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  1. 16 DEC

    #50 - Scott Brinker: AI Agents & the Next MarTech Era

    Scott Brinker is an analyst and advisor at chiefmartech, widely known as the “godfather of martech,” with over two decades of experience shaping the Martech landscape through research, writing, and industry leadership.Scott came onto growth path to chat about the future of MarTech, cutting through the hype on AI agents, the rise of AEO and GEO beyond SEO, and the major structural shifts reshaping marketing and search.➡️ Key topics- Completing the 2026 MarTech report- What’s happening with the technologies, especially AI agents- Taking a non-hype lens on what’s happening with AI agents- The Three different categories of AI agents and marketing- AEO - monster engine optimization and GEO - generative engine optimization, the successors to traditional SEO- Are AI searches trackable for marketers?- How things have changed since 2008 when he first started in the industry- Will AI give us a new layer in how the internet will be in the future?- How big is the AI agent bubble?- Concerns and hopes for the future of marketing with AI- Playing musical chairs in the AI race- Possibility of tremendous structural change in an unprecedented timeframe- The potential for creators to have immense succeess with the help of AIWhere to find Scott:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjbrinker/🧐 Learn more- Subscribe to the podcast ► https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3X5P0kWkt62woYZRWDZU- Learn more about purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io- Get more content ► https://www.purplepath.io/content- Contact purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io/contact- [Free B2B SaaS GTM Guide] ► https://go.purplepath.io/guides/b2b-saas-state-of-the-union

    26 min

  2. 15 DEC

    #49 - Nick Walsh: Unlocking Growth in the Middle East

    Nick is the Founder & CEO of Migrate, with over 20 years’ experience leading creative, marketing, commerce, tech and media businesses. He has scaled agencies across global markets, guided brands through complex challenges, and led teams to award-winning campaigns.They came onto Growth Path to chat about leaving corporate life to become an entrepreneur, launching and scaling Migrate, and navigating the nuances, challenges, and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East.➡️ Key topics- Desire to work outside of corporate and becoming an entrepreneur- Launching Migrate- Putting together a playbook on how to expand and succeed- How to succeed in doing business in the Middle East- Business nuance and learning how to engage in local businesses- Challenges and pitfalls in Middle East Expansion- Investing behind gateways and behind growth- Shifting perspective on the Middle East- Early successes of Migrate- The “Establish, connect and grow” journeyWhere to find Nick:https://www.linkedin.com/in/1nickwalsh/🧐 Learn more- Subscribe to the podcast ► https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3X5P0kWkt62woYZRWDZU- Learn more about purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io- Get more content ► https://www.purplepath.io/content- Contact purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io/contact- [Free B2B SaaS GTM Guide] ► https://go.purplepath.io/guides/b2b-saas-state-of-the-union

    21 min

  3. 4 DEC

    #48 - Terry Virts: From Astronaut in Space to a Political Race

    Terry is a former NASA astronaut, Air Force F-16 pilot, and test pilot who spent over seven months in space, including serving as commander of the International Space Station. Now an executive coach, keynote speaker, and author, he’s currently focused on his run for Congress in Texas while continuing to develop TV and film projects and lecture at Harvard and USC.He came onto growth path to chat about how his experiences as an astronaut and global leader are shaping his run for Congress, and what he’s learned about leadership, politics, and the need for common-sense change.➡️ Key topics- Bringing his unique perspective of working globally and as an astronaut into running for Congress- Running for office and the lessons learned so far- Challenges of running for office- Normalization of deviance in US politics- Lessons learned from the Challenger and Columbia accidents- Visions for the Democratic party- Importance of debriefing - both in space flight, and politics- The need for change in leadership- Age and term limits in politics- Bringing common sense backWhere to find Terry:https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-virts-146a5939/https://secure.numero.ai/contribute/social🧐 Learn more- Subscribe to the podcast ► https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3X5P0kWkt62woYZRWDZU- Learn more about purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io- Get more content ► https://www.purplepath.io/content- Contact purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io/contact- [Free B2B SaaS GTM Guide] ► https://go.purplepath.io/guides/b2b-saas-state-of-the-union

