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In this interview you’re going to hear me bust the chops of today’s guest. Sam Ovett is the co-founder of Mobile Pocket Office, a consulting company that helps clients automate sales and lead generation. He started the company with his dad. I want to find out about that and how he built it up. Sam Ovett is the co-founder of Mobile Pocket Office, a consulting company that helps clients automate sales and lead generation. Sponsored bySEMrush – If you’re doing content marketing of any kind, you need to know about SEMrush. Explore 40+ SEMrush tools and reports to find the best solution to your challenges. Find and fix SEO issues, track your daily ranks for any keyword, manage your editorial planning, discover the top content in your niche, and so much more. Mixergy listeners get to try their GURU level for two weeks, no credit card required. Just go to Mixergy.com/SEMrush to start getting insights for your content marketing. HostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

Ray J, the musician and TV star, wanted to be a tech entrepreneur like you. He launched an electric bike, but it didn’t go as well as planned. “I wasn’t listening to anybody,” he says of that time. His finances suffered from unfruitful startup attempts. Then he teamed up with Ray Lee, whose family was in the electrics business, and opened himself up to helpful advice. Today, he makes RAYCON earbuds. Not only is the company generating real revenue, but it’s products are loved by both celebrities and YouTube tech reviewers. Ray J and Ray Lee are the founders of Raycon, a wireless audio brand. Sponsored byRippling – Rippling brings together Payroll, Benefits, HR, IT, and more so you can manage all your employee operations in one place—from onboarding to offboarding. They offer features like Automatic Compliance and Automatic Tax-Filing so you never have to worry. Use their library of pre-built reports or create custom ones. Rippling is a payroll solution built for every size business, small or large. To get a demo, go to Rippling.com/mixergy. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

Joining me is an entrepreneur who’s been in the news quite a bit because he raised a bunch of money. But before all that, the company failed on many ways with many early customers. Today’s guest is willing to talk openly with me about that. Vivek Sharma is the founder of Movable Ink which activates any data into real-time, personalized content in any customer engagement. Over 700 of the world’s most innovative brands rely on Movable Ink to accelerate their marketing performance. Vivek Sharma is the founder of Movable Ink which activates any data into real-time, personalized content in any customer engagement. Over 700 of the world’s most innovative brands rely on Movable Ink to accelerate their marketing performance. Sponsored bySaneBox – We all get so much email and most of it does not need to be read, let alone interrupt your day. SaneBox’s AI makes sure that only important email stays in your Inbox. Cut your team’s email management time in half and have more productive days with SaneBox. Mixergy listeners who sign up for a free trial get a $25 credit towards a SaneBox subscription. HostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

Joining me is another guy who interviews entrepreneurs about how they’ve built their businesses. John Lee Dumas has done over 3000 interviews as the founder and host of the award-winning podcast, Entrepreneurs on Fire, where he interviews inspiring entrepreneurs. He’s got a book now about how he built his business and what you can learn from his experience. It’s called The Common Path to Uncommon Success. I invited him here to talk about the details. John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of the award-winning podcast, Entrepreneurs on Fire, where he interviews inspiring entrepreneurs. Sponsored byZopto – There are lots of LinkedIn Automation tools out there, and choosing one can be overwhelming. For cloud based lead generation, Zopto is the easiest way to prospect, message and reach out on LinkedIn. Attract hundreds of leads by targeting your ideal customers on LinkedIn using Zopto. HostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

Tristan Pollock is the co-founder of Storefront, which allows vendors to find and book pop-up shops, showrooms, galleries, and other event venues. It was a great freaking idea. He ended up selling. I want to ask him about that, his AngelList syndicate, and why, after founding and selling a company, he ended up working for CTO.ai. Tristan Pollock is the co-founder of Storefront, which allows vendors to find and book pop-up shops, showrooms, galleries, and other event venues. Sponsored bySEMrush – If you’re doing content marketing of any kind, you need to know about SEMrush. Explore 40+ SEMrush tools and reports to find the best solution to your challenges. Find and fix SEO issues, track your daily ranks for any keyword, manage your editorial planning, discover the top content in your niche, and so much more. Mixergy listeners get to try their GURU level for two weeks, no credit card required. Just go to Mixergy.com/SEMrush to start getting insights for your content marketing. HostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

