The Digital Economy Podcast

During this episode, Matthew interviews Jake Richards, the founder of Act of Pod, about his experience as an entrepreneur, his upcoming wedding, and his role in producing viral content for popular creators such as Joe Pompliano. 00:00 Introduction 1:00 Happy Wife Happy Life3:00 Experienced Lead Life 12:00 Outreach. Landing First Client 13:00 Passion Work 19:00 Finding Early Success 20:15 Biggest Business Struggle 23:00 Removing Yourself From Your Business 25:43 Creator Economy Pyramid Scheme 28:15 Drilling Down 33:55 Mission Schaming 35:35 Exploring Your Curiosities 40:05 I’m Always Wrong 43:15 Favorite Business Influencers 48:01 Podcast’s Failing 52:00 Going To The Next Level

Being an entrepreneur has many highs and lows. Chava Mercado knows this all too well. He always had an entrepreneurial spirit and was able to bring it to light when he first started hosting parties in San Diego for local college students by taking them across the border to Mexico to party. Hosting parties were fun but he knew it wasn’t going to last. Eventually, his event planning gig turned into corporate marketing but ultimately led him to be frustrated and burnt out. In this video, we learn about the rise of Chava Macado who went from $7 to 7 figures in 3 years. Now, he’s using Instagram to help grow his personal brand and company InMotion Media Group. > PS: Don’t forget to subscribe to our FREE weekly Digital Economy Newsletter where we dive in-depth into how social media helps you grow your brand and business. — 00:00 Introduction 03:15 Chava’s Entrepreneur Come Up 07:05 Billboard Advertising Hustle 10:55 First Client 13:00 Tracking KPIs 19:14 Future of InMotion Media Group 25:20 Business Start 28:00 Burgers to Riches 30:40 Start of Social Media 34:00 Backpack Swag 37:30 Next Steps and Scaling — 🔸Follow Matthew on Twitter 🔸Follow Matthew on Instagram 🔸InMotion Media Group 🔸 Follow Chava on Instagram

Instagram growth can be very frustrating when you first start. You take hours to create a reel to get a few likes and views. You eventually become frustrated and wind up quitting. This excuse is normal on Instagram. No growth… You give up! But what if there was a better way? Niti Sarran is a 17-year-old based out of New Jersey who started a content growth agency for Instagram and Twitter which does $5k in monthly revenue. In this episode, Niti shares with us how she started as an entrepreneur and shares her early success on Instagram growth. But it wasn’t always easy for her. She struggled for 8 months before she even made her first dollar online but in the end, she made it happen. > PS: Don’t forget to subscribe to our FREE weekly Digital Economy Newsletter where we dive in-depth on how to use social media. --- 00:00 Introduction 02:15 Entreprenurial Network 06:43 Picking A Platform 09:42 Finding First Client Online 15:00 University vs Entrepreneurship 19:00 Future of Entrepreneurship 20:00 Biggest Social Media Challenge 21:50 1,000,000 Views on A Reel 24:30 Social Media Mentors 27:00 Advise To Beginner --- Follow Matthew on Twitter Follow Matthew on Instagram Follow Niti on Twitter Follow Niti on Instagram

Welcome to The Digital Economy Podcast. This a podcast for creators and digital entrepreneurs who use social media as a means to help grow their business and personal brand. I’m your host Matthew Baltzell and recently in May of 2022 became a full-time entrepreneur with my podcast booking agency Elite Podcast Bookings. With The Digital Economy Podcast, I want to give creators and digital entrepreneurs the tools and skills to help them live and work on their own terms. Borderless, Permissionless, Digital Savages exploring the new digital frontier. Join me bi-weekly as I’ll be dropping a new episode every two weeks for The Digital Economy Podcast. > PS: Don’t forget to subscribe to our FREE weekly Digital Economy Newsletter where we dive in depth into how social media can help you grow your business and personal brand.  Follow Matthew on Twitter Follow Matthew on Instagram