The Orbit Marketing Podcast

Daren Smith helps artists and creative entrepreneurs grow their businesses, using proven systems and principles that attract the right audience, increase revenue, and align the business with their goals and vision. Before launching Craftsman Creative, Daren spent over 16 years producing projects including documentaries, web series, testimonials, short films, commercial spots, television shows, and much more.In this conversation, we discuss how Daren became a film producer, his background running sound for bands like Imagine Dragons and Neon Trees, creating an independent income through online content, lessons from being a Mormon, high impact breakfast meetings, and much more.  Links:Daren Smith on Twitter: https://twitter.com/darentsmithDaren Smith on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darentsmith/Daren's Website: https://www.craftsmancreative.co/pages/craftsman-creative-homeDaren's Book: https://blog.craftsmancreative.co/craftsman-creative-book/ Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend or leave a review!→ Leave a review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-louis-and-kyle-show/id1504333834→ Reach out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShow→ Drop us an email: LouisandKyleShow@gmail.com→ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiskyleshow/→ Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/65567567/→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb6qBiV1HAYcep87nKJmGhA→ Read Louis' Newsletter: https://louisshulman.substack.com/ Special Thanks To Our Sponsor, VASA, The Virtual Assistant Staffing Agency:If you need some extra hands to free up your time, let VASA help you with hiring for administrative, technical, and creative work. That's graphic design, cold-callers, social media managers, sales reps, video editors, admin assistants, and more.Free up your time to focus on your highest impact work, and learn more about VASA at vastaffing.agency or by scheduling a free strategy session here: https://calendly.com/vastaffing/strategy-session-lk-podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

Andy Johns had a high-powered silicon valley career with growth and advisory roles at 8 separate companies that ended up achieving unicorn status including Facebook, Twitter, Quora, Wealthfront, Opendoor, and Poshmark.After a decorated career in Silicon Valley, Andy realized that there was more to life than growing companies. Over the past few years, Andy has invested over $200,000 into his mental health, and has pivoted his focus to sharing all that he has learned from his mental health journey. Today, he writes "Clues by Andy Johns," a fast growing newsletter about improving and destigmatizing mental health. Links:Subscribe to Andy's Substack: https://andyjohns.substack.com/Follow Andy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ibringtrafficCheck out Andy's Website: https://www.andyjohns.co/ Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend or leave a review!→ Leave a review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-louis-and-kyle-show/id1504333834→ Reach out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShow→ Drop us an email: LouisandKyleShow@gmail.com→ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiskyleshow/→ Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/65567567/→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb6qBiV1HAYcep87nKJmGhA→ Read Louis' Newsletter: https://louisshulman.substack.com/Special Thanks To Our Sponsor, VASA, The Virtual Assistant Staffing Agency:If you need some extra hands to free up your time, let VASA help you with hiring for administrative, technical, and creative work. That's graphic design, cold-callers, social media managers, sales reps, video editors, admin assistants, and more.Free up your time to focus on your highest impact work, and learn more about VASA at vastaffing.agency or by scheduling a free strategy session here: https://calendly.com/vastaffing/strategy-session-lk-podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

Kelley W. Powell is CEO and Partner of MacLaurin Group, a company providing technology operating partner services to portfolios of private equity companies. Kelley is an avid mentor, angel investor, and chairwoman for the da Vinci Center for Innovation Angels Advisory Board at VCU. She’s also a board member of the Richmond chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, and in 2020 was appointed by Governor Northam to serve as a member of the Virginia Council on Women.Even if you are just starting out and PE is not in the near future, Kelley's leadership lessons on how to grow a company are worth the read for any entrepreneur!Connect With Kelley:→ Kelley's Website: https://kelleywpowell.com/→ Kelley's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelleywpowell/→ Kelley's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ke11eyp?lang=en→ Kelley's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Lose-Sight-Shore-Confidence/dp/1544514697Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend or leave a review!→ Leave a review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-louis-and-kyle-show/id1504333834→ Follow Louis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisShulman→ Follow Kyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kylebishop→ Follow The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShow→ Drop us an email: Louis and Kyle Show [at] gmail → Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiskyleshow/→ Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/65567567/→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb6qBiV1HAYcep87nKJmGhA→ Read Louis' Newsletter: https://louisshulman.substack.com/ Special Thanks To Our Sponsor, VASA, The Virtual Assistant Staffing Agency:If you need some extra hands to free up your time, let VASA help you with hiring for administrative, technical, and creative work. That's graphic design, cold-callers, social media managers, sales reps, video editors, admin assistants, and more.Free up your time to focus on your highest impact work, and learn more about VASA at vastaffing.agency or by scheduling a free strategy session here: https://calendly.com/vastaffing/strategy-session-lk-podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

