private label e-commerce businesses for the last 9 years. As of today, he and his clients have sold over $100 million+ in physical products primarily through the Amazon FBA sales channel. Neil shares his blueprint for how to build an online business that can generate a passive six-figure income in just 12 months while setting up the business for potentially millions in sales within 18 months.
Catch all previous episodes of #ThisWeekWithSabir here: https://growthbysabir.com/liveshow on YouTube. Want to sk...2021-09-1558 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#036 Top Hacks to Building & Growing Your Executive Brand with John Mediana #ThisWeekWithSabirMeet John Mediana. John is the Founder & CEO of Executive Brand Growth an Agency solely focused on humanizing companies by building the personal brand of their CEOs and Executive leaders in today’s digital era. John has spent over 15 years behind a camera, a computer, and some of the largest influencers in the world. John has a very refreshing perspective when it comes to building the digital footprint of leaders behind today’s brands. It’s all about human-to-human connectivity. The future of business - personal.
Follow John on Instagram @johnmediana and on the web executivebrandgrowth.com.
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#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#035 Overcoming Adversity, Whole Food Plant Based Diet & Building Telemedicine with Brooke Goldner, M.D.Dr. Brooke Goldner is a best-selling author, the founder of www.GoodbyeLupus.com, creator of the Hyper-nourishing Nutrition Protocol for Lupus Recovery, and is the author of 3 best-selling books, Goodbye Lupus, Goodbye Autoimmune Disease, and Green Smoothie Recipes to Kick-Start Your Health and Healing. Dr. Goldner was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Nephritis with stage IV kidney disease at 16 years old and made a startling recovery from her disease at 28 years old using her protocol, which uses supermarket foods. She has been symptom-free ever since, with normal lab results and no trace of disease in her body. Now, she educates...2021-06-231h 01
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#034 Starting and Growing Your Digital Agency with Shay Berman: $100,000+ Expert InsightsNext in our hot seat is SHAY BERMAN on #ThisWeekWithSabir. Shay and I take a deep dive into starting and scaling your digital agency. Shay shares his deep scars and the highs/lows of his journey.
Shay Berman is the founder and president of Digital Resource, a three-time Inc. 5000-ranked and Great Place to Work-certified digital marketing agency located in South Florida. At the age of 29, he is leading a growing team of over 75 marketing specialists, serving businesses of all sizes across the nation. Shay’s dynamic approach to internet marketing has earned him local and national re...2021-06-0258 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#033 Growth Hacking Amazon Sales with Anderson Salgado: $100,000+ Expert InsightsAnderson Salgado is an accomplished e-Commerce expert who in the past five years has made a name for himself for having keen knowledge of the Amazon Marketplace. This U.S. Marine Corps Veteran who served in Operations Enduring Freedom in 2011-12 is also a University of Miami MBA Graduate, former Amazon Senior Vendor/General Manager for the Beauty and Professional Beauty Categories, former Head of Amazon for VaynerMedia, and has been featured in Bloomberg and Business Insider magazines as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Amazon advertising, optimization, and growth hacking after being instrumental in developing the Pro and L...2021-05-2658 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#032 What's in a Name? with Alexandra Watkins: $100,000+ Expert InsightsChief Executive Boss Lady of naming agency Eat My Words, Alexandra Watkins is a leading and outspoken authority on brand names. Her breakthrough book, Hello, My Name is Awesome: How to Create Brand Names That Stick, is considered "the brand name bible," and was named a Top 10 Marketing Book by Inc. Magazine.
Since 2005, Alexandra and her firm have created love-at-first sight brand names for clients from Amazon to Xerox. Her personal name hall of fame includes the Neato robotic vacuum, Smitten Ice Cream, Spanish language school Gringo Lingo, frozen yogurt franchise Spoon Me, and the Church of...2021-05-1959 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#031 Growth Hacking PR with Bianca Bucaram: $100,000+ Expert InsightsNext in our hot seat is BIANCA BUCARAM on #ThisWeekWithSabir.
