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BangerBuddy (@bangerbuddy on instagram) currently stands at 3 million followers. With a follower increase of thousands daily, Bangerbuddy is one of the top social media party pages in the world. I had the opportunity to sit down with the Bangerbuddy founder, Nick Filchy (@filchy on instagram). What started off as a just for fun page
Michelle Balingit, also known as Sey Michelle, is a Los Angeles based social media consultant and brand photographer. She began as a self-taught photographer over 9 years ago and has been involved in marketing for 5 years, so when she fell in love with social media marketing, she put her two passions together. Creating her
If you’re not focusing on SEO, you’re falling behind. Every company now has to have a presence on the Internet, and they have to invest the time into making that presence rank on search engines. That’s a given these days. It’s not hard to get a handle on the basics of search engine optimization, either.
Building an app, software, or any other platform is an exciting endeavor, but you need to know how to go about things in order to make it a success. You might be providing a valuable service and fulfilling a new niche, but how do you make users aware of it? The reality is that you
Get this: LogDNA saw tremendous growth in 2018 with over 2,000 customers using their solution and increasing revenue 5x from the previous year. Also, recently the company announced a new self-hosted product for those companies that prefer to maintain all of the software on their own servers, instead of or in conjunction with the cloud
Christian Vind: What is your backstory? Andrew St. Jean (JayyManik): My name is Andrew St. Jean also known as Jayymanik, New York photographer from Brooklyn. I’ve lived my entire life here. Just owning my first real camera, a Canon Powershot point n shoot camera while enjoying taking pictures got me interested in photography. Capturing memories
Martine De Luna is a wife, mother, and transformational coach from the concrete jungle of Manila, the Philippines. A self-professed culture-hacker and “bliss-maker”, Martine grew up as a third culture kid amidst the international school circuit in Hong Kong and Singapore, before planting her roots in Manila, where she began working from the age of
Using the Shopify platform, one man has helped generate over $20 million in revenue and the heads of Shopify are taking notice. Justin Woll, founder of the eCommerce Mentoring Agency BeyondSixFigures, has been helping hundreds of individuals create dropshipping businesses and growing them to near 6-figure incomes by selling various products online. Many of BeyondSixFigures’
1. Tell us about Trufan.io and this new endeavour of yours- looks impressive. Trufan is an enterprise SaaS company, founded by two of Canada’s top young entrepreneurs, Swish Goswami and Aanikh Kler, who were both inducted into Canada’s Top 20 under 20 a few years ago. The company’s web platform uses a proprietary algorithm to
It’s far too easy to get caught up in the hype and hoopla of social media and forget that it’s part of a larger strategy. To business owners, the whole idea of content marketing and social media must be confusing. How do you know it’s working? Is there a direct measurable return on investment? These are fundamental
The Steinkeller Brothers, Aron Steinkeller, Stephan Steinkeller, and Christian Steinkeller, are working on a project to improve the environment of the world. Their mission is to protect the rainforest and environment. They believe all changes start with a small group of people. They’ve worked hard to spread the word and have thousands of followers on
In the past few years, we have seen substantial advancements in a variety of industries. From technology to medicine, we have seen stocks soar and products fly off the shelves. The CBD industry is no exception to this economic boom. With a 2016 valuation of over $202 million, the CBD industry has set a precedent
What’s your backstory? Growing up as an engineering student in India, I made some bad decisions in my 20’s and ended up gambling. I was dissatisfied with my job. Disillusioned with the way things worked. So, to distract myself, I hung out with some people I really shouldn’t have who were obsessed with betting. I
Meet Ignacio Perez de Bartolome. If it doesn’t ring a bell, Coach Perez will. He heads Business Strategy at Sai.Coach, a 7-figure consulting firm for coaches who are serious about building their business. Tell us, do life coaches really struggle with their businesses? Ignacio Perez: What was once a niche has become a billion dollar industry. Life
Jane Martinito is the founder of Meiro Studio, a fast-growing web design and virtual business based in the Philippines. She is a Psychology graduate with excellent grades but she eventually found her passion in designing websites. She was included in the Top Filipino Professionals on LinkedIn to Follow in Marketing in Asia.