After seeing dramatically positive results (socially and financially) from hosting cocktail parties for several years, Nick Gray has made it his mission to help 500 people host their first cocktail party.His new book, The 2-Hour Cocktail Party: How to Build Big Relationships with Small Gatherings is a step-by-step guide that reveals the framework for the perfect social gathering, even if you've never hosted a party before.Resources:→  How to Host a Party Website: https://party.pro/→ The 2-Hour Cocktail Party: Book Info: https://party.pro/book/→ The 2-Hour Cocktail Party: Amazon: https://amzn.to/39rfb2V→ The Easy Way to Host or Plan a Networking Event: https://party.pro/networking/→ How to Plan a Clothing Swap (The Easy Way): https://party.pro/swap/→ Hosting a Happy Hour: Nick Gray’s How-to Guide:  https://party.pro/happyhour/→ Nick Gray's personal website:  https://nickgray.net/→ Louis' Article on Charisma Arbitrage: https://louisshulman.medium.com/charisma-arbitrage-426ba857611f Connect With Nick:→ Nick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickgraynews/→ Nick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickgraynews→ Nick on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickgraynews/  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

Before Curaytor, Chris worked for 2 billionaires, a billion-dollar publicly traded company, and a startup that was acquired for nine figures. His first book, Peoplework, received endorsements from the CEO of Zappos and Gary Vaynerchuk, who wrote the foreword. Connect with Chris:→ Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conversioncodechris/→ Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chris_smth/?hl=en→ Read Chris's Book, The Conversion Code: https://www.amazon.com/Conversion-Code-Chasing-Attracting-Clients/dp/1119875803#:~:text=In%20The%20Conversion%20Code%3A%20Stop,that%20are%20easier%20to%20convert Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend or leave a review!→ Leave a review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-louis-and-kyle-show/id1504333834→ Follow Louis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisShulman→ Follow Kyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kylebishop→ Follow The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShow→ Drop us an email: Louis and Kyle Show [at] gmail → Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiskyleshow/→ Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/65567567/→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb6qBiV1HAYcep87nKJmGhA→ Get email updates: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/LouisandKyle?via=twitter-profile-webview→ Read Louis' Newsletter: https://louisshulman.substack.com/ Special Thanks To Our Sponsor, VASA, The Virtual Assistant Staffing Agency:If you need some extra hands to free up your time, let VASA help you with hiring for administrative, technical, and creative work. That's graphic design, cold-callers, social media managers, sales reps, video editors, admin assistants, and more.Free up your time to focus on your highest impact work, and learn more about VASA at vastaffing.agency or by scheduling a free strategy session here: https://calendly.com/vastaffing/strategy-session-lk-podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

Jakob Greenfeld is an indiehacker, solopreneur, and prolific content creator. Popular products he have released include Damn Good Leads, Business Brainstorms, Data on Demand, GumSpy, NewsletterSpy, Tweets on Demand, Opportunities.so, Abandoned Assets, and more. Connect With Jakob:Jakob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jakobgreenfeldJakob's Website: https://jakobgreenfeld.com/ Links To Things We Discuss:1000 Days Article: https://www.tropicalmba.com/living-the-dream/The Stair Step Model: https://robwalling.com/2015/03/26/the-stair-step-method-of-bootstrapping/ Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend or leave a review!→ Leave a review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-louis-and-kyle-show/id1504333834→ Follow Louis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisShulman→ Follow Kyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kylebishop→ Follow The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShow→ Drop us an email: Louis and Kyle Show [at] gmail → Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiskyleshow/→ Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/65567567/→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb6qBiV1HAYcep87nKJmGhA→ Get email updates: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/LouisandKyle?via=twitter-profile-webview→ Read Louis' Newsletter: https://louisshulman.substack.com/ Special Thanks To Our Sponsor, VASA, The Virtual Assistant Staffing Agency:If you need some extra hands to free up your time, let VASA help you with hiring for administrative, technical, and creative work. That's graphic design, cold-callers, social media managers, sales reps, video editors, admin assistants, and more.Free up your time to focus on your highest impact work, and learn more about VASA at vastaffing.agency or by scheduling a free strategy session here: https://calendly.com/vastaffing/strategy-session-lk-podcastExpanding Your Sense of Agency: http://jakobgreenfeld.com/agency-expanding-experiments This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

