This is an all things Instagram episode! There's no way of putting this lightly, Puno is truly an Instagram growth master. Puno organically grew her @madewithmap account from 0 to 80,000 in one year (it's over 100K now) with no "experience." Their hashtag #finditliveit has been used over 3.3 million times. Puno has gone on to found PeopleMap, an Instagram marketing tool, as well as create an Instagram course based on her "Mine +Grind" growth strategy.   Puno is completely transparent about what works to grow an account on Instagram and we dig into all of the details! On this episode, we talk growth, strategy, influencers, hashtags, the algorithm and anything else you might want to know about Instagram. To connect with Puno: @punodostres (Puno's personal IG), @madewithmap Instagram, PeopleMap, ilovecreatives  To connect with Brittany: Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Website Paul Graham article mentioned:HERE  #beyondinfluential  

Tom Ward covers the top social media "influencers" and influencer marketing for Forbes, Entrepreneur, Social Media Today. He regularly sits down with the biggest names from YouTube, Instagram, and Hollywood to get an inside look at their businesses. He has interviewed everyone from Jake Paul, Lele Pons, and Shane Dawson to more traditional mainstream celebrities like Pharrell and Demi Lovato, just to name a few.  On this episode, we talk about how someone with zero experience in the social media or marketing world moved pretty quickly to interviewing top names in the space, how Tom lands his interviews, what these huge names in "influence" have in common, influencer trends and much more!  To connect with Tom: Website, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube To connect with Brittany: Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Website #beyondinfluential

Jillian "JJ" Simmons (@JJonthemic) is a multi-hyphenate in every sense of the word. JJ is a mother, entertainer, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and author. As a radio personality for over 20 years, she worked her way up through several markets, working alongside Wendy Williams in New York, and most recently, Houston’s top hip hop station 97.9 The Box. She has interviewed a who's who the famous and influential including former President Barack Obama. On top of her career as a radio personality, JJ is a dedicated mother and created the website Singlemomsrock.com to motivate other single mothers through her network. She is also the founder of the I’m Me Foundation, which encourages at risk middle and high school girls to be the best version of themselves.  JJ is also a fierce mental health advocate and recently authored a book, Without Bruises, the story of her journey from hurt to healing after surviving an abusive relationships.  On this episode, we talk about how JJ broke into the biggest markets in radio by being a self-starter, how she kept a daily show fresh, what is influencing young girls today, the importance of mental health awareness for everyone, why she left a top job in radio, how she is managing to do it all (or not do it all), and more! To connect with JJ: Website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook  Without Bruises: Buy Here, Instagram  I'm Me Foundation: Website, Instagram Single Moms Rock: Website, Instagram To connect with JJ's daughter, Alani: Website, Instagram  To connect with Brittany: Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Website #beyondinfluential

Nick Cicero, is the CEO of Delmondo, a video analytics and audience insights software platform helping publishers, creators, and brands produce, measure, and monetize their social videos. Nick has also worked on a number of projects with some of the world's largest brands including Sports Illustrated, Viacom, AT&T, Univision, Conde Nast, Oprah, and the list goes on! On this episode, we discuss how Nick came up with the first Snapchat metrics tool that later became Delmondo, what Snapchat is doing wrong in the influencer space, what makes compelling video content (particularly vertical video), what brands are currently looking for from video and more!  To connect with Nick: LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Delmondo To connect with Brittany: Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Website #beyondinfluential

Justin Wu, aka (@Hackapreneur), is the founder of Growth.ly and Head of Growth at CoinCircle. He is a growth marketer and information architect, who takes a systems approach to his work by finding ways to utilize technology to either build or optimize business needs.   On this episode, we discuss the definition of growth hacking, what he's learned from his various startup endeavors, why he's gone all in on LinkedIn (with some great tips!), a crash course in cryptocurrency (all anyone is talking about) and more!  To connect with Justin: LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook To connect with Brittany: Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Website #beyondinfluential

Sierra Nielsen (@sierranielsen) is way more than a "fitness influencer." Sierra is the founder of Your Soul Sexy, where she is on a mission to get people to find health and happiness by working from the inside out. Sierra's story of how she has turned personal pain and struggle into strength, resilience, and positivity is truly inspiring. On this episode, we discuss the personal struggles that ultimately led Sierra to becoming an influencer, an honest look at many of the the pressures that influencers face when it comes to their content and their brand, how to grow a following the right way, the Instagram booty phenomenon, having a love-hate relationship with social media and more.    To connect with Sierra: YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Sierra's Website, YourSoulSexy To connect with Brittany: Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Website #beyondinfluential

Roberto Blake is a YouTuber, creative entrepreneur, educator, and public speaker. His YouTube channel is currently at 275,000+ and counting. Not only are his social stats impressive, but Roberto drops tons knowledge on this episode. We go deep and talk about everything from how to start and grow a YouTube channel, content creation and distribution tips, self-awareness, the future of influencer marketing, and more.  To connect with Roberto: YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, his website To connect with Brittany: Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Website #beyondinfluential  

Do you ever wonder how big brands (like L'Oreal, Southwest Airlines, the NBA, GE), agencies, or celebrities learn more about their social media followers and also those of their competitors? Alex Taub (@ajt) is the co-founder and CEO of SocialRank, a powerful tool that allows large brands, agencies, and influencers analyze their followings on Instagram and Twitter (and likely do even more soon!). Alex is also an advisor to early stage tech companies, a Forbes contributor, and an author ("Pitching & Closing: Everything You Need to Know About Business Development, Partnerships, and Making Deals That Matter"). On this episode, we talk about how brands, agencies, and influencers are using SocialRank to stay competitive, whether the influencer space is one that Instagram and other platforms are actually embracing, how he built his networking to be one person away from anyone he wanted to know in the tech community, and so much more. To learn more about Alex, visit his Twitter, or email him at alex@socialrank.com To learn more about SocialRank, visit HERE.   To connect with Brittany: Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Website #beyondinfluential

Chris Adamo (@chrisadamo) is known for being a connector of people with a passion for impacting communities at the local level. He is the Director of Partnerships at WhereBy.Us, an experiential media company that helps locals connect and explore within their cities. Among other ways Chris actively looks to create social impact, he is also a Founding Partner at Social Venture Partners Miami, where he looks to invest in companies that are focused on social change.  On this episode, Chris and Brittany discuss tips for making successful business connections, how to generate potential business partnerships, why he's investing in social impact, the importance of creating civic engagement and more.  To learn more about Chris, visit his Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram. To learn more about WhereBy.Us, visit HERE. To learn more about Social Venture Partners Miami, visit HERE. To learn more about Breakout, visit HERE. To connect with Brittany: Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Website #beyondinfluential

Manu Goswami aka Swish (@goswish) has done more in his 20 years than most people have done in a lifetime. Swish is a serial tech entrepreneur, a LinkedIn Youth Editor, a TEDx speaker, a UN Youth Ambassador, a venture capitalist, COO & Co-Founder of the Dunk network... and that's not even the end of the list.  On this episode, Manu and Brittany discuss why going to college is still a good option for entrepreneurs (he's still in college!), how he approaches new entrepreneurial ideas, his strategy for building a thriving LinkedIn community, what he's learned about Instagram growth from Dunk and so much more.  To learn more about Manu, visit his LinkedIn HERE To connect with Brittany: Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Website #beyondinfluential