The Story Power Marketing Show

Amos Balongo has been a corporate motivational speaking sensation since moving to the United States from Africa. He has presented at several leadership conferences and summits and traveled to over 32 countries motivating and transforming leaders with his message. In this episode, Amos shares his journey from Africa to the United States, his shift from management consulting to leadership coaching,...

David Garfinkel has helped copywriters and businesses in more than 100 industries increase profits. His book Breakthrough Copywriting is a #1 Bestseller on Amazon. Way back in 2004, he created and published the first widely used set of Copywriting Templates. Since 1993, he's written sales letters that have brought in as much as $40 million to one business. These days, his main client work is c...

Neil Rogers is an author, speaker, and business leader with over 37 years of experience in marketing & sales, generating revenue and guiding clients through highly effective & result-oriented marketing campaigns. In this episode, Neil shares insights from his book 'Bar Tips: Everything I Needed to Know in Sales I Learned Behind the Bar,' illustrating how his early experiences as a...

Jeff has more than 20 years of experience in the areas of Republican politics, direct response strategy, fundraising, copywriting, design, donor acquisition, list selection, segmentation and analysis. His direct mail fundraising appeals have been recognized with more than a dozen industry awards. In this episode, he and Tom cover the importance of making mail skimmable, emotionally engaging, and u...

Doug is a brand specialist and an accomplished writer having contributed articles to Entrepreneur, Thrive Global, Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, MSN Money, Yahoo Finance, and the Seattle Times, along with authoring several #1 best selling books. He's also been featured on broadcast media including CBS & FOX News. He hosted his own show radio program, “The Real Estate Coach” to A...

Vance is a former birth control factory security guard turned Disney leader, turned bankrupt out-of-work executive, turned carpet cleaner, turned successful entrepreneur. He helps business owners get, serve, and keep clients for life through creating experiences and response required marketing. He and Tom discuss the importance of systems and processes, customer retention, and practical steps to w...

Hunter co-founded SimpleCheck and SmartForm, tools that show you whether a lead can actually buy before your sales team wastes a minute. In this episode, he shares insights on how their tools help businesses identify leads with the desire, authority, and resources to buy, ensuring legal compliance. He and Tom explore techniques to get more qualified leads, such as enhancing ad targeting through co...

Dave Valentine built 10 businesses that have collectively driven over $1 billion in revenue for 1,200+ clients—including Fortune 100 giants like Target, Time Magazine, and American Express. He now leads a global agency from a house by a river in the mountains—complete with three waterfalls—where strategy meets serenity. Merging conscious capitalism with unconventional marketing, he guides business...

Scott Desgrosseilliers is the founder and CEO of Wicked Reports, a leading first-party marketing attribution platform for high-growth eCommerce brands. With over a decade of experience analyzing billions in ad spend, Scott helps marketers cut through the noise to find what’s really driving ROI. He’s the creator of the 5 Forces System, a proven framework that turns messy marketing data into clear,...

Glenn recently retired as the EVP and GM of NWS and the co-founder of Gap Wireless Inc., where he spent his career at the intersection of sales, marketing, and business leadership. With a proven track record in driving growth in the telecom and tech distribution industries, Glenn is also the author of Never Sit in the Lobby: 57 Winning Sales Factors to Grow a Business and Build a Career . He has n...

Jessie Fernández is a highly skilled marketing strategist with extensive experience working with brands across the United States, Europe, and Latin America. With expertise in branding, multichannel campaigns, and go-to-market strategies, Jessie has a solid foundation in media, print, and television and has been recognized as an award-winning professor of marketing in Honduras. Currently, Jessie wo...

Dr Raewyn Sleeman is a renowned Canadian business strategist, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker with over 20 years of experience in the world of small business development and growth. She holds a doctorate in Business Administration, with a focus on small business marketing strategies. Having built multiple businesses herself, Dr Sleeman knows first-hand the obstacles entrepreneurs encounter...

Co-Founders of Tipton Franklin Marketing Strategies, Angela and Travis redefine the possible for AgTech and Biotech businesses. Together they deliver bold marketing strategies with an ethical approach and measurable results. Tom talks to them about using AI to fuel marketing growth in agtech and biotech industries. They dive into their strategic approach to AI adoption and discuss AI's potenti...