    30 min

  4. 27 OCT

    #47 - Julius Göllner: A Serial Entrepreneur’s Take on Growth & Opportunity

    Julius is the Co-Founder & Managing Director at ARRtist Circus. He is a serial entrepreneur who has founded 16 companies with two successful exits, and now empowers the SaaS ecosystems in the DACH region through the ARRtist platform and his work as an active angel investor. Julius came onto growth path to share how he turns ideas into thriving companies, the importance of action over planning, and why in an AI-first world, events and human connection remain key to building trust and growth.➡️ Key topics- Zero to 1-2million ARR and bringing businesses to life- Main role - building companies, second role - being an investor- His super power - seeing opportunities, being a good seller, and being execution driven- Stop thinking and start executing- Robust processes aren’t necessary in the beginning - build it later- Moving from Zolando, major e-commerce company to B2B trading, to tech- Learning to be an entrepreneur from the founder at Zolando- Recognizing that corporate management was not his style- Starting a geo agency - making B2B companies visibles in LLMs- Evolution of tech in more traditional markets, ie DACH- How Traditional professions are adapting to tech- Reality and the media take on AI- Events - builds trust in the process of human interaction, how important- Pendulum swinging away from online to in-person interactions- Big events per industry, and very small curated formats of smaller eventsWhere to find Julius:https://www.linkedin.com/in/julius-goellner/🧐 Learn more- Subscribe to the podcast ► https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3X5P0kWkt62woYZRWDZU- Learn more about purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io- Get more content ► https://www.purplepath.io/content- Contact purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io/contact- [Free B2B SaaS GTM Guide] ► https://go.purplepath.io/guides/b2b-saas-state-of-the-union

    25 min

  5. 23 OCT

    #46 - Alina Maria Stan: From Casinos to SaaS - Building Tekpon’s Global Network

    Alina Maria Stan is the COO and Co-Founder of Tekpon, where she leads SaaS promotion, lead generation, and branding strategy. With over a decade of international experience and dual Master’s degrees from the Technical University of Munich and Aarhus University, she brings deep expertise in online marketing and growth strategy. Alina came onto Growth Path to talk about her journey from the online casino industry to the software world, and how she’s building Tekpon into a global platform that connects people and businesses through events like the Tekpon Awards and AI Summit. ➡️ Key topics - Learning the software industry from zero moving from online casino industry - Becoming great at building networks to create a conference: Tekpon Awards - Tekpon AI Summit - how to use AI to our advantage - SaaS transforming in the AI age - Tekpon: Leveraging their network to connect customers with appropriate software solutions - Building a platform to connect people from the software industry - Providing accessibility in comparison to bigger companies ie. Gartner, Forrester - Organizing a hugely successful event with a relatively small team - Hosting events in Romania to promote and build the country, and building up the community - The new location and features of the upcoming Tekpon AI Summit Where to find Alina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alimuresan/ 🧐 Learn more - Subscribe to the podcast ► https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3X5P0kWkt62woYZRWDZU - Learn more about purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io - Get more content ► https://www.purplepath.io/content - Contact purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io/contact - [Free B2B SaaS GTM Guide] ► https://go.purplepath.io/guides/b2b-saas-state-of-the-union

    23 min

  6. 15 OCT

    #45 - Paige McPheely: How Founders Can Lead Without Burning Out, Protect Time and Trust Their Teams

    Paige is the CEO of Base, a company helping leaders delegate smarter and build better support systems. She’s spent 11 years scaling a remote-first, venture-backed business and believes productivity isn’t about doing more, it’s about designing a life and company that actually works. She came onto growth path to share her insights to help other founders protect their time, trust their team, and lead without burning out.➡️ Key topics- Background of stepping into the venture backspace, and leading a company in a fast-paced tech space.- The point where she realized the pressure she was putting on herself as a founder and not getting burnt out.- The importance of a support network to maintain balance- The influence of moving countries from US to Spain in her work life balance- Grappling with feelings of guilt and not doing enough - Her current writing projects - building a business without breaking yourself apart- Delegating and offloading tasks, and enabling others to lead- Generational shifts in the amount of “on” screen-time they have- Prioritizing fun and down time to enjoy life and workWhere to find Paige:https://www.linkedin.com/in/paigemcpheely/🧐 Learn more- Subscribe to the podcast ► https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3X5P0kWkt62woYZRWDZU- Learn more about purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io- Get more content ► https://www.purplepath.io/content- Contact purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io/contact- [Free B2B SaaS GTM Guide] ► https://go.purplepath.io/guides/b2b-saas-state-of-the-union

