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Making It with Jon Davids
Hosted by Jon Davids · EN
How do you take your company from your dorm room to $100M, in just a few years? How do you make $25K a month off TikTok? How do you turn a $1M investment into a $1B payoff?
Join entrepreneur and investor Jon Davids as he deconstructs success with the creators, innovators, and disruptors who are making it happen.
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269 - I just made $27,000 with this weird strategy. Copy It.
6d ago00:21:50Summary readyAre you in growth mode? Learn how Influicity helps you get more customers here.Jon talks about the "anti-sale" process. And why not trying to sell actually lands you a lot more revenue.If you're a business builder or you hope to do that one day, this episode is for you.Want more episodes like this? Let JD know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or drop an email to hello@jondavids.com.Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.
Summary268 - "We hit $17M in under 2 years. Here's exactly how." | Mike Benton
2w ago00:33:01Summary readyAre you in growth mode? Learn how Influicity helps you get more customers here.Jon talks to Mike Benton, president of Responsive Mortgage. Mike and his co-founders took this business from zero to $17M in revenue, in under 2 years. And they'll be at $30M in no time.Mike breaks down exactly how he did it, why it's so predictable, and how he plans to scale even faster.Want more episodes like this? Let JD know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or drop an email to hello@jondavids.com.Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.
Summary267 - The REAL Story Behind the World’s Best-Selling Bagel | Adam Goldberg, Founder of Popup Bagels (Encore)
3w ago00:45:08Summary readyAre you in growth mode? Learn how Influicity helps you get more customers here.This episode originally aired as #171 on February 21, 2025.Today, Jon is joined by the founder of PopUp Bagels Adam Goldberg to discuss the phenomenal rise of his bagel business and the hustle behind it. Want more episodes like this? Let JD know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or drop an email to hello@jondavids.com.Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.
Summary266 - "My college hustle now makes $300M/yr" | Nick Friedman
4w ago00:52:01Summary readyAre you in growth mode? Learn how Influicity helps you get more customers here.Jon sits down with Nick Friedman, co-founder of College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving. This business pulls in $300M a year. And it all started as a college side hustle.Nick shares the full story with Jon. Going from $0 to $1M to $10M to $100M and beyond.Want more episodes like this? Let JD know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or drop an email to hello@jondavids.com.Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.
Summary265 - This ONE Lesson Helped Me Scale Past $10M
Jul 700:16:41Summary readyAre you in growth mode? Learn how Influicity helps you get more customers here.Jon shares one of the most important lessons for any business owner. It's called front-end design.Today's podcast is pulled from a training session Jon did for Influicity Academy, our client training portal.Want more episodes like this? Let JD know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or drop an email to hello@jondavids.comFollow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.
Summary264 - "Here's Exactly How I Got To $100M" | Tubby Todd founder, Andrea Faulkner Williams
Jun 3000:42:11Summary readyAre you in growth mode? Learn how Influicity helps you get more customers here.Jon talks to a woman who took her business from nothing to $100M/yr by doing the weird thing. Saying no to Amazon. Saying no to Target. Saying no to investors.And just going 100% hard on delighting customers.Andrea digs into every step along the path to $100M.Want more episodes like this? Let JD know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or drop an email to hello@jondavids.comFollow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.
Summary263 - This Company Makes $200M/yr Selling Basic T-Shirts | True Classic (Encore)
Jun 2300:20:42Summary readyAre you in growth mode? Learn how Influicity helps you get more customers here. Jon covers the strategy behind True Classic, which went from 0 to 9 figures in just a few years.This is an encore of episode 183. Want more episodes like this? Let JD know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or drop an email to hello@jondavids.comFollow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.
Summary262 - How To Build a $100M Bedding Brand | BEDGEAR Founder, Eugene Alletto
Jun 1600:50:07Summary readyAre you in growth mode? Learn how Influicity helps you get more customers here.Jon speaks to BEDGEAR founder and CEO, Eugene Alletto about bootstrapping this 9-figure business.BEDGEAR pioneered the category of sleep science before it was cool. And they built a big business while they were at it.Jon and Eugene talk early days, growth hacking, customer-financed growth, and more.Want more episodes like this? Let JD know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or drop an email to hello@jondavids.comFollow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.
Summary261 - The $6 Billion "Mountain" Business You've Never Heard of | Iron Mountain
Jun 900:20:35Summary readyAre you in growth mode? Learn how Influicity helps you get more customers here.Jon tells the story of Herman Knaust, who turned a tiny mushroom farm into a $6 billion business.And he did it all with a mountain. (Yes, an actual mountain). This is the story of Iron Mountain. If you're a business builder, there's a lot to learn from this one.Want more episodes like this? Let JD know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or drop an email to hello@jondavids.comFollow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.
Summary260 - How To Make $1.3M/day Selling Tacos and Pizza | Greg Flynn (Flynn Group)
Jun 200:14:10Summary readyAre you in growth mode? Learn how Influicity helps you get more customers here.Watch this podcast on YouTube.Jon Davids shares the story of Greg Flynn, the biggest franchise owner in the USA.From a handful of Applebee's to 3,000 spots, Flynn Group is constantly breaking bottlenecks.JD shares the tactics and lessons that you can steal. And use in your business right now.Want more episodes like this? Let JD know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or drop an email to hello@jondavids.comFollow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.
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