316 episodes

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.

Cubicle to CEO Ellen Yin

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    • 5.0 • 532 Ratings

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.

    The LinkedIn Content Strategy That Sold Out Her New Offer To Mostly First-Time Buyers ($45K+ In 2 Weeks)

    The LinkedIn Content Strategy That Sold Out Her New Offer To Mostly First-Time Buyers ($45K+ In 2 Weeks)

    Today’s case study embraces experimentation on several fronts - new audience, new content platform, and new offer.
    Seasoned online business owner and mentor to digital freelancers, Amy Posner, wanted to expand her audience beyond copywriters, so she got on LinkedIn, a platform she wasn’t active on previously, and tested a daily content strategy to build trust with a new audience of creative freelancers.
    Within 6 months, Amy had attracted 708 LinkedIn followers and added 414 people to her email list - all organically. She then launched a new program to them, selling out the first round in just 2 weeks and generating over $45K in revenue - most impressive, all but one were first-time buyers in her ecosystem who had found her through LinkedIn.
    This is the step by step LinkedIn content strategy that Amy plans to continue, and encourages you to borrow and test for yourself.
    View the transcript for this episode at:

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    • 46 min
    ‘Best Of’ Hiring: 8 Top Tips On The Who, What, When, and Where of Hiring

    ‘Best Of’ Hiring: 8 Top Tips On The Who, What, When, and Where of Hiring

    We’re rounding up our 8 best tips and guest insights on all things hiring, from pre-hiring essentials, to successful delegation, to finding the right people to bring on your team. I’ll introduce each sound bite with the name of the guest and the original episode number, in case you want to go back and listen to the full interview. All referenced episodes will also be linked for you in the show notes below for easy access.
    View the transcript for this episode at:

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    Links to the featured episodes:

    EP 93 w/ Say Gabriel: https://link.chtbl.com/8suBwwrB


    EP 252 w/ Emily Reagan: https://link.chtbl.com/TAw4NxBb


    EP 223 w/ Rachel Harris: https://link.chtbl.com/lU-TYwCw


    EP 123 w/ Tyler J. McCall: https://link.chtbl.com/mWPAAkAO


    EP 195 w/ Heather Brown: https://link.chtbl.com/38TylNUR


    EP 168 w/ Daina Trout: https://link.chtbl.com/xVpIp6ZI


    EP 254 w/ Danielle Hayden: https://link.chtbl.com/oAH9rkyw


    EP 201 w/ Pauleanna Reid: https://link.chtbl.com/7d_PuYjh



    Check out our previous roundup episodes:

    Email Marketing Roundup: https://link.chtbl.com/zW5tKLM2


    Podcast Roundup: https://link.chtbl.com/CUa_hAXC


    Launching Roundup: https://link.chtbl.com/jz5RbIv0


    Pitching Roundup: https://link.chtbl.com/sllNCKMT


    Lead Generation Roundup: https://link.chtbl.com/dbjNLFH1


    Conversion Roundup: https://link.chtbl.com/AYNw_c2w


    Customer Feedback Roundup: https://link.chtbl.com/lTKbWBYY


    Marketing Roundup: https://link.chtbl.com/AkgrDVmg



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    • 52 min
    Is Underspending Hurting Your Business Growth? Breakdown of What This 7 Figure CEO Spends $113K Outsourcing

    Is Underspending Hurting Your Business Growth? Breakdown of What This 7 Figure CEO Spends $113K Outsourcing

    The media tends to portray women as over-spenders who are bad with money, causing Kickstart Accounting founder Danielle Hayden to notice that many of her new clients would come in asking “where can I cut back?”

    But Danielle, who runs a 7 figure bookkeeping and accounting agency, challenges that narrative by examining where women are actually underspending in their businesses in a way that is prohibitive to reaching their goals.

    In this case study, we dissect how Danielle is spending $113,223 on outsourced services for her business this year to drive growth, and why she has no desire to bring these roles in-house.

    We’ll itemize every outsourced service, how much return she gets on these investments, and the process she uses to discern which roles should be hired in-house versus outsourced to an expert.

    View the transcript for this episode at: https://otter.ai/u/UhFUoVcYoCFZ8XHV8H4YB5V-wMo?utm_source=copy_url

    Thank you to our sponsor!

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    Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: https://ellenyin.com/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.



