The Jeff Large Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Jeff Large dives into the stories of inspiring business owners, experts, and specialists to discover the principles of their success.
Content marketer Tina Donati shares her thoughts on social media authenticity, her strategy for getting the most out of interviews, and her perspective on how critical thinking and active listening can play a part in maximizing the impact of your content.
Rafal Tomal specializes in conversion design—design that not only looks good, but that helps you to reach your business goals. Redesign, Rafal explains, is an investment in your business.
Starting your own business is a vulnerable thing. It exposes the problems in even your best laid plans. Matt Ragland offers raw insights from his own experience.
How do you know if you need a professional marketer? Natalia Zhukova, head of marketing and market research at SEMrush, shares key indicators.
Storytelling is vulnerable. Hillary Rea, founder of Tell Me A Story, shares why crafting and telling your story matters, personally and professionally.
Good education is in the details. Whitney Lowe, founder of the Academy of Clinical Massage, digs into what it takes to be a top online educator.
Go with your gut. Katie Hafner, American journalist, writer and podcaster, shares the importance of pursuing your passions and following your dreams.
Trust creates thrust. Francois Naude, educator, speaker and founder of Phoenix Education Engineers, discusses why to improve strengths over weaknesses.
Intentionality drives transformation. Nic Haralambous, author, speaker and businessman, shares his journey to becoming more prolific and happy.
Company culture is key. Glain Roberts-McCabe, author, speaker and founder of The Roundtable, shares the steps you can take to become a great leader.
Actions speak louder than words. Steve Cederquist, owner of Steve Cederquist Designs, shares his inspiring story of overcoming addiction and becoming a successful businessman.
Be fluid and adaptable. CJ Beatty, motivational speaker, business coach and musician, shares his advice on how to use planning to become antifragile.
Niche down. Matt Johnson, agency owner and author of MicroFamous, shares how to become more influential by narrowing down your target market.
Reclaim your brand. Ross Drakes, co-founder of Nicework, shares the steps you can take to create sustainable growth for your company and brand.
Stay focused. Spencer Fry, CEO & founder of Podia, shares dos and don'ts from successfully starting and leading five different businesses.
Understand your customers. April Dunford, marketing strategist and positioning specialist, shares how to position your company to boost your revenue and enhance your marketing.
Stay true to who you are. Erin Braford, CEO & co-founder of Heart + Matter Brands, shares how to create a strategic brand identity for your company.
Honesty is the best policy. Rand Fishkin, CEO & founder of SparkToro, shares the importance of leaning into tough conversations and embracing mistakes.
Serve more clients without clocking more hours. Greg Hickman, Owner of AltAgency, shares the importance of niching down to become an authority in your industry.
There is courage in being vulnerable. Brendan Hufford, founder of SEO for the Rest of Us, shares the importance of asking for help.
Shoot your shot. Brendan Hufford, founder of SEO for the Rest of Us, shares why pursuing your dream career is worth it, even at the risk of unemployment.
It doesn’t matter where you came from. Zachary Babcock, owner of Underdog Empowerment, shares his inspiring journey from prison to successful entrepreneur.
It’s ok to hire help. Jess Lindgren, executive assistant and owner of Gal Friday 612, shares how entrepreneurs and executives can reclaim their time.
Innovation is adaptability. Angela Stengel, head of the Content and Ideas Lab for ABC (Australia), discusses the possibilities of voice tech.
Customers before metrics. Kristen LaFrance, head of Shopify’s Resilient Retail and former Churn Buster Retention Specialist, tells how to keep customers.
Build momentum behind the right things. Roland Siebelink, founder and CEO of Midstage Institute, shares what to focus on to scale start-ups successfully.
Price and pace your content well. Joe Casabona, founder of Creator Courses, dives into the value of creating community for online students.
Communication is key. Fernando Angulo, Head of Communications for SEMrush, explains how to easily create accessible content that consumers are hunting for.
The voice is the window to the soul. Engel Jones, host of the 12 Minute Convos podcast, shares what he learned interviewing 1,001 people in three months.
Leaders need accountability. Mike Paton, EOS Global Ambassador, unpacks how entrepreneurs will lead the world into a better future.
Listeners want spoken-word media. Tom Webster, Senior Vice President of Edison Research, speaks on podcast listenership, language and discoverability.
