Practical Pivots
Practical Pivots is the go-to source for startup leaders and investors asking, “What do we do next?”. Each episode, we talk with a wide array of experts to guide companies to disrupt the undisruptable, turn setbacks into scale-ups, and transform plateaus into pivots.
Latest episodes
Jun 30, 2022 • 39min
Entrepreneurial Expertise from CEOs and Founders Who Have Been There and Done That
David Cancel of Drift, Peep Laja of Wynter, Chris Savage of Wistia, Niel Robertson of Influence.co, Stephen Lease of Goodr, Gary Swart, formerly of Upwork, Shafqat Islam of NewsCred, Sean Griffey of Industry Dive, Vaibhav Jain of Hublio, Rand Fishkin of Sparktoro, Jimmy Daly of Superpath, and Eric Remer of EverCommerce share wisdom of all sorts based on their experiences as founders and CEOs.
Jun 15, 2022 • 31min
Burnout, Perfectionism, and Trends in DEI+ with Ashley McLemore
As a DEI+ expert, Ashley shares what she's seeing companies get right (and wrong) with equity and inclusion initiatives. She also explains why perfectionism is a product of white supremacy culture.
Jun 8, 2022 • 41min
The Story Behind the Immersive Van Gogh Experience with Vito Iaia
The co-founder of Impact Museums explains how Ticketmaster's best-selling event of 2021 came to be and forecasts future trends in immersive entertainment.
Jun 1, 2022 • 40min
Lessons in SMB Marketing and Startup Growth with EverCommerce CEO Eric Remer
The founder of EverCommerce shares his lessons from various stages of startup growth, how he knew it was time to start acquiring other businesses, and what it takes to market to SMBs.
May 18, 2022 • 46min
CMO Special: CATS, Clutter, and a Litmus Test for Content with Drew Neisser
As the founder of CMO Huddles and award-winning agency Renegade, Drew shares the four characteristics of successful CMOs, the conversation to have with your CFO, and how to make a rebrand stick.
May 11, 2022 • 40min
How to Win Links and Influence Publishers with Stacker's Amanda Milligan
Amanda explains how to create newsworthy content and breaks down the role of earned media and PR, based on her experience as a journalist and as head of marketing at Stacker.
May 4, 2022 • 36min
Quit Smoking and Lock Your Doors: Social Marketing 101 with Nancy Lee
Author and professor Nancy Lee shares what social marketing is, how most government agencies could be doing it better, and some of the toughest campaigns she's worked on to influence public behavior.
Apr 20, 2022 • 46min
Choosing the Right Ad Platform and Future Marketing Trends with Erik Huberman
Hawke Media founder Erik talks TikTok over Facebook, explains the key to marketing to Gen Z, and gives advice for wannabe agency owners.
Apr 13, 2022 • 34min
Teenage Waste-Brand: Surviving Brand Adolescence with Author Evelyn Starr
Evelyn explains what brand adolescence is, how to identify the symptoms, and how to navigate it successfully.
Apr 6, 2022 • 24min
Busting Best Practices: 12 Pieces of Contrarian Marketing Advice
Andy Crestodina, Tim Riesterer, Ashley Faus, Dave Kellogg, Cassidy Shield, Rand Fishkin, Ritesh Patel, Sean Griffey, Denise and Jim Franklin, Doug Kessler, Kait Creamer, and Melanie Deziel take down some of marketing's most accepted wisdom.