Vivek Jain is a seasoned entrepreneur, finance executive, actor, tennis addict and is now dedicated on helping people find love through his new dating app LOKO….but is first and foremost a dedicated father and son from Regina, Saskatchewan. “If you can dream it, it’s possible.” Tell us about LOKO How did you come up with
Social media presence has become a big part of modern-day marketing. A large part of what we can accomplish in today’s age in terms of success comes down to one word: PERCEPTION. Whether we are an individual looking to become the next top model in NYC or a small business owner who wants to capture
What is your “backstory”? I grew up fast, I had separated parents that had families on opposite sides of the US. They were both from San Diego but my Moms family ended up in Detroit and shortly after I was born that’s where my Mom and I went. We came back to San Diego when
Some individuals would only dream of working with celebrities someday. It sounds amazing to make money hanging out with celebrities on almost a weekly basis. The truth about being an individual with such responsibilities is that it takes a long time to make those connections. It’s also a lot of work having to maintain and
What’s your backstory? I grew up in Edina, Minnesota. After completing High School, I attended the University of Colorado in Boulder, CO. After graduation in 2008 I went to work for Johnson and Johnson as an orthopedic medical device sales representative in Chicago, IL. After two and a half years working for JnJ in Chicago
“Years ago I used to be very sick, very upset, scared, depressed and lonely”- What’s your backstory? Years ago I used to be very sick, very upset, scared, depressed and lonely. I visited lots of doctors and therapists for years and none of them had any impact. I was listening to a podcast that was
“Your goal should always be to put aside ego, leverage your skills to connect dots, engage all the right people, listen, build consensus and networks, and get the job done. It has been extremely important to grow into a leader of integrity,” says Marceline Uttarkar, Director of Data Science at PayPal. Uttarkar met Aakriti years
Son, if you want to live here, you will start paying rent.” Facing an ultimatum from his father, young Aaron had to think quickly – and so he did. In a couple of months, the twelve-year-old Aaron had made 10 grand selling firewood to the locals. Employing his siblings Aaron got his first taste of
Meet Dylan Jacob, the 24-year-old serial entrepreneur, and inventor. Dylan has founded four companies and is now focused on his fast-growing brand, Brumate. Brumate creates/innovates/ and sells insulated beverage containers for the adult beverage industry. Dylan, an article from Shopify recently came out about how your company, BruMate, is grossing $15M per year. Can you
Cornerstone towards every decision we take depends on our savings!!! There is not a single person around us who don’t understand the fundamental to personal finance and how much should be part of savings. This does not mean that you need to save for the emergencies after retirement only. But reserving a certain amount
How do you know you’re ready for entrepreneurship? Getting ahead in the world of entrepreneurship takes a certain kind of DNA. It takes gumption and skill. It takes a lot of attributes that people who are willing to opt for safe, regular jobs just don’t have. How do you know you’re ready? 1) You’ve Found
Did you know that most people who use Facebook advertising are shooting themselves in the foot? Many businesses are using underperforming or suboptimal tactics on Facebook, then wondering why it’s not paying off for them. If you’re a bigger company, some suboptimal ad spend for a while won’t hurt you as badly, because you’ve got
Are you passionate to become entrepreneur !! Now a days many young students want to become entrepreneur, but same question they have what is the product with which they start business? If you look around, we have million opportunities knocking us, but only passionate person having vision can grab them. Recently I met one
Using The Tools At Hand Don’t be anachronistic. You don’t really need paper anymore. Certainly, it’s good to have some on-hand, but a paper is going the way of the typewriter. So are on-site server arrays. With cloud computing, you can have all the computational processing, management, and storage capacity of an enterprise even though
The ultimate goal of any startup business should be to expand and ultimately grow in scale and more importantly, profitability. All startups start small and working in local markets but at some point, it’s time to take the leap to an international market and doing so brings its own amazing rewards. Going international means that
The beauty of inbound marketing is the fact that it’s an incredibly subtle form of business promotion. Think of it as a sales method disguised as a problem-solving technique. It identifies people who are in need of your services and products and then convinces them that buying from you was their idea all along. The
For many entrepreneurs, sleep is a luxury only few can afford. As an entrepreneur, your business sees you working round the clock; your typical day starts at 4:00 am and before you get home and hit the sack, it is almost midnight. Many business savvy individuals are of the opinion that sleep is for the
User experience is the way in which the end user perceives your product or service as a whole. As users conduct more of their daily business interactions online it’s becoming harder to provide a frictionless experience which doesn’t leave room for confusion and fits into their everyday routine. Users expect their experience to be seamless
Miguel Carrasco is a serial entrepreneur, a loving son, husband, father and a well respected and renowned Fitness Professional and Coach. Immigrating to Canada at the age of 2- Miguel understood early on the struggles of being an immigrant and the hard work his parents were deploying on a daily basis to provide the family
iOS killed the old targeting playbook. Here's how Meta lookalike audiences actually work in 2026, when they beat Advantage+, and how to build seeds that convert.
What’s your backstory? I remember sitting across the kitchen table when my dad made “that” decision. The decision that would change our lives forever. You see, when I was 11 years old, my parents invested all they had and money they didn’t have (by taking on loans, drying up all our savings) into
Nix got started with marketing and sales when he was 4 years old. He would ‘steal’ ring boxes / jewelry boxes from his aunts and put a variety of candies inside. He would then go out and offer these candies to his neighbors. What normally costs P1 he sells at P50-100 a pop. At 16
We all remember a time of terrible customer service. Perhaps at the grocery store or at restaurant. Although, imagine taking that horrible customer service experience and making it better by opening your own grocery store or restaurant but with the intention of providing the most amazing customer service experience possible for your customers. That’s exactly
“My personal Instagram account @successful and personal Facebook account under Alex Kowtun now incorporate pictures and videos with specific sunglasses, a particular boat club, certain vehicles, events, and the vodka brand I co-founded. Like many of the companies I endorse, I realized that today’s audience doesn’t want a company to pitch a product’s attributes.” Individuals
When it comes to growing your business, there are a million different ways to do it. From Facebook ads, to traditional marketing, to social media campaigns and everything in between. But how do you attract people to your message and your business without seeming shady and overly promotional? Let’s get one thing straight, there’s no
Your business image is costing you money, influence, power and respect. You are finally successful – it’s time to start looking like it.”- Mike Young What’s your backstory? My life looked amazing from the outside. I had a “successful” mortgage business… 250 employees and 10 offices. I lived in a $750,000 house. I owned another
According to Forbes, more than one third (36 percent) of U.S. workers are in the gig economy, which works out to a very large number of approximately 57 million people. According to Nasdaq, by 2020 43% of the U.S. workforce will be freelancers and it will continue to grow. According to Betterment and its extensive study
Meet Monti Washington also known as Montivation. As a TOP Motivational Speaker, Monti has been recognized as “America’s Adversity Coach” He comes in and shows students how they can achieve, overcome, and turn obstacles on campus into real life success. Monti isn’t your average motivational speaker. His presentations about real life experiences he’s had leaves
Meet Colin Wareham. Colin is 18 years old and he’s already becoming a known entrepreneur in his hometown, Noblesville, Indiana. You’ll find in Colin’s story that he’s already experienced multiple business failures, but he leveraged what he learned from his failures and from mentors to start his company Educaid. If you want to learn about
You have built a basic brand. Therefore, you get basic results. Your Earnings Are Basic You make just enough to pay the bills of your business with no profits made for yourself. On some days, you don’t feel cut out for this. This isn’t what you thought it would be, right? You thought that
What’s your backstory? Every entrepreneur is born with the gift, it just takes time to crack the code In Grade school I’ve always wanted to work for myself, listening to classmates going to college and wanting to work for a company didn’t interest me, knowing that if I worked for someone else, I would be
Meet Daniel Melamed. Daniel is known not only for his accomplished but also some of his advice on how to scale a business. Daniel Melamed, a successful entrepreneur with 20 years of experience and a young investor from Great Neck, New York, is pleased to announce that he is branching out in his real estate
Dr. Saman Bakhtiar is the Co Founder of The Camp Transformation Center. He has helped transform THOUSANDS of people not only physically but what he feels is even more important “mentally”. A graduate of Pennsylvania State University, Dr. Bakhtiar has degrees in nutrition and pre-medicine. He is also the author of the popular book “The
