A viral video put Dollar Shave Club on the map, but it took a team to get it where it is today. CEO Michael Dubin talks about DSC’s growth, acquisition, and expanding product line. It was the commercial seen round the internet. On March 6, 2012, Dollar Shave Club uploaded its first YouTube video, featuring one-and-a-half minutes of offbeat humor, during whic ... Show More
Sep 3
702: Mark Cuban Calls Us His BEST Shark Tank Deal Ever ($200M+)
Four childhood friends pooled $30,000 in a Chicago apartment to make wet wipes for men. Everyone told them dudes would never use them. Thirteen years later, Dude Wipes does close to $220 million in retail sales, runs on a team of just over 20 people, and is Mark Cuban's best-ever ... Show More
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Sep 2
701: Trieu Doubled His Brand To $200K/Month In 5 Months - Whilst Still Working Full Time
Trieu became a dentist because he liked working with his hands and helping people - he got into UCSF's dental school as the very last student accepted, number 81 in a class of 81. Then the job started breaking his body. Aching neck, aching back, and mentors around him retiring ea ... Show More
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Aug 31
700: (Solo) The Ambassador Strategy - How to get Famous People to Sell Your Brand for Free
I interviewed the founder of HexClad about a year ago. Cookware, pots and pans, not the sexiest category in the world. But their ambassador is Gordon Ramsay, one of the most famous chefs on the planet. And when he holds up your pan, you do not need to explain anything else. So he ... Show More
13m 49s
Jan 2023
20VC: Turning Canned Water into a $700M Media and Health Company, What Makes Truly Great Brands, How Founders Can Build Their Brand From Day 1 Today & How to Create Viral Content with Little to No Budget with Mike Cessario, Founder and CEO @ Liquid Death
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Mike Cessario is the Founder and CEO @ <a href= "https://liquiddeath.com/">Liquid Death</a>, the man hacking the healthy beverage market with the first hilarious water brand. It is working, Liquid Death's latest valuation was over a staggering $700 ... Show More
46m 34s
Nov 2024
How To Go Viral on TikTok And Build A Successful Business
<p>Marcus Milione launched and scaled his business, Minted New York, by sharing his journey online. Throughout development, he brought customers for the ride, incorporating their feedback along the way. Learn how to build in public and earn trust as the face of your brand.</p><p> ... Show More
26m 40s
Jul 2025
#248: Mike Cessario, Founder and CEO of Liquid Death – Disrupt with discipline
They sold a $300 coffin. They made a candle with Ozzy Osbourne’s DNA. And built a $1.4B beverage brand doing it. Mike Cessario, founder and CEO of Liquid Death, has turned irreverent ideas into a marketing juggernaut. But behind the stunts is a seriously disciplined approach to b ... Show More
1h 1m
Dec 2021
How To Make Viral Marketing Videos
Joseph Wilkins joins us on the Steve Jobs inspired Join Up Dots podcast today. He is the Founder of Funny Sales Videos.com and Host of the podcast How to Make a Video Go Viral. Back in 2000, Joseph founded ProCreative Studios, an agency that produced infomercials, TV commercials ... Show More
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