Marketing Monster Mashup
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsMarketing Monster Mashup is the official podcast of Leading Results based in Concord, NC (in the Charlotte, NC area).
Host Matt Starnes interviews local business owners, non-profits, and entrepreneurs on their marketing approach.
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Episode 34: Douglas Davidson of Elements of Madness
December 31, 2018 00:29 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MBJoin host Matt Starnes and his special guest Douglas Davidson of Elements of Madness. Douglas Davidson is the creator of the film review site, Elements of Madness. Learn how Douglas started writing film reviews and grew the website. Listen and learn as Douglas shares: The origin of Elements of Madness How he organically grew film reviewing into a business How he built the Elements of Madness brand How joining an association opened up opportunity Learn more about Elements of Madness...
Episode 33: Adam Wegener of Trash Amps and Lost in Translation
December 27, 2018 16:18 - 33 minutes - 39.9 MBJoin our fearless host Matt Starnes as he welcomes guest Adam Wegener of Trash Amps. Adam Wegener is the CEO and Founder of Trash Amps (DIY speaker company) and board game, Lost in Translation. Learn all about how Adam took (and takes) an ideas and turns them into products. Listen and learn as Adam shares: The origin of Trash Amps How to market and brand your idea Social media strategy How Lost in Translation helped refine Trash Amps Learn more about Trash Amps here. Learn more a...
Episode 32: Rick Curti of the Charlotte Bats
December 10, 2018 20:10 - 19 minutes - 24.7 MBHost Matt Starnes welcomes special guest Rick Curti of the Charlotte Bats. Rick is the Founder And CEO Of The Charlotte Bats And Let's Bring MLB To Charlotte. The Charlotte Bats is grassroots movement to bring major league baseball to Charlotte, NC. Listen and learn as Rick shares: Where would a MLB stadium go How to market and brand your idea Social media strategy Baseball predictions Learn more about Rick and bringing MLB to CLT here. Follow and connect with the Charlotte Bat...
Episode 31: Cindy Ballaro on Vision Boards
November 30, 2018 23:26 - 24 minutes - 30.4 MBHost Matt Starnes welcomes special guest Cindy Ballaro of On Track Marketing. For 30+ years Cindy has worked with arts organizations, non-profits, small businesses and entrepreneurs developing and implementing over 300 marketing campaigns and projects of all sizes. Cindy have an extensive list of vendors, past/current clients, and colleagues that she has built long-lasting relationships with that are invaluable resources to her as well as her clients. Cindy uses Vision Boards as a way ...
Episode 30: Jason Huddle, President of CabCo Media Group
November 07, 2018 15:12 - 29 minutes - 33.2 MBJoin host Matt Starnes with special guest Jason Huddle, President of CabCo Media Group and Cabarrus Magazine. Jason has over 20 years of professional experience in marketing. He's also been a magazine publisher for over 17 of those years. Jason is well versed in how to promote your business both through advertising and public relations. Jason's goal is to build the media group to handle sales for local and regional radio stations and publications throughout the country. CabCo Media ...
Episode 29: Learning about Highlights with Étienne Garbugli
October 18, 2018 17:58 - 14 minutes - 16 MBJoin host Matt Starnes with special guest Étienne Garbugli, Co-Founder of Highlights. Étienne explains Highlights is a status system for your inbound marketing program. Étienne is a two-time startup founder (Flagback and HireVoice) and the author of Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want. The Lean B2B methodology helps thousands of entrepreneurs and innovators around the world build successful businesses. In 2015, Étienne joined LANDR as head of customer engagement. There, he helped cr...
Episode 28: Giving back with Betsy Boone of #KennedyStrong
October 09, 2018 14:21 - 30 minutes - 33.4 MBJoin host Matt Starnes with special guest Betsy Boone of #Kennedy Strong. Betsy explains the origin of #KennedyStrong and giving back to the Charlotte, NC Down syndrome community. KennedyStrong Foundation began with a realization followed by an idea. One day Betsy and her husband, Brendon were talking about their kids heading off to college and leaving home. As they thought about it they realized that as many options as 3 of their kids have, there weren’t nearly as many options for their ...
