Peppershock Marketing Expeditions Podcast

Jill Lublin is a 25+ year Media Magnet. She is a world-renowned publicity expert, international speaker, and 4x Best Selling author. Jill has made thousands of stage appearances alongside celebrities such as Tony Robbins, Barbara Corcoran, and Jack Canfield, to name a few. She has worked with over 100,000 clients implementing her signature formula for getting media attention, creating next-level visibility in the marketplace that results in boosted sales. These lead and profit generating formulas are included in her signature program, the Media Mastery Intensive and her monthly Kindness Circles.00:00 - 00:24 "Really focus in on your message. What is your message? Why should people care? That's important. And what is it that you want to tell people? That gives them value and benefit. It's really important. And I think a lot of people go kind of beat the chest publicity, you got to be oriented toward giving value and benefit. That's always important." — Jill Lublin 00:25 - 00:42 Welcome to Peppershock Medi

00:00 - 00:25 "The way I look at the world is in terms of mindset, self-mastery, and service, or creating. And I think that our ability to create things depends on our self-mastery and our self-reliance. And our ability to master our lives depends on our awareness of ourselves and reality and understanding how the world really works.” — Jacob De Arman00:26 - 00:44 Welcome to Peppershock Media’s Marketing Expedition Podcast00:45 - 01:41 Jacob’s Background01:42 - 06:30 Marketing Essentials Moment: TikTok Shop Trends06:31 - 08:36 Welcome to the show, Jacob!08:37 - 12:16 Touring Media Agencies and Learning12:17 - 15:45 Future Aspirations After Graduation15:46 - 19:50 Building Business Through Relationships19:51 - 23:06 Navigating Client Relationships23:07 - 26:44 Embracing the Uncomfortable26:45 - 31:40 Challenges in Business31:41 - 32:16 Poderific, baby! Whether you’re looking for a podcast studio to rent or need help with the entire production and distribution of your podcast, we gotcha covered. 32:17 - 38:15 A

Garrett Nann is a results-driven digital marketing expert and entrepreneur specializing in paid advertising, SEO, and data-driven growth strategies. As the Co-founder of POP Advertising Partners, he manages over $1 million per month in Google Ads and spearheads national SEO campaigns for eCommerce and B2C brands, helping businesses maximize their online presence and customer acquisition. Garrett’s journey in marketing began with selling ads on pizza boxes, a creative and grassroots approach that laid the foundation for his expertise in high-impact advertising. His latest innovation, the Smart Data Pixel, is transforming the way businesses capture and monetize website traffic. This cutting-edge technology allows companies to identify anonymous site visitors, turning lost opportunities into revenue-generating leads.With a passion for leveraging data to drive growth, Garrett continues to push the boundaries of digital marketing, helping brands scale effectively in an increasingly competitive landscape.00:00 - 00

Corey Morris is an experienced industry speaker, best-selling author, and the owner/leader of VOLTAGE digital marketing agency. His new book, The Digital Marketing Success Plan (available on Amazon), published in July 2024 and details why companies need a documented, objective, and accountable digital marketing plan in today's era of unprecedented change in the digital marketing industry. He provides the context for why having a plan is important, real stories, and "how to" content for creating and implementing a plan leveraging his five-step START Planning process.00:00 - 00:23 "When it comes to strategy, first we have to understand and audit what we have and what we have of value in any brand or business or organization. Where is our equity today so we don't accidentally throw out something or we don't overvalue our blog or whatever just because we have a million posts, but understand what we can leverage from it and the standing of it.” — Corey Morris00:24 - 00:42 Welcome to Peppershock Media’s Market

Wanda Allen is an international speaker, coach, corporate trainer, author, and award-winning business owner. She's the author of Follow Up Savvy and Follow Up Sales Strategies. Wanda had a 25-year corporate career where she held the position of senior vice president for 15 years. She has a sales background and worked with sales teams throughout her corporate career. She gained extensive training in business development, maintaining client relationships, and customer service. She has a strong skill set for developing systems and applied this skill to the follow-up process. What she teaches is tried, tested, and proven. After leaving the corporate world to pursue her own business ventures, Wanda founded her business, Follow Up Sales Strategies. She's an expert in helping entrepreneurs, business owners, and sales professionals increase pipelines, improve sales performance, and strengthen relationships by developing strong follow-up skills.00:00 - 00:20 "You know, I always say a CRM will change your life and

