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Networking and the Gym of Humanity with Bill Leake

Making Waves at C-Level

Release Date: 07/07/2020

Making Friends After Age 50 show art Making Friends After Age 50

Making Waves at C-Level

It has been a bit since Making Waves at C-Level has had a new episode.  I am trying to get back into it.  As a host I have been recording "Austin Tech Connect" for the past 17 months (the official Podcast of the Austin Technology Council).... and it has been all I have had the bandwith for until now. This first episode is about making friends as we get older.  Too often people are feeling lonely in our society, and this is true for people of all ages. If you want to make friends at any age, you have to get involved in your community.  And what is a community...it is...

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Making Waves at C-Level

The Founder of Bloom Mary Jane is Scott McDowell better known as Strategic Scott on social media. He is a Maryland native who relocated to Colorado in 2016 after spending almost a decade in NYC working in the music industry. Upon arrival in Colorado Scott launched Strategic Leverage, LLC a boutique marketing agency. Strategic Leverage has a very niche focus on vendor booth immersive activations, event sponsorships, VIP product placement, and content creation.

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Twin Flame CBD Tea with Amada Sizemore show art Twin Flame CBD Tea with Amada Sizemore

Making Waves at C-Level

Amanda Sizemore is the owner at Twin Flame Tea. She founded the company almost two years ago. The idea came to her one afternoon walking through a farmer’s market with her significant other. She was craving an organic iced tea with real herbs. A tea with beautiful hand blended leaves, not the fanning’s you usually find at the grocery store. This craving led to her curiosity of starting what she didn’t know would become an amazing adventure.

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Who's In Your Room? with Dr. Ivan Misner show art Who's In Your Room? with Dr. Ivan Misner

Making Waves at C-Level

In this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level" we hear from Dr. Ivan Misner.  He is the founder of BNI and a very smart man who has built a large company and helped many other people find success through the connections they make in business.

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Making Waves at C-Level

Episode 629 is an interview with Jon Kazarian, CEO and Founder of Accelevents.  He has a great story of growing Accelevents during the pandemic and shares a lot advice for business leaders on how to pivot and grow.

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Growing Through Acquisition with Ryan Snow show art Growing Through Acquisition with Ryan Snow

Making Waves at C-Level

Episode 628 looks at how small and mid-sized companies can grow through acquisition like the big companies.  In this conversation, Ryan Snow shares his experience in helping entrepreneurs scale their companies. 

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Groundswell Marketing with Scott Martin show art Groundswell Marketing with Scott Martin

Making Waves at C-Level

In this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level" the conversation goes deep into marketing, culture, growth-hacks, etc...   Scott Martin is an expert in branding, marketing, and strategy.  He shares his insights in this candid conversation with Making Waves host, Thom Singer.

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The Know, Like, and Trust Factor with Ray Abram show art The Know, Like, and Trust Factor with Ray Abram

Making Waves at C-Level

Thom Singer sits down with Ray Abram to talk about networking, career advancement, human connection, and success in this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level".

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Communicating Value with Beth Mund show art Communicating Value with Beth Mund

Making Waves at C-Level

This episode was originally recorded for the "Webinar Talk Show".  The conversation is a powerful chat and Thom Singer knew he had to share it here with the "Making Waves at C-Level".

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Making Waves at C-Level

In this episode we talk with the co-founder of one of the first Cannabis Dispensary Franchise companies.  The Open Dor is a new company that is helping Cannabis Entrepreneurs open up stores across several states, and reduce the first time business owner mistakes.  Will Chelsea Mulligan become the Ray Kroc of Cannabis?  Maybe.  

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In this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level" (formerly "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do") Thom Singer sits down for a chat with his friend Bill Leake from Apogee Results.  In this interview Bill shares his journey from consulting, to software, to being the CEO of a firm that helps clients get found.  Along the way they talk about why executives should be engaged in their communities, and how to network up and down and across career levels.
 
About Bill Leake
 
Investor, CEO, and Company Advisor Bill Leake draws on a deep expertise in both business and marketing to help increase revenues across a wide range of industries. He has been involved in driving provable revenues through digital marketing techniques since the early 1990s when, as part of the management team at Power Computing, he built the first company to sell $1 million of product over the Internet. As CEO and founder of Apogee Results, he has guided the company from inception to its current position as the pre-eminent digital marketing consultancy in Texas, and has helped grow more Inc. 500 winners and Internet Retailer 500 outfits than anyone else in the industry. Bill is a sought after speaker in the online marketing sector, having been featured at ad:tech, Search Engine Strategies (SES), MarketingProfs, Search Marketing Expo (SMX), Online Marketing Summit (OMS), Integrated Marketing Summit (IMS), the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi), and others.
 
Bill also serves on the board of the Paid Search Association (PSA), as president of the Austin Interactive Marketing Association, and co-authored the Wiley top-seller “Complete B2B Online Marketing.”  Bill received an MBA w/ honors from the University of Texas at Austin and his B.A. from Yale University.
 
About Apogee Results
 
Apogee Results is a nationally ranked and recognized Digital Marketing company, providing professional services across multiple online marketing disciplines. As an independent marketing services agency, they recruit top talent in the areas of Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click advertising, social media, website effectiveness, quantitative research and web analytics. Apogee Results works closely to help marketing teams succeed through client collaboration, intense focus on bottom-of-the-funnel metrics, and in-depth industry expertise. For over 15 years Apogee Results principals have helped clients take their marketing programs to higher levels of performance and effectiveness and generate significant returns on their investments. 
 
They are passionate about the clients’ success, and it shows. On average, Apogee Results helps clients achieve 300%+ ROI, routinely receive Net Promoter Scores (NPS) of 9 and above from our clients and obtain the bulk of their clients as referrals from existing clients. They listen and give clients what they want AND need. They know that every client’s goals are different, and pay attention to make sure everyone is on the same page.
 
Apogee Results is an extension of your team. They work with the understanding that teamwork is the best way to reach a goal. In short: they are here to help.  They are not happy until they bring you provable success and you are excited about being a reference.   Their service delivery model takes a holistic approach towards integrated online marketing, utilizing our proprietary methodologies and technologies in order to take a deep look at your campaign and develop an online marketing strategy.  Most importantly: They get results.