BAD Marketing Podcast with Eddie Maalouf

Abhish Desai ( @thedesailifestyle ) as he breaks down the truth of being a fitness influencer, payment, brand deals, growth, and the dangers of what he does. Gain extremely valuable insight from all angles of this type of work. FOLLOW ABHISH:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedesailifestyle/?hl=en Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhish-desai-80437ab9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/desaiabhish Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/THEDESAILIFESTYLE TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro03:35 - Abhish’s early life and law school 06:10 - Finding himself & his start in fitness08:18 - How he started his Instagram and gained a following11:26 - What made his content stand out12:47 - When he started putting in the work to grow and make money13:28 - Doesn’t even know where his law degree is?17:21 - Abhish’s new pitch21:57 - But what about ballet?24:00 - How the fuck do you make money?26:55 - The scary part of what he does38:20 - Who else does he work with?32:41 - Benefits of working solo35:36 - Stability of a home35:58 - How to get started38:08 - Making decisions based on YOUR cards40:25 - Platforms and Speed42:53 - Companies want the highest level of output45:57 - How big is your email list?46:38 - What happened to Instagram?56:23 - The new app to make money on59:34 - So back to the email list01:01:42 - Payment or views?01:02:36 - Best way to get in touch with a brand01:03:36 - Permanency!01:09:11 - How an email list would hep01:11:03 - Andrew and his gifs01:13:24 - Permanent everything01:14:09 - What Eddie wants him to do01:15:01 - Wheels to walking 01:15:59 - Cool email strategy 01:17:20 - Give them free value01:18:20 - Hustle porn01:20:37 - When it comes to putting in work 01:24:42 - Neoreach & focusing on his brand01:28:29 - Global ads pay less01:30:12 - Seen the repercussions of putting all your eggs in one basket01:35:30 -Are you getting paid up front?01:37:41 - How much they paid Morgan Freedman for no views01:39:51 - One fortune cookie sentence    FOLLOW 4MEDIA:YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChX4gP8T7zOKCTw4UDRkb6w Website: https://4media.marketing/Join Our Team: https://4media.marketing/jobs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4media.marketing/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@4media.marketing? EDDIE Instagram: https://instagram.com/eddiemaalouf Twitter: https://twitter.com/imakegreatads Marketing Course: https://www.brilliantmarketers.com/ ANDREW Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrew_deitsch Website: https://andrewdeitsch.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/andrewdeitsch Andrew’s Other Podcast: https://www.andrewdeitsch.com/podcast

Omer Bloch (Salesman, Business Owner, Colombian Resident)  shares an inside look of his business FAVA as well as talks about the trials and leaps of faith that got him to where he is today. FOLLOW OMER:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omerbloch/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/omer.bloch.12 Twitter: https://twitter.com/theomerbloch TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro01:26 - Welcome03:16 - Why he started FAVA05:28 - What Omer did before FAVA13:03 - Eddie stole the whole team17:31 - Omer in 201521:38 - Joel changed Omer’s life27:14 - Finally getting the right team32:10 - What "Bet on yourself" really means40:19 - Why Eddie is so good at sales45:59 - Discipline48:57 - Why Omer lives in Colombia58:20 - Driving in foreign countries01:03:41 - Omer working with Joel01:08:57 - Building a business remote vs. in person01:19:04 - Content tip from Eddie01:25:39 - Maybe ads isn’t what your company needs01:27:33 - Attention is worth more than the US dollar01:30:25 - What is a permanent place to post content?01:37:40 - Complications of the blue check01:47:27 - Omer’s Advice01:50:01 - It’s all about time01:53:53 - Outro FOLLOW 4MEDIA:YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChX4gP8T7zOKCTw4UDRkb6w Website: https://4media.marketing/Join Our Team: https://4media.marketing/jobs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4media.marketing/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@4media.marketing? EDDIE Instagram: https://instagram.com/eddiemaalouf Twitter: https://twitter.com/imakegreatads Marketing Course: https://www.brilliantmarketers.com/ ANDREWInstagram: https://instagram.com/andrew_deitsch Website: https://andrewdeitsch.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/andrewdeitsch Andrew’s Other Podcast: https://www.andrewdeitsch.com/podcast

