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Blake Rocha unveils the secrets to creating viral content. He also talks about the success of his educational program, how he generated $10M through his TikTok and Instagram funnel, the benefits of YouTube as a platform, his personal health journey, and what's on the horizon for his future endeavors.  TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: (00:00) - Blake Rocha breaks down how to create viral content. (03:19) - How did Blake Rocha become so good at creating content? (05:40) - Blake Rocha shares his successful journey in creating content and businesses (08:18) - Blake Rocha shares his educational program that generated $1.7 million in just one month. (10:25) - Blake Rocha’s TikTok to Instagram funnel that generated over $10M. (15:30) - Here’s why you should stop copying other people’s content. (16:30) - Blake Rocha shares his creative process in creating content. (21:43) - Blake Rocha's shift in mindset from his early days in content and business. (24:08) - Blake Rocha explains the significance of maintain

Mark Manson, the author of 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck,' sat down with Eric Siu for a one-on-one interview to talk about his journey to 1 million subscribers on YouTube, personal growth, the books he has written, his perspective on the self-help industry, and more.  TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: (00:00) - Mark Manson on the self-help industry (03:00) - Mark Manson's YouTube channel growth (03:39) - YouTube is the most important platform today (06:00) - Mark Manson talks about his experience in traditional media (09:30) - Mark Manson talks about how his content evolved over time (10:52) - The concept of "Content Moat" (14:29) - Mark Manson talks about how he's developing his content production (15:40) - How Mark Manson hit 1 million subscribers on YouTube (18:11) - The most impressive creators on YouTube right now for Mark Manson (21:00) - Nate O'Brien is done with YouTube (21:41) - Creator burnout is normal and part of the process (23:50) - "Debulshtize the self-help industry" - Ma

Thomas Ma shared the hottest AI tools you could use and explained how experimenting with them led to better results at the Leveling Up Founders' event. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - Opus AI will make your content production 10x easier [03:10] - ElevenLabs is one of the most powerful AI speech tools today [04:20] - Use Google Bard to create the storyboard of your video content [06:30] - Find out if you should integrate specific AI tools into your company [07:33] - Experimenting with AI to get better results What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed   Connect with Eric Siu:    Growth Everywhere Single Grain Leveling Up Eric Siu on Twitter Eric Siu on Instagram

Codie Sanchez joins Eric Siu for an exclusive interview, during which she delves into her personal mission in the business world, shares her economic insights, details her step-by-step content creation process, discusses the book she's launching, and much more. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - Codie Sanchez thinks the dream of retirement for people is gone [02:21] - Codie Sanchez’s personal mission and why [06:20] - This is how smart and rich people manage assets and investments [07:40] - Codie Sanchez’s unique skill and realizations as a founder [11:34] - The mentality behind being scared to start a business [14:00] - How you should manage conflicts in a relationship [19:30] - How Codie Sanchez manages her emotions [22:25] - How Codie Sanchez grew her audience, brand, and business through content strategy [26:24] - The benefits of being “famous”  [28:12] - Codie Sanchez thinks monopolies are unhealthy for the economy [28:40] - Codie Sanchez talks about Blackstone Inc. [32:26] - How

At the Leveling Up Founders' event, Tamara Loehr discusses her best practices in business, managing offshore teams abroad, and the significance of establishing a learning management system process. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - Tamara Loehr talks about her best practices in business [03:52] - How AI will affect psychology around sales  [05:43] - Tamara Loehr talks about how she mentors businesses [07:39] - Tamara Loehr’s learning management system process for marketing [08:25] - Creating and managing an offshore team practices [09:30] - Tamara Loehr's dedicated commitment to advancing women's empowerment What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed   Connect with Eric Siu:    Growth Everywhere Single Grain Leveling Up Eric Siu on Twitter Eric Siu on Instagram

Ravi Theja Yada explains why behavioral analytics is superior to traditional metrics when it comes to understanding your consumers at the Leveling Up Founders' event. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - Why behavioral analytics are the best metrics for marketing [02:55] - The best data source to understand your consumers [03:57] - Understanding the visibility of your product and key call to action [05:03] - Understanding your customers to 10x your conversion [06:06] - Finding out where the lag is in your conversion flow [08:33] - Understand your audience through their behaviors with your website [10:30] - This is how you can get 100% customer satisfaction What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed   Connect with Eric Siu:    Growth Everywhere Single Grain Leveling Up Eric Siu on Twitt

