Taking Risks with Jake Hurwitz

Happy Monday, Let's Talk Sales listeners! On this week's episode, we have on comedian and company founder, Jake Hurwitz! We were excited to have Jake on the show because he is a unique guest for our roster. Jake started his career as a writer and performer for CollegeHumor. There, he became well-known for his web series, Jake and Amir, which he produced with his comedy partner, Amir Blumenfeld. In 2015, he and Amir founded Headgum, a comedy podcast network where the two host their hit podcast If I Were You. They recently launched a dating app called Orion, as well as an ad sales program for podcasts called Gumball. Jake is based in Brooklyn, NY. We hope you enjoy your conversation! Discussion with Jake Hurwitz In this episode, we cover: Assessing what risks are worth taking The value of saying “yes” and trying new things Forming and maintaining long-lasting work relationships Breaking down silos between departments and teams Learning from failures and challenges …And more! Featured on this episode: Jake Hurwitz on LinkedIn Elizabeth Frederick on LinkedIn Jake's Recommendations: Go on a long bike ride! CFS Resource Recommendations: Our original eBook on Being a Grateful Leader. Download our eBook below! Subscribe to our blog! Follow us on Twitter! @CFSPlayBook CFS Video Library Sales tips and tools from CFS experts Watch Now Have you signed up for our upcoming webinars? On Wednesday, June 2, we'll be kicking off part 2 of our 3-part series on Creating Growth with DialAmerica! Can't make the date? Sign up anyway and we'll send you recordings of the events. On Wednesday, June 9, we will be partnering with the CEO of Narativ, Jerome Deroy, for a webinar on storytelling, company culture, and more. Narativ trains professionals in the art of storytelling. Sign up for How to Distill Your Company's Secret Sauce today! Listen & Subscribe to Let's Talk Sales There are TWO WAYS you can listen to this podcast. You can click the play button at the top of this page. Or, you can listen from your mobile device’s podcast player through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn. If you have sales questions you’d like answered by our experts, submit your questions on social media and tag our Twitter, @cfsplaybook, or email us your questions at [email protected]. Thank you for listening to Let's Talk Sales! We appreciate your patronage! The post Taking Risks with Jake Hurwitz appeared first on Criteria For Success.