PD Shirgir, Cryptocurrency Enthusiast & Full-Time Degenerate shares his powerful story, why Decentralized Finance is the future, and which blockchain projects he is investing in. FOLLOW PD:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachpdshirgir/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pedramdaryus.shirgir Twitter: https://twitter.com/kusamaismyboo Listen to the Highly Offended Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/highly-offended/id1576895200 https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fr9fkBJchZTKvxYO8CCCg   TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro1:40 - Introduction to PD Shirgir3:59 - What Does Retirement Actually Mean?5:03 - How much money do you need to retire?7:48 - How getting Meningitis changed PD's Life12:33 - How PD got into Crypto15:22 - The future of world financial freedom is education18:20 - Why Eddie thinks Crypto is the worst thing to happen to the US21:37 - Why DeFi will change the world23:24 - Why Panic Selling has lost PD over $1M27:10 - How PD makes Millions telling people not to buy from him32:38 - Why NFT's will change the world37:19 - Why Attention is the most valuable Asset47:32 - Why Marketers should be experimenting with NFT's57:30 - PD's opinions on Sh**coins59:54 - PD's current favorite Crypto Projects01:07:05 - Why Decentralized Finance will change the world01:11:26 - PD's Top Long Term Crypto's to watch out for01:14:48 - How our current financial system is screwing everyone over01:19:43 - What is the actual value of gold?01:25:29 - China vs USA: Who is actually the superpower?01:29:22 - PD's Advice to the Younger Generation FOLLOW 4MEDIA:YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/4mediamarketing Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNx7auVTseV865Mu1CZX0WQ Website: https://4media.marketing/Join Our Team: https://4media.marketing/jobs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4media.marketing/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@4media.marketing? EDDIE Instagram: https://instagram.com/eddiemaalouf Twitter: https://twitter.com/imakegreatads Marketing Course: https://www.brilliantmarketers.com/ ANDREWInstagram: https://instagram.com/andrew_deitsch Website: https://andrewdeitsch.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/andrewdeitsch Andrew’s Other Podcast: https://www.andrewdeitsch.com/podcast

Personal Injury Attorney, Ali Awad, aka the CEO Lawyer, is the founding attorney of Ali Awad Law, P.C and the most followed Personal Injury Lawyer in America. He scaled his law firm from his trunk to an 8-Figure Law Firm in just 3 years. On this episode, he joins Eddie to talk about his rise to success, the power of focus, advice for the younger generation, and why he wants to build the first Muslim Hospital in the United States. FOLLOW CEO LAWYER:Website: https://ceolawyer.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceolawyer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ceolawyer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ceolawyer TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro2:20 - How Ali became the CEO Lawyer7:44 - Ali’s First $100 he ever made22:15 - Ali Interviewed at over 100 law firms and everyone said no24:06 - The Power of putting all your focus on one thing32:40 - The power of getting really good at what you do39:11 - Recycling your money into your brand46:22 - Building the first Muslim Hospital in the US50:02 - God rewards you for doing good things57:21 - Ali’s Piece of advice to a younger generation FOLLOW 4MEDIA:YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChX4gP8T7zOKCTw4UDRkb6w Website: https://4media.marketing/Join Our Team: https://4media.marketing/jobs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4media.marketing/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@4media.marketing? EDDIEInstagram: https://instagram.com/eddiemaalouf Twitter: https://twitter.com/imakegreatads Marketing Course: https://www.brilliantmarketers.com/ ANDREWInstagram: https://instagram.com/andrew_deitsch Website: https://andrewdeitsch.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/andrewdeitsch Andrew’s Other Podcast: https://www.andrewdeitsch.com/podcast

Ahmad Abdallah & Akram Abdallah (Founder of NOMINAL, personalized Arabic jewelry) share the story of how the company was started and how they have grown their business successfully. CHECK OUT NOMINAL:https://nominalx.com/ FOLLOW AHMAD:https://www.instagram.com/ahmads.story/ FOLLOW AKRAM:https://www.instagram.com/akramabdallah94/ TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro02:55 - Akram’s Background09:00 - Is College a good investment?09:27 - Nominal’s Biggest weekend in sales10:30 - Akram and Ahmad meet on Runescape13:56 - Was College a positive ROI?18:31 - Eddie’s college strategy31:21 - How Nominal started35:01 - Scaling to 7 figures in a weekend during COVID46:09 - The craziest sale in Nominal history55:03 - Challenges that Nominal runs into01:01:37 - Take lessons from previous work into your new job01:03:55 - Why Dutch Bros is the best place to work as a teenager01:08:01 - Why the younger generations are more understanding01:14:15 - Amazon lost $5 billion doing this for their customers01:18:15 - The future of Nominal FOLLOW 4MEDIA:YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChX4gP8T7zOKCTw4UDRkb6w Website: https://4media.marketing/Join Our Team: https://4media.marketing/jobs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4media.marketing/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@4media.marketing? EDDIE Instagram: https://instagram.com/eddiemaalouf Twitter: https://twitter.com/imakegreatads Marketing Course: https://www.brilliantmarketers.com/ ANDREW Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrew_deitsch Website: https://andrewdeitsch.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/andrewdeitsch Andrew’s Other Podcast: https://www.andrewdeitsch.com/podcast

