Eric Siu

Leveling Up with Eric Siu

Leveling Up is a weekly interview series with entrepreneurs and marketers on the latest in business and marketing. Learn actionable strategies & tactics on how you can make your business grow and mistakes to avoid during your journey. Learn from individuals who have founded billion dollar companies to best-selling authors. Entrepreneur and host Eric Siu also shares insights and learnings along the way.

Author

Eric Siu

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Business

Podcast website

www.levelingup.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Why Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul Is A Smart Marketing Move 08.12.2020

Today we're going to discuss the big fight scheduled for February 2020 between Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul.

How We're Getting Facebook Leads For $.15 (yes, 15 cents!!) 07.12.2020

In today's episode of Leveling Up Daily, we talk about the marketing process of the Leveling Up book, and how we have been getting email addresses for 15 cents a pop! Utilizing the powerful targeting offered by Facebook and using giveaways and competitions to entice users has proven great for collecting contact information. Plus, the opportunity for the development of this strategy into a fully-fl...

Charli D'amelio Just Reached 100M TikTok Subs (Business Takeaways) 06.12.2020

Charli D’Amelio has grown to the point where she has built a massive audience on TikTok since she started in only 2019. While her fame is partly a sign that almost anybody can rise to stardom on social media these days, there are also many lessons that we can learn from the example she has set. Tune in and hear about the value of diversifying platforms and content, serving your audience, and the f...

Why I put 50% of my company's cash into Bitcoin 05.12.2020

In this episode, Eric explains why he put 50% of his business' cash sheet into bitcoin. This may seem like a bold move, but as he explains here, there are some great arguments for bitcoin's utility and safety, and plenty of successful people who are doing the same. This is not financial advice per se, but definitely worth thinking about in the current uncertainty of the US and the world. TIME-STAM...

The Hottest Social Media Trends You Should Pay Attention To For 2021 04.12.2020

In this episode, Eric shares findings from Hootsuite’s annual report that talks about which social media platform investors are most excited about. You’ll learn which platforms rank the most highly for growing audiences organically, reaching business goals, and more. Eric also compares his use of these platforms to the findings in the report. Tune in today! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:21] Before...

MrBeast Gave Away A Lamborghini (Here Are The Key Business Lessons) 03.12.2020

We are returning to the story of MrBeast and his YouTube success for this episode and today we unpack a lesson about the role of trust in getting conversions on your offer. It is not always about how good your offer is, in most cases, as with the example of MrBeast giveaways, trust needs to be established before someone will commit. Listen in to hear how you can apply this to your business. TIME-S...

How MrBeast Jeff Bezo'ed His Way to 56M YouTube Subscribers 02.12.2020

For this episode of Leveling Up Daily, we look at how MrBeast took a leaf out of Jeff Bezos' book and got himself to 46 million YouTube subscribers! Lessons here include the power of delaying and allowing growth to compound, and we see with this example how patience can pay off in a big way. MrBeast's audience and revenue growth is truly inspiring, so make sure to tune in to hear it all. TIME-STAM...

6 Business Lessons from Tony Hsieh of Zappos (That Made Me A Millionaire) 01.12.2020
How Spotify Is Heating Up The Podcast Wars With Its $575M Spending Spree 29.11.2020

Today we are going to talk about how Spotify is heating up deep podcasting Wars with its $575 million spending spree.

Biden won the US election but the country is still extremely divided. Here's how marketing made that happen 28.11.2020

Messaging and marketing have a key role to play in the divided political situation in America. In this episode, we explore how Trump uses messaging to spread polarizing opinions, and how news and social media entities are the channels through which these tensions play out. Tune in for all this as well as to learn the importance of being aware of biases in the media we consume. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NO...

How To Do A Podcast Tour To Promote Your Book 27.11.2020

In aid of the release of his new book, Leveling Up!, Eric has laid out the goal of appearing on one hundred podcasts in the next 12 weeks! Today we get to hear why podcasts are a great way to promote something like a book, how Eric is going about sourcing shows to approach, and the thought and planning that goes into presenting to different audiences. Tune in to hear how you can utilize these grea...

How I'm Doing Influencer Marketing for My Book, Leveling Up 26.11.2020

In this episode of the daily Leveling Up podcast, Eric talks about the outreach he is doing to market his new book, Leveling Up! You will get to hear about why he thinks that influencer marketing is where it is at currently, and how he is going about these strategies. So to catch all the good stuff about value for money, sourcing influencers and more, join us today! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:21...

Is Amazon's Foray Into Pharma A Good Or Bad Decision? 25.11.2020

Today we are going to talk about how Amazon is continuing to dominate the world and how they're getting into pharma and continuing to eat everyone's lunch.