Bianca Bucaram is an award-winning public relations professional. She has been honored as PR News’ Rising Stars 30 & Under, Women in the Fast Lane by the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of commerce, and has also been recognized as one of the top female business professionals in Houston by the Houston Business Journal.
As a lead publicist at The Bucaram PR Group, Ms. Bucaram is a top-notch example of a young woman with natural publicist charm and charisma who uses her bilingual public relations skills to positi...2021-04-2857 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#030 Optimizing DTC Operations for Success with Ricky Choi: $100,000+ Expert InsightsNext in our hot seat is Ricky Choi. Ricky and I will be covering DTC Operations. If you run a Shopify, BigCommerce, or any DTC (direct-to-consumer) business, you need to check it out.
Ricky Choi understands what it takes to drive the growth of a brand. In 2013, he launched Nice Laundry as a single-purchase solution for guys to overhaul their sock and underwear drawers, and recycle their old textiles for free. Eight years later, Nice Laundry has grown to become the leading source for customized socks, underwear, and loungewear, and counts The Rock, Ryan Reynolds, and Charlie...2021-04-2157 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#029 Becoming Iconic with Jamie Mustard: $100,000+ Expert InsightsNew! In the hot seat is JAMIE MUSTARD... author of THE ICONIST. We are discussing BECOMING ICONIC: How to STAND OUT in a world OVERLOADED WITH CONTENT!
Jamie Mustard is a strategic multi-media consultant, artist, design and product futurist, and Iconist. He has codified the primal laws of what causes anything, in any medium, to STAND OUT and take hold in the human mind. His breakout work, The Iconist: The Art and Science of Standing Out won the OWL Award (Outstanding Works in Literature), awarded by the largest e-commerce book seller in the world. Jamie is Resident...2021-04-0755 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#028 Anatomy of Hype with Michael F. Schein: $100,000+ Expert InsightsJoin me host Michael F. Schein as we dive into THE ANATOMY OF HYPE.
Michael F. Schein is the founder and president of MicroFame Media, a marketing agency that specializes in making idea-based companies famous in their fields. Some of his clients have included eBay, Magento, The Medici Group, University of Pennsylvania, Gordon College, University of California Irvine, United Methodist Publishing House, Ricoh, LinkedIn, and Citrix. His writing has appeared in Fortune, Forbes, Inc., Psychology Today, and Huffington Post, and he is a speaker for international audiences spanning from the northeastern United States to the southeastern coast...2021-03-2556 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#027 Winning in a Commodity Marketplace with Sasha Der Avanessian: $100,000+ Expert InsightsMy new guest is Sasha Der Avanessian, CEO & Founder of Harvest Dental Products. We are tackling the challenging topic of winning in a commodity marketplace. How do you rise above the rest?
Sasha Der Avanessian is the founder and CEO of Harvest Dental Products, a manufacturer of dental prosthetic materials. Starting Harvest in his two-car garage in 2004, Harvest has grown to be distributed in over 70 countries globally and has been the recipient of multiple best-in-class product awards. Sasha leads the integrated branding strategy for Harvest across all communication platforms, including product design and development, creative expression, strategic...2021-03-171h 05
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#026 YourGreenPal Journey with Bryan Clayton: $100,000+ Expert InsightsJoin Sabir Semerkant (host) on this new #ThisWeekWithSabir Live Show on March 10, 2021, 3-4 pm ET (12-1 pm PT).
Sabir jams with Bryan Clayton. Bryan is the CEO and co-founder of GreenPal an online marketplace that connects homeowners with local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 200,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day.
Before starting GreenPal Bryan Clayton founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing it to over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it wa...2021-03-111h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#025 Sports e-Commerce and Post-Career Brand Building with Kyle Mauch: $100,000+ Expert InsightsMeet Kyle Mauch. In the latest episode of This Week With Sabir, I welcomed Kyle into the hot seat, where he was able to provide a host of top tips and strategies aimed at amateur and professional athletes.
Kyle is the Founder of Athletes Brand, VP of Turn 2 Equity Partners, and Chairman of Campfire.
The host of the Success at Success Podcast.