Joel Kaplan & JR Rivas (Atlas Digital, Seven Figure Agency, Rise Real Estate) share their stories of entrepreneurship, starting from humble beginnings, and how they founded multiple seven and eight figure brands.TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro06:14 - Why JR became an Entrepreneur11:18 - How JR started a tax business at 18 years old26:20 - How JR met Joel31:00 - Why Eddie is so good at teaching33:11 - Joel and JR’s real estate Goals and core values39:05 - Taking Loans as investment41:28 - Joel’s journey started with insecurities45:54 - How Joel got his Entrepreneurial itch50:21 - How a Bee Sting changed Joel’s childhood53:20 - Joel’s DJ business54:39 - Joel’s Software company1:00:35 - How Joel started his marketing agency1:03:14 - Why marketing seems so sexy1:07:45 - Why Joel doesn’t need validation anymore1:12:55 - Eddie used to live in a waterpark in Lebanon1:18:57 - Why JR loves real estate1:22:01 - How COVID shifted the whole world1:25:03 - How fear plays into Supply and Demand1:36:25 - Why investing in your team is so important1:41:32 - 50% of people aren’t who they say they areFOLLOW JOEL:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialjoelkaplan/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joelkaplan YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxV_DtAUhJS-XdsalMUCJoQ Agency Lab: https://www.agencylab.io/All other links: https://linktr.ee/joelkaplanFOLLOW JR:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejrrivas/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JRLeverage YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JRRivas Rise Real Estate: https://www.riserealestateholdings.com/ Podcast: https://instantleveragepodcast.com/ FOLLOW 4MEDIA:YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChX4gP8T7zOKCTw4UDRkb6w Website: https://4media.marketing/Join Our Team: https://4media.marketing/jobs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4media.marketing/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@4media.marketing? EDDIEInstagram: https://instagram.com/eddiemaalouf Twitter: https://twitter.com/imakegreatads Marketing Course: https://www.brilliantmarketers.com/ ANDREW Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrew_deitsch Website: https://andrewdeitsch.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/andrewdeitsch Andrew’s Other Podcast: https://www.andrewdeitsch.com/podcast

Arab stopped by the 4Media Studio to chat about his come-up, getting recognized in public, his insane twitter stats, what it was like growing up with Eddie for an older brother, why they had two internet providers in one house, and how he finally got his dad’s approval.TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro09:12 - How Arab got started17:23 - Why Arab first started streaming33:03 - Eddie used to bully Arab38:17 - How Arab became the “Content Machine”42:40 - The hardest part of making tons of content45:13 - Why Arab had 2 Internet providers in one house48:45 - How internet companies are screwing everyone over53:53 - Does one person own the Internet?57:49 - How Arab secured his Twitch username1:03:57 - Countries can’t hide anything anymore because of the internet1:12:42 - Arab’s Fundraising Stream with Mia Khalifa1:19:09 - Making unique Fortnite Content boosted Arabs YouTube Channel1:27:32 - Why Eddie spent more than $200k in education for 4Media1:36:57 - Arab’s Twitter analytics1:45:30 - Eddie started a mob of people to notice Arab in public1:48:24 - Arab’s advice to people trying to make it on social media1:58:11 - Arab’s advice to the younger generation   FOLLOW ARAB:Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arabInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/arab/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/YourFellowArab YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YourFellowArab Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3lLhW-GUMlGZOIUyveKBSQ FOLLOW 4MEDIA:YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChX4gP8T7zOKCTw4UDRkb6w Website: https://4media.marketing/Join Our Team: https://4media.marketing/jobs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4media.marketing/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@4media.marketing? EDDIE Instagram: https://instagram.com/eddiemaalouf Twitter: https://twitter.com/imakegreatads Marketing Course: https://www.brilliantmarketers.com/ ANDREW Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrew_deitsch Website: https://andrewdeitsch.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/andrewdeitsch Andrew’s Other Podcast: https://www.andrewdeitsch.com/podcast

