Episode 51 - Alan Stern Founder and President of Persona Marketing
People, Not Titles
English - October 20, 2023 01:22 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBEntrepreneurship Business Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Alan Stern is the Founder and President of Persona Marketing.
In this episode, Alan Stern talks about his migration from living in his parent’s basement, to becoming an elite seller of high performance sports cars and starting several thriving businesses. He also talks about his company Persona Marketing, and how he is helping small business owners and salespeople attract business through leveraging social media, AI and freemium apps.
00:00 Introduction and Alan's journey as a young DJ
00:05:07 Transition to the automotive industry
00:08:29 Adding value and becoming a Corvette expert
00:10:33 Reinventing Myself in the Car Business
00:12:05 Joining the Chamber of Commerce
00:17:47 Using Memes as Advertising
00:20:53 The speaking engagement that took off
00:22:13 Overcoming fear and starting small
00:28:45 The HEAT method for social media marketing
00:30:38 The importance of adding value
00:31:53 Leveraging AI and unique positioning in marketing
00:37:21 The future of persona marketing