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    • 54 min
    Transitioning a “One-On-One” Service to “One-To-Many” Offer Suite (2X Revenue Case Study)

    Transitioning a “One-On-One” Service to “One-To-Many” Offer Suite (2X Revenue Case Study)

    A lot of expert-based online businesses and coaches start with 1:1 client services, myself included. But what happens when you’ve reached your capacity and want to transition from a one-to-one to one-to many business model?

    Dani Marenburg of Mindin’ My Macros successfully restructured her 1:1 service into a scalable offer suite that 2Xed her revenue in just one year!

    In today’s case study, we go through Dani’s process of shifting her individual client work into scalable programs, which halved her working hours from 60 to 30 hours a week.

    View the transcript for this episode at: https://otter.ai/u/GjnaJOA4DNT5yl2CXcQHsK0itlQ?utm_source=copy_url

    Thank you to our sponsor!

    Get 20% off your entire Soursop Nutrition order with code 'CEO'! Uplevel your health and wellness journey at https://soursopnutrition.com



    Connect with Dani:

    IG: @mindinmymacros


    Mindin’ My Wellness Podcast: https://mindinmymacros.com/podcast


    Free Macros Training: https://mindinmymacros.com/masterclass




    Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: https://ellenyin.com/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.



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    Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.


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    • 54 min
    Outsourcing: How To Find + Hire Your Dream Team

    Outsourcing: How To Find + Hire Your Dream Team

    When you start a business, you wear all the hats - everything from operations to accounting to marketing to customer service. Eventually, you become your own roadblock to growth - so how do you get out of the weeds and hire the right people to join your team?

    To answer this question, we’re joined by Emily Reagan, founder of the Unicorn Digital Marketing Assistant School, a program training women to become successful freelance marketing assistants and specialists every online business owner wants to hire.

    Stay tuned to hear how Emily recommends you prep your business for hiring, the difference between hiring contractors vs employees, what pay rates you should expect for certain roles, and her take on why you should avoid agencies and UpWork when looking for talent.

    View the transcript for this episode at: https://otter.ai/u/24r7KfgyO1lVnymlRavuHcsHijc?utm_source=copy_url


    Thank you to our sponsor!

    Get 20% off your entire Soursop Nutrition order with code 'CEO'! Uplevel your health and wellness journey at https://soursopnutrition.com



    Connect with Emily:

    IG: @emilyreaganpr


    YT: @emilyreaganpr


    TikTok: @emilyreaganpr


    LinkedIn: Emily Reagan


    FB Page: @emilyreaganpr


    FB Group: Emily’s Unicorn Digital Marketing Assistant Lab





    Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: https://ellenyin.com/quiz


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    • 1 hr 4 min
    How to Host Roundtable Events That Add $884K To Your Revenue

    How to Host Roundtable Events That Add $884K To Your Revenue

    If you’re a longtime listener, you know getting in front of borrowed traffic is our favorite audience growth strategy, and today’s case study on hosting roundtables affirms why. Women’s leadership expert and founder of Safi Media, Eleanor Beaton, has successfully hosted 14 roundtables since Q4 2021, inviting aligned speakers to join her for hot button conversations and growing her email list by 2655 highly vetted subscribers in the process.The roundtables may be free to attend, but they have collectively driven $884,000 in post-event sales from attendees.We ask Eleanor all the questions you want to know to replicate this strategy in your own business, from the logistics of promoting, inviting speakers, and facilitating roundtable conversations, to which roundtable topics drew the biggest crowds and how to best approach the post-event sales process without scaring your new leads away.View the transcript for this episode at: https://otter.ai/u/AUzgzZdRZJWN7Jrwsu956FWs-Bw?utm_source=copy_urlThank you to our sponsors!
    Learn how to sell (and scale!) your course or program on autopilot, every single day with Nicki's free video training: https://circuitsalessystem.com/ceo


    Transform your business and take your sales to the stratosphere with Coming Up Roses' course and marketing community, "Launch Your Own Way": https://cominguproses.co/lyowListen to Kelsey's case study: https://link.chtbl.com/NXHQOVSv




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    Connect with Eleanor:

    www.safimedia.co/roundtable 

    Instagram: @eleanorbeaton


    Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: https://ellenyin.com/quizIf 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.

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    Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.

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    • 55 min

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