Our guests today are Ashton Shanks & Braven Grant.Ashton Shanks is CEO and Founder of Hemon Media, a boutique Advertising Agency specializing in medium to large scale campaigns. He's a “Savage Media Buyer” behind millions a month in advertising spend, and a father of two. Braven Grant is a fitness enthusiast, former college athlete, husband, father, entrepreneur, and owner of the industry shifting whole-food based sports supplement company, Gains In Bulk. TIMESTAMPS:06:03 - Why Gains in Bulk is such an amazing company22:24 - Great employees make great CEOs31:01 - How Covid boosted ecommerce40:10 - Someone is impersonating Eddie on Instagram51:20 - How Eddie acquires talent01:28:01 - Braven On GIB products01:39:21 - Why Ashton is the most savage MF media buyer01:57:55 - Braven on 75 Hard02:20:38 - Why you should log everything in google calendar   FOLLOW ASHTON:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashton.shanks/ Hemon Media: https://thehemongroup.com/ FOLLOW BRAVEN:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braven_grant/ Gains in Bulk: https://gainsinbulk.com/ FOLLOW 4MEDIA:YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChX4gP8T7zOKCTw4UDRkb6w Website: https://4media.marketing/Join Our Team: https://4media.marketing/jobs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4media.marketing/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@4media.marketing? EDDIE Instagram: https://instagram.com/eddiemaalouf Twitter: https://twitter.com/imakegreatads Marketing Course: https://www.brilliantmarketers.com/ ANDREW Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrew_deitsch Website: https://andrewdeitsch.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/andrewdeitsch Andrew’s Other Podcast: https://www.andrewdeitsch.com/podcast

Our guest today is Josh Johnston, the founder and operator of 321 Pocket Ops. Josh had the incredible opportunity to step into the COO role of Welling Media from 2018-2020.  During his tenure, he helped in building the systems and infrastructure of the rapidly growing agency, scaling to a multiple 6 figure monthly revenue, 20 employees, and helped in undertaking of it’s successful acquisition. Today, Josh is consulting with various agencies in the U.S. and Europe to help them scale their revenues, teams, and profits. TIMESTAMPS:02:45 - Josh growing up07:01 - How Josh helped start 4Media09:38 - What most businesses are lacking17:39 - The importance of core company values36:19 - Josh on the importance of health & fitness FOLLOW JOSH:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshykobyashi/ Consulting: https://321pocketops.com/ FOLLOW 4MEDIA:YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChX4gP8T7zOKCTw4UDRkb6w Website: https://4media.marketing/Join Our Team: https://4media.marketing/jobs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4media.marketing/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@4media.marketing? EDDIEInstagram: https://instagram.com/eddiemaalouf Twitter: https://twitter.com/imakegreatads Marketing Course: https://www.brilliantmarketers.com/ ANDREWInstagram: https://instagram.com/andrew_deitsch Website: https://andrewdeitsch.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/andrewdeitsch Andrew’s Other Podcast: https://www.andrewdeitsch.com/podcast

Our guest today is Los Silva, better known as Los Hustle. With a life spent as an entrepreneur, Los is now running an 8-figure agency and multiple 7-figure sister companies, and has become a world-renowned speaker, thought leader, and marketer. He’s achieved extreme success in the online space working with influencers, entrepreneurs, and SMB’s - helping them scale past multiple 7 and 8-figure marks. He’s has worked with business owners and companies including Heidi Powell, Thomas DeLauer, Josh Elizetxe, Ryan Moran, Kent Clothier, Justin Colby, Know Foods, The Good Kitchen, Jawzrsize, Raphael Vargas, Steve Weatherford, Ed O'Keefe and many others.His team has earned multiple 7-figure awards and an 8-figure award for their unprecedented success in the online space. However, their purpose isn’t found in achieving awards, but in their passion for building and scaling online businesses and transforming the lives of their clients, partners, and millions of customers around the world.TIMESTAMPS:02:09 - How Los started hustling on ebay at 2007:35 - Does Money = Happiness?12:28 - Building Lasting Business Relationships20:28 - How Los got his name: Los Hustle26:18 - Where Los sees his career going30:38 - Advice to a 20 year old today FOLLOW LOS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loshustle/ FOLLOW 4MEDIA:YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChX4gP8T7zOKCTw4UDRkb6w Website: https://4media.marketing/Join Our Team: https://4media.marketing/jobs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4media.marketing/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@4media.marketing? EDDIE Instagram: https://instagram.com/eddiemaalouf Twitter: https://twitter.com/imakegreatads Marketing Course: https://www.brilliantmarketers.com/ ANDREW Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrew_deitsch Website: https://andrewdeitsch.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/andrewdeitsch Andrew’s Other Podcast: https://www.andrewdeitsch.com/podcast