Larry Kim shares how he perfected leveraging data and generative AI to create an email marketing strategy that can 10x your open rate at the Leveling Up Founders' event. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - Larry Kim's key insight on his business success journey. [02:26] - Larry Kim's expertise in using data and generative AI perfectly. [03:20] - Combining the best elements of inbound and outbound email marketing [05:20] - Here’s where you can get your data sources (not what you’re thinking) [06:15] - Email deliverability tools you don’t know to increase open rates [08:37] - Here's how to maximize AI for email marketing What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed   Connect with Eric Siu:    Growth Everywhere Single Grain Leveling Up Eric Siu on Twitter Eric Siu on Instagram

Jasmine Star takes the stage at the Leveling Up Founders event, where she discusses her rise to success and the creation of her brand, starting from scratch TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - Jasmine Star shares her humble beginnings  [02:20] - What led Jasmine Star to withdraw from UCLA Law School? [03:10] - Jasmine Star's first 100k: How she made it happen [06:53] - How Jasmine Star became the CEO of a SaaS company [09:00] - How Jasmine Star started building her brand What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed   Connect with Eric Siu:    Growth Everywhere Single Grain Leveling Up Eric Siu on Twitter Eric Siu on Instagram

Eric Siu discusses strategies to enhance your YouTube videos, emphasizing the importance of storytelling and sharing effective best practices. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - Why your YouTube channel isn’t growing [01:00] - Why the first 30 seconds of your video is crucial  [01:25] - How to make the best thumbnails for your video [03:00] - How to retain your audience with hooks and right moments [03:40] - Here’s how you can improve your YouTube’s click-through-rate [04:16] - Here’s how you can make your YouTube shorts blow up [06:54] - Storytelling is the key [07:45] - Track the progress and test your videos What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed   Connect with Eric Siu:    Growth Everywhere Single Grain Leveling Up Eric Siu on Twitter Eric Siu on Instagram

Ian Blair shares strategies for leveraging hiring agencies to achieve faster growth and cost efficiency. He also discusses the rapid growth of the e-commerce industry worldwide and offers valuable insights into best practices that you can learn from. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - Ian Blair shares his journey as an entrepreneur [05:00] - Finding a business with the fewest built-in constraints [05:46] - E-commerce is one of the fastest-scaling businesses in the world [06:41] - The commonality with e-commerce businesses [08:18] - Hiring creative agencies to help with the brand [09:55] - Advantage of hiring a marketing agency  [11:27] - Best practices you can use if you’re running an e-commerce business What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed   Connect with Eric Siu:    Growth Everywh

Greg Lansky shares insights on capturing your customer's attention, brand and business building, and his personal entrepreneurial journey at the Leveling Up Founders event. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - Find niches with emotional intensity when building your business [02:46] - Here’s why these kinds of niches are valuable for marketing [04:00] - Greg Lansky shares an anecdote about capturing your consumer's attention [08:00] - Three ways you can get attention for your brand/product [10:30] - Leveraging intellectual data to connect with your audience  What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed   Connect with Eric Siu:    Growth Everywhere Single Grain Leveling Up Eric Siu on Twitter Eric Siu on Instagram

George Gammon talks about the power of information in the world of business at the Leveling Up Founders event. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - Do the richest people in the world have secret sources of information? [02:21] - The global intel network for the wealthiest players in business [03:23] - Here's how having access to information can provide you with an advantage in positioning your business  What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed   Connect with Eric Siu:    Growth Everywhere Single Grain Leveling Up Eric Siu on Twitter Eric Siu on Instagram

Dylan Beynon, CEO of Mindbloom, talks about why he started this company, the impact of Ketamine and MDMA therapy in our society, and how this industry is just going to grow bigger in the future. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - Know more about Dylan Beynon and his company, Mindbloom [02:30] - Why did Dylan Beynon start Mindbloom [06:22] - Dylan Beynon talks more about MDMA therapy [13:30] - Pricing and treatment programs that Mindbloom offer [15:30] - Dylan Beynon’s personal opinion on MDMA and Ketamine therapy [22:12] - The largest peer review clinical study for psychedelic and ketamine therapy  [25:20] - The best mental health tool for Dylan Beynon [27:53] - Dylan Beynon talks about Vipassana Meditation [36:00] - Where to find Dylan Beynon and learn more about Mindbloom What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes

Eric Siu discusses why newsletters are so effective for connecting and expanding your audience. He also shares tips on how to make money from them and offers best practices for growing your newsletter. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - How much do newsletters actually make?  [00:20] - The potential of a newsletter business [01:00] - 10 newsletters that do $1M per year [02:30] - Here’s how you can monetize newsletters  [03:14] - Using newsletter as a relationship platform with your audience [04:05] - Why a newsletter is a powerful tool for marketing and business [04:30] - The problem with AI Newsletters What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed   Connect with Eric Siu:    Growth Everywhere Single Grain Leveling Up Eric Siu on Twitter Eric Siu on Instagram

Deven Soni shares insights from his personal experience and the valuable lessons he gained in business acquisition at the Leveling Up Founders event. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - The most common mistake in business acquisition [02:15] - Here’s how we got a customer database worth $2M dollars [03:20] - Don't acquire a company unless you know how to run it [05:03] - Why motivation is important in acquiring companies [07:17] - Why it’s easier to buy big businesses [08:20] - Here’s how you should handle employees when acquiring a company [10:24] - Don’t change anything drastically when acquiring a company What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed   Connect with Eric Siu:    Growth Everywhere Single Grain Leveling Up Eric Siu on Twitter Eric Siu on Instagram

Dan Fleyshman talks about how to effectively build your personal brand at the Leveling Up Founders event. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - Why authentic content is the way to go [03:00] - Don’t overthink your content creation strategy [04:30] - Why collaboration is the most effective way to grow on social media [06:23] - Why building your personal brand is crucial [07:58] - Personal brand is also about emotional attachment What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed   Connect with Eric Siu:    Growth Everywhere Single Grain Leveling Up Eric Siu on Twitter Eric Siu on Instagram

Blake Rocha talks about why you should create a brand and business around your lifestyle and not the other way around.  TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - Who is Blake Rocha (mrfourtoeighth) [03:11] - How did Blake Rocha become so successful in building his brand and business? [05:00] - Blake Rocha’s biggest regret when he’s starting to build his brand [05:53] - Creators don’t know how to monetize their brand correctly [06:36] - Creating a business around your content [07:09] - Build a business around your lifestyle, not the other way around [07:54] - From content consumer to content creator What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed   Connect with Eric Siu:    Growth Everywhere Single Grain Leveling Up Eric Siu on Twitter Eric Siu on Instagram

Leila Hormozi sits down with Eric Siu, sharing her expert insights on talent acquisition strategies, building a resilient company culture, and refining operations for peak efficiency. Drawing from her own experiences, Leila offers valuable advice to aspiring founders looking to make their mark in the business landscape. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - Leila Hormozi’s life and business update [04:43] - Leila Hormozi’s expertise in talent acquisition, culture, and operations  [12:07] - This is how you pass a Leila Hormozi job interview [13:26] - This is how Leila Hormozi fires employees [16:45] - How Leila Hormozi deals with the most difficult situation as a CEO [21:10] - Leila Hormozi's view on creators trading reputation for views [24:00] - The real Leila Hormozi behind the camera [28:30] - Leila Hormozi on content creation [30:20] - Mozi Talent: How to create and operate a talent funnel [36:20] - Creating an effective job hiring ad to find the best candidate [39:30] - Leila Hormozi o

Listen to Eric Siu as he discusses why hiring the right people is essential for business growth. Learn how to build a successful hiring framework. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] - Why your people are the foundation of your company [01:00] - When is the right time to hire new employees? [02:24] - Eric Siu talks about why delegation is crucial for Founders [03:51] - Read Scaling People by Claire Hughes Johnson [04:06] - Simplest hiring framework you should use to find the best players What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed   Connect with Eric Siu:    Growth Everywhere Single Grain Leveling Up Eric Siu on Twitter Eric Siu on Instagram

Alex Hormozi sits down with Eric Siu to talk about his remarkable journey in the business world, sharing insights and wisdom gained through his experiences. Alex Hormozi provides valuable advice on business acquisitions, his playbook for scaling companies, and talks about his newest book ‘$100M Leads: How To Get Strangers To Want To Buy Your Stuff’. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:  [00:00] - Alex Hormozi’s business model [09:00] - Playbook on scaling companies 10x [15:38] - Alex Hormozi’s advice for people who want to start a business acquisition company [20:07] - Alex Hormozi shares the difference between majority and minority holdings in terms of management and profitability [24:00] - Alex Hormozi’s content marketing strategy evolution [27:19] - Alex Hormozi on the TikTokification of social media [33:00] - How Alex Hormozi creates his content [44:04] - Alex Hormozi chose business over Leila Hormozi [55:42] - Why Alex Hormozi agreed to a one-on-one interview with Eric Siu [59:00] - Twitter conte