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10 years ago, I started a new journey in life. I moved to Florida and I had little direction. I didn't know much about who I was or who I wanted to become. That was when I discovered Copyblogger and it completely changed my life. Through Copyblogger, I found a direction and since then, I have built a life than I am proud of.  As fate would have it, at the tail end of 2019, I became a partner in the company that I learned so much from. Without Coyblogger, I never would have my blog, Stodzy, Sober Nation or any of the other projects I am so blessed to be a part of. This podcast episode is the story of how it all happened.

Darrell Vesterfelt is a managing partner at CopyBlogger and a partner at Authentik. You can find more about him on his twitter. 

I'm thrilled to publish this week's podcast. My guest this week is Nat Elioason. Nat is the founder of Growth Machine, which is a highly successful SEO agency and brand within it's own right. Each month, content written by Growth Machine is read by over 3,000,000 people in a range of industries including ridesharing, health, wellness, marketing, finance, productivity, sales, travel, and much more. Nat is also a co-founder of Cup and Leaf Tea, which is an eCommerce based team company. Nat and his team took their website from 0 to over 300,000 monthly visitors from Google. Finally, I have been following Nat's personal blog for years. I've always been a huge fan of his straight forward writing style and I always appreciate when successful entrepreneurs share their own experiences and life lessons with other people. You can check out his blog at Nateliason.com All the links will be in the show notes of this episode. Nat was a real pleasure to talk to and I know you will learn so much from him. Enjoy this week's c

Seth is a co-founder of Foundry Group, a Boulder based venture firm with almost $2 billion in assets under management. Read Seth's blog at https://www.sethlevine.com/ Read more about Foundry Group at https://www.foundrygroup.com/

Kim is the President and Founder of Frame of Mind Coaching™ and JournalEngine™ Software. Author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach and mother of 5, Kim is recognized as one of North America’s leading experts on performance through thought mastery. Read more about Kim at https://www.frameofmindcoaching.com/

Devin is a person living in recovery since 2007.  He is a community organizer and grassroots advocacy leader. Devin has worked on the expansion of access to the lifesaving medication Naloxone, implantation of 911 Good Samaritan policies, and the development of youth-oriented systems. He wants to build constituencies of consequence that will lead to meaningful public health policy changes around substance use disorders. Devin is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Coalition (PAHRC).

Alex is a personal trainer and fitness coach. Follow her on Instagram @alexstodz

Alex is the CEO of Cardinal Digital marketing. You can learn about his business at https://www.cardinaldigitalmarketing.com/

This week I interviewed Franco Rivas and Gonzalo Sanchez. They are founders of weekly.gg. A weekly newsletter for esports professionals.  Sign up at weekly.gg

Tim Maloney is the CIO at Roundhill Investments. Tim specializes in esports investments. You can find out more at https://roundhillinvestments.com

Mike Collins is the founder of sugaraddiction.com. This is a really important conversation in a subject matter that has a huge effect on people's lives, our country and our society. sugaraddiction.com

My guest today is a young man named Tucker Ballister. Last week, I was cruising around the internet and I came across Tucker's website. Tucker is the owner and founder of The Backpack Guide. He writes and publishes really excellent articles all about different backpacking gear such as packs, tents, water bottles, filtration systems and more. In speaking to Tucker, it's very obvious how much passion he has for backpacking, and how much he enjoys what he does. In our conversation, we get into how hiking has played such a huge role in his life and it is inspiring to come across someone who has such a passion and sense of purpose behind what they do. Tucker is living the dream. He's doing what he loves and finding a way to get paid for it. Let's jump into the interview. Please help me welcome, Tucker Ballister.

This podcast is a reading of one of my most popular and talked about blog posts. If you are building a personal brand and you want to monetize it, this podcast is for you! Here is the original blog post -> https://www.timstodz.com/monetize-a-personal-brand/  

Joe is an entrepreneur, a speaker and the CEO of Ajex Union. You can find his website at http://www.joeapfelbaum.com/

It was an honor to speak to my guest today. One of the most inspiring men I've ever had the privilege to speak to. Gerald Jones is the creator of the buy black podcast. You can find his podcast at https://buyblackpodcast.com

Veronica Amarente is an entrepreneur, a social media expert and a good friend. You can find out more about her services at http://amarantecommunications.com/

Ray Figgs is a founding partner of the wildly successful clothing brand, 8and9 clothing. His website is https://www.8and9.com

Darryl Stevens is the founder and the CEO of Digitech. Digitech is a successful marketing agency based out of Austin TX. You can learn more about Digitech at https://www.digitechwebdesignaustin.com/

Pamela is the founder and owner of Brand Brand Systems. She is one of the most influential content marketing and online business experts in the space. Aside from building her own successful platform, and she’s "an award-winning graphic designer and marketing consultant who’s been helping small businesses and large organizations create “big brands” since 1987." It really was a privilege speaking to Pamela today. I used the opportunity to pick her brain.