Cubicle to CEO

Ellen Yin
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We ask founders the business questions you can't Google. Cubicle to CEO® brings you weekly "behind the business" case-study interviews with leading entrepreneurs and CEOs who share a specific growth strategy they've successfully tested, how they implemented it, and what the results (and revenue) were. Host Ellen Yin also shares transparent insights about her own journey bootstrapping a media company from a $300 freelance project into millions in revenue.

  1. 3H AGO

    324. How a New Founder Landed 200 Clients in 6 Months

    When Ipek Gray launched her business The Born Method™ — a system rooted in decades of her mother’s research but newly introduced to the US — she generated $50,000 in 1:1 coaching revenue in her first year. Booking 200 private clients in just six months as a new founder, her growth came entirely from community partnerships. By embedding herself in values-aligned groups, Ipek turned small, trusted circles into a scalable referral engine where 30% of clients were directly community members and the rest were referred by community members. In this case study, we unpack how Ipek built a profitable coaching business through a simple community-driven workshop strategy. Connect with Ipek: Get 15% off the Core Experience when you use the code 'CEO': https://thebornmethod.com/foundational-session www.thebornmethod.com IG: @thebornmethod Want another case study like this one? Listen to Flo Esho's episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xTex3IxAEXxI6qR9Fc0NW?si=JIfrAwURRtKNyvjpmSXekg Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@missellenyin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠o so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    41 min

  2. 5D AGO

    Bonus #79: Turn Your IP Into Global Revenue By Translating It Into New Languages

    What if the fastest way to scale your income wasn’t by creating something new — but by translating what already works? That’s exactly what Léa Jeanmougin did when she licensed an existing American program and brought it to a new spoken-language market. Within just three months of launching the beta offer, her monthly sales grew from $3K to $9K — all while navigating the nuances of a different culture. In this episode, Léa breaks down: How she structured a zero-upfront licensing deal that included mentorship from the original creator The cultural roadblocks she hit — and how she turned them into growth levers The process for adapting intellectual property across languages to build recurring, passive income streams If you’ve ever wondered how to turn your expertise — or someone else’s — into a globally scalable business, this episode will change how you think about intellectual property and international expansion. Connect with Léa Jeanmougin: Book a 60 minute consultation with Léa: https://bit.ly/47wxldM https://profitrecurrent.com/ IG: @lea.jeanmougin Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@missellenyin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    40 min

  3. NOV 3

    323. Landing $100K in Corporate Contracts in 90 Days

    When Dr. Taryn Fletcher walked away from her six-figure leadership career in education, it wasn’t because she failed—it was because she outgrew it. Within just 90 days of starting her business, she turned her professional network and reputation into $100,000 in corporate contracts. Three years later, her business had generated over $1 million in revenue—all through organic visibility and relationships built long before she became an entrepreneur. Taryn calls this leveraging leadership equity—using the skills, credibility, and connections you’ve already built to create new opportunities. By positioning herself as a thought leader through her TEDx talk, bestselling book, and consistent visibility, she built trust that converted into demand. In this case study, you’ll learn how Taryn turned her corporate influence into a seven-figure brand—and how you can use the same principles to power your own career or business pivot. Listen to Dr. Taryn's free private podcast, Be Brave Enough: ⁠https://www.drtaryn.co/clarity⁠ Connect with Dr. Taryn: https://www.drtaryn.co/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtarynco/ Get our Perfect Podcast Pitch template: https://www.cubicletoceo.co/offers/obPiv8Np/checkout Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@missellenyin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠o so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    46 min

  4. OCT 27

    322. Replacing Yourself in Your Business: The Strategy That Increased Revenue By 94%

    Fractional CFO Pam Jordan fell into the classic service-based business owner’s trap: she was the business. She was handling sales, delivery, managing the team, and still trying to grow—but she recognized this limited her scaling. Then she made a bold, uncomfortable move: she fired herself from fulfillment and sales. By stepping fully into the CEO role, Pam overhauled her team, hired A-players for delivery and operations, brought on a dedicated sales closer, and restructured her calendar to focus on strategy and growth instead of client work. The results were dramatic. Revenue jumped 94%, average client value grew 30%, and she cut her workweek to under 40 hours—while building new recurring revenue streams. In this case study, Pam shares the exact mindset shifts and structural changes that allowed her to stop being the bottleneck in her business. Thank you to our sponsor: Create a cohesive brand in 30 days using the WorkPlay Method. The #1 done-for-you branding solution! Use code 'CEO' when you apply: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.theworkplaymethod.com/schedule⁠ Connect with Pam: https://www.pamjordan.com/ http://pivotbusinessgroup.com/ IG: @pamjordancfo https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamjordan Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@missellenyin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠o so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    50 min

