do it for the clips

Zoli

Do It For The Clips is the podcast where founders, creators, and entrepreneurs say the things worth clipping. Hosted by the team at Short Form Media, every conversation is built to produce moments you'll want to send to a friend. Each episode is a raw, unfiltered conversation with people building interesting things. From viral creators like Nas Daily to first-time founders scaling from zero, we talk about what actually works in business, content, and the creator economy. Topics include: how to go viral on social media, short-form video strategy, AI tools for content creation, startup stories, building a personal brand, scaling a content agency, podcast growth, TikTok strategy, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, entrepreneurship, and the business of attention. If something hits, we clip it. That's the whole point.

Episodes

  1. Sep 29

    She Built a 50-Person Agency and Sold It: Here’s How to Exit | Taylor McMaster

    Taylor McMaster just sold her agency. She built Dot and Co. to over 50 people, delegated 80% of her fulfillment, and exited on her own terms. If you are an agency owner stuck in Slack at midnight, afraid to let go of anything, and wondering if this business will ever run without you, this episode is the answer. We get into exactly how she did it. The hiring system. The training school. The client retention workflows. The surprise and delight strategy that kept clients renewing. And what it is actually like building a multi-million dollar business with your spouse. She did not just scale. She built something someone else wanted to buy. In this episode: -How Taylor delegated 80% of her fulfillment operations -Building a training school to hire elite account managers -Client retention strategies that actually work -Running a business with your spouse -How she positioned Dot and Co. for acquisition and exit DO IT FOR THE CLIPS is planned, produced, edited, and published by: @Short.Form.Media http://shortformmedia.co  CHAPTERS: 0:00 Building and Exiting an Agency with Taylor McMaster 2:00 Releasing Control and Letting Go of Client Management 5:50 Securing the First Major Client and Making Sales 7:25 Overcoming Lack of Confidence as an Entrepreneur 10:15 Unplugging for 6 Months and Managing Maternity Leave 13:10 Shifting Your Identity from Freelancer to CEO 17:35 Boosting Client Retention Through Gifting Strategies 22:40 Transitioning Client Relationships to Account Managers 29:40 Avoiding the Flaws That Cause Agency Failure 32:00 Finding and Training A-Player Employees 36:00 When to Sunset and Kill Services That Don't Align 38:10 The Future of Agency Account Management and AI 39:45 Running a Fast-Growing Business with Your Spouse  CONNECT WITH TAYLOR McMaster: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/dot_and_company Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylormcmaster/ & https://www.linkedin.com/company/dot-and-company/home/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dotandcompany Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dotandcompany CONNECT WITH SHORT FORM MEDIA: Instagram: @short.form.media Short Form Media: http://shortformmedia.co

  2. Aug 10

    David Sugarman: From Wall Street Millions to Rikers Island and Back

    In this episode, David Sugarman shares the incredible story behind his journey from the top of Wall Street to losing almost everything and rebuilding his life from the ground up. From his career at Merrill Lynch and working with NBA players to spending time in jail, losing his connection with his children, and finding strength through faith, David opens up about the experiences that shaped who he is today. We discuss Wall Street, entrepreneurship, resilience, overcoming failure, family, faith, personal growth, mental health, and the importance of never giving up when life hits rock bottom. If you're interested in business, motivation, comeback stories, entrepreneurship, personal development, and the mindset it takes to keep moving forward, this conversation is for you. DO IT FOR THE CLIPS is planned, produced, edited, and published by: @Short.Form.Media http://shortformmedia.co  CHAPTERS: 0:00 David Sugarman’s Incredible Story 4:00 Breaking the Wall Street Mold 8:00 From Wealth to Rock Bottom 12:00 Arrested and Sent to Rikers Island 16:00 Building a Business From Prison 20:00 Starting Over in Miami 24:00 Finding Faith After Losing Everything 28:00 David’s Relationship With Rabbi Pinto 32:00 Losing His Children and Finding Hope 36:00 Kanye West, Mental Health & Influence 40:00 Faith, Family and Life Lessons 44:00 Never Giving Up CONNECT WITH David Sugarman : Instagram: @iamdavidsugarman X: @SugarmanSpeaks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sugarintherawpod  CONNECT WITH SHORT FORM MEDIA: Instagram: @short.form.media Short Form Media: http://shortformmedia.co

