

Leveling Up with Eric Siu
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.
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Jun 22, 2018 • 34min
GE Ep 88 [2015]: How One Month Rails Founder Mattan Griffel Quickly Expanded His Business to $75,000 MRR
Hi everyone, today's interview is with Mattan Griffel, CEO and founder of One Month (formerly One Month Rails), a company that helps you learn career-based, applicable skills in as little as one month. He's been named as one of Forbes' 30 under 30, and has some great insights on how to piggyback for traction until you can stand on your own two feet. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
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Jun 17, 2018 • 21min
GE Ep 87 [2015]: How iFunding Grew to 7,000 Users With Little to No Marketing Spend
Hi everyone, today we're talking to Sohin Shah, co-founder of iFunding, one of the leading real estate crowd funding platforms in the world. iFunding started three years ago when there wasn't any kind of proof of concept for the real estate crowd funding industry, but now it's a thriving company that's done $40 million worth of business. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
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Jun 16, 2018 • 52min
GE Ep 86 [2015]: How BiggerPockets Grew To Be A Raving Community Of 256,000 Members With 5 Million Visits A Month
Hi everyone, today we're talking to Joshua Dorkin, the entrepreneur and real estate investor behind BiggerPockets, an online social network for real estate investors and a podcast that has more than 41,000 listens per episode. Josh has put a lot of work into growing this thriving community, and his insight on what it takes to build an authentic, self-sufficient community online is definitely worth listening to. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
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Jun 15, 2018 • 38min
GE Ep 85 [2015]: How Sales Automation Tool Outreach Grows 20% Week Over Week
Hi everyone, today we're talking to Manuel Medina, CEO of Outreach.io, which is hands-down my favorite sales automation tool. He's got a really interesting outlook on building a business that's product-based rather than growth-based, and it seems to be working really well for him. He also talks candidly about what it's like to be a competitor in the increasingly crowded space of sales automation, and what he's learned from meeting his competition in flesh and blood, which is something we hardly ever hear about on the show. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
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Jun 10, 2018 • 35min
GE Ep 84 [2015]: How To Create A Killer Behavior-Based Email Campaign (Plus The Exact Tools & Tactics!)
Today's interview is with John McIntyre, a behavioral reengagement specialist and email marketing genius who runs the Email Marketing Podcast and helps businesses convert more leads with behavior-based reengagement campaigns. He's got some really practical advice on how you can use a customer's online behavior to engage them and encourage them to become a customer. Listen in and let me know what you think. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
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Jun 9, 2018 • 23min
GE Ep 82 [2015]: How a High School Dropout Started a Business With $1.5 Million Annual Revenue
Hey everyone, today we're talking with Engelo Rumora, founder of Ohio Cash Flow, Rumora Construction, and Venticap. He's overflowing with passion about what he does in the real estate world, and his advice on being disciplined enough to be committed to numbers to achieve success is really practical and inspiring. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
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Jun 8, 2018 • 31min
GE Ep 81 [2015]: How 'Getting Things Done' Author David Allen Grew A Massive Productivity Movement Over 2 Million People Strong
Hey everyone, today's interview is with David Allen, author of Getting Things Done and leader of the GTD productivity movement. I really enjoyed talking with and learning from David: his productivity advice is timeless, and the fact that he's nearly 70 years old and still wildly passionate about his work and his company is very inspiring. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
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Jun 3, 2018 • 39min
GE Ep 80 [2015]: How to Create the Perfect Lead Gen Storm Using Facebook Ads & Automated Webinars
Hey everyone, today's interview is with Rick Mulready, the mastermind behind the creation of The FB Advantage course. He's got a long history in corporate online advertising, and he's a genius when it comes to using Facebook ads and automated webinars to accomplish your goals for lead generation and sign ups. I've used his advice to help me out, and I'd definitely suggest implementing his tips to see how they work for you. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
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Jun 2, 2018 • 39min
GE Ep 79 [2015]: How 24 Year Old Nanxi Liu Built Two Successful Companies While Writing Songs With Grammy Winners
Hi everyone, today we're talking to Nanxi Liu, co-founder and CEO of Enplug, which is a cool software that helps businesses manage real-time, connected digital displays - sort of like a Chromecast for enterprise. She's worked hard to establish a really tight-knit company culture and has some insights on hiring and workplace activities that are worth learning about and implementing. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
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Jun 1, 2018 • 49min
GE Ep 78 [2015]: Close.io CEO Steli Efti Reveals the 80/20 Principle for Building a 7-figure SaaS Business
Hey everyone, today we're talking with Steli Efti, founder of Close.io - a sales software platform that has communication at its core. He's got an inspiring story that started out with buying a one-way plane ticket from Europe to Silicon Valley, and his insights on sheer hustle and fighting to make things happen are definitely worth listening to. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed
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