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In this episode of Zero to CEO I speak to HARO expert Morgan Taylor about the importance of building your online presence in today’s business landscape. Morgan is the Co-Founder of Jolly SEO, a HARO (Help a Reporter Out) link-building service that helps businesses increase brand awareness, find their audience, and build their executives’ authority online. They specialize in getting high DR backlin...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I speak to artist and author David Drebin about how to establish yourself as a powerful brand. Join acclaimed artist and author David Drebin as he shares his journey from waiter to renowned photographer and artist. Learn the secrets to establishing yourself as a powerful brand and maintaining leadership in your field. Discover how David impacts the world through crea...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I speak to Jonathan Baktari MD about the Top 10 Mistakes CEOs Make. There really is no CEO school per say, so people often make a series of predictable and avoidable mistakes in growing their organization. The best way to get around this is to learn from others so you can improve your learning curve. Dr. Baktari and I cover culture, hiring, leveraging technology, pro...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I speak to Investor, Founder, Author Ron Bauer about how to raise capital in a digital world. Ron shares his expertise on raising capital and scaling a startup in the digital age. In this episode, you’ll learn how to take your idea and launch a successful startup, tips for becoming a lead authority in your space and building an organic community for your business, st...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I speak to entrepreneurs Phoebe Yu & Kat Dey about the challenges of running a successful business and making a positive impact in the world. Phoebe Yu is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ettitude , and Kat Dey is the Co-Founder and President of Ettitude, a direct-to-consumer brand best known for its 100% organic bedding and sleepwear made from the world’s first CleanBa...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I talk to eCommerce Marketing Expert Jason K Williamson about how to increase ROI with SMS and email marketing. He discusses the best strategies in 2022 for getting customers to return to your Shopify storefront. We also talk about how combining email and SMS marketing can skyrocket your Shopify sales. “Trojan Horse Method” that you can use to unlock thousands of hid...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I speak with President of Strategic Talent Management Sue MacArthur about how to hire the best talent for your business. The recurring theme Sue hears from employees leaving their jobs is “I just couldn’t go back there”. We discuss why no one wants to work for you and what you can do about it. How to avoid making “bad hires” and things you might be doing when hiring...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I speak to Founder and CEO of VidCruiter Sean Fahey about future of interviewing. Sean is the Founder and CEO of VidCruiter, one of the fastest-growing remote recruitment platforms in the world, helping companies attract and hire better talent. 75,000+ recruiters use VidCruiter to modernize their hiring. We discuss Sean’s pro strategies for attracting the top talent...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I speak to multi-award winner Michael Theodor about how to massively grow an organic or natural products brand and the industry itself. Michael discusses his involvement in the ‘60s-’70s counterculture as well as being at the forefront of the CDN organic & health channel industry. At one point he lived deep in the Oregon woods for one year & survived there. I...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I speak to Entrepreneur and M&A expert Gabriel Galvez about how to remove yourself from the operations of your business. We discuss how Gabriel went from a startup entrepreneurship background into private equity markets. Gabriel runs CAPTARGET , which provides deal origination to private equity groups, corporate buyers, and sell-side M&A firms. He helps priva...

In today’s episode of Zero to CEO I speak with technical marketing content expert Karl Hughes of Draft.dev about how to validate your idea and scale it fast. In this episode, Karl will talk about the techniques in identifying the ideas to work on to scale your business. How to create effective marketing content and succeed in implementing it. He also discusses how to create marketing content aimed...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I speak to Web3 entrepreneur Es Lee about how every home will become a stock. Property is becoming an asset that can be shared and easily invested in, from the rise of Airbnb to the growth of fractional real estate investment platforms. We explore ways that web3 and crypto is accelerating this trend. We will discuss how digital tokens can be a better way to sell or r...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I speak to Dr. Sue Haywood about the reasons why your employees aren’t working as hard for you, and how you can change this. It could be that they can’t see how their work makes a difference. Employers have identified mental health problems and burning out as the major forces threatening the continuity of workplace cultures in 2022. Why is it so important for compani...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I speak with Founder and CEO of Matik, Nik Mijic about how to build trust with customers. Building trust with customers is critical especially when the current economic climate makes it even more challenging to retain customers. Hear how you can tackle this problem by leveraging data to build credibility with accounts. Nik and I discuss what impact data can have on c...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I speak to Uranium Industry Expert John Cash about the national security aspects of the nuclear industry and the ongoing uranium bull market despite near-term geopolitical volatility. John is the thought leader in the uranium industry, with nearly 30 years of experience in uranium exploration, radiation safety, regulatory and legislative affairs, uranium recovery ope...