Larry Mietus (Chief Excuse Obliterator) is the Founder of Speaking of Strategy. He is an engaging speaker, business consultant, author, podcaster, and educator with a wealth of practical, hands-on experience. His expertise encompasses leadership development, organizational design, employee engagement, and sales and marketing strategies. His clients run the gamut from "Mom and Pop" businesses to international enterprises. He is a frequent contributor on LinkedIn. Larry has also been quoted in HR Magazine, the most widely read and respected Human Resources publication in the world. He is a guest speaker for Vistage International, the world’s largest executive coaching organization. Larry is the author of “We Tried That Once” And Other Popular Excuses That Sabotage Business Success!00:00 - 00:17 "So I really think, you know, when you said, you know, what do I do best? I get people to think and hopefully I get people to take themselves a little bit less seriously because I'm thoroughly convinced when you look at

Peter Murphy Lewis is the founder of StrategicPete.com and a fractional Chief Marketing Officer who helps CEOs turn overwhelming marketing data into clear paths for revenue and growth. His expertise spans industries like software, travel, media—even zoos and banks, which are more alike than you might think.Peter has hosted two TV shows, recently produced and narrated a documentary, and leads his unique life from a literal zoo where he lives with his family. Known for his innovative approach, Peter specializes in building resilient, high-performing teams and aligning marketing efforts with measurable success.00:00 - 00:15 " So there's a staffing crisis in the United States in healthcare. So I taught people how to use LinkedIn to recruit people from community colleges. And it's an organic way for companies that don't have a strong marketing budget to growth hack their staffing crisis.” — Peter Murphy Lewis00:16 - 00:35 Welcome to Peppershock Media’s Marketing Expedition Podcast00:36 - 01:20 Peter’s Bio01:21 - 1

Ondar Tarlow is a seasoned marketing executive with 20+ years of experience in brand strategy, digital transformation, and lifestyle marketing. Now a consultant for motorsports, finance, and lifestyle brands, he partners with organizations like Fast Lane Drive to fuse passion and performance. His creative work, including sponsorships with the LA Chargers, Anaheim Ducks, and BeachLife Festival, reflects his talent for building memorable, engaging brand stories—with a dash of humor to make them shine.00:00 - 00:15 "Anyone can have a logo on a screen. Anyone can have a logo that it's up on the board if they can afford it. But the point is, is that's one element that should be in an arsenal of what your plan is to leverage the fan base, right? Cause those fans are very loyal.” — Ondar Tarlow00:16 - 00:34 Welcome to Peppershock Media’s Marketing Expedition Podcast00:35 - 01:57 Ondar’s Background01:58 - 10:35 Marketing Essentials Moment: Keeping it R.E.A.L.10:36 - 12:15 Welcome to the show, Ondar!12:16 - 16:37 The

Louis Katz is a keynote speaker, coach, and founder of The Courage Inside, where he helps leaders and teams build courageous companies—one bold step at a time. With a unique blend of business acumen, street photography, standup comedy, and a knack for storytelling, Louis inspires audiences to ditch fear-based decisions and embrace everyday courage as a driver for innovation, culture, and growth. A former IT company president turned speaker, Louis knows what it takes to lead through uncertainty. Whether he's blowing a wrong note on his harmonica, firing up a crowd with his signature Fortune Favors The Bold keynote, or sharing lessons learned 10,000 feet up with the US Army Golden Knights, Louis brings a fresh, relatable perspective to navigating change, fostering fearless teams, and standing out in a crowded marketplace.00:00 - 00:32 “William Shakespeare talked about what the world is a stage. Yeah. Everywhere we go, whether we're talking to one person or 10,000 people, everywhere we go. We're on stage an

Maxwell Nee is the Chief Revenue Officer of ScoreApp, a Quiz Marketing Platform with 6,000 paying clients. He's also a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, bodybuilder & dancer. He’s been featured on TV, Radio, Forbes, Singapore’s The Business Times & The Australian Business Review.00:00 - 00:17 "We have a mantra in our business that we want to force our clients to be successful. So we're always tuning in and filtering through and focusing on what can we do to over service our clients.” — Maxwell Nee00:18 - 00:35 Welcome to Peppershock Media’s Marketing Expedition Podcast00:36 - 01:17 Max’s Background01:18 - 08:33 Marketing Essentials Moment: Delivering Your Message08:34 - 09:41 Welcome to the show, Max!09:42 - 10:39 Current Focus of ScoreApp10:40 - 13:06 Lessons Learned as an Entrepreneur13:07 - 15:54 The Power of Quiz Marketing15:55 - 19:46 Conversion Rates and Lead Quality19:47 - 21:13 Applications Beyond Health21:14 - 22:04 Kitcaster is your secret weapon in podcasting for business. Your audience is