Content needs liberation. Steve Goldstein, founder and CEO of Amplifi Media, explains what smart speakers could mean for the future of podcasting and audio.
Make marketing human with AI. Brooke Sellas, speaker, writer, and founder of B Squared Media digs into how to provide quality data-driven customer care.
Become a specialist. Then a jack of all trades. Mario Peshev, writer, software developer, and CEO of DevriX, breaks down how to level-up your business.
Audio is becoming searchable. Eugene Levin, Chief Strategy Officer as SEMrush, dives into career pivoting, AI, and indexing audio for Google.
Reaching out cold is uncomfortable—and it doesn’t have to be. Jon Buchan shares how to use comedy to fight static emails.
Your team is an untapped bank of knowledge. Mike Stopforth, entrepreneur and director of Beyond Binary, tells how to get noticed in the ad space.
Your website is the gateway to your business. Orbit Media’s Laurel Miltner shares how site optimization, organization and branding drives conversion.
Gain credibility with a strong name. Stephanie Ciccarelli, founder of Voices.com, shares how words can make or break a brand.
Story is strategy. Jordan Bower, a speaker, business owner and strategic storyteller, tells how precise language and tone creates audience trust.
Understand, earn and grow your audience. Katelyn Bourgoin shares how to figure out who your best customer is and what motivates them to buy.
Plans can kill a start-up. Fintech entrepreneur and author Simon Dingle discusses the value of timing, evidence, and flexibility in a start-up.
Make online events unmissable. Liam Austin, co-founder of Entrepreneurs HQ and Virtual Summit Academy, tells how to drive online revenue—even during COVID.
Get great at anything. Rock Thomas, a self-made millionaire, speaker, author, coach, and podcast host, shares his systems of success.
Stephen Van Elst, the Creative and Global Innovative Director of the experience agency Imagination, dives into the importance of storytelling for business.
Gino Wickman, founder of EOS Worldwide, author, and businessman, shares how to know you’re an entrepreneur, achieve focus, and start a successful business.
Stuck at home too? Listen in to Jeff's personal and professional reflections on the fall out of COVID-19, social distancing, and having a baby during a pandemic.
Sales Schema CEO Dan Englander is an expert at getting boutique ad agencies their dream clients. How? Master voice, authenticity, and cold outreach.
Val Geisler, email expert and CEO of Fix My Churn, shares how to reduce customer churn and build an email strategy that is as engaging as a dinner party.
Mike Michalowicz is an author, entrepreneur, and lecturer who strives to make entrepreneurship the simplest it can be. Mike is the author of “Clockwork,” “Surge,” “The Pumpkin Plan,” “The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur” and “Profit First.” Mike speaks about his personal failure to manage his finances in the face of early wealth, the true role of profit, and how treating your business in a biological way can help entrepreneurs focus on the right things at the right time.
Curtis Hayes is a digital consultant and owner of Collideascope, a digital marketing agency focused on search. Curtis helps clients optimize their advertising activities, create leads, and increase their return on investment. One of his specialties includes leveraging SEO strategy and best practices to harness the power of WordPress and Google. His goal is to help businesses get found online. In this episode, Curtis delves into the importance of cleaning up the back-end of your website, how to create relevancy for a search engine, and how to start ranking on Google.
Howard Partridge is an international business coach, speaker, and author of eight books, including an Amazon.com best-seller. He started his first business out of the trunk of his car and turned it into a multi-million dollar turnkey enterprise. Howard has owned nine small businesses, and for over twenty years he has been helping business owners implement systems that achieve their goals. In this episode, Howard speaks about his own journey to success, how to create a self-running business, and how personal goals impact professional success.
Derek Van Dam is a meteorologist for CNN International, CNN domestic, and their digital platforms. Currently based in Atlanta, GA, Derek is an on-air anchor and broadcasts science-related weather reports on weekday and weekend editions of CNN Newsroom. He has reported live on every United States landfalling hurricane in 2017. Before joining CNN, Derek was chief meteorologist for eNCA news channel in South Africa. In this episode, Derek gives a glimpse into the life of a meteorologist and how he transformed his childhood passion for the weather into a successful career.
