
Cubicle to CEO
We ask founders the business questions you can't Google. Cubicle to CEO® brings you weekly "behind the business" case-study interviews with leading entrepreneurs and CEOs who share a specific growth strategy they've successfully tested, how they implemented it, and what the results (and revenue) were. Host Ellen Yin also shares transparent insights about her own journey bootstrapping a media company from a $300 freelance project into millions in revenue.
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Mar 1, 2023 • 7min
Bonus #9: STOP Ending Your Emails With This Conversation Killer
Here's why you should stop ending your emails with "let me know if..." (and 7 sign-offs to try instead for higher response rates & conversions!) Do you have a sticky business situation where you don't know the right words to say? DM it to us @missellenyin or @cubicletoceo so we can hold onto it for a potential future bonus episode! Access the transcript of this episode HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17dvNCzdAcVE8uoLDao1MmvfOjDMldlYaXqNa7R8yhHk/edit?usp=sharing If you enjoyed today's episode, please:
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Feb 27, 2023 • 46min
183. 👀Access Secret Social Media Analytics You’ve Never Seen Before With Metricool
How do real-life creators, small business owners, and social media managers use data to make smarter marketing decisions? We’ve brought in two experts from Metricool - our favorite all-in-one social media management, analytics, and scheduling platform - to give us the inside scoop.Anniston Ward & Alex Caceres from Metricool’s marketing team have a front row seat to thousands of social media accounts of all sizes and niches on platforms ranging from TikTok to Twitter. In this case study, they’ll share some of the most underutilized social media analytics tools and insights you can start leveraging TODAY to grow your audience, save time, and improve your marketing strategy with data-driven decisions.To add a visual learning experience while you listen, try their suggestions in real-time by signing up for a forever free Metricool account at metricool.com and use our exclusive code “CEO” to unlock free access to premium features for 30 days as well.View the transcript for this episode at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pi2Mo3LsmcYGXQCWOOKbZdMUeLIDL8nFrNYrnwzYtMc/edit?usp=sharingConnect with Metricool:
Website: https://metricool.com/
Blog: https://metricool.com/social-media-blog/
Instagram: @metricoolapp
TikTok: @metricoolapp
Twitter: @metricool
Metricool Content Planning Spreadsheet Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozzIuWGOabs
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Feb 22, 2023 • 25min
Bonus #8: Is Cold Pitching Dead? My Honest Experience On Both Ends (Spoiler: We’ve Already Secured $167K This Year)
Hear more about how Ellen built her co-working space in this episode: https://cubicletoceo.buzzsprout.com/820498/11250852-behind-the-business-opening-my-oregon-coworking-space-7-months-ago-on-a-7-000-budgetAccess the transcript of this episode HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yer9I2AWE_La8l1JMeWViBd83lA0B5ogRmH6ZxVRf_I/edit?usp=sharingIf you enjoyed today's episode, please:
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Feb 20, 2023 • 1h 1min
182. EXCLUSIVE TELL-ALL: Amy Porterfield Analyzes Her $7.5M Launch + Shares Detailed Pre-Launch Strategy
