The First Customers Podcast

Listen to the First Customers podcast on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most other podcast platforms.

The First Customers Podcast is hosted by Paris Vega.

He interviews people who were involved at the very beginning of a business when the founder, marketing, or sales team had to figure out how to get those important first sales.

Through the First Customers podcast, Paris is on a mission to figure out how all types of businesses get their very first customers.

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. You can find the podcast around the web:

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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 to grow. Sean has spent 30 years in the freight forwarding and logistics industry. He’s a sales pro with tons of experience in generating millions in sales at every company […]
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 across North America. I was blown away by their story. They’ve built a great business with a bright future. I was inspired by how they prioritize customer service and listen […]
Scott Stouffer, Co-Founder & CTO of Market Brew, an SEO Testing Platform helping Fortune 100 companies predict search rankings & outrank their competition with machine learning (First Customers e11)

Scott Stouffer is the Co-Founder & CTO of Market Brew, an SEO Testing Platform helping Fortune 100 companies & SEO agencies predict search rankings & outrank their competition with machine learning. Him and his company have several patents that are cited by Google and other search engine companies. They raised millions in VC funding and […]
Christina Aldan, International TEDx speaker, award-winning corporate trainer, & brand strategy consultant helps startups get their first customers (First Customers e10)

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 first customers. This was like entrepreneur therapy. I highly recommend listening and learning from Christina’s vast experience and wisdom gained from her work with startups and executives. Topics covered: Follow […]
JK Molina grew Tweet Hunter to over $1 Million in ARR, sold the business, & started Tweets & Clients (First Customers e9).

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 you how to monetize (not grow) your audience at Tweets and Clients. Lot’s of sales and startups lessons told through several great stories packed into this episode. Topics Covered: – Growing […]
Nick Bouwhuis, Founder of Bouwhuis IT, an information technology company in the Netherlands specializing in cyber security (First Customers e8)

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. He shares his story about growing up in the Netherlands, and how he found his first customers. Topics Covered: – Netherlands school system vs US school system – Starting a […]
Daniel Johnson, Founding Partner of We Scale Startups, sold his first business at 17 yrs old & went on to work with Google, Neil Patel, ConsenSys (First Customers e7)

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 marketing agency that works with clients around the world. We go deep into his marketing philosophy, marketing strategy, and the marketing tactics he uses to work with clients like Google, […]
Angie Correa, ex-corporate sales executive at NBC, Yahoo, and Maxim Magazine, launched a successful career/business coaching service (First Customers e6)

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 own business helping others do the same. Talking with Angie was like taking a masterclass in sales. The principles she explained are worth billions. We had a great time discussing […]
How do you 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 their very first customers. Every episode teaches me something new. Every business is a little different. But common patterns arise. Using what I’ve learned from the show, here’s how a […]
How did Engineer Nick Maciel grow Cadversity to profitability within one month of launching? (First Customers e5)

Product design is expensive & risky. Cadversity is here to change that. Nick Maciel started Cadversity to help people with ideas bring their physical products to life. 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 third, all while […]
Caren Schwannauer, Co-Founder of Staq, a successful recruitment and growth consultancy (First Customers e4)

Caren Schwannauer, co-founder of Staq, offers valuable advice on sales and content marketing. She also shares the story of how their first client grew into a successful billion dollar company. She convinced me to change my own tactics during this conversation. I highly recommended taking notes & learning from this high performer. How did she […]
Eric Vardon, CEO/Cofounder of Morphio, using AI for marketing insights & security (First Customers e3)

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 changed their business model based on customer feedback, which strategies they used to grow, and which tactics they recommend all new companies should try. (Since this recording Morphio has been […]
Josh Pigford, Founder of Baremetrics, a powerful subscription analytics software for SaaS companies (First Customers e2)

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 million/year in recurring revenue. Baremetrics customers are made up of over 800 SaaS and subscription businesses that rely on the metrics, dunning, and engagement tools built by Josh and his […]
How Chase Bowers got 1,000+ new customers without spending a dime. (First Customers e1)

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 in Alabama and #55 in the USA. Dropified is a platform for managing and automating a drop shipping business. It has a 3-Year growth rate of 4,971% with 5.1 Million […]