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POOP TO GOLD EPISODES 41-65

Roberto Blake: From trapped employee to YouTube entrepreneur

This week, Benton Crane talks with Roberto Blake, creator of a popular YouTube channel totaling 444K subscribers. Roberto shares how he used his mental illness as a catalyst for becoming one of the leading content coaches on YouTube. He also talks about how to create an atmosphere that fosters creativity and freedom.

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Julian Hearn: How Huel combined convenience + health to make millions

On today’s episode, Benton Crane sits down with Julian Hearn, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Huel, a “nutritionally complete” meal replacement powder company that has grown massively since it was founded in 2014. Julian shares his process for founding Huel after his previous business failure, as well as the difficulties he faced creating his first physical product.

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Malinda Gagnon: From English Lit major to Startup CEO

This week, Daniel Harmon talks to Malinda Gagnon, Founder and CEO of Uprise Partners, an investment firm with services in marketing, technology, and consulting, to assist in all areas of business growth. Malinda shares her story of how she went from poetry to a career at Google, as well as insights into her business model, creative processes, and networking strategies.

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Ron DeHaas and Nicole Morris: From “retirement” to changing the world

On this bonus episode, Benton Crane talks with Ron DeHaas, CEO and Co-Founder of Covenant Eyes and Nicole Morris, VP of Product at Covenant Eyes. Ron DeHaas shares how losing his family was a turning point in his life, and Nicole and Ron discuss the way pornography is impacting our world, the tools to fight it, and using humor to tackle a difficult subject.

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Arvell Craig: From web designer to Chatbot Specialist

This week, Daniel Harmon interviews Arvell Craig, Founder of Chatbot Funnels. Arvell shares his story of going from designer to SEO specialist to Chatbot Specialist, as well as why he quit entrepreneurship for a while after experiencing failure, what made him realize failure is “normal” in business, and why he shifted to focus entirely on chatbots three years ago.

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Jen Gottlieb and Chris Winfield: From an inauthentic life to living their dream

On today’s bonus episode, Daniel Harmon chats with Jen Gottlieb and Chris Winfield, co-founders of Super Connector Media. Jen and Chris discuss how they first met and what it’s like running a successful business with your life partner. Jen and Chris also share why Jen was living inauthentically during her time as a show host on VH1, how to find your most interesting stories, and why pitching those stories to the media is doing them a favor.

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Anthony Miyazaki: Personal Brands and Digital Marketing

On today’s episode, Daniel talks with Anthony Miyazaki, Executive Director of Marketing and Analytics at FIU. They discuss how experience can be a better teacher than academics, how FIU changed because of digital marketing, and why networking for the sake of networking is missing the mark.

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Karl Boehm: One Man's Poop is Another's Success

Karl Boehm is the founder and chief marketing strategist at spiral marketing. In this episode you will learn about how being fired was a "Gold" moment in Karl's life and how getting his product to "So You Think You Could Dance" was a bad thing. Also listen as Karl gives some tips on podcasting, here on "From Poop To Gold"

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Rahim Fazal: From Fired McDonald’s Employee to High School Millionaire

On today’s episode, Daniel Harmon talks with Rahim Fazal, Founder of the Social Media Platform Involver and Co-Founder of SV Academy, an online program that offers tuition-free training in tech sales. Rahim tells how he got from his first job at McDonald’s, then started a business that he and his friend sold for $2 million while they were still in high school.

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Josh Elizetxe: Why purpose is better than a Ferrari

This week, Daniel Harmon talks with Josh Elizetxe, serial entrepreneur and investor, and founder of the oral health care company Snow. Josh shares how Snow is making an impact by providing dental care to kids without access. Josh and Daniel also talk about why Josh’s initial success left him feeling empty, how Josh channels his “inner Steve Jobs,” and how learning to type as a kid helped Josh become ultra successful.

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Karen X. Cheng: Sharing talents through video

Karen is the founder of Wafffle. Listen as she explains how she fell into video and making viral videos. How she sang to quit a job and how she tried to get a job by singing. Join her and Daniel on today's episode of From Poop to Gold.

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Jake Jacobson: Storytelling is great marketing

Jake Jacobson is the VP of growth and Partnerships at Native Digital LLC now! Listen as he talks to Benton about sharing stories while he was working at Children's Mercy Hospital and how they were able to share important messages through the use of social media.

