The First Customers podcast is on a mission to learn how entrepreneurs, founders, CEOs, and sales & marketing experts found their very first customers. The show is hosted by Paris Vega, a digital marketer and entrepreneur with twenty years of experience in Sales, Design, Web Dev, SEO, Ecom, & Lead Gen. If you’d like to be a guest, or advertise on the podcast, contact me.
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Past Episodes
The First Customers podcast is on all popular podcasting platforms in addition to all major social and video sites. Show out the show notes, links, & transcripts for all past First Customers podcast episodes.
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61: Nathan Hirsch, From $5k to $12 Million
Nathan Hirsch started a business called Free Up with $5k, then built it up over 4 years to earn 12 million dollars/year in revenue before…
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60: Richard White, Found/CEO of Fathom and User Voice
Richard White, Founder/CEO of Fathom, shares his strategy for acquiring first customers. He believes in giving away something for free to build trust and create…
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59: Dominic Rubino, CEO of ProfitToolBelt.com, scaled his previous business to $120 million in sales
Dominic shares his journey from selling door-to-door as a kid to scaling a business to $120 million in sales within four years and growing a…
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58: Dan French, CEO of ATX Acquisitions
Summary Dan French, CEO of ATX Acquisitions, shares his journey in real estate investing and the challenges he faced along the way. Links & Mentions…
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57: Pete Grett, founder/CEO of the BlackRock Group
Summary Pete Grett, founder and CEO of the BlackRock Group, shares his experience of acquiring his first customers in the supply chain logistics industry working…
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56: Jeremy Parker, Co-Founder of Swag.com & Swag Space
Full Episode Summary Discover how Jeremy’s innovative approach to customer acquisition and branding propelled Swag.com to become the fastest-growing company in its sector, ultimately leading…
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55: Arthur Petropoulos: Building to Sell – Strategies for Maximizing Business Value
Summary On First Customers 55 Arthur Petropoulos, Founder/Managing Partner at Hill View Partners, goes deep into the process of building a business with the intention…
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54: Marty M. Fahncke’s Billion-Dollar Journey
Summary: In episode 54 of the First Customers podcast I spoke with Marty M. Fahncke, a seasoned Acquisitions Advisor for Westbound Road. With a remarkable…
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53: Bryce Wuori Explains How AI is Transforming the Construction Industry
In this episode, Bryce Wuori, the CEO of Pavewise talks with host Paris Vega about how he’s using AI to change the construction industry. He…
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52: Graham Stewart is Revolutionizing the Cotton Processing Industry with Fibre52
Summary First Customers #52 features Graham Stewart, founder of Fibre52, discussing his groundbreaking process to make cotton and textile industry more sustainable by replacing harmful…
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50: Pastor Adam Haugen Discusses Doubling Church Size in a Year
Listen to episode 50 of the First Customers podcast featuring Adam Haugen, an inspiring pastor who doubled the size of his church within a year.…
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49: Christoffer Sigshøj brings portable wind turbines to the masses.
Watch/listen to First Customers 49 on all major video & podcasting platforms. In episode 49 of the First Customers, we talk with Christoffer Sigshøj, co-founder…
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48: How CEO Shani Bocian grew Allermi by 800% in 12 months.
On episode 48 of the First Customers podcast I spoke with Shani Bocian, CEO of Allermi, an allergy care company. Her company has seen significant…
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47: How to Build Your Real Estate Empire with Brian Grimes
In episode 47 of the First Customers podcast, I sit down with Brian Grimes, real estate investor and founder of 24-7 Cash Flow University. With…
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46: TikTok Tactics: Barak Glanz Turns Views into Customers
Learn Barak’s secret for getting his first customers and growing his business using TikTok. Like so many episodes of this podcast, I learned a lot…
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45: Varag Gharibjanian works with companies like Qualcom, Lenovo, & Bose to grow their revenue
Get ready to dive straight into the world of sales with Varag, who is here to spill the secrets on snagging those crucial first customers.…
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44: Master of Crowdfunding, Eli Packouz, Explains His $2.5 million Dollar Kickstarter Campaign Success
In episode 44 of the First Customers podcast, I chat with the Eli Packouz, an inventor and crowd funding master. Eli created eight products over…
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43: How did players redeem over $500,000 from virtual real estate on Atlas Earth? CTO Beau Button tells the story.
