Interviews with interesting people
Jason VanOrden is a cubicle escape artist who teaches others to escape too. His path went from a degree in engineering and guitar, to real estate investor (ala Rich Dad Poor Dad) to podcasting and content marketing.
This is the story of a poor kid turned marketing guru. As a child, Tim Conley learned quickly how to sell anything. Now Tim not only does marketing but teaches others to how to do it too. You may have heard his Foolish Adventure podcast or read his articles. But his biggest insights have been much more personal in nature.
Kevin Jessip went from selling burgers at MacDonald’s to selling jewelry at Zales to selling marketing solutions to the Fortune 500. The secret to his success: making strong relationships with the people you meet. You probably have him to thank for getting a free plane ticket for buying a computer, or a free cruise for buying a car. Selling is a life-long passion for him. And he gives us the short course of how to sell.
You know how it is. You start out studying civil engineering at UC Berkeley and the next thing you know you’re marketing records internationally for Motown. It happens to everybody…everybody named John Loken. His has seen the music industry change and die. But the principles of marketing remain. He not only uses terms like demand generation, D2C, end cap positioning and site analytics; he knows what they mean. He’s the kind of guy who decides to do a triathlon (bike, run, swim) before knowing how to swim.