Trevor Bragdon is a fundraising expert and the Founder of 7-Figure Fundraising, an organization which helps nonprofit CEOs make big fundraising asks. Trevor received his Masters in Behavioral Science from the London School of Economics and has worked on over 65 different presidential, legislative, and referendum campaigns. In this episode, Trevor dives into the difference between manipulation and persuasion, how to reject the poverty mindset, and the importance of defining a big vision for big money.
Adam is a digital consultant who helps companies develop their digital journey. He is an agency owner and podcaster who formerly worked on teams like VaynerMedia, Wipro Digital. Adam currently hosts Digitalism and is co-running Strafire Media. Adam speaks about his journey from working at large consulting agencies to striking out on his own, how to help businesses move from stagnation to growth and the value of focus.
Stephanie Baiocchi is the director of audience engagement and community at IMPACT, an inbound marketing agency. Stephanie is a speaker, the co-leader of the Chicago HubSpot user group and hosts The IMPACT Show podcast. In this episode, she explores the benefits and drawbacks of online communities, how to decide if starting an online community is a good move for your business, and whether scalable friendship is possible — or desirable.
Aaron Orendorff is a content expert and the founder of IconiContent. In this episode, Jeff speaks with Aaron about the strategy and mindset that led him to successfully venture into freelancing, publish articles in big-name publications, and the unexpected role of rejection.
Paul Jarvis is a web designer and author of “Company of One,” a book that centers around the idea that growth does not necessarily equate to success in business. In part 2 of Paul’s interview, he discusses loving clients well, growing intentionally, niche, and mission.
Howard Mann is a player coach for entrepreneur businesses at The Business Brickyard. He describes his craft as combining deep business coaching strategies with “rolling up his sleeves” to transform those strategies into his clients’ reality. Howard discusses business as craft in relation to Paul Jarvis’ book “Company of One.”
JT Smith is the owner of The Game Crafter, but he also holds a number of other roles. In the past 22 years, JT has built 21 businesses—The Game Crafter, Tabletop Events, and Plain Black. Using his lofty experience, JT shares his insights on growth and business in relation to Paul Jarvis’ book “Company of One.”
Paul Jarvis is a web designer and author of “Company of One,” a book that centers around the idea that growth does not necessarily equate to success in business. In part 1 of Paul’s interview, he discusses the many masks that truth can wear, how to show love for your clients in unique ways, and why bigger isn’t always better when it comes to business—and life in general.
Howard Benson is an American music producer and multi-instrumentalist. In part 2 of his interview, he discusses his responsibilities as a producer, the music of the zeitgeist, and the importance of understanding oneself and their audience in the music industry and in any business.
Emma Siemasko is the Founder of Stories by Emma. She is a copywriter who specializes in content marketing strategy and building a brand voice. Emma explains why copy is important, provides her non-negotiable list for creating “good” digital marketing copy, and offers her advice on the intimidating realm of case study copy.
Alex Nerney, Co-founder of six-figure blogs Create and Go and Avacadu, joins me for part 2 of our discussion focused on blog and podcast monetization.
Alex Nerney, Co-founder of six-figure blogs Create and Go and Avacadu, joins me for a discussion on podcasting, blogging, and building a business.
Howard Benson, legendary music producer and multi-instrumentalist who has produced records for the likes of Bon Jovi and My Chemical Romance, shares how being intentional about who you work with is key if you want to create outstanding work.
I’m excited to share the launch of my agency's brand new podcast "Creative Marketing Brief," a recap of Season 3, and what we are looking forward to!
Andy Crestodina, author, blogger, public speaker, and CMO of Orbit Media, shares how and why you should create content marketing with the outcome in mind.
Corey Quinn, Chief Marketing Officer at Scorpion, shares the applicable strategies behind the company’s rapid growth and success that all businesses can implement.
Shannon Cason has shared his stories all over the country. He is the host of his personal podcast, Shannon Cason’s Homemade Stories, MainStage storyteller and GrandSlam champion with The Moth, a regular on NPR’s Snap Judgment, and has spoken at events like TEDx, Third Coast Festival, and Podcast Movement.
Rebecca Love is a nurse, entrepreneur, inventor, and TEDx speaker creating dramatic change in the healthcare industry. She shares the pivotal moments that shaped her trajectory, how passion kept her going, and smart tips that every entrepreneur should have in their toolbox.
