Adam Erhart - From Flying Jets to Helping Brands Soar: Adam Erhart’s Journey from Pilot to Marketing Strategist

Today’s guest took this leap when he decided to quit his job as a jet pilot to pursue a career in marketing.Adam Erhart braved the turbulence in shifting careers to pursue his curiosity and follow his passion in learning about marketing, people, and how he can help them grow their businesses.Adam and I discuss:His transition from being a corporate business jet pilot to digital marketing consultantDealing with the judgment that came with shifting careers and hustling hard to rebuild himself after making the big leapHis love for marketing because it’s always based on people and human behaviorEarning a marketing degree and putting in the hours to learn more about it outside school through audiobooks, podcasts, books, and moreHis progression through content formats; starting off with a blog and eventually venturing into YouTubeThe reality that it’s not always easy to drive traffic from successful platforms like Twitter, Instagram, or email to YouTube because consumer behavior varies on different platformsDetermining whether a business should be on certain social media platforms; even big ones like YouTube Figuring out what type of content your market likes to consume, what type of content you can deliver, and finding the sweet spot that makes you visible where you need to beHis take on studying the growth and trajectory of new platforms before marketing on themHis two-fold manifesto of always pursuing growth in his personal life and creating value for others in his career Mentioned in this episode:Adam Erhart Academy: https://www.adamerhart.com/programs-courses To connect with Adam, head on over to his channels:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamerhart/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamerhart/  Website: www.adamerhart.com   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Adamerhartvideo  Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the podcast, head on over to the following links for more of my work and some valuable resources to get you started on your own branding initiatives. Until the next episode!VISIT MY WEBSITE:http://www.philipvandusen.com   JOIN THE BRAND•MUSE NEWSLETTER:  http://www.philipvandusen.com/muse   JOIN THE BRAND DESIGN MASTERS FACEBOOK GROUP:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/branddesignmasters/  SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL:http://www.youtube.com/c/PhilipVanDusen   FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER:https://twitter.com/philipvandusen   FOLLOW ME ON PINTEREST:https://www.pinterest.com/philipvandusen    LIKE MY AGENCY ON FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/verhaalbranddesign  Bring Your Own Laptop - Adobe Training with Daniel Scotthttps://www.byol.me/philip   InVideohttps://bdmpodcast.com/invideo Discount Code: “PHILIP50”Tubebuddyhttps://wwwtubebuddy.com/philipvandusen   ____________________________The Brand Design Masters Podcast is targeted to entrepreneurs, designers, creative professionals, and anyone interested in brand strategy, business planning, graphic design, personal branding, trends and marketing. Philip VanDusen is the owner of Verhaal Brand Design, a brand strategy and design agency based in New Jersey. Philip is a highly accomplished creative executive and expert in brand strategy, graphic design, marketing and creative management. Philip provides design, branding, marketing, career and business advice to creative professionals, entrepreneurs and companies on how to build successful brands for themselves and for the clients and customers they serve.