Jordan Ross helps Agency Founders build businesses that can grow without them. He's the founder at 8FigureAgency.co Connect With Jordan:Jordan Ross on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-ross-systems-expert/Jordan Ross on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordan_ross_8f8 Figure Agency: 8FigureAgency.co Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend or leave a review!→ Leave a review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-louis-and-kyle-show/id1504333834→ Follow Louis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisShulman→ Follow Kyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kylebishop→ Follow The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShow→ Drop us an email: Louis and Kyle Show [at] gmail → Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiskyleshow/→ Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/65567567/→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb6qBiV1HAYcep87nKJmGhA→ Get email updates: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/LouisandKyle?via=twitter-profile-webview→ Read Louis' Newsletter: https://louisshulman.substack.com/ Special Thanks To Our Sponsor, VASA, The Virtual Assistant Staffing Agency:If you need some extra hands to free up your time, let VASA help you with hiring for administrative, technical, and creative work. That's graphic design, cold-callers, social media managers, sales reps, video editors, admin assistants, and more.Free up your time to focus on your highest impact work, and learn more about VASA at vastaffing.agency or by scheduling a free strategy session here: https://calendly.com/vastaffing/strategy-session-lk-podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

Aron Clymer is the founder of Data Clymer, a professional data services company serving clients like the SF Giants and LV Raiders. Connect With Aron:Aron Clymer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aronclymer/Read about Data Clymer: https://dataclymer.com/ Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend or leave a review!→ Leave a review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-louis-and-kyle-show/id1504333834→ Follow Louis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisShulman→ Follow Kyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kylebishop→ Follow The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShow→ Drop us an email: Louis and Kyle Show [at] gmail → Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiskyleshow/→ Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/65567567/→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb6qBiV1HAYcep87nKJmGhA→ Get email updates: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/LouisandKyle?via=twitter-profile-webview→ Read Louis' Newsletter: https://louisshulman.substack.com/ Special Thanks To Our Sponsor, VASA, The Virtual Assistant Staffing Agency:If you need some extra hands to free up your time, let VASA help you with hiring for administrative, technical, and creative work. That's graphic design, cold-callers, social media managers, sales reps, video editors, admin assistants, and more.Free up your time to focus on your highest impact work, and learn more about VASA at vastaffing.agency or by scheduling a free strategy session here: https://calendly.com/vastaffing/strategy-session-lk-podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

Jordan started his PPC agency in 2015 after working as a marketing consultant for the music industry. Jordan covers the challenges of advertising today, including the difficulty of attributing results to specific campaigns or strategies. Towards the end, we cover how machine learning is changing the landscape of digital marketing, and how open source sharing is helping to speed up this process. Links To Connect With Jordan:Jordan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanbell/Jordan's Agency: https://agencybell.com/Recommended Daily AI Newsletter: https://bensbites.beehiiv.com/subscribe?ref=17ed9ce108 Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend or leave a review!→ Leave a review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-louis-and-kyle-show/id1504333834→ Reach out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShow→ Drop us an email: LouisandKyleShow@gmail.com→ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiskyleshow/→ Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/65567567/→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb6qBiV1HAYcep87nKJmGhA→ Get email updates: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/LouisandKyle?via=twitter-profile-webview Special Thanks To Our Sponsor, VASA, The Virtual Assistant Staffing Agency:If you need some extra hands to free up your time, let VASA help you with hiring for administrative, technical, and creative work. That's graphic design, cold-callers, social media managers, sales reps, video editors, admin assistants, and more.Free up your time to focus on your highest impact work, and learn more about VASA at vastaffing.agency or by scheduling a free strategy session here: https://calendly.com/vastaffing/strategy-session-lk-podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

Rajeev is a Global Business & Technology Leader, and CEO of 1105 Media. After an illustrious career at Dell during its meteoric growth, Rajeev leveraged the lessons he learned there to start and run several technology businesses. Rajeev condensed all of his experience and insights into his new book, Chase Greatness.Links To Connect With Rajeev:Rajeev's Website: https://rajeevkapur.com/Rajeev's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeevkapur1/Rajeev's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therajeevkapur/Chase Greatness: https://www.amazon.com/Chase-Greatness-Enlightened-Leadership-Generation/dp/1642251895Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend or leave a review!→ Leave a review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-louis-and-kyle-show/id1504333834→ Reach out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShow→ Drop us an email: LouisandKyleShow@gmail.com→ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiskyleshow/→ Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/65567567/→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb6qBiV1HAYcep87nKJmGhA→ Get email updates: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/LouisandKyle?via=twitter-profile-webview Special Thanks To Our Sponsor, VASA, The Virtual Assistant Staffing Agency:If you need some extra hands to free up your time, let VASA help you with hiring for administrative, technical, and creative work. That's graphic design, cold-callers, social media managers, sales reps, video editors, admin assistants, and more.Free up your time to focus on your highest impact work, and learn more about VASA at vastaffing.agency or by scheduling a free strategy session here: https://calendly.com/vastaffing/strategy-session-lk-podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com