Chapters
00:00 Sabir Welcomes Kyle Mauch
08:06 Making the Right Connections
17:29 Why Athlete Involvement Doesn’t Always Equate to Success
19:00 Five Tough Experiences; One Successful Ca...2020-12-201h 04
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#024 Celebrity Branding with Jordan Fox: $100,000+ Expert InsightsMeet Jordan Fox. Jordan is a lifelong learner and a future-minded thinker.
Visit Jordan on the Web https://mmpdig.com
Want to live stream your content? Visit Restream on the Web https://restream.io/join/thisweekwithsabir
Chapters
00:00 Sabir Welcomes Jordan Fox
04:08 Make me Proud
14:32 Artists vs Brands
17:00 The Challenges of Managing Talent
19:12 Your Social Media Resume
20:34 How Will Smith Changed the Game
30:58 The Power of TikTok
32:32 Rise Above the Noise
33:32 Keep Pushing; Keep Creating
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#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#023 Data & AI Ethics, Machine Learning, and $100,000+ Expert Insights with Reid BlackmanAs the founder and CEO of VIRTUE, a company devoted to the mitigation of ethical risk, Reid Blackman is perfectly placed to highlight the benefits and dangers of AI and machine learning.
In the latest episode of This Week With Sabir, I spoke with Reid about the future of this technology and how it’s impacting businesses across the United States.
You can watch the full hour-long discussion at the link below, but in this guide, I will be delving a little deeper into the topic and discussing some of the most commonly asked questions an...2020-12-0657 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#022 Qualitative Research with Clark Murray: $100,000+ Expert InsightsMeet Clark Murray. Clark joined us on November 18, we learned from this phenomenal expert about qualitative research. Clark shares his insights and tells us about the 1000+ case studies from his experience. Clark is the Managing Partner at Churchill Group where he has conducted qualitative studies in 372 product and service categories for Consumer, Healthcare, and B2B clients...and has facilitated brainstorming-ideation projects in 229 product and service categories.
Chapters
00:00 Sabir Welcomes Clark Murray
04:08 The “Ah-Ha” Moments
08:17 The Uncertainty Principle
20:05 Finding Insights and Ideas
24:11 The Tricks Used In Qualitative Rese...2020-11-201h 13
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#021 Create, Develop & Launch New Products & Services with Bryan Mattimore: $100,000+ Expert InsightsMeet Bryan Mattimore. Bryan, Chief Idea Guy of Growth Engine, shares the unique ideation, research, and innovation processes his innovation agency has developed in the past twenty years to create over $3 Billion in new product successes.
Chapters
00:00 Sabir Welcomes Bryan Mattimore
09:20 Ideation Insights for Entrepreneurs
13:44 Why Breakthrough Products are Hard to Research
16:15 Find a Problem and Solve It
17:08 Adapting Existing Technologies to Create New Businesses
31:40 How to Use “Dirty Prototypes”
38:03 Why Even Great Ideas Can Fail
39:13 The Importance of an Iterative Testi...2020-11-151h 04
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#020 LatinX Women Entrepreneurship with Maribel Lara: $100,000+ Expert Insights #latinx #entrepreneurshipMeet Maribel Lara. Maribel is SVP, Head of Consulting at The Sasha Group a VaynerX company that provides educational, consulting and marketing services to companies with a growth mindset. She has been within the Vayner world since 2014 and her role has included reporting to and partnering with CEO and serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk to execute initiatives tied to the strategic growth of the agency. Maribel entered the marketing space in 2009 after receiving her MBA. Prior to her work in the corporate sector, Maribel spent the first eight years of her career focused on student leadership development at several colleges...2020-11-0556 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#019 Think Smart Move Fast with Analytics with Avinash Kaushik: $100,000+ Expert InsightsMeet Avinash Kaushik. Avinash helps executive teams, marketers, and data analysts leverage innovative digital strategies and emerging technologies to outsmart their competitors.