  5. OCT 22

    Bonus #78: What’s Possible When You Delegate 80% of Your Workload to a Force Multiplier

    Entrepreneurs know they should delegate — but few actually know how. After 15 years as the right hand to high-growth CEOs, Hallie Warner has seen the difference a true Force Multiplier can make — the kind of partner who can help a founder stop making 80% of the decisions in their business, and finally scale faster. As the co-author of the Amazon best-seller The Founder & The Force Multiplier, Hallie’s work has helped thousands of entrepreneurs identify their 20% zone of genius and hand off the rest. In this episode, she breaks down: What separates a Force Multiplier from a traditional assistant or ops hire The exact signs you’re ready to bring one on (even if you can’t afford full-time yet) How to set them up for success in the first 90 days If you’re a founder who feels like you’re the bottleneck in your own growth — this conversation could be the unlock you’ve been looking for. Connect with Hallie: Get your Force Multiplier: https://hallie.myflodesk.com/how-to-find-and-hire-an-executive-assistant  www.founderandforcemultiplier.com Join Hallie's newsletter: https://founderandforcemultiplier.com/newsletter/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/halliewarner/ IG: @halliewarner Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@missellenyin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    33 min

  6. OCT 20

    321. Let’s Collab & Mastermind in Mexico Together in 2026!

    You're invited!  RSVP for a Magic Mixer on Nov. 13th or 14th to preview The MixerMind: https://resources.lindasidhu.com/a/2147961181/HV842Z9z Join The MixerMind (enrollment opens Nov. 13th and closes Nov. 18th): https://resources.lindasidhu.com/a/2147711406/HV842Z9z Have further questions? Vox with Linda directly (https://voxer.app.link/profile?username=lsidhu891) or send Ellen a DM @missellenyin (https://instagram.com/missellenyin) Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@missellenyin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠o so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    50 min

  7. OCT 13

    320. Converting Cold Leads Into High Ticket Clients Through Threads, Upwork, + ChatGPT

    Most service providers rely on selling to their warm audience and using launches, funnels, or daily posting to book high-ticket clients. But Latesha Lynch lands 2–3 every month — while working just 20 hours a week and skipping sales calls. In the last five months, she’s booked 13 clients. 69% were cold leads who found her through Threads, Upwork, ChatGPT, or even old YouTube videos — and still converted into $2,500–$5,000 clients. In this case study, Latesha shares her unconventional approaches to attracting cold leads and converting them quickly. Thank you to our sponsor: Create a cohesive brand in 30 days using the WorkPlay Method. The #1 done-for-you branding solution! Use code 'CEO' when you apply: ⁠⁠https://www.theworkplaymethod.com/schedule Connect with Latesha: https://hermarketingcoach.com/ Low Capacity, High Income Private Podcast: https://revolutionarysociety.com/private-podcast LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lateshalynch IG: @hermarketingcoach Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@missellenyin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠o so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    49 min

  8. OCT 8

    Bonus #77: Hosting an Event? Our Pop-Up Community Playbook To Elevate the Attendee Experience

    Try Kajabi Communities for free for 30 days: cubicletoceo.co/kajabi What if the real magic of your event didn’t happen at the event — but in the months before and after it? That’s exactly what happened when we built a private pop-up community inside Kajabi for our 200-person event this past September, Bloom Together. By launching the community as soon as tickets opened and keeping it open for a month post-event, we turned a one-day experience into a months-long season of connection—leading to a near-perfect show-up rate and stronger attendee engagement. Inside this episode, we’re sharing the full playbook behind this pop-up success, including: How we used this private community to market to ticketholders and reaffirm their purchase The 4-channel structure that streamlined communication and built excitement And the post-event strategies that kept the momentum going If you’re hosting an event soon, this episode will show you how to extend the magic — and the ROI — of your attendee experience. Our episode with Teri Yu, creator of Kajabi Communities (Vibely): https://open.spotify.com/episode/7dKxHHa4u7WU38SgpSdmAq?si=oy8ys0mLS_O6vH_rVhKjZA Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@missellenyin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    39 min
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We ask founders the business questions you can't Google. Cubicle to CEO® brings you weekly "behind the business" case-study interviews with leading entrepreneurs and CEOs who share a specific growth strategy they've successfully tested, how they implemented it, and what the results (and revenue) were. Host Ellen Yin also shares transparent insights about her own journey bootstrapping a media company from a $300 freelance project into millions in revenue.

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  • Creator
    Ellen Yin
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    410
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Ellen Yin
  • Show Website
    Cubicle to CEO

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