I’m usually a cynical person, but sometimes I see these beautiful murals that incorporate some branding and it just looks so cool. Well, it turns out there’s a company behind those branded murals. Tricia Binder is the co-founder of Muros, an art activation agency to create impactful spaces, experiences and outdoor mural advertising campaigns. Tricia Binder is the co-founder of Muros, an art activation agency to create impactful spaces, experiences and outdoor mural advertising campaigns. Sponsored bySaneBox – We all get so much email and most of it does not need to be read, let alone interrupt your day. SaneBox’s AI makes sure that only important email stays in your Inbox. Cut your team’s email management time in half and have more productive days with SaneBox. Mixergy listeners who sign up for a free trial get a $25 credit towards a SaneBox subscription. HostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

Joining me is Paul Palmieri. He’s someone who has done it all. He built a company, took it public, sold it to AOL, the whole thing. I want to find out how he did it and I also want to talk to him about the big, hairy, audacious challenge he’s taking on today in e-commerce. Paul Palmieri is the co-creator of Tradeswell, a real-time e-commerce value chain with the first cross-channel algorithmic trading platform built specifically to help DTC and CPG brands. Paul Palmieri is the co-creator of Tradeswell, a real-time e-commerce value chain with the first cross-channel algorithmic trading platform built specifically to help DTC and CPG brands. Sponsored byHostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website. SaneBox – We all get so much email and most of it does not need to be read, let alone interrupt your day. SaneBox’s AI makes sure that only important email stays in your Inbox. Cut your team’s email management time in half and have more productive days with SaneBox. Mixergy listeners who sign up for a free trial get a $25 credit towards a SaneBox subscription. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

Watch the FULL program tbd About Shreesha Ramdas This is the latest post from Mixergy Raw transcript Mixergy’s audio transcription is done by Speechpad Come back in a few days to get the full transcript of this program. Sponsored by Walker Corporate Law – Scott Edward Walker is the lawyer entrepreneurs turn to when they […]Shreesha Ramdas is the founder of Strikedeck, which captures and organized customer feedback. Sponsored byHostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website. Unbounce – If you want to know some of the techniques that I use to have conversations that go deep, even with strangers, go to Unbounce.com/Mixergy. You’ll get instant access to a guide I wrote about how I get people to open up. It covers How-tos like keeping a conversation on track and humanizing a phone call. I’ll also give you specific phrases that help people get personal. Just go to Unbounce.com/Mixergy to get the downloadable guide. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

I was a little intimidated about today’s guest because he’s in the security space. And I find that anything in the security space is hard to understand, harder to explain and wrapped in a mystery because the guests can’t tell me details. But today’s guest is different. He doesn’t come from a security background.  I invited him here to talk about how he built his business despite that. Darren Gallop is the co-founder of Securicy which specializes in building and leveraging information Security and Privacy Compliance in SME’s to drive growth and speed up sales cycles. Darren Gallop is the co-founder of Securicy which specializes in building and leveraging information Security and Privacy Compliance in SME’s to drive growth and speed up sales cycles. Sponsored byUnbounce – If you want to know some of the techniques that I use to have conversations that go deep, even with strangers, go to Unbounce.com/Mixergy. You’ll get instant access to a guide I wrote about how I get people to open up. It covers How-tos like keeping a conversation on track and humanizing a phone call. I’ll also give you specific phrases that help people get personal. Just go to Unbounce.com/Mixergy to get the downloadable guide. Zopto – There are lots of LinkedIn Automation tools out there, and choosing one can be overwhelming. For cloud based lead generation, Zopto is the easiest way to prospect, message and reach out on LinkedIn. Attract hundreds of leads by targeting your ideal customers on LinkedIn using Zopto. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

Imagine this: Your company is getting acquired and the buyers want to know what agreements are inside all of your contracts. How do you figure it out? That’s the problem today’s guest had while working with Backupify. When he couldn’t find a simple solution, he decided to create one himself. Vishal Sunak co-founder of LinkSquares, an app for legal and finance teams to automate the search and reporting process. Vishal Sunak co-founder of LinkSquares, an app for legal and finance teams to automate the search and reporting process. Sponsored byHostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website. Unbounce – If you want to know some of the techniques that I use to have conversations that go deep, even with strangers, go to Unbounce.com/Mixergy. You’ll get instant access to a guide I wrote about how I get people to open up. It covers How-tos like keeping a conversation on track and humanizing a phone call. I’ll also give you specific phrases that help people get personal. Just go to Unbounce.com/Mixergy to get the downloadable guide. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

