Morning Brew

Founder's Journal

Business EN ↓ 637 episodes

Alex Lieberman, the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Morning Brew, gives you an insider’s look into building businesses. Alex explores the founder’s journey, from the painful challenges of 0-to-1 to the powerful frameworks that help you scale to millions in revenue as well as the emotional rollercoaster that is present throughout.

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Morning Brew

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Business

Latest episode

Jun 30, 2025

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Episodes

Words Affect Your Identity 14.08.2020

Today I reflect on the words I used to describe myself in a conversation, and how the things I consistently repeat shape my identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is Productive? 13.08.2020

Today I discuss productivity (again). Specifically, what activities that you do are actually productive? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10-Ks and Rabbit Holes 12.08.2020

Today I breakdown AT&Ts 10-K and go through my takeaways after dissecting their financial documents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Org Structure 11.08.2020

Today I go through Morning Brew's organization structure and explain why every employee should understand their org structure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Replicate Success 07.08.2020

Today I reflect on reflecting. I discuss why you need to find out why you had a success and how you can replicate successes in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hiring Strategy 06.08.2020

Today I remind myself what to keep in mind during the hiring process to make sure we find unicorns and avoid mistakes when hiring quickly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strategic Likability 05.08.2020

Today I discuss strategic likability: How do build up the skills you need to be liked and trusted across your organization? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Compound Interest of Process 04.08.2020

Today I discuss how discipline and process compound into great results over time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LinkedIn AMA 31.07.2020

Today I answer questions submitted on our LinkedIn Live, including: What does Morning Brew look like in 2 years? What changes and challenges have we faced due to COVID-19? What is Morning Brew's culture like? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blind Spots 30.07.2020

Today I talk about two situations where my ego got in the way of my learning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Organized Chaos 29.07.2020

Today I discuss how chaos within the structures of an organization can lead to innovation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brand Ambassador Program 28.07.2020

Today I discuss BrewU: Morning Brew's brand ambassador program. We discuss our history in brand ambassadors and how things have changed as we relaunch the program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stealing Ideas 24.07.2020

Today we talk about "stealing" or taking inspiration from things that already exist (and putting your own spin on it). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Depth Learning vs. Breadth Learning 23.07.2020

Today is the second part of our media diet discussion. We discuss the differences between depth and breadth in learning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My Conversation with Alicia Tillman 22.07.2020

Today I reflect on my interview with Alicia Tillman, CMO of SAP. The three main takeaways: All marketing is B2C marketing Communicate the balance between autonomy and authority Understand history to set strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scaling Sales 21.07.2020

Today I discuss how Morning Brew has been able to scale our sales organization, why you need specialists as you grow, and where we aim to go with our advertising business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tough Conversations 17.07.2020

Today I talk about tough conversations: what they are why they're so important how to have them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Substack Strategy 16.07.2020

Today we do a strategy breakdown of Substack and see how they can become the front and back office for creators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Personal Brand 15.07.2020

Today I discuss why I'm doing the CMO Series and how to make yourself a top-of-the-funnel asset for your business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Overwhelm 14.07.2020

Today I discuss how I had a productive day, but couldn't find enough time to accomplish everything I wanted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paid Product 13.07.2020

Today I reflect on a meeting I just had on building and testing a new paid product. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Content Diet 10.07.2020

Today I discuss diets... content diets. What are the things you're consuming and how does it affect your outputs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Culture Brainstorm 08.07.2020

Today I brainstorm ways that we can impact Morning Brew's culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cadence of Work 07.07.2020

Today I reflect on my 4th of July Weekend and how it felt to unplug from work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Be the Consumer of Your Product 02.07.2020

Today I discuss the reasons behind why I'm joining David Perell's Write of Passage Course and how I believe it will help in our mission to create an education product at Morning Brew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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