He’s the Digital Marketing Evangelist for Google, and a passionate teacher who shares his perspective frequently via multiple channels: a weekly newsletter (The Marketing Analytics Intersect), a bi-monthly blog (Occam’s Razor), and two best-selling books that have been translated into over a dozen languages (Web Analytics: An Hour A Day and Web Analytics 2.0).
* Visit Avinash on the Web at https://kaushik.net
* Need help growth hacking your business, visi...2020-10-291h 12
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#018 Successful Influencer Marketing with Aron Levin: $100,000+ Expert InsightsMeet Aron Levin. Aron is the founder and CMO of Relatable. Relatable is a fast-growing influencer marketing agency with a team of 50 people across the globe. Clients include large consumer brands like Samsung, Adobe, Google, Volvo, Ralph Lauren and Chiquita– but also direct-to-consumer startups like Lifesum and bioClarity. Before founding Relatable, Aron was an early member of King (Maker of Candy Crush) and Spotify, where he served as Director, Growth between 2010-2015. He gained global recognition for his work in 2015 when his team won the prestigious Grand Clio Award ('The Oscars of advertising') for their work and launch of a...2020-10-231h 16
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#017 Conversion Rate Optimization with Gajan Retnasaba: $100k+ Expert InsightsMeet Gajan Retnasaba. Gajan is the founder of Spiralyze, a Conversion Rate Optimization & A/B testing company. Spiralyze runs experiments on clients web pages to convert more of their traffic into leads and sales. Spiralyze has generated over $7 billion in value for clients including Medallia, CrowdStrike, Okta, NBA, NFL, MLB, ViaSat, American Express Global Business Travel, Stitch Fix, Neil Patel, RStudio, Netflix, Lowes, Blue Nile, Pepsi, ServiceMax, and Dreamhost. Gajan is a graduate of Harvard Law School. Prior to Spiralyze, Gajan worked at Jones Day and McKinsey & Company. Visit Gajan on the Web at https://spiralyze.com.
C...2020-10-1100 min
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#016 Growth Hacking Keurig Green Mountain with Dave MoranMeet Dave Moran. A superior strategic problem solver and “innovation architect” with a 35-year marketing consulting track record of driving profitable growth for large corporations and startups. In 2012, Dave and a partner founded Deep Relevance Partners (DRP), a communications strategy firm. DRP’s expertise is integrating leading-edge marketing science approaches with consumer strategy expertise to develop powerful consumer ideas that drive behavior change and in-market growth. A highlight of Dave’s career was as a Director of Keurig Green Mountain from the 1993 IPO to the 2016 sale. Today Dave is going to talk to us about how a company-wide commitment to “Total In...2020-10-041h 01
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#015 Growing Pains in Operations with James OrsiniMeet James Orsini. James is President of The Sasha Group a VaynerX company. Working alongside Gary Vaynerchuk, its CEO and serial entrepreneur, Orsini leads the group to help small businesses reach explosive growth potential. The Sasha Group provides educational, consulting, and marketing services for companies from $1 million to $200 million in revenue. Orsini held previous positions as Chief Operating Officer as well as Chief Integration Officer for VaynerMedia a digital agency with social at its core. Working alongside founder and CEO Gary Vaynerchuk James helped manage the agency for success. He was Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board...2020-09-241h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#014 The Magic Spoon Journey with Gabi & Greg: $100,000+ Expert InsightsMeet Greg & Gabi. Gabi and Greg are the founders of Magic Spoon, a company recreating your favorite childhood breakfast cereals with more protein, fewer carbs, and zero sugar. Forbes called Magic Spoon "the future of cereal" and TIME Magazine named Magic Spoon in their Top 100 Inventions of 2019. Prior to Magic Spoon, Gabi and Greg founded Exo, a company pioneering sustainable cricket protein that was named in Fast Companies Most Innovative Companies in the World. Gabi and Greg both hold degrees from Brown University and have been included in Forbes 30 under 30 lists. Greg and Gabi share their journey.
