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Brandon Triola is building a blueprint for creatives who want to thrive — not panic — as AI reshapes the industry. In this episode, Brandon breaks down why talent alone doesn’t create career security, how to increase your value (even if you’re early), and why most creatives hit a ceiling when they tie their income to hours. We also talk confidence, humility, and the mindset shifts that separate creatives who get stuck from creatives who become the trusted voice in the room. Brandon also shares updates on his upcoming book, Save The Creatives, and how he’s thinking about the next decade of creative work.

Key takeaways:

- Why “talent is table stakes” now

- How to build a clear vision for your creative career

- The real reason creatives get cut first in downturns

- How to become more valuable (not just more skilled)

- Why confidence is a practice you can learn

CONNECT WITH BRANDON

Website: ⁠https://www.brandontriola.com/⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-triola-b4793957/⁠

Forrest Co: ⁠https://www.forrest-co.com/⁠

Book waitlist: ⁠https://brandontriola.com/book⁠

Speaking: ⁠https://brandontriola.com/speaking⁠

Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/brandontriola⁠

CONNECT WITH ANDY

Website: ⁠https://www.mmgdesign.net/⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmgdesign/⁠

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/mindfulmilligan/⁠

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Why Brandon started writing Save The Creatives

02:48 - Talent is now a commodity (AI reality check)

07:19 - The traits that make creatives indispensable

14:06 - Executives are just as unsure as interns

16:08 - The goal isn’t less fear — it’s being the one they call

21:27 - Vision: the cure for creative career anxiety

27:27 - Why creatives are seen as a cost center

32:09 - The dollars-for-hours ceiling (and how to escape it)

40:08 - You attract the value you believe you have

42:46 - Book launch details + endorsements + Created Con

TEAM

🎙 Host // Andy Milligan: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmgdesign/⁠

🎥 Production // MMG Design: ⁠https://www.mmgdesign.net/⁠

⚡️ High-Converting Websites Visual Swipe File:

⁠⁠https://www.mmgdesign.net/visualswipefile⁠

What if the fastest way to grow your marketing career isn’t another tool or certification…

but community?

In this episode of Marketing by Design, Andy sits down with Meredith Dennis, Founder of Compression Marketing and President of the AMA Phoenix Chapter, to break down how marketing communities become real career accelerators.

Meredith shares how she moved from passive participation to leadership, why simplifying marketing is critical in B2B and healthcare, and how human-centered thinking creates sustainable growth and even in regulated, complex environments.

🔗 CONNECT WITH MEREDITH

🌐 Website: https://www.compressionmarketing.co/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithdennis/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themeredithdennis/

🔗 CONNECT WITH ANDY

🌐 Website: https://www.mmgdesign.net/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmgdesign/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindfulmilligan/

⏱ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Intro

02:22 – Why relationships beat resources

13:31 – AMA leadership ≈ running a business

22:54 – The human behind every metric

29:10 – What freedom really looks like as a founder

33:12 – Creating “aha moments” through marketing

🎙 TEAM

🎤 Host // Andy Milligan

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmgdesign/

🎥 Production // MMG Design

https://www.mmgdesign.net/

🤝 Powered by // American Marketing Association Columbus

https://amacolumbus.org/

⚡️ High-Converting Websites Visual Swipe File:

⁠⁠https://www.mmgdesign.net/visualswipefile⁠

Stacy Eleczko explains how she uses LinkedIn as a real networking platform, not a content treadmill.

We talk about staying bold without losing empathy, building relationships through comments and DMs, and why writing your own website copy is so hard when you’re too close to your business.

You’ll also learn how testimonials become your best messaging research and a repeatable source of content ideas.

Key takeaways

• How to be bold without being harmful
• A simple daily LinkedIn engagement rhythm
• Turning reactions into real relationships
• Why positioning comes before copy
• How testimonials unlock stronger messaging

Timestamps

00:26 - Bold takes + empathy filter

04:08 - The “one step behind you” mindset

05:45 - Writing your own website copy is brutal

06:53 - “You edited yourself out” (the copy mistake)

09:26 - Positioning before copy

19:34 - Time limits + daily LinkedIn rhythm

21:00 - Turning reactions into relationships

24:13 - Getting better testimonials

25:20 - Competitor testimonials: secret research

33:34 - Scaling without becoming an agency

Connect with Stacy

Website: https://stacyeleczko.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/copybystacy/

Connect with Marketing by Design

Highest Converting Websites Visual Swipe File (Notion Template):

https://www.mmgdesign.net/visualswipefile

Host: Andy Milligan – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmgdesign/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindfulmilligan/

Website: https://www.mmgdesign.net/

Production by MMG Design: https://www.mmgdesign.net/

Help us grow

If this episode helped you, please rate and review Marketing by Design on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

TEAM

🎙 Host // Andy Milligan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmgdesign/

🎥 Production // MMG Design: https://www.mmgdesign.net/

⚡️ High-Converting Websites Visual Swipe File:

⁠⁠https://www.mmgdesign.net/visualswipefile⁠

Andy Crestodina (Orbit Media Studios) breaks down how he built a 53-person agency with an inbound engine that drives millions of visits a year without buying ads. We dig into the real difference between brand content and performance content, and where to start if you want content to drive revenue. Andy also shares his standards for quality, why collaboration makes content better, and how he’s testing AI to audit pages and user journeys. If you care about high-performing B2B websites, this one is a masterclass.

