Codie Sanchez has been a journalist, institutional investor for Goldman Sachs, co-founder of Unconventional Acquisitions, and Founder at Contrarian Thinking.
She specializes in "sweaty & boring" small businesses. Laundromats, car washes, vending machines, ice vending machines...basically stuff that requires one employee or no employees.
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We brought her here today because she has a huge newsletter and large social media following, which we’re going to see how she built. Also she’s a master at raising money through basic cold emails.
What is an “Un-Sexy Sweaty Business?”
- Your hook is “Un-Sexy Businesses.” Explain?
- Boring biz's to newsletters - there's a niche for everyone.
Content Marketing + Social Media + Growing An Audience
- What are some key ways that you’ve grown your audience?
- Social Media Platforms: Where are you seeing action?
- Instagram - Time spent. Pros/Cons of the platform. 50k followers.
- Twitter - Time spent. Pros/Cons of the platform. 81k followers
- TikTok - Time spent. Pros/Cons of the platform. Also 81k followers
- LinkedIn - Time spent. Pros/Cons of the platform. 21k followers
- Instagram - Time spent. Pros/Cons of the platform. 50k followers.
- Contrarian. Is that your hook? Is that how people know you?
- Contrarian thinking - 1st push to 10k subs then 100k 30 day breakdown
How to Write Well, and Even Raise Money Through Email
- Persuasion lessons learned from CIA people
- journalist background (I started by writing 30 second police news updates, then long form)
- Favorite writing books?
- How to write when you're ADD AF - cuz I am
- Writing to close investors - we did $150M in fundraising via email
Lightning Round with Codie Sanchez:
- If you were brand new to business, what would you do?
- How would you grow a Twitter following?
- How would you start over today?
Follow Codie Sanchez:
🖥 Website: https://contrarianthinking.co/
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Codie_Sanchez
🌄Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codiesanchez/
Follow Copywriting Course:
🐦 @NevMed
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