Brendon is a leading expert in getting what you want from your projects. He has led and guided over $10 Billion in transformative projects and programs across more types of change than would be reasonable to list out here. Just know that it includes everything from transformations to teddy bears. Through it all Brendon has learned two things: First - Change is HARD, so we need to ensure it’s worth...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I talk to successful serial entrepreneur David Valentine about practical advice on running multiple companies at once. David owns seven businesses that have generated $1B+ collectively for 1000+ clients, including major brands and Fortune 100 companies like Target, Time Magazine, and American Express, over the past 16 years. His most successful business, Avadel Agenc...

In this episode of Zero to CEO, I speak to successful author Patrick Geddes about How Your Brain Can Be Hazardous to Your Wealth. We'll be providing insights on how to be a smart consumer first as an investor, when we're wired to crave hot tips the way we crave sugar, with both being bad for your health. Learn how to tell when the investment industry can help you and when they help themselves at y...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I talk to Co-Founder and CEO of Bitmark Sean Moss-Pultz about the state of the digital economy. Sean founded and served as CEO of Openmoko, the world’s first open-source phone and precursor to the iPhone and Android smartphones. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bitmark, a blockchain startup that aims to bring traditional property rights into the digital age by providi...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I talk to Experienced Technology Executive Jaxon Repp about how to help software development teams succeed within your organization. Jaxon and I discuss the tools and technologies that developers work with day-to-day that contributes greatly to their frustration. These tools were originally developed years ago to solve complex problems without regard for simplicity o...

In today's episode I talk about the five ways entrepreneurship has changed in the last decade. I wanted to do this episode because it's been over 10 years since I jumped into the world of startups. The first one I started was around 2010. It wasn’t my first business, but it was my first tech startup. It's now roughly 12 years later, and I've noticed a lot of things have changed, some for the bette...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I speak with Life and Career Coach Rebecca Babcock about how to go from Surviving to Thriving. Rebecca shares her insights & advice on how professionals can prevent and/or overcome burnout, feeling overwhelmed, being stuck, and demotivated. She also shares ways listeners can become confident, purposeful, and energized. Rebecca  talks about her battle with an auto...

In today's episode I talk about how to find potentially habitable exoplanets in the universe. When looking for potentially habitable exoplanets, it helps to start with worlds similar to our own. But what does "similar" mean? Many Earth-sized rocky planets have been discovered: this suggests the possibility of life. Based on what we observe in our own solar system, it seems unlikely that a large ga...

In today’s episode of Zero to CEO I speak with Cofounder & CTO of Moving Analytics , Shuo Qiao about how to grow as a healthcare startup. Shuo tells us how he started to work on his startup as well as what you should expect when you work on a healthcare startup, both pros and cons. We cover the regulations in cybersecurity and healthcare compliance. Above all else Shuo is a firm believer that...

In this episode of Zero to CEO I speak to cybersecurity evangelist and enthusiast Artur Kane about how businesses can protect from online security threats. Small businesses are procrastinating when it comes to cybersecurity as a result of reading articles about enterprise-grade measures and thinking how complicated, robust, costly and overwhelming IT is. When you are a digital company, securing re...