Jason Kramer founded Cultivize, a CRM consulting firm specializing in lead-nurturing strategies and technology. With 15 years of experience running a creative agency, Jason identified revenue gaps in marketing and sales funnels for distributors, service providers, marketing agencies, and manufacturers. He launched Cultivize to provide customized CRM solutions, empower businesses to improve productivity, amplify lead conversions, and provide detailed insights on customer journeys from the top of the funnel to the sale. When not strategizing in CRM, he enjoys family time with his wife, two kids, and two dogs in their lively New York home and, when it’s warm, cruising on the Hudson River.00:00 - 00:18 "So a lot of times companies will buy software for pain points they have today, but they don't think about in the future what those future pain points might be. So then they outgrow that platform sometimes very quickly. And Rhea, you and I both know that moving from one CRM can be a real pain in the butt.” — Jason

Internationally-recognized mentor, speaker, and author, Jenny Calcoen, is the CEO and Founder of Inner Earthquake, a boutique consulting and coaching practice dedicated to empowering women. After a successful 26-year corporate career in senior leadership, Calcoen now mentors, coaches, and teaches women philanthropists, executives, and entrepreneurs to step into a bigger version of themselves, and to be unshakable, no matter what happens in life.00:00 - 00:12 "Most clients I meet, when I ask them what do they want, they don't know. That's a very scary question. It's a very overwhelming question. But what they usually do know is what they don't want.” — Jenny Calcoen00:13 - 00:30 Welcome to Peppershock Media’s Marketing Expedition Podcast00:31 - 01:21 Jenny’s Bio01:22 - 08:00 Marketing Essentials Moment: Implementing Your Media Plan08:01 - 09:22 Welcome to the show, Jenny!09:23 - 11:28 Client Transformation Process11:29 - 14:52 Bespoke Coaching Approach14:53 - 19:00 Success Stories19:01 - 21:19 Marketing Strate

Karlyn Ankrom is the founder and lead strategist of Oh Snap! Social and creator of the Fan Firestarter Framework, a new approach to social media marketing made specifically for businesses tempted to fake their own death and flee to Tahiti at the mere thought of content creation. Karlyn developed her user-friendly strategy after working for a decade with a variety of brick-and-mortar businesses that were decidedly socially allergic, not because they didn't want to do social media, but because they were intimidated by it. In response, her new system helps newbies get on the fast track to unsticking their social media in just one hour per week.00:00 - 00:19 "For me, I'm a big proponent of followers don't matter because what really matters is your engagement and whether they're actually engaging. So I think finally, publishers are starting to say, OK, yes, let's look at the total audience. Great. But are these people actually participating in the community and the conversation with this subject matter expert?” —

Bobbi-Jo Meuleman assumed leadership of the Boise Metro Chamber as CEO and President on October 2, 2023. The role includes overseeing the organization’s tourism division, Visit Boise, and economic development division, Boise Valley Economic Partnership. She was selected for her extensive experience with governmental affairs and economic development as well her passion for promoting, supporting, and advocating for Treasure Valley businesses.Podcast Notes:00:00 - 00:19 “And that's another big component of something the Chamber does is advocacy is a huge part of it. And really watching to see what's going on, on the state, local and federal level, things that are impacting our businesses. And so that's a big thing that we do and we follow at the Boise Metro.” — Bobbi-Jo Meuleman00:20 - 00:38 Welcome to Peppershock Media’s Marketing Expedition Podcast00:39 - 03:03 Bobbi-Jo’s Background03:04 - 11:20 Marketing Essentials Moment: LinkedIn Strategies11:21 - 14:31 Welcome to the show, Bobbi-Jo!14:32 - 18:01 Chamber's

Meet Sarah Noel Block, your Marketing Strategist friend. Sarah has rocked the content world for 16 years. She's supported big shots like apartments.com and Prudential, but her heart lies with small teams. As the creator of the StrategicSpark Workshop, the StrategicStory, and Tiny Marketing Framework, she's a master at helping tiny teams achieve big results. With an award-winning content platform under her belt and featured in Entrepreneur, Forbes, and Thrive, Sarah knows her stuff. Catch her speaking at conferences and dazzling audiences with her wisdom. She's like that favorite teacher who makes learning fun and impactful. Let Sarah guide your marketing journey and unlock the secrets to success.00:00 - 00:27 "The basis of the framework is streamline, systematize, automate, and outsource. So what we're talking about today is the streamline part of it, which is the lean marketing engine. So we'll get into that later, but systematize is, can you build templates around this? Can you create automations aroun

