Paris Vega’s Blog
Writing about my adventures in business, finding my path, and honing my craft over the past 20+ years.
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Why take risks? 10 quotes on taking risk to push you over the edge.
It’s easy to convince yourself that if you never take risks, you will always be safe. If you don’t move, if you don’t speak up, if you don’t try, you will never fail. But that’s simply not true. Choosing not to explore is choosing ignorance of what would be explored. Choosing not to take a […]
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How does Jeff Beale, Mr. Marketology, turn awareness into sales for brands like The Home Depot?
Jeff Beale, Founder and Marketing Strategist at The Marketology Group, develops marketing strategies for frustrated businesses who want to go from brand awareness to sales. He’s worked with brands like Home Depot, Turner Broadcasting, and more. Jeff is an expert marketer with decades of experience. In this episode he shares his journey from being in […]
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How did John “Small Mountain” Hill build an international sales/marketing agency coaching service?
John “Small Mountain” Hill, author of Selling from Scratch and Founder of Adapted Growth, an international sales/marketing agency coaching service. Show Notes Topics Covered: (Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Raw Transcript paris_vega:Welcome to the first customers, podcast, Everybody today we have John Small Mountain, the founder and co of Adapted […]
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Starting a watch brand… or maybe not.
I started building a watch brand called MYTH Watches in 2019. It didn’t work out. Here’s the story about what happened during one of many entrepreneurial experiments I pursued in 2019. In the past, I never thought about watches much. Wore them a few times, but couldn’t get into it. The Apple Watch [1] had […]
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How did Ron Karr help his clients grow incremental revenues by $1 billion with The Velocity Mindset?
Ron Karr, author of the Velocity Mindset, helped his clients increase incremental revenues by over 1 billion dollars. We go deep into what the Velocity Mindset is and how it affects the sales process. From prospecting and cold calling to closing the sale, Ron has a unique effective approach for asking the right questions. I […]
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How did Ukranian entrepreneur, Sergey Lechshenko, find his first customers in the middle of war?
Sergey Lechshenko, Founder/CEO of Beverly English Career Coaching, a business he started in Kiev, Ukraine before the war. When the war started he had to adapt to find customers and continue growing his business. Listen to the story of an entrepreneur with a dream to serve customers around the world while helping his home country’s […]
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Warren Greshes, the legendary sales pro, award-winning speaker, and author of several books including, The Best Damn Sales Book Ever
First Customers episode 19 with Warren Greshes: Warren Greshes is a legendary sales pro, award-winning speaker, and author of several books over the past 30 years. He was inducted into the National Speakers Association hall of fame in 1998, and one of his books is considered to be in the top 10 best sales books […]
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How did Omayya Atout get Songlorious on Shark Tank and $5 million in 2.5 yrs?
Omayya Atout, Founder & CEO of Songlorious, a Shark Tank featured company that hit $5 million in revenue after only 2.5 years. You can hire their roster of musicians to write and record custom songs for any occasion to tell your story. How did Omaaya find their first customers? Show Links In addition to YouTube, […]
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How did Stewart Townsend help build Podcast Hawk to automate getting booked on podcasts?
Stewart Townsend is the Chief Revenue Officer of PodcastHawk.com, a company advised by Pat Flynn & Jordan Harbinger that helps guests automate getting booked on podcasts. Topics Covered Show Transcript Paris Vega (00:01.180)welcome to the first customers podcast today we have stewart townsan c m o of podcasthawk a company advised by pat flynn and […]
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How did CEO Matt Leavell grow Buy Low Warehouse to $1 million in the first year?
Matt Leavell, CEO of BuyLowWarehouse.com, earned $1 million in their first year and ranked in the Inc 5000 fastest growing companies in the USA in 2022. After decades of taking business risks and learning hard lessons along the way, Matt found success selling wholesale goods by the truck load. Armed with a strong sense of […]
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