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Zach Lones: Making the job you have, the job you love

Today we are highlighting when Benton interviewed Zach Lones, the Director of Social Media Marketing at Walmart. Listen as he talks about trying to make a difference and how he was able to make his job as a cashier for Walmart into an opportunity.

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Thom Lytle: Understanding Social Media

Benton Interviews Thom Lytle, the senior director of social business at Dell. Listen as he talks to us about his adventures in social media, and how there will always be a learning curve to anyone who wants to make social media a career.

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Chris Strub: Sharing great stories from all 50 States

On today’s bonus episode, Daniel talks with Chris Strub, author and creator of the book and the film, 50 States, 100 Days. Chris shares how he road-tripped around the country to share authentic stories of nonprofits in all 50 states, and what can happen when you turn your skills and resources outward to help others.

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Benton Crane and Daniel Harmon: A Tesla Marketing Plan

This week, on our 50th episode of From Poop to Gold, Benton and Daniel share some of their own insights on business and marketing. They talk about their love for cars as kids, what they would do if they were marketing for Tesla, and how to differentiate your brand from your competitors.

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Todd Palmer: From $600,000 in debt to Fortune 5000

This week, Benton Crane talks with Todd Palmer, CEO of Extraordinary Advisors, where he coaches executives and CEOs and helps solve problems around people, cash, strategy and execution. Benton and Todd discuss Todd’s path from $600,000 in debt to successful CEO, why people are at the heart of every business problem or success, and how to stay positive and carry on in the midst of turmoil.

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Davis Smith: How businesses can eradicate extreme poverty

This week, Benton Crane interviews Davis Smith, CEO and Founder of Cotopaxi, an outdoor adventure brand that creates “gear for good.” Benton and Davis discuss Davis’s childhood adventures in South America, how extreme poverty is being eradicated in our lifetime–and what businesses can do to help, and the value of building a great team.

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Jason Feifer: Side-hustling Your Way into Your Dream Job

On this week’s episode, Benton Crane chats with Jason Feifer, Editor-in-Chief at Entrepreneur Magazine, keynote speaker, and host of the Pessimists Archive and Problem Solvers podcasts. Jason and Benton talk about how the definition of entrepreneurship has changed, how Jason side-hustled and pitched his way into working for a large magazine, and the skills that are needed to adapt and make it as an entrepreneur.

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Marcus Murphy: How to succeed by knowing your strengths

On this week’s episode, Daniel Harmon chats with Marcus Murphy, Head of Partnerships and Business Development at DigitalMarketer. Marcus shares about getting into his career without a strong academic background, the importance of focusing on your strengths, and networking on LinkedIn vs. in-person networking.

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Diana Pearl: How to build a lasting brand, even as a small startup

On this week’s episode, Benton Crane sits down with the Deputy Brands Editor at Adweek, Diana Pearl. Diana and Benton talk about their favorite Superbowl ads, how direct-to-consumer companies are challenging the bigger brands, and how to build a brand people can get behind.

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Daniel Harmon and Benton Crane: I don’t care when you come to work

On this week’s episode, we’re doing something different. Daniel Harmon and Benton Crane sit down to share some of the inside strategy at Harmon Brothers. They talk about building their personal brands on LinkedIn and how an unlimited time off policy and flexible schedule adds to the creative culture at HB.

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Jeremy Vest: A tough path to success

On this week’s episode, Benton Crane chats with Jeremy Vest, Co-founder of the Video Marketing World conference, former Director of Marketing at VidIQ, and current CMO of Braille Skateboarding. Benton and Jeremy discuss how little brands are outshining big brands with video, how to boost your views with live video, and how life can be hard ... even for the most successful people.

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Michael Stelzner: How to grow your marketing site, without marketing

On this week’s episode, Benton Crane talks with Michael Stelzner, CEO of Social Media Examiner and Social Media Marketing World. Michael shares how his company became popular and relevant without marketing messages, what he learned from his $300,000 mistake, and how Social Media Examiner stays nimble and on top of the game.

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Judi Fox: From Job Loss to LinkedIn Expert

On this week’s episode, Benton Crane chats with Judi Fox, LinkedIn expert and speaker. Benton and Judi talk about the progression of LinkedIn from a job-finding platform to a place to get your message heard, as well as human to human connections, who should be on LinkedIn, and how getting focused can cause your following to explode.

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