Signals Podcast Network

Guest: Bob Stolzberg- Bob believes that every business needs an Alexa Skill the same way they need a website. And if they don't get one they'll be in big trouble because their competition got there first. He's the best in the world at helping businesses engage real customers and get a real ROI using Voice Technology like Alexa Skills. He's the Founder and CEO of VoiceXP. VoiceXP is a voice app bui...

Guest: Jason Swenk- Fresh out of college I was off to work for Arthur Anderson, one of the big 5 consulting firms. I quickly realized that I couldn’t work for anyone but myself, so I decided to change direction, quit my day job and launch a digital marketing agency that quickly grew to a multi-million dollar operation working with brands from AT&T, Hitachi, and Lotus Cars. After 12 years of steady...

Guest: Amanda Stevens- A charismatic, creative, and driven leader with strong experience in conversation design, Natural LanguageProcessing (NLP) design and optimization. Amanda is passionate about designing AI solutions to educate, engageand inform users. She is a self-motivated individual committed to teamwork and achieving measurable results. Connect with Amanda on LinkedIn and check out Master...

Guest: Niel Reichl- Niel got into chatbots in an effort to support himself and his family. He worked for Mary Kathrine Johnson and learned to use chatbots. Now Niel  helps $3M and up per year Business Owners increase their average monthly revenue by 20% using automated sales funnels provided they meet the requirements and follow each step to the dot. He is located in the Philippines. Connect with...

Guest: Chad Oda- Chad possesses a comprehensive understanding of conversational interfaces (e.g. Alexa, Chatbots, etc.) and how brands can pragmatically leverage this paradigm-shifting technology to engage customers with innovative, intuitive, and personalized experiences. Chad has extensive insight & expertise into the design, development, and implementation of these immersive conversational inte...

Guest: John Preston- Prior to SuperStar bots John owned an in personal trainer gym and a small online personal training business. He got into conversational marketing in January 2017 looking to make money online. Quickly finding success he stumbled on Many Chat and Facebook messenger. He integrated that into his process and quickly found clients. He  created a Messenger agency, SuperStar bots and...

Guest: Mary Kathryn Johnson (MKJ)- Nicknamed #ChatBotMom, as an Author, Entrepreneur and Mom, Mary Kathryn Johnson has created online success since 2003. A fall while pregnant with her second son landed her with two broken legs, her first book, and her first business. Mary is now using that 17 years of roller coaster family and business success to help entrepreneurs disrupt their low-converting ma...

Guest: David Elkington- David Elkington is the CEO and Founder of InsideSales.com. Dave has a rich background in technology, venture capital and corporate development. As CEO and Chairman, he has led InsideSales.com to consecutive 50-100% year-over-year growth rates, starting with the company's inception in 2004. Connect with David on LinkedIn and check out the testutah.com website to schedule a t...

Guest: Brandon Bateman-I founded Bateman Collective Digital Marketing. Bateman Collective is a team of creatives, data scientists, and big-picture strategists with one common belief: together, we can achieve extraordinary results. We believe in empowering our clients by leveraging a data-driven, creative paid traffic strategy. Connect with Brandon on LinkedIn and check out the Bateman Collective w...

Guest: Josh Barkin-Product-focused tech founder (Product Designer/Manager/Marketer) with 15+ years experience in mobile andmessaging. Currently Co-founder and CEO of Janis.ai, an AI management platform that enables companies toimprove the way they communicate with their customers using artificial intelligence. Connect with Josh on LinkedIn and check out the Janis.ai website. The Path to Automation...

Guest: Jeff MacPherson- I have had the privilege to work with some of the biggest brands and influencers across the globe, giving us the ability to develop a ground breaking tool called Direct Heroes. Direct Heroes is the first conversation funnel and social CRM for Instagram. Analyze, engage, communicate and monetize your Instagram account like never before.  I continue to strive to create a bett...

Host: Billy Bateman- Billy Bateman is the Co-Founder and VP of Operations for ChatFunnels, a digital conversation analytics, and optimization solutions provider. He has a background in digital marketing, business operations, and entrepreneurship. Billy grew up in Idaho and graduated from Brigham Young University and has a Masters of Business Administration from Boise State University. While at BSU...

