The Daily Crown Podcast

Elzie Flenard interviews Bulut Akisik, the VP of Enterprise Growth at Jotform, whose role involves growth marketing and finding new people who can benefit from the company's software as a service platform. Bulut talks about the importance of balancing family and workplace success, being honest with customers, and establishing a relationship with them. They discuss growth hacking strategies, which...

Bulut Akisik shares his valuable insights on balancing family and workplace success. He highlights the importance of being honest with customers and establishing a good relationship with them. Bulut believes that family should always come first, and taking time away from work can actually make one more productive in the workplace. He also discusses Jotform's core competency, which is using forms a...

Are you looking for a way to become more efficient and organized in managing your podcast tasks and schedule? Bulut Akisik shares how Jotform can act as a virtual assistant for podcasters, providing forms and automatic scheduling to help prioritize tasks, and manage inquiries from potential guests. By providing customizable forms and automated scheduling features, podcasters can streamline the pro...

Elzie and Bulut Akisik delve into the world of data collection, exploring the benefits of digitizing data and its impact on businesses. The discuss how businesses can collect data in a structured way, highlighting the importance of digitizing data collection. By digitizing data collection, businesses can gain valuable insights into their customers and make informed decisions that can help them gro...

Elzie and Bulut Akisik talk about streamlining data collection through Jotform. Bulut explains that it is based on using collected data for a specific purpose, rather than simply collecting it. He also suggests starting by driving a business process as an app to save time and reduce manual labor when it comes to data collection. Their conversation also explores the benefits of reducing the time sp...

If you are a B2B founder, investor, or entrepreneur looking to get ahead of the competition and leverage modern strategies for growth marketing, then this episode is for you! Growth marketing is the more modern version of traditional marketing, and it involves testing, data engineering, and making decisions based on realistic data. When resources are limited, entrepreneurs should be smart with how...

Are you interested in learning about how virtual, augmented and extended reality technology can help to make education and training more exciting, effective, and fun? David Scurlock, the founder of In Your Face Learning, speaks with Elzie about revolutionizing education and workforce development using these emerging technologies. David shares how he uses Oculus headsets and other devices to provid...

Elzie and David Scurlock discuss the exciting possibilities of virtual reality (VR) for training and design purposes. They explore the different resources available to learn about the digital world and its opportunities, recommending that listeners search online for "VR creation" or "immersive technology" to discover more. They highlight how exploring immersive technologies can inspire creativity...

Explore the exciting new world of Metaverse with us on this episode of the podcast. What is it exactly? It is an area or space accessed through headsets that can be public or require passwords and invitations for access, and is becoming lighter over time. Discover how it works and how it will impact the way we interact with digital content in the future. We discuss the potential safety and securit...

Are you curious about how to leverage virtual, augmented, and extended reality technologies to maximize your business profits? Let's explore the topic of utilizing cutting-edge technologies for maximum business profit with David Scurlock and discuss the implications of VR, AR, and XR. David talks about the use of digital twin technology, which allows for virtual tours of a studio or building befor...

Are you tired of traditional classroom settings that can be dry and uninspiring? Elzie and David Scurlock discuss how virtual, augmented and extended reality technologies are revolutionizing education and workforce development. David is the CEO and Founder of In Your Face Learning and uses Oculus headsets and other devices to provide immersive experiences such as virtual field trips and Internatio...

Our special guest in this episode is Rick Elmore, who shares his incredible journey of going from scratch to success. Rick started out as an athlete and medical device salesperson with no business experience, but he was determined to make it work and develop a winning strategy. With hard work, grit, discipline and passion from his background in sports, he was able to stand out in the corporate wor...

Rick Elmore reveals his secrets to creating a strong and successful business team. He explains that flexibility is key. Asking questions, showing interest in others' jobs, and having empathy are also important values he emphasizes for effective entrepreneurship. He shares his experience in sales and sports and how it influenced his leadership style. He emphasizes the importance of building a close...

Rick Elmore talks about his journey of building a handwriting robot. He recounts the process of developing a writing robot, starting with buying a pen plotter from China, and then attempting to use an Auto Pen for two years before realizing that building their own writing robot was the only way forward. He walks us through the 14 Phase 0 processes he went through with different engineering compani...

Rick Elmore shares his insights on climbing the mountain of success as an entrepreneur. He uses two analogies, one about a mountain-climbing journey and another from Dave Ramsey's debt-repayment approach, to explain how he achieved business success. With limited resources coming from a lower-middle class family, Rick found success by asking questions, talking to successful people in the same field...

Rick Elmore shares his inspiring journey from being an athlete to becoming a successful entrepreneur. He talks about the importance of developing discipline and hard work, as well as passion and perseverance. Rick shares how these traits have helped him in entrepreneurship, setting him apart from others in the corporate world. He also discusses strategies for people who don't have similar backgrou...

Rick Elmore shares his inspiring story of how he turned his itch into a successful business venture. As a former athlete and medical device salesman, Rick's journey to entrepreneurship is both unique and intriguing. He talks about what drove him to pursue a Masters in Business Administration and what struck him during a marketing class that made him come up with the idea for Simply Noted. Rick emp...

Are you an entrepreneur struggling to grow your startup or established company? This episode is for you. Elzie talks to Liz Heiman, a sales consultant and expert in startup growth. Liz shares her knowledge of building a successful sales team, establishing a culture of sales within your company, and managing your sales funnel effectively. She emphasizes the importance of creating a mission, vision,...

Liz Heiman explains that the sales funnel is shaped like a funnel for a reason because there are many more conversations and prospects at the top of the funnel than there are at the bottom. The goal is to have leads fall out of the funnel, so you can focus on the leads that matter. She discusses the priorities of managing a sales funnel, such as closing ready-to-buy clients first, prospecting for...

There's a prevailing trend in the world of sales that claims relationship selling is dead. Some argue that customers are already 67% through the sales process before even talking to a salesperson, rendering relationships irrelevant. However, Liz Heiman disagrees. In complex business-to-business sales or even personal sales, relationship is everything. If a customer is making a big investment...

Liz Heiman guides entrepreneurs through setting up a successful sales system so that they can reap the rewards of their hard work. She covers topics such as how to find and manage sales staff, building business strategy around numbers, creating an effective lead generation strategy, implementing stages and activities for your salespeople in order to reach their goals, running team meetings with tr...

Liz Heiman goes over a variety of sales procedures and systems, helping you to gain insights into the best possible approaches. She explains that a framework is a set of guide rails that companies must use to communicate and define their ideal customer. She discusses various recognized methodologies within the sales world such as Sandler, Challenger Sale, MEDDIC, Solution Selling, SPIN Selling, an...

Elzie and Liz Heiman discuss how sales is at the heart of any successful business. Liz provides advice on hiring sales personnel who fit in with a company's mission and values. She also suggests having a strategic plan with clear objectives to create a culture of sales within the organization. Discover how creating a strong culture of sales through strategic planning can result in the successful h...

Elzie Flenard sits down with Jason Duncan, a professional business coach, multi-award-winning entrepreneur, and founder of 12 companies. They explore how an entrepreneur can maximize their business profitability while still maintaining a healthy and stress-free lifestyle. Jason shares his journey from pastoral ministry to entrepreneurship, and how he discovered his purpose through self-awareness a...

Everyone dreams of escaping the 9 to 5 office routine. It's natural to want more freedom, autonomy, and creativity in your life. Embrace unconventional opportunities, take calculated risks, and never be afraid to dream big. Jason Duncan believes one key to getting autonomy is by defeating the "Hero Syndrome," which can often get in the way of progress. Escaping the daily grind opens up new opportu...