

Leveling Up with Eric Siu
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.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jun 8, 2018 • 31min
GE Ep 81 [2015]: How 'Getting Things Done' Author David Allen Grew A Massive Productivity Movement Over 2 Million People Strong
Hey everyone, today's interview is with David Allen, author of Getting Things Done and leader of the GTD productivity movement. I really enjoyed talking with and learning from David: his productivity advice is timeless, and the fact that he's nearly 70 years old and still wildly passionate about his work and his company is very inspiring. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere
Single Grain
Twitter @ericosiu

Jun 3, 2018 • 39min
GE Ep 80 [2015]: How to Create the Perfect Lead Gen Storm Using Facebook Ads & Automated Webinars
Hey everyone, today's interview is with Rick Mulready, the mastermind behind the creation of The FB Advantage course. He's got a long history in corporate online advertising, and he's a genius when it comes to using Facebook ads and automated webinars to accomplish your goals for lead generation and sign ups. I've used his advice to help me out, and I'd definitely suggest implementing his tips to see how they work for you. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere
Single Grain
Twitter @ericosiu

Jun 2, 2018 • 39min
GE Ep 79 [2015]: How 24 Year Old Nanxi Liu Built Two Successful Companies While Writing Songs With Grammy Winners
Hi everyone, today we're talking to Nanxi Liu, co-founder and CEO of Enplug, which is a cool software that helps businesses manage real-time, connected digital displays - sort of like a Chromecast for enterprise. She's worked hard to establish a really tight-knit company culture and has some insights on hiring and workplace activities that are worth learning about and implementing. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere
Single Grain
Twitter @ericosiu

Jun 1, 2018 • 49min
GE Ep 78 [2015]: Close.io CEO Steli Efti Reveals the 80/20 Principle for Building a 7-figure SaaS Business
Hey everyone, today we're talking with Steli Efti, founder of Close.io - a sales software platform that has communication at its core. He's got an inspiring story that started out with buying a one-way plane ticket from Europe to Silicon Valley, and his insights on sheer hustle and fighting to make things happen are definitely worth listening to. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere
Single Grain
Twitter @ericosiu

May 24, 2018 • 30min
GE Ep 77 [2015]: How Baremetrics Quickly Scaled To $27,000 MRR With One Key Ingredient
Hello everyone, today we're talking with Josh Pigford, founder of Baremetrics. Josh had an interesting entrepreneurial journey that led him to the discovery of Baremetrics, which is a data analytics product startups love - it integrates with Stripe to track things like recurring revenue, churn, and average revenue per user. He's got some interesting insights on what's made his company successful and the pros and cons of running a fully transparent business. Click here for show notes and transcript. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere
Single Grain
Twitter @ericosiu

May 22, 2018 • 47min
GE Ep 75 [2015]: Contently CCO Shane Snow Reveals One Trick To Instantly Skyrocket Your Content Marketing
Today we're talking with Shane Snow, CEO & Founder of Contently, a platform that works with big brands to reach their goals of publishing high-quality content. They're growing quickly with about 100 enterprise clients and 50,000 registered journalists. Shane reveals how he grew the company step by step, some of the struggles he faced, and some key things you can do to improve your own content marketing strategy. Stay tuned to the end because he reveals a very interesting productivity hack that I can't wait to use myself. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere
Single Grain
Twitter @ericosiu

May 17, 2018 • 33min
GE Ep 74 [2015]: How Smart Hiring Made Bizo Worthy of a $175M LinkedIn Buyout
Today we're talking to Russell Glass, CEO and co-founder of Bizo, a company that reached $50 million in revenue before it sold to LinkedIn for $175 million. Russell's got some great insights on what it takes to hire the right people to build a stellar company, and what the process of selling your startup is like. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere
Single Grain
Twitter @ericosiu

May 16, 2018 • 41min
GE Ep 73 [2015]: CMO Nick Robinson Reveals How Quest Nutrition Grew Over 57,000%
Today we're chatting with Nick Robinson, Chief Marketing Officer of Quest Nutrition. Nick's got a lot to share about his background in online community building, marketing, what it's like to promote amazing products, and how to keep your company 'fit' as an employee by being selfish. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere
Single Grain
Twitter @ericosiu

May 15, 2018 • 41min
GE Ep 72 [2015]: How Authenticity Grew Sales Hacker from a 4-Person Meet Up to a 30-City International Community
Today I'm talking to Max Altschuler, CEO of Sales Hacker and author of the new book Hacking Sales. Max's sales career began at the early days of Udemy, where he had to figure out how to grow the company by 20% each month without spending much money or using a lot of resources. Since then, he's become a master of using technology to hack sales, and he tells us how he's used this knowledge to build a successful business based on helping sales professionals do their jobs. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere
Single Grain
Twitter @ericosiu

May 10, 2018 • 33min
GE Ep 71 [2015]: How TaskUs Co-Founders Went from Living With Their Parents to $15M in Revenue
Bryce Maddock, CEO and co-founder of TaskUs, has lots of interesting stories to share from his entrepreneurial journey with his best friend over the last ten years. From selling designer belts in high school to setting up night clubs for high school students, to struggling for three years to get TaskUs up and running successfully, Bryce has definitely gotten his hands dirty as an entrepreneur and has a lot of great advice. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere
Single Grain
Twitter @ericosiu


