BUILD with Blake Bartlett

Cliff Weitzman (Speechify): The Value of Building a Personal Brand and Audience as a Startup Founder CEO

Jul 13, 2022

26:39

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

How to Be a Successful CEO

3min

How to Be a Successful YouTuber

2min

The Power of Focus

4min

How to Be a Successful Leader

3min

The Importance of Speed in Business

4min

The 100 POTS Versus the One POT

6min

How to Write Rules for Turning 28

2min

Cliff is the Founder CEO of Speechify. He’s also a “full-time” YouTuber, with an awesome channel that features startup advice, life hacks, and self-improvement philosophy. He explains the why and how behind his personal brand strategy on YouTube, and we dive deep into one of my favorite videos of his, “28 Rules for Turning 28.”

Key Takeaways:

[02:45] Meet Cliff, CEO of Speechify, and his YouTube channel
[06:31] Connecting with an audience, and thinking "will this be interesting to someone?"
[08:15] 28 Rules for Turning 28
[12:27] Rule #10: Lead with Love
[15:55] Rule #22: Speed is critical
[21:36] How to begin writing your own rules for your age

Mentioned in this episode:

Cliff Weitzman, Founder & CEO of Speechify

Cliff's YouTube video, 28 Lessons for Turning 28

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