    21 min

  7. 2 SEPT

    #44 - Morgan J. Ingram: Connection over Content - The New Era of LinkedIn Selling

    #MorganJIngram #GrowthPathPodcast #LinkedInSales #SocialSelling #purplepathMorgan J Ingram is the founder and CEO of AMP Social, where he helps B2B sales teams turn LinkedIn into a top pipeline and revenue channel through his 5C Social Selling System. He came onto growth path to chat about building authentic human connection in an AI-driven world and turning LinkedIn into a true revenue channel.➡️ Key topics- How to be more human in an AI driven world- Driving pipeline through LinkedIn, sales coaching, and sales acceleration programs- Journey from full-time content creator to production, to education and elevating people to becoming more human- Case study of ‘the journey’ - Lamborghini beginning as an Italian tractor company. - Only thing that will prevent you from succeeding is quitting- Recent changes in LinkedIn- Dealing with frustration - what is working and what can be done better?- Less interest in people wanting to be educated, more responsive to who you are authentically- More strategy is needed now for how content is posted on LinkedIn-LinkedIn catering towards Gen Z more - is it a good move?- How to be more innovative in the way you do outbound- Brands that has impressed him in the B2B space- Any additional platform to get into i.e. Substack, X, etc- From URL to IRL - creating a depth of relationship and connectionWhere to find Morgan:Youtube:  @morganjingram  https://www.linkedin.com/in/morganjingramamp/🧐 Learn more- Subscribe to the podcast ► https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3X5P0kWkt62woYZRWDZU- Learn more about purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io- Get more content ► https://www.purplepath.io/content- Contact purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io/contact- [Free B2B SaaS GTM Guide] ► https://go.purplepath.io/guides/b2b-saas-state-of-the-union

    25 min

  8. 25 AUG

    #43 - Hazel Findlay: Climbing Beyond Fear on El Capitan and in Life

    #freeclimbing #mentalstrength #overcomingfear #growthpath #purplepath Hazel Findlay is a professional climber, speaker, and mindset coach who has achieved multiple firsts in British climbing and now helps others build resilience and overcome fear through her company Strong Mind.She came onto growth path to talk about climbing at the highest level while overcoming fear and imposter syndrome, and how building confidence and resilience comes from taking the next step rather than waiting to feel ready.➡️ Key topics- Getting back into training as a new mom- What her physical training regimen looks like- The importance of injury prevention by strengthening- Free-climbing El Capitan - 1000 meters of rock- Being the first woman to free climb the Golden Gate route of El Capitan- Facing imposter syndrome and how she overcame it - by breaking down the goal into achievable steps- Build confidence not by thinking about it but by doing something- Sometimes it’s as simple as committing just to the next step- A lot of people think you need to have the self-belief first, but sometimes you can’t wait for that- The opportunity may be there and you may not be ready but you just have to take a step- Motivation is everything - being in the right emotional headspace- Letting go of her ego- Feeling 800 meters of air beneath her feet as she climbs- Fear: Try to aim for the sweet spot between slight discomfort and being in tune with negative feelingsWhere to find Hazel:Youtube:  @StrongMindClimbing  Instagram: @hazel_findlayhazel-findlay.com🧐 Learn more- Subscribe to the podcast ► https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3X5P0kWkt62woYZRWDZU- Learn more about purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io- Get more content ► https://www.purplepath.io/content- Contact purple path ► https://www.purplepath.io/contact- [Free B2B SaaS GTM Guide] ► https://go.purplepath.io/guides/b2b-saas-state-of-the-union

    26 min
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Where Extraordinary Journeys Fuel Extraordinary Growth

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  • Creator
    Andy Culligan
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Andy Culligan
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