The Power of CRMs and Relationship Building with Nimble - Jon Ferrara - Nimble

Today on Beyond the Story Podcast, we are joined by Jon Ferrara, Nimble Founder & CEO. Nimble is an award-winning social sales and marketing CRM for individuals and teams. Every day, people use it to successfully nurture their personal and business relationships across email and social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Jon discusses how he got started in the CRM World when he quit his job and started Goldmine before later launching Nimble. Jon also talks about who has been the biggest CRM customers for Nimble, what social media and CRM look like when it comes to WEB3 and much more. He wraps up by telling us what excites him and the Nimble team on a day-to-day basis as they look forward to 2023. You simply cannot afford to miss this episode.Let’s delve in! Topics Discussed and Key Points: Relationships are essential for one's success in life.Nimble was the first company to ever obtain and integrate public and private APIs from LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Angels, Crunchbase, and Foursquare into a relationship platform.Why, in the modern world, do you need a contact platform?The philosophy of Nimble.The more digital we get, the more human we need to be.The five F's of life, family, friend, food, fun and fellowship.Nimble’s relationship with Microsoft.Pay attention to the people around you and enjoy life.Timestamps[02:47] A Little bit about Jon and how he got started in the CRM World.[03:54] When did Jon quit his job to start GoldMine?[06:51] When was Nimble launched? [10:24] Who have been the biggest CRM customers for Jon? [14:12] What social media and CRM look like when it comes to WEB3.[17:34] What excites Jon and the rest of the Nimble team as they wrap up 2022 and head into 2023? Notable Quotes“Jon: [00:02:48] I really got started because I struggled to build relationships that scale. And I think the best products come from your own need because of your passion for it and you understand the problem.” [00:02:57]“Jon: [00:04:16] The biggest gift that gave me was the journey with the constituency around the GoldMine, where I really felt that I had a role in growing them, that people still stop me today who are part of that constituency [00:04:33]”“Jon: [00:05:09] if you're willing to look at your shit in life and work on it, that's how you grow as a human being. And in the process of all this, that's why I came to the conclusion that I'm on this planet too. My soul. And the best way to do that is by being present with others and by helping others grow their souls. [00:05:26].”“Jon: [[00:06:09] relationships are critical to your life success, whether you're talking about individuals or businesses. And I looked around at CRM systems and saw they weren't about relationships. They're about command-and control reporting. [00:06:21]”“Jon: [00:08:46] business is really about the basics and most people fail because they don't follow up and follow through. If you don't do what you say you're going to do, you lose trust. And if you lose trust, you're done in today's world [00:08:58].”“Jon: [00:10:26] in today's world, your network and your brand or your net worth relationships are critical to your life success, not just individuals, but teams [00:10:35].”“Jon: [00:15:38] The more digital we get, the more human we need to be. So I hope that as we get into web three, yo, that humanity is going to really be the thing