Episode 43 of the First Customers Podcast welcomes Beau Button, the CTO and cofounder of Atlas Reality. They’re known for Atlas Earth, the largest virtual…
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42: From Cold Calls to $150M of Renewable Energy: VECKTA’s Journey with Gareth Evans
In episode 42 of the First Customers podcast, we’re joined by Gareth Evans, the dynamic founder and CEO of VECKTA. VECKTA’s marketplace has made impressive…
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41: Amy Jordan, Founder/CEO of Travel Bug Company
In episode 41 of the First Customers podcast, we are joined by Amy Jordan, a visionary entrepreneur who took the bold step of starting a…
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40: How to build a successful Link-Building Agency with Alexandra Tachalova
In episode #40 of the First Customers podcast, we are joined by Alexandra Tashalova, founder and CEO of Digital Olympus. Alexandra shares her entrepreneurial journey,…
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39: Mastering YouTube Lead Generation with Ali Schwanke
Watch or listen to the First Customers podcast across all major video and podcasting platforms. In episode 39 of the First Customers podcast, Ali Schwanke,…
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38: Matheus Riolfi raised $30 million in VC funding. How did he find his first customers?
Matheus Riolfi is the CEO & Cofounder of Tint, an embedded insurance platform that raised $30 million in venture capital investment from Y Combinator and…
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37: Jon Darbyshire sold a company for $200 million, now has 600 customers at his new startup. How does he find his first customers?
Jon Darbyshire ran the global security practice for Ernst & young, then started a company called Archer Technologies that he sold for $200 million after…
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36: How did Mark Stouse grow his startup from $0 to $2 million in revenue in 18 months?
Mark Stouse grew his startup, ProofAnalytics.ai, from $0 to $2 million in revenue in 18 months. Now they’re one of the 100 partners for Salesforce…
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35: How did Karthik Suresh’s startup Ignition raise $5 million and find their first customers?
Karthik Suresh, ex Facebook product manager, is now the co-founder/CTO of Ignition, the world’s first go-to-market ops platform. They raised $5 million in VC funds,…
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34: How did David CM Carter, the world’s leading CEO mentor, find his own first customers?
In episode 34 of the First Customers podcast we have an inspiring conversation with David C.M. Carter, the world’s leading CEO mentor. David takes us…
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33: How did Alex Levin & the Regal.io team drive over $1 billion in revenue for their customers?
Alex Levin is a Harvard grad and the Founder/CEO of Regal.io, an Outbound Phone & SMS Sales Platform. Starting in 2020 with 0 customers, their…
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32: How did Mark Ross Smith revolutionize the airline industry’s rewards programs with Status Match?
Mark Ross Smith, CEO & Founder of StatusMatch.com, revolutionized the way airlines run their incentive programs for frequent travelers. Through Status Match he’s brought over…
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31: Why did Billy Samoa Saleebey leave Tesla to start Podify?
First Customers podcast episode 31: Billy Samoa Saleebey (available on all podcasting platforms + YouTube). Billy Samoa Saleebey is an Ex-Tesla Global Leader and Cofounder/CEO…
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30: What can Liam Corcoran, teacher/rapper/artist, teach you about networking?
Liam Corcoran is a Teacher, Rapper, and Artist. He’s also the Founder of an education startup called OK. He is one of the founding teachers…
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29: How did Andres Glusman get the first customers for Meetup.com & DoWhatWorks?
Andres Glusman helped get Meetup.com’s first customer and first $14 of revenue. Meetup later sold for $200 million. Now Andres is the cofounder and CEO…
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28: How did Liz Parker start a successful strategic planning business in Hong Kong after quitting her job?
Liz Parker, Founder of LT Results, just released a new book called “Who’s Leading Your Business?”. Twenty-four years ago she quit her successful international sales…
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27: How did Esteban Dalel raise $250k for Watermelon Tools before getting their first customer?
Esteban Dalel, CTO/Co-Founder of Watermelon Tools, raised $250k before getting their first customer and now has over 4,000 users. Get insight into how a scrappy…
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26: How did Tyler Robertson grow Diesel Laptops from $0 to $100 million in revenue in 8 years?
Tyler Robertson, Founder/CEO of Diesel Laptops, quit his six figure job in the truck service business and scaled his part time gig into a $100…
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25: How did David Smooke grow HackerNoon from 0 to 4 million readers per month?
David Smooke, Founder & CEO of HackerNoon, a technology website that publishes 50 stories per day read by about 4 million people every month. He…
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24: 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.…
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23: 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. This episode of the First…
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22: How did CEO Alberto Voltolina grow MGG North America from $0 to $1.5 million in one year?