Episode 27: Working remotely with Claire Motz
October 08, 2018 12:54 - 18 minutes - 23.8 MBJoin host Matt Starnes and Claire Motz as they discuss the challenges of working remotely. Claire grew up on a family-owned farm in Cincinnati, Ohio, so she started learning the ins and outs of running a small business from a young age. After graduating from Miami University with a degree in marketing, Claire became a member of the American Marketing Association Cincinnati Chapter. After a year, she was elected to the board as the VP of Collegiate Relations, where she volunteers by plannin...
Episode 26: In Anticipation of INBOUND 2018!
August 13, 2018 12:45 - 8 minutes - 10.9 MBJoin host Matt Starnes for helpful tips for INBOUND 2018 and other conferences (but especially INBOUND 18). So you're going to INBOUND 2018? For those of you who don't know what INBOUND is: HubSpot (an inbound marketing and sales platform that helps companies attract visitors, convert leads, and close customers) hosts the INBOUND conference. "INBOUND is a community of people who are passionate about marketing, selling, and delighting customers in an inbound way. Our annual event and year...
Episode 25: Wanda Harward – Finding the Key Life Coaching
July 01, 2018 20:24 - 29 minutes - 34.3 MBJoin host Matt Starnes for an enlightening conversation about life lessons learned and to be learned with Wanda Harward, owner of Finding the Key Life Coaching on episode 25 of the podcast. Wanda shares her story of how her retirement was the start of the next chapter of her journey. Not one to sit still, Wanda turned her social work experience into another opportunity to help others in a fun and affordable way.. Find out even more about Wanda Harward and Finding the Key at https://findi...
Episode 24: Sterling Scott of Stratifyd
April 11, 2018 19:55 - 32 minutes - 39.6 MBJoin host Matt Starnes for a fascinating conversation about AI and data visualization with Sterling Scott, Director of Marketing at Stratifyd on episode twenty-four of the podcast. Sterling shares the story of the moment he realized he wanted to leave his fulfilling job to further his career evolution at Stratifyd. Find out even more about Sterling Scott and Stratifyd at https://www.stratifyd.com/. Connect with Sterling and Stratifyd on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. ...
Episode 23: Cassie Brown of TCG Events
April 02, 2018 20:17 - 35 minutes - 44 MBJoin host Matt Starnes for an insightful conversation with Cassie Brown of TCG Events on episode twenty-three of the podcast. Cassie shares the story of the moment she realized she wanted to plan events for her career. Learn how TCG Events is different from other businesses that seem to do the same thing. Find out even more about Cassie Brown and TCG Events at https://tcgevents.com/. Connect with Cassie on social media: LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. Subscribe to our podcast o...
Episode 22: Steve Kinzler of Element Funding
February 20, 2018 14:51 - 27 minutes - 38.2 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes and Leading Results' COO, Laura Lorenz for a fun and insightful conversation with Steve Kinzler of Element Funding on episode twenty-two of the podcast. We think you'll love Steve's definition of networking. It's much deeper than the sometimes cold name tag awkward networking events you may have attended. Listen to the end of the podcast, beyond the end credits, for a Marketing Monster...
Episode 21: The Evolution of the Geek Gala with Joey Starnes
January 10, 2018 15:58 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for a far-reaching conversation with Joey Starnes about the Geek Gala on episode twenty-one of the podcast. Learn what it takes to organize a yearly charity event, how to volunteer, how to add on components to your event, and how finding a location to partner with you is the true key to success. Listen to the end of the podcast for this year's date and Geek Gala theme. Find out even m...
Episode 20: Courtney Barnes of Total Nutrition Technology
December 19, 2017 18:51 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for episode twenty and learn about health and fitness from Courtney Branes as she explains what you need to accomplish your health goals in 2018 and beyond. Learn how important listening to your body and taking small steps to a better you is the key to improving your health for life. Matt volunteers and Courtney walks him through a mini assessment so you get an idea of what the process is...
Phil Singleton on SEO for Growth
November 07, 2017 22:46 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for episode nineteen and learn from Phil Singleton as he explains what inspired him to work with small businesses on their SEO growth strategies. Learn what motivated Phil to move to Taiwan in his 20's without knowing the language or anyone in Taiwan. Phil shares how a technology company landed in his lap and led to that aha moment that SEO was the key to dominating Google and search. Phi...
