Jacob McGarry Podcasts

This week, Jim is joined by former MLB pitcher and Entrepreneur Jacob Turner, who shares his Journey from no. 1 draft pick to financial advisor to the athletes and entrepreneurs. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Welcome to the big leagues Setting a budget from a huge payday Similarities between entrepreneurship and professional sports What’s wro…

What is the cross that Jesus asks us to bear?

This week, Jim is joined by Will Hughes as he shares his unique framework for encouraging creative thinking and solutions for entrepreneurs. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Creating liquid mind Harnessing frameworks Breaking thought patterns Using another perspective Exposure to different ways of thinking Copy culture Oxford framework Specific …

This week, Jim is joined by the the newsletter guy Matt McGarry, who's helped grow newsletters like Milk Road, The Hustle, and Ben's Bytes. Matt shares amazing tactical info on how to grow subscriber numbers and make money from a newsletter. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Charging for a meeting Making money from a newsletter Pricing Frameworks…

"Lord, help me see."By Cory Doiron

This week, Jim is joined by Josh Ledgard of Kickoff Labs as they chat about validating startup ideas, being your own angel investor, and scrappy growth tactics to get you to your first 1000 customers. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Learning while being paid Identifying the inflection point Validating startup ideas Getting the first 100 custome…

This is the second Sunday in the quadrasigma, the 40 days leading up to Easter. Today, we remember God's compassion and faithful love.By Phil Stout

This week we hear the the second part of Jim's conversation with Tommy Griffith co-founder of ClickMinded. Tommy shares his insights into the importance of simplicity, and explains why simple is not the same as easy. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Best new growth levers Simplicity: Don’t be a midwit Simple is not easy Sunk Cost Fallacy Being a…

Christianity ... "has been specially advanced through the loving service rendered to strangers, and through their care for the burial of the dead. It is a scandal that there is not one single Jew who is a beggar, and that the godless Galileans care not only for their own poor but for ours as well; while those who belong to us look in vain for the h…

Today is the first Sunday in the quadrasigma, the 40 days leading up to Easter. All of us journey, but none of us must journey alone.

This week, Jim is joined by Tommy Griffith CEO of Clickminded for the first of a two part conversation. In part 1 Jim and Tommy chat about building in public, inflection points, and how and when to get out of the way as a founder. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Tech course creation Building in Public Inflection points Founders getting out of t…

If we want to expand our understanding of resurrection, we have to expand our understanding of death.

This week, the script gets flipped as longtime fan and fellow growth tactician Maja Voje joins the pod to grill Jim about projects past and future. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Getting into growth Early projects and successes Product positioning Favorite frameworks Hypothetical growth games Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Remotely Tale…

Baptism doesn't get you in. Baptism marks that you've always been in.

Yonathan joins again to dissect lessons from some amazing startups before Jim shares a handful of business opportunities that could be successful today. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Jim gets big timed 3 Good reads 15 startup ideas Cross-pollinating news letters The benefit of owning a category – death The advantages of being nimble Mirrors a…

By Phil Stout

This week, Jim is joined by Cory McKane, founder of WeStrive, a fitness app that is exploding in popularity right now. Cory talks about how his most valuable experience came from an epic failure along with tips and tricks about SAAS growth and pricing. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Strategic beer pong Hacks for local events Starting with fail…

This week we get to be a fly on the wall for one of Jim's recent zoom presentations with Techstars. Jim talks nitty gritty tactics about customer personas, best in class case studies, and funnel strategies before answering some specific questions from new startup owners. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE TechStars growth tactics Customer personas…

Westwinds is excited to host Joseph Sangl, a leading teacher of personal finance. It's Joe's passion to help people accomplish far more than they ever thought possible with their personal finances. He believes when people are financially free, they are much more likely to go do exactly what they have been put on earth to do – regardless of the cost…

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Goals for 2023 Liquid Mind thoughts Macro goals Micro Goals The AI wave disruption Baby boomer asset wave AI and the solopreneur Companies to watch 2023 Growth Tactics Resources Jim Huffman website Jim's Twitter GrowthHit The Growth Marketer's Playbook Additional episodes you might enjoy: Startup Ideas by Paul Gr…

"Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all of their scintillating beauty."…

This week Jim is joined by Rob Sobers the amazing growth expert who helped grow a company from under 30M in sales to 500M in just a few years. They get very tactical and dig into the nitty gritty about how to achieve rapid and sustainable growth. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE The value of hard technical skills in growth Growth at 30M ARR Util…

By Cory Doiron

We revisit a classic episode where Jim and Yonathan bring back the popular segment, Iconic Reads, and break down Sam Altman's seminal 2019 blog post "How to be Successful." TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE · Compounding yourself · The importance of original thinking · Don’t be afraid to fail: You only need to score once to win · Getting rich by …

What revolutions must you begin, in the world and in your life?By Cory Doiron

This week, Jim is joined by the best selling Author and entrepreneur Tucker Max for a short but insightful conversation about crafting your identity and starting a business. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Getting started through failure The golden days of email Keeping your identity separate from your profession The origins of Scribd Knowing y…

It's time to talk 2023 goals! Yonathan Ayenew (GrowthHit COO) joins to review their 2022 goals and discuss how to set and achieve goals for 2023. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Review Our 2022 Goals Our 2023 Goals Tips, Tactics & Hacks to Help Hit Our 2023 Tips and books for setting and achieving habits Themes for 2023 Resources: Jim Huffman w…

By Cory Doiron

Jim is joined by Yonathan and the two go over what has been and incredibly interesting yet positive year both in terms of business and personal goals. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Doubling sales & employees Launching EOS Layoffs Investing in brand and anew website Our TikTok experiment hit 1M views Creating culture Personal changes Eating on…

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Creating a Logo without a designer Choosing to leave a good company and investing in yourself Planning to become an entrepreneur Investing in your brand The DIY entrepreneur Growth Hacks Product Led Growth specifics Creating Lanes of Accountability Resources: Typogram Newsletter Follow Along Jim Huffman website J…

By Cory Doiron

This week, Jim is joined by the community guru and CEO of Wondry April MacLean to have an amazing conversation about the value and tactics involved in building communities for businesses and brands. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE When and why to build community Where and how to start building (tips and tricks) Components of community Programmi…

By Cory Doiron

This week, Jim is featured on the Rising Tide podcast hosted by Kevin Prewett. They chat about starting and developing Growth Hit as well as the various projects from the startup studio. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Starting a growth agency Attracting talent Idea creation Time Management Identifying macro trends AI endgame Half-baked ideas R…

Jim is joined by Yonathan for the monthly update on the $3M Challenge, insight on getting 1M TikTok Views, and an overview of some of the best Marketing Stunts in recent history. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE One day design hitting 100k The three customer personas: David Halpern Informed customer Afflicted Oblivious customer Getting a million…

There are strong, resilient people who are committed to the good of Westwinds, and the good of Jackson. We are so thankful to have them in our church!By Cory Doiron

God is never done with us. At every stage of life, there are ways that we can partner with him to heal the world.By Cory Doiron

Sometimes, we feel called to do something that we're not sure we're qualified to do. How should we respond?By Cory Doiron

Our wounds must become sacred.By Cory Doiron

This week, Jim has an amazing conversation with Micah Truman, CEO of Return Home, a company that is revolutionizing the funeral home industry with the creation of a new category of service called "terramation." Micah shares his amazing journey and what he's learned from entering the business as an outsider and finding value in the human interaction…

We believe that everyone has a purpose and place in our world no matter the age or stage of life. During this series, Wisdom Through the Ages, we will celebrate and explore how we can impact others by embracing our individual attributes with those around us and recognizing that others have unique insights to offer.…

This week, we celebrate our 100th episode by sharing 12 of our favorite moments from the show over the past two years! TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE How ConvertKit Got to $30M ARR with No Funding #41 How Kreyol Essence Got on Shark Tank #24 Craig Swanson: How this CEO Funded His Bets in Startups #61 Ben Wilson on How to Take over the World - …