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#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#013 - Winning with Customer Video Experience with Bernadette Butler: $100,000+ Expert InsightsMeet Bernadette Butler. Bernadette has 20 years of experience in marketing and advertising working with some of the greatest brands of our time. With 2 ads on the world’s funniest reel, Bernadette is the CEO and Co-founder of StoryTap.com, a video-first marketing technology company that partners with brands like ADT, Veet, Cepacol, Babylon, Canadian Tire, UCLA, and many more to transform their digital experiences all with story-first authentic video storytelling. Watch and take notes.
Chapters
00:00 Sabir Welcomes Bernadette Butler
05:58 How Does StoryTap Generate Videos?
07:49 Why Diversity Matters in Customer Reviews
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#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#012 - Building Your Personal Trainer Business & Personal Brand with Joe Yoon (JoeTherapy): $100,000+ Expert InsightsMeet Joe Yoon. Better known as @JoeTherapy. Joe is a certified personal trainer, licensed massage therapist, published author, and founder of the fitness training business JoeTherapy. Yoon graduated from Quinnipiac University in 2009 with a BS degree in Health & Science Studies and was certified as a personal trainer by the National Academy of Sports Medicine in 2011.
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00:00 Sabir Welcomes JoeTherapy (Joe Yoon)
11:01 Joe Yoon’s Template for Social Media Success
13:06 The Tennis Ball Guy
15:45 Persistence is Key
18:14 Do You Need to Batch?
22:01 Staying in Touch with You...2020-08-301h 00
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#011 - Growing Pains in Your Business & Personal Brand with Kristina Bucaram: $100,000+ Expert InsightsMeet Kristina Bucaram (also known as FullyRawKristina). Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram, the founder of the brands, FullyRaw Media LLC., Rawfully Organic LLC., FullyRaw Juice LLC., and FullyFit LLC., is a writer, speaker, content creator, and vegan inspiration who aims to educate and to guide people towards a lifestyle of greater health and wellbeing. Tune in and listen to Kristina's growing pains with building her personal brand. Take notes as she shares $100,000+ expert insights from a battle-proven influencer.
* Visit Kristina on the Web at https://fullyraw.com
* Need Help Growth Hacking Your Business, Visit Sabir at https://growthbysabir.com2020-08-201h 06
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#010 - Driving Revenue with Your Personal Brand with Brittany Krystle: $100,000+ Expert InsightsMeet Brittany Krystle. Brittany is a personal branding expert and the host of the top-rated business & marketing podcast, Beyond Influential. Brittany shares $100,000+ in Expert Insights around building of and generating revenue from your personal brand. Watch & Take Notes.
Visit Brittany on the Web: https://brittanykrystle.com
Need Help to Growth Hack Your Business, Visit Sabir on the Web: https://growthbysabir.com
Full article with the video episode here: https://growthbysabir.com/home/driving-revenue-with-your-personal-brand-with-brittany-krystle-100000-expert-insights-thisweekwithsabir-episode-010
Free Personal Branding resources from Brittany Krystle to #ThisWeekWithSabir fans:
https://www.brittanykrystle.com/linkedinchecklist/
https://www.brittanykrystle.com/brandaudit/
https://www.brittanykrystle...2020-08-131h 01
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#009 - Your Personal Brand Outside the Ring with Nick Aldis: $100,000+ Expert InsightsMeet NICK ALDIS. Nick is the current NWA Wrestling's World Heavyweight Champion. Nick is a pro wrestler, author, broadcaster, and business development advisor for Lightning One Inc. Nick has been a professional wrestler since he was 18 years old, starting in Norfolk, England.
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This is a must-attend for entertainers, wrestlers, professional athletes, celebrities, and anyone who can get value from learning the $100,000+ expert insights on how you manage your personal brand outside of the world you currently live in.