Lisa Brouwer at the Intersection of Inspiration and Action
October 08, 2017 17:59 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for episode eighteen and learn from Lisa Brouwer as she explains what inspires her to take action when she is at the Intersection of Inspiration and Action! Matt caught up with Lisa after her inspirational Bold Talk at INBOUND 17. Ever been to a conference, read a book, listened to a podcast, watched a video or movie and been inspired? How many times did you take that inspiration and turn...
Small business coaching 101, TurningPoint
October 03, 2017 17:33 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for episode seventeen and learn from Warren Williams as he explains what a business coach does. We're excited to have Warren back. Are you tired of working yourself to exhaustion in your business, feeling stressed and burnt out, experiencing frustration with limited customer and revenue growth, and never making the profits you'd like? Our conversation with Warren will help explain how ...
Episode 16: Jessica Mangum Spiritual Path Finder
September 11, 2017 13:48 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for episode sixteen and learn as Jessica Mangum shares what a spiritual path finder and medium do. Jessica shares all about her morning routine inspired by the Dalai Lama. You have to hear Jessica in her own words describe what inspired her to become a spiritual path advisor. Are you stuck in a rut? Unfulfilled with your work or personal life? That's what drives most people to speak w...
Episode 15: Johnathan Weaver, a Millennial on Millennials
July 24, 2017 21:01 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for episode fifteen to hear Jonathan Weaver, a Millennial on Millennials. Jonathan is a podcaster, filmmaker, brewmaster, and more! We recorded our conversation at Sweet Union Brewing Company. Jonathan shares all about his newsy geeky morning routine to stay on top of it all for his Geek Trail Facebook page. You have to hear Jonathan's take on how we've come full circle with gifs and me...
Episode 14: Boom Holistic Health and Fitness
July 11, 2017 14:10 - 29 minutes - 41.3 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for episode fourteen to hear Harriett Russel, AKA Boom Hari, owner, and founder of Boom Holistic Health and Fitness. The podcast was recorded in Harriett's backyard. Boom shares the story of how she decided enough was enough with being overweight and unhappy. Boom took the bull by the horns and moved her life into a positive place in both mind and body. Matt asks how Harriett starts ...
Episode 13: Titus Bartolotta President and Founder of Lotta Foundation
June 21, 2017 20:08 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for episode thirteen to hear Titus Bartolotta, President & CoFounder of the Lotta Foundation and BLU: Business Leaders United. Titus shares the unique soundtrack that wakes him up at quarter to five in the morning and makes him happy! You have to listen to Titus' story of how he went from a challenging life in Queens, NY to a life of abundance and giving as an adult. Also, Titus share...
Episode 12: Heroes Con 2017 with owner Shelton Drum
June 12, 2017 02:36 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for episode twelve to hear Shelton Drum, owner and founder of the 2nd longest running comic book show in the country, Heroes Con 2017 and Heroes Aren't Hard to Find comics based in Charlotte, NC. Matt and Shelton have a conversation about list building before the internet, the value of non-digital marketing, and moving stores. You have to listen to Shelton's story of how he went from a...
Episode 11: Spotlight on Darling Jimenez
May 30, 2017 14:36 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for episode eleven to hear Darling Jimenez, Director of User Experience at Leading Results. Matt and Darling have a wide-ranging conversation including how she starts her day with gratitude and how that informs her day. What platform she likes to develop in the most and why. Why understanding a client's communication style is important to the future of the client relationship. We also...
Episode 10: Warren Williams, Business Coach
May 03, 2017 20:28 - 24 minutes - 33.2 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for episode ten to hear Warren Williams, owner and business coach at TurningPoint, Coaching for Business Performance. Matt and Warren have a wide-ranging conversation including how he starts his day that leads to clarity for not only himself but his clients. Learn how Warren started out and promoted himself before the benefits of social media. Do your actions and activities have the prope...