Today’s guest needed some inspirational posters to cover the blank walls in his startup’s office. When all he could find was cheesy, dated options he decided to create them himself. Davis Siksnans is the founder of Printful, easy print-on-demand drop shipping and fulfillment warehouse services. His company is now doing close to $200,000,000. Find out how he did it in this interview. Davis Siksnans is the founder of Printful, easy print-on-demand drop shipping and fulfillment warehouse services. Sponsored byHostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website. Unbounce – If you want to know some of the techniques that I use to have conversations that go deep, even with strangers, go to Unbounce.com/Mixergy. You’ll get instant access to a guide I wrote about how I get people to open up. It covers How-tos like keeping a conversation on track and humanizing a phone call. I’ll also give you specific phrases that help people get personal. Just go to Unbounce.com/Mixergy to get the downloadable guide. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

I’m wondering if people who are listen to this interview will be thinking, “Enough with COVID-based interviews.” But the truth is 2020 really was a challenging year. There are some entrepreneurs who jumped and found solutions and found ways to grow despite the chaos in the world. I want to highlight them and I’m especially interested in today’s guest because her previous business suffered dramatically. Carol Chen is the founder of Maskela, which provides reusable face masks that are fashionable and functional. We’ll find out how she launched it in the first days of lockdown. Carol Chen is the founder of Maskela, which provides reusable face masks that are fashionable and functional. Sponsored byHostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website. Unbounce – If you want to know some of the techniques that I use to have conversations that go deep, even with strangers, go to Unbounce.com/Mixergy. You’ll get instant access to a guide I wrote about how I get people to open up. It covers How-tos like keeping a conversation on track and humanizing a phone call. I’ll also give you specific phrases that help people get personal. Just go to Unbounce.com/Mixergy to get the downloadable guide. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

HubSpot acquired The Hustle. So I’m republishing the interview I did with its founder, Sam Parr, about how the company was founded and grew. It’s an exciting story. Sam Parr is the founder of The Hustle and Trends.co, which picks up on trends that lead to new products that lead to new businesses. Sponsored byToptal – Toptal is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on demand. Toptal serves thousands of clients, including Fortune 500 companies and innovative startups, delivering expertise and world-class solutions at an unparalleled success rate. With elite freelancers in over 100 countries, Toptal connects the world’s top talent with leading companies in days, not weeks. Plus, every new engagement begins with a no-risk trial period, so clients only pay if satisfied with the work. Get started hiring with Toptal today. HostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

I’m so excited to have today’s guest on the show but I’m sensing that he’s incredibly nervous. Tyler Williams is the founder of Motion Array, a membership based resource for downloading premium After Effects templates, stock music, stock motion graphics, and stock video elements. We’ll find out how he built this business Tyler Williams is the founder of Motion Array, a membership based resource for downloading premium After Effects templates, stock music, stock motion graphics, and stock video elements. Sponsored byUnbounce – If you want to know some of the techniques that I use to have conversations that go deep, even with strangers, go to Unbounce.com/Mixergy. You’ll get instant access to a guide I wrote about how I get people to open up. It covers How-tos like keeping a conversation on track and humanizing a phone call. I’ll also give you specific phrases that help people get personal. Just go to Unbounce.com/Mixergy to get the downloadable guide. HostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

I want to find out how today’s guest is competing in the world of marketing automation. Shaun Clark is the founder of GoHighLevel, everything that agencies need to manage their client’s leads, websites, funnels, calendars and many other services. I’ll ask him how he grew it to over $10m in two years and why he’s so paranoid.   Shaun Clark is the founder of GoHighLevel, everything that agencies need to manage their client’s leads, websites, funnels, calendars and many other services. Sponsored byHostGator – Ready to take your website to the next level? Whether you’re a first-time blogger or an experienced web pro, HostGator has all the tools you need to create a great-looking website or online store. A wide range of options includes cloud-based web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers. Founded in 2002, HostGator is the perfect web partner for business owners and individuals seeking hands-on support. Visit www.hostgator.com/mixergy to see what HostGator can do for your website. Zopto – There are lots of LinkedIn Automation tools out there, and choosing one can be overwhelming. For cloud based lead generation, Zopto is the easiest way to prospect, message and reach out on LinkedIn. Attract hundreds of leads by targeting your ideal customers on LinkedIn using Zopto. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint