The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Steve McKee. He is the co-founder of McKee Wallwork, a nationally recognized marketing advisory firm that made the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America in its first year of eligibility and has twice won the prestigious Effie Award for marketing effectiveness from the American Marketing Association. Steve's new book TURNS: Where Business Is Won and Lost talks about how every decision and turn made in business whether it is big or small, can change the direction of our business, and is crucial to reflect on past turns/decisions and learn from them. Steve emphasizes that recognizing and embracing the turns is essential for success in business.   More About Steve McKee: McKee Wallwork Get a copy of TURNS: Where Business Is Won and Lost   More About The Agency Certification Intensive Training: Learn more Take The Marketing Assessment: Marketingassessment.co  This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network.

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Laura Belgray.  She is the founder of Talking Shrimp and co-creator of The Copy Cure. Laura is a copywriting expert who helps entrepreneurs find the perfect words to express and sell what they do in a way that gets them paid to be themselves. Her first upcoming book Tough Titties: On Living Your Best Life When You're the F-ing Worst is a collection of her growing-up stories and saying “tough titties” to the supposed to’s in life such as: driving a car, being on time, handing in your paperwork, learning to roast a chicken, and having kids.   More About Laura Belgray: Talking Shrimp Pre-order Though Titties Follow Laura on Instagram   More About The Agency Certification Intensive Training: Learn more   This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network and The HOTH.

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Charles Conn. He is co-founder of Monograph Capital, a life sciences venture firm in London and San Francisco, and was previously CEO of the Rhodes Trust in Oxford. He is the Board Chair of Patagonia and sits on The Nature Conservancy European Council. He co-authored the bestselling book Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything and The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times.  Charles mentions how imperfection is a powerful tool for problem-solving in a rapidly changing world. Instead of striving for perfection and following traditional industry structures, it's important to be curious, gather diverse perspectives, and embrace uncertainty to find solutions from unexpected sources.   More About Charles Conn: The Imperfectionists Get a copy of The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times    More About The Agency Certification Intensive Training: Learn more Take The Marketing Assessment: Marketingassessment.co  This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network.  

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Rob Levin. He is the co-founder and chairman of Work Better Now, a virtual assistant company providing talented remote professionals from Latin America for US and Canadian-based small and mid-sized businesses. He is also the managing member of the Oasis Strategy Group and CEO of RSL Media.  Rob mentions that having an assistant is important for all business owners because it allows them to focus on strategy and high-level work instead of admin work. Additionally, having a virtual assistant turns out to be an amazing return on investment for the company because it saves time and money since the business owner can delegate tasks they don't enjoy or aren't good at.    More About Rob Levin: Work Better Now Connect with Rob   More About The Agency Certification Intensive Training: Learn more   This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network and The HOTH.

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Amanda Holmes. Amanda is the CEO of Chet Holmes International (CHI) which has worked with over 250,000 businesses worldwide. At age 24, she inherited her father’s multi-million dollar enterprise, which specializes in helping companies double their sales. Amanda shares more about her journey as CEO and the challenges of implementing change in a long-standing organization. She dives into the process her father developed years ago that has helped large companies quickly double their sales and how she has helped that process evolve over the years. She's the author of a book — Based on The Ultimate Sales Machine: Turbocharge Your Business with Relentless Focus on 12 Key Strategies.    More About Amanda Holmes: UltimateSalesMachine.com Get a copy of her book on Amazon — Based on The Ultimate Sales Machine: Turbocharge Your Business with Relentless Focus on 12 Key Strategies. Connect with Amanda on Instagram — @amanditaholmes More About The Agency Certification Intensive Training: Learn more Take The Marketing Assessment: Marketingassessment.co  This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network.    

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Joe Polish. He is the Founder of Genius Network, one of the highest-level groups in the world for entrepreneurs. Joe has helped build thousands of businesses and generated hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients. He's the author of a book — 9 Genius Networking Principles to Get What You Want By Helping Others Get What They Want. Joe talks about the many challenges he has overcome in his life to get him to where he is today and how relationship-building and building a network play an essential role in achieving success. More About Joe Polish: WhatsInItForThem.com   More About The Agency Certification Intensive Training: Learn more This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network and The HOTH.

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Joey Coleman. He is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Never Lose a Customer Again, an award-winning speaker, and works with organizations around the world ranging from small startups to major brands. His new book, Never Lose an Employee Again: The Simple Path to Remarkable Retention, offers a proven framework for increasing employees retention, engagement, and in the process, profits. Joey explains how companies should focus on the employee journey from the first day on the job. A new employee's first-day experience should be welcoming and inclusive, and companies should assign someone to be responsible for the entire journey from the first time the employee hears about the business until they're up and running a hundred days later. By doing so, retention numbers can significantly improve. It’s important to understand that we have humans who work at our company and celebrate them for their humanity, not only of their product.   More About Joey Coleman: Website: joeycoleman.com Get your copy of Never Lose an Employee Again More About The Agency Certification Intensive Training: Learn more Take The Marketing Assessment: Marketingassessment.co  This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network.

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Mike Rhodes. With over two decades in the digital marketing industry, he established his award-winning Melbourne-based digital agency WebSavvy back in 2006, to help small businesses grow. Mike also runs AgencySavvy, training hundreds of agency owners how to 'do' Google Ads better and scale their agencies. He co-authored The Ultimate Guide to Google Ads, now in its sixth edition, which is the world’s best-selling book on Google Ads, with over 130,000 copies sold.   More About Mike Rhodes: Website: websavvy.com.au Take one of Mike's courses: agencysavvy.com More About The Agency Certification Intensive Training: Learn more Take The Marketing Assessment: Marketingassessment.co  This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network.

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Kristi Herold. She is the founder and CEO of JAM a multi-million dollar global business that has connected millions of people through play since its inception as one of the largest adult recreational sports leagues in the world.    The JAM team has produced and delivered over 3500 playful corporate events, in over 30 countries since the summer of 2020. It has been awarded “Canada's Most Admired Culture Award “ in 2022,  certified as “Great Places to Work - Canada” and named the “Best Remote Startups to work for”.      Kristi is the author of the best-selling book It Pays to PLAY - How Play Improves Business Culture, a resource to implement play at work and improve the productivity and culture of companies.    More About Kristi Herold: Get a copy of Kristi's PLAYbook pdf with a top 10 list of ideas on how to integrate play at work and receive 25% off a JAM corporate team experience: here kristiherold.com JAM More About The Agency Certification Intensive Training: Learn more Take The Marketing Assessment: Marketingassessment.co  This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network.

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Gaia Bernstein. She is a law professor, Co-Director of the Institute for Privacy Protection, and Co-Director of the Gibbons Institute for Law Science and Technology at the Seton Hall University School of Law. She writes, teaches, and lectures at the intersection of law, technology, health, and privacy. Her forthcoming book, Unwired: Gaining Control Over Addictive Technologies shatters the illusion that we can control how much time we spend on our screens by resorting to self-help measures.    More About Gaia Bernstein: gaiabernstein.com Get your copy of Unwired  More About The Agency Certification Intensive Training: Learn more Take The Marketing Assessment: Marketingassessment.co  This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network.