Fans First
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -We’re all a fan of something, no matter where we start or where we end up. Fans First interviews leaders in business, sports and media to talk about their experiences as a fan and in life. Host Scott Berty seeks to uncover the habits, strategies and tactics that have shaped these expert’s growth and success.
Fans First is an original podcast presented by Trufan.
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Episodes
Inside The Workings and Digital Mind Behind a New World Cultural Consultancy | Michael Breen | Fans First EP10
March 16, 2020 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBI'm very fortunate to be joined by Michael Breen for this episode on Fans First. It's been a pleasure getting to know this brilliant marketer since we both started living in Toronto in early 2019. He drops dimes for students, brands, marketers, salespeople and beyond. The level of thinking that goes into his work and projects, is simply world-class. Michael is an Entrepreneur, Digital Marketer & Designer with expertise in Advertising, Brand Development & Content Strategy. Having graduated w...
A Serial Young Entrepreneur Starting Product Businesses for the Greater Good | James Rankin | Fans First EP9
March 09, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBJames Rankin is a serial entrepreneur from Ottawa, Canada. He started his first company, RM Lawn Care, at just 16 years old, which he sold and has gone on to start 2 more companies, North Brew Coffee, which sells fair trade, organic coffee, and SmileyBars, selling simple ingredient, nutritious health bars. He has been featured as a guest on various podcasts, and has spoken at many schools and universities as a motivational speaker, including Algonquin College, University of Ottawa and the U...
Contributing to The Growth of Influencer Marketing, Tony Robbins, Skateboarding | Tyler Culbertson | Fans First EP8
February 24, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBTyler Culbertson is a social media marketing professional for the world's top business influencers and lifestyle brands. With over 10 years of experience, Tyler has built and managed a social following of more than 30 million followers across all major social networks and has consulted for 40 different industries. He's had the privilege to work and consult for his hero's in business and skateboarding: Tony Robbins, RVCA, Jay Abraham, Toy Machine Skateboards, Ed Templeton, David Meerman Scott...
Explore a Career in Media, YouTube and Influencer Marketing | Rachel David | Fans First EP7
February 18, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBRachel David is a thought leader in the influencer marketing space. Working with the biggest online talent in the world she has been able to bring some of the most innovative brand campaigns to life. Rachel has over 10 years corporate experience working in the media industry. Today she is a frequent speaker at digital marketing conferences such as Vidtalks, Influencethis and Playlist live. She just gave a TED talk on the topic of influencers. Rachel is also the director of the Buffer Fest...
Exploring How Passionate Fans Are The Most Powerful Marketing Force in the World | David Meerman Scott | Fans First EP6
February 10, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBDavid Meerman Scott is a New York Times best selling author who recently came out with a brand new book title, ‘Fanocracy’. It details examples and strategies that can turn fans into a powerful marketing force for your business. David Meerman Scott spotted the real-time marketing revolution in its infancy and wrote five books about it including The New Rules of Marketing and PR, with more than 400,000 copies sold in English and available in 29 languages from Albanian to Vietnamese. Now Davi...
What Starting Early in Social Media Looks Like Now | Buster Scher | Fans First EP5
January 06, 2020 22:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MBNot everyone accomplishes what Buster has before the age of 20, in their life. Still, he remains an incredibly humble, unsuspecting sports fan who's simply following his passion. Buster is the 19-year-old founder of HoopsNation! He's an entrepreneur, host for the NBA, award-winning broadcaster and influencer. The team at Trufan is very grateful to have him on board as an advisor. Buster has a new podcast called The Buster Show and I'd highly recommend checking that out on his YouTube page ...
Dreams Don't Work Unless You Do | Davon Reed | Fans First EP4
December 23, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 158 MBDavon Reed is a professional basketball player who’s currently playing for the Miami Heat’s G League team and is also a Trufan investor. Davon grew up in New Jersey and he now hosts an annual basketball camp at his old school. After finishing his high school years, he went down to play ball and study at The University of Miami, formally known as ‘The U’. His NBA career began after bring selected 32nd overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 2017 NBA draft. After starting his career there and d...
Never Settle for Less | Steven Sazant | Fans First EP1
December 04, 2019 21:25 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MBSteven Sazant tells people he first discovered his love for business development at Salesforce, figured out his style at Google, and now gets to make some serious magic happen with Slack. BUT before that, he was a major sports fan and pursued that as a career path very intentionally. Steven Sazant currently works in enterprise business development at Slack, where he is responsible for bringing Slack's mission, "To make people's working lives simpler, more pleasant, and more productive", to...
The Canadian Leader Democratizing Capital | Michele Romanow | Fans First EP2
December 03, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBHow does a serial entrepreneur from Canada eventually disrupt the VC industry by creating a business that will invest over $1B by the end of 2019, funding over 2000 companies? Just ask Michele Romanow when you see her. Tech titan Michele Romanow is an engineer and a serial entrepreneur who started five companies before her 33rd birthday. A "Dragon" on CBC's hit show Dragons' Den, Michele is the co-founder of Clearbanc, which will invest $1 billion in startups this year. She previously co-...
Climbing the Ladder in Poker, Business and Life | David Cairns | Fans First EP3
December 02, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 208 MBLife isn't easy but David Cairns has managed to navigate plenty of difficult professional situations at a young age including life as a pro poker player coming out of university and climbing the ladder as an executive with little experience. David Cairns joined CBRE Limited in 2012 in the Toronto Downtown Office Leasing and works on the Cairns/Bethell/ Calcutt team which is consistently one of the top 10 leasing teams in the city of Toronto. The team focuses on the exclusive representation ...
Climbing the Ladder in Poker, Business and Life | David Cairns | Fans First
November 25, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 208 MBLife isn't easy but David Cairns has managed to navigate plenty of difficult professional situations at a young age including life as a pro poker player coming out of university and climbing the ladder as an executive with little experience. David Cairns joined CBRE Limited in 2012 in the Toronto Downtown Office Leasing and works on the Cairns/Bethell/ Calcutt team which is consistently one of the top 10 leasing teams in the city of Toronto. The team focuses on the exclusive representation ...
The Canadian Leader Democratizing Capital | Michele Romanow | Fans First
November 25, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBHow does a serial entrepreneur from Canada eventually disrupt the VC industry by creating a business that will invest over $1B by the end of 2019, funding over 2000 companies? Just ask Michele Romanow when you see her. Tech titan Michele Romanow is an engineer and a serial entrepreneur who started five companies before her 33rd birthday. A "Dragon" on CBC's hit show Dragons' Den, Michele is the co-founder of Clearbanc, which will invest $1 billion in startups this year. She previously co-...
Never Settle For Less | Steven Sazante | Fans First
November 25, 2019 11:00 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MBSteven Sazante tells people he first discovered his love for business development at Salesforce, figured out his style at Google, and now gets to make some serious magic happen with Slack. BUT before that, he was a major sports fan and pursued that as a career path very intentionally. Steven Sazant currently works in enterprise business development at Slack, where he is responsible for bringing Slack's mission, "To make people's working lives simpler, more pleasant, and more productive", t...