Bitcoin is SKYROCKETING - Why It's Here To Stay 24.11.2020

Today, we are going to talk about how Bitcoin is continuing to skyrocket and why it's here to stay. So as of this recording, Bitcoin is at about 18.5 K right now, which is an all time high, but the, I think there's a couple of things to look at here. In this episode we'll dive in and talk about both sides.

How To Create A Community of 60,000+ Strong And Use It As Your Secret Weapon (With Lloyed Lobo from Boast AI and Traction Conference) 23.11.2020

If you want to build a community you have to focus on how you can provide value to them, but once you have one you can save a lot of money on marketing. Connecting people is Lloyed Lobo’s superpower, and today we talk to him about how he built a community of over 60,000 people and the returns this investment of his time is producing. Lloyed is Co-Founder and President of Boast. AI, and he is also...

Why I'm Writing My Book, Leveling Up 22.11.2020

As Eric prepares to release his new book, Leveling Up, he takes this opportunity to spill the beans on his inspiration and motivation for writing it! Eric talks about the time he has spent on its creation over the last five years, the publishing model he selected, and how he aims to tap into the discourse around habits, with his own take on improvement and and progress. Tune in to hear it all from...

I Blew $200k Trying to Start a Coaching Program 21.11.2020

In this episode, Eric shares the lessons that he learned from losing $200,000 trying to start a coaching program. He talks about not having sales nailed down, why good marketing alone is not enough to sell a product, and other key lessons he learned from this loss. To hear more, tune in today! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:21] Before we jump into today’s interview, please rate, review, and subscrib...

How Fortnite & MrBeast Rake In The Cash By Giving Away Free Content 20.11.2020

In this episode, Eric talks about giving away free content and why it can be such a successful business model. We hear about some examples of brands who have done this and why delaying gratification, if you can, will help you win. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:21] Before we jump into today’s interview, please rate, review, and subscribe to the Leveling Up Podcast! [00:22] What Eric means by “the bu...

The Investor's Secret To Success With Business 19.11.2020

In this episode, we talk about the importance of being patient in business. As entrepreneurs, it is easy to fall into the comparison trap and want to move as quickly as possible. Eric talks about the similarities between compound interest and business success and why a slow and steady approach is the best-kept secret out there.  TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:21] Before we jump into today’s intervie...

How Metadata Can Be Your Demand Generation & ABM On Autopilot (with CEO Gil Allouche) 18.11.2020
Hire This Type of Marketer And Your Business Will Explode 17.11.2020

Welcome to Growth Bites, a shorter format of Leveling Up, where Eric provides daily insights to help you step up your game. In this episode, we talk about why copywriters are the best hire you can make, the contributions they make to your business, and where to find the best ones in the business. Be sure to tune in today! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:41] Before we jump into today’s interview, plea...

The Clever Methods That Rahul Vohra Used To Drive Product Market Fit With Superhuman (Over $51M Raised!) 09.11.2020

Email productivity ranks highly on the list of desirable outcomes for business owners, and today we have Rahul Vohra on the show, the brains behind the fastest email experience available, Superhuman! Rahul explains the philosophy behind the company and why the product has created its own buzz, more than anything. We get into some of the early periods of their story and the work that Rahul did befo...

How To Create A Content Marketing Machine With Melanie Deziel of StoryFuel 04.11.2020

Today we have Melanie Deziel, the founder and chief content officer at StoryFuel, a company that equips marketers, creators, and sales professionals with the skill and strategies that they need to tell better brand stories. Because human beings are storytellers by nature, we connect far better with stories than cold, hard facts, and Melanie helps people to leverage brand narratives to promote thei...

How Tim Sykes Parlayed His 8 Figure Education Business Into Popular Nonprofit Karmagawa (With Millions of IG Followers) 02.11.2020

Today we have Timothy Sykes on the show! Tim is the CEO of TLC Media, which is an educational community that allows members to interact with the best traders online. Their philosophy is one of transparency and so the experts on the platform, including Tim, show all their wins and losses. Our guest is also the co-founder of Karmagawa, which is a social charity, dedicated to improving living conditi...

How Saravana Kumar Bootstrapped Kovai.co Past $8.6M ARR Using The Power of Community 21.10.2020

Joining us on Leveling Up today is the CEO of kovai.com, Saravana Kumar! Kovai is an enterprise software company, and we get to hear from our guest about their past, present, and exciting future! Saravana is an amazing person and an excellent entrepreneur, who has a number of balls in the air. Apart from his main work at Kovai he is also dedicated to helping the community and spreading skills and...

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