211: Contently’s Shane Snow on Building a Content Empire and Then Returning to His Writing Roots

211: Contently’s Shane Snow on Building a Content Empire and Then Returning to His Writing Roots

While he always had a passion for entrepreneurship, Shane Snow started his career as a freelance journalist, and during that time noticed how many of his peers were struggling to market themselves and find work. This frustration fueled his desire to develop the global content marketing platform, Contently. Contently is a unified content marketing solution for the world’s biggest enterprise brands, and it’s also a tremendous source of income for creative freelancers. By Snow’s best estimates, Contently has paid out more than $46 million (and counting) to freelancers around the globe. As successful as his time at Contently has been, Snow never stopped being a writer at heart, and now he's back at it. He recently hired a CMO for Contently and became “founder-at-large,” relieving himself of the day-to-day management and freeing up his time to reunite with his first career love. Today, you can find Snow promoting his soon-to-be-published book, Dream Teams, and otherwise sharing his expertise on team building and storytelling for founders. In this interview, Snow shares his journey to the top of the entrepreneurial mountain and back home again, along with his best advice learned from a seven-year reign at Contently. Key Takeaways The two realizations Snow had that sparked the idea for Contently How Snow transitioned out of his role as founder and returned back to his former love of journalism Snow's counterintuitive advice on team building and how it relates to innovation One of the most important things we can do as leaders and team members to build relationships Key Resources From Our Interview With Shane Snow Find out more about Shane Snow here Follow Shane on Twitter Learn more about Contently

Episoder(586)

455: How to Use the Metaverse for Your Business with Kirin Sinha of Illumix

455: How to Use the Metaverse for Your Business with Kirin Sinha of Illumix

Kirin Sinha never wanted to run a startup. She was on a secure path in academics when her research into augmented reality (AR) showed her a vision of the future. So, at 25 years old, Sinha launched Il...

14 Apr 202349min

454: How Founders Can Buy Back Time with Dan Martell of SaaS Academy

454: How Founders Can Buy Back Time with Dan Martell of SaaS Academy

Have you felt the pain yet? Eventually, all founders face a battle with burnout or anxiety. So, where do you go when the momentum is drained? How do you stop treading water every day? In this episode,...

7 Apr 202355min

453: How to “Biohack” a Supplement Business with Roland Peralta of Nutrafol

453: How to “Biohack” a Supplement Business with Roland Peralta of Nutrafol

Roland Peralta was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2010. So, he researched a botanical that could keep his symptoms at bay and inadvertently improved his hair quality. Over dinner, future co-fo...

31 Mar 202346min

452: Growing a Sustainable Business (and Relationship) with Great Wrap Co-Founders Jordy and Julia Kay

452: Growing a Sustainable Business (and Relationship) with Great Wrap Co-Founders Jordy and Julia Kay

How can you build a sustainability-driven business? By solving a global problem. Jordy and Julia Kay’s former careers in winemaking and architecture led to recognizing plastic waste’s impact on the pl...

24 Mar 202359min

451: Burnout, Scaling, and Going Global: Nathan Chan on Foundr's 10-Year Anniversary

451: Burnout, Scaling, and Going Global: Nathan Chan on Foundr's 10-Year Anniversary

Ten years ago, Nathan Chan started Foundr Magazine to discover what it takes to build a successful business. A decade on, he’s learned the sacrifice, victories, and obstacles that it takes to create a...

17 Mar 202356min

450: Write Your Own Rules with Kathryn Finney of Genius Guild

450: Write Your Own Rules with Kathryn Finney of Genius Guild

Kathryn Finney started her first business at age nine, selling friendship bracelets to her older brother’s friends. She’s a Yale graduate and started and exited multiple media companies, including her...

10 Mar 202343min

449: Moving Beyond “That Brand on Instagram” with Jess Hatzis of frank body

449: Moving Beyond “That Brand on Instagram” with Jess Hatzis of frank body

Jess Hatzis is the co-founder of frank body, the world's leading coffee-based skincare company, and ad agency Willow & Blake. In 10 years, Jess has built frank body from “that brand on Instagram” to a...

3 Mar 20231h

448: Create a Brand People Can Trust with Brian Littlefield of JOCKO FUEL

448: Create a Brand People Can Trust with Brian Littlefield of JOCKO FUEL

Brian Littlefield is the co-founder and chief product officer of JOCKO FUEL, which creates nutritional supplements and beverages in partnership with retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink. Littlefield and hi...

24 Feb 202350min

Populært innen Business og økonomi

stopp-verden
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
dine-penger-pengeradet
e24-podden
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
rss-borsmorgen-okonominyhetene
finansredaksjonen
pengepodden-2
pengesnakk
utbytte
tid-er-penger-en-podcast-med-peter-warren
rss-sunn-okonomi
stormkast-med-valebrokk-stordalen
morgenkaffen-med-finansavisen
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
lederpodden
okonomiamatorene
rss-markedspuls-2
flypodden
rss-fa-makro