DesignRush Podcast

DesignRush Podcast

DesignRush Podcast brings you the best insights and perspectives from industry leaders and C-suite business influencers. Each episode features successful professionals in the digital world, discussing topics ranging from digital strategy and branding to email marketing and entrepreneurship. Whether you're a young professional, a startup entrepreneur, or a business executive, DesignRush Podcast provides valuable knowledge and advice to help you succeed in your career.

  1. 5 dgn geleden

    Why Your Business Isn't Growing (And How to Fix It)

    Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com  Lisa Robbin Young has spent over three decades evolving Ark Entertainment Media, steering the business through market shifts, rapid expansion phases, and major strategic pivots.   DesignRush Podcast host Kia Johnson speaks with Lisa about the operational frameworks behind long-term business growth, including how Ark doubled its earnings in 2018 and established an 80% client retention model.   Lisa also unpacks how founders can eliminate CEO bottlenecks, why transitioning to flexible month-to-month terms increased long-term retention, and how she repositioned her advisory offers around high-stakes decision-making and organizational resilience.   What you’ll learn:  How an 80% client retention rate fuels predictable business expansion   How founders can remove operational bottlenecks to scale team execution   Why high-trust delivery models outperform high-friction lock-in contracts   How to reposition core offers for resilience during market shifts   About Lisa Robbin Young:  Founder of Ark Entertainment Media, leading the company's evolution since 1993   Strategic advisor and keynote speaker specializing in business resilience and high-stakes decision-making   Doubled company earnings in 2018 while building a membership model with ~80% retention   Related DesignRush resources:  Customer retention & web design trends: https://www.designrush.com/agency/website-design-development/trends  B2B SaaS marketing strategies:  https://www.designrush.com/agency/software-development/trends/b2b-saas-marketing  Subscribe to the DesignRush Podcast for more practical lessons from founders, CEOs, and business leaders.   #DesignRushPodcast #BusinessGrowth #Leadership #ClientRetention #B2BStrategy

    Why Your Business Isn't Growing (And How to Fix It)
  2. 26 aug

    How to Build a $5M Business in 18 Months (Without a Sales Team)

    Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com  Aditude reached $5 million in annual subscription revenue in roughly 18 months without a sales team.  Founder and CEO Jared Siegal explains the business decisions that made that growth possible.  DesignRush Podcast host Kia Johnson speaks with Jared about turning an early service business into scalable software, proving product value before asking customers to pay, and using referrals as a powerful growth engine.  He also shares why Aditude built a different business model from the rest of its market, when short-term monetization can hurt long-term customer value, and why scaling sometimes requires difficult decisions about the team that helped build the company.  What you’ll learn:  How to scale without relying on a traditional sales team   Why proving value before charging can accelerate adoption   How customer referrals can drive business growth   How CEOs can build the right team for each stage of growth   About Jared Siegal:  Founder and CEO of Aditude   Built Aditude from a one-person operation into a scalable SaaS business   Reached roughly $5 million in annual subscription revenue in about 18 months without a sales team   Related DesignRush resources:  B2B SaaS growth strategies:  https://www.designrush.com/agency/software-development/trends/b2b-saas-marketing  Customer acquisition strategies:  https://www.designrush.com/agency/digital-marketing/trends/how-to-get-clients-for-digital-marketing  Subscribe to the DesignRush Podcast for more practical lessons from founders, CEOs, and business leaders.  #DesignRushPodcast #SaaSGrowth #BusinessGrowth #Leadership

    How to Build a $5M Business in 18 Months (Without a Sales Team)
  3. 19 aug

    How to Know When It’s Time to Pivot Your Business

    Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com  DesignRush Podcast host Kia Johnson speaks with Seventh Bear founder and Content Marketing Institute Chief Strategy Advisor Robert Rose about how to build through disruption, turn expertise into a business advantage, and recognize when the strategy that got you this far needs to change.  Rose shares how the dot-com crash led him to CrownPeak, why he built its marketing team around storytellers, and how competing against companies like IBM and Microsoft changed his thinking about differentiation. He also explains how he helped turn content marketing into a practical business discipline and why another major market shift eventually pushed him to reinvent his consultancy as Seventh Bear.  What you’ll learn in this episode:  Why market disruption can create opportunities to pivot and grow  Why building around core talent can be more valuable than hiring for tools  How to know whether your competitive differentiator actually matters  How to spot an emerging market opportunity before it becomes obvious  How to turn expertise and ideas into a repeatable business methodology  When to stop protecting an old business model and build something new  Related DesignRush resources:  Explore growth marketing strategies: https://www.designrush.com/agency/digital-marketing/trends/growth-marketing-strategies  Learn how strong brand storytelling creates differentiation: https://www.designrush.com/agency/content-marketing/trends/examples-of-brand-stories  #BusinessGrowth #MarketingStrategy #ContentMarketing #BrandStorytelling #DesignRushPodcast

    How to Know When It’s Time to Pivot Your Business
  4. 5 aug

    Don't Launch Your Brand Until You Do This First

    Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com  When Senna Bayasgalan became the first Chief Marketing Officer in b1BANK’s history, she did not begin with a campaign. She spent her first months speaking with bankers, clients, leaders, and local communities across Louisiana and Texas.  In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, host Kia Johnson speaks with Senna, who explains how CMOs can build a brand from customer trust, employee knowledge, and real business experiences. She also reveals how b1BANK introduced Ignite Ambition inside the company and used Drew Brees to bring attention to its Hall of Ambition campaign while keeping client stories at the center.  What you’ll learn in this episode:  What every new CMO should do before launching a campaign   How employee and customer interviews reveal a stronger brand story   Why the best brands build on what already exists instead of starting over   How to get employees to believe in a campaign before taking it public   Why customer stories create more lasting impact than celebrity endorsements   How to build a brand customers trust and employees can stand behind  Senna’s central lesson is simple: your company may already have the story it needs. Your job is to listen closely, find it, and help the whole business tell it.   Related DesignRush resources:  Learn how to build a stronger brand identity:  https://www.designrush.com/agency/logo-branding/trends/what-is-brand-identity  Explore top brand strategy agencies:  https://www.designrush.com/agency/logo-branding/brand-strategy  #BrandStrategy #MarketingStrategy #BusinessGrowth #BrandMarketing #DesignRushPodcast

    Don't Launch Your Brand Until You Do This First

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DesignRush Podcast brings you the best insights and perspectives from industry leaders and C-suite business influencers. Each episode features successful professionals in the digital world, discussing topics ranging from digital strategy and branding to email marketing and entrepreneurship. Whether you're a young professional, a startup entrepreneur, or a business executive, DesignRush Podcast provides valuable knowledge and advice to help you succeed in your career.