Jennifer Radke is an international speaker, author, and business leader with over 20 years of experience in sales and leadership. Known for her practical solutions and expertise in coaching and training, she’s a sought-after speaker for businesses of all sizes. As the owner of the National Institute for Social Media (NISM) since 2016 and OMCP since 2023, Jennifer sets the standards for digital marketing professionals while continuing to support small businesses through Socially Inspired, her social media training and consulting company.00:00 - 00:18 " I hear individuals out in the digital space, out in social media land, say things like, audience identification is not important. I will sit down and argue that until the cows come home. I don't care if it's an old marketing idea or not. It is still 100% relevant.” — Jennifer Radke00:19 - 00:36 Welcome to Peppershock Media’s Marketing Expedition Podcast00:37 - 02:50 Jennifer’s Background02:51 - 15:12 Marketing Essentials Moment: Primary vs. Secondary Market

Joe DeVita, founder of Moving Traffic Media, began his journey into e-commerce after graduating college and working at an outdoor gear start-up. While initially attracted by the gear discounts, he quickly discovered a passion for e-commerce that transformed his career. Over five years, Joe contributed to every aspect of the business, from packing boxes to hard-coding product pages for SEO optimization, fueling his professional growth.00:00 - 00:19 "Organic results, throughout my couple of decades of working in SEO, you'll see the prominence of organic results get pushed further and further down a search engine result page. I think, I don't know if everyone realizes that, but certainly if you work in this industry, you've noticed.” — Joe DeVita00:20 - 00:36 Welcome to Peppershock Media’s Marketing Expedition Podcast00:37 - 02:40 Joe’s Background02:41 - 10:54 Marketing Essentials Moment: Advertising advantages when done right10:55 - 15:30 Welcome to the show, Joe!15:31 - 18:13 Founding Moving Traffic Media18:14

Jennifer Sutton is a 3x founder and 4x mom. Jennifer is an accomplished marketing and advertising expert who has dedicated her career to helping businesses grow and thrive. After two decades of working in large advertising agencies, she decided to take the leap and establish her own marketing and advertising agency in 2013, Bright Marketing, growing it into a multi-million dollar venture, a testament to her business acumen.00:00 - 00:10 "Advertising is the where, right? It's media planning and buying. Where am I going to convey? Where do I need to go to inform, to educate, to inspire, to motivate?” — Jennifer Sutton00:11 - 00:30 Welcome to Peppershock Media’s Marketing Expedition Podcast00:31 - 01:11 Jennifer’s Bio01:12 - 05:50 Marketing Essentials Moment: Types of Advertising05:51 - 08:02 Welcome to the show, Jennifer!08:03 - 14:01 Founding Bright Marketing - https://gobrightnow.com/14:02 - 22:07 Transition to Freelancing22:08 - 27:01 Full Circle Agency Model27:02 - 31:11 Advertising as Media Planning and Bu

Carl Unegbu is a New York attorney, editor of the Comedy Beat website, and author of the popular blog O'Carl's Law, which explores the intersection of comedy and law. He also hosted Comedy Dialogue, a quarterly forum in Manhattan that combined stand-up performances with engaging panel discussions. In his new book, Comedy Goes to Court: When People Stop Laughing and Start Fighting, Carl provides essential guidance for comedy professionals, helping them avoid disputes, contractual errors, and behaviors that could lead to costly lawsuits. He also tackles the critical question of how far comedians can go while staying protected under the First Amendment.00:00 - 00:18 " If you're a content creator, this is so important to you because, you know, comedians are just like our canary in the mine, our dog in the fight. They don't have any special advantages or position than any of the rest of us. So what happens to them gives us a sense of what's going to happen to us. How freely you can swing your arms in the area

Sean Campbell is the CEO of Cascade Insights and has been training, mentoring, and educating all his life. An exceptionally well-regarded conference speaker and author, Sean has delivered talks for Fortune 50 companies and top-tier conferences. He has also been the author of several books on technical and business topics. Sean has been a professional services firm owner for over 20 years. He is passionate about running a remote-first company, and has been doing so long before it was cool – dating back to the 20th century!00:00 - 00:17 "One of our informal mottos around here is we deliver bad news to good people because you kind of pay more for bad news when it comes to market research than good news. If you walk off a findings presentation and all you can say is, well, it confirms what we know. That's only so exciting. In a weird way, we get paid for delivering the bad news.” — Sean Campbell00:18 - 00:36 Welcome to Peppershock Media’s Marketing Expedition Podcast00:37 - 01:53 Sean’s Bio01:54 - 08:38 Marketing