Kasim Aslam is a serial entrepreneur who has built multiple 7- and 8-figure businesses, including two successful exits. He is the co-founder of Driven Mastermind, creator of Digital Marketer's Paid Traffic Certification, and author of three bestselling books, including You vs Google, a #1 international bestseller in marketing and advertising. Named one of the top 50 Digital Marketing Thought L...

Sam Nelson is the CEO of Downstreet Digital, an award-winning, digital marketing agency specializing in high-impact advertising and branding. With nearly 15 years of experience in digital strategy, Sam has led campaigns for national food chains, major media organizations, and high-stakes political races. Sam shares valuable insights from his political and marketing experience, emphasizing the impo...

Amber Briggle is the CEO of B-Well Enterprises and the founder and owner of Soma Massage Therapy, a multi-award-winning business and the nation's most exciting new franchise opportunity. Amber became a massage therapist in 2004 and began Soma Massage Therapy in 2011. Through tenacity and determination she has literally built (and rebuilt, thanks to the pandemic) a thriving massage therapy busi...

Sara Nay is the CEO at Duct Tape Marketing. Since her start in December 2010, she has consulted and advised thousands of small business owners on how to build, grow, and scale a profitable business. She has a passion for helping small business owners focus on their zone of genius and build a team around them to support their growth goals. She and Tom discuss the common marketing challenges faced b...

Atiba de Souza is your secret weapon when your team is underperforming. As a CEO Strategist and Team Productivity Expert, he transforms struggling organizations into productivity powerhouses through proven leadership frameworks that deliver immediate results. Atiba shares his unique CASE method and other tactical strategies that help business owners delegate more effectively, eliminate bottlenecks...

Corey has 15 years of in-house agency experience, including as Scorpion's CMO, where he helped grow revenue from $20M to $150M in 6 years. He just published his bestselling book: Anyone, Not Everyone: a Proven System for Agencies to Escape Founder-Led Sales . Today, he helps digital agency founders scale revenue and profits with Deep Specialization. He and Tom dive into strategies to escape th...

Annie M. Wyatt is the author and illustrator of A Horse in the Castle . Her passion for creating children’s books stems from a lifelong love of reading, a joy that has continued into adulthood. As a mother of two young children, she has witnessed firsthand the magic a captivating book can bring to young minds. She currently leads a marketing team for a large corporation, though her greatest joy co...

Nikki Lindgren, an agency founder and startup advisor, is reshaping the landscape of beauty and lifestyle brand marketing with a human-centric approach. Over two decades, she has left her mark on the strategies of more than 228 brands. Nikki has overseen the management of over $100 million in digital media. Her extensive experience spans everything from search engine marketing and paid social to d...

Professor Pete Alexander is the President of the greatest interior landscaping company in the San Francisco Bay Area - Office Plants by Everything Grows. In addition, he has served as an adjunct college professor for several universities, where he has helped inspire thousands of students to develop and apply key concepts of marketing specifically to their area of interest. He's also a TEDx spe...

Over his 20 career, Ondar Tarlow has worked with both industry leaders and nonprofits to solve complex marketing challenges with measurable results. He’s known for engaging audiences through data-driven insights and witty, creative storytelling to achieve results. Now he uses his experience to help companies supercharge their marketing and drive real growth with bold, unforgettable strategies. In...

Chris is the Conversion Alchemist. A SaaS message-market fit specialist and conversion copywriter, he worked for 10 years as a software engineer in industrial automation. Then he took a sharp turn to enter the digital marketing world as UX lead at the usability testing startup Conversion Crimes (and previously at the conversion design agency Zeda Labs). Chris has been working as a copywriter and C...

Robert is the President of MultiVision Digital and has over 20+ years of background in video marketing, Saas-based marketing, and sales tactics. MultiVision Digital provides the full spectrum of video strategy, video production and video marketing services that businesses need to drive action across the entire buyer's journey. They've produced over 1600+ business videos since inception. In...