The Adcast Podcast 70 - Get a Grip on Entrepreneurship, With Erik Huberman of Hawke Media

CEO & Founder Erik Huberman launched Hawke Media in 2014. Now valued at over $100 million, Hawke Media is the fastest growing marketing consultancy agency in the United States. Prior to its launch, Erik successfully founded, grew, and sold two e-commerce companies by the age of 26. Erik has since continued to strategically expand his business portfolio inclusive of a handful of company acquisitions—Hawke Ventures, which raised $25M in its second fund, and most recently HawkeZ, an agency offering brands the tools needed to tap into GenZ. As a serial entrepreneur and marketing expert, Erik has been recognized by his industry peers through honors and awards including, Forbes Magazine’s 30Under30, CSQ’s 40Under40, and Inc. Magazine’s Top 25 Marketing Influencers In this Episode we discuss the reality of being an entrepreneur and owning a business, common mistakes entrepreneurs make early in their career's, a unique perspective on the mental health of business owners, what to look for in a good marketing agency, the lack of good practices giant brands are able to get away with, the trajectory of social media advertising, and much more! Connect w/ Erik Huberman: Website: https://hawkemedia.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikhuberman/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikhuberman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ErikHuberman Linktree: https://linktr.ee/erikhuberman Read "The Hawke Method:" thehawkemethod.com Connect w/ Eric Elliott: Website: https://ericelliott.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ericelliottspeaker LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamericelliott/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericmelliott/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricMElliott Brought to you by VIP Marketing & Craft Creative, LLC VIP Marketing is a digital advertising agency based in Charleston, SC. Our mission is to separate our clients from the crowd. We commit to serve and deliver their marketing and creative needs on time and within scope. So then, our goal is to partner with businesses to market to the right people, capture their attention. In brief, we get results with premium video production, social media marketing, graphic design, media planning, and media buying. Ultimately, we believe every business deserves Very Important Placement. The VIP Marketing team understands that all media plans are not created equal. So much great creative work is sabotaged by their placement. What good is an awesome video if no one sees it? Or, what if it’s served to the wrong audience? Generally speaking, you’re wasting dollars. VIP Marketing uses some of the best tools on the market to find your audience. Then, after building awareness, we aim to keep their attention. Finally, our strategies help turn these leads into conversions and revenue for your business. Visit www.vipmarketing.com to learn more. Call: 843-760-0707 Message: https://www.facebook.com/VIPMarketingUSA Craft Creative is Charleston’s premium video production, design, and creative agency. Craft Creative video production and animation services businesses for all of their creative needs. Chiefly, they are experts in auto, legal and medical videos. Visit www.wecraftcreative.com