Master the art of business with the UpFlip Podcast
The podcast where we uncover how great businesses are built. How they're run behind the scenes. And how you can replicate their success.
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Meet the hosts behind our podcast
Get to know two of the best hosts that are behind the UpFlip podcast.
John Palumbo
John is the founder of BigHeads Network, a full-service podcast production company that helps companies and leaders leverage podcasts in unique (even unexpected) ways to reach key audiences, including consumers, customers, employees, candidates and more. He founded BigHeads in 2006 and just like any entrepreneurial venture, he's made some pivots along the way.
Ryan Atkinson
Ryan Atkinson, a 25-year-old entrepreneur from Iowa, is the CEO and Co-Founder of Spacebar Visuals. After graduating from The University of Iowa and a brief stint at HubSpot in Boston, Ryan moved to Austin, TX to delve into HealthTech marketing. In November 2022, he launched Spacebar Visuals, quickly achieving over $100K in revenue and collaborating with notable brands like AWS and Vanta. By November 2023, he dedicated himself full-time to his venture. Outside of work, Ryan enjoys working out, reading, traveling, and spending time with friends.
business systems, entrepreneurship, business scaling, systematizing, start a business
147. Meet the Host: Ryan Atkinson’s Entrepreneurial Journey
Ryan Atkinson is the host of the Uplift podcast, and he’s a successful entrepreneur himself. Having co-founded Spacebar Visuals, a video production company in 2022, Ryan quickly achieved over $100K in revenue and has collaborated with well-known brands like AWS and Vanta. Now it’s Ryan’s turn to play the role of the guest and discuss his success as a business owner.
Ryan talks about the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship, shares valuable lessons learned from interviewing other entrepreneurs, and emphasizes the value of embracing points of failure as a learning opportunity. He also talks about letting employees have room to succeed and fail so they can grow too.
Resources:
- https://www.upflip.com/newsletter - Sign up for our newsletter for even more tips and strategies
- https://bit.ly/4filp1p - Connect with Ryan in UpFlip Academy
- https://www.spacebarvisuals.com/ - Connect with Ryan
business systems, entrepreneurship, business scaling, systematizing, start a business
142. Business Systems You Need to Make 9 Figures (!!) with Ryan Deiss
Ryan Deiss is the founder of digitalmarketer.com and has officially cracked the code in scaling a company to the enormous sum of nine figures. In a conversation with Ryan Atkinson, he walks us through the process of successfully building scalable systems for your business.
Ryan advises on creating a growth scorecard to track each step of the business, warns against hiring people to fix broken systems, and emphasizes the importance of visualizing the customer journey while strategizing. He also recommends books like 'The Goal' by Eliyahu Goldratt, 'Ogilvy on Advertising', and a finance and accounting book for entrepreneurs for those looking to jump into the ring.
Resources:
- https://bit.ly/3YA8Wkf Join UpFlip Academy
- https://www.upflip.com/blog Check out the blog for even more business hacks and key strategies
- https://www.ryandeiss.com/ Connect with Ryan