Guest: James Oldroyd- Professor James Oldroyd is an associate professor of Strategy at the Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University and the Ford Motor/Richard Cook Research Fellow. He received his Ph. D. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 2007. He was an associate professor of management at SKK-GSB in Seoul, South Korea for five years and an assistan...

Guest: Hans Van Den Berg- My name is Hans van den Berg, passionate about technology and education I studied at the Technical University in Eindhoven The Netherlands. With my electrical engineering and educational degree I worked at Shell, Philip Morris, hp and Agilent Technologies. For Agilent I was based in the San Francisco Bay Area for 2 years and before I returned to Europe I traveled South Ea...

Guest: Paul Jones is the Vice President of Experience Design at Tribehouse. He is focusing on building experiences that allow executives along the Wasatch Front to connect with other executives and solve problems authentically. He has been a business owner himself and is currently the founder of a tech startup.  Connect with Paul on LinkedIn and check out the Tribehouse website. Four Steps to Pers...

Guest: Scott Mark- 13 years Strategic Technology Sales and Account Management experience in complex business markets. Specialties: client relations, revenue growth, revenue retention, direct sales, inside sales, channel sales, c-level selling, account management, enterprise account manager, lead generation. Connect with Scott on LinkedIn and check out the Xant website. Tips to using sales and bots...

Guest: Eliav Cohen- Seasoned executive with experience running large organizations.  Connect with Eliav on LinkedIn and check out the Ultra Cool website. How to start making a keywords bot: Slowly add keywords in as users ask questions. Decide what words need to be exact keywords. Learn quickly from many of small failures. Connect with Billy and Chatfunnels! Billy on LinkedIn and Twitter. Chatfunn...

Guest: Natasha Takahashi- For the last 3+ years, I've spent nearly every waking moment creating and managing highly profitable chatbot campaigns, or teaching about them online and offline. 50% of my time is spent as the Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder of Ineffable Marketing, my marketing agency that has driven results for 100+ brands like MindValley (3.6M+ followers), Matthew Hussey (5.8M+...

Guest: Sterling Beck- Sterling has a proven 10+ year history of managing teams that drive B2B SaaS companies inbound efforts in the finance, human resources, sales and marketing industries. His enterprise and account based approach to marketing efforts has produced verifiable results that directly contributed to multiple rounds of VC investment that consistently affirm his strategies work. Special...

Host: Billy Bateman is the Co-Founder and VP of Operations for ChatFunnels, a digital conversation analytics, and optimization solutions provider. He has a background in digital marketing, business operations, and entrepreneurship. Billy grew up in Idaho and graduated from Brigham Young University and has a Masters of Business Administration from Boise State University. While at BSU, he completed...

Guest:  Andrew Parker-Mr. Parker is an accomplished marketing executive who has successfully helped companies tell their story, build an audience and scale their impact. His talents have resulted in success for numerous companies including small, medium and large scale enterprises. And with a depth of experience in both B2B and B2C marketing, Mr. Parker stands out as a marketing executive who unde...

Mark Kilens- Mark Kilens is VP of Content and Community at Drift where he leads the blogging, editorial, social, Drift Insider, and HYPERGROWTH teams.  Hans Van Dam - Hans van Dam is co-founder of Robocopy and the Conversational Academy . His goal is to develop and promote the role of the conversation designer. He develops curriculum for the Conversational Academy, lectures at multiple universitie...

Guest: Jared Haleck- SaaS product leader, startup veteran, end-user feedback addict and founder-CEO whisperer. Problem discovery and storytelling are my two superpowers. The two traits I value in product managers are curiosity and assertiveness. The startup I admire the most is STRAVA. My favorite quote is, “Clear vision does not equal short distance.” Connect with Jared on LinkedIn and check out...

Host: Billy Bateman is the co-founder and VP of Operations for ChatFunnels, a digital conversation analytics, and optimization solutions provider. He has a background in digital marketing, operations, and entrepreneurship. Billy grew up in Idaho and graduated from Brigham Young University and has a Masters of Business Administration from Boise State University. While at BSU, he completed Boise Sta...

Guest: Shad Morris- Shad Morris (Ph. D. Cornell University) is the Georgia White Fellow and Assistant Professor of Leadership and Strategy at the Marriott School, Brigham Young University. Prior to joining BYU, Shad Morris was at The Ohio State University for five years. He conducts research at the intersection of human resource management and strategy. In particular, he explores both theoretical...