Key takeaways

- Why most people should start with bottom-of-funnel content

- How to keep quality high without killing cadence

- The “fix the mousetrap” rule for your website pages

- How collaborative content grows reach and improves results

- How Andy is using AI personas, page audits, and path audits

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro + why this episode matters

02:05 - How Orbit started (and what he learned first)

02:53 - 53 people, 3.5M visitors, and zero ads

03:40 - How Andy keeps quality high with consistent cadence

06:11 - “Conversations lead to content” (his real workflow)

09:51 - Brand marketing vs performance marketing

11:46 - “Fix the mousetrap, then make the cheese”

15:26 - How to do collaboration outreach (even when you’re small)

20:48 - The back button rule (write for one person)

31:10 - His rule: never teach what you haven’t tested

33:46 - New experiment: an AI “path auditor”

36:48 - Why small firms may win in the AI era

41:40 - NotebookLM as a client/project intelligence layer

44:48 - How he wants to be remembered (team, family, usefulness)

47:02 - Where to connect with Andy

Resources Mentioned

- Andy Crestodina on LinkedIn

- Orbit Media Studios

- Content Chemistry (book)

- Sample article

Connect with Marketing by Design

Host: Andy Milligan https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmgdesign/

Website: https://www.mmgdesign.net/

Production by MMG Design: https://www.mmgdesign.net/

⚡️ High-Converting Websites Visual Swipe File: ⁠⁠https://www.mmgdesign.net/visualswipefile⁠

In this episode of Marketing by Design, Andy sits down with Micah Lotemo, founder of Panzi Digital, to unpack what AI automation actually looks like inside real businesses. They go beyond hype to talk about AI “employees,” why implementation matters more than tools, and how founders and marketers can start using automation without getting overwhelmed. If you’ve been unsure where AI fits into your marketing, operations, or agency workflow, this episode gives you a practical starting point.

You’ll walk away with clarity on:

• Where AI creates real ROI (and where it doesn’t)
• How automation changes marketing and operations
• Why most teams stall after buying tools
• Simple, low-risk ways to get started

🌐 Website: https://panzidigital.com/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micah-lotemo/

🌐 Website: https://www.mmgdesign.net/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmgdesign/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindfulmilligan/

00:00 – Intro

03:18 – Why mic setup and presence matter

07:39 – Automation tools and learning curves

11:57 – What “AI employees” actually mean

18:20 – Shiny tools vs real implementation

20:13 – The biggest AI misconception

30:29 – Upselling clients without killing trust

39:02 – The first automation that changed everything

45:55 – Where founders should actually start

57:09 – The signal: platforms baking in AI

01:00:39 – Where to find Micah and Panzi Digital

🎙 Host // Andy Milligan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmgdesign/

🎥 Production // MMG Design: https://www.mmgdesign.net/

🤝 Powered by // AMA Columbus: https://amacolumbus.org

⚡️ High-Converting Websites Visual Swipe File: ⁠⁠https://www.mmgdesign.net/visualswipefile⁠

In this episode of Marketing by Design, I sit down with Alex Foulkes, founder of CoLabs, to unpack how service-based and blue-collar business owners can scale without chaos. Alex shares how joining Vistage forced him into the uncomfortable rooms that accelerated his growth, how he went from restaurants to building operational infrastructure, and why the biggest wins usually come from the actions that don’t feel productive in the moment. If you’re overwhelmed, wearing too many hats, and stuck in the day-to-day — this one will hit.

CONNECT WITH ALEX

🌐 Website: www.colabshq.com

💼 LinkedIn: (add Alex’s LinkedIn URL)

CONNECT WITH ANDY

🌐 Website: https://www.mmgdesign.net/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmgdesign/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindfulmilligan/

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - How I structure intros + narrative editing

00:58 - Vistage: why Alex almost said no

03:09 - “Smallest person in the room” discomfort

04:30 - The Vistage speaker that changed Alex’s AI thinking

06:24 - The real value: confidence, exposure, and perspective

10:08 - The unexpected ROI: Vistage paid for itself

17:52 - Why storytelling is the underrated skill

21:19 - From restaurant chaos to structured operator

25:34 - Buying a $600K restaurant with $10K down

31:12 - How CoLabs started (no site, no logo, just proof)

37:26 - The skill behind clarity: poker + strategy

47:06 - Tactical: how Alex finds bottlenecks with data

TEAM

🎙 Host // Andy Milligan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmgdesign/

🎥 Production // MMG Design: https://www.mmgdesign.net/

⚡️ High-Converting Websites Visual Swipe File: ⁠https://www.mmgdesign.net/visualswipefile⁠

Adriana Tica built her business almost entirely through content—but not the “post every day and hope” kind. In this episode, Adriana breaks down how to design content with intention, why newsletters outperform social posts for trust and sales, and how to build a marketing system that compounds instead of burns you out.

If you’re a marketer, consultant, or founder who wants content to actually support your business goals, this conversation will reset how you think about publishing.

CONNECT WITH ADRIANA

🌐 Website: https://adrianatica.com

CONNECT WITH ANDY

🌐 Website: https://www.mmgdesign.net/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmgdesign/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindfulmilligan/

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – How Adriana built her business through content

01:00 – Strategy vs writing: where the leverage really is

02:13 – Why every piece of content needs a goal

06:00 – “Consistent garbage is still garbage”

10:31 – Why long-form content builds real trust

14:41 – Newsletter growth expectations (100 → 1,000 subs)

16:31 – Making your newsletter the center of your business

19:30 – Big ideas, content pillars, and offers

22:57 – Tool stack + AI as a thinking partner

26:11 – Collaborations as trust accelerators

33:43 – Building a business aligned with your values

TEAM

🎙 Host // Andy Milligan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmgdesign/

🎥 Production // MMG Design: https://www.mmgdesign.net/

🤝 Powered by // AMA Columbus: https://amacolumbus.org