
Leveling Up with Eric Siu
Leveling Up is a weekly interview series with entrepreneurs and marketers on the latest in business and marketing. Learn actionable strategies & tactics on how you can make your business grow and mistakes to avoid during your journey. Learn from individuals who have founded billion dollar companies to best-selling authors. Entrepreneur and host Eric Siu also shares insights and learnings along the way.
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Dec 2, 2022 • 5min
You NEED To Start A Podcast In 2022 (You Can Make Millions!)
In this episode, I’ll talk about why now is the best time to start your own Podcast. Find out how Podcasting can help your business and other social media platforms grow as well!TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:
[00:00] - Podcast Ad Revenue is Higher!
[00:20] - Why does Podcast have a higher retention rate?
[00:47] - CPM is much better on Podcast
[01:05] - You can repurpose podcast episodes for other social media platforms!
[01:19] - Creating a podcast can help you create a relationship
[01:46] - Podcast can help you build strong communities!
[01:55] - Why now is the best time to start a Podcast Channel
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Dec 1, 2022 • 8min
What FTX's $32B Failure Can Teach You About Marketing & Business
In this episode, I’ll talk about marketing and business lessons you can learn from FTX’s Collapse. Find out what went wrong and how you can avoid it!TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:
[00:00] - Collapse of the Top Crypto Exchange in the World
[00:40] - It was a great start for FTX, What happened?
[01:20] - Lack of Financial Discipline inside the Company
[02:04] - How FTX is benefitting from Political Donations right now
[03:40] - Why you shouldn’t underinvest in SEO
[04:02] - Do your due diligence!
[04:36] - Final thoughts from a Marketing/Business Standpoint
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Nov 30, 2022 • 14min
Pricing and Retention Strategies of a $200M+ exit (Patrick Campbell of Profitwell)
Patrick Campbell, pricing expert, shares insights on companies focusing on people, culture, and values, integrating values into hiring processes, raising prices based on NPS, importance of add-ons, and other pricing and retention tactics.

Nov 29, 2022 • 14min
How to Grow a Media Company with Erik Rivera
In this episode, Erik Rivera discusses how he transformed his holding company into a media company. See how they managed to rank higher on Google and acquire more customers by maximizing SEO tools and tricks to the fullest!TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:
[00:00] - How Erik Rivera’s company use SEO to grow Customer Acquisition
[01:30] - Building a Media Business
[02:10] - Framework and Tools to build an Authority Media Site
[04:45] - How to Rank #1 on Google (Google’s Initial Ranking)
[05:38] - The Digital PR Framework
[07:53] - The Expert Profile Framework
[09:36] - SEO Hacks You Need
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Nov 17, 2022 • 5min
These 8 NEW Marketing Tools Will 10x Your Results
In this episode, I’ll talk about the hottest marketing tools that will make your job easier and more efficient. Whether it's collaboration software or content marketing tools, find what's best for you!TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:
[00:00] - Foreplay.Co will help you improve your ads!
[00:24] - Collaborate with your creatives using Motion App for higher ROI
[00:48] - Jarvis.ai is the content machine you need to improve your social media platforms
[01:00] - Make your website relevant again with Answer The Public!
[01:23] - Influencer Marketing Tool? Use MightyScout!
[01:33] - Varos will help you monitor your Conversion Rate and CPAs better
[01:47] - VidIQ is the Youtube Tool for you!
[02:06] - This collaborative tool will make your team communication 10x better! (Bubbles)
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Nov 15, 2022 • 12min
How To Grow Your TikTok To 1M Subs In 12 Months Kimberly Moffit
In this episode, Kimberly Moffit shares her TikTok journey and what she learned to get a million subscribers. Find out what are the Key Things you should do to grow your account on the platform!TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:
[00:00] - Kimberly Moffit’s thesis on The Emotional Psychology of Entrepreneurs
[01:50] - What Kimberly Moffit Learned from her Youtube Journey
[02:46] - Why Kimberly Moffit thinks TikTok is the Future
[03:50] - Content Creation’s Quality vs Frequency
[05:17] - 3 Key Things You Should Do to Grow Your TikTok To 1M Subs
[05:40] - 1. What is important to your audience?
[06:50] - 2. Why does your expression matter?
[07:34] - 3. How to meet your audience’s needs?
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Nov 8, 2022 • 15min
Building a Skool Community with Sam Ovens
Sam Ovens, Co-founder and CEO of Skool and Consulting.com, discusses his Mastermind program and the importance of alignment. He shares why Mastermind is a great cashflow machine and his take on Info vs SaaS. They also talk about the value of the agency business, building a platform for course creators, and investing in assets like real estate.

Nov 3, 2022 • 6min
How We're Rebuilding Our YouTube Channel (Path to 100k subs)
In this episode, I talk about how we're rebuilding our Youtube channel with significant improvements and changes. Learn how to get your videos on YouTube recommendations to get more subscribers with this Youtube algorithm hack!TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:
[00:00] - Youtube Algorithm Want Me to focus on Marketing Content and Topics
[01:00] - Maximizing ads to get more Direct Traffic and Pop Up Recommendations
[01:18] - Keep your Youtube viewers engaged!
[01:37] - Youtube Shorts will help you gather more audience
[01:53] - Improving your Video Editing is a big factor
[02:20] - Increase the publishing frequencies! (Youtube Shorts/ Long-Form Videos)
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Nov 1, 2022 • 16min
Leveling Up Your Personal Brand & Building Influence with Chris Do
In this episode, we chat with Chris Do, Founder, and CEO of The Futur, to talk about leveling up your personal brand and building influence. Chris unpacks what it takes to build a strong and impactful brand that resonates with your audience. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:
[00:00] - Personal Brand & Building Influence with Chris Do, CEO of The Futur
[00:20] - Marty Neumeier’s definition of branding: a gut feeling that a person has about a product, service, or organization.
[02:20] - Understanding what constitutes a strong brand.
[04:02] - Why everyone has an unintentional personal brand and how to build yours intentionally.
[06:33] - Brand through the lens of POP culture
[08:49] - You need to master this if you want to build a strong PERSONAL BRAND
[10:58] - Why Narrative, Impression and Storytelling is important for building your brand
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Oct 27, 2022 • 7min
How to 10x Your Digital Marketing Agency in 2022
In this episode, I’ll talk about what are the things you should do to 10x your Digital Marketing Agency. Find out what to consider when building your own marketing team, and why developing the right company culture is a must!TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:
[00:00] - How to 10x Your Digital Marketing Agency in 2022
[00:20] - Hire experienced people that can commit to the vision of your Marketing Agency
[01:37] - Building and developing the right company CULTURE
[03:12] - How to run your business in an operating system?
[04:08] - Is Linked In good for HIRING PEOPLE?
[04:55] - Build your own Media Company
[06:30] - “Under promise and Over deliver” is the best customer retention strategy!
[07:53] - Before expanding, focus on one service that you’re really good at!
[08:46] - Focus on your marketing niche to stand out
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