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Why Founder Led Brands are Breaking Ecommerce w/ Devon Levesque

Sweat Equity

Show Notes

How do you build a successful business? By playing to your strengths and knowing your weaknesses. Devon Levesque and Albert Matheny break down the exact decisions, mistakes and strategies behind building multiple successful brands in the wellness space. From their experience creating Promix, Monroe and Rythm Health, they share impactful insights on how to turn your idea into something profitable. If you're an entrepreneur wondering how they made it, this one's for you. As always, appreciate you all listening, and don't forget to leave us a review and submit your questions for Alex and Brian at the email address below. See you next week. -------------------- Make ads that win (without getting lucky): https://motionapp.com Turn your customer support into a revenue engine: https://www.richpanel.com/ -------------------- WANT FREE GAME? Or just have a question for Brian & Alex? Submit your questions here: www.marketingexamined.com/podcast OR email us at [email protected] -------------------- WATCH THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: For full video versions, and short highlights of every episode, head to https://www.youtube.com/@marketingexamined?sub_confirmation=1 NEWSLETTER: For growth playbooks, deep dives, and marketing case studies, get subscribed at www.marketingexamined.com -------------------- Follow Alex & Brian on Twitter and IG www.twitter.com/@alexgarcia_atx www.twitter.com/@brian_blum1

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