Episode 9: John Hartness, Author, and Publisher
April 19, 2017 20:06 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for episode nine to hear John Hartness, Author, and Publisher. Matt and John have a wide-ranging conversation over a meal at a local Mexican restaurant, breaking down how John markets not only his books but also other authors under his Falstaff Books publishing company. John isn't shy by any stretch of the imagination so strap yourself in for a wild ride and buy John's sh*t! We hope ...
Episode 8: Matt Allen, GM of Hyatt House Center City, Charlotte, NC
March 27, 2017 13:16 - 17 minutes - 26 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for episode eight to hear Matt Allen, General Manager of Hyatt House in Charlotte, NC. Matt Allen tells an incredible story about turning a horrible situation into something positive for his community. Charlotte, NC experienced riots during the week of September 20, 2016. The Hyatt House Center City Hotel had 30 windows shattered during the protests. Hotel manager Matt Allen turned to Fac...
Episode 7: Mary Elizabeth Murphy, Author of Reset Your Buttons
February 26, 2017 21:33 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for episode seven to hear Mary Elizabeth Murphy, author of Reset Your Buttons. When you learn how to Reset Your Buttons, you're really putting ot use a skill set that is absolutely necessary for anyone working with other people in a professional environment. Learning how to recognize the way you react to your work culture and learning how to cope with negative stimuli is an absolute must...
Episode 6: Zach Pulliam, owner of Abari Game Bar
January 31, 2017 21:15 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join host Matt Starnes for episode six to hear Zach Pulliam, owner of Abari Game Bar share the secrets of operating Charlotte's first arcade + bar hybrid. Zach shares what it's like to have a dream, research it, and start your own successful business. Classic arcade games and pinball machines including Donkey Kong, X-Men, Ghostbusters and more make Abari the place to enjoy a beverage. Zach is a pro gamer and e...
Episode 5: Jeff Wolfberg of CEO Focus
January 18, 2017 17:15 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join us for episode five to hear the insights of Jeff Wolfberg, Regional Director at CEO Focus. I think you’ll agree that inviting Jeff back to share his unique perspective on small businesses is a necessity. A seasoned executive, Jeff Wolfberg has over 30 years’ experience as a business leader of small and middle-market manufacturing companies. During that 30 years, he focused his attention on earnings and tea...
Episode 4: Laura Lorenz
December 12, 2016 13:09 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join us for episode four to hear Laura Lorenz, Chief Operating Officer at Leading Results and author of Do Leadership: A Step by Step Guide to "Doing" Thought Leadership. She is also a Master Duct Tape Marketing Consultant. Whether it’s the heights of the sky (she skydives), the depths of the sea (she scuba dives), or the soil of her garden, Laura digs deep into everything she does. Her marketing mantra is “Do ...
Episode 3: Jenny Butler
November 16, 2016 16:45 - 8 minutes - 12.3 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join us for episode three to hear Jenny Butler, Senior Support Engineer at HubSpot Dublin, podcast producer. I caught up with Jenny in Boston at the INBOUND16 conference where she was a featured speaker. Jenny's panel, Podcasting: A Starter Guide for Agencies, debunked some myths about podcasting roadblocks. No, you don't need to spend any money to launch a podcast. Podcasting is an absolutely free way to conne...
Episode Two: Sean Morris of Morris Costumes
October 26, 2016 19:52 - 26 minutes - 36 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join us for episode two to hear Sean Morris of Morris Costumes regale us with tales of Bigfoot and kitten sweater keyword shenanigans. Sean shares how a company that started in a basement became a worldwide powerhouse and about the time a 250,000 square foot warehouse designed to last five years had to be doubled in size during its first year to fit the inventory of over 39,000 SKUs! (Oh, and thanks for join...
Episode 1: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer with Megan Nelson
October 04, 2016 17:08 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBWelcome to Marketing Monster Mashup, the official podcast of Leading Results! Join us for episode one to hear Megan Nelson from Making Strides Against Breast Cancer discuss the October 15, 2016 Making Strides Walk. Learn more about the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk here. Making Strides of Charlotte is presented by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. And you can join too! Date - Saturday, October 15, 2016 Time - Registration: 8 AM, Walk 9:30 AM Place - Cha...