The Digital Economy Podcast

By: Matthew Baltzell
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  • The Digital Economy Podcast interviews the most influential entrepreneurs and creators who are using social media to grow their brands and business.
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Episodes
  • DEP 004: Want to make better content? Try This with Jake Richards
    May 2 2023

    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





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    58 mins
  • DEP 003: This is how Chava Mercado went from $7 to 7 figures in 3 years
    Dec 20 2022

    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

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    43 mins
  • DEP 002: Niti Sirran got 1,000,000 views on an Instagram reel without spending money on ads. Heres how she did it.
    Dec 20 2022

    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.

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    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

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    28 mins

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