    David Sugarman: From Wall Street Millions to Rikers Island and Back
  3. Jun 24

    98 People Died, 37 Survived - Inside the Surfside Building Collapse with Steve Rosenthal

    Steve Rosenthal survived the Champlain Towers collapse in Surfside on June 24, 2021, a tragedy that claimed 98 lives. In this powerful episode of Do It For The Clips, Steve shares his complete story from growing up as the child of Holocaust survivors in Baltimore to building a successful career in Miami's media and advertising world to waking up at 1:15 AM to the sound of his building collapsing beneath him. Steve opens up about his parents' journey from the ghettos of Lithuania to Dachau and Shutguf concentration camps, how they rebuilt their lives in America, and how his father became deeply religious later in life. He talks about Miami in the 70s and 80s when cocaine was currency, how he became a gold and silver dealer during the Nixon era, and his decades working in the restaurant and real estate advertising business across South Florida. Then he walks us through the night everything changed. The thunderclap that was actually his building collapsing. The two hours trapped on his seventh floor balcony. The 37 survivors. The 98 who didn't make it. The friends he lost. And the one item he wished he had grabbed, his tallit and tefillin from his bar mitzvah, which miraculously was found in the rubble weeks later by police. Steve reveals how this tragedy brought him back to Judaism, how he ended up in Brickell at The Rock Shul, why he now puts on tefillin every single day, and his decision to leave his entire estate to the synagogue that became his family. This is a story about survival, faith, community, loss, resilience, and finding meaning after unimaginable tragedy. DO IT FOR THE CLIPS is planned, produced, edited, and published by: ShortFormMedia http://shortformmedia.co CONNECT WITH SHORT FORM MEDIA: Instagram: @short.form.media Short Form Media: http://shortformmedia.co

  4. Apr 15

    DJ Raphi: From a shy kid to a Youtube Star

    DJ Raphi has built a YouTube empire with 1.4 million subscribers and nearly a billion views, but his journey from bullied kid to internet sensation is anything but typical. In this episode of Do It For The Clips, Raphi breaks down how he transformed childhood struggles into a multi-revenue creator business, why he chose YouTube over every other platform, and exactly how he's monetizing kids content in 2025. We get into: how bullying shaped his resilience, the real revenue breakdown of kids content on YouTube (spoiler: it's way less than you think), why he shut down his successful DJ business during COVID to bet everything on YouTube, building a 12-person team behind a creator brand, and his controversial take on why employees should have their own side hustles. Plus Raphi reveals the multiple revenue streams beyond YouTube ads, from Spotify to merchandise to his upcoming first ever US tour, and why meeting your audience face to face is the best investment any creator can make. Do It For The Clips is shot, edited, produced, and published by Short Form Media http://shortformmedia.co Chapters 00:00:00 Meet DJ Raphi 00:02:59 Overcoming Bullying Through Music and Performance 00:25:43 COVID Shutdown: Losing Everything Overnight 00:30:52 The Cha Cha Slide Video That Changed Everything 00:42:42 YouTube Monetization Reality: Kids Content Challenges 00:57:09 The Physical Demands of Being a YouTube Performer 01:02:41 Multiple Revenue Streams: Beyond Ad Revenue 01:12:58 Anti-Bullying Message: Empowering Kids Through Dance 01:17:08 Why YouTube Beats Every Other Platform CONNECT WITH DJ RAPHI: Instagram: @djraphi YouTube: DJ Raphi Tour: http://djraphi.com/ CONNECT WITH SHORT FORM MEDIA: Instagram: @short.form.media Short Form Media: http://shortformmedia.co

  5. Mar 18

    Why Nas Daily Chose Miami to Build a $200B Company

    Nuseir Yassin, aka Nas Daily, has been to nearly every country on Earth. He chose Miami to build his empire. In this episode of Do It For The Clips, Nuseir breaks down how he turned viral Facebook videos into a VC-backed tech company taking on Shopify, why he thinks the course industry is finished, and exactly how he's using AI to create content right now. We get into: the real revenue breakdown of social media ($0 from Instagram, $4M from Facebook), why his remote content teams always lost to in-person ones, his 100 AI videos in 100 days experiment, why organic influencer marketing is dead, and his controversial take that credit card points are a scam. Plus Nuseir shares the one trait he thinks made him successful, and it's not intelligence. Do It For The Clips is shot, edited, produced, and published by Short Form Media http://shortformmedia.co Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome to Miami: Why Nas Daily Chose This City 00:03:41 Building In-Person Teams Over Remote Work 00:06:35 The Three Companies Behind Nas Daily 00:09:58 From Creator to Founder: The Pyramid Philosophy 00:11:23 Nas.io vs Shopify: The $200B Vision 00:19:17 AI Content Revolution: 100 Videos in 100 Days 00:24:50 The Death of Organic Influencer Marketing 00:36:04 The Special Ability That Made Nas Successful 00:31:00 Social Capital vs Financial Capital 00:43:24 Platform Monetization Reality Check 00:44:26 Magic Content & Magic Ads: The Future of Marketing 00:33:30 Staying Positive in a Negative World CONNECT WITH NUSEIR: Instagram: @nasdaily YouTube: Nas Daily Nas IO: http://nasio.com CONNECT WITH ZOLI: Instagram: @zolihonig LinkedIn: Zoli Honig Short Form Media: http://shortformmedia.co

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Do It For The Clips is the podcast where founders, creators, and entrepreneurs say the things worth clipping. Hosted by the team at Short Form Media, every conversation is built to produce moments you'll want to send to a friend. Each episode is a raw, unfiltered conversation with people building interesting things. From viral creators like Nas Daily to first-time founders scaling from zero, we talk about what actually works in business, content, and the creator economy. Topics include: how to go viral on social media, short-form video strategy, AI tools for content creation, startup stories, building a personal brand, scaling a content agency, podcast growth, TikTok strategy, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, entrepreneurship, and the business of attention. If something hits, we clip it. That's the whole point.