Full heads up: you’re about to be hit with the motherlode of all case studies. Amy Porterfield is giving us a Cubicle to CEO exclusive on her most recent $7.5 MILLION launch of her signature program, Digital Course Academy. She’s getting radically transparent and sharing financial insights she’s never disclosed anywhere else - including her own chart-topping podcast. We promise we're not just hyping this up because Amy is a legend in the online marketing world, but this is truly the MOST DATA-DRIVEN, and dare we say BEST, case study we’ve ever had on the show. Our podcast is all about asking successful entrepreneurs the business questions you CAN’T Google, and my friend Amy understood the assignment. Her tell-all today includes her detailed step-by–step pre-launch strategy, including exact timelines, number of leads, and conversion rates at every stage of the pre-launch, PLUS our favorite mic drop moment: a next level strategy we had never even heard of that will change the game for your live showup rates. If this episode rocks your world as much as it did ours, please send Amy your gratitude for her generosity by ordering her new book, Two Weeks Notice. We’ll drop the link for you below!Connect with Amy:
Check out everything Amy is up to at https://amyporterfield.com
Get 'Two Weeks Notice' NOW (Available 2/21): https://twoweeksnoticebook.com
Instagram: @amyporterfield
View the transcript for this episode at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18LNxu41sUi3kWOQJlFkGq0FyFRYKtnr6VDRWYaV0ch4/edit?usp=sharingIf you enjoyed today's episode, please:
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Feb 15, 2023 • 19min
Bonus #7: How Much IG Paid Me In 2022 With 29K Followers
YouTube version dropping soon! Subscribe now to be notified: youtube.com/@cubicletoceo Binge all our previous quarterly income reports: https://ellenyin.com/incomereportAccess the transcript of this episode HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/168BXxmgrsD12kbTHpGJzoWO79_uA4YZHjfbTPqHIyFE/edit?usp=sharingIf you enjoyed today's episode, please:
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Feb 13, 2023 • 54min
181. Is Buying Boring Small Businesses Better Than Starting Your Own? Codie Sanchez Makes $50M/Year From This
We're willing to bet if you’ve opened YouTube in the last 12 months, you’ll recognize today’s guest: accomplished investor, founder of Contrarian Thinking, and rising media mogul, Codie Sanchez. Codie took the Internet by storm with her enthusiasm (and smarts) for buying boring small businesses. In short, you’re buying the profits of an existing small business instead of starting one from scratch. But what exactly is a boring small business? Don’t worry, Codie will give us a refresher before we dive into today’s case study on how she built a portfolio of small businesses she owns that make $50 million a year collectively - without her operating in the day-to-day. One thing we love most about Codie is that she’s also an advocate for financial transparency, so in her case study you’ll get to hear the exact deal structure of a recent acquisition and all the numbers involved: cost, revenue, and profits. If you’ve ever felt destined to be an entrepreneur but not a founder, or you’re already running a successful business and want to invest your profits to build wealth that doesn’t depend on you, get ready for Codie to blow open a whole new world of possibilities.Sign up for our free weekly newsletter for more bonus content: https://cubicletoceo.coConnect with Codie:
Want to join the 100k+ others on their journey to financial freedom? Sign up for the Contrarian Thinking newsletter: https://sparklp.co/f6a9729d/
Binge Codie's YouTube content: https://www.youtube.com/c/CodieSanchezCT
Get the step by step guide to small business acquisitions in Codie's Unconventional Acquisitions Small Business Buying Course: https://courses.unconventionalacquisitions.com/courses/buying-a-small-business?ref=ac9af5
Want to learn how to grow your email list to 10K subscribers? Check out this article: https://contrarianthinking.co/media-apocalypse-and-30-days-to-10000/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codiesanchez/
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Feb 8, 2023 • 9min
Bonus #6: WTH Is A Media Company?! Our Business Model, Explained.