Learn how Charlie Mechem, former Chairman and CEO of Taft Broadcasting Company, former Commissioner of the LPGA, and business advisor to the late golf legend Arnold Palmer, defines leadership as setting an example with positivity and humility.
Matt Medeiros, podcast host, YouTuber, and Pagely Account Executive, talks content creation, podcasting, and building a legacy that matters.
Alexander Paschall, Professor of Game Development at ENTI at the University of Barcelona and Unreal Engine consultant, expert, and specialist shares his tips for building a positive, dynamic online community.
Carlos Serra, JLL’s Managing Director and Head of Project and Development Services, discusses motivation, leadership, and success.
Colin Wiel, Co-Founder, Chairman, and CTO of Mynd, discusses spotting opportunity, confidence, and his journey from robotics to real estate.
Erik Kruger, author, speaker, and coach, shares his journey to finally coaching full-time and how your daily actions shape the trajectory of your life.
Enjoy the Holidays, and check back in a few weeks! We’re taking a break, but don’t worry - there are cool guests and projects in the works. Stay tuned!
Lawyer Gordon Firemark, an expert in media, business, and entertainment law, shares which legal details entrepreneurs should be focused on.
Founder of Invesp Ayat Shukairy, a digital marketing and conversion rate optimization expert, shares how CRO and SEO work together to improve your results.
Kaleigh Moore, freelance e-commerce writer and the co-host of the Creative Class Podcast, discusses building a business, networking, and being a good human.
Christian Borys, former journalist for the likes of VICE and BBC and founder of Blackhawk Digital, shares his process for crafting and creating captivating stories.
Lead genius, Founder of Copyhackers and Co-founder of Airstory, Joanna lovingly refers to herself as the original conversion copywriter. She built Copyhackers to teach people how to write copy and use their words to make people say yes. In today’s episode, we cover a lot of ground, from discussing what copywriting really is and eavesdropping on your customers to the importance of testing.
Kait Paschall, Professor of UX/UI at ENTI (The University of Barcelona) and Project Manager of closed captioning at Epic Games, explores accessibility in games and web development.
Joel Klettke, Founder of Business Casual Copywriting and Case Study Buddy, shares why case studies should be part of your conversion content strategy.
Brad Smith is the CEO and Founder of Simplecast. We discuss the power of audio, the strengths and weaknesses of podcasts, and user privacy.
Tiffany daSilva is an SEO expert and growth hacker with over 13 years of experience. We discuss customer research, keywords, and imposter syndrome. Enjoy!
Jeff Smith, a.k.a, the “Alexa Guy,” shares why Alexa Flash Briefings is where you should be building your audience and the future of voice.
Fred Jacobs, President of Jacobs Media, shares his insight of 35 years in the audio industry on trends, the importance of research, and failure vs. quality.
Akbar Sheikh is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who is passionate about helping entrepreneurs thrive so they can give back.
CEO of Missing Link, comedian, author, and bird watcher, Don Packett shares his passion for learning in creative ways and living out strong leadership.
Jamey Stegmaier is the co-founder of Stonemaier Games, writer, author, board game designer, and all around good guy. Our discussion explores work-life balance, social media, and content marketing.
Joe Simpson Jr., a front-end web developer, designer, instructor, and speaker in the WordPress space, shares how death puts life in perspective.
Kevin McHugh is an executive coach and facilitator. Today, we explore how coaching can improve your self awareness, emotional intelligence, and career.
This interview with Hein Lam of Huck Finch is coming to you from WordCamp Jackson! We discuss the power of brand story and brand messaging.
I’m excited to share my talk from WordCamp Jackson where I tell the story of how I took my agency from a generalist web agency to a specialist podcast agency.
In my 2018 talk at WordCamp Chicago, I discuss promotional podcasts, why they matter, and how they can help you achieve your goals.
Shana Pilewski is the Head of Content at Dynamic Yield. In today’s discussion, we talk all things content marketing: personalization, good stories, newsletters, and unplugging.
Adii Pienaar is one of the original founders of WooThemes and WooCommerce. He is currently the high king of WooCommerce at Conversio. In today’s discussion, we talk about work-life balance, identifying your values and priorities, and finding meaning.