How to build a mentor relationship that will change your marketing career

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Today’s story is about Shaan Puri. As the Creator and CoHost of My First Million, Founder of The Milk Road, Investor, and Entrepreneur- you’ve definitely heard of him. Here are 3 lessons we can learn from Shaan's career.

In this issue, Adam shares how you can make $400/hour through your newsletter and explains the step by step process he's using to do it right now.

Sara Blakely went from door to door sales woman to billionaire. We study how she did it and what we can learn as a result.

In this issue, Adam details how marketers can make more money by using the tools and strategies learned in their 9-5 jobs to start lucrative side hustles.

On this episode, Adam shares the playbook for guiding executives out of their emotions and into the data to make marketing decisions that grow the bottom line.

Freight Founders is a weekly newsletter exploring one of the industry’s most important founders. This week's issue: Ryan Petersen.

Freight Founders, a weekly newsletter exploring one of the industry’s most important founders. This week's issue: Ted Alling.

In this episode, Adam is joined by Trey Griggs, Founder and Chief Encouragement Officer (CEO) at BETA Consulting Group. During the conversation, Adam and Trey discuss finding what you do well and focusing on that, getting honest feedback from your friend network, Trey’s journey into supply chain storytelling, where content creation is going for businesses in the future, and more.

In this episode, Adam is joined by Adam Robinson, Founder and CEO of the Robinson Agency. The two Adams talk about betting on yourself, how content creation continues to evolve in the industry today, AI and ChatGPT’s impact on SEO and content, how relevance and specificity help you become an expert in your niche, how to combat a struggling market, and more.

In this episode, Adam is joined by Jason Roberts, SVP of MODE Global. During this conversation, Jason shares his story of being fired at a job and having to build himself back up. Adam and Jason also discuss the “luck” of sales, creating value for yourself as a sales professional, approaching customers with a full solution mindset, and more.

In this episode, Adam is joined by Ed Stockman, Co-Founder and CEO of newtrul. Ed shares his insights on the challenges of monetizing in the transportation industry, fundraising, finding the right investors, the importance of having a quantifiable value proposition, having a differentiator to close a sale or secure funding, and more.

In this episode, Adam is joined by Whitney Cowell, AVP of Marketing at KCH Transportation. Whitney shares her experience of building a marketing organization within the supply chain industry, which is a differentiator for the company. She talks about the challenges of recruiting the right talent, the importance of having people who are excited about the company while also having the skills to contribute to the team, what differentiates KCH in marketing, and more.

In this episode, Adam is joined by Chadd Olesen, CEO of AVRL. In this conversation, Chad and Adam talk about AVRL’s unique approach to delivering white glove service to their clients, while not doing any ads or marketing. They also discuss quality vs quantity in customer acquisition, why delivering results, not promises helps foster sustainable growth, and more.

In this episode, Adam is joined by Josh Brees, Director of Recruiting and Social Media at FreightVana. Adam and Josh discuss FreightVana’s unique approach to content, how individual personalities in a brand can impact the overall content strategy, getting organizational buy-in, and more.

In this episode, Adam is joined by Santosh Sankar, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Dynamo Ventures. In this conversation, Adam and Santosh recap the Manifest conference, how a possible recession will impact growth for businesses in 2023, how AI will help automate workflow for businesses in the future, and more.

In this episode, Adam and Carlton are joined by Craig Fuller, the founder, and CEO at FreightWaves and CEO at FLYING. Craig talks about how he got into the media industry, everything that’s going on at FLYING, and whether you should build or buy your way into content creation.

In this episode Adam (@AdamVazquez) and Carlton (@CarltonRiffel) are joined by Santosh Sankar (@santoshsankar) who is the Founding Partner of Dynamo Ventures. Santosh discusses his story of growing the leading Supply Chain podcast, how content compounds, and the advice he shares with his portfolio companies.

In this episode, Adam and Carlton are joined by Scott Luton, the Founder, CEO, and Host of Supply Chain Now. From his plethora of experience, Scott shares about the current state of the supply chain, the story of Supply Chain Now, and how to scale your company and podcast beyond yourself.