Visit Nick on Instagram: https://instagram.com/nickaldis
Need help to growth hack your business, visit Sabir on...2020-08-061h 07
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#008 - Live Streaming for Your Business and Personal Brand with Alex Khuda: $100k+ InsightsMeet Alex Khuda. Alex is CEO and co-founder of Restream, one of the world’s largest distribution services for live video broadcasts. Alex has to be an entrepreneur for the last 14 years. He founded a few e-commerce startups, and successfully exited one of them. Originally from Ukraine. Currently, he lives in Austin, Texas. Alex joined me on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, and shared $100k+ Insights with live streaming for your business and personal brand. His platform, Restream.io, is used multi-million viewers per month who tune in LIVE and live shows produced by multiple millions of hosts each month. 6 million live stream hos...2020-07-301h 03
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#006 - Matt Higgins and Raising Capital for Your Business and Startup: $100k+ InsightsMeet Matt Higgins. Matt is a noted serial entrepreneur and growth equity investor as cofounder and CEO of private investment firm RSE Ventures. He is also vice-chairman of the Miami Dolphins, a recurring Shark on ABC’s four-time Emmy-Award-winning TV show Shark Tank, and Executive Fellow at the Harvard Business School.
Visit Matt on the Web at https://matthiggins.com
Visit Sabir on the Web at https://growthbysabir.com
Chapters
00:00 Sabir Welcomes Matt Higgins
23:03 Rebuilding Your Business After a Crisis
25:44 The Silver Lining in These Difficult Times
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#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#005 - Habib Salo and the Art & Science of Scaling B2B Businesses: $100k+ InsightsMeet Habib Salo. Habib is the CEO of Young Nails Inc, manufacturer of professional nail care products. Habib joined the family business when it was still a local cosmetology supply company in 2001. With a unique background in music and science, Habib understands the importance of a fluid creative process and a strict organizational structure as key to a successful business in the beauty category. As CEO, his strategic vision has led the company to record growth transforming Young Nails into a major player within the US and international professional nail care industry. 303,000+ Subscribers on YouTube with 30 million views. Join...2020-07-121h 05
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#004 - Paul Butler and the Power of Strategic Thinking: $100k+ InsightsMeet Paul Butler. Paul is one of the world’s most accomplished and in-demand leadership coaches/advisors and facilitators. With a client list that is a who’s who, he can see how the world’s most effective managers lead. He is known as one of those rare people with dual capability in organizational excellence and strategic decision making. He is also known for using his vast network to connect people who help each other make the world a better place.
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00:00 Sabir Welcomes Paul Butler
12:58 Why It’s Important to Define Success
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#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#003 - Neil Patel and How to Win with SEO & Content Marketing: $100k+ InsightsMeet Neil Patel. Neil is a New York Times Bestselling author. The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says he created one of the 100 most brilliant companies. He was recognized as a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by President Obama and a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 35 by the United Nations.
Visit Neil on the Web at neilpatel.com.
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00:00 Sabir Welcomes Neil Patel
05:01 How Neil Patel Began His Career in SEO2020-06-181h 03
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#002 - Patrick Givens and Alexa, Google Home & Smart DevicesMeet Patrick Givens. Patrick brings a "user-led, tech-enabled" approach to building transformative products, brands, and businesses for clients ranging from Fortune 500’s to new-to-world startups. For the past four years, he led VaynerSmart, VaynerMedia's Innovations & Emerging Technologies division which he founded in 2016. There he spearheaded the extension of VaynerMedia’s pioneering social media and digital marketing into emerging channels such as Voice-first conversational A.I., connected retail and interactive packaging. He’s also had the opportunity to speak to audiences around the world about topics such as Conversational Marketing, Sonic Branding, and Ethical Innovation. For business inquiries, connect with Patrick...2020-06-121h 03
#ThisWeekWithSabir - eCommerce Mastery with Sabir Semerkant#001 - Isaac Rudansky and Winning in Google AdsPremier Episode of #ThisWeekWithSabir. Our first guest is Isaac Rudansky. Isaac is a master of Google Ads. His online courses have been taken by more than 950,000 students. He runs a media agency that focuses on Google Ads. This 60-minute interview is a master class in Google Ads from a Google Ads guru that's worth more than $100k. Take notes.
Chapters
00:00 Sabir welcomes Isaac Rudansky
09:34 Why Google is Just a Giant Ads Platform
11:24 The Most Powerful Google Ads for Your Business
17:25 Why Your Small and Localized Business Needs Google Ads2020-06-091h 10