Tag: networking
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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. Adam shares his proven strategies for growth, offering insights valuable for leaders in any field. This episode is not just a success story; it’s a masterclass in effective leadership and…
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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 strides in the renewable energy sector, recently facilitating $150 million of renewable energy projects. With clients like Raytheon and Honeywell, Gareth sheds light on VECKTA’s journey, its mission, and the…
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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 9.5 years, and now he’s currently Founder & CEO of SmartSuite, a company he’s grown to 600 customers after 2.5 years. Show Links Watch the full version of the First…
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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, including lead investor Altman capital (Sam Altman of Open AI fame and his brothers). He’s a go-to-market expert so his insights are perfect for the show. He delivers a ton…
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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 of Podify, a service that produces podcasts like Language of Love with DR. Laura Berman from Oprah’s TV network. He’s also a slef-proclaimed ramen addict. Billy gives great advice for entrepreneurs…
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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 at Synthesis, the online program that evolved out of Elon Musk’s school at SpaceX. He also served as an Acton Academy Guide. Liam’s thoughtfulness, openness to connection, and clarity of…
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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 training job at DHL in Hong Kong to start a strategic planning company from scratch. On this episode, Liz tells us the story of those first moments starting her business…
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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 and supplier for paint brush & paint roller manufacturers like Sherwin Williams, Baer, and more. This episode of the First Customers podcast is available on all major podcasting platforms and…
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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 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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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 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…
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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 third, all while getting his graduate degree. He shares valuable hard-won lessons about customer acquisition. How’d he get those valuable first customers? Listen to find out. Product design is expensive…
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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 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…