Alberto Voltolina, CEO/President MGG North America, American/Italian company that went from $0 to $1.5 million in one year. They are a worldwide leading equipment manufacturer…
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21: 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…
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20: 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…
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19: 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…
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18: 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…
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17: 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…
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16: 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…
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15: How did CEO Austin Linney overcome addiction and double his revenue every 6 months for the last 1.5 years?
Austin Linney, CEO Crementum Capital and mindset coach, overcame addiction and has doubled his revenue every 6 months for the last 1.5 years building a…
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14: How did Sam Eisenberg help his clients raise over $2 billion dollars?
Sam Eisenberg, Co-Founder of Design for Decks, a boutique pitch deck design firm whose decks have raised over $2 billion dollars. He’s also the founder…
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13: How did CEO Sean Brandenburg grow Central Cargo North America to $1 million in its first 4 months?
Sean Brandenburg is the CEO of Central Cargo North America, a freight forwarding company that made $1 million in its first 4 months and continues…
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12: How did COO Kent Wilson help RV SnapPads sell over 500,000 units across North America?
Kent Wilson is the COO of RV SnapPads, a fast growing company that started in their family garage and grew to over 500,000 units sold…
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11: How did Scott Stouffer raise millions in funding and scale to 64,000 customers?
Scott Stouffer is the Co-Founder & CTO of Market Brew, an SEO Testing Platform helping Fortune 100 companies & SEO agencies predict search rankings &…
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10: Christina Aldan, International TEDx speaker, award-winning corporate trainer, & brand strategy consultant helps startups get their first customers
Christina Aldan is an international TEDx speaker, award-winning corporate trainer, and brand strategy consultant at Arana Software. She’s helped a lot of startups get their…
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9: JK Molina grew Tweet Hunter to over $1 Million in ARR
JK Molina grew Tweet Hunter to over $1 Million in ARR & recently sold the business. With 175,000+ Followers on Twitter, JK is now showing…
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8: Nick Bouwhuis, Founder of Bouwhuis IT, an information technology company in the Netherlands specializing in cyber security
Nick Bouwhuis started Bouwhuis IT as a teenager in the Netherlands. Bouwhuis IT is an information technology company specializing in cyber security for local businesses.…
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7: Daniel Johnson sold first business at 17, now the cofounder of We Scale Startups
Daniel Johnson shares his story about starting in South Africa and immigrating to the UK, selling his first business at 17, and starting a successful…
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6: How did Angie Correa close ten million dollar sales?
Angie Correa, an Ex- Corp Exec with 25 Yrs of experience at companies like NBC, Yahoo, and Maxim magazine, left corporate sales to start her…
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How to start a business and make your first sale?
I started an entire podcast about this exact question. It’s called the First Customers podcast. I ask entrepreneurs, sales experts, and marketers how they got…
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5: How did Engineer Nick Maciel grow Cadversity to profitability within one month of launching?
Nick tells the story of his life as an entrepreneur from childhood through his college years. He’s exited two businesses and is successfully building his…
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4: What’s Caren Schwannauer’s secret for getting consistent sales?
Caren Schwannauer, co-founder of Staq, offers valuable advice on sales, content marketing, and event networking. She also shares the story of how their first client…
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3: Eric Vardon, CEO/Cofounder of Morphio, using AI for marketing insights & security
The story behind the launch of Morphio, the world’s most advanced marketing software, using artificial intelligence (AI) for marketing insights & security. Learn how they…
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2: Josh Pigford, Founder of Baremetrics, a powerful subscription analytics software for SaaS companies
Our guest today is Josh Pigford, the founder of Baremetrics. His company has grown steadily every year since launching in 2013, and currently generates $1.4…
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1: How Chase Bowers got 1,000+ new customers without spending a dime.
I recently interviewed Chase Bowers on the first episode of the First Customers podcast. Chase is the Founder of Dropified, the 2019 Inc 5000’s fastest growing company…
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Each episode goes deep into the stories of people across a variety of industries: Manufacturing, Logistics, SaaS, Coaching/Training/Teaching, Recruiting, Travel, Podcasting, Engineering, and more.
The conversation usually covers their sales strategy, process, and tactics. Common questions I ask them include:
- How did you start your business?
- How did you target your first customers?
- How do you find leads?
Then I’ll ask them if they’ve tried common digital marketing strategies like, lead generation through social media, content marketing, SEO, and others. I always learn something new.
Each interview figures out how someone went from zero to one customer. The very beginning of a business when the founder, marketing, or sales team stare at an empty client list and reach out to their first prospects is an important moment.
- What patterns are there in the strategy and tactics used across different industries?
- What works, and what doesn’t?
- How does one human convince another to take a chance on their new business?
Let’s find out together on the The First Customers podcast.
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