Want bonus insights from 6,7, & 8 fig entrepreneurs delivered to your inbox weekly? Sign up for our free newsletter: https://cubicletoceo.coBinge all our previous income reports: https://ellenyin.com/incomereportAccess the transcript of this episode HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CWzapRj82HVplgFEdjizKpPY6wtsjeLIRhsIDHuY500/edit?usp=sharingIf you enjoyed today's episode, please:
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Feb 6, 2023 • 55min
180. TikTok Made Me Buy It: The Viral Video Strategy Gabrielle Stone Used To Make Her Self-Published Book A Best-Seller
You know that saying, “turn your mess into your message?” Today’s guest took that literally and turned a series of unfortunate events (a cheating husband, divorce, and then epic heartbreak when her next whirlwind romance dumped her right before a romantic month-long trip to Europe)... into a solo international trip and best-selling book, Eat Pray #FML. Gabrielle Stone is no stranger to the spotlight, growing up with her legendary scream-queen mom, Dee Wallace (best known for playing Mary Taylor, the mom in Spielberg’s blockbuster film, E.T.) Gabrielle herself spent many years in the industry as well, acting, writing and directing.Writing a nonfiction book about her own life though, was a foreign frontier. In today’s case study, Gabrielle walks us through her exact viral TikTok strategy (where she started with zero followers) that allowed her to reach more than 100M people and sell hundreds of thousands of copies of her self-published book. She also shares her hot take on why self-publishing is infinitely more lucrative for authors. Even if you’re not an author, you’ll want to borrow Gabrielle’s smart approach to short-form video content to create a legion of raving fans and sell more of your product, service or offer.Thank you to our sponsors:Ready to do more with your iPad? To pick up your Paperlike, head over topaperlike.com/ctc, click “Buy Paperlike,” and select your iPad size.Connect with Gabrielle:
Order 'Eat, Pray, #FML': https://amzn.to/40ts5Dm
Order 'The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl': https://amzn.to/3jE5l2K
Instagram: https://instagram.com/gabriellestone/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabrielle_stone
Hear more on self-publishing in episode 98 with Jessi Beyer: https://cubicletoceo.buzzsprout.com/820498/8686522-how-you-can-get-on-a-best-selling-book-list-as-a-self-published-author-even-if-you-have-a-small-audienceView the transcript for this episode at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18pAtqZEtXf1h2YIM_7FVZNVV7MHUWwhS8PWH7s6cEc4/edit?usp=sharingIf you enjoyed today's episode, please:
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Feb 1, 2023 • 36min
Bonus #5: My Business Breakthroughs
Want lifetime access to replays of all 18+ speaker interviews from the Business Breakthrough Online Conference, plus $2500 worth of bonuses? Purchase your $97 VIP all-access pass here: https://business-babes-collective.mykajabi.com/a/2147528305/DxX5xPXqLinks mentioned:
Listen to Ellen's episode on the Business Babes Collective Podcast here: https://www.businessbabescollective.com/podcast/building-a-media-company-pitching-effectively-and-good-advertising-with-ellen-yin-of-cubicle-to-ceo
Get our 'Perfect Podcast Pitch' Template here: https://ellenyin.com/perfectpodcastpitch
Reverse engineer your first $10K month with our FREE worksheet: https://ellenyin.com/roadmap
Shannon Matson's episode on Cubicle to CEO: https://cubicletoceo.buzzsprout.com/820498/3313816-4-ways-to-show-social-proof-on-ig-stories-sell-through-instagram-dm
Linda Sidhu's episode on Cubicle to CEO: https://cubicletoceo.buzzsprout.com/820498/11082441-borrow-the-personality-quiz-funnel-behind-this-70k-launch
Veronica Romney's episode on Cubicle to CEO: https://cubicletoceo.buzzsprout.com/820498/12071948-this-non-webinar-open-house-funnel-generates-25-application-rates-for-a-high-ticket-program-multiple-5-fig-investment
Connect with Business Babes Collective + Danielle:
https://www.instagram.com/businessbabesco/
https://www.instagram.com/danilivinglife/
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Jan 30, 2023 • 1h 2min
179. Grow Your Email List By 500-2000+ Leads In 1 Week With A Signature Summit
“Nothing brings in quality leads faster than a summit” >> that’s the thesis this week’s guest Marisa Corcoran will be defending in today’s case study (and we have a feeling we’ll all agree by the end of it). We thought thesis was a fitting word for a Harvard grad, just one of many impressive things about Marisa’s background. This former actor turned entrepreneur’s magic lies in creating intentional icons, whether through supporting creatives and coaches to craft their uncopyable message inside The Copy Confidence Society, or helping business owners create their own stage with The Signature Summit System to grow their community and build rockstar relationships. In today’s case study, Marisa takes us behind the process of hosting six seasons and counting of her own signature summit, The Copy Chat, which has grown her email list by 15,000+ opt-ins, generated more than $1M in revenue in her business, and raised more than $85K for charity. Marisa’s confident you can do the same and grow your email list by 500-2000 leads in one week with this strategy, so here’s her tell-all to help you host your own virtual summit.Connect with Marisa:
Instagram: https://instagram.com/MToni
Website: MarisaCorcoran.com
Facebook: The Copy Chat Facebook Group
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